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TheCosmicMuffet posted:He explained that, though. That's what I'm counting on  EDIT: Also, in both the last 2 links they had bags/panniers on the sides of the bike which makes it MUCH easier to lift. One even says: quote:I found it very difficult to pick up an F-650 that did not have bags on it. But I did. The R bikes give you an added lift because of the jugs sticking out. Having bags on also gives an added lift. My work bike is stupidly easy to lift because it has panniers and crash bars. It's never lying all the way over and I've only had trouble lifting it up once when a pannier fell off and the drat thing was lodged in a garden bed (I'm a postie). It's only 120kg or so too, around half the weight of the VFR and it's all lower down. I honestly don't think I'd have much trouble lifting a bike that had bags on, regardless of how heavy it was. And I'll conceed that it probably is possible for a girl to lift a heavy arse bike from lying right on it's side. But it's loving hard and I think I'd do more damage to the bike than it's worth in the attempt. Far better to find some dashing young man to help me. huplescat fucked around with this message at 03:29 on Oct 24, 2009 |
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Z3n posted:Note: You may want to consider your location before you google for "Skirt lift BMW".
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:that's cause her name is Skert. i've seen her at BMW rallies. she uses that technique to lift road kings and poo poo. she's like 5'4". Yeah I remembered that after the first google search. Little too late. 
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:that's cause her name is Skert. i've seen her at BMW rallies. she uses that technique to lift road kings and poo poo. she's like 5'4".  I have to lift it like this though. The video way just doesn't work with how tall/skinny/heavy my bike is and how small I am. 
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Went epxloring today, shouldn't have gotten my boots wet, it was only 45 degrees for a high.
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Jesus Christ that looks slippery.
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inspired by nero's stator thread, i thought i'd try to rewire the armature on my R90/6. luckily the stator is ok. yeah that's bad.  wire's off! about 600 turns. gotta find some new wire now. lots.
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So hey, I have a new bike. 2008 Honda CB600F Hornet, 3333km on the clock (2071 miles) and mint condition. It has triple the power of my previous bike, and gets mighty exciting past 6000rpm. I'm also delighted that it has a fuel gauge and clock on the dash. I guess I'm easily impressed.
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Smirk posted:I'm also delighted that it has a fuel gauge and clock on the dash. I guess I'm easily impressed. No, they're very awesome. Or maybe I'm just easily impressed too  EDIT: nice bike too
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Very jealous Smirk, can't wait to see it in person soon.
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Oct 28, 2009 13:33
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Me on my new Ninja.
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DiZ posted:Very jealous Smirk, can't wait to see it in person soon. +1 I am the new owner of Smirk's old bike. I guess I could post a pic of it here, if he hasn't already done so earlier in the thread. :P
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What the gently caress is this +1 thing people keep using?
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Doctor Zero posted:What the gently caress is this +1 thing people keep using? They do it a lot on ADVrider
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Smirk posted:So hey, I have a new bike. 2008 Honda CB600F Hornet, 3333km on the clock (2071 miles) and mint condition. It has triple the power of my previous bike, and gets mighty exciting past 6000rpm. I'm also delighted that it has a fuel gauge and clock on the dash. I guess I'm easily impressed. Is this sold in the US?
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Smirk posted:So hey, I have a new bike. 2008 Honda CB600F Hornet, 3333km on the clock (2071 miles) and mint condition. It has triple the power of my previous bike, and gets mighty exciting past 6000rpm. I'm also delighted that it has a fuel gauge and clock on the dash. I guess I'm easily impressed. That's a great looking bike.
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Doctor Zero posted:What the gently caress is this +1 thing people keep using? Oh, it's just intended to mean "me too". Same as if I'd just quoted DiZ's post I guess.
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ari.gato posted:Is this sold in the US? No  Gorgeous bike though.
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Cabledude posted:Me on my new Ninja. Which ninja is that?
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Oct 28, 2009 18:58
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Looks like the new Ninja 250R
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It's a 2009 Ninja 250R. It's getting it's first oil change tomorrow 
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I just bought a house and my father just bought a brand new motorcycle. As a housewarming gift he gave me his old bike a 73 CB750  First thing to change is to get rid of that little windscreen and to fix the broken triple clamp he noticed after taking it for one last ride.
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Smirk posted:So hey, I have a new bike. 2008 Honda CB600F Hornet, 3333km on the clock (2071 miles) and mint condition. It has triple the power of my previous bike, and gets mighty exciting past 6000rpm. I'm also delighted that it has a fuel gauge and clock on the dash. I guess I'm easily impressed.
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Endless Mike posted:This is what the Gladius would look like if Suzuki had competent designers. really? You don't like this?
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My new-to-me 2005 Suzuki V Strom DL650. Found the bike on the ADVrider forums last week, flew up to Oakland 2 days later with 4 grand in my pocket to meet a total stranger in Pittsburg, CA for the transaction and then rode the bitch back to Orange County the same day. I'm a crazy rear end in a top hat. This is the 4th bike I've owned in a year and I've only been riding for a year. I'm pretty much addicted to these machines! Bike had 20k on the odo and came with the bags, tankbag, a spare knobby, and brand new tires. Needs some work though. The front and rear brakes squeal like a stuck pig even though the seller said the brakes were "brand new"  so I'm probably going to need new pads and maybe rotors. Hopefully don't have to rebuild the pistons because I have no idea how difficult/easy that is. Also the clutch cable needs adjusting cause the bike creeps forward when sitting in first gear even though I have the lever pulled to the handgrip. Other than that, sweet ride! 
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FrothyDawg posted:The front and rear brakes squeal like a stuck pig even though the seller said the brakes were "brand new" Could be that he just didn't apply any anti-squeal grease to the backs of the pads. Cross your fingers.
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Doctor Zero posted:Could be that he just didn't apply any anti-squeal grease to the backs of the pads. Cross your fingers. Good to know. How would I verify this? Take the things apart and close-up visual inspection?
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My brakes squeal from sitting outside unless I clean the rotor every week or two.
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FrothyDawg posted:Good to know. How would I verify this? Take the things apart and close-up visual inspection? Yeah. You'll need to do it anyway to see what's up and if you don't see any grease on the back of the pads, slap some on there.
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FrothyDawg posted:My new-to-me 2005 Suzuki V Strom DL650. Found the bike on the ADVrider forums last week, flew up to Oakland 2 days later with 4 grand in my pocket to meet a total stranger in Pittsburg, CA for the transaction and then rode the bitch back to Orange County the same day. I'm a crazy rear end in a top hat. This is the 4th bike I've owned in a year and I've only been riding for a year. I'm pretty much addicted to these machines! drat dude, not screwing around with the ADV bikes. What happened with the GS? I bet that the pads are just squealing, easy enough to fix. Bring it up here and I'll show you how to take care of it
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:really? You don't like this? You do?
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I had a shiteating grin a mile wide driving this thing around for a little bit today. Nobody knew what the gently caress.
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Z3n posted:drat dude, not screwing around with the ADV bikes. What happened with the GS? Yeah I'm hooked! I still have the GS. I wanted a second bike so I wouldn't put so much wear on the GS...that's the excuse I used to justify the purchase anyway, heh. That sounds like a plan, dude! Let me know when you're available. I'm off Wed-Sat so I've got lots of down time every week.
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:really? You don't like this?
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Cabledude posted:Me on my new Ninja. Dude. What's it like being Spider-man?
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FrothyDawg posted:Yeah I'm hooked! I still have the GS. I wanted a second bike so I wouldn't put so much wear on the GS...that's the excuse I used to justify the purchase anyway, heh. Nice. I'm moving this weekend to a place a few blocks off of where we met downtown, with a 2 car garage. If you wanted to come up next thursday or something, you're more than welcome, or the week after. You know how to get in touch with me
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:really? You don't like this? It looks like a giant insect. Do not like. dietcokefiend posted:I had a shiteating grin a mile wide driving this thing around for a little bit today. Nobody knew what the gently caress. That is extremely awesome  Did you make the rack for it? It looks a bit like a modified roof rack or something?EDIT: I wonder if my pushy would fit on the gear sack rack....
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TheCosmicMuffet posted:really? You don't like this? A buddy of mine just bought one in black, and I must say that:  1. In person, I find them to be quite attractive in black 2. I think suzuki chose the wrong colour scheme for their marketing collateral Also they're a really nice bike to ride - smooth, comfortable, sure footed - a great learner's bike. Although that's probably not unexpected since it's more or less the SV. The white and blue is absolutely awful, though.
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huplescat posted:It looks like a giant insect. Do not like. Looking like an insect is not a bad thing.  Click here for the full 640x486 image.
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Phy posted:Dude. What's it like being Spider-man? It's all fun and games until you web yourself
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