Tips, Tricks, a few Important Warnings, and other Valuble Threads Indexed Here

[willyp]

Instead of stickying a dozen or so topics, and missing a few more important ones, this topic will serve as an index to some of the tips, tricks, warnings, and other important subjects. Feel free to post links to threads that you feel are important, and I'll add the best ones to this post.

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• Most important! Don't let your bike become a victim of hydrolock! If you smell gas or see gas on the ground please read before you touch the starter. If you don't smell or see gas... please read so you'll know what to do, just in case.
  • C10 Hydrolock
  • Help! Gas where it shouldn't be
  • How come we don't all install in-line fuel valves to block hydolock?
• Parts!
  • Common Parts List Mods?
• Carbs, fuel system, etc...
  • 2 minute mod jet kit
  • Help! Gas where it shouldn't be
  • How come we don't all install in-line fuel valves to block hydolock?
  • Choke Lever Fix
  • Fuel Filter
  • '06 cutting out at 60mph
  • Petcock Problems...
  • "Inverse" Petcock Failure
  • Keeping your carbs from clogging up
• Electrical
  • C10 wiring diagram complete
  • How to tell if your battery is dead.
  • FREE POWER (you're gonna like this one!)
  • MO' Free power!
  • Good Battery Source
  • battery question
  • The next logical step - exploiting the ignition energy
  • jbox rebuild
  • Left Handlebar Controls On the topic of interchangeability between the years.
• Cams, valves, top end, cam chain
  • CAM Sprocket Confusion during rebuild...........
• Oil, oil pump, oil light on.
  • Another Oil Light On Issue - RESOLVED
  • Another stinkin oil leak thread
• Cooling system
  • Connie overheating, my next interesting adventure
  • the problem with water pumps
  • Got the Brakes fixed (almost) now I have an Oil Leak (this is in the cooling system section because the oil leak turned out to be from the water pump)
  • the problem with water pumps -
  • Coolant Reservoir Relocation Question
• Suspension, Forks, Steering, Brakes
  • Steering stem bearing maintenance
  • Front end growl when cornering
  • Getting rid of "the buzz"
  • U-joint failure
  • Brake conversion food for thought (radial caliper front brakes)
  • C14 Rear Shock Conversion
  • Brake upgrade for early C10?

And, see also: List of best topics discussing customizing and upgrading accessories and mods.

 

[willyp]

• Rear Suspension:
  • C14 rear shock (installed in a C-10)
  • How much fork oil??

 

[willyp]

Steve's Tech Bytes:

• Tech Bytes - what jetting will and won't accomplish
• Tech Bytes - airbox / pods and jetting misconceptions
• TECH BYTES - fixing up a project bike
• Tech Bytes - interview with Avon Rep

 

[willyp]

Concours 1000 Tool kit
My Madstad whistle SOLVED
Faded labels on controls
...and now it won't start
tail light problem

 

[willyp]

Final Drive filler plug won't come out,

 

[DoerOfThings]

alternator problem (brushes)

 

[willyp]

Sticking float valve help

Tank Vents

As Close to Plug n Play As You'll Get for a 17" Wheel

Clutch fluid

 

[willyp]

Carburetor Bench Sync and Bowl Level adjusting template

 

[MAN OF BLUES]

HOW THE UPSHIFT LOCKOUT FEATURE ( THE 3 BALLS IN 5TH GEAR ON OUTPUT SHAFT) FUNCTION, AND WORK..
pictorially...

these are not my drawings/pictures, they were given to me by Guy B. Young II, and all credit for retaining them goes to him...
just posting this to show some clarity...

 

[willyp]

Mirror fix redeaux.....

 

[treadlightly]

I'll wager that this question has been answered a thousand times but I wasn't here, so, how do I test my radiator fan? It comes on sometimes but not always, seems like there are times when it should be on and it isn't.

 

[MAN OF BLUES]

just jumper between the 2 wires that attach to the temp switch that is on the lower left side of the radiator, ignition on or off, that circuit is always "enegized", and the fans should start spinning when the connection is jumpered. easy test.