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Yerok posted:My lovely 900RR makes a single, soft popping noise under hard use of the front brakes. There's definitely noise due to the lack of backing plates on the pads but I thought it might be the stem bearings. I tightened the stem nut with a thin spanner wrench but it doesn't seem to have made a difference. Maybe the bearings are just bad. What brand forks are they? I get the same on my bike, it turns out that showa forks make clunk-rear end noises like that. I thought it was bearings too, but nope they're fine.
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Yeah I went through that madness on my Uly before Sturgis. Apparently Showa forks are kind of noisy.
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They're Showa forks. I was actually reading something about the cause being the fork internals and I'm sure they're due for a rebuild anyway.
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For some reason my SV can't keep the rear tire planted in the rain in Seattle, It's crazy, squirms like a whipped cat on engine braking, and accelerating into a sharp right hander I ended up backing it in like a pro mx rider, I've ridden plenty in the rain with the same read tire on the R1, which makes comparable torque, and not had this issue, is it just Seattle's super awesome lovely concrete streets?
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Elviscat posted:For some reason my SV can't keep the rear tire planted in the rain in Seattle, It's crazy, squirms like a whipped cat on engine braking, and accelerating into a sharp right hander I ended up backing it in like a pro mx rider, I've ridden plenty in the rain with the same read tire on the R1, which makes comparable torque, and not had this issue, is it just Seattle's super awesome lovely concrete streets? Mine did this too and I put it down to the SV's super lovely suspension.
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Slavvy posted:Mine did this too and I put it down to the SV's super lovely suspension. It is the same problem I had with the drz after the rear suspension blew. I'm pretty sure that's why I suddenly couldn't ride in the rain, and then crashed twice.
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Chichevache posted:It is the same problem I had with the drz after the rear suspension blew. I'm pretty sure that's why I suddenly couldn't ride in the rain, and then crashed twice. 
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Oct 21, 2015 16:08
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When the bike still flexed it rode great in the rain. 
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Oct 21, 2015 19:16
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Chichevache posted:When the bike still flexed it rode great in the rain. Sure, but the truth is a lot less funny than the running joke that you can't ride and destroy every bike you touch.
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Oct 21, 2015 23:06
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Elviscat posted:For some reason my SV can't keep the rear tire planted in the rain in Seattle, It's crazy, squirms like a whipped cat on engine braking, and accelerating into a sharp right hander I ended up backing it in like a pro mx rider, I've ridden plenty in the rain with the same read tire on the R1, which makes comparable torque, and not had this issue, is it just Seattle's super awesome lovely concrete streets? I'd blame King County roads. Slippery painted lines, abandoned rail tracks, wheel-gobbling pot holes, random slippery cobblestone. We've had irregular rain too, so when it does get wet it also gets oily.
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Slavvy posted:Mine did this too and I put it down to the SV's super lovely suspension. That's likely not the case with this particular SV Although I do need to get someone who actually knows things about suspension to look over this setup and adjust to my weight.   cursedshitbox posted:what tire and pressures are you running? I have a Pirelli Diablo Rosso II with good tread in the rear, same tire I ran on m R1, front is a ContiAttack that needs replacing soon, both are kept at recommended pressure per label. I'll put this down as being due to a light bike on a possibly too stiff suspension, thanks all.
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builds character posted:Sure, but the truth is a lot less funny than the running joke that you can't ride and destroy every bike you touch. But the truth is that he can't ride and destroys every bike he touches. It's not a running joke, it's reality.
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Elviscat posted:That's likely not the case with this particular SV yeah might wanna learn to set your sag and dick with the clickers from there... Label on the tires, or label on the bike? (go with the one on the bike)
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builds character posted:Sure, but the truth is a lot less funny than the running joke that you can't ride and destroy every bike you touch. If only you guys had seen what I did to my first car.....
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Chichevache posted:If only you guys had seen what I did to my first car..... That stands for pretty much everybody though. first car, first bike, first house...etc http://sfbay.craigslist.org/eby/mcy/5274960778.html However I found you a bike  E:VVV HAHA cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 05:44 on Oct 22, 2015 |
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the poor first girlfriend....
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nsaP posted:the poor first girlfriend.... I'm the PO that left it cosmetically perfect with absolutely wrecked insides. At least I did plenty of oil checks!:iamafag: cursedshitbox posted:That stands for pretty much everybody though. first car, first bike, first house...etc The Ghettomobile got up to around 250k miles...
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is anyone else absolutely terrified to ride in the rain? I ended up riding through a little popcorn thunderstorm and I was freaked the gently caress out the entire time, until I ended up through it and back in dryness.
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nitrogen posted:is anyone else absolutely terrified to ride in the rain? It isn't the rain that scares me, it's the water on the road. The minutes immediately following a sun shower on a summer's day are the pits.
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nitrogen posted:is anyone else absolutely terrified to ride in the rain? Only on chinese dirt tires. and even then, not so bad.
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nitrogen posted:is anyone else absolutely terrified to ride in the rain? Yeah I hate riding in the rain, the last time I did I crashed
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Riding in the rain or on wet pavement isn't too scary, but I live where it rains about 9 months out of the year. I also have good (for rain) tires on my bike. I had a little back-end skate out last fall, so I replaced the stock garbage tires with some Michelin Streets and they've been great.
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I rode through multiple supercells and had the time of my loving life every time. I love riding in the rain, but I'm a tiny minority.
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nitrogen posted:is anyone else absolutely terrified to ride in the rain? I run Pilot Road 4s and have more grip in the rain than I do in my car. Hitting standing water is sketchy though
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I had to ride the entire way from Tulsa to Plano in the rain once, and that cured any fear I had about it. The bike handled it amazingly well but I was miserable because I didn't have a rainsuit at the time. My head was the only dry part of me.
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M42 posted:I love riding in the rain, but I'm a tiny minority. I don't see what your size or skin color has to do with it. I don't like riding in the rain, and won't if it's freezing out and I have a choice, but it's not so bad. Had the back kick out on the 250 in the rain a month or so ago and it was fine. Kind of fun, if I wasn't so worried about the fairings. Oddly, I don't remember it being an issue ever on the SV. I had a harder time keeping it upright when it was dry out.  Watch me crash the next time it rains, now that I've said that.
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I love riding in the rain. The only time it bothers me is rain + strong wind or raining enough to make it impossible to see out of my visor. Everything else is great!
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subx posted:Are there any decent cheaper rain suits? You can always throw a set of Frogg Toggs over your Dianese Spacesuit.
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Wal-Mart makes poncho sets that work pretty good as rain suits. They just don't last a long time.
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Stupid Newbie Question: Where do I keep my insurance/registration on my motorcycle? there's no really nice secured place to keep them. I'm thinking of just putting them in a ziploc bag and lightly taping it to the underside of the seat. Is there a better way? Bike is an '02 Bonneville.
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that or airbox. I keep mine in my wallet.
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In a waterproof passport bag in my jacket.
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You can get one of these too. http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/biltwell-stash-tube
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builds character posted:You can get one of these too. http://www.revzilla.com/motorcycle/biltwell-stash-tube That's actually kind of cool. I'm also looking up building up a little tool roll, and I suppose I could get a little thin plastic/PVC pipe and keep them in there inside the tool roll.
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Fishvilla posted:Stupid Newbie Question: I fold them up and put them in my wallet. I am never without my wallet.
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I put my registration and insurance card for the bike in a ziploc bag under the seat, under the rubber straps that held down the tool bag.
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-Inu- posted:I've beaded a Q2 with one of those. gently caress. What size? Qualifiers have always been a pain to take a bead. They're easy to get on the wheel, but do not like to expand.
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