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How would you go about balancing one of those retarded SSA Honda wheels that have four wheelnuts instead of a big hole in the middle? Like the VFR and cb1000r have got?
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I think the official method is to buy $1000 worth of adapters for your $10,000 electronic balancing machine.
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Sep 29, 2015 23:10
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Ok so lets say your resources are a man and a shed instead.
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Sep 30, 2015 00:38
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Put a sheep's legs through the holes and spin. The number of bleets it lets out coincide with the ounces or grams you need to add.
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Sep 30, 2015 01:06
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Slavvy posted:Ok so lets say your resources are a man and a shed instead. Get a car brake disc with a matching bolt pattern, mount that to your balancing machine, feed some studs through the holes, balance that, then mount your bike wheel to the brake disc, bolt it down and do your balance. It might not work, but it's a hell of a bodge!
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Sep 30, 2015 01:17
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Slavvy posted:How would you go about balancing one of those retarded SSA Honda wheels that have four wheelnuts instead of a big hole in the middle? Like the VFR and cb1000r have got?
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Sep 30, 2015 12:30
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Slavvy posted:How would you go about balancing one of those retarded SSA Honda wheels that have four wheelnuts instead of a big hole in the middle? Like the VFR and cb1000r have got? well the vfr still has a hole in the middle
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Sep 30, 2015 13:05
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:well the vfr still has a hole in the middle Also the cb1000r looks like it has a dust cap in the middle, and a quick google search confirms 
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Sep 30, 2015 14:03
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Linedance posted:Also the cb1000r looks like it has a dust cap in the middle, and a quick google search confirms That iron pipe fits pretty loving well. That is not a horrible idea for lifting the bike. Until you have to the take the wheel off.
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Sep 30, 2015 14:16
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For a chain lube or wheel cleaning it's fine though. I try not to take the wheels off that often.
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Sep 30, 2015 16:33
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clutchpuck posted:For a chain lube or wheel cleaning it's fine though. I try not to take the wheels off that often. Does the CBR1000 not have a center stand?
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Sep 30, 2015 17:18
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I can't think of a superbike that has one.
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Sep 30, 2015 17:40
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clutchpuck posted:I can't think of a superbike that has one. I can't think of a good bike that does.
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Sep 30, 2015 18:35
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Linedance posted:Also the cb1000r looks like it has a dust cap in the middle, and a quick google search confirms Yeah, we actually change tires and balance wheels like those all the time. There is a spot in the middle you can mount the balancer to. Slavvy is NZ, right? Cycle Gear is US only.
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Sep 30, 2015 18:48
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Oh, I see. I've never actually looked at one up close but someone was asking me about buying a CB1000 and it got me curious. Thanks!
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Sep 30, 2015 18:55
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Scooter work! The GF's scooter died last month while she was riding up a rather steep hill (going up Beacon Hill just off the West Seattle bridge for you PNW peoples). She said it was going slow, as usual, and eventually just sputtered out. The tank is full, so it didn't run out of gas, and the battery is charged. I checked the spark plug and the ceramic was busted, so I replaced it. Everything's attached properly, but the engine doesn't want to turn on. The starter kicks over just fine, but the engine just won't fire up. Suggestions? Also, working on little Vespas with the engine in the frame is kind of a pain in the rear end. Who put the spark plug there and why?
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Sep 30, 2015 22:06
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I can't think of a good bike that does. S1000XR has a center stand!
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Sep 30, 2015 23:48
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Pope Mobile posted:Scooter work! The GF's scooter died last month while she was riding up a rather steep hill (going up Beacon Hill just off the West Seattle bridge for you PNW peoples). She said it was going slow, as usual, and eventually just sputtered out.
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Oct 1, 2015 00:57
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She's crashed the scoot in the past, but it's been running fine. Everything around the plug seems fine (from what I can tell).
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Oct 1, 2015 05:43
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Z3n posted:S1000XR has a center stand! Your point is?
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Oct 1, 2015 06:39
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Your point is? Ducati riders clearly are incapable of identifying speed and class, duh.
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Oct 1, 2015 14:48
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"Why bother with a center stand when you can have these rad looking paddock stands" instantly identifies the brand of bike and the type of riding a person has. Also, that person probably owns a cleaning product specifically for rubbing scratches out of bobbins after the annual paddock stand use.
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Oct 1, 2015 15:53
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I wrap a chain around my front wheel and lift the entire bike with my engine hoist. What does that say about me?
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Oct 1, 2015 16:53
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Ozmiander posted:I wrap a chain around my front wheel and lift the entire bike with my engine hoist. What does that say about me? You're not doing any front tire changes with that setup.
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Oct 1, 2015 18:11
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SaNChEzZ posted:You're not doing any front tire changes with that setup. How so? 1. Hoist bike after front wheel. 2. Remove bike from front wheel and set aside. 3. Remove old front wheel from hoist, replace with new. 4. Attach bike to new front wheel. 5. Gently let bike down, ride with caution first 50 miles.
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Oct 1, 2015 18:21
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Ozmiander posted:I wrap a chain around my front wheel and lift the entire bike with my engine hoist. What does that say about me?  650 is currently levitating in the garage under my engine crane. Engine cranes rule for bike maintenance.
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Oct 1, 2015 18:55
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I can't think of a good bike that does. 
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Oct 1, 2015 18:58
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For what it's worth, that's an option.
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Oct 1, 2015 19:06
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Still not seeing your point. Ola posted:"Why bother with a center stand when you can have these rad looking paddock stands" instantly identifies the brand of bike and the type of riding a person has. Also, that person probably owns a cleaning product specifically for rubbing scratches out of bobbins after the annual paddock stand use.  
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Oct 1, 2015 19:10
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Also the hyperstrada. < hyperstrada.tif >
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Oct 1, 2015 19:49
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Still not seeing your point. Cute stand.  40cal box does it better though.
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Oct 1, 2015 19:51
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cursedshitbox posted:Cute stand. 40MM. Unless the military started shoot little babby grenades.
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Oct 1, 2015 19:58
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Ola posted:How so? Sounds like a BMW maintenance procedure. "Remove bike from front wheel and set aside."
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Oct 1, 2015 20:04
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Ugh, yep. The first step in any service on my wife's beemer is to remove the tank. Spark plug replacement 1. Remove tank ...
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Oct 1, 2015 21:16
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Still not seeing your point. It's nice that you kept your childhood Meccano set around for something, though others went one step further and built a whole bike out of it to run around the IOM, rather than just a flimsy looking stand.
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Oct 1, 2015 21:38
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Same as with paddock stands. It's something for garage queens and StADVbucks, not for swift, capable gentlemen who see to proper maintenance even if they are far from home.
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Oct 1, 2015 21:58
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The FJR and Concourse both have center stands and I consider them Good Bikes. Also while it's not as fast as an FZ1, my FZ6 is also a Good Bike.
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Oct 1, 2015 23:01
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So on the FZR600R, my front sprocket was incredibly easy to remove once I bent the "lock washer" out of the way (the splined kind where you bend it along one face of the nut). I'm afraid that now the nut is going to back off as I can't quite get the washer to "lock" it no matter how much I get after it.  Am I going crazy?
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Oct 2, 2015 02:18
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XYLOPAGUS posted:So on the FZR600R, my front sprocket was incredibly easy to remove once I bent the "lock washer" out of the way (the splined kind where you bend it along one face of the nut). I'm afraid that now the nut is going to back off as I can't quite get the washer to "lock" it no matter how much I get after it. Locktite?
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What's the best way to cope with hypothermia due to priapism induced anemia?
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