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lancemantis posted:Roommates Word.
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Changed the oil on the R6. It actually went smoothly! I rarely get an oil change where nothing goes terribly wrong. I was a little daunted about taking off the fairings but it was stupid easy. It looks like the factory oil filter may have been on the bike! No leaks, no issues, starting to run better now that the sea foam is working it's way through the carbs.
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Mar 18, 2010 00:49
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Changed my fork seals. Thanks, youtube how-to!
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Mar 18, 2010 00:57
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Z3n posted: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. This time around, Southwest was cheaper than Frontier, and they throw in 2 checked bags for free - one of those bags will have our riding gear, you know...just in case. =) Content: Nothing. I'm an idiot. It was a GORGEOUS day out today (72*), and it's after the time change, so I had about 2.5 hours of daylight when I got home. What did I do? Go riding? NOOOOOOooooo. I logged into APB. (there's a thread in MMO-HMO for those what care)
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Mar 18, 2010 07:38
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I've been too busy riding to play APB, sigh. Riding and being sick. Oh well.
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Mar 18, 2010 16:37
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TODAY I... Went for a nice little 45 minute ride to soothe the cravings. When I got home, just to see what would happen, I jumped off without putting down the kickstand! (I forgot) clutch lever? broke footpeg? broke shifter? broke Why the heck are OEM footpegs $75 apiece? 
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Mar 19, 2010 01:42
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Watommi posted:TODAY I... Wait, what? Did you even bother holding on to the handlebars?
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Mar 19, 2010 01:45
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Because they know they break a lot  Two things I hate about Spring 1) Roads may be clear of snow but they're full of debris  2) It gets dark too soon still 60s today Snow tomorrow Nebraska
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Mar 19, 2010 01:47
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schreibs posted:Wait, what? Did you even bother holding on to the handlebars? Well of course, but by the time I realized it was going over it was too late to save it. I was standing awkwardly and it kind of fell into me and knocked me out of the way.
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Mar 19, 2010 02:04
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I finally washed mine and then rode the gently caress out of it. It spent half the ride idling around 1200 rpms (yeah!) and the other half stuck around 2500 unless I blipped the throttle several times. Still way better than when I first got it.
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Mar 19, 2010 02:51
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Watommi posted:TODAY I... That sucks dude. Sorry to hear that. I know this will happen to me at some point. I'm like the most absent minded person on the face of the earth.
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Mar 19, 2010 03:51
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Buell pegs are like $20 and apparently fit on everything if you spend some time on them with a file.
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Mar 19, 2010 04:24
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I rode it to work, at about 25 mph. Which was about 20-24 mph faster than any car was getting there.
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Mar 19, 2010 04:47
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Watommi posted:When I got home, just to see what would happen, I jumped off without putting down the kickstand! (I forgot) This reminds me of something my friend told me. He said he was riding drunk and came to a full stop at a stop sign and forgot to put his foot down.
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Mar 19, 2010 13:04
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Gnaghi posted:He said he was riding drunk
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Mar 19, 2010 13:17
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Watommi posted:TODAY I... I did this about a month ago, but thanks to the Ninja being so drat tiny I saved it well beyond the point I thought that I could. I think my left peg had already touched down.
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Mar 19, 2010 14:59
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Gnaghi posted:This reminds me of something my friend told me. He said he was riding drunk and came to a full stop at a stop sign and forgot to put his foot down. She was preggers with me, and my dad was driving them someplace in San Jose. An SJPD motor unit pulled up next to them on her side of the car, came to a nice smooth stop. The officer stopped, turned his head and looked right at her, then sllooooooooowly fell over on the right side.
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Mar 19, 2010 16:37
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Today I stared at my front brake in contempt. Bikebandit is shipping my pads uncharacteristically slow; it's been 3 days and they havent even gone out yet 
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Mar 19, 2010 20:36
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VFR: Flapperectomy and snorklectomy, widened left clip-on, cleaned and lubed chain DRZ: Put on case covers, cleaned and lubed chain Endless Mike fucked around with this message at 21:55 on Mar 19, 2010 |
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Mar 19, 2010 21:02
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AncientTV posted:Today I stared at my front brake in contempt. Bikebandit is shipping my pads uncharacteristically slow; it's been 3 days and they havent even gone out yet That's about right for them. They don't even carry any oil filters for my bike except for $15 K&N ones anymore
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Mar 19, 2010 22:20
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Imagined myself going for a ride. Stupid work.
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Mar 19, 2010 22:25
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Spiffness posted:Imagined myself going for a ride. Stupid SNOW. Seriously Nebraska? It was like 63* yesterday
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Mar 19, 2010 22:28
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I fixed the sensor for the fan on my Ninja 500. Good thing I noticed it wasn't working while I was riding in town and didn't get a chance to gently caress my engine.
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Mar 19, 2010 22:38
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Shipped the CDI off to Canada for a Re-soldering job. Hope it will be fixed: with my luck it wont change poo poo. Ive already missed all the relatively empty early spring riding weather from this unmoving bike- despite having a nonexistent winter, almost nobody rides until April around here.
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Mar 19, 2010 22:50
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Sent my seat off to this guy http://greatdaytoride.com/Home_Page.php I am going out of town for a week, hopefully when I get back my seat will be sitting on my front porch and it will be 65 instead of snowing.
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Mar 20, 2010 00:25
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Fixed my charging problem! Two of the three wires leading from the stator were worn through. Probably because the wires were routed right past the chain. They aren't now, and my battery lasts more than 5 miles, so no more kickstarting at stops. Changed the oil, fixed a carb leak, and then when I put the carbs back on my new set of o-rings showed up. So I'll be tearing them all apart again tomorrow. And then probably again on tuesday when my jets show up.
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Mar 20, 2010 01:36
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Nothing, because it's snowing I always hate order parts that aren't in stock; end up waiting a week for the vendor to get them in and then another week for them to ship to me. There was a vendor I bought parts from a couple times that I will never again (doesn't matter since I don't own the bike they supply parts for anymore). I'm pretty sure they didn't keep an inventory of any kind outside of something they might have made themselves. I'm pretty sure the business model was: 1) Take a week of orders 2) Order parts from suppliers 3) Ship parts when they come in 4) Repeat for next week Might as well put the Tucker Rocky catalog up at that point and let me choose whatever I just want my parts
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Mar 20, 2010 01:57
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Rode it. been doing quite a bit of highway riding lately so for a change I headed into town. Thought I would go check out some of the Olympic areas now that they are back to normal and see what kind upgrades/horrible damage has been done to my fair city.  Quick stop in Stanley Park  The Olympic rings barge in English bay  North Vancouver  Lions Gate bridge
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Mar 20, 2010 05:53
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wrecked it. some person in a ford explorer ran a stop sign and t-boned me. now i'm lying in a hospital bed with a broken hip and wondering what the bike looks like
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Mar 20, 2010 13:08
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Imperador do Brasil posted:wrecked it. some person in a ford explorer ran a stop sign and t-boned me. now i'm lying in a hospital bed with a broken hip and wondering what the bike looks like Whoah! Glad to hear you are still alive!
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Mar 20, 2010 13:34
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Imperador do Brasil posted:wrecked it. some person in a ford explorer ran a stop sign and t-boned me. now i'm lying in a hospital bed with a broken hip and wondering what the bike looks like Holy poo poo, did they get the guy/girl who did this to you?!
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Mar 20, 2010 13:42
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Imperador do Brasil posted:wrecked it. some person in a ford explorer ran a stop sign and t-boned me. now i'm lying in a hospital bed with a broken hip and wondering what the bike looks like Get better quick! Keep us all updated on your condition and if they caught the bastard.
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Mar 20, 2010 15:47
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Imperador do Brasil posted:wrecked it. some person in a ford explorer ran a stop sign and t-boned me. now i'm lying in a hospital bed with a broken hip and wondering what the bike looks like Holy poo poo, I hope that you heal up fast. Any other details on what happened?
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Mar 20, 2010 16:54
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shipwrek posted:Rode it. been doing quite a bit of highway riding lately so for a change I headed into town. Thought I would go check out some of the Olympic areas now that they are back to normal and see what kind upgrades/horrible damage has been done to my fair city. what bike is that?  looks like a naked GSXR?Imperador, good luck on recovery. I hope the culprit gets what's coming to him/her/it.
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Mar 20, 2010 17:10
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Imperador do Brasil posted:wrecked it. some person in a ford explorer ran a stop sign and t-boned me. now i'm lying in a hospital bed with a broken hip and wondering what the bike looks like Oh man, sorry to hear that. Hope you get better soon and hope the loving piece of poo poo driver gets flayed with a rusty fork.
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Mar 20, 2010 17:24
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the walkin dude posted:what bike is that? Naked (HA HA! Naked! - sorry, was watching Harvey Birdman last night) 86 Katana. Otherwise known as the GS750S if I am not completely out to lunch.
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Mar 20, 2010 17:44
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thanks for all the kind words. it was a seventeen year old girl in an explorer who said she didnt see me-riding a bright orange bike on a sunny day, and with a loud exhaust to boot. she didnt run, and the picture in the paper shows her crying talking to a cop, and me on a back board getting worked on by paramedics. i just have to wait till monday for the insurance companies to talk, and i get to have surgery monday or tuesday. WOOOOO!!
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Mar 20, 2010 23:50
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Jesus christ. I rode my bike, didn't hit anyone or get hit, and had an awesome saturday.
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Mar 20, 2010 23:55
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I rode around for over 4 hours today and saw hundreds of bikes on the road. 7 people were wearing full face helmets. On the brighter side some old guy in a parking lot struck up a conversation about my bike. Always nice to have your ego stroked during a beautiful day.
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I had a staring contest with some hot piece of rear end as she crossed the street directly in front of me while I waited for the light. She finally looked away when she started to stray from the crosswalk, then looked back once she reached the far side.  Yeah I almost crashed like four times thinking about it afterwards, what of it?
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