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I installed a set of handlebar risers and I used my new ADV Designs F800GS toolkit to do it. It's nice to finally have the proper tool for every fastener on my bike.  I also pulled the battery because there's 2" of snow on the ground and it's not going to be gone until May. Stupid northern Ontario winter. 
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Dec 5, 2009 01:36
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I gained access to the Voodoo that is my transmission. Really wish I could find the charger for my camera, but the iPhone will do.
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Dec 5, 2009 01:43
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Drove the bike into my basement today 
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Dec 7, 2009 16:30
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this is the saddest thread now
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Dec 8, 2009 00:12
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Bled my brakes and greased my axles, preparation for the ride-able Florida winter ahead 
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Dec 8, 2009 01:41
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AncientTV posted:Bled my brakes and greased my axles, preparation for the ride-able Florida winter ahead Looks at your post. Looks at the Blizzard warning for tomorrow. I hate you! 
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Dec 8, 2009 02:48
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To be fair, it's more like a bearable winter on straight, flat roads populated by the worst drivers in the country... and it'll be my first riding season 
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Dec 8, 2009 02:55
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dietcokefiend posted:Drove the bike into my basement today What is that rear cage thing?
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Dec 8, 2009 08:23
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Drunk Pledge Driver posted:What is that rear cage thing? I believe dietcokefiend is the one who built his rack to carry his push-bike on. edit: yep 
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Dec 8, 2009 09:05
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Rode it in 14 °F weather, since I had finals I needed to get to and the jet stream is being a dick and letting Arctic air blow in from Canada. I worry about what running it in this cold weather is doing to the rate of engine wear, since even with a quarter of the radiator blocked by cardboard, it still takes forever for the temperature gauge to (barely) make it off the 'cold' needle. One of these days I need to get heated handgrips and an underarmor balaclava.
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Dec 9, 2009 07:17
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Chairon posted:I gained access to the Voodoo that is my transmission. Really wish I could find the charger for my camera, but the iPhone will do. too many gears! 
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Dec 9, 2009 07:47
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I found race tires for $100 a set, and ordered 4 sets.
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Dec 9, 2009 17:11
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Chairon posted:I gained access to the Voodoo that is my transmission. Really wish I could find the charger for my camera, but the iPhone will do. Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:too many gears! This is how I saw your posts.
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Dec 9, 2009 17:57
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Zool posted:I found race tires for $100 a set, and ordered 4 sets. Oh god, time to build a tire rack in the garage.
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Dec 9, 2009 18:08
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Bought some luggage for my upcoming adventure in 4 days! One Rjays expandable super magnet tank bag for clothes and crap. One Motodry tail bag to carry my First Aid kit and bits and bobs. Also one 2L Hydrapak for me so I can drink on the go.
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Dec 10, 2009 01:41
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Spiffness posted:Oh god, time to build a tire rack in the living room. 
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Dec 10, 2009 05:24
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Finally got the SV towed to the bike shop for a damage estimate to send to USAA. 
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Dec 11, 2009 20:08
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Endless Mike posted:Finally got the SV towed to the bike shop for a damage estimate to send to USAA. I havn't had to use my USAA->Progressive insurance. Is the service as good as USAAs car insurance? edit: Never mind then, USAA basically resells progressive insurance on bikes, where as they directly insure cars. blugu64 fucked around with this message at 23:33 on Dec 11, 2009 |
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Dec 11, 2009 20:41
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blugu64 posted:I havn't had to use my USAA->Progressive insurance. Is the service as good as USAAs car insurance?
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Dec 11, 2009 23:00
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Found out that my project ex500 hasn't been starting because an incompetent employee at Advance gave me the wrong spark plugs. They're too short, too cold, and don't seat properly. double check what ya buy kids 
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Dec 12, 2009 06:50
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drat, you've just had the worst luck with that bike. It's all gotta get sorted eventually though...right? Last night I finished installing the plastics on the ZX6R...only to realize that I needed to install the loving rear turn signal plastics before I installed the rear plastics.  It's still basically done though. Just need to sort out a couple of niggling issues.  Click here for the full 800x600 image.  Click here for the full 800x600 image.  Click here for the full 800x600 image.
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Dec 12, 2009 22:05
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Lookin mean!
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Dec 12, 2009 22:57
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Got my 09 250r out and rid able for the first time since my crash, replaced the handle bar and shift lever then stuck the old clutch lever on for now until the new one comes in but I finally got to ride with my brother for the first time. Also put the headlights in the new upper cowling. I've posted pictures in the Ninja 250r thread.
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Dec 13, 2009 01:52
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Z3n posted:ZX6R
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Dec 13, 2009 01:56
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Ola posted:Lookin mean! Thanks! I still kinda can't believe that I've taken a bike from boxes to a real motorcycle, it's funny to go down to the garage and see a 3rd bike where before there was only a pile of parts. Zool posted:My '02 just looks stupid in comparison. You're goddamn right it does. 
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Dec 13, 2009 02:01
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Checked and adjusted the valves on the kikker(exhaust valve had a lot of play for some reason  ), rewired the tail light as the old ones got cut, and adjusted the carb a little. I think tomorrow I'll try to get the Duc running right again.
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Dec 13, 2009 05:13
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Z3n posted:Thanks! I still kinda can't believe that I've taken a bike from boxes to a real motorcycle, it's funny to go down to the garage and see a 3rd bike where before there was only a pile of parts. I might be remembering poorly but it came as a working bike or a rolling chassis right? Have you ever run its engine?
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Dec 13, 2009 11:54
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Ola posted:I might be remembering poorly but it came as a working bike or a rolling chassis right? Have you ever run its engine? When I got it it had nothing on the frame except the swingarm, wheels, forks and triples. No brakes, no electricals, no engine parts. The engine was in 3 separate boxes. I actually got it running a couple of weeks ago, rode it around the cul-de-sac a little, and then pulled it in to finish installing everything else. It still needs a little tuning, some odds and ends, some new gas, and a good once over, but it's almost ready to go.
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Dec 13, 2009 17:47
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Got it stripped to almost the bare frame, just a couple more bits to go but I wanted to clean up the garage before it got dark. The forecast says it'll be clear next weekend, so I should be able to paint it then.
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Dec 14, 2009 02:14
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Took the ZX6R out for a test ride. It's still not quite legal and I'm actually kinda surprised the fairings stayed on, but I forgot how much fun a small displacement 4 cylinder can be. I'm sure the enjoyment of reving it out will pass once I ride it for a little while longer, but just going around the block and hopping on the freeway? Fantastic fun. It also may be down a tooth in the front. Going from a 450 pound bike to a 600 pound one hurts a little bit too. Oh well, good thing they're both in my garage. Now, since apparently I always end up with the bikes I swear I'll never own, I do say that I don't think I'll ever buy a ZX10. (Come on, craigslist, pitch me a wrecked ZX10.) Z3n fucked around with this message at 06:53 on Dec 14, 2009 |
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Dec 14, 2009 06:45
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Z3n posted:Took the ZX6R out for a test ride. It's still not quite legal and I'm actually kinda surprised the fairings stayed on, but I forgot how much fun a small displacement 4 cylinder can be. I think I jsut found my bike... fast AND local http://cincinnati.craigslist.org/mcy/1491391358.html edit: * 0-60mph = 2.90 * 0-100mph = 5.50 * 0-130mph = 8.00 * 0-150mph = 11.00 * 0-170mph = 15.50 * 0-180mph = 17.2 * 0-Death = 19.42
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Dec 14, 2009 07:22
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dietcokefiend posted:I think I jsut found my bike... fast AND local "rare fairings" == I crashed and replaced them with 400$ Chinese knockoffs.
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Dec 14, 2009 07:58
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Tonight I discovered/Remembered that the KTM has an adjustable fuel mapping switch, so after pulling off the seat I discovered it was on mode 0, which means 'poor fuel'. I changed it to mode 2, which is labeled in the KTM manual as 'advanced' and referred to on forums as 'race'. Interested in seeing what the Katoom is like when it doesn't think it's burning fuel from kazakhstan.
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Dec 14, 2009 09:27
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Dec 14, 2009 09:32
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Z3n posted:"rare fairings" == I crashed and replaced them with 400$ Chinese knockoffs. Well at least the 954rr guy emailed me back. Negotiable on price and free delivery. 
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Dec 14, 2009 15:25
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I finally got to ride my bike after recovering from my vasectomy. I discovered that the front brakes are still hosed up making all kinds of noise. It's been in the shop 3 times for a total of 7.5 weeks for this problem. Time to start the lemon law process.
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Dec 15, 2009 03:56
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bung posted:I finally got to ride my bike after recovering from my vasectomy. I discovered that the front brakes are still hosed up making all kinds of noise. It's been in the shop 3 times for a total of 7.5 weeks for this problem. Time to start the lemon law process. Hyperslowtard? Aint that a bitch
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Dec 15, 2009 04:20
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bung posted:I finally got to ride my bike after recovering from my vasectomy. I discovered that the front brakes are still hosed up making all kinds of noise. It's been in the shop 3 times for a total of 7.5 weeks for this problem. Time to start the lemon law process. What the hell, that sucks. Oh well, what are you getting as a replacement? :pevert:
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Dec 15, 2009 18:14
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Well, today I made a complete cock-up of replacing my front tire. Disassembly wasn't too bad, everything came apart nicely, although I found that my new centerstand, while it does work, it's a hell of a job to horse the bike up onto it. Oh, well. I got the front tire off and dismounted, old innertube pulled out without damaging it, and the new one stuffed in there. When I was mounting he new tire though, I poked a hole in the tube with the tire iron. gently caress. So all apart it comes again, after finding no leaks in the old tube I put it back in and reassembled everything. I go to blow it up, and "sssssssssssssssssssss". Oh, mother fucker! I'll be damned if I'm pulling it all back apart again, so tomorrow it goes to the shop to be fixed. I'm done with it. Bastard. I've done tires before, I dont know why I had so much trouble this time.
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