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I don't doubt what Command said, but keep in mind that the 883 isn't slow, it's just slow compared to other 900cc bikes. Or even 600cc sport bikes, but it's not meant to be a sport bike. Engines being "disposable"? I don't care if a bona fide HD mechanic said that, I find that very hard to...

I think everyone else has jumped to the most obvious conclusion, which is most likely wrong. Most Japanese factory exhaust systems have dual wall pipes on the headers to keep the pipes from getting hot and discoloring the chrome, turning it blue or gold. Many other manufactuers use singlewall...

I'm with James, I seriously doubt you hurt anything since the bike does run. It's probably the stator on the alternator. I know some people will say the voltage regulator, but over the years I've had five stators fail on different bikes but have never had a voltage regulator fail. Checking...

As far as engine parts, there's lots of parts that are universal to the 550s and in fact, all the 4 cylinder bikes (valve guides for example). Go to kasawaki.com, click on "owner info", "parts diagrams" and then to motorcycle, the year, model, etc. You can go through the list of diagrams until...

What Cettoman meant to say is to never run an alternator equiped machine without a battery. Car, bike, truck, tractor, whatever. The stator is one part of the alternator, not a different type of electrical generating device. Old timers would sometimes run their car or whatever with the...

When cruising at 60 mph, I'm guessing it will be turning around 4500 rpm, maybe a bit more or less.

I think everyone else has jumped to the most obvious conclusion, which is most likely wrong. Most Japanese factory exhaust systems have dual wall pipes on the headers to keep the pipes from getting hot and discoloring the chrome, turning it blue or gold. Many other manufactuers use singlewall...

I think everyone else has jumped to the most obvious conclusion, which is most likely wrong. Most Japanese factory exhaust systems have dual wall pipes on the headers to keep the pipes from getting hot and discoloring the chrome, turning it blue or gold. Many other manufactuers use singlewall...

If it's just a hole that will admit air, dab some silocone sealer over the hole. Now if the hole went through a fuel or air passage, then that's a different story.

How do you know 133 km/h is its top speed? If that's the manufacturers claim, then know they always exaggerate horsepower or top speed figures. They don't lie, they just use the figures from perfectly tuned machines running at sea level under optimum temperature and humidity conditions. The...

There isn't enough current being pulled through the flasher relay. Do both the front and rear bulbs light up? If so, the previous owner may have replaced the flasher with a heavy duty automotive unit made for vehicles pulling trailers.

You can use an automotive coil made for older points ignition systems. If that's too complicated for the guy behind the parts counter, tell him it's for an early 80's Ford lawn and garden tractor with a 16 hp Kohler engine (engine model 341 I think). While bigger then the original, surely you...

You can use an automotive coil made for older points ignition systems. If that's too complicated for the guy behind the parts counter, tell him it's for an early 80's Ford lawn and garden tractor with a 16 hp Kohler engine (engine model 341 I think). While bigger then the original, surely you...

Take a metal take measure (or your wife's cloth seamstress tape measure) and wrap around both pullies just like the belt would. Or, with the rear axle in the middle of the adjustment slot, measure from the center of the axle to the center of the output shaft and multiply that by 2. Better...

Harleys are popular or coveted in Europe, Japan, Australia, South Africa and other parts of the world, so I guess there's no reason to think there's affluent people in India who desire and can afford a Harley. It's true there's loads of poor people in India, but they're pretty much the worlds...

More than the Mojave is worth. If it's more power you want, it will be cheaper to buy a bigger machine. It would be very difficult to find a turbo small enough (in air flow capacity) for a 250cc engine. And that would be the easiest part, everything after that (a lot) would be expensive, time...

More than the Mojave is worth. If it's more power you want, it will be cheaper to buy a bigger machine. It would be very difficult to find a turbo small enough (in air flow capacity) for a 250cc engine. And that would be the easiest part, everything after that (a lot) would be expensive, time...

More than the Mojave is worth. If it's more power you want, it will be cheaper to buy a bigger machine. It would be very difficult to find a turbo small enough (in air flow capacity) for a 250cc engine. And that would be the easiest part, everything after that (a lot) would be expensive, time...

More than the Mojave is worth. If it's more power you want, it will be cheaper to buy a bigger machine. It would be very difficult to find a turbo small enough (in air flow capacity) for a 250cc engine. And that would be the easiest part, everything after that (a lot) would be expensive, time...

More than the Mojave is worth. If it's more power you want, it will be cheaper to buy a bigger machine. It would be very difficult to find a turbo small enough (in air flow capacity) for a 250cc engine. And that would be the easiest part, everything after that (a lot) would be expensive, time...