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TylerC 2.0 posted:Welp... Getting close to having her road ready again, just got get stuff wired up and figure out a clever kill switch   Quick, someone tell me how stupid this would be 
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If you don't do that, someone here is going to force your hand into getting that brown louis vuitton leather pattern.
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TylerC 2.0 posted:Quick, someone tell me how stupid this would be If that's what it looks like, a thin cotton sheet, pretty stupid. I doubt it would last more than a few rides.
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Aug 8, 2011 00:54
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What tires are those?
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Aug 8, 2011 02:39
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That looks wonderful, congrats on getting it rebuilt.
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Aug 8, 2011 02:51
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How much leeway do I have with tube sizes? I have a tube which will fit 150/70/17 but the tire I'm ordering is a 150/60. Monostrato makes it sound like most tubes can be run if the sizes are close and I've had this single tube sitting in my closet for months.
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Aug 12, 2011 23:28
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That'll be fine.
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Aug 13, 2011 06:04
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Cool, saves me a bit since apparently no shops around here carry supermoto-sized tubes. While on the subject, has anyone gone the homemade tubeless route, where you basically just seal up the spokes with silicone? It seems almost too easy not to have a few downsides.
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Aug 14, 2011 12:33
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I heard people have had good luck with that on SMJ, but most of them wrap the silicone with duct tape or something similar. I'm not sure what the tape adds but that seems to be what they do.
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Aug 14, 2011 19:05
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Phat_Albert posted:What tires are those? Anyone? I'm looking for a new set for my Kawi 250.
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Aug 14, 2011 23:56
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Phat_Albert posted:Anyone? I'm looking for a new set for my Kawi 250. i think that those are IRC GP-110
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Aug 15, 2011 03:18
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Noticed today after taking a longer ride on the CRF that my leg was burning. Has anyone wrapped their exhaust or put extra heat shields on? This was through Sidi race boots and leathers.
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Aug 15, 2011 03:21
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I would take that as a sign to either look at your jetting or stop trying to tour on a race engined bike. Probably both.
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Aug 15, 2011 04:49
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NitroSpazzz posted:Noticed today after taking a longer ride on the CRF that my leg was burning. Has anyone wrapped their exhaust or put extra heat shields on? This was through Sidi race boots and leathers. Id just get a mount welded on and toss on another heat shield.
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Aug 15, 2011 04:57
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Z3n posted:Id just get a mount welded on and toss on another heat shield. Or just buy a pipe guard that attaches with normal, easy to install clamps like every other pipe guard? http://www.crfsonly.com/catalog/product_info.php/cPath/24_34/products_id/1170
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Whitesnake_2! posted:Or just buy a pipe guard that attaches with normal, easy to install clamps like every other pipe guard? That's a good idea but jesus christ $90.
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Aug 15, 2011 05:31
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plus $44.95 if its not a 2004.
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Aug 15, 2011 07:52
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Am I the only one who happily buys parts now? Going from a sportbike to a dirtbike is like getting poo poo practically free. And that was even going from a relatively cheap sportbike.
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Whitesnake_2! posted:Or just buy a pipe guard that attaches with normal, easy to install clamps like every other pipe guard? Thats not a bad idea...not sure if it's worth $90 though. I'll start looking around for a pipe guard. edit: and looking around 90-100 is what they are all going for. NitroSpazzz fucked around with this message at 13:22 on Aug 15, 2011 |
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Aug 15, 2011 13:16
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Hey Motard Goons, can I have your opinion on this: http://richmond.craigslist.org/mcy/2478616527.html TIA!  
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Fiendish Dr. Wu posted:Hey Motard Goons, can I have your opinion on this: http://richmond.craigslist.org/mcy/2478616527.html I've ridden one of those converted properly into a motard and it was a blast.
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Aug 17, 2011 11:34
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It will be a blast, but any bike whose life is measured in hours will be very maintenance intensive. Just be ready for that.
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Speaking of maintenance, I'm going to be doing the chain/sprockets on my DRZ this weekend. It seems pretty simple, but I figured I'd ask: anything I need to look out for? I've seen some people recommend putting red Loctite on the splines of the drive shaft, but that seems like it would be pretty drat tough to get the sprocket off the next time. Also, the service manual calls for "grease" on the crankcase seal and shaft spacer, which I'm assuming can just be your generic multi-purpose stuff.
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toolshed posted:Speaking of maintenance, I'm going to be doing the chain/sprockets on my DRZ this weekend. It seems pretty simple, but I figured I'd ask: anything I need to look out for? I think you'll be ok without loctite. I've never put anything on the countershaft sprocket. I tend to loctite the rear sprocket nuts though. Just blue seems to do the trick. As for grease, a little of the generic stuff should be just fine. Chances are the fling off from the chain will lubricate your front sprocket area quite well in my experience.
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I believe what they're talking about with loctite on the DRZ sprocket is loctiting the nut that holds the sprocket on. The sprocket itself should have a little grease in the splines and thats it.
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That's what I thought too, until I saw a couple comments in this thread on advrider. Then I got confused. Either way, I don't think I'm going to bother. http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=433350 The one thing that I'm still unsure of is how to measure the chain slack to adjust it, because I'm pretty sure that, if I follow the service manual and push the bottom length of chain up, it's just going to run into the swingarm before it runs out of slack.
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Hmm, this appears to explain more http://www.thumpertalk.com/forum/archive/index.php/t-625998.html
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The local Husqvarna dealership has SM630's, brand new, listed at $5999. That seems like a screaming deal. I can't necessarily afford it, but I'm sure I could find a way to fudge finances enough to get one relatively soon. I was wondering if anyone here knew a bit about the Husky supermotos, and had opinions on owning one. For comparison, the only supermoto I've ever ridden is a KTM 690SMC, which makes riding my Kawi 650 every day a little sadder.
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What dealer has them? You're in Austin right?
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http://www.napalmmotorsports.com/ Their showroom says they have two of them, a red/white and a black/white one in stock, both listed at 6k. I'm considering dropping by on Saturday to test ride one if I can, I'm just not sure if it'd be the right bike, or if I should wait for a 690.
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I'd probably go buy this wr450 if I had that kind of money. http://collegestation.craigslist.org/mcy/2527926946.html
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Korwen posted:http://www.napalmmotorsports.com/ Wait for the 690. I test rode a 630 and even uncorked from the dealer it was really underwhelming. I was happy to get back on my DRZ. It did have nice suspension and a 6th gear, but a very revvy engine thats not fond of wheelies. Get a 690.
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 2003 DRZ400e with 68 miles. I'm going to make a project out of plating it and getting 17's. I'm also considering doing the rmz250 USD fork swap. It's really clean but the stickers are bad. The only thing bad I've found is the hex bolt on the clutch cover (I think) is a little rough so I might be replacing it.
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Where are you trying to plate it? If you wanna do an inverted fork swap with sumo wheels try and find some SM triples for the correct offset.
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Texas. So that means I need dual headlight with switch and high beam indicator, brake light that brightens, mirror, and horn. I'm trying to decide if I want to buy a SM wiring harness to make it really easy and add blinkers or if I'm just going to wire it myself. I'm capable of doing so I might go that route. I may end up just buying a lot of the S/SM parts from eBay. The thing I'm trying to figure out is how something like the Edge tail light gets mounted without a subframe. I'm going to hold off on the USD forks and rims at least until I get a plate and make sure that goes smoothly.
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Stalking the wild DRZ400. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LzDrB7BwQ-Y
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http://allegro.pl/honda-dominator-650-cross-i1776650445.html#gallery Good god, I want this, and I want to tard it out... Tell me your thoughts. some photos:   Joey_Redd fucked around with this message at 17:12 on Aug 21, 2011 |
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Aug 21, 2011 16:36
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I can't offer any conversion advice, but that thing would be the tits in motard form. edit: awesome tits, not bad tits
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I'm excited about you buying and tarding that. Rattlecan it flat black and have some crazy mad-max looking ticket printing hooligan machine.
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Hello from London, where we have twisty roads, speed bumps and lots of traffic to play with.  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XhAOh1ZzCBo Pete fucked around with this message at 11:10 on Aug 25, 2011 |
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