A few days ago I sold my XL250.  It was a great rider, with tons of available power, but with the addition of the 650 to our motorcycle family somebody needed to go.  The one who I traded it to was i

I've been in possession of a 1981 KTM MC495 dirtbike for just over a year now and haven't done anything with it more than tarping it in my backyard.  Well, last weekend while I was back home for my b

Title says it all.  The latest chapter in my motorcycle adventures has me breaking into the engine of my new/old bike (registered today at the RC courthouse :) to repair a stripped bolt.  Some knuckl

My father has seen fit to pass along the Honda CB650 Custom that was passed on to him a few years ago.  It's a sentimental favorite of mine - I had the tank welded, repainted the fuel tank and side c

I finally fixed my bike - it took about an hour, and when I was done it ran better than it ever has...after a little tinkering, of course.  I rode to school today, and it bogged a bit at about 5.5k rp