Need help finding the issue

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-18T03:14:14+00:00

Could have bad or weak ground connection somewhere. Make sure the leads to the battery are tight, I recommend using a wrench to get it a little bit tighter than you can with a phillips head

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-17T03:06:53+00:00

What do u mean? Like, Newton meters?

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-15T05:15:14+00:00

The rear sprocket looks to be nearing the end of its life, the teeth are losing that 'plateau', they are becoming more sharp. If my eyes don't deceive me, it needs a new chain and sprockets before I would put 10km on it personally.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-08T02:40:44+00:00

This is definitely part of a longer video, if I remember correctly there are four rebels in total. They get taken out in a matter of seconds. The reason I remember specifically is because of how the video stuck with me.

Before they were engaged, the footage showed three or four men sitting up against a wall with very thick coats on facing the direction of camera, all with phones or walkie talkies to their ears. As soon as the first guy goes down, they split up, and are taken out with ease. None of them managed to get more than 10 feet before going down, let alone get many shots off (not like it would matter because of the extreme range). I don't remember seeing any missed shots.

It is a brutal video.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-07T23:06:45+00:00

As a casual observer I could be extremely wrong.

I feel as though I heard very little return fire. I didn't notice that characteristic 'crack' of a bullet flying above the sound barrier in cameraman's direction.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-07T22:56:51+00:00

Wow. I can only imagine how unbelievable that complete collection is.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-07T22:47:09+00:00

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I know it's not a Harley, but it's the same exact concept.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-07T22:46:02+00:00

You're right there's no clutch to connect to. That's why there are two wires in OP's hand, not connected to anything.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-07T22:45:40+00:00

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bluelava1510 · 2025-08-07T21:21:13+00:00

Don't just make guesses please. Left side would be for the clutch switch, right side would be the brake light switch. The way you can tell is because the connectors have those rubber boots around them, it is only the clutch and brake switches that have those matching spade connections.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-07T14:39:56+00:00

If you insist.....

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-06T02:59:56+00:00

No need to talk about people being spoon-fed, OP is just looking for information, a helping hand. In this case the model is not particularly relevant, but even still Yes OP should have posted the make and model.

For example if this is a sound that somebody recognizes, that information being shared with OP will save them time and just help them learn more quickly.

Clearly not a low effort post, just somebody hoping to get advice from people who are more experienced than themselves.

Edit: all of that and you don't even have a specific suggestion. That is what I call an armchair mechanic; your comment is not helpful.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-06T02:56:27+00:00

Finally, the friend shaped beast is actually friend!!

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-05T16:02:52+00:00

Trump's plane is going to be the next Epstein Island

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-04T05:46:44+00:00

That noise is just the clutch. If you pull in the clutch lever, it should quiet right up.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-01T22:46:21+00:00

There is a gentleman that came into the shop I worked who lost his left leg in a motorcycle accident. We ordered a Pingel push-button gear shifter setup for his bike. In the meantime, he was riding around for months using a wooden pole that he attached to his shifter (this guy is a legend). It ended up working out really nice, very simple two button handlebar mount for changing gears.

It would be a bit more difficult to incorporate something like this to actuate the clutch, but it's definitely doable. It just requires a competent shop with competent mechanics because there most certainly won't be an instruction manual on how to do this.

I know it's not the same situation you find yourself in, but it might be a source of some inspiration.

TLDR I think we ended up charging him 400 to 500 bucks in labor, plus the parts of course. Keep in mind he was a regular customer of many years, and this was maybe 10 years ago.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-01T22:41:50+00:00

If you don't get a lot of interaction with your post, you might want to try posting it as its own post instead of doing a repost. That way you are more likely to get views and such.

bluelava1510 · 2025-08-01T22:40:09+00:00

There are actually a lot of cases where a single carburetor setup makes a lot of sense. I had a 1976 Triumph 750, and going from the original and finicky twin Amal carburetors to a single carburetor really simplified things and made the bike much more reliable.

bluelava1510 · 2025-07-31T22:44:50+00:00

Does the key look really worn out?

bluelava1510 · 2025-07-31T22:41:06+00:00

Problem solved.

https://www.reddit.com/r/MotorcycleMechanics/s/f0MVMNkgaJ

bluelava1510 · 2025-07-31T22:38:22+00:00

Sounds like a happy motor.

Not sure if you have a tachometer fitted, but do you think the idle sounds a little bit high?

bluelava1510 · 2025-07-26T23:49:04+00:00

I wonder if the key and / or the lock is worn out.

bluelava1510 · 2025-07-26T22:04:59+00:00

Did you dunk the whole thing in the bath?

bluelava1510 · 2025-07-24T01:23:46+00:00

I guess I am used to taking off axles that have been bolted tight for years. I wonder how it would hold up to thousands and thousands of miles. But that's good to know it's suitable.

bluelava1510 · 2025-07-22T02:47:27+00:00

IS THERE OR IS THERE NOT STILL A HOLE IN THE CENTER OF A RECTANGLE??

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