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Ah, woops, I'm constantly 10 years behind in bike tech 
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The California EPA is one of the most progressive state EPAs/DEQs in the country in terms of passing legislation across the board, too. It's not just air, they're restrictive about water and minerals as well. Between the impact of an enormous population and a land area that includes everything from low desert to alpine tundra, coastline, and resources like super old-growth timber, salmon, great farmland, and gold, California has been pretty heavily exploited since it was settled. It shows in the high rate of endangered species, water scarcity, and an asspocket of regulations.
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Apr 28, 2016 19:29
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sofullofhate posted:This was true some time back, but most manufacturers just sell CA legal bikes to everyone in North America now - even Ducati. You can tell by looking at the emissions sticker on the frame / airbox / wherever your manufacturer put it, though. Does not apply to FJ09. Found out the hard way.
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Apr 29, 2016 00:08
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Z3n posted:Does not apply to FJ09. Found out the hard way. What do you mean by that?
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Apr 29, 2016 00:17
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A MIRACLE posted:What do you mean by that? Housemate bought a FJ09 in Nevada, brought it to Ca, promptly got screwed by the 7500 mile requirement because Yamaha makes a 49 state bike and a CA model bike.
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Apr 29, 2016 03:17
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Speaking of FJs, can anyone confirm the fuel tank is standard steel (not aluminum)? I want to use a tank bag but need to make sure it'll work.
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Apr 29, 2016 16:06
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No. 6 posted:Speaking of FJs, can anyone confirm the fuel tank is standard steel (not aluminum)? I want to use a tank bag but need to make sure it'll work. Can't you just get a magnet from your fridge and see if it sticks?
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Apr 29, 2016 23:02
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I'm renting the bike and it's on the other side of the country.
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Apr 29, 2016 23:11
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According to this it is a steel tank.
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Apr 30, 2016 11:27
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SaNChEzZ posted:Things goons talk about : Gas pumps, why your pizza/burgers suck, why your city/state sucks, why you're wrong. You forgot BBQ chat.
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May 1, 2016 03:51
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sofullofhate posted:On long trips, I stay on the bike to maximize the amount of fuel I can get in the tank. Otherwise, always off. Even off my bike, if I top off all the way a bunch ends up dumping out the overflow valve. Scared some people behind me at a stop sign once right after filling up, then scared me to death thinking I was dumping gasoline everywhere somehow until I looked around and saw the outlet.
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May 1, 2016 06:29
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 New favorite assholin' roads. 
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May 3, 2016 04:29
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 I don't have enough bike pics.
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May 3, 2016 04:51
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cursedshitbox posted:
Can you go through that gate?
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May 3, 2016 04:51
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builds character posted:Can you go through that gate? Illegally . basically anything thats a dirt path in the bay area can't be 'legally' touched with a moto...
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May 3, 2016 04:54
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cursedshitbox posted:Illegally For real? I don't ride dirt yet so I don't know the rules.
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May 3, 2016 04:58
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Chichevache posted:For real? I don't ride dirt yet so I don't know the rules. Your close options here are: Mendocino and its affiliates (south cow, knoxville, stony ford) hollister hills svra carnegie svra. anything local is closed off to everything but horses/MTBs.
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May 3, 2016 05:13
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God dammit. While I understand the effort in regards to conservation, I think there should at least be a few areas open to riders. 
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May 3, 2016 05:52
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cursedshitbox posted:anything local is closed off to everything but horses/MTBs. poo poo, the majority of trails here are closed off to mountain bikes too.
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May 3, 2016 07:11
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cursedshitbox posted:Your close options here are: you know I think one of these:  is going to cause more damage to a trail than even a GSA.
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May 3, 2016 09:31
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This isn't my bike. But it could be.  ZZRs seem made for custom paintwork.
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May 3, 2016 23:49
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A cool workplace:  And hiding behind my lovely topbox:   Front to back: ZZR600, XJR1300, XJ6, CB125F, YBR125, Duke 390, FZ6. The guy who rides the diversion is a douche because he rides in trainers and trackies and doesn't say hi when we're parking up at the same time 
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May 5, 2016 12:42
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This is my (relatively) new dyna right after new handlebars were installed
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May 5, 2016 21:04
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And you're going to keep them?  (I kid, I kid. Not my style but if it makes you happy, go for it. Rest of the bike looks nice)
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May 5, 2016 21:09
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cursedshitbox posted:Illegally https://youtu.be/L397TWLwrUU?t=38s
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May 6, 2016 17:59
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Just bought my first bike an hour ago (thanks to a lot of help from question thread as to gear and Dallas specific questions)  2008 SV650. Pretty dirty in the pic, but I drove it straight from the guy to work haven't had a chance to fiddle with anything. It has a broken clutch safety switch and a bad radiator fan switch (I have to pinch the leads together to get it to start and there is a loop of wire completely the fan circuit so that it runs all the time). Everything else seems fine, to me, but I dont know anything or have any kind of perspective. I only took my MSF course and have no other experience. Quite a little mini adventure driving it 20 miles through city streets haha. Now I just have to figure out how to get it inspected, registered, get my endorsement finalized, tags, taxes paid... Im riding as dirty as it gets and its 3 PM on Friday and I haven't mailed my mother's day card yet :|
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May 6, 2016 21:02
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 ride it to your mom's on sunday.
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May 7, 2016 09:40
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drat, you found one with a handlebar conversion. Is it as much a best of both worlds as I imagine?
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May 7, 2016 14:51
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Dutymode posted:drat, you found one with a handlebar conversion. Is it as much a best of both worlds as I imagine? How is he going to know?
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May 7, 2016 15:28
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:
Congrats, nice bike.
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May 7, 2016 15:39
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adary posted:This is my (relatively) new dyna right after new handlebars were installed I have the same exhaust on my 'Bob too. Really like it.
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May 7, 2016 17:31
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Duck_King posted:I have the same exhaust on my 'Bob too. Really like it. I love how it sounds. I also believe all exhausts should be X-into-1 so it works perfect for me 
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May 7, 2016 18:11
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Dutymode posted:drat, you found one with a handlebar conversion. Is it as much a best of both worlds as I imagine? As someone who just ordered $240 worth of parts to finish replacing the godawful clipons on my SVS with handlebars, I'm going to say yes, yes it is. All bikes ridden primarily on the street should have bars, not clipons.
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May 7, 2016 20:25
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HotCanadianChick posted:As someone who just ordered $240 worth of parts to finish replacing the godawful clipons on my SVS with handlebars, I'm going to say yes, yes it is. All bikes ridden primarily on the street should have bars, not clipons. It only took me 8 years to figure that out. And handlebars are fine for bikes that will see trackdays too.
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May 7, 2016 20:33
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Just having somewhere to clip a GPS/phone mount would be great, but £144 just for the machined steel plate that goes on the yoke is kinda... (he said, but it's similar money for a riser set and they don't have the ancillary advantages of handlebars, so I may end up doing that mod at some point)
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May 7, 2016 21:19
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I think the best bars for any faired bike are those really wide and relatively tall pseudo-clipons like busas, vfr's etc have.
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May 7, 2016 21:23
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Love this doofy thing
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May 7, 2016 22:49
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Nitrox posted:You have an active insurance policy, right? Was the only thing I could do ahead of time. Didn't know about the handlebar thing, very cool. It has some god awful hids too that look like they're about 10k temperature though and definitely no projectors ill have to fix.
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May 8, 2016 00:48
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THE DOG HOUSE posted:Was the only thing I could do ahead of time. Welcome to the world of used bike ownership. Make sure that aftermarket headlight did not require a ballast or something that PO had to splice into a factory harness. Because then it's a cparshot on whether or not it's installed with alligator clips and duct tape. Good luck.
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May 8, 2016 01:28
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Nitrox posted:Welcome to the world of used bike ownership. Make sure that aftermarket headlight did not require a ballast or something that PO had to splice into a factory harness. Because then it's a cparshot on whether or not it's installed with alligator clips and duct tape. Good luck. If they actually are hids they would have ballasts and I'm sure its duct taped because they always are lol. They actually look so lovely though they might just be blue bulbs which would be cool ... Later though, I'm sore from riding a few hours
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