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The KTM's are home. I celebrated by riding the wheels off mine while running some errands. Oh man. So good to be back.
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Gnaghi posted:Something like this? It looks pretty neat, though it might be kinda hard to read at a glance. The one I used was this one, a Topeak V12. As I look online it's more like $35, but it's got a couple trip counters, a total mileage readout and a few other doodads. There's a wireless version too, for like ~$60 so you don't have to run the wire down to the little magnet reader dealie. Here's the computer:  And here's how it looked on my bike. Pretty easy to read, and I think it actually had a light, too. 
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Mar 13, 2010 15:27
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how is your bike going 49 mph without a key in it???
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Mar 13, 2010 16:01
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schreibs posted:how is your bike going 49 mph without a key in it??? It's probably showing his average speed.
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Mar 13, 2010 16:35
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Oh, I may have to get one of those. Reading an analog speedo is just slightly annoying after two bikes with digital ones.
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Mar 13, 2010 17:01
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Yeah, average speed display. It has an automatic off, too, so it shuts down after like 5 minutes or so of inactivity. Also, it came with a mounting thing where you could easily pop the computer off the handlebar mount, so on cold nights or whatever it's easy to bring inside. It's powered by a watch battery too, if memory serves. Oh, and lastly, this speedo won't display over 99.9mph obviously.Endless Mike posted:Oh, I may have to get one of those. Reading an analog speedo is just slightly annoying after two bikes with digital ones. Here's the article I used as my template: http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Installing_a_Sigma_bicycle_computer
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Mar 13, 2010 17:24
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Jabs posted:Selling it. Oh no! Isn't that the bike that had like 1/4 million miles on it and every receipt for every tank of gas / oil change / every time air was added to the tires? You are in the Denver area right? I wanted to come see that sweet thing sometime... Do you have any idea of what type of bike is right for you now? $200 is not to bad for a lesson learned. At least you were able to sell it.
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Mar 13, 2010 17:26
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Clutch on the Ducati was just too quiet so naturally I installed an open cover today. Ah yes. Problem solved.
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Mar 14, 2010 00:33
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spandexcajun posted:Oh no! Isn't that the bike that had like 1/4 million miles on it and every receipt for every tank of gas / oil change / every time air was added to the tires? You are in the Denver area right? I wanted to come see that sweet thing sometime... $200 is not bad at all. Took me over a grand on a bike only worth $1500 to figure out a KLR isn't for me.
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Mar 14, 2010 05:29
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Wired in an 8-wire rectifier to replace the lovely OEM 5-wire one on my CBR F2. I felt like the astronauts in Apollo 13 fitting a square peg in a round hole, but I got the wires figured out eventually.
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Mar 14, 2010 07:22
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Yesterday I pulled my K75 out from under the cover. It had 6 months to drain the battery so I popped over to MotoLiberty and grabbed one of those battery tenders, yanked the battery and ECU out, slapped that puppy on the charger and today I got some nice spring riding in. I probably could have gotten some jumper cables, but why start your bike in 10 minutes when you can start it in 16 hours? I'm thinking this week I might even get around to installing my bitchin' PIAA HIDs. Good times. Interesting thing I discovered: When your battery is so low on a K75 that it won't even power the neutral indicator light, the tachometer swings between 0 and 3k revs. I have no idea why, but that's wicked awesome.
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Mar 14, 2010 09:02
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 Checked intake valve clearance, took a nap, checked exhaust valve clearance. One exhaust valve is .005 when it's supposed to be 0.006-0.008, so it looks like I need to re-shim. I should've really ordered shims weeks ago, maybe I'll get lucky and the local cycle place will have them. Also threw a Scotts reusable oil filter in. No more $20 lawnmower filters!
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Mar 14, 2010 16:03
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That is amazing. Lying on the sofa, eyes half closed, one hand under the head, the other wielding a feeler fauge.
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Mar 14, 2010 16:16
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Figured out the wiring on the 50, put it back together and put some oil in it. Kicked it to life and ran it for a few minutes. All that is left before it is running down the road are tires, grips and getting it out of my bedroom. At least the room smells nice now Edit: ~6 hours later feeling a bit sick from the exhaust in the room even with the window open all day. Bike runs and I rode it up and down the road a few times. Needs some time spent doing some minor tuning then it will be ready for races. NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 00:12 on Mar 15, 2010 |
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Mar 14, 2010 18:28
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Status Update: Looked at it longingly. Poked at with stick. Howled. It's beautiful today in Green Bay, but my room mate, with who I share a garage, went out with friends, leaving his boat of a car blocking in my poor, poor bike. I can't get it out of the garage to ride it 
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Mar 14, 2010 20:41
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DiscoKid posted:Status Update: Looked at it longingly. Poked at with stick. Howled. Tow Truck
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Mar 14, 2010 21:24
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Ola posted:That is amazing. Lying on the sofa, eyes half closed, one hand under the head, the other wielding a feeler fauge. Yeah, well I'm sure it'll backfire at some point when the bike falls through the window. 
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Mar 14, 2010 23:46
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New spark plugs went into the ST this weekend!  After 42,000 miles the stock plugs were toast, so I replaced them with NGK Iridium IX plugs. Much smoother idle and fuel mileage went up too.  I'll probably pull and check one or two at my next oil change just to see how they are doing, but I shouldn't have to think about changing them for quite some time.
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Mar 15, 2010 02:47
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The girlfriend dropped my Ninja 500 today. She was practicing going around campus on it, her first foray on the road. After meeting a detour at an intersection where some guy had hosed up his front tire on a turn and blocked the intersection, we pulled into an adjacent parking lot. I was talking to her from the driver's seat of my car, then we started to leave. She gave too little power and the engine stalled, and she fell over with the Ninja a few feet away from my door. Ensue jumping out and helping the Ninja back up. Her ego was bruised, she had a small wound on her knee. But the Ninja was just fine. It already had a cracked fairing on the left side, which she fell upon. No further damage. We talked about how it had happened. It was sudden for her, and the sudden stop and fall overwhelmed her left leg (she's a black belt in TKD even). Emphasized smoothness of throttle control, etc. Geez. Thank god for already-cracked fairings. We finished the rest of campus, and she's excited to see the rise of her Ninja 250 from the dead. I can't wait either. 75 less pounds to manage.
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Mar 15, 2010 04:00
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Washed all the sand/salt/grime off, and redid my overly lovely hasty wiring for the fender eliminator kit today and properly soldered and shrink wrapped all the joints. This was the first time I ever soldered anything, and it all worked after I was done so I consider it a success!    
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Mar 15, 2010 05:17
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Gnaghi posted:That's a familiar sight. I did a valve check on Friday, but all was still well.
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Mar 15, 2010 05:24
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Wired up a new tail light to the KTM. For some reason it worked best when the positive and negative wires were switched and it took a few minutes to figure it out 
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Mar 16, 2010 01:30
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...discovered the ST will pull the front wheel off the ground from a roll in first. I wasn't TRYING to pop a wheelie. I made a right hand turn from a stop, and since traffic was moving fast once was pointed straight down the road with the bike standing straight up I pinned the throttle. Usually when I want to accelerate really fast I'm already in second or third... this time I was in first at about 10 mph or so. Holy poo poo  The ST isn't exactly light, I'm not exactly light, and it still picked the wheel up? Consider my mind blown, I loving love my bike.
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Mar 16, 2010 03:05
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needknees posted:fender eliminator What's up fender eliminator buddy! I installed a fender eliminator on the sv650 today, but I was lazy and crimped / electrical taped the connections even though I know better and own a solding iron The PO of my bike just removed the fender and made some getto plate holder out of metal. Now I have turn signals and a plate light, hooray for legality!
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Mar 16, 2010 04:34
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Swapped the front ends on the DRZ. Now I have the normal amount of travel, and the g/f's bike is a bit lower for her. I actually prefer the g/f's DRZ with the stiffer, lowered front end, it handles quite nicely like that. We'll see how my bike responds offroad in a day or 2.
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Mar 16, 2010 05:49
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Experienced full throttle in second gear on my Wee. I know that it's not a particularly powerful bike, but christ. It's like the hand of god is trying to rip the bike forwards through space and time.
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Mar 16, 2010 07:33
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Tsaven Nava posted:Experienced full throttle in second gear on my Wee. A bit like this, right? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mk7VWcuVOf0#t=1m30s On topic: Polished the exhaust with some turtle wax chrome polish to try to remove the rust spots that seem to have developed after months of riding in wet weather. It seemed to work okay as a polish, but I'm not totally satisfied with its rust removal ability. Also, rode it to the store and back.
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Mar 16, 2010 08:15
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spandexcajun posted:Oh no! Isn't that the bike that had like 1/4 million miles on it and every receipt for every tank of gas / oil change / every time air was added to the tires? You are in the Denver area right? I wanted to come see that sweet thing sometime... One of the things that sold me on buying that bike was the adjustability - the handlebars adjust for reach and angle and such, and there's a 3-position seat. Despite all that, I just never could quite get comfortable - just a little too much weight on my hands, and even with the bars fully back, just a little too long a reach. What really did me in, though, was riding Bunway Airlines' DRZ400SM when I was in California a couple weeks back. It was a completely terrifying experience - riding someone else's new-to-her bike, in a borrowed helmet and gloves that I barely fit into, only my regular leather jacket for abrasion protection, in a strange town, downtown, at night, with WAY more horsepower and torque immediately on tap than you're used to, not having ridden more than 5 miles in almost 5 months, topped off with not having 1000 miles total logged. Yeah. Terrifying. But holy gently caress - 6 blocks was enough. I gotta laugh, though. I made some crack about all the guys here who buy a Ninja 250, ride it for 250 miles/a few months, then want to sell and 'upgrade'. :facepalm: Kenny Rogers fucked around with this message at 23:23 on Mar 16, 2010 |
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Mar 16, 2010 23:12
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I rode it, and pushed it an equal distance. About 200 yards. First rides of the year are a rollercoaster!
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Jabs posted:What really did me in, though, was riding Bunway Airlines' DRZ400SM. It was a completely terrifying experience - riding someone else's new-to-her bike, in a borrowed helmet and gloves that I barely fit into, only my regular leather jacket for abrasion protection, in a strange town, downtown, at night, with WAY more horsepower and torque immediately on tap than you're used to, not having ridden more than 5 miles in almost 5 months, topped off with not having 1000 miles total logged. The funny thing is: It has way less power than your BMW did. Feels like a monster, because it's light and it pulls real nice, but way less raw acceleration. Next time you come out, if I still have it, I'll slap you on the back of the ZZR and take you for a spin. 
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I was cold  ~39-40*FIt was pretty short trip just to get back in the saddle and inflate the tires a bit, put the liners back in my jacket/pants and pulled on the balaclava. The only parts that were cold really were my forehead and under my chin I guess it didn't help that I couldn't put the visor on all the way without it fogging into oblivion.My neighborhood/side-streets are like a beach right now
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Mar 17, 2010 01:48
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I like to do a yearly teardown, clean, fluff and buff.
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Mar 17, 2010 03:12
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I replaced the chrome exhaust on my bike with a black exhaust and better slip-ons. I have a Harley so I'm pretty sure I'm doing it wrong. 
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Mar 17, 2010 04:04
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Cleaned the garage and parked the bikes Florida for a week and I was offered free plane tickets, I am going to miss riding.
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Mar 17, 2010 04:25
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NitroSpazzz posted:Cleaned the garage and parked the bikes
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Mar 17, 2010 04:40
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Scrapez posted:I replaced the chrome exhaust on my bike with a black exhaust and better slip-ons.
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Mar 17, 2010 11:04
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Scrapez posted:I replaced the chrome exhaust on my bike with a black exhaust and better slip-ons. Nope, you are doing it completely right. Well, except for the lack of pictures. 
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Mar 17, 2010 15:26
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Doctor Zero posted:Nope, you are doing it completely right.  Picture of dirty bike in front of dirty truck in a dirty garage containing a dirty boat taken with a crappy camera. ENJOY!  Have new wheels being powdercoated now and a bunch of other black parts to be put on once I have the time. Should look pretty cool once I'm done.
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I finally put my ex250 on a trailer and drove it to a shop. It needs carbs cleaned, and to be put back into running shape. Stuff that I can't afford to do by myself at the moment. Click here for the full 599x800 image. It should be done next week. Then I can ride the little fucker again. I'm sick of riding solely my EX500.
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