Classic Motorcycle Mechanics

Pan Problems and repairs

I often tell people how reliable my 1991 Honda ST1100 is and that it’s never let me down in the last 22 years and 99,000 miles. This was true up to now.

I generally keep up the required servicing and maintenance, but it’s a workhorse and used quite hard every day, in all weathers, usually loaded up with parts and even whole engines.

I was riding the bike the other day when I noticed a slight loss of power, just briefly, then it was all normal for a few more miles until it happened again. I was then starting to think what the problem could be and possible road-side repairs that I could carry out with

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