2004 vtx1300r, 22k miles. I'm no mechanic but can youtube pretty well and enjoy doing it. Bike had a hard time starting and would not start about half the time and backfire when it was running. My frustration lead to the bike sitting in the garage for the past 4 years. I recently changed the...

2004 VTX1300c 40k miles in South Florida My current question (the rest of this post may not be necessary to read): How does one diagnose a bad torque limiter? The problem: I had ridden about 45 miles and stopped for gas. I tried to start the bike back up. I thought I could hear the starter...

2005 VTX1300R problems starting. Very temperamental bike. Does not like cold starts at all. Always have to choke pulled all the way out and leave it out for 5 minutes or it will quit. Started yesterday with choke pulled out all the way and then quit after 10 seconds and now won't start at all.

Hi there, Had my 1300C out for a weekend ride, all was well. Just when I came back to put her in the garage I put her in gear with the stand still down (doh!!!) and it cut out as it should. However, I cannot get her started again. Initially, not even the console lights came on. However, after...