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Well that sounds boring for the viewer. Should I attempt to force people off the road and take over their caravans of mother's milk? Am I awaited?
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Pope Mobile posted:Well that sounds boring for the viewer. Should I attempt to force people off the road and take over their caravans of mother's milk? Am I awaited? Two words, my friend: rear end cam. Everyone appreciates a good rear end cam.
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Pope Mobile posted:Well that sounds boring for the viewer. Should I attempt to force people off the road and take over their caravans of mother's milk? Am I awaited? Stop thinking about a hypothetical viewer and start thinking about the potential insurance claims and egregious traffic violations you dodge on a daily basis.
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Aug 26, 2015 04:06
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Your loved ones can listen to your death rattle as you drown in your own blood after a semi crushes your diaphragm. 
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Aug 26, 2015 04:12
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Chichevache posted:Your loved ones can listen to your death rattle as you drown in your own blood after a semi crushes your diaphragm. Did you have a hard night out or something 
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Ola posted:Probably starving for gas for some reason. Could be that it doesn't get enough vacuum to the petcock when cruising on the highway which causes it to gradually starve or that the tank vent is not letting air in so a vacuum is keeping it from starting. Next time it happens, imemdiately try opening the tank cover. If there is a bigger psscht! than usual, you might have found the problem. You might be right. It happened again today (before i read this post) and this time i didn't come to a complete stop or pull the clutch so the lights never came on. I turned the petcock to prime and back while still rolling, and it recovered! Sounds like a fuel problem for sure, or a big coincidence. I put some fuel system cleaner in (something i do occasionally anyway) to see if that clears anything up. I'll try that gas cover thing you mentioned if it happens again. Could it be a piece of gunk sometimes getting caught on the fuel screen/filter behind the petcock? Could it be a carb problem? Could it be a lot of things 
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Aug 26, 2015 04:16
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Chichevache posted:Your loved ones can listen to your death rattle as you drown in your own blood after a semi crushes your diaphragm. Bullshit. I'll never go quietly.
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Slavvy posted:Did you have a hard night out or something I had a pretty drat good commute home today. I had a lanesplit buddy. We left all the cruisers and Beamers in the dust and then went our separate ways. I hope next time we find a way to  cursedshitbox posted:Bullshit. I'll never go quietly. 
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Aug 26, 2015 04:25
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alnilam posted:Could it be a lot of things Yes! But since it's flowing correctly with prime, it's probably not tank vacuum and probably not gunk. Could be as simple as the vacuum hose going to the petcock has a kink in it.
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Aug 26, 2015 07:24
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Leon Sumbitches posted:Having an electric problem with my 01 nighthawk 250. With the key in, the headlights turn on but the start button does nothing except cut the headlight out. No sounds, no clicks or anything. I charged the battery which seemed to help for a week, but now it's back. Today I got it started after tightening the screws on the battery terminal, but they weren't loose at all. Any thoughts?? cursedshitbox posted:sidestand switch, clutch switch, neutral safety switch. Test these. What? No. The battery is toast. That is classic dead battery symptoms. How old is it?
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cursedshitbox posted:Bullshit. I'll never go quietly. Amen. nsaP posted:The battery is toast. Hallelujah.
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nsaP posted:What? No. At least 12k miles and 17 months. I've got a new battery on the way, thanks!
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Aug 26, 2015 11:27
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Chichevache posted:Your loved ones can listen to your death rattle as you drown in your own blood after a semi crushes your diaphragm. All of my possessions go to the man or animal that killed me.
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Aug 26, 2015 20:52
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Is there a goon-approved security torx set for bike stuff? I need to remove my triple and don't want some cheesy bits wrecking my torx bolts.
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M42 posted:Is there a goon-approved security torx set for bike stuff? I need to remove my triple and don't want some cheesy bits wrecking my torx bolts. Security Torx bits are pretty much disposable - buy a set of Neikos on Amazon and replace them as they come. You want bits that are softer than the bolts so they twist rather than stripping out the bolts. You break them every so often, but that's life. If you just need to remove the triple though, you can just disconnect the wiring harness and pull the triple + ignition as one piece.
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Pope Mobile posted:All of my possessions go to the man or animal that killed me. What are all these symbols?
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Aug 29, 2015 01:37
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Does my sumo need a skid plate (DRZ)
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Aug 29, 2015 01:43
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Nostalgia4Dicks posted:Does my sumo need a skid plate (DRZ) Are you planning on taking it off road or jumping it off big ledges or anything? If yes, then I would get a cheap aluminum one that bolts on in place of the stock plastic ones.
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Aug 29, 2015 02:14
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It's like $90 but no I won't go that crazy so nevermind. I did get case savers though
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Here4DaGangBang posted:What are all these symbols? The man who kills me will know.
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Trying to tighten up my chain, now struggling with wheel alignment. Honda's bullshit manual is hilariously unhelpful:quote:Check rear axle alignment by making sure the chain adjuster index marks align with the rear edge of the adjusting slots. Both left and right marks should correspond. So does align mean the marks won't be parallel to the slot edge if alignment is wrong, or that they should be the same distance from the back of the slot? How do I know which side to adjust, and which way? The only videos I can find are faffing about with bits of string, which I can't do as I don't have a centre stand. Reason I'm flipping out is the marks don't appear to "correspond", whatever the gently caress that means, but the adjuster bolts on each side measure exactly the same when I put a calliper on there. Should I be measuring from the back of the bolts, or the distance between the adjuster marks and the back of the slot? Also the marks are corroded to poo poo, because Honda 
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Need a new battery. Old one won't hold a charge more than a day anymore  I've never shopped for one. Is this one fine?  Several friends have told me AGM is a good worthwhile thing.
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alnilam posted:Need a new battery. Old one won't hold a charge more than a day anymore I had a bad experience with the AGM battery I fitted to my Aprilia - it died after only 18 months. Stick with Yuasa.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I had a bad experience with the AGM battery I fitted to my Aprilia - it died after only 18 months. Stick with Yuasa. Yuasa makes AGM batteries too though 
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Yuasa is the best brand, generally (OEM supplies) - they're a bit more expensive but worth it if you plan on keeping the bike for more than 2 years. Otherwise the bike master (cycle gears in house brand) is fine.
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^^^^ I had no idea they were CG's in-house brand. Makes me even less surprised that a $50 o-ring chain lasted only 10kmi on a DRZ.Nostalgia4Dicks posted:It's like $90 but no I won't go that crazy so nevermind. I did get case savers though Ebay? IIRC they're a stock part so there's bound to be a ton floating around from parted out DRZs comedy option: Have Chichivache ship you a skid plate from one of his exploded ones.
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Renaissance Robot posted:Trying to tighten up my chain, now struggling with wheel alignment. Honda's bullshit manual is hilariously unhelpful: Those marks are seldom precise even if you can see them. I'll use the marks as a general guide and then spin the rear wheel and eyeball the alignment on the chain. I set the tension on the chain side first, then move the other side to align. Sometimes it needs one more quick adjustment on the chain side to dial in the tension.
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Fairly confident I've got it down to less than half a millimetre, how much is that likely to matter? I don't have a centre stand, and don't really have room for a paddock stand, only managed to check the wheel could spin by having a friend hold the bike up on the side stand; would a wheel roller work alright with the bike leaned over, to let me check the chain alignment?
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My bike is acting weird again, and I cannot figure out why. Today I started it up cold, left it at partial choke to idle while I put on gear, then turned off the choke once I got going. I manually kept the throttle open at a few lights to keep it from dying, and a few miles down the road it bogged hard and died. This happened just as I was getting on the highway, so revs were pretty big while I was downshifting trying to stop the slow death of the engine. Once it died, no amount of fiddling with the throttle while I abused the starter would work. After lots of this, and unsure of what else to do, I pulled the choke full open, and it roared to life no problem. A mile down the highway I turned the choke off and everything was fine. It even idled strong at the light a few exits down. Battery and starter motor are fine, I replaced the seemingly offending ignition coil, and I had plenty of gas. What is going on?
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Renaissance Robot posted:Fairly confident I've got it down to less than half a millimetre, how much is that likely to matter? Having done this a bunch recently, you're going to notice when you ride if it's terribly off. If it's not obvious, and the marks are pretty close, you're probably OK.
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Coydog posted:My bike is acting weird again, and I cannot figure out why. Today I started it up cold, left it at partial choke to idle while I put on gear, then turned off the choke once I got going. I manually kept the throttle open at a few lights to keep it from dying, and a few miles down the road it bogged hard and died. This happened just as I was getting on the highway, so revs were pretty big while I was downshifting trying to stop the slow death of the engine. Sounds like the choke got stuck.
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Choke got stuck...closed? Open? If it was open more than normal, I'd have noticed when the clutch was out at those first lights. Is there something going on inside the carb that I am not taking in to account? I wish my ex250 would stop having weird issues, and I definitely don't want to have to pull and clean the carb. I shouldn't have to on such a young bike.
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Sea foam, fresh gas, lots of wide open throttle. Choke could have gotten stuck partway open, leading to it not wanting to idle. A little bit of choke engagement goes a long ways towards loving up the fueling.
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This would cause it to die while being given lots of throttle, too? Such as an onramp or 30+ speeds? Will seafoam clean up a carb a bit, too, or does it only work in the combustion chamber?
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Coydog posted:This would cause it to die while being given lots of throttle, too? Such as an onramp or 30+ speeds? Will seafoam clean up a carb a bit, too, or does it only work in the combustion chamber? It can gently caress with full throttle running - could have honestly just been some bad gas too, or a little water in the gas. Seafoam will work on everything that the fuel passes through, so it does a decent job of addressing minorly clogged jets/passages where running isn't quite perfect but it's also not completely clogged up yet.
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I just found out that my choke cable snapped somewhere in the line. Could that have contributed somehow to my electronics issue regarding the dead battery/no power after riding a few miles?
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Z3n posted:Yuasa is the best brand, generally (OEM supplies) - they're a bit more expensive but worth it if you plan on keeping the bike for more than 2 years. Otherwise the bike master (cycle gears in house brand) is fine. Bike Master is its own brand, actually. CG sells it, but Leoch makes Duraboost and Megaboost batteries for Cyclegear. Those are the "exclusive" brands. I recommend Yuasa. The quality of their batteries is better than the cheap stuff.
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Pope Mobile posted:Bike Master is its own brand, actually. CG sells it, but Leoch makes Duraboost and Megaboost batteries for Cyclegear. Those are the "exclusive" brands. Oooh, you're right - my bad. Thanks for the correction  Bottom Liner posted:I just found out that my choke cable snapped somewhere in the line. Could that have contributed somehow to my electronics issue regarding the dead battery/no power after riding a few miles? Dead battery, not directly - low power, yes, it will run like crap if you have the choke on when it's hot. And if it was stalling and you were cranking it a lot that could kill the battery.
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Yeah I just have no power. No lights or anything. Figured after the recent posts it might be related somehow. I'm actually not sure when the cable snapped, I just realized it today while putzing around with my old battery and testing some stuff. The bike still runs if I jump it from a car, albeit the power comes and goes (electric, not engine). Lights dim, etc. The engine itself runs fine when I jump it.
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Coydog posted:My bike is acting weird again, and I cannot figure out why. Today I started it up cold, left it at partial choke to idle while I put on gear, then turned off the choke once I got going. I manually kept the throttle open at a few lights to keep it from dying, and a few miles down the road it bogged hard and died. This happened just as I was getting on the highway, so revs were pretty big while I was downshifting trying to stop the slow death of the engine. I'm getting more sure that your carbs are starving for gas. The choke pulls from its own opening lower down in the float bowl so it will have access to gas while the other jets are starving. The vacuum hose going to your petcock probably has a kink in it somewhere, not enough to completely close it but enough to make it unreliable. There is often a spring around the hose to prevent this, is it still there? Does the hose look old or not original?
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