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I never did post to this thread... 1994 R1100RS, 177,770 miles when I got it for $1400. Complete maintenance records (and I mean *complete* - I put them all in a spreadsheet, and there were 280 entries) Second owner's nephew crashed it...somehow. The plastics in the front are all bent and broken, and I recently discovered that the front (non-structural) frame is slightly bent, but the 'make it go' bits are all straight. I bought a new gauge-cluster surround and swapped the gauges over, and managed to get the busted windshield off the fairing, and get the fairing on *almost* straight. The bare bulb in the headlight works, and I've put a couple hundred miles on the bike, and the bug's definitely bitten me. Sadly, winter's come to Denver, and while I have gear, it's definitely fair-weather gear at this point. I am a sad panda. As it was when I got it home.     Fairing stripped off. *NOT* a good candidate for a streetfighter (just look at that fugly tank!)   
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Oct 10, 2009 23:14
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  Actually meant to go farther but was plagued by a mechanical problem I couldn't solve on the fly. Only made it maybe a mile from my house, but hey, its pretty!
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Oct 11, 2009 23:58
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Kate A 2004 GSX-R 1000 edit: size Omicr0n fucked around with this message at 02:03 on Oct 12, 2009 |
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Oct 12, 2009 01:54
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Nice! Is that painted on or a vinyl wrap?
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Oct 12, 2009 07:55
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Artemis J Brassnuts posted:Nice! Is that painted on or a vinyl wrap? Painted.
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Oct 12, 2009 09:19
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Chill_Bebop posted:Actually meant to go farther but was plagued by a mechanical problem I couldn't solve on the fly. Only made it maybe a mile from my house, but hey, its pretty! Hey what year is that and how is it? I was thinking of fixing up a DR650 for my next project but I have no idea how the bikes are.
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Oct 12, 2009 15:45
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8ender posted:Hey what year is that and how is it? I was thinking of fixing up a DR650 for my next project but I have no idea how the bikes are. Its a '90 DR350. And the bikes are pretty great in general: This one ad most of the work done before I had gotten to it, such as aftermarket Pegs, Renthal bars, Clarke Desert Tank, Rallycross Tires, Shorter gearing, Stiffened/reworked rear suspension, and better jetting. I like the 350 for the 6 speed, but the DR650 is supposed to be a great bike as well, if kind of heavy. I think my 350 is a good cross of trail usability and longer distance. If anything I think the stock DR rear suspension is a soggy piece of poo poo. I would take a DR650 over a KLR any day. They are really cheap most places I look.  
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Oct 12, 2009 21:49
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Thought I'd finally chime in here... I had a 1978 GL 1000 for most of the year. Got it for cheap, fixed it up a fair bit and sold it for at crazy stupid cheap loss to a friend. Thought I should get rid of it since i didn't need it, don't have a garage and winter is coming. And at least I have another riding buddy now!  Click here for the full 1280x960 image. And here's a picture from last year of my primary two-wheeled love, a VL800TK8:  Click here for the full 1280x960 image.
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Oct 14, 2009 07:54
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Well here is what my 2000 CBR600 looks like now.
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Oct 14, 2009 16:27
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iroc_dis posted:Well here is what my 2000 CBR600 looks like now. Wheelie gone wrong? I hope you're alright!
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Oct 14, 2009 16:51
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iroc_dis posted:Well here is what my 2000 CBR600 looks like now. drat did someone rear end you? Don't leave us hanging.
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Oct 14, 2009 17:15
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iroc_dis posted:Well here is what my 2000 CBR600 looks like now. Did it involve that crashed gsx-r in the background?
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Oct 14, 2009 18:11
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Z3n posted:Wheelie gone wrong? I hope you're alright!
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Oct 14, 2009 18:26
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:too much yut and not enough ugh!  Man that GSXR is effed to. You (and your pals?) really know how to mess a bike up.
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Oct 14, 2009 20:26
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Edit// Oops. Go here iroc_dis fucked around with this message at 21:23 on Oct 14, 2009 |
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Oct 14, 2009 21:09
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iroc_dis posted:Sorry for that less than detailed post. I tried to find a "Hay I crashed my bike" megathread and couldn't find one. Crash Thread: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3091384
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Oct 14, 2009 21:13
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Z3n posted:Wheelie gone wrong? I hope you're alright! cmorrow001 posted:Did it involve that crashed gsx-r in the background? Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:too much yut and not enough ugh! Spiffness posted:
Hahaha Jack the Smack posted:drat did someone rear end you? Don't leave us hanging. I win.
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Oct 14, 2009 21:23
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Jack, what has happened to you...being right and reasonable and poo poo. 
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Oct 14, 2009 22:00
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Bought a new bike   2004 GS500f bought it 2 weeks ago, 15k miles, fairings and engine are clean as hell and bikes never been dropped from what the owner told me and I believed it. 1800$ It basicly needs a new front tire, and a light bulb for the tach and another bulb for the turn signal indicator on the instrument panel. Working on removing the dumb stickers. It's my first bike and i'm practicing on it with my permit and i'm loving it, good power, especially after about 6k rpms, easy and forgiving handling from what i've experienced and comfortable, and most of all FUN.
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Oct 15, 2009 09:09
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Last weekend I upgraded from this: To this    It's really nice to finally have room for my legs and I've been bouncing around with happiness for days. Going from 250cc to 750cc is so much fun. God I love that bike.
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Oct 15, 2009 10:31
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Oct 15, 2009 19:28
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Mechanism Eight posted:Unless the exhausts have changed for the late models that looks like it's had the baffle cut. How's it sound? Yeah the previous owner said he'd had some of the exhaust bits removed, not sure what he meant exactly but he just said it's a bit louder than stock, which is fine by me, the sound it makes is deep below 5k rpm and about 6 it is more of a screamer.
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Oct 15, 2009 19:34
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Finally got my bike back from the repairers where I kinda rode into the side of a mountain, I'll post in the crash reports thread. Iphone picture of my 2004 GS500 
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Oct 17, 2009 10:53
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New toy time. A 1982 GS650E. Needs new intake boots/boot o-rings, some small cracks in the side covers fixed, and sometime soon, a new chain. The bike came with an extra seat, a new battery, fairly new tires, and spare brake pads.  Yes, that is "THE" piggy.
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Oct 22, 2009 15:49
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Nerobro posted:New toy time. A 1982 GS650E. hahah, dear god man, how many GSes does that make for you now? Looks pretty clean though, nice find =)
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Oct 22, 2009 17:48
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huplescat posted:Last weekend I upgraded from this - to this er...what are they?
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Oct 22, 2009 19:50
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Jabs posted:Red to black is always an upgrade... Ninja 250 to VFR 750 
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Oct 22, 2009 20:12
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Raven457 posted:hahah, dear god man, how many GSes does that make for you now? Looks pretty clean though, nice find =) I own six... Four need to be sold.
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Oct 22, 2009 22:42
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Z3n posted:
Haha yes, sorry The old Ninjas are just called GPX250's here, but same thing, just no Ninja sticker.The VFR had a lie down in the driveway the other day. I am not happy, but at least the damage is as minimal as it could have been considering it was on concrete. Big scrape of paint gone from behind the right indicator and a crack in the fairing below the headlight that's barely visable. It took 3 of us to lift the drat thing up again. Moral of the story is don't drop loving heavy bikes I'll get it fixed up professionally after I've owned it for a few months and am past the likely to drop it again phase. Until then it's dodgy touch up paint and a bit of superglue to stop the crack getting worse.
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Oct 23, 2009 09:23
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huplescat posted:Moral of the story is don't drop loving heavy bikes
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Oct 23, 2009 12:20
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:i dropped an old ninja 900 in the bed of my truck when i was unloading it and christ it took me like 30 minutes to get it upright again. if it had fallen off the ramp while backing it out it probably would have killed me. i don't see how crotch rockets have any business being that heavy. Youch, that would have been a bitch. I had no problem picking up the 250 when I dropped it and regularly pick up my 110cc work bike (it has crash bars, who cares if it falls over) but I don't think I'll ever be able to lift the 750 even with a good technique. It's just too top heavy.
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Oct 23, 2009 12:48
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huplescat posted:I don't think I'll ever be able to lift the 750 even with a good technique. It's just too top heavy. Tada https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pPjYweKeiLk
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Oct 23, 2009 18:26
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Uthor posted:Tada yeah, pretty sure you could pick up a bike made out of pure led with that tecnique... leverage, etc.
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Oct 23, 2009 21:47
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soy posted:yeah, pretty sure you could pick up a bike made out of pure led with that tecnique... leverage, etc. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Er4FFEQ8I And you thought you were exaggerating!
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Oct 23, 2009 22:26
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UserNotFound posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-8Er4FFEQ8I And you thought you were exaggerating! Yeeer and did you see exactly how far that thing fell? I could see myself being able to do what he did simply because half the work is already done since it's resting half way up. It's that initial lift that's the heaviest and hardest. As for the first video, it helps that he's on ground where it won't roll much and I don't think I could have my hand on the handle bar and rack both at once as it's quite long, plus the rack probably isn't made for that kind of weight on it. And he's clearly had practise, something I don't and can't get because there's no way I'm putting my bike down on any surface just to practise picking it up. I'm a girl, bikes are heavy  The girl in the first video couldn't do it either. I rest my case.
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Oct 23, 2009 22:59
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huplescat posted:Yeeer and did you see exactly how far that thing fell? I could see myself being able to do what he did simply because half the work is already done since it's resting half way up. It's that initial lift that's the heaviest and hardest. http://www.ibmwr.org/otech/pickup.html and http://www.pinkribbonrides.com/dropped.html Note: You may want to consider your location before you google for "Skirt lift BMW".  It's more than possible for you to lift just about any bike as long as you use the correct technique. Remember that you're not dead lifting 500+ pounds, you're just tipping it back upright.
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huplescat posted:I'm a girl, bikes are heavy Hmm, I didn't get that far into the video before posting it. But, still, remember that technique and don't try lifting it with your back like your fist instinct would be. Plus, adrenaline helps a lot. I don't think he mentioned it, but if the bike falls on the right side, hold the front brake with your left hand. Either side it falls on, try to put the bike in gear if you can. This keeps the bike from rolling while you are lifting it.
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huplescat posted:I'm a girl, bikes are heavy He explained that, though. Simply lie, spread-eagled by the side of the road with your eyes closed, and some guy will stop and help you. 
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I have the the Dakar version of that bike, which is a quite a bit taller, and I've picked it up easily on a couple of occasions using that technique. I'm 130 lbs, so being a girl should be no excuse(kill me).
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