Helping a friend on his XVS1100 bike, to do some regular carb maintenance. I've worked with Keihin carbs before (on my own Honda's), so Mikuni are new to me. When taking the carbs out, I've noticed both carbs have a "hole" with thread, next to PMS. Carb schematics don't help much, Yamaha's...

Picking this 09 stratoliner S this week, 14,000 miles All stock except slip on pipe.

Replaced stock horn (and what I assume was the stock bracket, shown in picture) Wolo (519) Bad Boy Chrome Air Horn Wolo (MCHWK-2) Air Horn Wiring Kit Relay is attached to seat bracket, used an existing bolt. Didn't cut any wires on the kit, but just coiled and stowed. Added additional wire...

When I picked up the 06 Strat it is wearing ISO type grips. Personally, I don't care for them but decided to live with them I wanted to add a Break Away throttle lock, which I now have in hand. It won't fit over the rubber in the ISO grips. Break Away only assures that the throttle lock will...

Hello from the land of Balalaika and bears!))) My name is Sergey. I already have a third Yamaha-2 Warrior and now a Raider. I like to travel and do something with my own hands. For example, here: And this is a pen made from a mammoth tooth) And this is me, but the Valkyrie is not mine!) And...