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SaNChEzZ posted:Why not just buy a gallon of the Shell Rotella T for $25? It's never occurred to me to put anything else in it.
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I wish my bike didn't call for 15w50, otherwise I'd run Rotella T in it like I do my Grand National. I just figure cause I mostly ride the bike when it's warm/hot out I shouldn't run something lighter. I run regular car Mobil1 15w50 and it works fine though.
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Aug 17, 2011 21:08
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Endless Mike posted:Sounds like he's got them straight. agreed. I still live with my mom. but I've got 12 motorcycles 
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Drunk Pledge Driver posted:I wish my bike didn't call for 15w50, otherwise I'd run Rotella T in it like I do my Grand National. I just figure cause I mostly ride the bike when it's warm/hot out I shouldn't run something lighter. I run regular car Mobil1 15w50 and it works fine though. My bike calls for 15w50 as well and I run the rotella with no problems. Although, I'm in 72 degree SoCal so it doesn't really get hot or cold here. The only difference I noticed is a bit of elevated engine noise due to the non-muffling properties of thin oil.
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Aug 17, 2011 21:39
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Sigh, the little Honda I'm riding is leaking oil from the head, I'm going to have to do a top end job on it. I picked up a full gasket kit on Dennis Kirk for the CM200T for about $58. I also ordered the manual and I'll read it thoroughly before I begin the job. On a side note, it's a small leak and as long as I watch the oil really closely how long do you goons think I can ride it for? I'd say over a week and half it's lost maybe 1/8th to 1/4 quart @ the most.
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Aug 17, 2011 21:42
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:agreed. Jesus, when you said you had a bunch of bikes I thought you meant two or three not twelve.
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Aug 17, 2011 21:58
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:You'll grow a lot as a person when you start having to do everything for yourself. Also you can walk around naked any time you want. Content: new tires today, new brake pads and I get to prep for the track tomorrow. whoop whoop!
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Aug 18, 2011 01:51
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Odette posted:God drat, that brought back some weird childhood memories of playing with the car and dad running after me with a wet wooden spoon, screaming bloody murder. My dad had a Porsche 911 RSR replica when I was a kid, I have a very vivid memory of ramming the door with one of those battery powered jeeps when I was like 4 or 5.  Coincidentally, it has taken him 20 years to let me even drive one of his cars while he is with me. 
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Aug 18, 2011 03:12
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:Sigh, the little Honda I'm riding is leaking oil from the head, I'm going to have to do a top end job on it. I picked up a full gasket kit on Dennis Kirk for the CM200T for about $58. I also ordered the manual and I'll read it thoroughly before I begin the job. Where is it leaking from on the head? And you're fine riding it just keep it in the fill lines.
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Aug 18, 2011 03:15
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Z3n posted:Where is it leaking from on the head? It's leaking from where the head attaches to the case. It's definitely a blown gasket. On a side note, this morning I noticed my right exhaust pipe is literally cracked into two pieces. I'm going to see if a buddy can weld it up for me, and in the interim I'm just going to go buy an aluminum strip and a hose clamp. The other side probably has the same thing as it has an aluminum strip and a hose clamp. I'd already guessed that, but I didn't bother to check.... Edit: For content: 
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Aug 18, 2011 16:15
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:agreed. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cbxedet_EQ&hd=1 my friend took a video of us starting my other friend's bike for the first time. a few other bikes made a cameo appearance. by the way the carbs are now tuned and sync'd properly. they don't throw flames anymore 
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Cbxedet_EQ&hd=1 untune them... make them shoot lots of flames
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Speaking of old Hondas... I got to ride to work on my 77 CB750K in the rain and it kept running just fine! I was sure something was going to short out.
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All day yesterday and today, a friend and I tore down his Honda CM250's engine as far as we could go without cracking the case, cleaned everything, painted the cylinder, head, and valve cover, and reassembled the thing. I hate OHC timing chains (and timing in general), but I also hate having to adjust pushrods, so we'll call it even; one hour of fiddling to get the chain and sprocket on and timed correctly, versus two years of 5-minute tappet adjustments on my bike.
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Aug 19, 2011 01:14
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King Nothing posted:Does your right heel contact the pipe if you don't hold it up? When I rode my friend's SV with a Leo Vince mid-mount mine would if I relaxed my right foot. I love the way the high mounts look though. Update: I can't feel my heel rubbing but it apparently touches the pipe at times because there were a bunch of black streaks on it after a long ride tonight. Doesn't bother me while riding and I don't really care if the exhaust gets a few marks so it's all good. So nice to run with the stock headers and collector. No more crappy lean surges.
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Got my bike stolen at bike night   Basically this. WHY WOULD YOU STEAL THIS? ITS A BEAT UP PIECE OF poo poo. Actually been in another wreck since then.
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BlackMK4 posted:My dad had a Porsche 911 RSR replica when I was a kid, I have a very vivid memory of ramming the door with one of those battery powered jeeps when I was like 4 or 5. What's up dad's-Porsche-abusing-buddy? I had a nifty fort in the rafters of my dad's garage and one day knocked a mahogany plank onto the hood of his 1961 356. Luckily Roy Sasaki Restoration in San Jose exists and does magic things with sheet metal. This was in about 1981, I dunno if the actual guy still runs it. Content: The lovely Walmart battery in the Seca went bad. The Battery Tender shows a green light after an evening on the juice, but it only turns the engine over about 2 revolutions. It's only about a year old. The bright side is that the lady at the customer service counter said they would exchange it, I just have to come in on a day when they have my model in stock. If I can get a new one without it being prorated I just might be hooked. I also did a valve adjustment on the R100GS, and torqued down the head bolts. That was really drat easy. gently caress shim-under-bucket, tappets 4eva. Now I just need to replace the paralever boots and lube the driveshaft spline so I don't kill the u-joint, assuming it's not already damaged. Finally- went to Mount Lassen a few weeks ago with the family. While I was gazing longingly at the V-Star club entering the park, I got to thinking. Then I made a rash statement. I told my wife that if I hadn't ridden the '82 Goldwing to the top of Lassen by August 2012 I would get rid of it even if I have to give it away for parts. The engine finally made it from the driveway to my workbench where it's awaiting disassembly and inspection. If the main bearings are scored that's the end of the story. If they're not- well that's when things get interesting. [edit] gently caress me- I just took the clutch cover off the GL1100 and found one retaining bolt MIA and one loose in the case, bent at a 60 degree angle. That would pretty much account for the awful noises the bike made the last time I rode it. I can cross "oil starvation" off the list, which is a huge relief. loving previous owner. AnnoyBot fucked around with this message at 09:11 on Aug 20, 2011 |
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Aug 19, 2011 09:05
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I went to go bleed the VFR's clutch. I got as far as getting the fairing off and removing one screw from the reservoir, at which point I stripped the gently caress out of the other screw. 
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I replaced the chain. I needed a 110-link, stock size was 112. It feels weird grinding off the head of a rivet on a $1.30/link chain to dump two bucks worth of stuff in the trash, but you gotta do what you gotta do. I ruined a $10 harbor freight chain tool doing this, so I'm gonna return it. This thing really does suck. The metal is crap. Even after the head was ground concave, the plunger bent. Two plungers in the kit, two pins driven, two bent plungers. Crap. I used the bent plunger to mushroom the rivet head. I used a straightedge to get the sideplate compression the same on both sides of the chain. I mashed the rivets down until the stupid tool bent; I hope it's enough. I'll keep an eye on it. The chain came impregnated with white lithium grease. Should I strip that and go to my normal lube regimen, or just start lubing now and not worry about the factory stuff?
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Never. Ever. Strip factory lube off a chain. Run it like you normally would. Add new lube as your normal scheudle would dictate. As for WHAT I DID. Thursday I bench synced the carbs. Now the GS650E idles on 4 cylinders, all the time. I replaced the munged up pilot jet that I discovered a year ago. That required drilling it out... scary indeed when carb bodies are $200 a pop. And tonight I am going to set the pilot screws somewhere sane. I did my usual 1.5 turns out. However it's lean as all hell now.
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Gear oil will remove that stuff nicely. It does no good outside of the orings and just attracts dirt and grit that serves as cutting paste on the orings. I'll "clean" a new chain with gear oil to avoid having to deal with a gritty, dirty chain after a few rides, because dirt plus the sticky factory grease abuses the poo poo out of the orings.
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Aug 21, 2011 02:40
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Chainged tires by hand for first time and finally took some pictures.  
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Aug 21, 2011 11:47
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Rode it. One of those glorious times when you hit all your favorite backroads and never get stuck behind a car. Also, last night I saw a gang of dyed-in-the-wool, tank top wearing squids all riding around on identical FZ6s. 
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In the last week, I've done this to my 89 GSXR 750. Bondo'd the dent in the fuel tank and painted it Expoy'd/bondo'd the huge hole in the front fairing and painted it Replaced the clipon Replaced the throttle grip Replaced the intake camshaft & did valve adjustment Fixed the worn-through pickup side cover and made a new gasket for it Switched tires and wheels over Painted the mirror All because I crashed it. Stupid old bikes and their non-existing sliders..
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Captain Kosmos posted:Chainged tires by hand for first time and finally took some pictures. What kind of tires? Those things are burly looking.
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Sport touring screen & throttlemeister on the VFR. This should make a huge difference on long term rides in the future.
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Iridium spark plugs for the VTR250. Turns out you can change them without having to take the tank off by just reaching through between the bars in the trellis frame. Definitely worth paying for - starts easier, warms up quicker, and even seems to be a bit punchier (though that's probably just wishful thinking on my part).
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Slim Pickens posted:What kind of tires? Those things are burly looking. Heidenau K73 supermoto tires, bought them mostly because of the look.
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Picked up my recovered stolen bike      Didn't have comprehensive on it so theft wasn't covered. Bike was pretty beat up already so it wasn't worthwhile. Anyway got it back as you can tell its really beat up now. They stole my rear seat and cowl, battery, fender eliminator + rear signals. The were nice enough to reattach my plate though! Apparently they just pried at the rear left side tail plastic to get to the back side of the lock to unhook the seat latch cable. Rear sets are both broken (left was a D650 one I put on the night before!), kick stand broke off, exhaust can is beat up again, various plastic scrapes, left rocket launcher missing now, right side was missing already. Front fender is smashed so the forks may not be straight Ignition was chiseled out so they could run it and have their fun.Anyway, now hopefully for some help. The bike runs but will not shift. I can tell the clutch cable isn't snapped because it still springs back and what not. Any ideas? I tried tightening it but that didn't seem to help. The indicator on the dash says it is in neutral but the rear wheel is not spinning freely. It's not the rear brake that's locking it up so it must be something in the gearbox?
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Check that nothing's binding up on the shift rod assembly. If it binds up even a little bit, the bike won't shift positively. loving sucks that your bike got jacked and ruined Maybe time for a streetfighter now?
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Z3n posted:Check that nothing's binding up on the shift rod assembly. If it binds up even a little bit, the bike won't shift positively. I have some projectors out of a 2007 Daytona 675 that would make perfect bugeyes for a street fighter project.
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I sorted out the shifting... threw my original shifter on, its the direct type and not the linkage type. I literally swapped the linkage shifter on the night before it got stolen too I may be able to salvage that somewhat, I think I can bend the rod back and the base plate for the rear set is only like $55 or so. Only problem is the right side base plate is $72ish and probably not worth me buying a replacement as I don't have the heel guard on that side. I currently plan to sell off my street stuff and put my race plastics on for a track only bike but I may consider options to get it back on the street if I can do it cheap enough.
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Drunk Pledge Driver posted:Picked up my recovered stolen bike This makes me 6 different kinds of sad. I'm sorry.
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Drunk Pledge Driver posted:Picked up my recovered stolen bike That really sucks, especially with the insurance. But remember, when life gives you lemons, you just say 'gently caress the lemons' and make yourself a ratbike.
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Forty Two posted:That really sucks, especially with the insurance. But remember, when life gives you lemons, you just say 'gently caress the lemons' and make yourself a ratbike. May I suggest an alternate route. gently caress those loving thieving bastards and fix it back up again. Replace the missing parts, repaint and restore it to perfect original condition and ride it with your chin held high. Otherwise the terrorists win. 
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makka-setan posted:May I suggest an alternate route. gently caress those loving thieving bastards and fix it back up again. Replace the missing parts, repaint and restore it to perfect original condition and ride it with your chin held high. Otherwise the terrorists win. Do this, but finance it with a bike you stole from them.
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Eh, I'd second a rat rod bike. When doing some HEAVY bondo/sanding work on a friend's motorcycle tank for his CM250, we were both tempted to clear coat it right after the bondo was sanded down. Splotches of bare metal, primer, bondo, with rings of the old paint in between can look drat sexy. Plus, a Triumph with a large, flat Ducati/Cafe style headlight would be sweet. Triumph just screams "sleeper bike" to me.
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I replaced the stock pads on my SV650 with EBC HH rated pads. Holy. poo poo. I haven't broken them in yet (will go do that tonight) but the quick test up and down the street resulted in what felt like a near-endo and I slid forward on the seat unexpectedly and racked myself against the tank. I'm looking forward to the pads after they're broken in properly.
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GanjamonII posted:I'm looking forward to the pads after they're broken in properly. I've got ~1500km on mine now. They lose a little bit of that initial "whoa Nelly" bite and become a bit more progressive when they're broken in, stopping power is good and strong.
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