Nice!! but the sidecar is on the wrong side!!!

yep, shorted wire or dirty/sticking switch most likely cause.

Things that keep it off are the brake levers foot and hand, clutch lever and the cruise switch if any of these are not returning to full open it won't set. try pushing the levers out. Also only works in 4th and 5th(I think maybe third???) gear at speeds above 45???

sorry can't help with that one.

analog or digital they made both that year I think???

Kind of what I meant..set and forget..self adjusting at the onset....

How many years has it been? But general no adjustment just change the belts at five years or x miles lots of opinions on that from 50,000 to 100,000. They are made not to stretch??? and teh tensioner adjusts itself anyway.

No simple way to fix pitting. If compression good 140 or above and even ..I'd ride it and add oil as needed..easiest fix is to swap the engine out.

1. not OEM picture might help ID... 2.right 3. You can but will be hard to balance, same on the front. why would you want to?? Also you can replace with Progressive shocks with or without air..at least thye use to sell them. 4. you can lower by sliding the tubes but it effects trail and rake very qu...

The ones on 1100's are rebuildable.1500's might be to..just open it up clean the contacts add a little solder to the contact point and it should be good for another 10 years..

CHANGED THE BELTS BEFORE YOU TURN HER OVER WITH STARTER!!! Yep blade fuse is a good idea..easy to do but not a relay as such a solenoid. As to wires yep at the ignition can be taken out just two bolts hold it in place. You could jumper at the plug or cut wires if cutting anyplace you can access betw...

Less than 1/2"..put the lever back in place move the end to the grip look at teh space at the business end that's it..

look at parts fiche at most Honda dealer sites pics are there even if they don't care the part.

I wouldn't used the crash bars in front they are to low. I'd use the lower triple tree point. Same on the back..use the frame higher up. compress the shocks just a bit front and back and don't leave the side stand or center stand down.

Not a big deal..many smoke on startups and after a minute or two clear up..if it isn't doing it anymore ride it and forget about it..sources are bad rings or seal seals. If your compression is good not rings.

Could be weak battery or loose connections in the start circuit..battery, relays etc.

If both are not working 99% it's the regulator assuming they are both plugged in..You need to replace it.

Yep dirty carbs but not starting with starter fluid you may have other issues. That compression is low but the bike should still start, how the spark? How's the battery?

Yep new wires and caps. Caps still available for Honda..any standard plug wire of the same gauge should work. But an easy test would be to insulation the wires from the engine..rubber mat, wrap in electrical tape etc. and see if that gets you better spark.

Set with the wheel up to within specs ...like the book says..I guess you could drop it down and check again to see if it changed much and then be able to set w/o putting it on the center stand..

1/2 cog not a problem more than 1 is..

temp hard to say..bike, air temp, mix used etc. etc. but if I remember correctly 180 to 200 the thermo opens so a bit above that I'd say the fan should come on..

Are you sure it's just not the angle of the install of the pegs..I think all fold straight up..but if installed so the locking tab is forward of the notch..they'll folder back at 45 or so..But it's been a while since I had a 1000...

Before you do that I'd try some seafoam..a couple of tanks with appropriate amount added..might help it out quite a bit. You can also get to the carbs with a little effort at least to see if they are working well. Like changing the air filer gets you there..

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I have been able to get throttle shafts moving by squirting a solvent(carb cleaner,brake cleaner, acetone, etc. ). directly at the shafts and then just keep working them by hand..may take several applications but they will loosen up.

Yes they are a PITA to remove and re-install.