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Linedance posted:Kamikaze bubble helmet, gotta be.
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Miffed that the '72 is a hipster bike now. I have yet to really go deep with buying frivolous parts for my bike - where can I find some footpegs for my '48 that will throw up sparks when they connect with pavement? In the interest of visibility. Because I'm doing it basically every in-town turn these days. Revvik fucked around with this message at 01:32 on Jun 1, 2016 |
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Jun 1, 2016 01:28
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I'm heading to Alaska in like 40 hours and this morning another loving spark plug backed itself out. Not sure if there's something going on or if I just didn't snug them down last time I was in there. Made sure they were all tight, did an oil change and packing is almost entirely done.  slight panic setting in.
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Jun 1, 2016 08:47
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Skier posted:I'm heading to Alaska in like 40 hours and this morning another loving spark plug backed itself out. Not sure if there's something going on or if I just didn't snug them down last time I was in there. Made sure they were all tight, did an oil change and packing is almost entirely done. Be sure to bring your spark plug socket.
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Jun 1, 2016 13:34
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I was doing about 85mph on the highway yesterday and got passed like I was sitting still by something. Didn't get a great look at it but from what I could gather it was a newish Japanese naked. All I could catch of it was: graphite grey paint job, gold forks, no obvious graphics on bodywork, tall & flat bars, and a low-slung exhaust. Any ideas? Edit: I should note it wasn't either of the newer FZ/MT's
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Jun 1, 2016 14:11
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Skier posted:I'm heading to Alaska in like 40 hours and this morning another loving spark plug backed itself out. Not sure if there's something going on or if I just didn't snug them down last time I was in there. Made sure they were all tight, did an oil change and packing is almost entirely done. I'm riding a Buell up. Panic is my normal state. Should I have thought about new spark plug wires? Probably. Also, it's probably good we're leaving this week and not last... read on ADVRider: quote:"Day 28...Sunwapta Rocky Mountain Lodge to Prince George That chance of precip next week though... oh yes. clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 16:37 on Jun 1, 2016 |
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Jun 1, 2016 16:25
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Deeters posted:Isn't turning everything into a scrambler the next thing? I think your time is limited. Yeah but you start with street versions of bikes and turn them INTO scramblers. I'm waiting for the opposite to become the cool thing to do. That or TALL bikes with tiny wheels and big handlebars.
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Jun 1, 2016 18:05
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Springfield Fatts posted:I was doing about 85mph on the highway yesterday and got passed like I was sitting still by something. Didn't get a great look at it but from what I could gather it was a newish Japanese naked. All I could catch of it was: graphite grey paint job, gold forks, no obvious graphics on bodywork, tall & flat bars, and a low-slung exhaust. Any ideas? That sounds sort of like my SV1000, but I don't have gold forks on it. Was it an SV1000?
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Jun 1, 2016 19:21
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Possible. Didn't have twin pipes but it was an aftermarket one so he might of just done a two-to-one setup. Can the SV take GSX-R shocks? Owner might have just swapped them.
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Jun 1, 2016 19:48
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Yeah but you start with street versions of bikes and turn them INTO scramblers. I wish I could find that picture of a full-size dirt bike with 50cc wheels slapped on it now.
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Jun 1, 2016 22:05
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Like a 1290 Supermoto? 
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Jun 1, 2016 23:19
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clutchpuck posted:I'm riding a Buell up. Panic is my normal state. Yeah most of the trips I take to Alaska involve me being cold and wet for a vast majority of it. Looking forward to crossing paths with you up there! Set up for two-up dry camping and food for a week or two. Wifeunit is a tetris pro.  But I'll have extra room after she flies back home out of Anchorage. Tent on passenger seat instead of being separated into poles+stakes, compression sack for rain cover, compression sack for tent shell.
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Jun 2, 2016 06:28
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Springfield Fatts posted:I was doing about 85mph on the highway yesterday and got passed like I was sitting still by something. Didn't get a great look at it but from what I could gather it was a newish Japanese naked. All I could catch of it was: graphite grey paint job, gold forks, no obvious graphics on bodywork, tall & flat bars, and a low-slung exhaust. Any ideas? That sounds a poo poo ton like a newer Kawi Z1000. Google and you should get a ton of gray with gold forks.
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Jun 2, 2016 14:12
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Skier posted:Yeah most of the trips I take to Alaska involve me being cold and wet for a vast majority of it. Crazy, one of our guys' wife is flying out of Anchorage too. I'm like a kid the night before Disney Land right now. We'll be at Liard hot springs on Monday.
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Jun 2, 2016 15:59
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Springfield Fatts posted:Possible. Didn't have twin pipes but it was an aftermarket one so he might of just done a two-to-one setup. Can the SV take GSX-R shocks? Owner might have just swapped them.  ?
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Jun 2, 2016 22:47
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Just heard my ninja 300s auxiliary fan turn on for the first time. Hot day.
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Jun 3, 2016 00:37
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PaintVagrant posted:Just heard my ninja 300s auxiliary fan turn on for the first time. Hot day. Ironic, I just replaced the thermostat on my 500 because the drat thing takes forever to warm up and seems overcooled while riding. My fan has kicked on a lot on hotter days at stoplights though.
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Jun 3, 2016 12:41
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I think we have a winner.
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Jun 3, 2016 17:50
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A local dealer here sells Husqvarna and Hyosung (and Victory, but they don't have any Victory bikes on the floor). I was pretty surprised they can make a living off those brands; especially since one's a more expensive KTM, and the other I always assumed made low-quality Japanese knockoffs. Maybe Hyosung is better than I thought?
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Jun 4, 2016 01:05
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predictive posted:Maybe Hyosung is better than I thought? No.
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Jun 4, 2016 03:56
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There are just lots of people who are ignorant enough to buy them. Think KIA.
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Jun 4, 2016 15:49
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Made it from Chilliwack, BC to Prince George. My VSS quit on me about 60 miles out of PG, so no speedometer and I got some free uncounted miles. But the fan doesn't work without knowing the bike is moving, so it got hot and weeped some oil through the pushrod housing seals. Turned it off and back on and the speedo worked fine again. I blame the poo poo house EBR race ecm I'm running. The thing is a little glitchy.
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Jun 5, 2016 06:30
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clutchpuck posted:Made it from Chilliwack, BC to Prince George. You know, the Chiche-custom tune could have really saved you some trouble there. Chichevache posted:Got the horn and the fan backward, so now when I press the button the fan comes on. Bring me a six-pack of ginger beer and I'll teach you a thing or two  (help me).Good to see you're making headway. Any cool pictures yet?
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Jun 5, 2016 07:42
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Adventures in laser printable water proof stickers part 1.  side view  Lessons learned: - the sticker is fragile as all hell when removed from the backing paper. - big stickers is hard to get right on a curved helmet, use smaller ones. - Durability when dried? who knows. I'll just use my helmet normally and see how durable it is when it dries. Next round will be with smaller stickers and clear plasti dip for sealment
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Jun 6, 2016 21:02
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I've had some stickers I go off etsy on my helmet for almost three years now, and they're still solid. If the material is roughly the same, those should last you. Looks good.
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Jun 6, 2016 21:04
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There's gonna be an adventure bike show on NatGeo about the Paris-Dakar rally and probably other things, two people on new Africa Twins. Could be interesting.
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Jun 8, 2016 02:45
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People split so freaking fast on the 405. I feel like a noob
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Jun 8, 2016 17:47
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A MIRACLE posted:People split so freaking fast on the 405. I feel like a noob I'm not a noob and I'm still really conservative about splitting. Don't think you need to speed it up if you're not comfortable, you're probably fine.
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Jun 8, 2016 22:35
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I've been riding a little while and I'm still one of the slowest splitters out there. I get passed every day and about once every 2 weeks do I pass someone. People split way, way too fast.
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Jun 8, 2016 23:18
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Isn't the safe limit from that Berkeley study 10 to 15 mph above the speed of traffic?
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Jun 8, 2016 23:23
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Deeters posted:Isn't the safe limit from that Berkeley study 10 to 15 mph above the speed of traffic? That sounds about right - any faster than that and you're absolutely reliant on other drivers not to be fuckwits and that's never a comfortable position.
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Jun 8, 2016 23:30
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Well I'm about to split through malibu to get back to Ventura from Santa Monica this afternoon. They squeeze three lanes going northbound which means I'm guaranteed to bump mirrors with an F250. wish me luck
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Jun 8, 2016 23:35
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Deeters posted:Isn't the safe limit from that Berkeley study 10 to 15 mph above the speed of traffic? 15mph delta to 50mph. I saw a plated CRF this morning lane splitting at 90mph. thats uh.. yeah too much for 6 loving 30 am when most people are still drooling on their shirts.
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Jun 9, 2016 01:24
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Splitting at 20 when traffic is stopped saves a ton of time; splitting at 90 when traffic is doing 60* is pointless because it's only a 50% boost and only while you're going exactly that fast. You'd have to be doing it continuously for 10 minutes to save even as little as 5 minutes on your commute, and what's the point in that? This applies to clear roads too, blitzing it for short sections adds up to only a few seconds gained, if you want to significantly shorten any given journey time you'd have to speed the whole way and even then it's pointless on any trip shorter than half an hour. *obviously splitting at 90 when traffic is stopped would save you a massive amount of time. Years, in fact, because you'll be dead soon.
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Jun 9, 2016 05:59
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Splitting at 90 is the only way I can feel anymore 
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Jun 9, 2016 06:21
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Chichevache posted:Splitting at 90 is the only way I can feel anymore To be fair, I split at 90 all the time. Maybe because people are doing at least 80 and it feels safe if I do it one pair at a time.
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Jun 9, 2016 06:40
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"safe" but the trick to riding in traffic is to just turn off the part of your brain that thinks about poo poo like that I guess I split the 101 at 80 for about 20 miles through more sparse traffic today. 405 northbound was amazing to view, so many cars. I love socal for that actually, I enjoy marveling at traffic engineering. I also like to pretend I'm Dredd from the movie Dredd edit holy poo poo just made this connection about the Honda NM-4  
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Jun 9, 2016 06:46
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A MIRACLE posted:"safe" What bike is dredd's bike in reality? Looks like a CBR600 or GSR750 or something with a busabro swingarm.
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Jun 9, 2016 18:47
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A MIRACLE posted:"safe" The trick is to be constantly terrified of what will happen if a truck sucks me up into the wheel well, but even more terrified that someone will honk at you for riding slow.
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Slavvy posted:What bike is dredd's bike in reality? Looks like a CBR600 or GSR750 or something with a busabro swingarm. It's a Suzuki GSX750, and if you were on the ball and had stacks of cash you could have bought one. In addition to the stretched swingarm it sounds like they cut up and lengthened the frame in front too, so god knows what it's like to ride. Renaissance Robot fucked around with this message at 19:37 on Jun 9, 2016 |
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