I still consider myself a bit of a newbie; too long of a story to tell. I have been riding since I was in my 20's. 1st bike a was a Kawasaki Ninja. Sold it to a guy that fell in love with it. Rode an '86 Shadow VT750 for a while I lived in Massachusetts. (Don't tell my ex-husband, LOL) Didn't have a ride for about 12 years or so. Bought a Honda CM400, it started leaking oil and hubby said, "it's gotta go!" Sold it to motorcycle mechanic to convert a café bike and bought my current bike: an... Newbie to the forum ..read more

OKAY so. I'm obviously building this to be a toy. I baught some dual carbs off Amazon and damn I can feel the power gain up untill 1/2 to 3/4 the gears it doesn't die out. but it bogs down an wont accelerate untill I let off an slowing increase in acceleration. iv messed with the air/fuel screws. cant really fix it. so I'm guessing in need to work on the jet sizing. does anyone have experience with the jet sizes on a dual carb? and im pretty sure I'm... 2003 cmx250 dual carb issues ..read more

I've done the slide upgrade on the carbys (non accelerator pump) and replaced the airborne with a small knife wire air filter. I removed the mufflers and replaced them with small pit bike mufflers. The bike now seems to be underpowered and I have been told that I have to go to a set of larger than stock main jets. What would be recommended (size and part number) and wherewould I find them (located in Australia). Also my manual is very VAGUE on the setting of the air screws, simply stating... Cmx250c Dual Carb main jet upgrade ..read more

So, I changed my clutch for a new one. Changed the pressure plate, springs, fibers, plates. Test drove the bike, everything was fine, clutch worked great, but it was leaking some oil from the old gasket. So, I opened her back up, and installed a new gasket (I used rtv sillicone) let it set for 24 hrs as instructed, poured in new 10w40 wet clutch oil, adjusted the cable, and…. now the clutch wont disengage. It stays at 1st gear and wont stall. Just keeps running even when releasing the lever... Mysterious. New clutch was working fine, installed new gasket, now it wont disengage ..read more

I have 1986 Honda Rebel CMX450. Just repaired a leaky accelerator pump after sitting for almost 2 years. Got it all put back together and cranked it to see if it was going to leak. I noticed a nipple coming from the left cylinder head. When I put my finger over the end there was suction, of course the engine also bogged as if it was a kill switch. I thought with all I have read, in previous threads, that if the petcock was replaced that it could be capped off. My question, how can I cap this... Left cylinder head vacuum nipple ..read more

Hi ya'll, I'm interested in riding to some hiking trails this summer and I'm sure some of the trailheads will be on dirt/gravel roads. I took the MSF street course but have no experience driving off road. Have any tips for taking on this new road surface environment ..read more

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Joined last summer & now found my voice! 2023 first time riding & loving my lil' 250, '09, mary-blue! Got my bike out of a friend's garage from wintertime a couple weeks ago - and the speedometer is not working. Brought it to Honda, they ordered a cable. 50$. A friend put it on. Still not working. Brought it back to Honda for 50$ they took off front wheel. Teeth are missing on a piece there but not the problem. I will get my documents and have a look after coffee & report back... Newbie ..read more

Hey everyone, I'm wanting to upgrade my exhaust on a 250, what are some good sounding kits and does it need back pressure or can it be strait piped ..read more

Was changing headlight and turn signals to led with drl fronts and brake lights for rear. Headlight as well is turn signal and drl leds. I was just testing thing to make sure they work and all of a sudden the lights and turn signals aren’t on think i blew the fuse also neither does the neutral light an nor does the bike start. what could have happened?plz help and help me fig out how to wire this without having any more issues i have load resistors for the turn signals but im confused at... changing turn signals and headlight to LED ..read more