Glad to help. Some additional thoughts... • The Pilot jet and enrichener circuit will have the largest effect on starting, cold or otherwise. • Th...

Sorry, but I'm not following. Hope I haven't offended you. The plain and simple is that it takes so long to get to that area, that it's not worth a...

• When I go into this area ALL of the following gets done: oil pump o-ring, c/s main seal, clutch friction disc, splines lubed, new flywheel bolts, ne...

Given: 1. Obviously, 1993 is well into the EPA mandated low emissions era. So you might consider enlarging some of the jets for better performance. ...

It will help you a great deal to get a cheap floor lamp from Goodwill and fit it with 5000K (bright white) LED flood lamps. Then you'll be able to see...

Dave - I know you already know this.... but if the parts are going away from your house, remember that while they are away they may be cleaned by me...

Red or Yellow... you must be talking about Japanese bikes. Each manufacturer uses different color codes for their harness. Posted by: @lars-wa...

The brand of fairing would really help. If it was a Vetter Windjammer then the only wring done was to extend the 3 headlamp wires about 18" to reach t...

The point is that your bowls are supposed to have ZERO varnish. Cold starting is NOT your problem. Cold starting is a symptom of the problem, which ...

• You need to chock the crankshaft BEFORE loosening any of the clutch pack or the internal crankshaft thrust washers will fall out. • You have to r...

True. Something in the enrichening system isn't working. The number 1 offender is the orifice in the bottom of the float bowl. This could also i...

Since we haven't found anything else, I took a shot in the dark in hopes of helping. No offense intended.

• Pre-ignition (aka spark knock & pinging) only happens on acceleration or when the engine is under load, such as going up hill. It can be helped ...

Just to double check and because you are new to engines and engine repair.... • The 4-stroke engine cycle takes 720°, or 2 full rotations of the cra...

► Combustion happens in a fraction of a second. So if it held liquid-tight for anything near 3 seconds, then you are fine. ► However, it won't hurt ...