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Rode it. Arthroscopic shoulder surgery on May 15 and I'm finally able to ride again. Feelsgoodman
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:this. I can't imagine how torched your poor valves look. This is probably a really stupid question but assuming it's got EFI and a lambda sensor, isn't this unlikely to be a problem, at least as far as mixture goes? I mean there's probably a problem with dust and stuff getting past the filter but it won't have been running lean, at least.
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Chris Knight posted:Dropped the Bandit at a gas station when putting it up on the center stand. Crash bars did their job protecting the engine, and the bendy stalk turn signals did their job, so the only damage done was my right mirror broke off. Crash bars are so useful. A second best is a giant case on the back, which saves my rear end twice. 
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goddamnedtwisto posted:This is probably a really stupid question but assuming it's got EFI and a lambda sensor, isn't this unlikely to be a problem, at least as far as mixture goes? I mean there's probably a problem with dust and stuff getting past the filter but it won't have been running lean, at least. A 1mm hole is a vacuum leak so minor that the efi won't even notice the difference off-idle.
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Jul 6, 2015 23:10
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goddamnedtwisto posted:This is probably a really stupid question but assuming it's got EFI and a lambda sensor, isn't this unlikely to be a problem, at least as far as mixture goes? I mean there's probably a problem with dust and stuff getting past the filter but it won't have been running lean, at least. As Slavvy and everyone else said, it's a leak small enough not to worry about, but no - the Siemens M3C injection system on the bike is an Alpha-N setup, meaning it only relies upon throttle position and RPM to determine the fuel injection cycles. These systems are good if you want to gently caress with cams or have a camshaft profile that causes huge pulses in the intake but are basically less-than-ideal for every other circumstance. The FSM claims there's an intake pressure sensor somewhere in the mix, but it pretty plainly spells out it's an Alpha-N setup which isn't as forgiving as MAP sensors when it comes to leaks. Its no matter, though - the bike runs fine and I'm not going to sweat it. If it blows up, so be it, it's a good excuse to go into debt and get a big-bore kit. 
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I might have fixed what I did the intake seals for. Last weekend when I was waiting for my bro to show up, I took off the idle control unit to visually inspect, manipulate, and reinstall. I decided it didn't need any cleaning and just bolted it back together. Now it doesn't do the warm-up routine like it has a 1" diameter intake leak. Methinks it might have had a leak in the IAC housing and I totally didn't need to rotate the engine out. Joke's on me though because the IAC is close enough to the seals that the same intake leak test would work for both. Anyhow, the Buell has both done the same thing multiple times in a row AND that same thing it did could not be considered "quirky". Let's keep that up.
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Jul 7, 2015 04:00
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KARMA! posted:Crash bars are so useful. A second best is a giant case on the back, which saves my rear end twice. I dropped my bike twice before I decided crash bars were next on the list to buy. Got them installed and haven't dropped the bike in 2 years since. I must not be trying hard enough.
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Watsabi posted:I dropped my bike twice before I decided crash bars were next on the list to buy. Got them installed and haven't dropped the bike in 2 years since. I must not be trying hard enough. Guess what will happen tomorrow if you take the crash bars off today. 
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Jul 7, 2015 05:41
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Watsabi posted:I dropped my bike twice before I decided crash bars were next on the list to buy. Got them installed and haven't dropped the bike in 2 years since. I must not be trying hard enough.
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Jul 7, 2015 09:17
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Soluiton: always get the crash bars.
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Ripoff posted:If it blows up, so be it, it's a good excuse to go into debt and get a big-bore kit. Can't argue with this.
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Working on a vintage Guzzi for the first time today. 1971? El Dorado 850. Pretty awesome thing. I've never seen this level of overbuilding. It makes a vintage BMW look lightweight, and if you know old BMWs, you know that's quite a trick. It has the expected Italian stupidity, though. The alternator is driven by a V belt, and the tension on the belt is adjusted by splitting the crank pulley in two plates and putting shims between the plates and bolting them back together. That has to be one of the dumbest ideas I've ever seen. 
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You have exceptionally clean hands for a mechanic. 
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:The alternator is driven by a V belt, and the tension on the belt is adjusted by splitting the crank pulley in two plates and putting shims between the plates and bolting them back together. That has to be one of the dumbest ideas I've ever seen. If anyone other than you told me this I would've called them a goddamned liar for making up bullshit that can't possibly be true. What the everloving gently caress were they thinking. Chichevache posted:You have exceptionally clean hands for a mechanic. Good mechanics always do. Or he wears gloves like me 
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Slavvy posted:If anyone other than you told me this I would've called them a goddamned liar for making up bullshit that can't possibly be true. What the everloving gently caress were they thinking. that's how drive belts were kept tensioned in 18th century factories, so that's cutting edge technology for a Guzzi.
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Gave the Bandit a proper wash & polish last night. I've been half-assing it with S100 the last 2 times, so I figured it was time for a real clean with sponge & bucket. Discovered some orange-looking piece of organic matter down in the depths behind the cylinder back that I can't quite reach, but it doesn't look like a McNugget. More like remains of a carrot or fruit. And now it's bugging me that I can't reach it to remove it. :/
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I loving destroyed it. oh well. back to the shop to Frankenstein another one.
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You can't say that without posting the gory details.
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Collateral Damage posted:You can't say that without posting the gory details. http://imgur.com/a/B5I6m (pics of my busted bloody rear end face inside) buddy of my manager clipped my turd. throttle got stuck widefuckass open launching me into a dirt curb throwing the bike up (85' from impact) and me another 15' from where it landed. Notweorthy broken poo poo: bars, forks, tank, rear subframe, right rack mount, rear pegs, right peg, skid plate bent. engine ran wide rear end open (no rev limit) with out oil (topside down) and floated the valves wrecking the engine. Bike was facing 180* of travel and went through some big rear end brushes and took out a sapling with its big fat rear end. HID headlight still works. 
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Jul 12, 2015 21:21
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That's honestly a pretty impressive crash, well done. Glad only the bike was wrecked.
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On the bright side, now you have the potential to not own a KLR.
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Jesus that sounds like a poo poo day
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Biek Club.
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Finally sprung for a Pitbull headlift stand to get the front Q3 mounted on my ZX-6. Jennings GP opens back up in September. Have a bunch of gear to buy still, but hoping to get to my first trackday before the year is out.
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 Split cases on donor engine, removed most of the old bearings. stripped both transmissions down to build a hybrid box. cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 03:14 on Jul 14, 2015 |
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I got the DRZ's title today, so I put it up on Craigslist!
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What did I do to my ride today?!?!? 
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DRZ makes u think
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Slavvy posted:DRZ makes u think ....About better options?   Gearbox assembled and test fitted. shifts smooth given its mostly a bastard.
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cursedshitbox posted:....About better options? LOL remember when n8 told that newbie who blew up his bike that tearing down his 675 wasn't that big a deal
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nsaP posted:LOL remember when n8 told that newbie who blew up his bike that tearing down his 675 wasn't that big a deal TBH even a total newbie could stumble their way through most bike engines (don't know how 'ordinary' the 675 motor is) with a shop manual and some common sense. Specialised tools and equipment are usually the stumbling block - the motors themselves just aren't that complicated. When you start focusing on individual areas and functions and stop being overwhelmed by the sheer number of fiddly, almost-but-not-quite-identical parts, it's pretty fun! cursedshitbox posted:....About better options? Good stuff. How much of the old gearbox is in there? Did you end up sticking in new bearings everywhere or just cherry picking the good ones?
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did oil/oilfilter and sparkplugs at 109000 km for my transalp. Leaving on a long trip so wanted fresh oil for it. Oil looked good, no contamination or metal residue, plugs had even soot.
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Slavvy posted:
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Slavvy posted:TBH even a total newbie could stumble their way through most bike engines (don't know how 'ordinary' the 675 motor is) with a shop manual and some common sense.
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That's why I always recommend engine swaps and trying to rebuild the old one when you have the free time.
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Not mine again! My brother got the rear wheel bearings put in his Uly wheel and brought some oil over so we put it back together. Also did a TPS reset because he's had it for like 10 months and never did that. He was gonna put M1 20w50 in the primary hole but I was all nut-uhh girlfriend, we're using Formula+! So he's coming over next week to do the primary fluid, flush brake fluids, and see what we can do about relocating the ECM. Also took both wheels off my wife's R1150R to get new tires put on. Most worn out tires I've ever seen; they took her from Seattle to Yellowstone, Austin, Reno, and eastern Oregon. Getting back from Oregon last week she was complaining about how her bike feels "off". Yeah. Spent almost the entire time on the sides of those worn out tires.
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Drained the coolant and removed the radiator and hoses, unbolted the crash bars, and took the timing covers off so I could replace what appeared to be the original  37 year old timing belts on the 'wing:Old:  New hotness:  clutchpuck posted:Also took both wheels off my wife's R1150R to get new tires put on. Most worn out tires I've ever seen; they took her from Seattle to Yellowstone, Austin, Reno, and eastern Oregon. Getting back from Oregon last week she was complaining about how her bike feels "off". Yeah. Spent almost the entire time on the sides of those worn out tires. The front wheel on the Goldwing has cords showing. (no it won't be ridden until it gets new tires; they're just the last item to get replaced since it's been sitting in one place so long and I don't want brand new tires getting flat spotted, so new tires come after I finish with all the other work on it and am ready to test it on the street)
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Yesterday, but I took the FZ6 out on a real track for the first time. Gotland Ring I was slow and the bike had a lot more to give, but I think I did all right for a track newbie. However, I never thought I'd put this much wear on my PR4s (33/36 psi, as the manual suggests) 
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HotCanadianChick posted:Drained the coolant and removed the radiator and hoses, unbolted the crash bars, and took the timing covers off so I could replace what appeared to be the original I prefer the Goodyear Gatorback #40274 belts for the Goldwing. What other work do you still have to do to get her back on the road?
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makka-setan posted:Yesterday, but I took the FZ6 out on a real track for the first time. Gotland Ring A lot of that is just pickup from the track, just take a thick brush to your wheel and it will come off (should have done it after the session when it was still warm and soft!).
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