r/MotorcycleMacgyver Dec 15 '21

my sym scooter exhaust pipe snapped 🤮

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6 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Sep 12 '21

Various cheap repairs on my Chinese dual sport

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16 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Jul 01 '21

Temporary 5mn exhaust mounting bracket

4 Upvotes

She'll hold...right?


r/MotorcycleMacgyver May 08 '21

How to remove a welded baffle or Db Killer?

0 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Jun 14 '20

Quick fix for a brake clutch lever

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22 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver May 12 '20

Exhaust Collar issues

2 Upvotes

I am STRUGGLING to find an exhaust collar to go over the gasket on a 1990s 250cb. I keep finding parts for a 350 or 125, and am considering ordering them to see if I can make something work. Any recommendations on alternative solutions, or if I should go with the 360 or 125 parts?


r/MotorcycleMacgyver Mar 25 '20

Exhaust on 2000 Yamaha v star 650

1 Upvotes

So I want to take my bike to the sawzall muffler shop at my house and cut my mufflers off but idk what jet kit I need to put in after I do this any advice and preferably a kit that wouldn’t break the bank


r/MotorcycleMacgyver Nov 01 '19

Feeling a bit aerodynamic, might hypermile later

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26 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Jun 02 '19

Do any of you think it’s safe to just connect the kill switch wires directly to each other or should I get a new switch all together? The previous housing for it keeps melting which I believe it’s because the connection keeps jostling enough for it to reform connection over and over.

5 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Dec 15 '18

When the only aftermarket long shift lever is $100+

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17 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Dec 15 '18

Is it possible to jerry-rig a hot wiring solution for this problem that reliably allows the bike to go from on to off and vice-versa in (somewhat) safe way? Cheers.

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5 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Feb 17 '18

Go to 1:20 for another reason why you should always have some duct tape ;D

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r/MotorcycleMacgyver Sep 27 '17

How do we feel abut slime in tube tires?

4 Upvotes

First season rider here. I just changed my rear tire and realized it was a tube. My cousin and inwere talking about using slime in the wheel sinve its a tube and wont mess up the rim much. Any experience or thoughts? Thx


r/MotorcycleMacgyver Aug 29 '17

Xe đạp gấp với đôi cánh thiên thần

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r/MotorcycleMacgyver Aug 27 '17

Help making speakers bluetooth

5 Upvotes

I just bought a 2007 r1200 rtp and noticed I have speakers in my fairings. I was going to remove my fairings to remove any access cords left after it was a police vehicle and was hoping I could wire the speakers up to be blue tooth. Has anyone done this or have experience with it? No video I have found discusses how to make motorcycle speakers into bluetooth.


r/MotorcycleMacgyver Jun 05 '17

Mini leaner sidecar build for a 1985 Honda VF 700S Sabre

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7 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Jun 19 '16

MacGyver input needed. Converting EN-500 from Belt drive to Chain.

7 Upvotes

Short question: Can this be done?

Longer Question: Where should I be looking?


r/MotorcycleMacgyver Jul 01 '15

Two macgyvers to get my rear wheel off for tire swap.

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7 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver May 27 '15

My new bobber

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11 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Feb 13 '15

I walk past this fix almost every morning

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23 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Nov 06 '14

keep on keeping on

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r/MotorcycleMacgyver Jul 20 '14

Overheating in traffic - temperature switch bypass

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8 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Apr 20 '14

Lost one bolt for the centrestand, turns out a 14mm socket and a Torx wrench fit perfectly.

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3 Upvotes

r/MotorcycleMacgyver Apr 06 '14

Always bring duct tape with you.

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r/MotorcycleMacgyver Dec 29 '13

Today's Ride

10 Upvotes

I was just linked here by a riding buddy and thought i would share the story of today's ride with you all. Pertinent information; I ride a 1980 Yamaha XS650 that needs a lot of work to keep it running well. Anyways, it was a nice day here in Northern Virginia, perfect for a ride. I set out with three friends to try and enjoy the beautiful weather on my bike. After about 25 miles, we were riding along when my bike just up and died, about 100 feet from a light. I coast to the corner and pop up onto the sidewalk, take off my seat, and find the connector on my positive wire to the battery had snapped off. I push it across the intersection to a nearby parking lot and wait for my fellow riders to return. Once they get there, I set to work with a screwdriver, 10 mm wrench and a pair of pliers. After struggling with the plastic protector on the broken connector, I finally manage to rip the plastic off. Now how will I connect my battery? Ended up sticking the exposed wire under the bolt on the battery terminal and tightening the screw. Low and behold, it starts! We ride over to the IHop for dinner, when by buddy tells me that my taillight isn't working now. I look and find yet another broken wire! Normally, I would just pop a new blade connector on and call it a day, but I was still out in a parking lot. Turns out, old plastic surrounding wires is fairly easy to tear. So I go ahead and expose some wire, slide it through one of the holes on the blade connector, and shove it back on. It worked! I go ahead and start the bike, and what do you know, the headlight stopped working, and its getting dark out. Damn electrical demons. So we decide to set off towards home, about 5 miles away, when my headlight mysteriously fixes itself! All in all, it was a good ride, and I feel like a true Macgyver yet again. Perhaps later this week, I will share pictures of my Macgyvered bike, for there are plenty more fixes on it that really shouldn't work, but do. Ride on!