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blackmanjew posted:Oh god I know. That will be the first thing to go when someone makes a bolt on bracket for it. If you plan on scrapping the massive airplane like protrusion when you replace it you may be able to hack it to pieces and use parts from it to produce a DIY mount. It is common in the R6 crowd. I know one of the R6 forums had a few guides at one point.
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captainOrbital posted:That's the WF near North & Clybourn! I actually recognized it from that photo. Exactly! I'm continually surprised by how many really pretty nooks and crannies Chicago has. tailtidy.com redirected me to http://www.evotech-performance.com/. I wanted porn, dammit! 
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darth cookie posted:
Hi! I, too, have a red Firestorm! It's the tits. You def need to replace its rectifier, and its cam chain tensioners. Those parts apparently blow out and cause either a sad no-start bike, or a hosed engine. So get those particular parts rectified (heh) when you can. I had loud-rear end Danmoto slip-ons on my Firestorm and since then have reverted back to stock. I also lowered the gearing of the sprockets for more furious acceleration. So it's now a relatively quiet, but startingly fast, commuter. Yet it keeps on getting the backseat to my SV650... cuz, fuel economy.  V-twins rule anyway, especially on 35-degree mornings when you don't want to bother with warming up a I-4 engine for some commuting fun. Torque up the wazoo from 3-5k rpm.
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Yeah I love it despite its laughable range. The regulator died already, but the dealer replaced it and the battery for free which was nice. You are the second person to tell me about that and the cam chain, so I'll probably get that replaced preemptively as soon as I can. Edit: this Friday in fact. According to my dealer, Honda has a cam chain tensioner which superseded the original, and is not poo poo. Also swapping the tyres for a set of Pirelli Angel STs as the current ones feel like old wood and the front end in particular feels stupidly slippery. Plenty of tread but I get the feeling they've been on the bike for years... Carth Dookie fucked around with this message at 04:36 on Oct 28, 2013 |
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Oct 28, 2013 02:08
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darth cookie posted:Also swapping the tyres for a set of Pirelli Angel STs as the current ones feel like old wood and the front end in particular feels stupidly slippery. Plenty of tread but I get the feeling they've been on the bike for years... Read the 4 number code on the side of the tire if you really want to know. 2307 == 23rd week of 2007
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Well if I'm reading it right, the front tyre has been on since 1999 and the rear since 2001.  V edit: yeah I've heard they're pretty good, and they can last a very long time as well. Couple of bike magazines I've read have raved about them. Carth Dookie fucked around with this message at 13:05 on Oct 28, 2013 |
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I just put some Angel STs on not too long ago. It's been a great tire so far. Be ready for the quicker turn in from the profile. I was taken by surprise on the first corner, but you get used to it fast. 
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darth cookie posted:Well if I'm reading it right, the front tyre has been on since 1999 and the rear since 2001. Mine are 95/98 (f/r) and I should probably replace them. But since the bike was sitting in some dude's game room, the tires aren't rotted at all, still have the nubbies, and aren't hard from heat cycles I can't bring myself to do so.
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drat. I got my bike with the original stock tires (none too good even when brand new) still on it. They were from 03 and they were dry rotted as all hell, and there was a huuuuge crack in the sidewall directly under the DOT date on the front one. The PO was still riding it in the twisties. "Don't lean over too far and you'll be fine!" he said.
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blackmanjew posted:I bought it at 11am with 47 miles on it. Good to hear. If all goes well I'll be picking mine up next week. Any complaints about the twitchy throttle some of the reviews have been talking about?
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ButtFaceMcCrackin posted:Good to hear. If all goes well I'll be picking mine up next week. Any complaints about the twitchy throttle some of the reviews have been talking about? In A mode, you better be ready to commit to accelerating, as it is pretty jerky. I put it in standard on the freeway and B for around town and there's no real twitch. There is a weird thing where if you give it just the tiniest bit of gas and keep the throttle there, it surges a bit like its running lean until you give it more throttle, once you give it some normal throttle though, that goes away. All in all, this bike is amazing. The suspension is exactly what you would expect from an $8000, and will probably require heavier weight oil and new springs for my fat rear end. Edit: taking the slack out of the throttle cable got rid of 99% of any jerkiness in all modes. ddiddles fucked around with this message at 06:20 on Oct 29, 2013 |
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 Destroyed the old Honda xl600r in Virginia at the Mt. Man 400 dual sport ride this past weekend and picked up a 2008 Drz400s to replace it.
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You made the right decision, DRZ bro
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I love it so far. I'm 6'2" and 300 lbs so I'm gonna need to get a rear spring for my weight. Even still it is perfect for the riding I've been doing lately which is dual sport events and single track. The Honda was a good bike to use to make sure I wanted a dual sport but I'm glad to be on a Drz. It's so light and the controls pull so easy it feels like cheating. I'm even gonna sell my Sv650 that I haven't been riding.
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blackmanjew posted:
I'm way out of touch with new bikes coming out, I had to look it up. This thing looks amazing! Sounds like a grownup sport(y) bike.
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dreesemonkey posted:I'm way out of touch with new bikes coming out, I had to look it up. This thing looks amazing! Sounds like a grownup sport(y) bike. I rode this one way on a 45 mile trip, and road my buddies speed triple back. The only difference I could tell was the suspension on the FZ-09 feels like that's where they cut costs. Still handles like its on rails though. God drat this bike is fun.
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So when they said next week they actually meant today. Fun is definitely the word to describe this bike. Saw this at the dealership while picking it up though. Started to have some second thoughts. 
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ButtFaceMcCrackin posted:Started to have some second thoughts. About your faith in humanity? Also, I love your bike. 
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ButtFaceMcCrackin posted:So when they said next week they actually meant today. Fun is definitely the word to describe this bike. New bike bros 
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ButtFaceMcCrackin posted:
Comes with a set of beat-up Pit Bull stands?
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Safety Dance posted:Comes with a set of beat-up Pit Bull stands?  Don't think I posted a pic of my latest trackbike here: 
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blackmanjew posted:I rode this one way on a 45 mile trip, and road my buddies speed triple back. The only difference I could tell was the suspension on the FZ-09 feels like that's where they cut costs. Still handles like its on rails though. The Speed Triple didn't feel any faster? Are you sure it wasn't a Street Triple?
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BusinessWallet posted:The Speed Triple didn't feel any faster? Are you sure it wasn't a Street Triple? It's an 06 speed triple. It's noticeably faster, but in the my horrible hands they both come out the same.
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blackmanjew posted:It's an 06 speed triple. Curious to see if anyone makes a cam kit or what they make on a full system + tune. It dynos about the same HP as a 675 and makes 10ftlb more - the curves are (obviously) very similar. I want an R8...
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Bought a set of Warm and Safe heated liners. Gloves, jacket and pants. Oh good god I'm so warm. I was riding down the freeway in 30 degree weather and had it set at half power, and it was almost too hot. Expensive to get set up, but drat is it worth it. Edit: Uhm, I may have an unhealthy obsession with this bike now. 
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blackmanjew posted:Edit: Uhm, I may have an unhealthy obsession with this bike now. thats probably going to be my next bike, I love my sv650 and that seems like "the next step up"
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Got some new Pirelli Angel STs installed on my Firestorm and picked it up this morning. Amazing how different a bike can feel when you don't have tyres that are 11-13 years old on them. Even before they get scrubbed they still feel way better than the old ones. Dellikose posted:I just put some Angel STs on not too long ago. It's been a great tire so far. I agree completely, but I'm actually pleased with this. On the old tyres the thing had quite lazy steering, and this feels much sharper, which I prefer. Now I get to spend a week playing chicken with Murphy (or more accurately; his law) while I wait for the replacement cam chain tensioners to come in. They were supposed to be done when the tyres were changed, but the gaskets they need were on back order and they didn't tell me. 
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blackmanjew posted:Edit: Uhm, I may have an unhealthy obsession with this bike now. Hi five lovin' my triple buddy! I took my Streety in for its first service today. They grow up so fast! Then I took it out to start the process of duttying that nice new oil up by giving it a nice run up and down my favourite section of the Old Pacific Highway 3 or 4 times. Definitely the hardest I've ever cornered, I only have maybe half-inch chicken strips now and the tyre has that nice stippled appearance on the parts of the tyre where I was quite leaned over. I had the dealer soften the suspension to the "Comfort" settings as specified by Triumph and they softened the preload as well as I'm about 10kg under the weight the bike is sprung for. It's still firm, but has that little extra bit of compliance which takes the harshness out of it. They said they found the intake manifold bolts weren't tightened up fully and that was allowing a bit of an oil leak, I dunno wtf that's about. Said they'd never seen it before. Anyway, that's sorted, and I'm pretty sure the intake growl is more pronounced now. So that's nice too. I'd post a pic but some fuckwit backed into the bike and knocked it over in my second week of owning it, I'll get some snaps once the repairs are done...
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Got my Firestorm back with the cam chain tensioners changed and a fresh set of Pirelli Angel STs today. Naturally I had to go find some ribbon roads to see how it feels. Its actually the first time I opened it up since I bought it. Lets just say that I run out of guts long before it runs out of torque. Holy poo poo.  Only thing that's bugging me now is that the front suspension seems to bite, like its sticking somewhere in the suspension travel over sharpish type bumps. This is particularly noticeable after a longish ride, and under braking. Dunno what that is. Doesn't seem to affect the handling or anything, but it's certainly jarring. 
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darth cookie posted:Only thing that's bugging me now is that the front suspension seems to bite, like its sticking somewhere in the suspension travel over sharpish type bumps. This is particularly noticeable after a longish ride, and under braking. Dunno what that is. Doesn't seem to affect the handling or anything, but it's certainly jarring. Stiction? I wonder if something about how they put the front wheel back on could cause that?
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What the hell is a firestorm?
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Here4DaGangBang posted:Stiction? I wonder if something about how they put the front wheel back on could cause that? possibly stiction. I don't think it's anything they did. It was present on the bike from the time I bought it. Either its just a characteristic of the bike, or perhaps the bike's suspension is a little tired. I doubt it's been looked at ever. nsaP posted:What the hell is a firestorm? You may know it as a Honda Superhawk. Here its a VTR1000 Firestorm. 
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edit: I am a dumb poo poo who double posts.
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Is it bottoming out under heavy load? Throw a zip tie on the forks, check how much travel you're using.
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Z3n posted:Is it bottoming out under heavy load? Throw a zip tie on the forks, check how much travel you're using. Definitely not bottoming out. While it is more obvious when under heavy load, it doesn't happen exclusively then. VVVV edit: 32 thousandish kilometres (less than 20K miles), and the bike is completely stock. Not a lot, but it is a 13 year old bike, and I would be surprised if the suspension has ever been looked at. Its probably something I'm just going to have to live with for a while. I don't really have the money/time to deal with it right now, and I'm pretty sure the wife would set the thing on fire if I brought it up after the money spent to buy it (which she grudgingly gave permission for) and the new tyres/cam chain tensioner (which she didn't give permission for, but accepted as necessary, if with bad grace). So I'll probably just have to live with it until it becomes effectively unridable, or I can get them to take a look at it for its next service. C'est la vie.
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I'd go replace fork oil>check steering head bearings. What sort of mileage has the bike got? The only firestorm I've ridden had pretty heavily modified suspension so I don't have much reference myself.
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Have you properly adjusted the suspension for your weight? I think superhawks have preload both front and back. At least set the suspension back to the stock settings.
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 L-R: Honda TLR250, Honda VTR250, Suzuki RG250 MK3 (partially disassembled), Triumph Street Triple R, KTM Duke 690 R, Aprilia RS125 (in front of the Duke), Yamaha FJ1100 (behind the table and stuff), Suzuki RG250 Japanese MK1 (next to the paddock stands, kinda hidden), Suzuki RG250 Walter Wolf, Kawasaki KR250, Suzuki RG250 MK3 (rolling frame, in front of the KR250), Suzuki RG250 MK1, Yamaha TRX850, Honda VFR750F, Honda TLR250 (mostly out of frame), BSA Bantam 125 (frame, hanging in the top-right corner). Shouting Melon fucked around with this message at 01:12 on Nov 17, 2013 |
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Cycle Asylum > We do it with two dozen - Lets see your Motorcycles.
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Shouting Melon posted:
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