► I believe the fuse box on an R80 is on the Left side of the frame, under the fuel tank, just in front of the LH side cover. You won't see it at firs...

"The devil is in the details." Congrats.

1. The vacuum leak you need to concern yourself with is between the carb and the cyl head. 2. Is there, or is there not, a screw blocking the end of...

• No it does not make sense. Your throttle cables are too tight or your slide isn't going all the way down. This has already been covered (with zero f...

There's no photos, so brother, I can only go by what you write. But I got to tell you that in my head, the Dusty Springfield song "Wishing & Hop...

Written procedure: 1. Disconnect battery 2. Remove tank 3. Remove air intake & starter cover 4. Disconnect all starter wires 5. Remove s...

I ran all sorts of brands of tires on my 1979 RT with snowflakes until I settled on Bridgestone BattlAx. Never noted anything super weird about the Mi...

I'm referring to the 3 bulleted points I made in my first post. And now add the 3 arrowhead points and the comment about the age of the fuel to that l...

Dang ! I just spent 2 weeks at the Bay of Fundy, Prince Edward Isl, St Andrews area. For a mere $1000 I could have put off my vacation for an hour and...

An addendum to Idea #1... There is a super slick rubber seal installation lube called P-80. If you ever install fork, gearbox or crankshaft seals, t...

• First of all, you've got to understand that almost all tires sold are now tubeless. As such they seal at the inside surface of the tire (the portion...

I agree. It does sound as if your issue is in the carbs. But you've provided zero photos, nor have you responded to my initial input, so simply using ...

► There should already be a "horn relay" in the layout of the OEM R80 harness. If you can locate that, then all you need to do is disconnect the OEM h...

All Airheads seem to require the action of a "choke" to start. That is to say it is mandatory. On the stock Bings, this action does not shut off the a...

• Starter relay is not part of the ignition system. That's connected to the starter button and sends current to the starter solenoid.• The load shed r...