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Jharkov posted:I got it from http://www.wheelingcyclesupply.com That's a great site, they're gonna suck some money out of my wallet. 
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Z3n posted:That's a great site, they're gonna suck some money out of my wallet.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g40XsxAxkD0
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Mar 23, 2010 03:25
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Videos like that make me wish I was buying a motard instead of a house.
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Mar 23, 2010 07:53
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Jharkov posted:The bike is finally complete! That thing is ugly as hell, ie perfect. I love it. Where'd you pick up the suspension pieces, and did you do the revalving/respringing yourself? Cost? Trying to decide if I want to divert my savings deposits for a couple months... Z3n posted:That's a great site, they're gonna suck some money out of my wallet. They are awesome guys. After UPS hosed up and lost my order they totally helped me out and mailed the replacement with 2 day shipping and a free tshirt. Shanky posted:Videos like that make me wish I was buying a motard instead of a house. You know if your wife ever leaves you she probably won't try and take a biek and it'll be a lot easier to pickup the ladies with a motorcycle... pr0zac fucked around with this message at 23:10 on Mar 23, 2010 |
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Mar 23, 2010 22:44
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pr0zac posted:That thing is ugly as hell, ie perfect. I love it. I got the front end off ebay for $250 US. Then i got it revalved and sprung by a local place in Sydney, they do the suspension for race teams of the Australian safari. Cost about $800 US for suspension work. You really feel the different with USD forks for Supermoto.
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Jharkov posted:I got the front end off ebay for $250 US. Do you happen to know what year forks are compatible? I recall you saying that the 05 RM (z?) 250 triples are the best with the most offset, but what forks can you put in there?
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Mar 24, 2010 03:51
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Z3n posted:Do you happen to know what year forks are compatible? I recall you saying that the 05 RM (z?) 250 triples are the best with the most offset, but what forks can you put in there? All the RM250 forks fit, the RMZs have different axle sizes and caliper mounts i believe. I cant find the link right now, but there is a thread on the DRZ400 Thumpertalk forum that lists all the offset degrees of each year triple clamp that fits, the 2005 was the best offset to closely match the DRZs geometry. Thats where i got all my info.
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Mar 24, 2010 08:04
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Absolutly everything under the loving sun you have ever thought of or will ever think about concerning a drz is on thumpertalk Z3n, and normally not hard to find. Unfortunity the average IQ of most posters is about 35.
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Mar 24, 2010 08:36
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Dubs posted:Unfortunity the average IQ of most posters is about 35.
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Of course that's your contention. You're a first-year grad student; you just got finished reading some Marxian historian, Pete Garrison probably. You're gonna be convinced of that 'till next month when you get to James Lemon. Then you're going to be talking about how the economies of Virginia and Pennsylvania were entrepreneurial and capitalist way back in 1740. That's gonna last until next year; you're gonna be in here regurgitating Gordon Wood, talkin' about, you know, the pre-revolutionary utopia and the capital-forming effects of military mobilization.
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Mar 24, 2010 10:52
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Dubs posted:Of course that's your contention. You're a first-year grad student; you just got finished reading some Marxian historian, Pete Garrison probably. You're gonna be convinced of that 'till next month when you get to James Lemon. Then you're going to be talking about how the economies of Virginia and Pennsylvania were entrepreneurial and capitalist way back in 1740. That's gonna last until next year; you're gonna be in here regurgitating Gordon Wood, talkin' about, you know, the pre-revolutionary utopia and the capital-forming effects of military mobilization. 
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Mar 24, 2010 10:54
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Dubs posted:Of course that's your contention. You're a first-year grad student; you just got finished reading some Marxian historian, Pete Garrison probably. You're gonna be convinced of that 'till next month when you get to James Lemon. Then you're going to be talking about how the economies of Virginia and Pennsylvania were entrepreneurial and capitalist way back in 1740. That's gonna last until next year; you're gonna be in here regurgitating Gordon Wood, talkin' about, you know, the pre-revolutionary utopia and the capital-forming effects of military mobilization. What'd'ya do? Copy this straight from Vice Magazine?
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Jabs posted:OK, I'm gonna go with intentionally hilarious at this point. Nah. I can't spell or type, and the spell check isn't working for some reason. I was running out the door if i can use that excuse? Aargh posted:What'd'ya do? Copy this straight from Vice Magazine? "Wood drastically underestimates the impact of social distinctions predicated upon wealth, especially inherited wealth"? You got that from Vickers' "Work in Essex County," page 98, right? Yeah, I read that too. Were you gonna plagiarize the whole thing for us? Do you have any thoughts of your own on this matter? Or do you, is that your thing, you come into a bar, read some obscure passage and then pretend - you pawn it off as your own, as your own idea just to impress some girls, embarrass my friend?
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CSi-NA-EJ7 posted:Whats the easiest way to get the bike on a stand? One hand under the side of the rear fender, other hand on the grip. Bend knees like you're doing a 1/4 squat and place hip against bike in the airbox area. Pull rear fender towards your body to tilt bike on your hip. Lift with legs. Pivot bike on front tire onto stand. Practice.
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Jharkov posted:All the RM250 forks fit, the RMZs have different axle sizes and caliper mounts i believe. Alright, I'll go digging. I checked last time but could only find scattered info. Dubs posted:Absolutly everything under the loving sun you have ever thought of or will ever think about concerning a drz is on thumpertalk Z3n, and normally not hard to find. That's what I thought, but And yeah, I stopped reading one thread when someone suggested that we just flip our right side up forks upside down to make inverted forks.  Edit: Found it by searching RM250 offset triple...the old natethegreat post, thanks buddy, where ever you are.... Z3n fucked around with this message at 17:00 on Mar 24, 2010 |
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Dubs posted:Nah. I can't spell or type, and the spell check isn't working for some reason. I was running out the door if i can use that excuse?
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Getting noisy in here. Better turn on the entertainment system. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AcCdA0PqWuM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fJ2Z0AwjQaU https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6i7XEi4DE https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQMsfT2K8I
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Jharkov posted:The bike is finally complete! This thing is beautiful...now I'm mad because your supermoto is better looking than mine  Perhaps I will have to spiff mine up so that it's pretty again.
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Spiffness posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zc6i7XEi4DE These guys are loving flying. Just...insane.
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Z3n posted:These guys are loving flying. Just...insane. Yeah but did you see these? Holy poo poo, these guys aren't really very fast! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhXm1J_xnv8 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pn9b0JxfwyM
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Zool posted:Yeah but did you see these? Holy poo poo, these guys aren't really very fast! I did see those. I'd talk poo poo about how you guys get rocked by everyone out there but you look like you're having so much fun that I just can't. 
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Spiffness posted:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xMQMsfT2K8I Is...is that thing stretched?
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Gnaghi posted:Is...is that thing stretched? It does look a bit long, it is a 660 though.
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I was walking home from the Metro last night and saw a guy riding an SMC of some displacement (didn't get a good look) stopped at a light. I was disappointed when he took off with both wheels on the ground.
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Endless Mike posted:I was walking home from the Metro last night and saw a guy riding an SMC of some displacement (didn't get a good look) stopped at a light. I was disappointed when he took off with both wheels on the ground. He probably forgot to downshift from 3rd gear
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So, I bought this tarded out XR650R off of ThumperTalk user kan3, He had it set up pretty nice. I am thinking of getting a scotts steering stabilizer for it, what do you gents think, good idea or no? I also have some dirt wheels and plastics for it. (offroad is probably where the stabilizer would come in handy) edit: I also had a chance to dyno run it, and figured I would post the dyno for those who are interested.  Double edit: v v I have ridden it, and on the road it is fine, offroad is what I am looking at getting a stabilizer for. mybrownianmotion fucked around with this message at 07:16 on Mar 27, 2010 |
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I'd ride it first and see...if you're not getting headshake while riding onroad, I wouldn't be concerned about it. Offroad, I have no idea. Honestly, even if you are getting headshake on road, unless you're riding some really rough roads, you shouldn't need a damper either...that points to a setup issue. Z3n fucked around with this message at 06:57 on Mar 27, 2010 |
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Nice bike. I had a Supermoto XR650R, wish i still had it. You wont need a damper on an XR650R. they are the most stable dirt bike ive ever ridden. Proof of that, i had her pinned for an hour up to 190KMH indicated and it was rock solid. They were built to stand up to those speeds in the Baja 1000, sand as deep as your knee. I think you will be fine. I also took it into the sand dunes and it was fine.
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Jharkov posted:Proof of that, i had her pinned for an hour up to 190KMH indicated and it was rock solid. The idea of a thump doing over 160 is somehow  What's the difference between the L and the R, anyway?
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Phy posted:The idea of a thump doing over 160 is somehow The bike was surprisingly comfortable at 190. It sure surprised me. I was trying to keep up with a KTM 950 adventure and his pillion, they took off from our group of dirt bikes. I managed to catch up, and overtake him. And while most thumpers would vibrate their nuts off when you have them pinned, the XR was smooth, and remained very calm. My DRZ feels like its screaming when i wring it out, the XR just seems content. The R is much more refined. it was raced in Baja for years, and won for years. Watercooled, better suspension, much lighter, alloy frame, powerful motor. Just a gem. if they offered electric start i would still have it. The hills i ride are too steep for a kick-only big thumper. one stack and im knackered. check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7u3IaRRwq_E
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Can someone answer this for me? What does it mean when you guys use speed bumps as wheelie indicators? Do you wheelie when your front wheel hits the bump? What's the point? Doesn't your rear wheel then go over the bump while you're mid-wheelie and make you bounce around?
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If you stay on the throttle hard enough when the rear goes over, you'll just keep the wheelie up. And probably catch a little air.
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This is my dream setup. Saving my pennies. KTM 690R with these wheels  62HP with EFI that grants 55MPG economy, at 138KG of weight.
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Get an asbestos panel for your pants, that exhaust runs hot
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Jharkov posted:This is my dream setup. Saving my pennies.  Click here for the full 1200x1600 image. Yeah, it's not a bad way to go. That's for sure.
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I jumped off a landing dock today, bike took it really well, I didn't. I need to not let my feet slip off the pegs next time. Then I did lots of wheelies and stoppies. I love this bike 
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A loading dock?  The more I hear about 'em, the more I want... Someone locally did this - an '86 XL600SM Looks pretty :metal: to me.  
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2ndclasscitizen posted:Motards with road bike alloy wheels always look so stupid IMO.
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