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^^ Whattup blue 'busa buddy? Turbo, or just extremely short pipes? Can't quite make out what's going on in that picture.
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Looks pretty good debadged, and I dont usually like that. Missing an exhaust though 
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Nov 15, 2008 23:24
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Tips where the mufflers would be, it's loud as gently caress but necessary here in florida where old people can't hear you and will just run your rear end over.
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Nov 15, 2008 23:42
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Nov 16, 2008 00:04
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Phat_Albert posted:Here we go.... We could all just go read the archived megathread and pretend we had the argument all over again...
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v vWhat can I say, I've heard them all. It's not going to burn a valve because there's plenty of header to avoid it. It's not going to cause backpressure issues. Altering my driving habits here to avoid situations so that geriatrics won't take me out is impossible short of just not riding because seriously, if you have never ridden in daytona beach then you have no clue. It's loud, yes, but it doesn't cause problems unless I stand on the throttle, which I don't. If that makes me a douchebag, I am surprisingly ok with that. Other than that, yes, I did get it tuned this way and yes I did spend the extra cash to get a custom power commander map for it. That should cover it I guess, so now we can get back to looking at people's bieks. peengers fucked around with this message at 02:10 on Nov 16, 2008 |
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Nov 16, 2008 01:32
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peengers posted:Tips where the mufflers would be, it's loud as gently caress but necessary here in florida where old people can't hear you and will just run your rear end over. The second part is why the first part is stupid. Furthermore, you act like because people hear you or see you they're not going to run you over. I'd almost respect people more if they just said "Yeah, I like it and gently caress everyone else". Everyone thinks traffic is more horrible in their parts of the world. To contribute, though, here's the last shots of my XR before it goes up on the chopping block...friend never transfered it out of my name, so I guess it's still my bike!   Click here for the full 600x800 image. I got it to start on the first kick, which was pretty good, but the carbs are clogged to poo poo. 
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Z3n posted:The second part is why the first part is stupid. Furthermore, you act like because people hear you or see you they're not going to run you over. No, I act like having a loud bike means that there is a distinct possibility that they'll hear me beside them. quote:I'd almost respect people more if they just said "Yeah, I like it and gently caress everyone else". Everyone thinks traffic is more horrible in their parts of the world. I've ridden regularly in DC during rush hour and it's no where near as packed with idiots as florida is, especially daytona. Within three weeks of owning my bike I was merged into 6 times, and each time I avoided getting killed because I pay attention to my surroundings. The day I bought this bike, I met two people with horrendous road rash because they got tagged by old people that just drove away, oblivious to the fact that they almost killed someone. But hey, by all means continue to stroke your neckbeard while voicing your opinion on the internet. quote:
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peengers posted:No, I act like having a loud bike means that there is a distinct possibility that they'll hear me beside them. Furthermore, you act like because people hear you or see you they're not going to run you over. Loud pipes are stupid as a defense mechanism because they still rely on the other people on the road to do something smart...which is always a losing bet. quote:What happened to it? Sat in my friend's garage for too long without being run. Apparently I'm the only person that can kick start the drat thing. It's not in bad shape, it starts right up, it just needs some time and love that I don't have to put into it right now. I "sold" it to my friend, he was lazy, and now he's selling it, the TTR, and his GSX-R to fund trackbikes for him and his son.  Click here for the full 800x600 image.  Click here for the full 600x800 image. I'll miss that TTR, the best stoppie bike known to mankind 
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Nov 16, 2008 06:05
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Z3n posted:Furthermore, you act like because people hear you or see you they're not going to run you over. Loud pipes are stupid as a defense mechanism because they still rely on the other people on the road to do something smart...which is always a losing bet. I think that you're mixing being complacent with doing what you can to minimize risk. quote:Sat in my friend's garage for too long without being run. Apparently I'm the only person that can kick start the drat thing. It's not in bad shape, it starts right up, it just needs some time and love that I don't have to put into it right now. I "sold" it to my friend, he was lazy, and now he's selling it, the TTR, and his GSX-R to fund trackbikes for him and his son. The gixxer looks reasonably clean. I don't know anything about track bikes though. Sucks, I hate it when people don't take care of things that I give them.
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peengers posted:I think that you're mixing being complacent with doing what you can to minimize risk. No, I just don't think it's worth pissing off all of those other people on the offchance that it's going to stop someone from merging into me. I know loud pipes piss off other people, because i'm a motorcyclist and they piss me off when I don't want to hear it. I also know that it's not going to stop people from merging into me...so while it's a promise they'll piss people off, it's not a promise they'll stop anyone from merging into me. In the "sounds cool" aspect, they're great...I just don't think it's worth it to sound cool in exchange for people, cops, and random bystanders hating on me for having a loud bike. You'd be amazed at how much less cop attention you get when they don't hear you coming a mile away. I run stock pipes on my bike because I don't need more power and I've avoided at least 3 tickets by now by seeing the cop first because he didn't hear me coming. It's great to watch them look up, uninterested, as I cruise by at 15 over simply because I don't have a pipe on the bike. Obviously, if I'm not making sound, I must not be going that fast.  quote:The gixxer looks reasonably clean. I don't know anything about track bikes though. Sucks, I hate it when people don't take care of things that I give them. Track bikes have loud exhausts  And I kinda sold the bike to him, kinda gave it away. It's a long story. But he keeps my bikes and spares in his garage for free, taught me how to ride, and helped me take care of my bikes when I blew engines in them, so I don't mind so much. It was half my fault for being the only person who could start it anyways and not starting it when I was up there. His GSX-R is quite nice, but that was a poo poo year for GSX-Rs...the year that the 600 and the 750 shared the same frame and engine, the 600 was just sleeved down. Hopefully soon he'll have a SV with all the toys on it for his track/twisties toy. His son is getting a racebuilt EX500 engine in a GSX-R frame for his trackbike. Pretty sweet little setup. Z3n fucked around with this message at 07:21 on Nov 16, 2008 |
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Z3n posted:No, I just don't think it's worth pissing off all of those other people on the offchance that it's going to stop someone from merging into me. Well, since I changed to stubby pipes I haven't had a single instance of someone merging into me and it's been months. I also don't get hassled by cops because, as I said, I don't make an rear end of myself. To be quite honest I really don't care if the noise pisses people off, because as an added benefit it loving sounds great to me and they'll get over it. Ah well. We need more biek pics. And good point from the ticket side of things, however, most of the riding I do has cops in well known areas so I don't worry about it too much. And I'm thinking my next mod might be a laser interceptor anyway.. 
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Nov 16, 2008 07:25
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peengers posted:Well, since I changed to stubby pipes I haven't had a single instance of someone merging into me and it's been months. I also don't get hassled by cops because, as I said, I don't make an rear end of myself. To be quite honest I really don't care if the noise pisses people off, because as an added benefit it loving sounds great to me and they'll get over it. Word: I'll probably ride this thing as much as his son will...  Click here for the full 1024x768 image.  Click here for the full 1024x768 image. I'll post some more images when I go pick it up I'll be tearing it down, cleaning the carbs, taking care of some other odds and ends on it...just the usual for a track bike that's been sitting. I do all the mechanical work for my friend as a way of repaying him for housing my bikes and spares, so I've got some investment in all of his bikes too
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w00t new tank I started out with the stock Bonneville tank, found it didn't hold enough for my purposes, and moved up to the Norman Hyde SS tank. That also had a number of problems which I won't go through again here. But... I finally have what I've been looking for. This is a one-off tank custom made by Evan Wilcox in Ukiah, California. It's made of aluminum, has a centrally-mounted sealed cap, a breather tube running to the charcoal cannister, and it holds 7.5 gallons of fuel. Given the weight of my bike with full touring gear, I get about 35 mpg, which puts my range above 250 miles. Evan calls it the Triumph GS Clubman tank, based off of an old BSA Gold Star tank design.      
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that's a big goddamn tank. you gonna get some triumph logos for it? i think it's lacking without them.
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Nov 16, 2008 13:57
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Nice. Is it clearcoated or is it just straight aluminum?
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Nov 16, 2008 14:51
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I'm unsure if I'll get decals for it. The aluminum is very nice by itself. And nope, no clearcoat, just bare metal.
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Nov 16, 2008 16:38
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That is a loving badass tank. My next bike will have a huge tank for long trips. 
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rope kid posted:I'm unsure if I'll get decals for it. The aluminum is very nice by itself. Hoo boy, you'll have to keep up on the polishing, so it doesnt oxidize. Looks great though.
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Thanks. Yeah, I know polishing may be a bit of a pain, but the clearcoat on the Norman Hyde tank really detracted from the look overall, I think. I rode from SF to Orange County today. It was nice to see NO GAS FOR XXX MILES signs and just be like yeah whatevs.
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Nov 17, 2008 05:36
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won't it get rather warm in the sun
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I don't think so. It was in the sun all day today and had no problems. I never had any problems with my Norman Hyde tank in the sun, either. My seat tended to get a lot warmer than my tank.
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Bought this '01 F650GS Dakar in late September. After some cooling problems and a head gasket change she's finally healthy. This is as adventure-y a shot as she'll ever get. 
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Nov 17, 2008 22:47
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1982 Honda CM250C, bought it last night for $300, works great! Next step is to register it.
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rope kid posted:Thanks. Yeah, I know polishing may be a bit of a pain, but the clearcoat on the Norman Hyde tank really detracted from the look overall, I think. Since it's aluminum you could get it clear anodized. That'd take care of your oxidation issues, and so long as it's polished to gently caress before you get it ano'd it shouldn't have a noticeable effect on the finish.
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Legerdemain posted:This is as adventure-y a shot as she'll ever get.
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Legerdemain posted:Bought this '01 F650GS Dakar http://advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=371650
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npn posted:This makes me sad. Yeah I was going to say the same roughly. What you going to put it in your living room or something?
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Well, I'm a new rider. Never say never, I guess, but my big accomplishment today was a twenty mile ride to the mall.
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Legerdemain posted:Well, I'm a new rider. Never say never, I guess, but my big accomplishment today was a twenty mile ride to the mall.
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Z3n posted:That was a cunning lead in. This is the exact reason that, even during the hot summer months of GA (95F + 90% humidity, every day) I wear full gear for everything except for quick trips down to the convenience store when I leave my over pants at home.
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I just an XT 225 recently: Still under 900 miles and a 1000 mile break in... on a '94 bike. Still stock tires too, which I need to get around to replacing. They don't exactly inspire confidence in cornering. Lawn fucked around with this message at 23:16 on Nov 24, 2008 |
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I just got a 2000 SV650 this weekend. It's got 8500 miles on it, totally stock, runs like a dream. Nothing you all haven't seen a thousand times before - but it's pretty exciting to me! Crappy cell-phone pic from tonight. Past couple of days in Seattle have been absolutely beautiful.  I'm pretty broke so I'm gonna try and do some hackin' on the fender instead of buying a fender elim. kit. Stock exhaust seems to think it's a lawnmower  , so I've got a Holeshot slip-on in my sights. They've got a close-out deal on their 1st gen SV650 systems, so they're quite affordable at the moment, and they sound really nice.edit: i'm a good spellar! 
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ail posted:won't it get rather warm in the sun Aluminum reflects over 90% of both visible and infrared radiation and is an excellent thermal conductor as well. Heat should build up much less than a painted tank. Also it looks sweeeeet.
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civilian.d posted:I'm pretty broke so I'm gonna try and do some hackin' on the fender instead of buying a fender elim. kit. The SV650 of that generation had a longer mudguard/fender than the SV650S of the same years. If the longer mudguard bothers you but you want SOME protection from mud/debris flinging up your back, try finding an older SV650S mudguard on eBay. That way, you get a good quality finish (no hackjob like you might get doing it yourself), complete with license plate light and good turn signal mounts (unlike a fender eliminator). Then again if you want it really short, hack away.
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Would taking away some of the fairings from my zx600 cause any problems? The lower fairing that wraps around the exhaust headers and kinda focuses air at the radiator is the one I am talking about. Some of the mounting tabs on the plastic were hosed already and the less plastic the better.
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dietcokefiend posted:Would taking away some of the fairings from my zx600 cause any problems? The lower fairing that wraps around the exhaust headers and kinda focuses air at the radiator is the one I am talking about. Some of the mounting tabs on the plastic were hosed already and the less plastic the better. This should probably be followed up on in one of the questions threads if you have more questions, but other than a possible lack of support between the two side fairings (take the thing off and see if they wobble) theres really not any reason to remove fairing pieces if you want to.
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pr0zac posted:This should probably be followed up on in one of the questions threads if you have more questions, but other than a possible lack of support between the two side fairings (take the thing off and see if they wobble) theres really not any reason to remove fairing pieces if you want to. Well they have been off since I put the bike back together. No wobble once I actually put the bolts back into place
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 Got it last Sunday and had about 5 minutes on it before I had to go out of town for a week. Just got done practicing the motions for starting on hills which is the one thing I'm not comfortable with yet and is very important for Charlottesville. e: More info. '09 250R with about 3 miles on the clock and that's my Evo looking jealous in the background. Net Boners fucked around with this message at 23:54 on Dec 1, 2008 |
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buns of molybdenum posted:
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