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I recently traded my Honda Rebel for an old piece of poo poo so I could learn how to wrench and keep up with traffic. I call it The Mexican Blackbird. It's a 1989 GS500e. I have had to replace chain and sprockets, change oil, replace most light bulbs, replace the valve cover gasket, adjust the clutch a bunch to get it right, replace and reroute the fuel lines (PO had the line to the carbs in the reserve spot on the petcock.... lucky me when I ran out of gas yesterday), tap the cam caps (little caps that sit over the valve camshafts) and use new bolts for the valve cover. It rides pretty well, got it for 1000 bucks and put about 200 in so far. Sold the rebel for 1800. I plan on taking her for a longish ride tomorrow so I hope she doesnt strand me 
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Clank posted:I'm gonna guess TW200. My youtube front page always recommends videos of modified Japanese TW200s like that for some reason. That is correct. Purchased from an apparent Illinois Nazi judging by the three SS stickers I found on it.
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May 1, 2011 08:15
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Couple terrible cell phone pics:   I'm actually seriously concerned that it wants to eat my soul. Bike has stupid amounts of power compared to the SV. that one guy chad fucked around with this message at 10:24 on May 1, 2011 |
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May 1, 2011 10:21
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Is it stock gearing? Goddamn, -1/+2 was the best thing I ever did... it turns into even more of a murderer though.
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May 1, 2011 10:45
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BlackMK4 posted:Is it stock gearing? Goddamn, -1/+2 was the best thing I ever did... it turns into even more of a murderer though. This the best mod you can do to any I4 sportsbike (Twins only need the -1).
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May 1, 2011 12:36
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titanium posted:That is correct. Purchased from an apparent Illinois Nazi judging by the three SS stickers I found on it. What's all that's been done to it do you know? It looks sexy as hell (never thought I would say that about a TW200  )What does -1/+2 do to an I4? More power down lower in the range?
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May 1, 2011 16:12
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Russian Bear posted:What's all that's been done to it do you know? It looks sexy as hell (never thought I would say that about a TW200 No, more in-gear thrust, lowers the road speed at redline. It doesn't change the shape of the torque curve.
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May 1, 2011 16:54
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-1,+2 is good on most fuel injected bikes. My monster is a completely different and better bike now.
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May 1, 2011 18:46
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Dr Ozziemandius posted:It's not really my kind of bike, but this is a really great photo. If you'd taken it from a slightly higher or lower viewpoint so the handlebars didn't clash with the horizon, it would be perfect.
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May 1, 2011 19:53
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Forty Two posted:It's not really my kind of bike, but this is a really great photo. If you'd taken it from a slightly higher or lower viewpoint so the handlebars didn't clash with the horizon, it would be perfect. Thanks! I was using an old APS film camera and I only got one shot at it, because that incoming wave proceeded to flow past the tires and washed out the sand under my bike.  I had to drop everything and scramble to catch it. The tide was apparently coming in, and the sand we were riding on hadn't been wet yet, and I was lucky enough to catch the first wave to make it that far.I also got to meet Arlen Ness and get his autograph at his booth. 
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May 1, 2011 21:21
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titanium posted:The new toy! A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Utterly awesome bike.
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May 1, 2011 21:25
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Dr Ozziemandius posted:A thing of beauty is a joy forever. Utterly awesome bike. Yeah, that Illinois Nazi had great taste in bikes. And I'm not being sarcastic.
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May 2, 2011 05:45
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Got a little dirt bike fever this weekend with the new YZF and some dirt buddies http://imgur.com/a/8FH57#8mh1Q
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May 3, 2011 00:40
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Rising gas prices led MY MOM to buy a motorcycle. Jealousy led me to take a MSC, which led to me getting a set of keys. 2005 Suzuki Boulevard S40 - We bought it with 740 miles in early March. It has just over 1800 on it now. I was always scared of motorcycles because of my mom's horror stories, but now driving my Jeep just feels boring.
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May 6, 2011 02:35
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Sorry, didn't have a beach nearby. I ride it to work everyday. On one wheel 
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May 7, 2011 23:43
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Cross-posting.
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May 9, 2011 04:45
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First picture of the Bonneville.
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May 9, 2011 15:40
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ChiTownEddie posted:First picture of the Bonneville. Arrow 2 into 1 time. It's deafening...
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May 9, 2011 16:55
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xd posted:On one wheel Youhave 2 of them, you should use both! 
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May 9, 2011 17:43
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mattfl posted:Youhave 2 of them, you should use both! But never at the same time, that's dangerous.
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May 9, 2011 19:08
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Testing out a new phone/camera, here's my bike at work this morning. I'm so glad spring is here.
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May 9, 2011 19:55
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ChiTownEddie posted:First picture of the Bonneville. Well done. I was going to throw that one in the suggestion box too, but you seemed dead set on the RS. Smashing selection.
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May 9, 2011 22:07
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ChiTownEddie posted:First picture of the Bonneville. Envy. I sat on an SE in these colors just the other day, and it fit *perfect.* Easy to get my feet down, perfect reach to the bars, ugh. Someday.
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May 9, 2011 22:17
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Marv Hushman posted:Well done. I was going to throw that one in the suggestion box too, but you seemed dead set on the RS. Smashing selection. Haha! Thanks. Yeah actually I was so "set" after just doing the research. But after riding both there was NO contest. Plus in person the Bonneville looks about 1237533x better. @GND Yup! The fit matched me as well. I'm 6' but I am a tiny man (125lb) and it just felt like the right combination of small but big enough that my length didn't cause issues. Downside is that it was beautiful this weekend and I was only able to put about 50miles on it >:[
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May 9, 2011 22:38
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 My new bike. A 2010 Harley Davidson Forty Eight I picked up with 1k miles and no drops. It is my first bike, and I just finished the edge course an am in love. As of today I finally have my endorsement and spent all morning riding around back roads just exploring for the hell of it.
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May 9, 2011 22:56
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OK I would ride the poo poo out of that
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May 10, 2011 02:00
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Ptolemaeus posted:KTM Edition?
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Ptolemaeus posted:
Congrats, you chose well. It seems that HD has finally come to terms with this being a solo ride--it looks like the entire line comes stock with solo seats now. None of these nifty ones fit the 06s though :-( The mod with the single biggest return on investment is replacing the stock POS grips, without question. Beyond that, you'd do well to leave it as is and ignore the Stage 1 dime store wisdom. Also, keep a close eye on the battery cover clips, I don't think they ever totally resolved that issue. Have fun!
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May 10, 2011 04:20
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Straight pipes brah, if they aren't on already. Otherwise you can't properly live the Harley-DavidsonŠ lifestyle. Nice looking bike though, seriously. The 48's actually look pretty good.
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May 10, 2011 08:00
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I'm with you guys on this one, that's how a Harley should look. Clean and classic lines, no chrome bullshit or tassels everywhere. Or that godawful gigantor windscreen.
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May 10, 2011 09:20
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KozmoNaut posted:that's how a Harley should look. I feel this is how a Harley should look.  It's just better for all concerned... 
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May 10, 2011 10:00
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Saga posted:I feel this is how a Harley should look.
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Endless Mike posted:If you can think of a better way to get to the Sturgis Dentist and Lawyer Convention, I'd love to hear it! Be like my old boss, and pay someone to trailer it out there for you...
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May 10, 2011 12:47
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cheesebot posted:Testing out a new phone/camera, here's my bike at work this morning. I'm so glad spring is here. Beautiful bike, I've always loved the old BMW's and know if one pops up in good shape around here for a reasonable price it will end up in my garage.
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May 10, 2011 13:23
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most fun you can have on two wheels. picked it up recently...
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May 10, 2011 13:34
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I appreciate it, I do plan on changing the grips as soon as possible. I rode about thirty miles this morning and my hands went numb. I never was a big Harley fan in general, but when I went to the local power sports a man had just traded this in and it just looked like what I wanted to take home.
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Harleys look so much better when they're toned down, even better when they've picked up some 'patina'. A friend of mine has a '37 Knucklehead, it's completely unrestored and looks every bit it's age. It's so much cooler for it.StonedogJones posted:most fun you can have on two wheels. Surely the fun starts when you get it onto one wheel?
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Ptolemaeus posted:
This is like the bruiser version of my dad's Sportster, an '03 883R  Good looking bikes, and good bikes. (though yours should suffer less from "vibrate my goddamn balls off" syndrome, since post-04 the engines were rubber mounted)
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Went to go pick up a package at the UPS hub today, had to stop and take this picture THREE BLOCKS FROM MY HOUSE as I'm still kind of bewildered because I just moved in.
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... A fence?
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