20 Most Recent 2005 Honda VTX 1300 R - Page 5 Questions & Answers

Let me see, 1 down = 1st gear, 1 up = 2nd gear, 2 up = 3rd gear, 3 up = 4th gear, 4 up = 5th gear.
See, easy.

as the cable gets warmer it my be sticking in the sheath, i would recomend replacing the speedo cable, this should cure your problem.

Are you speaking of the front hydraulic 'hand' brake? it is self adjusting.

Hi depends how hard you went down you can try loosening the upper and lower brackets and twist your front end into the straight position and recheck it eyeball it, if you cant get it to look straight and the forks look bent take to a mechanic and have him check it.
Some shops can straighten forks but triple clamps also can be straightened but you will have to look for a motorcycle frame shop for that service.
other than that replacement is the other option

Please visit the Honda Rider Club ... http://hrca.honda.com/ Free to jooin you will get access to a generic service manual which may answer your questions.

does high beam work? if it does then you are getting power and the low beam filament is burnt out. if the high beam doesnt work either, then check for voltage in the light socket in high beam mode, if no voltage then you must check the wiring harness for broken, bent, corroded, or pushed back pins.

on the back of headlamp the center is ground,the other two are high and low beam.(test and flip switch to determine which is which)

there will be some adjusting shims in the differential, may need specialist tools, shims, knowhow, and a manual

if you are able to select gears without the motor stalling I doubt that your clutch is burned I would suspect that you may have sheared the output shaft in the gearbox this is a major job & without the correct tools & knowledge should be entrusted to a qualified technician

May be running too lean or too rich. Check the color of your plugs, black dry and sooty means they are rich, white with blisters lean.

its on the start relay near battery on red cable, two screws hold it in.

I HAD AN 03 VTXR...I DON'T REMEMBER EVER HEARING THE FAN RUN..AS YOU KNOW THIS ENGINE IS AIR AND WATER COOLED... VERY LITTLE WATER..IF I WAS REALLY WORRIED ABOUT THIS I WOULD TAKE IT TO YOUR LBS AND HAVE IT CHECKED..

Charge your battery up to full power output .you can try pushing but a button start is far less trouble .

You should check your side stand switch, this will kill the motor

Firstly, have you checked for spark?? Is there fuel to the carb?? Is the vacuum line to the fuel valve OK?? If the motor turns, then your kill switch is OK. Check the "basics" first then let us know what your results are and we can move forward

the sensors have not been ajusted and needs to be for all these to be working properly .

under the rear of the seat on both side there is a allen bolt if i remenber right it is a 6mm remove bolts and the seat will come off
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Good luck
Mark
C.C. Motorsports

Make sure the choke is pushed ALL the way in. If you've been using it, you may have fouled the plugs.

That's most likely caused by the PAIR valve system. Read up on how to solve that on VTXCAFE.com. I did this on my 2007 VTX 1300C

I seriously doubt the brand of oil you use is going to affect the starter. If you are hearing the starter spin but only get sporadic engagement, the starter's bendix may be worn and needs to be replaced. There is a VTX forum you can go to with all manner of VTX guys there to answer your questions. The url is: http://www.vtxcafe.com/forum.php