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That really sucks man.  And gently caress those neighbors...that's like the opposite of neighborhood watch, wtf? I know it's too late, but this came up here, I think in AI, as a good way to combat thieves and vandals if you have to park in open areas. Basically it's a motion sensor that when triggered takes a pic.
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Is it just me or is this dumb? Its a 3 year old bike. If it hasn't been ridden at all in those years wouldn't it have problems? http://atlanta.craigslist.org/atl/mcy/2361855299.html 
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Coredump posted:Is it just me or is this dumb? Its a 3 year old bike. If it hasn't been ridden at all in those years wouldn't it have problems? Not if it's been properly prepped before sale. Fresh fluid, gas, oil, etc. Of course, the chances of a dealership doing that are low, but that's just how it goes...
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May 10, 2011 01:37
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Z3n posted:Not if it's been properly prepped before sale. Fresh fluid, gas, oil, etc. Of course, the chances of a dealership doing that are low, but that's just how it goes... What about the price is though? Is that high or what you would expect?
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May 10, 2011 01:40
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Coredump posted:What about the price is though? Is that high or what you would expect? It's sort of a weird thing because the earlier ones MSRPed at 9.5, but the new ones MSRP at 11k, despite being the exact same bike. So figure about 12k out the door for a 2011, which makes 9.5 for a 08 an ok deal...but you could probably pick up a used one for 6-8k depending on condition/mods/etc, so I don't really feel it'd be worthwhile at 9.5k. But KTMs are such a small market, prices tend to stay higher than you'd expect for a big 4 supersport or similar, and I'm an obsessive deal hunter, so my standards are a bit unreasonable anyways.
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May 10, 2011 01:47
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Z3n, I assume you were talking about this bike? http://santabarbara.craigslist.org/mcy/2348453815.html Right up my ally. High miles and laid down (cheap price, bro!) I assume I could haggle him to $5k, too. Assuming he did the 7,500 mile maintenance (Spark plug and something else?) not too bad of a deal. What do you think? I wanna see pictures of the damage. OH GOD DON'T TEMPT ME
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May 11, 2011 20:42
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Christoff posted:Z3n, I assume you were talking about this bike? If I didn't already have one, I would have bought it. It was initially listed at 5800, so I bet you could swing it for 5k flat. And mine has more miles than that (just rolled past 10k). Don't be calling my poo poo high mileage! Anyways, here's a sedate 690 SMC ride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNhHlrJBOLA
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May 11, 2011 22:49
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Z3n posted:If I didn't already have one, I would have bought it. It was initially listed at 5800, so I bet you could swing it for 5k flat. And mine has more miles than that (just rolled past 10k). Don't be calling my poo poo high mileage! Hmm, I think it's a good deal all things considered. Problem is of course getting a ride and such. Maybe I can take a train up. You think you'd check it out with me?
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May 11, 2011 22:58
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Christoff posted:Hmm, I think it's a good deal all things considered. Problem is of course getting a ride and such. Maybe I can take a train up. You think you'd check it out with me? Yeah for sure. Send me a PM or something with your number, I'll give you mine and we can figure it a time to check it out.
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May 11, 2011 23:10
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I won't be able to until the weekend of May 20th. Then I take time off June 17th. Doubt it'll be around in summer. You think it's a good deal for the price it's at? I'll give him a call.
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May 11, 2011 23:22
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Seems pretty reasonable. I got a slightly better deal on mine but only because mods are worthless. 
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May 11, 2011 23:49
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May 12, 2011 00:28
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To be honest only about $1k. People want a poo poo ton of money for those 2008+ SMCs I guess no one gave him the "mods decrease value" memo
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May 12, 2011 00:37
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That 690 SMC is sold. Time to stalk craigslist.
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Christoff posted:That 690 SMC is sold. Time to stalk craigslist. Pro tip: Chrome (or firefox) + Craigslist rss feed pointing to searches of what you're looking for = easy first dibs 
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May 12, 2011 00:54
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Also there is an app for that(heh) if you have a smart phone.
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May 12, 2011 03:30
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Time to reseal my rocker cover on my KTM. It doesn't absolutely *need* it but I don't like seeping oil on my engine case.
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Christoff posted:To be honest only about $1k. People want a poo poo ton of money for those 2008+ SMCs Pretty sure that doesn't apply to bikes at least to a lot of people.
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May 12, 2011 05:52
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Oh no, the itch is coming back. http://orlando.craigslist.org/mcy/2371143411.html or http://orlando.craigslist.org/mcy/2364550487.html
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May 12, 2011 14:13
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Russian Bear posted:Also there is an app for that(heh) if you have a smart phone. What's the app? I really want an SMC before the end of summer.
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May 12, 2011 17:55
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KidDynamite posted:What's the app? Google Reader does it on Androids.
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BlackMK4 posted:Google Reader does it on Androids. iPhone user over here. well not really but for right now.
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May 12, 2011 18:07
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Apparently 'Reeder' is good for iOS 
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May 12, 2011 18:10
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Just been offered a race prepped KTM 620 for a very decent price. Just received a bonus from work that would cover it very nicely. Practically speaking I need this bike like a fish needs a fillet knife...
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May 12, 2011 20:38
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ReelBigLizard posted:Just been offered a race prepped KTM 620 for a very decent price. Are there any sumo tracks/racing in your area?
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May 12, 2011 20:44
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ReelBigLizard posted:Just been offered a race prepped KTM 620 for a very decent price. Sounds like you need it pretty bad.. I picture a fish with a filet knife in it's mouth commando style to fight off sharks.
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Z3n posted:Are there any sumo tracks/racing in your area? No. There's a regular hill climb event, but that's about it. Unless I can convince the go-cart track to let me hoon about. I'm not an unreasonable distance from northern france though. quote:Sounds like you need it pretty bad.. I picture a fish with a filet knife in it's mouth commando style to fight off sharks. Well, when you put it like that.. It's been stripped to bare essentials, no clock, no key, FMF race exhaust fitted, what looks like an additional remote oil filter, FMF race ignition, factory discs, braided everything, looks like the shock isn't stock either. It was owned by a very respected local racer and professional mechanic and it started on the first kick.
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Can it be ridden on the street? I think that'd be amazing fun for a hillclimb, although I dunno if you could run it regularly enough to make it worthwhile. Sounds like an awesome toy though, especially if you did some traveling.
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One of the perks of where I live is that we have no MOT, noise or emissions regulations. Basically if you have a plate and tyres that aren't bald you're good to go. You don't even need a headlight if you only ride it during daylight hours. Technically there's nothing stopping me from using it to hoon to work and back. Hill climbs are pretty much every bank holiday plus a few Sundays as soon as it's dry enough to be safe. http://www.motorsportcircuits.co.uk/html/val-des-terres-hillclimb.html
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ReelBigLizard posted:One of the perks of where I live is that we have no MOT, noise or emissions regulations. Basically if you have a plate and tyres that aren't bald you're good to go. You don't even need a headlight if you only ride it during daylight hours. Technically there's nothing stopping me from using it to hoon to work and back. Holy poo poo that looks amazing. And in the track video, clipping the hedge at the end, crazy. But yeah, gently caress yeah, buy it if you can street it too.
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That video is awesome!! That guy doesn't give a gently caress, just straight up hopping up the curb onto the pavement to widen his line!
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Everyone uses the curb, they purposefully made all the curbs nearly flush with the road surface. The last corner sees a lot of slides and bumps as people try to power over the line. Even riding the road day-to-day I've had the back step out there when I've been too eager to get on the power. The second to last corner is the worst for bikes though, all the corners before it have a camber but that one is completely flat and if you're not expecting it you can expect to be pulled out of the hedge. When we have inter island events or visitors it's not uncommon to see a few offs there. I've spoken to my friend who's selling the 620, if he still has it by pay day we're going to talk, if he gets a good offer in the mean time though it's no-hard-feelings.
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Is that guy in the video driving a Caterham or a Lotus 7? That looks fun as hell, I wish they did something like this here.
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ReelBigLizard posted:Practically speaking I need this bike like a fish needs a fillet knife... Some day you'll be on your death bed surrounded by family. Do you want to tell your great-grandchildren how practical you were or how you used to do wheelies for days.
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Russian Bear posted:Is that guy in the video driving a Caterham or a Lotus 7? That looks fun as hell, I wish they did something like this here. A Caterham or similar clone, I really must do a thread on our hill climb one day, it's no TT but there's some interesting stuff turns up to race. It's one of the main roads going south out of town so it only gets raced on public holidays*. quote:Some day you'll be on your death bed surrounded by family. Do you want to tell your great-grandchildren how practical you were or how you used to do wheelies for days. ...Or how I generously passed on great deals so that others could wheelie for days. The problem is that I can already do wheelies for days if I so wish (or sometimes when I don't); I have a 690 SMC already. *And by a few less sane individuals in the early hours of week days.
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Don't buy the racebike and put the money towards an awesome trip or trackdays/racing. You've already got a 'tard so put the money toward cool experiences rather than more fancy toys.
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Ugh. When will I get this FCR dialed in??? The DRZ has been running great in the cooler spring weather. 2 days ago it got hot and humid. First it started stalling on decel, which was an easy fix by changing my air/fuel mixture to be a bit more lean. This morning the bike won't start. It turns over and sounds good but no spark. For some reason I think the plug is fouled but I have no basis for why I think this. Hopefully after work I'll tear it down and check the plug. Why is the plug so difficult to remove? Any other thoughts to why it may not be starting? Should weather temp/humidity really be making this big of a difference on my bike?
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When was the last time you checked your valves? I've never found any 4T bikes that sensitive to jetting when they are dialed in properly.
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I've never checked the valves. The bike only has about 4000 miles on it. Thanks for the suggestion, I may look into that.
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