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Marv Hushman: Jun 2, 2010; Freedom Ain't Free

Guffikins posted:

Hi I have a really odd bike-

It's a 2003 F650CS, which is somehow an oddly styled street version of the F650GS. They only made the thing for a few years, so I guess the motorcycle public just wasn't ready for a commuting thumper. I've put about 6k miles on it over the last year or so, and it's a weird little bike but I'm pretty fond of it. This is test packing for my trip next week from San Francisco to South Bend- I figured if I had to get there, and I had to get the bike there, I might as well do it all at once.

Tank-mounted passenger grab handles. HD considered these back in 1994. For 32 seconds.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 01:16

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# ? May 17, 2024 19:44

Slavvy: Dec 11, 2012

Guffikins posted:

Hi I have a really odd bike-

It's a 2003 F650CS, which is somehow an oddly styled street version of the F650GS. They only made the thing for a few years, so I guess the motorcycle public just wasn't ready for a commuting thumper. I've put about 6k miles on it over the last year or so, and it's a weird little bike but I'm pretty fond of it. This is test packing for my trip next week from San Francisco to South Bend- I figured if I had to get there, and I had to get the bike there, I might as well do it all at once.

Heh, that was badged as a funster over here! I see a few of them around, they look fun.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 01:17

Voltage: Sep 4, 2004; MALT LIQUOR!

I saw one of those at a gas station once in the absolute dead of winter in upstate NY, the gas tank is actually under tail/seat right?

Cool little bike!

# ? Jul 30, 2015 01:31

clutchpuck: Apr 30, 2004; ro-tard

Marv Hushman posted:

Tank-mounted passenger grab handles. HD considered these back in 1994. For 32 seconds.

That's an Erik patent, right? Perfect for Hero's domestic market.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 02:05

Marv Hushman: Jun 2, 2010; Freedom Ain't Free

clutchpuck posted:

That's an Erik patent, right? Perfect for Hero's domestic market.

I have no idea. I was making a love handles/girth joke that went wide of the mark, apparently.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 03:00

clutchpuck: Apr 30, 2004; ro-tard

Marv Hushman posted:

I have no idea. I was making a love handles/girth joke that went wide of the mark, apparently.

Well don't feel bad I made a passenger-in-front-India joke that also sailed wide.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 03:30

Guffikins: Jul 4, 2004

Voltage posted:

I saw one of those at a gas station once in the absolute dead of winter in upstate NY, the gas tank is actually under tail/seat right?

Cool little bike!

Yep, and I get a big divot in front where the tank would normally be instead- I've got the original tank bag sitting in it in the picture, it'll be holding my camelbak for the ride east.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 04:35

AuxiliaryPatroller: Jul 23, 2007; 6850

Guffikins posted:

Hi I have a really odd bike-

It's a 2003 F650CS, which is somehow an oddly styled street version of the F650GS. They only made the thing for a few years, so I guess the motorcycle public just wasn't ready for a commuting thumper. I've put about 6k miles on it over the last year or so, and it's a weird little bike but I'm pretty fond of it. This is test packing for my trip next week from San Francisco to South Bend- I figured if I had to get there, and I had to get the bike there, I might as well do it all at once.

High five F650 buddy.

I've got a F650GS. Despite all of it's strangeness, I really like it even though it's performance is arguably agricultural. Check out the FAQs over at https://www.faq.f650.com lots of good info there.

The CS has a belt drive right?

# ? Jul 30, 2015 05:46

Guffikins: Jul 4, 2004

AuxiliaryPatroller posted:

High five F650 buddy.

I've got a F650GS. Despite all of it's strangeness, I really like it even though it's performance is arguably agricultural. Check out the FAQs over at https://www.faq.f650.com lots of good info there.

The CS has a belt drive right?

Yeah it's belt drive, which is one less thing to maintain (except for tension). Those f650 forums and FAQs are great, between that and youtube I found everything I needed to go over the whole bike and check everything before my trip.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 06:12

Shimrod: Apr 15, 2007; race tires on road are a great idea, ask me!

One of those park next to me every day. I kinda like it.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 09:03

savesthedayrocks: Mar 18, 2004

Guffikins posted:

Hi I have a really odd bike-

It's a 2003 F650CS, which is somehow an oddly styled street version of the F650GS. They only made the thing for a few years, so I guess the motorcycle public just wasn't ready for a commuting thumper. I've put about 6k miles on it over the last year or so, and it's a weird little bike but I'm pretty fond of it. This is test packing for my trip next week from San Francisco to South Bend- I figured if I had to get there, and I had to get the bike there, I might as well do it all at once.

What's up 650CS buddy!

Here's mine from a bit ago. I took apart the front end and plastidipped the stuff bag rails. Let me know how that luggage system works out, I'm looking to add a bit of storage.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 14:34

Guffikins: Jul 4, 2004

Those are just a couple of Krauser bags that came with the bike when I got it- they're amazingly ugly, but having locking hard bags is so great I can't make myself care how dumb they look. Just two stupid ugly bags changes the way you can use your bike.

The bag is a cheap rear end Cycle Gear dry bag, but it was only 60 bucks and it fits on the bike so I can't complain.

# ? Jul 30, 2015 19:24

500excf type r: Mar 7, 2013; I'm as annoying as the high-pitched whine of my motorcycle, desperately compensating for the lack of substance in my life.

new bike day, woo

# ? Jul 31, 2015 01:38

Slavvy: Dec 11, 2012

That looks far too tidy for you. Almost like it's never been repeatedly and violently crashed.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 04:16

HenryJLittlefinger: Jan 31, 2010; stomp clap

Yeah, has that even crossed a ditch or a cobbed-together ramp yet?

e: also is it a two-fitty

# ? Jul 31, 2015 04:54

500excf type r: Mar 7, 2013; I'm as annoying as the high-pitched whine of my motorcycle, desperately compensating for the lack of substance in my life.

Yeah CRF250L. All I did with it yesterday was take it home in the pouring rain (the day was sunny and beautiful until I was on the road home) and hit the dirt pile a few times to see what would happen.

Today I rode it to work, tested out jumping curbs, and on my way home I plan on taking a long back dirt road. So far, so good.

# ? Jul 31, 2015 10:53

500excf type r: Mar 7, 2013; I'm as annoying as the high-pitched whine of my motorcycle, desperately compensating for the lack of substance in my life.

Went on some back dirt roads, met some tractors and ATVs, lots of large puddles, and some pretty rough terrain on a "road" that is actually more of a town maintained ATV trail that technically allows plated vehicles. I am thinking about taking on some rougher stuff tomorrow but I will let the weather decide that, though depending on how violent the thunder showers are, it could make for good video.

# ? Aug 1, 2015 00:40

cursedshitbox: May 20, 2012; Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.; Fun Shoe

My ratty rear end DRZ is done

Cost 65% of a new one, but oh man does it rip. Even with a lovely (klr) CV40 carb on it.

The FCR39 I bought used is predictably hosed up and I'm rebuilding it.

Details:
424cc stroker kit, stage 2 hotcams, wiseco valves, new(ish) oem cylinder, full fmf exhaust. 11.7:1 compression.

1-3 are stock DRZ gears, 4-5 are the ACT wide ratio kit.

# ? Aug 3, 2015 05:19

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

cursedshitbox posted:

My ratty rear end DRZ is done

Cost 65% of a new one, but oh man does it rip. Even with a lovely (klr) CV40 carb on it.

The FCR39 I bought used is predictably hosed up and I'm rebuilding it.

Details:
424cc stroker kit, stage 2 hotcams, wiseco valves, new(ish) oem cylinder, full fmf exhaust. 11.7:1 compression.

1-3 are stock DRZ gears, 4-5 are the ACT wide ratio kit.

Awesome!

Speaking of DRZs, my exhaust rattled off where it screws into the engine today. Twice. :cripes:

Loud. As. gently caress.

# ? Aug 3, 2015 09:20

Flikken: Oct 23, 2009; 10,363 snaps and not a playoff win to show for it

Chichevache posted:

Awesome!

Speaking of DRZs, my exhaust rattled off where it screws into the engine today. Twice. Loud. As. gently caress.

Ooof, thst bike doesn't like you moving does it?

# ? Aug 3, 2015 11:42

ephphatha: Dec 18, 2009

cursedshitbox posted:

1-3 are stock DRZ gears, 4-5 are the ACT wide ratio kit.

Did you have to modify the case or counterweight at all to use the wide ratio kit? I'm kinda tempted to do it to mine but the writeup I saw on ADVrider had someone shaving a few mm off engine bits to give it clearance which doesn't fill me with confidence.

# ? Aug 3, 2015 12:05

cursedshitbox: May 20, 2012; Your rear-end wont survive my hammering.; Fun Shoe

My spouses DR650 did that poo poo last week ciche hahahaha
E:

I kicked it when I got to work to show my manager its dropping bolts like his harley and it fell off the loving bike. I have a spare header gasket if you need one too.

you have to trim two shift forks and a little on one case. 5th gear is biiig.

Funny story. the stroker kit comes with a little instruction sheet saying you have to shave the rod if there is less than 1mm clearance between it and the counter balancer.

cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 14:16 on Aug 3, 2015

# ? Aug 3, 2015 14:08

Yerok: Jan 11, 2009

cursedshitbox posted:

My ratty rear end DRZ is done

Cost 65% of a new one, but oh man does it rip. Even with a lovely (klr) CV40 carb on it.

The FCR39 I bought used is predictably hosed up and I'm rebuilding it.

Details:
424cc stroker kit, stage 2 hotcams, wiseco valves, new(ish) oem cylinder, full fmf exhaust. 11.7:1 compression.

1-3 are stock DRZ gears, 4-5 are the ACT wide ratio kit.

I think when I do my valves this winter I'm just gonna get stage 2 hotcams or a set of nice Webs. Not a huge fan of the stage 1's.

# ? Aug 3, 2015 14:45

XYLOPAGUS: Aug 23, 2006; --the creator of awesome--

All this thumper fixing talk has me considering... My blown up XR400 is still in my garage despite the fact that I sold it.

It currently makes no compression but has the pumper carb and stage 3 hotcam installed. The transmission was having an odd issue of randomly downshifting on heavy throttle inputs (like going down the front straight at GSS pinned in 4th gear). I figured I would need to fix / rebuild / replace the trans and do full bottom and top end as the piston broke into several pieces. I was told I could find a running XR400 for a grand, but that's been impossible.

I don't have the space but may buy a house within a few months. Continue searching for a donor bike to swap motors? Rebuild myself with little experience outside of a head swap on a Ninja 250 and some car work?

# ? Aug 3, 2015 17:03

Chichevache: Feb 17, 2010; One of the funniest posters in GIP.

Just not intentionally.

Flikken posted:

Ooof, thst bike doesn't like you moving does it?

Apparently it likes me moving even faster while blue flames shoot out the side and car alarms go off!

I don't think I can even blame myself for this part going wrong, right? :negative:

# ? Aug 3, 2015 17:07

High Protein: Jul 12, 2009

Applied some leftover rim striping I had, and dipped the front fender black. 3 layers of black and 2 layers of plasti dip 'glossy' which didn't really make it glossy but gave it more of a metallic look, as the dip is textured. Looks good though, but I wonder how it'll hold up. At least now I've confirmed it really does look much better with a black fender, so I can always buy a real one.

# ? Aug 3, 2015 19:00

500excf type r: Mar 7, 2013; I'm as annoying as the high-pitched whine of my motorcycle, desperately compensating for the lack of substance in my life.

# ? Aug 4, 2015 03:28

goddamnedtwisto: Dec 31, 2004; If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you; Fun Shoe

Excuse lovely mobile phone pic...

It's not my 40th birthday until tomorrow so this does not, in any way, constitute a midlife crisis.

# ? Aug 5, 2015 18:17

builds character: Jan 16, 2008; Keep at it.

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Excuse lovely mobile phone pic...

It's not my 40th birthday until tomorrow so this does not, in any way, constitute a midlife crisis.

Did you buy it?

# ? Aug 5, 2015 19:27

goddamnedtwisto: Dec 31, 2004; If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you; Fun Shoe

builds character posted:

Did you buy it?

Well this is the post pictures of your motorcycle thread, so yeah...

This was taken as I waited for them to sort out the paperwork, there was a lovely bit of serendipity - I had a meeting just across the river from the dealer today, otherwise I wouldn't have been free to pick it up until Sunday, and like I say it's my birthday tomorrow, so it all came together nicely.

Also the radio started playing this just after I walked in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x29ug8gV5M

Seems like someone's trying to tell me I chose wisely.

# ? Aug 5, 2015 19:55

HandlingByJebus: Jun 21, 2009; All of a sudden, I found myself in love with the world, so there was only one thing I could do:
was ding a ding dang, my dang a long racecar.

It's a love affair. Mainly jebus, and my racecar.

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Well this is the post pictures of your motorcycle thread, so yeah...

This was taken as I waited for them to sort out the paperwork, there was a lovely bit of serendipity - I had a meeting just across the river from the dealer today, otherwise I wouldn't have been free to pick it up until Sunday, and like I say it's my birthday tomorrow, so it all came together nicely.

Also the radio started playing this just after I walked in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x29ug8gV5M

Seems like someone's trying to tell me I chose wisely.

As a Ducati owner :smuggo:

I can say: you did!

# ? Aug 5, 2015 20:07

HenryJLittlefinger: Jan 31, 2010; stomp clap

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Excuse lovely mobile phone pic...

It's not my 40th birthday until tomorrow so this does not, in any way, constitute a midlife crisis.

Someone's a Ducatisti! A Monsteristi, even.

# ? Aug 5, 2015 20:16

goddamnedtwisto: Dec 31, 2004; If you ask me about the mole people in the London Underground, I WILL be forced to kill you; Fun Shoe

sofullofhate posted:

As a Ducati owner I can say: you did!

# ? Aug 5, 2015 20:17

Lynza: Jun 1, 2000; "Women and cats will do as they please, and men and dogs should relax and get used to the idea."
- Robert A. Heinlein

Happy birthday, Twisto! I wish I could get a bike for my birthday, but instead we're going motocamping, so I feel like that's a good, close-ish second.

# ? Aug 5, 2015 21:12

Digital_Jesus: Feb 10, 2011

Grats on your new SuperDu...

# ? Aug 5, 2015 21:15

Marv Hushman: Jun 2, 2010; Freedom Ain't Free

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Excuse lovely mobile phone pic...

It's not my 40th birthday until tomorrow so this does not, in any way, constitute a midlife crisis.

Whither Le Shiver?

Congrats, great choice.

# ? Aug 5, 2015 21:49

Professor Wayne: Aug 27, 2008; So, Harvey, what became of the giant penny?

They actually let him keep it.

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Excuse lovely mobile phone pic...

It's not my 40th birthday until tomorrow so this does not, in any way, constitute a midlife crisis.

This rules. Have fun, man.

# ? Aug 5, 2015 22:13

Finger Prince: Jan 5, 2007

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Excuse lovely mobile phone pic...

It's not my 40th birthday until tomorrow so this does not, in any way, constitute a midlife crisis.

Sweet, but wow if any bike was ever crying out for a tail tidy it's that one!

# ? Aug 5, 2015 22:17

builds character: Jan 16, 2008; Keep at it.

goddamnedtwisto posted:

Well this is the post pictures of your motorcycle thread, so yeah...

This was taken as I waited for them to sort out the paperwork, there was a lovely bit of serendipity - I had a meeting just across the river from the dealer today, otherwise I wouldn't have been free to pick it up until Sunday, and like I say it's my birthday tomorrow, so it all came together nicely.

Also the radio started playing this just after I walked in:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5x29ug8gV5M

Seems like someone's trying to tell me I chose wisely.

Sure but you were really waffling for a while and it looks like it's still at the dealer.

Little do you realize, that song just auto plays whenever a new customer walks in.

Congrats on the new bike, let us know how it is.

# ? Aug 5, 2015 22:32

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# ? May 17, 2024 19:44

Slavvy: Dec 11, 2012

I find it hilarious that you were put off a Suzuki by their terrible perceived quality and bought a ducati. I want to see what it looks like after one London winter outside.

# ? Aug 5, 2015 23:14

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