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Thanks, Jack. It does have six cells.

Looks like I'll be investing in a multimeter soon. How much do those run?

Thanks. I figured that was probably the case so I already went ahead and set it to charge on the 12 setting. Just got impatient.

I just bought a used bike with a dead battery that needs to be recharged. After getting the bike, I went out and bought a one-amp trickle charger that can be switched to either 6 or 12 volts. The motorcycle manual says to use 12 volts, but I'm not sure if that's correct since the battery is not the ...

Okay, I just talked to him on the phone and he says the only problem with it is that there's rust in the tank. Is that an easy problem to take care of?

Thanks a lot, guys. That's great to hear. The seller's asking $800. Assuming that's a fair, honest price, does that mean the bike is probably in good shape? My dad knows more about mechanics than I do, so I'll probably have him come over with me to check it out. Money's tight for me right now and al...

Hi,

There's a 1980 Yamaha XS850 being advertised in my local classifieds and I'm considering heading over to look at it, but first I want to make sure it would fit me. I'm 6'5" and 255 pounds with a 36" inseam. Am I too big to ride it?

Hey, I made a post a while back saying I was worried that the MSF class wouldn't have a bike big enough to fit me, and I'm happy to say it turned out they did. Well, almost big enough. I rode a Nighthawk, which was the biggest bike they had. I bumped the handlebars against my knees during the slow, ...

I'm halfway through the MSF Basic Rider Course; I've had one class in the classroom and one class out riding in the parking lot. When it came to the riding portion, I got off to a rocky start, to say the least. It looked like everyone else had had some riding practice before the class, but this was ...

What about Utah? Will I need one here?

Hi, I'm a 21-year-old guy, brand new to both motorcycles and this forum. This is my first post. I've signed up to take the MSF Basic Rider Course in a couple of weeks. It just occurred to me there could be a problem--I'm 6'5" and 250 pounds, and I don't know if they'll have a bike big enough to...