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I've been happy as heck with my Rizoma poo poo, the anodizing is so...blue. The only reason I'm leaning towards Pazzo is they powder coat white, so I can have white levers and blue clickers. Why, yes, I am a huge gay Italian motorcycle owner, why do you ask? edit: This is a horrible new page post, I am so sorry.
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Mcqueen posted:I've been happy as heck with my Rizoma poo poo, the anodizing is so...blue. If you were a true italiaista you'd get them in green white and red. 
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Mar 30, 2012 04:23
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I switched my stock Vino handlebars (front) for ones from a Chinese clone (rear, duh). The clone sat outside for like 8 years so I figured if it was going to rust, it would have already. It's not a huge difference, but I do like the change in seating position this brought about.
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Mar 30, 2012 06:47
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deliverator posted:What a logistics hassle. Park the bike out of the way, pop out the battery, walk home, get my jeep, drive to buy a new battery, go home and charge it a couple hours, drive back to the bike, install the battery and make sure it works, ride the bike home, walk back to my jeep. Yea, kick starters should be stock on every bike.
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Mar 30, 2012 12:55
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Agreed. Why aren't they any more? Why did manufacturers decide it wasn't worth having? I know that the bigger bikes would need compression releases and such and it would get complicated, but that still doesn't explain why they don't come on smaller engines. Kick starters are just so cooooool 
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Mar 30, 2012 17:31
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orthod0ks posted:Yea, kick starters should be stock on every bike. Won't help you on any modern bike larger than 125 cc, if it's got a dead battery.
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Mar 30, 2012 18:05
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Did my first oil change ever on a bike today. It was super easy, and didn't take very long at all. I can't believe people pay to have them done. Besides the oil change, I cleaned and lubed my chain for the first time since I bought the bike at the end of last season (it ends up the chain was so dirty that once it was clean, it was a totally different color than I thought it was), installed a new battery, and topped it off with a new twist off gas cap (got so sick of the locking one). She's now ready for the 2012 season!
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Mar 30, 2012 18:29
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Trip Daddy X posted:Did my first oil change ever on a bike today. It was super easy, and didn't take very long at all. I can't believe people pay to have them done. Besides the oil change, I cleaned and lubed my chain for the first time since I bought the bike at the end of last season (it ends up the chain was so dirty that once it was clean, it was a totally different color than I thought it was), installed a new battery, and topped it off with a new twist off gas cap (got so sick of the locking one). Isn't that fun? I cleaned my chain when I got my bike and realized that it was not just any old black chain, it was a shiny gold DID chain 
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Mar 30, 2012 18:52
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Sir Cornelius posted:Won't help you on any modern bike larger than 125 cc, if it's got a dead battery. Why not?
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Mar 30, 2012 20:37
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He means because a lot of modern bikes have fuel injection and an ECU and require power to run those. (Not all and certainly not all over 125cc though)
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Mar 30, 2012 20:45
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Sagebrush posted:He means because a lot of modern bikes have fuel injection and an ECU and require power to run those. My car has an ECU and fuel injection and I can still bump start it from dead...
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Ziploc posted:My car has an ECU and fuel injection and I can still bump start it from dead... Try this without the battery mounted.
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Mar 30, 2012 21:33
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My eleven year old snowmobile has batteryless efi, I don't see what it should be so hard to put that on a bike?
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Mar 30, 2012 22:05
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Nidhg00670000 posted:My eleven year old snowmobile has batteryless efi, I don't see what it should be so hard to put that on a bike? Kickstart EFI, direct injection two-stroke = Yeti, in a flying saucer (I want to believe.)
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Mar 30, 2012 22:09
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Trip Daddy X posted:Did my first oil change ever on a bike today. It was super easy, and didn't take very long at all. I can't believe people pay to have them done. Besides the oil change, I cleaned and lubed my chain for the first time since I bought the bike at the end of last season (it ends up the chain was so dirty that once it was clean, it was a totally different color than I thought it was), installed a new battery, and topped it off with a new twist off gas cap (got so sick of the locking one). Love that color man! Doesn't it feel good to do some work on your own bike?
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Mar 30, 2012 22:17
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Trip Daddy X posted:She's now ready for the 2012 season! That is the most perfect blue I've ever seen.
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Mar 31, 2012 00:00
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All of the flat metallic colors that kawi did in that era are gorgeous, I'm honestly surprised no other companies copied that.
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I'm not the typical Ducati owner. I won't spend the money for Rizoma parts. I replaced the "handguards" on the Hyper with a $20 set of mirrors and a $30 set of turn signals from Amazon.com. I also like to DIY many projects. I wanted some kind of tail bag for the Hyper to carry my POV cam and all of its assorted accessories while riding. I looked around at different bags and didn't see anything I liked for a reasonable price. But then I remembered that I had a Bags-Connection tank bag with an SW Motech connection ring from my old Sprint ST. The ring attached to the fuel filler and the bag attached to the ring. The Hyper doesn't have a filler setup like the Sprint ST so I couldn't just get a new interface to make it work. What I decided to do was to make a base for the tank bag so I could mount it to the seat. I started with two 6.5" x .325" cicles of plywood. I glued them together with the grain on one 90 degrees to the other. Then I drilled and countersunk holes for the filler ring. Next I rounded the corners to "soften" it up a bit.  Next, I sprayed the wood piece with a Rustoleum product similar to Flex-Seal. It gives the piece a rubberized, sealed suface to keep moisture out. You can see the top of the base with mounting ring and nylon straps. And you can see the mounting ring on the bottom of the bag.    To attach the base to the seat I stapled some nylon straps and plastic buckles to the bottom of the seat pan.  Here you can see just the base attached and then the whole setup mounted.     
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Mar 31, 2012 05:00
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For levers, I like ASV. They make some badass stuff.
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Mar 31, 2012 05:18
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bung posted:Very tidy and no mods or holes drilled on the bike, nicely done.
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Mar 31, 2012 09:18
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Nothing like a good idea well executed, well done bung.
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Mar 31, 2012 17:53
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Well I kinda screwed up my expensive deutsch connectors but they still will do the job I think. The job being quick disconnect tail-lights and plate and front-lights when I go to the track. It's too bad the bike doesn't have a key so I can't actually check to see if the wiring is good. 
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Mar 31, 2012 21:07
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My street triple was feeling lonely, so I bought her a friend. 
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Mar 31, 2012 21:48
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Man there's something about yellow and black that looks so dangerous. Some gene triggers some synapse and by neanderthal bits go AAA POISONOUS SNAKE! Not bad for a bike's image. Congrats!
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Ola posted:Man there's something about yellow and black that looks so dangerous. Some gene triggers some synapse and by neanderthal bits go AAA POISONOUS SNAKE! Not bad for a bike's image. Congrats! With me it's more like AAA WASPS! Still fitting for a bike.
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Mar 31, 2012 22:06
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wilkenm posted:My street triple was feeling lonely, so I bought her a friend. Funny. I was feeling a bit lonely so I bought a Street Triple! 
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Mar 31, 2012 22:16
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KozmoNaut posted:With me it's more like AAA WASPS! "When I left the band at the Pilot, I went home. Walked up to Fourth and took the trolley home, past the windows of the shops I see every day, each one lit up jazzy and slick, clothes and shoes and software, Japanese motorcycles crouched like clean enamel scorpions, Italian furniture." I always thought that was a pretty good description of a motorcycle.
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Olde Weird Tip posted:All of the flat metallic colors that kawi did in that era are gorgeous, I'm honestly surprised no other companies copied that. Is that a factory Kawasaki color? I know the previous owner stripped all the logos, and painted everything, even the bottom,piece that's black. I've been wondering since I got it if it's a factory color or,aftermarket.
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Any suggestions on how best to measure out oil? Ideally I'd like an oiling can with clear markings and a filler spout. It's incredibly annoying to try to pour from a gallon jug of motor oil, get half of it on the ground, and not know how much actually made it into the engine. Funnels are nice except with a wet clutch right under the filler hole, it's difficult to get them to stay in place unless you keep one hand on the funnel. It was surprisingly hard to find anything that would fit the bill, but eventually I tracked down a spout that will screw onto both gallon and quart containers: http://www.amazon.com/Hopkins-FloTool-10106B-Filler-Refill/dp/B000EH4UXM/ref=sr_1_3?s=automotive&ie=UTF8&qid=1333249885&sr=1-3 
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MotoMind posted:Any suggestions on how best to measure out oil? Ideally I'd like an oiling can with clear markings and a filler spout. It's incredibly annoying to try to pour from a gallon jug of motor oil, get half of it on the ground, and not know how much actually made it into the engine. Funnels are nice except with a wet clutch right under the filler hole, it's difficult to get them to stay in place unless you keep one hand on the funnel. I have the same thing, but mine has a bucket with measuring marks. 
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My bike calls for 2.0L of oil, so I buy 2x1L bottles and pour it all in with a funnel.  [e] to actually be helpful...my car takes 4.5 litres of oil. So I found a 2-quart plastic container, measured 1.5 litres of water and poured it in, and marked that level with a sharpie. Now I just know that I need to fill the container up to that line three times to get the right amount. Pretty straightforward. Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 06:12 on Apr 1, 2012 |
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I don't even use a funnel, just that good 
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I had one of those bucket things, it was alright but the bucket was always grimy and the lid didn't stay on after a while. Plus, it was like half a liter so I needed to two-hand the filling process anyway. Measuring marks were nice though. I ended up throwing it out because it was always gross and dirty and another thing I didn't need taking up space. The trick of taking a clear container and marking your level on it is a good one. Between my two bikes I should be able to use up a whole 1 gal jug so with the filler spout I'm pretty much set. The KLR can be done with a steady hand, but the WR has a tiny filler hole under the header and set back from outside of the side cover, so there's no way to get a good stream going without making a mess. Quart containers are nice because they're easier to pour, but I put Rotella T 15W40 in everything I own so gotta deal with gallon containers.
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It turns out my Vento Triton had no spark because of a bad stator. I swapped it out with a good one and it fired up...for two seconds. Poo.
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M4rg4r1ne posted:It turns out my Vento Triton had no spark because of a bad stator. Check the capacitor.
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MotoMind posted:Any suggestions on how best to measure out oil? Digital kitchen scales. Measure out a quart, weigh it and write down the number. Use whatever container, like an empty gallon jug, to measure out exactly the amount you need, then pour like a champ.
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I just use a measuring cup out of my kitchen cupboard for the Husky. 7 cups exactly.
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Did the front pads on the old ST1100 today in prep for selling it. I have 35K KMs on it and I'm pretty sure they were original. Somewhat taken aback that the caliper bolts were quite different from the right side to the left side. I expected just a mirror image. Is that more normal than I imagine?
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Got parts in for my highsided SV today. Installed new throttle cables/cable housing. Installed new wiring for the battery since the battery ejection destroyed all of that. Installed a new master cylinder+reservoir Bled the brakes Decided to test ride it around the block to check out the brakes... Took a left turn onto the road out of my driveway and the loving brake lever disintegrated in my hand. I'm talking like 8 different pieces of lever. 
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slidebite posted:Did the front pads on the old ST1100 today in prep for selling it. I have 35K KMs on it and I'm pretty sure they were original. Nope, they're probably not the original pads!
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