Motorcycle Repair Advice And Maintenance Tips

Search our motorcycle repair advice question & answer pages for help with your particular problem. Don’t see your topic? Use the form at the bottom of this page to submit your own question. We can’t answer them all, but we will certainly try.

Weeks Motorcycle is here to help you. Whether your bike is a 2 stroke dirt bike or 4 stroke Japanese sportbike. It doesn’t matter if your machine has two, three or four wheels. We do not discriminate!


Before we begin let’s assume that you:

1. Have the appropriate tools.
2. Understand basic repair terminology.
3. Are wearing safety glasses.
4. Have a properly ventilated work space.

Check out the Need To Know pages before you get started.


Use the Ask a Question form below to send us your motorcycle, ATC, ATV, moped, scooter or dirtbike repair, restoration and maintenance questions.

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Honda

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Aftermarket Exhaust System

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Rim Bolt Pattern

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CB750F Identification

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Wheel Bearing Removal for 1976 CB750K

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ATV Ignition Trouble

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Honda Phantom 200 Tire Pressure

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TRX350 Clutch Slip possible causes

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1975 CB360T Replacement Tire

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Vintage CB750 Chain Size

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’03 Honda Rear Shock Tension

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Smoking CR125

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CB750K Valve Spring Failure

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V65 Engine Shut Off

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Honda Points

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Honda Rancher Reverse Problem

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Cooling Fan Problem?

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ATC90 Spark Plug question

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Nighthawk 750 Spark Plug Gap

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1979 GL1000 Goldwing Points Gap

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OK to Increase Tire Size?

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TRX350 Rancher Hard Shifting

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Replacement Rectifier

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Rancher with Oil in the Air Box

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Honda NTV 650 Deauville with Brake Master Cylinder problem

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GoldWing 1000 Dyna S Ignition

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Honda Trail 90 CT designation?

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Vintage CT90 Timing Troubleshooting

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Unknown Euro Honda Engine Code

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Venezuelan Honda Code = RC09

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Honda CT90 Cable Clip Dilemma

Kawasaki

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Kawasaki Z650SR Fuel Mix problem

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Vulcan Classic VN1600 Cold Start issues

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1981 GPZ550 flywheel cover

 

Suzuki

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Suzuki LT-Z400 QuadSport Tank
Removal

Q&A: LT80 Engine Oil Issues
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LTF250 Cam Chain Installation & Timing Marks

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GS500F Turn Signals

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Suzuki Quad Poor Idle

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1980 GS1000 with No Power

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High Octane Fuel

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Suzuki Bandit 1200 Water in the Oil

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Suzuki LT250 Vibration and Clutch Slip

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GSX600 Katana Engine Swap

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Boulevard C50 Engine Guards

Q&A: RM80 Piston Position
Q&A: 1982 GS650GLZ
Cable Routing Problem

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RV125 Lost Keys

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LTA500F Vinson Leaky Fuel Petcock

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GSX-R1100 with Intermittent Spark

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Hayabusa Water Pump Interchangeability?

 

Yamaha

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Carburetor Identification

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1983 XV920 Virago Oil Change

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Lost Hypercharger Instructions

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2000 Yamaha Badger : Hard to start

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Yamaha Wolverine cracked Carb top

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Yamaha PW50 runs on full throttle only

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1996 Virago Oil Filter Cover

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V-Star 1100 Over Charging?

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Yamaha IT250 Manual & Carb Diagram

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Yamaha XV750 Carb Diaphragm

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XV1600 Fuse Locations

Q&A: Broken Speedometer Cable End
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Bike Registration Problem

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1982 YZ490 Kick Start

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Virago Oil Filter Location

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V-Star 1100 Brake Light Wiring

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Yamaha XV920MK Virago Exhaust Swap

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Virago 750 Throttle Issues

 

Other Makes

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Clutch Cable Break In period?

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John Deere backfiring

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Bourget Charging System

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Demon X pit bike clutch trouble

 

General

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Leaking Fuel Valve?

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Leaking Gas Valve
flooding engine?

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Battery Maintenance

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Aftermarket Exhaust System

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Carb Float Needle

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Carburetor Identification

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Can Spark Plugs be cleaned?

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High Octane Fuel

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NGK B5HS Applications

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Battery Types

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Carb Jetting page 1

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Carb Jetting page 2

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Rim Bolt Pattern

Q&A: Motorcycle Trike Conversion
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Bike Registration Problem

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Ether vs. Carb Clean

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OK to Increase Tire Size?

 


 

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Ask us your motorcycle repair advice question using the form below. Please include your machine’s year, make and model as well as any customization of the bike {ie aftermarket exhaust system, air filter, etc}.

Why do we ask for your state and country?

Prevailing climate and altitude makes a big difference. For example: If you have your ATV tuned by a shop in the Catskill Mountains (1600-1900 feet above sea level) and it runs great! Then you take it home to the Jersey shore & suddenly it won’t stay running. Don’t blame the shop. They tuned it to perform well in the thinner, drier atmosphere of the mountains, not at sea level.

Also, some models may only be available in local markets or the same name may be used on different bikes in different countries. Listing your country will help us to give you the most accurate answer to your motorcycle repair advice question.

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