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Stared at it wondering if the noise its making is going to wax my savings. Hadn’t ridden my 690 Duke for a few weeks, started it up yesterday, and got an earful of the most unholy rattling noise it’s made since I bought it. The biek was fine when I put it away so I dunno what’s up. It still rattles after warming it up and taking it around the block. Sounds like / is in the right area for a loose AF cam chain; the rate increases with throttle and makes an ugly rattle/buzz on decel. I adjusted the manual cct and that hasn’t done squat so I’m poo poo out of ideas.
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Hit 600 miles so I changed the oil. Plan to hit 1000 before the end of the weekend. I added spools and sliders and got rid of the ugly rear end fender. Man I hate modern bike fenders.   Much tidier. No cutting except for a metal retaining ring for the stock turn signals. I wanted to make sure I could find something that needed no cutting and looked good. Previous: 
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I went for a ride for a couple of days on my motorcycle around these parts. Yellowstone is kind of a madhouse but the Bear Tooth Highway is all worth it.
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Coydog posted:Good to hear, thanks! I plan to contact them on Monday, as I really do like this bulb otherwise. Their company reputation is part of why I chose it.
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Jun 30, 2016 12:32
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Got a Czechoslovakian moped running today. Had to diagnose 35 year old Czechoslovakian electrics and send part of them off to electrical people to rewind them because you can't get new stator parts. Then I had to order a FOUR VOLT ignition coil from the Czech republic because it's not part of Czechoslovakia anymore, then make my own throttle cable adjusters because whatever cable and twist grip were on it didn't fit each other.
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Jun 30, 2016 19:58
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Got a Czechoslovakian moped running today. Had to diagnose 35 year old Czechoslovakian electrics and send part of them off to electrical people to rewind them because you can't get new stator parts. Then I had to order a FOUR VOLT ignition coil from the Czech republic because it's not part of Czechoslovakia anymore, then make my own throttle cable adjusters because whatever cable and twist grip were on it didn't fit each other. Please tell me you have photos. This sounds fascinating.
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Jun 30, 2016 20:20
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I'm trying to learn about suspension and after watching this video I decided I should at least try to set the sag properly on my rear shock. The rear preload is the only adjustable suspension bit on my MT-07. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f3xdM8E_q-I In short the video says ~10mm free sag and ~30mm rider sag is what you want for the rear suspension. Turns out only the two softest settings gave any free sag at all. I started out on factory setting 3, tried it on 5 for a while and now I'm down on 2 (out of 9). I tried to measure the sag accurately but it's kind of hard doing it by yourself. I think I have around 10mm free sag and maybe 20-30mm rider sag now so I guess in theory It's as good as it's gonna get. The front actually have some free sag but the rider sag is not much more. But that's not adjustable so I'll have do some upgrades if I want to sort it out.
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Jun 30, 2016 22:47
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makka-setan posted:I'm trying to learn about suspension and after watching this video I decided I should at least try to set the sag properly on my rear shock. The rear preload is the only adjustable suspension bit on my MT-07. Sounds like you need a softer spring. Are you a small person?
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Got a Czechoslovakian moped running today. Had to diagnose 35 year old Czechoslovakian electrics and send part of them off to electrical people to rewind them because you can't get new stator parts. Then I had to order a FOUR VOLT ignition coil from the Czech republic because it's not part of Czechoslovakia anymore, then make my own throttle cable adjusters because whatever cable and twist grip were on it didn't fit each other. Please tell me it was a Jawa and not a Cezeta or something else.
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Jul 1, 2016 04:50
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Glazed it in simple green, washed it, rode it. I need to get another brillo pad for scrubbing the brake rotor, it's still a little pulsey after hitting it with a rag.
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Barnsy posted:Sounds like you need a softer spring. Are you a small person? I'm not *that* tiny, about 70 kg (154lbs) with gear I think.
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makka-setan posted:I'm not *that* tiny, about 70 kg (154lbs) with gear I think. I'm almost 20 kg heavier than you and I didn't think the XSR700 (which I assume has the same suspension as the MT07) was undersprung, so I understand how you didn't find any sag. But it was poorly damped, it gives you a shock back in the bar/rear end when the spring extends after being compressed. Start saving for a full Öhlins job. It's probably close to 20000 SEK but you can cope with the stock suspension for two years and you get to experience a totally different bike when it's done.
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Öhlins would be nice but I'm not racing so all that gold anodizing would probably be lost on me. But there are alternatives. The Hyperpro kit seems popular. https://calsport.co.uk/yamaha-mt07-2015/hyperpro-suspension/hyperpro-shocks-and-springs/SB-YA07-5AE-B/
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Jul 1, 2016 09:51
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makka-setan posted:Öhlins would be nice but I'm not racing so all that gold anodizing would probably be lost on me. But there are alternatives. The Hyperpro kit seems popular. Hyperpro is ok, but that kit doesn't include cartridges. I don't think the spring makes much difference up front, it's not undersprung but the damping is simple and unsophisticated. There are other fork kits, but with Öhlins, which I assume have some pretty good dealers in Sweden, you'd get new fork internals with high and low speed damping so bumps are soft but braking and corners are stiff.
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The battle vs the tank liner continues. An unholy mix of MEK and acetone and 4 days of soaking was enough to separate most of the liner from the metal, but peering in there I can still see some hanging on. So, I've got about a quart of MEK in there now with 2 chains to agitate. The stuff comes off in chunks: I believe this is the old 2 part Kreem epoxy, because the newer Kreem is supposed to dissolve in MEK or acetone.
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Jul 1, 2016 19:21
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I'd just get a new tank off Ebay or whatever.
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Jul 1, 2016 19:23
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If you don't take clutchpucks excellent advice, buy a fuel filter you can clean on the side of the road.
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Last weekend I set out to get ONE small light bar for my ninja. Instead, I ended up with TWO chunky 1440 lum light cubes on my sumo. How does this keep happening?! Oh well, it's awesome, and wired via relay into my high beam circuit. I'm diligent about not using my high beam when people are around, so I'm not gonna be rude with this. Many thanks to cursedshitbox for patiently explaining relays and wiring to me.   I did a pro as all get out job on the install, too. Everything is properly connected, weatherproofed, routed, and tucked away. I even was able to get the stock harness shielding back over the butt connector where I spliced into the high beam. Very happy with how it all went down.  Now I just need to get my replacement cyclops 3800 lum bulb installed, for full high beam pandemonium.
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clutchpuck posted:I'd just get a new tank off Ebay or whatever. It's a Hawk GT tank, so it's like cleaning out the inside of a unicorn's skull. Even lovely beat up tanks go for $300+. Z3n posted:If you don't take clutchpucks excellent advice, buy a fuel filter you can clean on the side of the road. At this point, whatever is left in the tank will be dealt with over the winter, and I'm going to pray my filter doesn't let any through (like the previous one did).
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Try dichloromethane (methylene chloride). It'll dissolve nearly any plastic you can find. Do NOT get it on the paint.
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Jul 2, 2016 00:57
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BROKE IT
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Jul 2, 2016 01:30
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clutchpuck posted:BROKE IT how many miles?
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Jul 2, 2016 03:17
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Got PR4s, tank grips, and adjustable levers on the f4i. Holy gently caress this bike is so good. Not sliding around trying to hold the tank is great. Having tires newer than 2004 is nice too. Yeah my new bike had the original fuckin tires 
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PaintVagrant posted:Got PR4s, tank grips, and adjustable levers on the f4i. Holy gently caress this bike is so good. Not sliding around trying to hold the tank is great. Having tires newer than 2004 is nice too. Yeah my new bike had the original fuckin tires Yeah I just got new tires on my Tuono and it's a beast transformed. I think the PO had heat cycled them out at the track and I never really thought about it until I found myself fighting to get it to turn the other day and realized. New Pirelli Rosso IIs and all is well again 
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Heatcycled out tires let go suuuuuper quick, squared off tires are hard to turn in. 
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BlackMK4 posted:Heatcycled out tires let go suuuuuper quick, squared off tires are hard to turn in. Yeah that's kind of what I was thinking, and I know squaring can be hard to see but they didn't appear so at all. Cool old dude I bought it from said he only really rode it on the track now and then but who knows. They were pretty worn down so it was probably mostly new tire feels.
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The wear on my tires wasnt very bad, but I found the front end a little squirrely the first few time I rode it. I wrote it off as just what this sort of bike feels like. Then I took a look at the date on the tires...2004. Oh. No dry rot, no blueing, my tire guy who did the swap coudnt believe how good they looked for how old they were. But I assume they were hard as rocks. Front end has no squirrelyness at all now, it feels loving incredible.
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EX250 Type R posted:how many miles? 20k I guess. It looks like somebody sand blasted the space between the teeth. Makes sense with all the construction I rode through.
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clutchpuck posted:20k I guess. So 12.4 miles?
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clutchpuck posted:BROKE IT Fuckin' belts.
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Put the trusty CB650f up for sale. Love the bike, just can't do long trips on the highway on it. VFR800 or 1200 next, still up in the air what I'll end up with...
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clutchpuck posted:20k I guess. It looks like somebody sand blasted the space between the teeth. Makes sense with all the construction I rode through. Are they violent when they go? My only frame of reference is blowing snowmobile belts at high speed and that is pretty violent
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Both times I've done it, it just exited in a parking lot clutching into 1st and felt like a false neutral.
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How much does a belt cost to replace? Do you have to replace the pulleys at the same time?
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The one I bought was like $170. Pulleys don't get replaced unless they're damaged. I don't see damage.
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Can you do it in a parking lot with the tool bag, or is it a "remove the rear wheel" job? I'm still a bit unclear of what the (dis)advantage of belt vs chain is. I get that it can't handle as much torque as a chain, but is that relevant for a street bike?
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 Started stripping the DR down and cleaning stuff. Two things: dirt bikes are really simple and everything is really fuckin jammed in there.
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You can do it in a parking lot with the wheel on. Takes about 1-2 hours.
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Collateral Damage posted:Can you do it in a parking lot with the tool bag, or is it a "remove the rear wheel" job? That looks really tidy, just dirty. All the paint seems to be present and the engine casings don't look bad at all.
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Slavvy posted:That looks really tidy, just dirty. All the paint seems to be present and the engine casings don't look bad at all. I think this was meant to be quoting me? If so, yeah, it's in good but filthy condition. Figured it'll be easier to clean in pieces and then I'll know how it all goes together. Its been laid down, so the bars need a little tweaking (replacements later), and the clutch cover is busted right where the splined shaft comes out to the cable. Pukes oil when you kick it over. Replacement is on its way, then I need chain, tires, tubes. And a street legal kit eventually. Not bad for $500. Yay, first dirt bike.
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