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Whoa. Wife Turds posted:This is sort of an emergency since I don't feel safe riding around like this and I have a meeting to get to at lunch. I'm thinking I'll adjust the idle screw just to rule out throttle cable but I was reading a GS forum (it's a GS500) and someone mentioned that it could be an O-ring between the carb and airbox that blew. It could be running very, very lean. That will cause a runaway idle. Check everything around the airbox to make sure you don't have any air leaks. Be careful riding it like this because if its lean it'll run really hot.
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chryst posted:*gladus* Ola posted:So here's my bar riser plan. http://www.crc2onlinecatalog.com/handlebars.htm I'd look a the clubman or gp touring bars. Whoa. Wife Turds posted:Oi.....*carb boot trouble* That all sounds like your'e going lean. How long had it been since you rode the bike? I'm going to bet you had an intake boot o-ring let go. Get it started, and do the spray around the carbs test to see if the rpms rise.
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As I posted in my desperation thread it's inexplicably running fine now. Here's hoping that's permanent but in the meantime I'll keep your advice in mind. Thanks, guys.
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Whoa. Wife Turds posted:Wow the way that's set up would make a fender eliminator a tall order methinks. That kind of sucks, especially considering the fender is freaking enormous. Awesome bike, though. I'd kill for that thing. I think the only change I want to do is take a saw to the pointy bit hanging below the tag. The rest of the fender can stay.
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Ola posted:So here's my bar riser plan. I have a set of bars with a 2 or 3 inch rise (I think), like the ones you posted, just sitting in my garage if you want to pay shipping on them they are yours.
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CoolBlue posted:I have a set of bars with a 2 or 3 inch rise (I think), like the ones you posted, just sitting in my garage if you want to pay shipping on them they are yours. Really? That's very cool of you. Got a pic of it? If it's not chrome, sort of the right shape and the shipping isn't too bad I'd be happy to help you clear our garage. 
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Ola posted:Really? That's very cool of you. Got a pic of it? If it's not chrome, sort of the right shape and the shipping isn't too bad I'd be happy to help you clear our garage. It's black. Let me go snap a pic of it real quick. EDIT: OK, my memory sucks. Closer to 1.5, maybe 2 inches of rise.  Click here for the full 2048x1536 image.  Click here for the full 2048x1536 image. They look a lot more scratched up in the pictures than they really are, there's a reflection coming from the window behind me. CoolBlue fucked around with this message at 17:33 on Apr 9, 2009 |
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I was offered a 94 Kawasaki Ninja 750 today in trade for one my cars I've been hot to get off my driveway. The car's worth about $2000 or so- is a 94 Ninja 750 in good condition worth similar? It's a nice looking bike. I really have never ridden anything but cruiser style bikes in the past and I'm actually a bit nervous about the transition. If I can handle a 1000cc cruiser can I handle a 750cc Ninja without killing myself? I'm planning on wearing good gear and being careful.
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Legitimate posted:I was offered a 94 Kawasaki Ninja 750 today in trade for one my cars I've been hot to get off my driveway. The car's worth about $2000 or so- is a 94 Ninja 750 in good condition worth similar? It's a nice looking bike. There's a couple '750 Ninjas' ZR7S, ZX7R 1 very different bikes. The ZX7R is tame compared to todays bikes, but still a very fast ride. I'd trade him for either one. Bob Morales fucked around with this message at 01:55 on Apr 10, 2009 |
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Bob Morales posted:There's a couple '750 Ninjas' It is a Ninja ZX7R Got a better look and it does have some scratches on it, looks like a 7/10 condition wise. He just gave me the "haven't registered the title yet, still in previous owner's name" speech so I told him that nothings happening until he get's that sorted. We'll see what happens.
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Legitimate posted:It is a Ninja ZX7R Go trade him now.
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Bob Morales posted:Go trade him now. I'm interested but he can't produce a valid title. If he gets it together I'll be all over it.
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Legitimate posted:It is a Ninja ZX7R Seems reasonable enough. It's an older supersport, but in the hands of a decent rider still very capable. Cool bikes. Obviously, make sure it's in good shape before you trade for it.
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CoolBlue posted:
That's no problem, I'd just rattlecan it nice and fresh anyway. Thanks for the pics, it looks like a little short on rise and I think the shipping will actually come close to what I pay for a new one. I'll go check them out in the shop and then let you know if I still want yours, thanks much for the offer.
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I may be showing off my ignorance here but I was hoping someone could explain cams to me. A lot of people talk about upgrading the DRZ cams and I realize I don't really understand what they are and how they work. Why are aftermarket cams better? (lighter, stronger, etc) Do all bike have 2 cams? Intake and exhaust? Do you have to tear the engine apart to change them? Also, I read this but id doesn't really clear up my questions http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camshaft
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Not all bikes have two cams. That said most new bikes, do. Most bikes have overhead cams.. where the camshafts are located under the valve cover. That makes replacing cams easy. As you only need to remove the valve cover, and maybe the cam chain tensioner. Cams are your motors program. They determine when the valves open. They determine how far the valve opens. Cams make sense if you understand how the rest of the motor works. Do you know about suck-squish-bang-blow? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internal_combustion_engine Check out the otto cycle animated gif. You can see the camshafts moving.
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The obvious bit first, the eccentric shape of the lobes allows you to turn a rotating motion into a periodic push motion. - Aftermarket cams are better in the sense that the cams sold on the aftermarket have bigger lobes so the valve opens more and/or for longer time allowing a greater intake charge = more horsepower. - Most newer bikes have two cams, many older ones like CB750s have one - they are referred to as SOHC - single overhead cam. - On the DRZ, nope. I think. I'm guessing you only need to remove the tank and the valve cover. edit: beaten like a pushrod
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http://www.howstuffworks.com/camshaft.htm Different camshafts are engineered to perform better at different RPM ranges. The site pretty much explains everything. EDIT: Beaten like a cheating whore.
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Legitimate posted:I'm interested but he can't produce a valid title. If he gets it together I'll be all over it. I had the same thing happen to me with my Magna. The guy who sold it to me never transferred the title to himself. Luckily it wasn't a problem at the DMV (aka secretary of state, in Michigan). Got my new title in the mail earlier this week. They never even asked me a question once they saw the sale price was $700.
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Malpenix Blonia posted:
I installed the o-rings and messed around with the idle a bunch and it idles like a champ now. I think most of my problem was a wildly misadjusted idle.
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Gnaghi posted:What's the general consensus on a bike sitting in the rain, particularly a naked bike? Will it get electrical or other problems if it gets rained on for a few hours? It's fine. It may be slightly more problematic if you stripped it down yourself, but probably not. Bikes that come stock naked will have no issue with it.
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Awesome, that was the only thing stopping me from riding it to my friends Mad Max/Road Warrior theater double-showing.
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Woot first paycheck at a new job!!!! only 5-6 more months to go before I can rejoin the fold as bike rider.
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When folks go to buy a bike and it doesn't have plates on it, how do you get it home? Do you just bring plates from your current bike and slap them on there just for the trip, and get proper ones when you get a chance? I know dealers can do the whole paper "temporary plate" thing, but how about private sellers? I'm looking to buy a Bonneville about 80mi away (Charlottesville, VA), and it has no tags but is in rideable condition. How do I go about picking it up?
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Buy it on a day when you can get insurance issued, go buy the bike, drive a short distance, buy insurance and plates for your new toy, return to the seller, and ride off into the sunset. Or chuck it in the back of a truck.  This obviously depends a bit on how insurance works in your area, though. For all I know, you live in some bizarro world like Z3n, where you need to have your bike insured even when it's being transported in the bed of a truck. 
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How hard is it to get a center stand back on a bike if I were to take it off to paint it? The spring sort of scares the poo poo out of me. I don't want to wrestle with a rusty weapon sprung to kill me if I don't do it right on the first try.
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Simkin posted:Buy it on a day when you can get insurance issued, go buy the bike, drive a short distance, buy insurance and plates for your new toy, return to the seller, and ride off into the sunset. Well, technically it only needs to be registered in a street legal fashion. And...to be registered you...need to have insurance.  Usually if you have the papers on you, you've got a 10 day grace period, and most cops wouldn't be dick enough to cite you. Insurance varies depending on state and provider. I know that state farm has a 30 day grace period where they cover anything that you purchase without you even having to report it. Nvader, just remove the spring first with a pair of spring pullers (vicegrips will work but are not recommended) and then remove the centerstand. You can also make a halfway decent spring puller out of a heavy duty wire paint stirrer, if you have one.
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NVaderJ posted:How hard is it to get a center stand back on a bike if I were to take it off to paint it? The spring sort of scares the poo poo out of me. I don't want to wrestle with a rusty weapon sprung to kill me if I don't do it right on the first try. The easy solution begins before you take the spring off. Get a bunch of pennies together, extend the centerstand. Put pennies between the spring coils. fold the center stand back up, the pennies will hold the spring extended and it will come right off. No pain, no drama. You could use washers too, but these days, washers cost a couple/three cents each. Pennies cost, well, a penny!
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:When folks go to buy a bike and it doesn't have plates on it, how do you get it home? But yeah, make sure you're insured, cause if the cop's being a dick or pulled you for speeding or something, that's another thing they can stack on the list.
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Gnomad posted:The easy solution begins before you take the spring off. Holy crap, that's genius. Too bad it wouldn't work with exhaust springs.
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Nerobro, Ola, MrKatharsis posted:Good info Thanks for the info. That actually cleared up almost all my questions. I do for the most part understand how an engine works, but I didn't understand what would change by switching the camshafts, the bigger "lobe" make sense now. Also DOHC vs SOHC finally make sense too, thanks! Do you think changing them (specifically for the DRZ) would make a big difference? For this year I'm only concerned about switching the carb but I was thinking about this for next year. It's only a few hundred bucks. Would I be better off saving for a big bore kit? (I know that's a lot bigger of a job but could be a good winter project). EDIT: Would I only need new camshafts if I already had the big bore kit or would it help with stock as well? cmorrow001 fucked around with this message at 16:23 on Apr 11, 2009 |
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How important is gas milage to you? I rode a DRZ400SM with the carb, cams, and the 3x3 mod and it was just perfect. My friend had a big bore kit on it, and his stance was that at that point you should just buy a KTM/whatever. Tanks your gas milage, gives you some more power but not enough to make up for it. Cams will help a lot stock. The E uses the hotter cams, probably because offroad is more leniant on emissions than on road.
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Z3n posted:How important is gas milage to you? I rode a DRZ400SM with the carb, cams, and the 3x3 mod and it was just perfect. My friend had a big bore kit on it, and his stance was that at that point you should just buy a KTM/whatever. Tanks your gas milage, gives you some more power but not enough to make up for it. Let's not lie, none of us ride for the gas mileage. I currently get 40mpg with the 3x3 and full exhaust. I know that the new carb will hurt my mileage but I don't really care. My Speed Triple only gets a little over 30mpg. I just want more kick out of the DRZ. I'd really like to learn how to wheelie it this summer and I think more power should help. (I'm really too much of a pussy to learn how to wheelie again so I'm just doing this for power, screw gas mileage...the smile on my face is worth it)
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cmorrow001 posted:Let's not lie, none of us ride for the gas mileage. I currently get 40mpg with the 3x3 and full exhaust. I know that the new carb will hurt my mileage but I don't really care. If you're cool with tanking the poo poo out of your gas mileage, then go for it. I think he dropped down into the mid 20s with the set of mods + the BB kit. He also rides like a complete hooligan though. How does your S3 get that low of gas mileage? Mine, which ran rich as a pig, still got in the mid 30s with normal use and low 40s with freeway.
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Z3n posted:If you're cool with tanking the poo poo out of your gas mileage, then go for it. I think he dropped down into the mid 20s with the set of mods + the BB kit. He also rides like a complete hooligan though. Well then I figure without the big bore I'll be in mid 30's which is fine with me. I'll probblay look into the cams for next year. I see used ones go up for sale every couple of months for ~200 intake and exhaust. Z3n posted:How does your S3 get that low of gas mileage? Mine, which ran rich as a pig, still got in the mid 30s with normal use and low 40s with freeway. It seems a lot of people only get mid 30's mpg. I get ~110 miles or so per tank and fill up about 3 gallons. I'll look into it further though.
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You have a larger gas tank? because with 30~mpg, and the 2.5gallon tank that the internet says the drz has. Well I'd find a 75-80mile range to be a pain.
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blugu64 posted:You have a larger gas tank? because with 30~mpg, and the 2.5gallon tank that the internet says the drz has. Well I'd find a 75-80mile range to be a pain. I'm currently getting around 100 miles out of a tank, if it dropped down to 75-80 that would be okay. It's really just a through town (and soon a track), gently caress around toy. If I'm going any distance at all I take the Triumph. If I found a good deal on a larger tank though, I'd get one but it's not a priority.
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Gnomad posted:The easy solution begins before you take the spring off. Thanks! This worked perfectly.
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My mirror has started to go out of adjustment on the freeway, any ideas to make the ball and socket a little... stickier?
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