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Hit me up sometime if you're ever over that way or out by Manchester airport. Here's the route we did. I'd recommend it, as it hits some awesome roads and sections (Horseshoe pass is amazing with the amount of elevation change you do.) And stop in Bala, there's a dope icecream store by the lake. 
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drat I need to take a ride through Wales at some point.
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May 5, 2018 23:42
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I didn't have enough projects, so I spent most of the day picking up up a new one:    2005 Ducati 800 SuperSport that has had a hard life. Have the lovely cracked fairings, a second set of wheels, spare starter, and a new starter sprag clutch (the reason it was taken off the road). Those are Leovince cans, it has a Power Commander 3, and... those are Superbike forks / shock and calipers. Some nice parts on this poor, abused bike. Gonna be a fun project. 
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May 6, 2018 01:49
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Those are one of those bikes that are much more than the sum of their parts. They're pretty much just a heavy monster with ugly bodywork stuck on but my word are they magical as a real world sport bike. Are you going to street fighter it?
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May 6, 2018 01:53
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Slavvy posted:Those are one of those bikes that are much more than the sum of their parts. They're pretty much just a heavy monster with ugly bodywork stuck on but my word are they magical as a real world sport bike. That's always been my feeling about them, yeah. They're kind of weird-looking, kind of mid-road from a specification perspective, and kind of waaaaaaay more fun to ride than they should be. I don't want to make it a streetfighter, my Monster pretty much has that aesthetic covered. I want to make it a great example of an 800SS, I think. The fairings are turbofucked though.
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May 6, 2018 02:09
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That's a wonderful project to pick up.
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May 6, 2018 02:57
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HandlingByJebus posted:That's always been my feeling about them, yeah. They're kind of weird-looking, kind of mid-road from a specification perspective, and kind of waaaaaaay more fun to ride than they should be. In that case I'd suggest rustling up the biggest top end you can find, I know of one that has a frankenmotor with 1100 jugs and some other stuff, having all that insane torque in a faired sporty bike makes for a really unique experience. The air cooled motor is fairly straightforward to work on; being belt drive it's super easy to swap top ends. Carbs are a prick though.
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May 6, 2018 03:32
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HandlingByJebus posted:I didn't have enough projects, so I spent most of the day picking up up a new one: I think I remember seeing this bike on Craigslist for a couple weeks. Seattle area? Enjoy the project, I've got a pulley tool if you need to borrow one.
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May 6, 2018 18:32
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Slim Pickens posted:I think I remember seeing this bike on Craigslist for a couple weeks. Seattle area? Enjoy the project, I've got a pulley tool if you need to borrow one. That’s the one, yup. I’m both more excited and more horrified every time I look at it (ex. the nice parts are nice; there are bolts missing from the engine covers on both sides and at least one of the valve covers; literally everything inside the fairings {including the insides of the fairings} is coated in oil from what I assume is massive blowby combined with the open breather). I just did the clutch and flywheel on my 696, so I’m covered for the puller tool - thanks though!
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May 7, 2018 03:39
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It's mine! £850  Suspension is very soft, but I'll get used to it. Only issue is it's apparently stalling out under 2000rpm once the engine is hot, which I gather is an indication the valve spacing needs adjustment. Cold starts fine, lights are all there, rubber and final drive are all fresh. Nicked once some time ago so the key to start is different than to open the seat, but any damage seems to have fixed up very well. Comes with spare carbs too, so I look forward to learning how to maintain those without having take the bike apart.
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May 7, 2018 14:29
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Oh my god that bike is amazing. I'm so glad you got it. Post lots of pictures of it when you take it places. Those are pretty indestructable bikes. Definitely do the valves, since they probably haven't been done for a while. Congrats on your deal and fantastic biek. edit: Re: Suspension- Pop a cheapo ($40~) used 2nd gen ninjette rear shock in there off ebay. It does wonders.
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May 7, 2018 17:04
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Renaissance Robot posted:It's mine! £850 When was the fork oil changed the last time? If it's unkown change it asap. People never change it.
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May 7, 2018 20:14
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Coydog posted:edit: Re: Suspension- Pop a cheapo ($40~) used 2nd gen ninjette rear shock in there off ebay. It does wonders. Would that be like the upper one in this image? 
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May 7, 2018 20:28
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It looks like it is, but I can't recall for sure. Basically, if it comes off a 2008-2012, you are golden. It bolts right in and is an easy 20 minute job. Your wheel will almost touch the ground on the center stand afterwards, but it's worth it. With good tires and that rear shock, I could rail it in the twisties loaded down with a month of camping gear. It's that good.
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May 7, 2018 20:56
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Coydog posted:It looks like it is, but I can't recall for sure. Basically, if it comes off a 2008-2012, you are golden. It bolts right in and is an easy 20 minute job. Your wheel will almost touch the ground on the center stand afterwards, but it's worth it. Just watch out for corn in the road
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May 7, 2018 21:10
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Slavvy posted:In that case I'd suggest rustling up the biggest top end you can find, I know of one that has a frankenmotor with 1100 jugs and some other stuff, having all that insane torque in a faired sporty bike makes for a really unique experience. The air cooled motor is fairly straightforward to work on; being belt drive it's super easy to swap top ends. It's an '05 - injected. I had been looking at swapping 1100 jugs onto my 696, but that's more complex - good call doing that here, that would be... fun.  fakeedit: the amount of oil residue inside the fairings / on everything inside the fairings suggests a fuckload of blowby... maybe I'll just buy a $1,300 1100 engine from eBay and call it a day.
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May 8, 2018 23:08
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I commute a lot on my bikes. On the SV I tend to ride one handed a lot. Turns out I lean off the bike when I do that. 
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May 8, 2018 23:34
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You should even that up somehow. Perhaps with some kind of belt sander? 
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May 9, 2018 00:47
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The crown of a road will do that too.
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May 9, 2018 00:50
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I commute a lot on my bikes. On the SV I tend to ride one handed a lot. omg I love that you still have the stock exhaust. gently caress the haters, I love quiet bieks. Still bouncing around the idea of ripping out the power commander and my ~*full m4 race exhaust system*~ on my SV. I love the suspension but I hate that it's loud and hate that I can't put bags on it with this dumb high mount pipe. 
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May 9, 2018 01:24
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Stock exhaust on the SV is laaaaaaame. I had a yosh without baffles and it was perfect. I’d imagine with the baffles it’d be perfect for a curmudgeon such as yourself.
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May 9, 2018 02:00
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I commute a lot on my bikes. On the SV I tend to ride one handed a lot. Lies! You were running NASCAR tracks again.
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XYLOPAGUS posted:omg I love that you still have the stock exhaust. gently caress the haters, I love quiet bieks. I will gladly trade you my stock SV exhaust. Even swap, right?
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XYLOPAGUS posted:omg I love that you still have the stock exhaust. gently caress the haters, I love quiet bieks. Small admission: that’s a gutted factory exhaust. It’s snarlier than the stock exhaust but not nearly as crazy loud as a full race pipe. At the end of the day I like quiet bikes too, and my other 3 bikes have the factory exhausts on them, baffles intact. The SV just sounds sooo good though, I have to let it sing a bit. A de-baffled stock exhaust is great for “I want to hear the engine but I don’t want my neighbors to hate me”
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May 9, 2018 04:30
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How does one "debaffle" the factory exhaust?
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Took the plunge and bought a 2011 BMW F800 TS. I had never ridden a BMW before and I am quite impressed! It doesn’t feel as responsive as my FZ1 was but it feels even more comfortable. Now I have to wait 2+ weeks for the dealership to get the bike registered with the Swiss authorities and get the autobahn placard. It’s going to be interesting switching from American roads to the smooth and well maintained Swiss and German highways. 
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Vahakyla posted:Some italian country roads on sunday in 75 degree weather, just riding alone and listening to music. I hate you. I to this day still regularly get super mad/sad that my training/deployment schedule kept me from getting my license until after I ETS'd from Vicenza. edit: for actual content my March Gloucester run when I broke the bike out of hibernation earlier this year:  Jarmak fucked around with this message at 07:03 on May 9, 2018 |
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MetaJew posted:How does one "debaffle" the factory exhaust? Drill it out and pull. I don’t really know because I found mine pre-de-baffled on Craigslist for super cheap. I wanted to gut the baffle on mine but I didn’t want to irreversibly mod it in case I didn’t like it. Then a gutted stock exhaust in pristine condition along with a whole big box of random 2G SV parts popped up on Craigslist for $50 and I couldn’t say no. Turns out I do like it, and now my fully intact stock exhaust collects dust in my garage.
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XYLOPAGUS posted:omg I love that you still have the stock exhaust. gently caress the haters, I love quiet bieks. Loud exhausts are for tools  .
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quiet exhausts are for cucks
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I found my buddy's FZ-07 with an Akrapovic exhaust to be annoying after I had been on the freeway for a while (forgot ear plugs too), but at least he recently bought an insert to quiet it down. I'd be embarrassed to have a super loud bike then run into another bike with significantly more power that's half the volume.
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MomJeans420 posted:I found my buddy's FZ-07 with an Akrapovic exhaust to be annoying after I had been on the freeway for a while (forgot ear plugs too), but at least he recently bought an insert to quiet it down. I'd be embarrassed to have a super loud bike then run into another bike with significantly more power that's half the volume. its called riding a harley
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Stealthy bikes own.
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pokie posted:Loud exhausts are for tools This. Razzled posted:quiet exhausts are for cucks Also This. Chris Knight posted:Stealthy bikes own. DEFINITELY this. I think there is a happy medium between "FMF without the insert" and "Stock boat anchor". And, for me, it depends on the bike and application. DR650 had the fmf and it was awful. Big GSXR pipe now has a nice grunt but is quiet. Hawk has the supertrapp that is actually not that loud, and has that nice middle tone Grom has the stock exhaust and the intake is way louder. Good and stealthy. My WR250X was deafening with the FMF and fun to blast around on but I'm sure I was a total jerkoff and it was definitely too loud to live with.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:its called riding a harley Touché
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I had a super stealthy fz6 and then the loving loudest r1 ever. Lane splitting was 10x easier on the r1 because people actually heard me. ~loud pipes save lives~ is a real thing imo. However as sometimes i wish i could just flip a loud or quiet mode on my Tuono, like on a long camping trip, but I love that it sounds like an 11k rpm rockey harley.
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Voltage posted:Lane splitting was 10x easier on the r1 because people actually heard me. ~loud pipes save lives~ is a real thing imo.  Looks like I returned to CA just in time...when do we start talking about synthetic oil?
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Crayvex posted:
gently caress off and wait your turn, countersteering is next in line.
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But I want a bike I can grow into and not get bored of.
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