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M42 posted:Thought about it, seemed like a visually large amount though. Gets ride of the little notch that grips the far end of the throttle tube, too. Safety wire or grip glue. Can also just squish it on a bit more. 2mm seriously isn't much.
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Z3n posted:
Alright, I'll give that a shot first. Probably a useful tool to have anyways
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Z3n posted:Safety wire or grip glue. Can also just squish it on a bit more. 2mm seriously isn't much.  Went ahead and carved them up, looks a lot better than I expected it to. What's this talk about grip glue? Hairspray all the way. I want my bike to smell faaaabulous
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M42 posted:
Super glue works too. Just don't way overdo it and superglue your throttle shut or something. When you want the grips off just use WD40. Try not to get any on your paint~
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Marxalot posted:When you want the grips off just use WD40. Try not to get any on your paint~ Why not? I've been wiping my DRZ down with a little WD after I wash it and haven't noticed anything bad.
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Deeters posted:Why not? I've been wiping my DRZ down with a little WD after I wash it and haven't noticed anything bad. I know those are dirtbikes and all but yeesh that sounds like a bad idea.
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Jun 20, 2015 19:04
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But it makes my tires so nice and shiny... 
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Jun 20, 2015 19:21
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Boys who love boys
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Grimarest posted:I suspect it's the same fucker who moved my bike earlier last week to park his van. Since then I bought a disk lock and he probably panicked when he couldn't move it and dropped it. Nothing turns people into huge idiot assholes more than "My Parking  "
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revmoo posted:I know those are dirtbikes and all but yeesh that sounds like a bad idea. The WD40 site even mentions it not hurting paint. I always heard it suggested since it would make dirt easier to clean back off later.
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Wd40 isn't a bad way to shine up plastics. Definitely wouldn't put it somewhere that I don't want slippery. Honda polish is the more expensive but probably a bit better option.
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Jun 20, 2015 20:48
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Most modern automotive paints are acrylic or urethane and not affected by petroleum products and most solvents anyways. The gas station attendants here always try and shove a rag at me to wipe up drips on my tank and are always seemingly baffled by my insistence that I don't need one to wipe off the drop or two of gas on my tank.
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HotCanadianChick posted:Most modern automotive paints are acrylic or urethane and not affected by petroleum products and most solvents anyways. My experience with petrol and modern cars leads me to disagree.
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Quick question about dielectric grease - it's non-conducting, right? Is it possible to put too much on a sparkplug boot/hole, to the point where it interferes with the plug/coil contact?
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Jun 21, 2015 14:23
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Yes. Dielectric grease is an insulator. Put the boot on and goop it around.
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Jun 21, 2015 14:34
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At the MSF they made a really big deal about making sure the bike was in neutral before starting it. Once started the immediate next step was to put it in gear. Do yall normally start in neutral or gear?
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compton rear end terry posted:At the MSF they made a really big deal about making sure the bike was in neutral before starting it. Once started the immediate next step was to put it in gear. I usually start in neutral since I let it warm up for a minute or so when first starting it. It's kind of by habit that I start it then put helmet and gloves on/get bluetooth setup, then get on and ride. If I stall it or something I don't bother putting it in neutral first, and sometimes if I made a quick stop to check gps or something I might not put it in neutral when starting either. The MSF probably drills it into you so you don't start it in gear without realizing it then accidentally letting the clutch out getting on the bike or something like that. Koruthaiolos fucked around with this message at 21:54 on Jun 21, 2015 |
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Jun 21, 2015 21:52
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Neutral. People that park in gear drive me crazy.
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alnilam posted:Nothing turns people into huge idiot assholes more than "My Parking A few friends and I took a trip and stayed at a friends house. After we parked the bikes (street parking, mind you) a dude bolted out of his house in only a towel and yelled at us that that's where his Bronco goes and that we had to move them. Not a single other car was parked on the street on either side of the block. (Not wanting to impact relations with our friend as we figured dude was already pretty uncool about things we moved the bikes.) Also, if you want to stare into the mouth of madness, go to a meeting here in SF discussing whether or not to implement residential permit parking at a RIDICULOUS price of $100/car/year. You'd think such a "progressive" place would understand how distorted free street parking is in a place that's so space limited but nope, room full of old folks lighting themselves on fire screaming about taxes and ramming things down throats over paying less than a Netflix subscription for a place to keep their car. DEUCE SLUICE fucked around with this message at 22:08 on Jun 21, 2015 |
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Jun 21, 2015 22:03
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Iirc it's something like, pulling the clutch lever doesn't actively disengage the plates, so if you try to start the bike while it's in gear you can potentially damage the clutch or get a weird lurch before the clutch plates unstick from each other. Obviously this is heavily dependent on how sticky your clutch is. Personally it's a non-issue for me as I park in neutral, though if I stall on the road I won't bother shifting to neutral before hitting the starter.
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compton rear end terry posted:At the MSF they made a really big deal about making sure the bike was in neutral before starting it. Once started the immediate next step was to put it in gear. My bike won't even start in gear, regardless of clutch position. Given the stiction problem with bike clutches it's a pretty sensible precaution.
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If it's that bad how do you even shift? Or does it just lose in a ton of revs in the process of unsticking the clutch, but not enough to kill it once it's already started?
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Wet clutches have drag. Pull your clutch in with the bike on the stand and put it in first, watch the rear wheel spin. Some bikes are worse than others... the Tuono I have now is known for clutch drag, it's really hard to get into neutral if you're not moving and when you drop it into first it pops more than any bike I've ridden.
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Renaissance Robot posted:If it's that bad how do you even shift? Or does it just lose in a ton of revs in the process of unsticking the clutch, but not enough to kill it once it's already started? I mean there's a cutoff that won't turn the starter motor if the bike's not in neutral (you can still bump start it but you can't use the starter). BlackMK4 posted:Wet clutches have drag. Pull your clutch in with the bike on the stand and put it in first, watch the rear wheel spin. Some bikes are worse than others... the Tuono I have now is known for clutch drag, it's really hard to get into neutral if you're not moving and when you drop it into first it pops more than any bike I've ridden. Every single 4-stroke Aprilia is like that. You can actually get it into neutral pretty easily at a standstill but there's a definite knack (and a distinct lack of mechanical sympathy) required. I wonder if it's just to do with Aprilia's liking for heavy oil?
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There is a jet you can replace that feeds the clutch pack with oil. I guess the 1st gen Tuono oil jet had a bigger opening in it and changing to the later 2nd gen oil jet helps a lot with getting into neutral. I suck at getting the thing into neutral at a stop, but it goes into neutral like a dream while moving so I've been doing that right before I stop. At least you don't get false neutrals like you do on Ducs.
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BlackMK4 posted:People that park in gear drive me crazy.
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People park in neutral? Course I live in TN where flat surfaces are far and few between.Z3n posted:Safety wire or grip glue. Can also just squish it on a bit more. 2mm seriously isn't much. My new grips rubbed on the bar end a bit and caused my throttle to stick. I just squished it on some more. I figured it was just stretched a bit from when I put it on.
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I park in gear and start in neutral. There is definite clutch drag, more so when cold, but the clutch drag is less when starting than it is when idling. So starting in gear with the clutch in isn't that big of a deal, just a bad habit. I started it in gear without holding the clutch in, without sitting on the bike once. Karma! helped me catch it.
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Ola posted:I park in gear and start in neutral. There is definite clutch drag, more so when cold, but the clutch drag is less when starting than it is when idling. So starting in gear with the clutch in isn't that big of a deal, just a bad habit. I started it in gear without holding the clutch in, without sitting on the bike once. I have absolutely no recollection of this ever happening. 
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Just after I had smeared on that exhaust goop (which didn't really work) outside the motorcycle gear shop in Belgium. I guess what happens in Belgium, stays in Belgium.
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Small question: Do mirrors more or less use all the same mounting options? My right one has gone all floppy, as looking at the bolt assembly isn't flush with the stalk and has some cracks in the housing. Most Kawasaki mirrors look like they just screw onto the handlebars, but do I need to worry about the bolt size? as I don't know whether to hunt for a 100% match or just get a new pair of whatever fits.
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they're kind of different - some M6, some M8, some M10, some 1/4-20, some left hand thread for the left mirror, etc.
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Super Slash posted:Small question: Do mirrors more or less use all the same mounting options? If you're shopping in person, just take one in to the store with you.
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Ninja 300 non starting... Bike wasn't run for about 5 weeks. Extremely heavy rain in Houston and the bike is filthy. Bike will turn over, gauge cluster sweeps, fuel pump makes noise, no FI codes. So far I have swapped new plugs and drained the gas tank, but no dice. Bike runs for a second then dies. Any ideas? I'll post a YouTube video soon.
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Coydog posted:Dead battery? Intake full of water? Checked the air filter and it seemed ok. Battery wasn't dead until we cranked the bike 1 million times. Should I try and remove the air box entirely? I remember this being a bitch on a second gen 250.
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What are the arguments people use against riding with a helmet or helmet laws in general? I realize that I've never actually heard them because I took the MSF, ride with people who aren't morons, and don't frequent forums where people don't see the value in helmets.
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They're heavy and will break your neck in a crash. They decrease your field of view. You ride more dangerously thinking you're invincible with gear on. If you're in a wreck it's better to be dead than paralyzed anyways. But most importantly: MY FREEDOM!
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SquadronROE posted:What are the arguments people use against riding with a helmet or helmet laws in general? That being said – and I know this is going to be confusing to a lot of people – I don't think there is any rational argument for helmet laws. Written laws are an application of force. The law says to do or not-do a thing, and if you violate the law, there will be some sort of consequence. If you resist the consequence, there is an escalation of force which eventually terminates in someone with a gun pointed at you (I don't wear helmet -> I get ticket; I don't pay ticket -> I get [some other police thing]; I resist detention or whatever -> cops want to shoot me). Anyone who believes that it's wrong to initiate force against a person to compel them doesn't believe that leaves any room for for-your-own-good laws. This means that while it's completely logical and intelligent to wear a helmet, and every biker who refuses to do so is a moron, it's also wrong to make them do it, because the only way to accomplish that is with the threat of force. Laws should exist to aid in prosecuting people who commit actual criminal offenses that result in victims. Assaults, rapes, murders, theft and robbery, vandalism, that sort of thing. My point is that it's entirely possible for something to be the thing you should definitely do, and still not deserve a law compelling you to do it. quote:I realize that I've never actually heard them because I took the MSF, ride with people who aren't morons, and don't frequent forums where people don't see the value in helmets.
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It's a sad indictment of your culture that you think the primary/only purpose of law is to punish criminals. People are idiots, to such an extent that the obvious risk of death that comes from riding without a helmet is not enough to deter them from doing so while the prospect of a monetary fine is. I am aware that the notion of protecting people from themselves can be taken too far, but consider that when some lidless squid distributes himself all over the side of your mother's car, even if she's not at fault she's going to be a lot more shaken up about it if he's dead (to say nothing of his friends and family). Helmet laws are not just about the rider.
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Frosty- posted:There can be no rational argument against wearing a helmet. Anyone who believes it's OK to ride a motorcycle without a helmet is an idiot. Does living in a helmet-law state make insurance go up or down? Renaissance Robot posted:It's a sad indictment of your culture that you think the primary/only purpose of law is to punish criminals. Yep. Laws also exist to help compel people to do safe things. Laws form part of the moral fabric of society. Not to the same extent that, say, family values do, but they're a part of it. Additionally they help to guarantee a specific standard is held across a broad group. Like states that have environmental inspections. The idea there isn't to punish people who have bad cars, but to guarantee that currently driving cars are held to a certain modern standard. In theory, it provides a handy yearly or bi-yearly checkpoint to make sure that things are still up to spec. Granted, the implicit threat is that you will get fined if it's not up to spec - but it's harder to broadly apply positive reinforcement than negative. turn it up TURN ME ON fucked around with this message at 15:04 on Jun 23, 2015 |
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