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Snopes says the story that wasn't real, though I don't know whether they mean the story or the actual offer. Doesn't really explain.
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Not to derail too much, but I've flown a bunch through USAF ROTC and ride, and riding is more fun. Flying, even in a high-performance aircraft, is a highly controlled affair and you simply can't do whatever you'd like. Bikes have the appeal of being able to just go and explore where you'd like on a moment's notice. Also, you can't show off how cool you are when nobody can see you 10,000 feet up.
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Oh I think I'd deal with that highly controlled bit... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=me3kl2kXe6c Then after the military career is over, chase the PTSD demons down the river. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXO16bTySHQ
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Jan 22, 2010 00:55
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Those are fine and all, but one day I'm going to build one of these crazy bastards: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VK9g0P1RsVg
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Jan 22, 2010 02:21
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I'll stick with the BD-5
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Jan 22, 2010 05:48
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Why would you want to get in a plane when you're able to learn how to fly this? 
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Jan 22, 2010 17:26
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nr_CJL1YQRc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CBnGD4zHIE4&NR=1 Edit: hah! this is the what you did to your ride thread.
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Jan 22, 2010 20:01
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I scrubbed my bikes back (fairings) in the shower today 
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Jan 23, 2010 03:02
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Sold it...sold the 1987 Suzuki DS100 to make room for the 1997 KDX200 I am picking up tomorrow afternoon.
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Jan 23, 2010 05:24
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I got my bike out the other morning because both my trucks were having electrical trouble and were unable to get me to work. The roads had been dry for a week so I figured I'd brave the cold. Just as I went to leave a snow squall moved in and I called a friend for a ride. When we were headed out on the road we passed several cars and trucks in ditches and there was 3" of snow just south of me. So I got my bike out, put it right back away and almost died on it. I hate winter 
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Jan 23, 2010 08:03
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Z3n posted:Those are fine and all, but one day I'm going to build one of these crazy bastards: Please research Power Pushovers before you get one.  Thats what stopped me from getting a pusher type gyrocopter. Check out the Little Wing for a safer, albeit larger alternative. http://www.littlewingautogyro.com/
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Jan 23, 2010 08:07
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N183CS posted:Please research Power Pushovers before you get one. I think that, like with motorcycles, auto-gyros can be made very safe with proper pilot training. If you fly them like a fixed-wing, yeah you'll probably die, but as long as you know their quirks and work with them, they're not more dangerous then other light aircraft. Tsaven Nava fucked around with this message at 08:18 on Jan 23, 2010 |
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KARMA! posted:Why would you want to get in a plane when you're able to learn how to fly this? Helicopters don't fly, they beat gravity into submission. You never meet a happy helicopter pilot. Fixed wing pilots are generally a cheerful bunch, they get to spend their days merrily tooling around in a plane that just wants to be in the air, but flingwing pilots walk around with the sour glare of a man who has to wrestle a machine designed to kill him. Anyway. I took the lowering lnks out of the KLR, adjusted the chain and smashed my finger.
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Jan 24, 2010 18:31
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Helicopters don't fly, they're so ugly the ground repels them. Anyway, today I ignored my bike for about the 162nd day in a row. It's hard to find time to work on it and it's impossible in this cold weather anyway. Better days, please come soon.
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Jan 24, 2010 20:22
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Partially disassembled the KDX to check on some stuff and see how it is put together. If it wasn't raining like crazy I would be out playing...drat rain. Rode up and down the street a bit last night before the rain started. Yay 2 smoke at 9pm.
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Jan 24, 2010 20:55
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Got my bike insured in the anticipation of riding it soon! $21/month which is cheap as poo poo compared to what I thought I'd be paying since I'm under 25.
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Jan 25, 2010 01:49
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Started up the ninjette for the first time in quite a while. It didn't want to idle with the choke off and didn't want to take any throttle, so I figured setting for most of 6 months had left the carbs a mess. I pulled them, opened them up, and they look pretty darn clean. Not sure what's up with that, so I put them back together and they're waiting to be reunited with the air box and the engine. Also blugu64 took his transalp home after garaging it here for a few weeks. I followed him in my car so I could give him a ride back to his car. Glad to see the TA getting some road time, even if its running pretty poorly at the moment. The KLR got taken out long enough to get out of the way so I had room to work on the ninjette. It fired right up and was happy as a clam, as always.
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Jan 25, 2010 03:30
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Could you see through the pilots? Also, 6 month old gas isn't going to be good for much.
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Yeah, the pilots looked fine. There was a bit of gunk near the pilot circuit outlet on one carb. It has been removed. I just had a sudden burst of productivity and put the carbs back on. I hooked up the gas tank and battery long enough to fire it up, and it started no problem. I'll see how it behaves without choke tomorrow, when I won't be annoying the neighbors.
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Claybar'd the rear fairings on the SV650 in the tub. Need to figure out a way to best to the gas tank, headlight mini-fairing, and front fender thing next.
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Jan 25, 2010 06:35
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Do you have a Jacuzzi?
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Went out to the garage to clean the carbs. Got it apart and the carbs off, walk inside to get my shiny new can of carb cleaner, only to realize I locked myself out. Put bike back together and waited for the roommate to get home. 
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Jan 26, 2010 01:07
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dietcokefiend posted:Claybar'd the rear fairings on the SV650 in the tub. Need to figure out a way to best to the gas tank, headlight mini-fairing, and front fender thing next. Why do you need to do them in the tub?
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Got the ninjette all back together. It seems to idle better, and I rode it around a little. Next up on my list of stuff is some electrical work. I started to get things done, but I'm a little puzzled at what's going on. That's more a thing for the questions thread, though.
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Finally got my 1995 KLR650 fixed up enough to ride it around the block a few times. I noticed that sometimes the engine would stutter, as though the engine got snagged on something for a split second then went back up the regular idle RPM. Only seemed to happen at idle and when clutch is disengaged. I can see the RPM plummet very low when this happens. Happens both when cold and warmed up. Any idea what it is? note: I changed my username from buildmyrigdotcom if anyone's been following my KLR progress; old username was dumb. hayden. fucked around with this message at 06:14 on Jan 26, 2010 |
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hayden. posted:Any idea what it is? Old cruddy fuel. Little engine, little carburetor, little idle jet, little bits of crud mess with it.
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hayden. posted:Finally got my 1995 KLR650 fixed up enough to ride it around the block a few times. I noticed that sometimes the engine would stutter, as though the engine got snagged on something for a split second then went back up the regular idle RPM. Only seemed to happen at idle and when clutch is disengaged. I can see the RPM plummet very low when this happens. Happens both when cold and warmed up. I agree with cruddy fuel, if you haven't already run some through it. I'd seafoam your next tank, that'll probably help clear out any remaining crap floating around.
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The gas in there is old, no doubt. I'm glad to hear it's something that simple. It's mostly empty so I'll fill it up and hopefully it'll dilute the bad gas. I'll also seafoam it. Thanks guys, that's a worry off my back. edit: What did you do to your ride today? RODE IT  Got the chain adjusted finally and scooted around downtown and on some backroads. Even found a few open areas of land to take it offroad and mess around. First time I've put more than a mile on it at once. New gas seemed to help a lot and everything worked pretty drat well. I even got the speedo and blinkers working. It's been a long, difficult, frustrating road - but I'm back on a bike finally. hayden. fucked around with this message at 17:43 on Jan 26, 2010 |
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Jan 26, 2010 06:13
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I'm cleaning my carbs (again)! This time without locking myself out of the house (with carb cleaner inside)!
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Jan 26, 2010 22:27
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Rode it to work and home. Temperature was a not-so-cold 38 degrees Fahrenheit. Ordered a Jardine aluminum slip-on, should have that on early next week, depending when they get it to me.
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Handed off my gauge pod circuit board to have the three switches re-soldered by an EE friend-of-a-friend. Here's hoping it all goes smoothly.
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Fantastipotamus posted:Handed off my gauge pod circuit board to have the three switches re-soldered by an EE friend-of-a-friend. Here's hoping it all goes smoothly. Why?
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The function/trip/reset buttons on my gauge pod were flaking out/non-functional, which is apparently a semi-common problem on some Triumphs. Basically, moisture gets inside the housing, and because those buttons are located at the lowest point of the gauge pod, the moisture affects them the most. Sure enough, when I pulled the pod apart, all three of the little switches had that white/blue corrosion that batteries get. There's also a couple hairline fractures in the housing plastic, which I'm probably going to try to epoxy closed. The gauge pod is $1200 from Triumph, and would screw my mileage all up because it can't be transferred, and this was, quite literally, a $10 fix. On the S3 forums a guy told us where to get replacement switches (for like $2 each) and he said they fit perfectly. Apparently it's done already, and I'm getting it tomorrow. 
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Fantastipotamus posted:The function/trip/reset buttons on my gauge pod were flaking out/non-functional, which is apparently a semi-common problem on some Triumphs. Basically, moisture gets inside the housing, and because those buttons are located at the lowest point of the gauge pod, the moisture affects them the most. maybe look at drilling a little hole down there to let any moisture drain out, and potting the switches in some clear RTV.
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EvilDonald posted:maybe look at drilling a little hole down there to let any moisture drain out, and potting the switches in some clear RTV.
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What's the best thing for filling in small dents in my gas tank? Bondo? The dents look like someone stabbed it when a pen or something; they're very small. What about scratches on the engine covers? I was thinking maybe JB weld since I didn't know if bondo worked in high temp areas.
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Replaced both oil filters, cleaned both oil screens, and put in a 1.7L of 10w-50.
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To illustrate a bit what I was talking about, here are a couple pictures. The three 'buttons' are on the bottom of the circuit board, which also happens to be the lowest point in the case, so naturally thats where the water sits. The thing that leads to the water getting in are the cracks on the cover in the second picture. The one below the gas light is the bigger of the two, and it goes right down the side, which is annoying, because I can't epoxy the inside of it, because of how it fits into the lower half. I'll probably find some clear-drying epoxy and do it over the outside. The one closer to the display window can be sealed from the inside, though daylight is visible through that one as well. I'm actually kind of glad I can't ride right now, otherwise I'd probably rush through this. It's also distinctly possible this bike just sat outside in the elements prior to me getting it, judging from the rust on the chain, which might have led to this little corrosion problem. It's also possible that since I always cover my bikes it wouldn't be another problem even if I didn't seal up the cracks, but for peace of mind, I'm going to anyway. Small problem, big  -y explanation.
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Sold the nightmare, and actually sold it to one of the brew team people from my favorite local brewery. Looking for an XR650 now. I'm ready for the pig.
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