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Hopefully I'm done buying poo poo for my new-to-me Tiger 1050. I think all I have left to do is figure out the wiring for the brake light built into the topcase. The day I bought it, a few weeks ago:  As it looks today: 
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Needs more yellow neon stickers. 
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Apr 24, 2012 04:47
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So I bought a thing today. It has a battery but no start button, what the hell is up with that? Yamaha sure sucked at late 80's bikes. Stranger yet, it has two spots for oil - One on the motor, one under the tank. Dry sump maybe? Besides the front headlight cowl being cracked, it is in pretty decent shape. 
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Apr 24, 2012 09:05
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DefaultPeanut posted:So I bought a thing today. It has a battery but no start button, what the hell is up with that? Yamaha sure sucked at late 80's bikes. Stranger yet, it has two spots for oil - One on the motor, one under the tank. Dry sump maybe? Besides the front headlight cowl being cracked, it is in pretty decent shape. Hey man, I've personally never seen or messed with a TDR, and I don't know too much about 2t's, but are you sure one of those isn't transmission fluid and the other one is oil? I know it's an oil injected bike, and that makes way more sense.
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Apr 24, 2012 09:11
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deliverator posted:Hopefully I'm done buying poo poo for my new-to-me Tiger 1050. I think all I have left to do is figure out the wiring for the brake light built into the topcase.
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Apr 24, 2012 15:58
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epix posted:What keeps the bike from falling over? I see bungie cords and a piece of rope. Are they doing it? Captain Pike fucked around with this message at 17:27 on Apr 24, 2012 |
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Apr 24, 2012 17:25
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Other than the straps on the backside between the bike and SUV?
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Apr 24, 2012 17:28
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DefaultPeanut posted:So I bought a thing today. It has a battery but no start button, what the hell is up with that? Yamaha sure sucked at late 80's bikes. Stranger yet, it has two spots for oil - One on the motor, one under the tank. Dry sump maybe? Besides the front headlight cowl being cracked, it is in pretty decent shape. One for the gearbox, one for the oil injection. It has a kick start? The battery is there to power the lights when the engine is turning too slow to light them up all the way.
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Apr 25, 2012 02:30
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clutchpuck posted:One for the gearbox, one for the oil injection. It has a kick start? The battery is there to power the lights when the engine is turning too slow to light them up all the way.  I'm just messing with you all. Its a 89 TDR250 - a fairly rare bike for this side of the pond. It has been sitting for a good while and needs to have the carbs cleaned. I'm going to flush the old premix oil, fuel, trans oil, coolant and brakes.The batter seems pretty dead, it may stay like that for a while. I think I finally have enough two strokes to start a thread. DefaultPeanut fucked around with this message at 03:15 on Apr 25, 2012 |
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Apr 25, 2012 03:08
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DefaultPeanut posted:
I don't know much about two strokes, but I didn't think they were odd enough to run off the stuff of waffles and cakes. Or, alternatively, a misapplicated athlete.
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Apr 25, 2012 03:11
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Is it a street bike or a dual? Looks more streety but the high pipe says you should ford a creek.
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Apr 25, 2012 03:24
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AncientTV posted:I don't know much about two strokes, but I didn't think they were odd enough to run off the stuff of waffles and cakes. You don't mix at 1:1? clutchpuck posted:Is it a street bike or a dual? Looks more streety but the high pipe says you should ford a creek. Both! It is the Ultimate Dual after all.
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Apr 25, 2012 07:53
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deliverator posted:Hopefully I'm done buying poo poo for my new-to-me Tiger 1050. I think all I have left to do is figure out the wiring for the brake light built into the topcase. Personal opinion, take it with a grain of salt. Love the yellow on the rims, not a fan of it on the bars around the engine. A thin line following the contour of the seat and tank seam may look great. Hell, you could do it in EL wire.
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Apr 26, 2012 20:13
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My Super Tenere in its element. Crappy road in the middle of nowhere:
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Apr 29, 2012 11:49
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Well I bought a b-king yesterday. Besides having an exceptionally squared off rear tire, it is in good shape and came with some quality farkles. I had a blast taking it for a cruise through a state forest this afternoon.
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Apr 29, 2012 22:26
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How much did you pay for it, if you don't mind sharing? I remember them being on closeout for like...7-8 grand, brand new, a year or so ago because no one would buy them. Pity because they seem like fantastic bikes.
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Apr 30, 2012 00:04
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Nice looking bike. (Can we get a picture of that helmet up close? That thing looks rad)
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Apr 30, 2012 00:14
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TEASE MY NECKBEARD posted:Well I bought a b-king yesterday. Besides having an exceptionally squared off rear tire, it is in good shape and came with some quality farkles. I had a blast taking it for a cruise through a state forest this afternoon. B-Kings are cool, I always thought they should have shipped from the factory with a Decepticon logo on the tank.
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Apr 30, 2012 00:17
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Z3n posted:How much did you pay for it, if you don't mind sharing? I remember them being on closeout for like...7-8 grand, brand new, a year or so ago because no one would buy them. Pity because they seem like fantastic bikes. I don't mind sharing. I paid 6.5k for it. I know this bike wasn't well received in America, but I'm surprised to hear they were selling at such a steep discount (MSRP for the ABS model was ~13,500). I had heard that many dealers just resorted to selling them with aftermarket exhausts. The stock exhaust is pretty fugly, and aftermarket solutions are expensive. Overall, I'd still say the general aesthetics are love or hate. Anyhow, this one drew me in because of the low miles, exhaust, corbin seat, and well done tail tidy (although it does have the useless smoked turn signals for the rear). Also, I never knew how nice the 1340cc motor was. Aside from having a bunch of horsepower, it has almost zero vibrations and a fantastically smooth transmission. Shimrod posted:Nice looking bike. I only have a crappy iphone camera, but the helmet is one of the AGV Rossi replicas. I think the model name was Dreamtime. I really like the way it looks, but I'd say the quality is only middle of the road. I'd like to get another shark sometime soon.
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Apr 30, 2012 01:17
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Post a pic of you on it! I want to see a non-fat person on a b-king for once.  at least i hope you're not fat otherwise im sorry for everything
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Apr 30, 2012 01:59
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I'm in the minority here but I always thought the stock exhaust on B-kings went well with the rest of the bike. I think Hayabusas look nice though so my sense of motorcycle aesthetics differs a bit from the rest of CA.
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Apr 30, 2012 11:04
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I'm so jealous of your B-King. I've always thought they were just awesome, awesome bikes. A drat shame they didn't catch on.
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Apr 30, 2012 14:16
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I don't get why it didn't catch on. What's not to like about big smooth effortless mountains of torque and more power than you could ever use on the roads?
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Apr 30, 2012 14:53
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KozmoNaut posted:I don't get why it didn't catch on. What's not to like about big smooth effortless mountains of torque and more power than you could ever use on the roads? IIRC it had the complaints you'd expect of a naked 'busa - a little big, a little heavy, overkill power. For stuff that you want that extra power and weight over a literbike or smaller - highway riding, carrying luggage or pillion - you'd want the faired bike. Plus the styling (like most nakeds) can be polarizing. Suzuki already had nakeds/standards (the SV650 and the Bandit) so the B-King didn't really have room in the lineup. Naked bikes in general haven't really sold well in the US, our market skews heavily between Fat King Dyna Wide Boys and Repsol Gixxas, while more practical / versatile bikes (low displacement, dual-sport, standards) tend to be fairly niche. The only other hyper-displacement naked the US got that I can think of is the BMW K1200R, which has also vanished. Snowdens Secret fucked around with this message at 17:06 on Apr 30, 2012 |
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Apr 30, 2012 16:58
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Snowdens Secret posted:The only other hyper-displacement naked the US got that I can think of is the BMW K1200R, which has also vanished. I want one of those so badly. The  headlights are just SO GOOD.Also: 
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Apr 30, 2012 18:46
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They did a K1300R as well. When are they going to do the K1600R?
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Apr 30, 2012 18:49
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clutchpuck posted:They did a K1300R as well. When are they going to do the K1600R? There's a guy who rides the ferry in the opposite direction of me with one of those in yellow. Always wondered what it was. Looks nice.
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Apr 30, 2012 19:16
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TEASE MY NECKBEARD posted:Well I bought a b-king yesterday. Besides having an exceptionally squared off rear tire, it is in good shape and came with some quality farkles. I had a blast taking it for a cruise through a state forest this afternoon. 'Sup helmet buddy. I, like you, wish it were a bit better quality because the design is rad.Nice bike, too!
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Apr 30, 2012 20:45
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internet inc posted:'Sup helmet buddy. You got a Dreamtime too? That makes 3 of us now! The fit for me is excellent, but yeah, the soft bits on the bottom of the helmet are already getting pretty threadbare after only about 1.5-2 years of ownership.
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clutchpuck posted:They did a K1300R as well. When are they going to do the K1600R? The K1300R on the frame looks like mailbox letters that you can get at the hardware store.
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May 1, 2012 05:53
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Thanks fellas! I took the bike to my school's bike meet (engineering and business student rough riders), and I started to realize that "What is that?" and "Why is it so wide?" will probably be two questions I get asked repeatedly. Unfortunately I do not have a picture of myself riding the bike. I am 5'11 180lbs and haven't had anyone tell me that the bike makes me look small, yet. I also have plenty of room for my legs. Some tall people have trouble with their legs being too large to fit in the contours of the air intakes. I have a decent amount of room to spare. Here's a teaser of yours truly cheesing like a kid on christmas.  I had an 06 GSXR 600 before this that I desperately wanted to like, but I really enjoy this b-king quite a lot more. I'm already planning to take a trip on it this summer. I'd like to take it up to Colorado.
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May 1, 2012 06:27
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Snowdens Secret posted:The only other hyper-displacement naked the US got that I can think of is the BMW K1200R, which has also vanished. ZED REX.
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May 1, 2012 22:48
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There was also the mid 90s cb1000
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May 1, 2012 23:26
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n8r posted:There was also the mid 90s cb1000 I want one of those gas tanks SO bad.
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May 1, 2012 23:37
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Phy posted:
Those are hot and I want one, but I'd classify it more as a retro / throwback UJM than a modern naked. Things like right-side up forks, twin shocks, old school brakes, general styling / riding position etc. It's clearly not, say, a naked / streetfightered ZX-12R that would be more a B-King equivalent. The later Duc Monsters are more of a grey area (and I forgot the Streetfighter), although technically these are still only Superbike-sized engines.
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May 2, 2012 06:24
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Phy posted:
I've seen pictures of that kind of bike a few times, what exactly is it? I know it's a Kawasaki but what model? I really really love the look its got going.
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May 2, 2012 09:11
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Shimrod posted:I've seen pictures of that kind of bike a few times, what exactly is it? I know it's a Kawasaki but what model? I really really love the look its got going. ZRX1100R or (more often) ZRX1200R. They stopped selling them in the States shortly after the Z1000 came out but Japan loves retro bikes so they continued there until '08 or so.
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May 2, 2012 09:16
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Snowdens Secret posted:ZRX1100R or (more often) ZRX1200R. They stopped selling them in the States shortly after the Z1000 came out but Japan loves retro bikes so they continued there until '08 or so. Hmmm...
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May 2, 2012 09:25
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One of the best motors I've ever experienced - super fun. Kinda lovely handling though.
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This is the most important forum for people who want to own ZXRs. http://www.zrxoa.org/forums/forumdisplay.php?148-Turbos!
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