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OK- this has been driving me nuts. Every so often, I hear a muffled cow-bell like rattle that seems to be coming from my headlight bucket. It happens sporadically, and not necessarily on big bumps. ...

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Cleaned ALL connections, and am now going on day 3 with a nicely charged battery and good looking voltage output in all rpm ranges.

Thanks- I thought my alternator was a little noisy, so I removed it and found a small shard of metal (unsure of the origin) smaller than a fingernail clipping making contact between the field coil an ...

UPDATE: Last night I ran a few of the system checks as described here: http://www.oregonmotorcycleparts.com/SOHCfours.html
I installed the freshly charged Shorai Lithium Iron battery (13.2v), and st ...

I read a lot of good things (some here on VJMOG) about Shorai Lithium Iron batteries. After starting this season with a lead-acid battery that didn't want to take a charge, I invested in one. Initial ...

Stu- Just a follow up on that Shorai battery. I found one for my 76 CB550k through www.motomummy.com, at what seemed to be a reasonable price with free shipping. When I picked it up at the Post Offi ...

Thanks!

BTW, Stu- I recall you touting a new battery not to long ago. Can you please tell me what it was again, and how it's working out for you?

WOW. While that CB is a remarkable survivor, that does seem EXTREMELY steep. I'd have to agree with you on that pricing trend, Stu. I've been keeping an eye out for a nice bike for a friend, and I ...

Strange- I installed the same kits on my 350 with no problems. Good thing I always hang on to the original components.

OK- I am just NOW getting my bike out of the basement. It's been a crazy Winter/Spring. Travels, surgery, workload, yuck. Anyway, one of the things I did over the winter was rebuild the carbs. Key ...

I read somewhere that hair spray works wonders for installing grips. When I installed my first set of grips, I just forced them on, and one of them seemed to slide around quite a bit. (not a good fe ...

OK- received the Progressive Suspension fork springs today- part #11-1106, 1976 CB550K. They're about 3/4" longer than the stock springs, and the directions call for no spacer. Does this seem r ...

Thanks Kirk- so is there a method to lining up the lower and upper clamps to avoid putting a twist in the forks? Or do I just rely on them being aligned by virtue of them getting clamped to the tubes ...