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Found it lying on its side. -1 clutch lever, jacked up fairing. I never replaced the shifter, so that 1/4-20 bolt is bent. The police came, dusted for prints, and found a huge handprint on the tank. Prints taken, report filed. The officer told me to get an estimate. If it's over $1000 in repairs, then it's felony vandalism. How much are bandit 1200 fairings now? OEM? I'm not replacing the fairings. I don't think I'm even going to repair them. I did order two clutch levers, though. At the rate this thing is going, I'll need them before the beginning of the year. I might also pick up some frame sliders and engine guards, just so I don't have to replace a clutch cover or anything.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:I did order two clutch levers, though. At the rate this thing is going, I'll need them before the beginning of the year. I might also pick up some frame sliders and engine guards, just so I don't have to replace a clutch cover or anything. Let me know what you get. I have crash bars around my engine, but one of the three mounting tabs that bolt to the frame is busted on each side. So I'm on the look out for a new solution. I can't imagine 1200 fairings are cheap. I don't think there were very common.
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mootmoot posted:I do, when its dry and bright for a quick burn. Commuting, hell no. I do that in the comfort of my car with heated seats and climate control set to 'melt the icecaps.' Bikes aren't for riding in the rain or cold. The only people who have to do that deliver pizza. You're either trolling, or really really shouldn't be allowed anywhere near bikes. I'm actually really suprised you have a Daytona actually, you seem like the restricted R6 type.
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AncientTV posted:If there were some exposed connections somewhere, you may have blown a fuse.
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_Dav posted:You're either trolling, or really really shouldn't be allowed anywhere near bikes. I'm actually really suprised you have a Daytona actually, you seem like the restricted R6 type. I bought the Daytona because IMO it looks the coolest. The 'Daytona' at the bottom is awesome - kind of like a font like how 'Baywatch' was written, some retro 80's Miami beach combined with modern cutting edge bike power. The whole shape of the bike looks great. Plus it's red so perfect. I heard that it was the best in it's range. Less bothered about that but it's still cool. (USER WAS PUT ON PROBATION FOR THIS POST)
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mootmoot posted:I do, when its dry and bright for a quick burn. Commuting, hell no. I do that in the comfort of my car with heated seats and climate control set to 'melt the icecaps.' Bikes aren't for riding in the rain or cold. The only people who have to do that deliver pizza. Please don't add to the statistics. Snowdens Secret posted:I feel like this thread was riding straight and true and is now careening into the grass for no apparent reason Team Snowdens Secret.
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mootmoot posted:I bought the Daytona because IMO it looks the coolest. The 'Daytona' at the bottom is awesome - kind of like a font like how 'Baywatch' was written, some retro 80's Miami beach combined with modern cutting edge bike power. The whole shape of the bike looks great. Plus it's red so perfect. I heard that it was the best in it's range. Less bothered about that but it's still cool.
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Got the estimate back from the insurance adjuster. Left front fairing (with signal), gauge cluster fairing, left mirror, clutch lever, left bar end, starter cover w/gasket, shifter. And the biggie: handlebar and tank. Apparently, it fell hard enough to bend the bar on the left side and dent the tank. Handlebar replacement is $80 in parts, and $180 in labor. Tank "small dent removal" is $350 from a local shop. Total is $1500. I'm thinking I'm going to make the claim, then source my own plastics at less-than-OEM prices, and use the difference to put the engine guards/frame sliders on. Of course, if the prints from the tank come back, then a civil suit to recover the damages is likely. I will be riding this thing tomorrow, though, as the first thing I did after the police left was order a pair of clutch levers, and they'll be showing up tomorrow.
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:Got the estimate back from the insurance adjuster. That price for the bars sounds nothing short of extortionate. Changing the bars won't take more than an hour, so unless their labour is $180p/h I'd steer well clear. In your place I'd be looking at aftermarket bars too, perhaps Renthals. It's the old Bandit12 right? There's loads of tanks on eBay UK, postage would probably sting though. You might be able to find somebody parting one out with handlebars and tank to save on shipping though.
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mootmoot posted:So for the dude who's riding the bike which now looks like a retarded minature elk, get in a car. Any fool can be wet and cold riding a bike in the rain. I know mootmoot is our new abunchofnumbers/Jack-the-Smack style resident troll and all. But seriously "retarded minature elk" is loving hilarious.
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45 degrees today and sunny, weird ole Rochester. Ripped the Ninja outta storage and screamed around downtown for a bit on it and ensured that the Sta-bilized gasoline cycled quite well through the fuel system. Then tucked it back away and headed to work in my boring ol' Honda.  This is enslavement.
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the walkin dude posted:45 degrees today and sunny, weird ole Rochester. You watch it with that boring old honda poo poo. (or you're       http://gnarlywrench.blogspot.com/2011/11/garage-makeover-30.html
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drat you. I'm awfully, awfully tempted to get a cheapo beater bike for my 2-month internship in Connecticut next month. Something like a dirt bike. I won't even be having a car for the internship (the Honda's the girlfriend's, she's keeping it in NY for school).
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Ordered new kickstand springs after they fell off on the freeway. I should probably check WHY they fell off when I get home today. That hadn't occurred to me until I wrote this post. This will be a test of how long it takes Aprilia spares to make it to me..
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Man, that is nice. Every time I see a pic of one of these I really really want one, then I remember several people's nightmare GL carb rebuilding posts. E: In retrospect they may have been your posts, Charlie Snowdens Secret fucked around with this message at 23:44 on Dec 13, 2011 |
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Snowdens Secret posted:Man, that is nice. Every time I see a pic of one of these I really really want one, then I remember several people's nightmare GL carb rebuilding posts. It was, and still is.  In the bike's defense I have received the boot clamps but I haven't tried them out. I'm balls deep in 3 simultaneous projects that don't belong to me, so I just do not have time to do anything to my bikes. I could put them on and find out whether or not they're the reason that there's an air leak. However, if they don't fix it, I'm hosed. I can't do anything about the carbs right now so I'd just rather not know at the moment; not until I have time to deal with potential carb problems. GnarlyCharlie4u fucked around with this message at 00:19 on Dec 14, 2011 |
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Got some Seafoam into the DRZ and GSX-R. DRZ started right up and after warming up, idled perfectly, and took throttle wonderfully. GSX-R wouldn't start. Its always been a pig when it hasn't been run in awhile. Going to recharge battery and try again.
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MrZig posted:Got some Seafoam into the DRZ and GSX-R. DRZ started right up and after warming up, idled perfectly, and took throttle wonderfully. I've used seafoam on my old bike and my wife's bike. I also tried it on my jeep and had to replace two O2 sensors a couple weeks later, which I don't know if it is connected.. but I am too afraid to put it into my new bike. Am I being paranoid?
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GanjamonII posted:I've used seafoam on my old bike and my wife's bike. I also tried it on my jeep and had to replace two O2 sensors a couple weeks later, which I don't know if it is connected.. but I am too afraid to put it into my new bike. Am I being paranoid? Yes. But why would it need it?
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Z3n posted:Yes. But why would it need it? I should say the thought makes me uncomfortable, not that I've had to actually do it yet. I've read to use it as a fuel stabiliser if I leave the bike sitting for extended periods as is the case with those other bikes at the moment. At this point I don't really need it. Edit - when I used it on the jeep it was due to someone recommending it to clean out the injectors etc as the fuel economy was starting to get worse, which I'm guessing was probably a symptom of the oxygen sensors dying.. GanjamonII fucked around with this message at 00:35 on Dec 14, 2011 |
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GanjamonII posted:I should say the thought makes me uncomfortable, not that I've had to actually do it yet. I've read to use it as a fuel stabiliser if I leave the bike sitting for extended periods as is the case with those other bikes at the moment. At this point I don't really need it. Ahh, yes, you can do that. I do agree with your guess that the mileage was going down cause the sensors were going out though.
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I took some pictures of the mostly painted XS650 motor.    More pictures here: http://gnarlywrench.blogspot.com/2011/12/xs650-motor-paint-part-deux.html
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Snowdens Secret posted:Man, that is nice. Every time I see a pic of one of these I really really want one, then I remember several people's nightmare GL carb rebuilding posts. I also posted Goldwing carb rebuild stuff, but it was almost 3 years ago. Not a nightmare at all, at least not on a GL1100. Oddly enough fewer expensive wear items than the XJ650 carbs that I have spent a lot of time with. The headers are sealed with o-rings so it seems like air leaks would be a lot easier to address than any rubberized manifold system that uses clamps.
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AnnoyBot posted:I also posted Goldwing carb rebuild stuff, but it was almost 3 years ago. Not a nightmare at all, at least not on a GL1100. Oddly enough fewer expensive wear items than the XJ650 carbs that I have spent a lot of time with. The headers are sealed with o-rings so it seems like air leaks would be a lot easier to address than any rubberized manifold system that uses clamps. Oh don't get me wrong the GL1000 (and later, but less capable GL1100) carbs are well designed. I've just got the set from hell that was an amalgamation of 4 different sets of carbs. and have been trying to fix since I got the bike. They do have a rubber boot and clamp that attaches the carb to the intake runner. These boots, much like your rubber intake manifolds are a common source for air leaks.
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Ok. The insurance check is still warm from the printer, and I'm going to buy parts. The bar isn't too bad; I'm going to take it to work and take the kink out with the 3/4 bender. The tank isn't bad either. Bondo, sanding, and paint. I need a front left fairing and center fairing, cheep. Where should I go? I can find a BUNCH of places selling OEM fairings, but is there someplace cheaper? Edit: Everything's bought. Babbitt's online turned out cheapest for fairings. Total for all involved parts was $615 shipped, so I bought some engine guards from twistedthrottle.com. The only other repair that is paid for is the tank. I'm going to sand and bondo the dent myself, should I attempt to paint it, as well, or is that something I should have a shop do? babyeatingpsychopath fucked around with this message at 17:26 on Dec 18, 2011 |
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I got the stupid bolt out holding my muffler onto the frame. gently caress this square bolt, I basically had to pry off the bit of metal bracketing preventing me from getting to it with a 12 - 14 mm open ended wrench, it was a huge relief to break it loose. I was on the verge of giving up and riding around with an ugly rear end muffler. Took me a while to figure out how the exhaust servo cables worked out but I eventually got everything figured out and fired it up with no issues or FI lights coming on.  Exhaust was leaking out of the part where it ate the pavement real good.  "new" ebay exhaust,   Looks like new again!
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Yours looks way nicer than mine. I should get around to washing it at some point.
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Looks great, why not do an after market while you were at it, if I may ask?
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Sometimes, in rare occasions, the stock exhaust can look really good. It's all a matter of taste, of course, but I think the stock on that bike is dead sexy.
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Nitramster posted:Looks great, why not do an after market while you were at it, if I may ask? I rather like the stock exhaust on the K5/K6, sounds great, looks great, and it's not like the bike really needs any more power if a slipon/full system would change much. Also it was cheaper for find a nicer stock muffler or some scratched up aftermarket ones that were used, and new ones are more than I wanted to spend.
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Cool, I personalty hate the current triangular exhaust trend so I'd swap that thing out asap. Your bike does look great now though, and I hope you didn't get hurt if you were riding that thing when it went down. Blegh  They just keep getting bigger too! Almost all the new models at the long beach show had massive exhuasts.
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In Japan "massive exhaust" = "massive horsepower" in a similar way to American demand for ever pointlessly wider rear tires. That's why the big japbikes hang those giant cans off the side instead of tucking them under like the Panigale.
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It's a convenient way to meet pass-by noise regulations, that's all. The more air you can pump through the engine, the more power you make, and the more noise it produces when it displaces out the other end. Conservation of energy and all that.
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Say 'emissions' three times and an ugly muffler appears.
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Seems I'm basically alone in the world in thinking this but I think 4-2 exhausts look the best, even on modern bikes... v v
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I've been spending the past day troubleshooting my friend's drat bike. Sometimes, it seems like older bikes aren't worth it.
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Geirskogul posted:I've been spending the past day troubleshooting my friend's drat bike. Sometimes, it seems like older bikes aren't worth it. If you're drat sure it doesn't have a vacuum leak at the intake boots, it sounds like you have very worn or maladjusted needle jets.
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Have you separated RPM-dependent issues from throttle opening? What happens if you've got it at high RPM on a downhill and give it 1/4 throttle?
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