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So I found a gasket set on eBay which, while missing a few crucial things, the valve cover gaskets, for instance, seems to offer a lot. Anyone have any experience with these...

If anyone has done an engine rebuild, do you know where I could get new oil filters for the cylinder heads? The small, solid mesh disc looking ones. It goes in under a spring in the near the cams. The manual says to replace them. I'm just trying to get ahead on things I need so I don't have to...

Hello everyone I'm new here this is my first question sorry if it's already been addressed but I could not find it. Basically I have a 1986 Kawasaki Vulcan 750 I just acquired and it is rigged up to work without a coolant reservoir tank. It runs fine so should I leave well enough alone or should...

I believe this is a fuel issue, but what do you think? 2005 vn750 I bought it a month ago, ran for a couple weeks, then wouldn't start. What I've done/tried so far: I've had the tank off a couple times, drained the gas and added fresh gas. (Have not done seafoam) Pulled apart and cleaned the...

I havent noticed this sound before. Is it ok to use the bike as it is?

Gents, Here's the issue. bought the bike and have been dealing with it dying after 2 miles when test driving it. Took it out to test her and she made it one lap (3/4mile) so I left her running once I got back and checked the battery she was sitting at 13.5v. Went for another lap(3/4mile) and...

Hey guys, in need of some help asap, while I was out on my ride today I had no problems till heading home, randomly one of the cylinders stopped firing, it helped a little when i shifted down but after a min or two of riding it cleaned up. any ideas of what could be wrong? my guess is there is...

So I was thinking about rebuilding my engine next year. I have a few things i want to do a few things while i have it all apart. Two things i really want to do is to have it bored out a bit, and i want to raise the compression ratio to somewhere around 11.5:1. i have a few other things i'm gonna...

I had an accident last month and since I'm having to replace a few things (rip Vance and Hines pipe) I decided that this is the perfect time to paint the engine. I'm basically doing a complete tear down and re-painting/polishing everything down to the last bolt. So that brings me to the engine...

Have had my 750 for about 4 months now. Just started to notice some oil on the garage floor. I am not a mechanical guy, so please forgive incorrect lingo and ignorance. Got under the bike and noticed one of the bolts that hold the two engine halves together has a broken mount. There is a bit of...

Hi Guys Can anyone advise on this, I went out on my bike when I came home I found that my boots and the side of the bike were covered in oil when I investigated this it looks as though the oil is peeing out of a small breather hose Any thoughts ??

Hi Y'all! Recently started having issue with starting motorcycle (VN750). When I turn on ignition and hit red start button bike wont start. I have to turn off ignition and turn it back on, then wiggle start button to make it work. Sometimes it could take up to 10 min. I'm not sure what exactly...

First post! Just got a 99' vulcan 750 from a friend for $1000. My first bike! He included the helmet. So the bike starts up ok. I was having a hard time getting it over 4000rpms but I think I solved that issue too with some carb cleaner. It seems to ride pretty well too. I was inspecting the...

Hey all, First off, if this is in the wrong place, let me know and I'll repost it. I'm parting out an engine that has no compression. The PO tried getting the clutch basket off and busted it all up so the bottom half is still in one piece. I'm selling the top end and all parts included in...

Hi there, I'm a relatively new rider, licensed just over a year. I've got a '94 Vulcan 750 with about 17k miles. Got her tuned up in May 2014 but recently, late September, I was riding on the highway when I experienced a sudden loss of power. My bike runs awful now. I have to keep the...

my 86 vn750 will not rev up in neutral, it idles fine but when i give it a little roll on it sputters and misses. put it in gear and all is well. I dont get it. some emissions parts have been removed by previous owner. Also the battery will not charge, when running all electrical functions seen...

Okay so I am shopping for a new starter for my bike. I recently got it built (I got it as a box of parts and a frame) and I attempted to start it and it would roll over a few times (difficultly) and then stop like it had a dead battery. So I put a brand new battery in it and it is still doing...

Hi guys, I have just been looking at maybe getting hold of a 700/750 engine so that I can have one in my bike and one striped and rebuilt ready, I live in the UK and I just cannot seem to find another 700/750cc to replace my 700cc, I have seen a couple of 800cc on ebay and I was wandering if...

SO I am working on build a 85 Vulcan with a 86 Vulcan 750 motor from the ground up, I bought this bike in pieces and incredibly (because I have very little knowledge about bikes) I have managed to get it almost all back together with just a few issues, one of them being the ground cable that is...

I picked up an 86 vn750 earlier in the year, rode it most of the season and fell in love with it. Unfortunately the stator went, so I figured since I had to pull the motor anyway id go through the bike and restore it/clean it up. Engine runs beautiful other than the factory cam chain tensioners...