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i recently acquired a 2001 shadow vt750 , i noticed that it sounded like it was running on one cylinder . so i take out plugs and do a spark check on the front of the motor and all goes good . the back on the other hand is getting nothing at all ! thing is it starts like nothing is wrong with...

I've got what I think is a 2003 VT600CD that is a project for my Dad. The bike is a wreck and so I'm working on a full rebuild. Full disclosure I'm not a mechanic or anything like that, I'm just trying. I had some issues with re-wiring the harness and got a lot of great help here when I it stuck...

I tore my bike down and replaced the head gasket a couple of years ago. This spring I got it all put back together. It's been giving me loads of problems (fuel pump needed to be replaced) now it has weak spark. I've replaced the battery, coils, plugs, wires, and now the pulse generator, and...

Hello everyone this is my first post and motorcycle so forgive me for my lack of knowledge. I have an 85 shadow 500 which came to me in boxes as all good projects come. In a nutshell I've put everything back together and tried to start it. The starter motor spins and engine turns but no spark I...

Hello! I've been pouring through the forums here for several days now looking for possible solutions as to why I can't get spark on my 1983 VT750, but haven't found any solutions. Lot of different avenues to try, but none of them have worked out. I'll start at the beginning here. I bought...

I bought an all original 94 VLX 600 with only 3300 miles so it’s obviously been doing a lot of sitting. It starts and idles fine with no choke on and runs, but seems to be only firing at about half power or less. It doesn’t choke off while running, but there’s serious bogging that requires...

The bike has plenty of spark except one plug after hitting the starter button constantly sparks until I disconnect power. Could it be the coil or the ignitor boxes? Any help would be appreciated this bike has been rocket science.

I recently purchased a sorta running vt700. I cleaned the carbs, checked compression and am getting spark on all 4 cylinders. I tried syncing the carbs with a home made manometer and didn’t have very good luck so I know they are out of sync. It runs excellent on the rear cylinder but is not...

I have a 1985 vt500c engine inside a 1983 500 frame because of titling issues and all that fun stuff. Back towards the end of summer I was getting ready to leave work and low and behold my spark plug blew out of its hole. Me getting pissed at my unfortunate luck with these 500’s I left it alone...

I have a 1984 vt700 that I bought last couple of weeks. It sat outside in the rain and now I do not have spark and it will not turn over. I bought a new starter relay and it didn’t help. If I hook direct power to my relay the bike will turn over just fine. I have checked all fuses and they all...

Just picked up a 1985 Honda 700 that was running when I got it but you had to manually pulsate the fuel pump to be able to rev it up. I also believe it needs a starter solenoid because the push button doesent work but starter works fine when you jump the relay. I let the bike sit outside for 4...