The carburetor is an essential part of your motorcycle's engine, helping everything run properly. Without a correctly functioning carburetor, you can expect to have some problems with your ride. And ...

Last weekend I learned that getting aerosol-propelled carburetor cleaning fluid into your eye is one of the worst pains a man can know. Seriously, imagine your eyelid turning into a coarse file, ...

Sometimes, you can get lucky and a simple can of carb cleaner works magic. The Triumph Tiger had been sitting in the dealer’s showroom for several months with a half-full tank of gas when I bought it ...

The fuel systems on older carbureted bikes require regular maintenance. This includes tending to the petcock, fuel filters, fuel lines, and the carburetor(s). This month's How To walks you though the ...

Got an old bike that’s not running right? The carburetor may very well need a cleaning. The carb is tasked with supplying the engine with fuel and air in a very precise ratio, and to do that it relies ...

Confirm that the fuel valve is on, there’s gas in the tank and the spark plug is in good shape. Shoot a one-second burst of aerosol lubricant or carburetor cleaner down the throat of the carburetor.