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PaintVagrant posted:I want a trailer but 8th gen civic si's make negative torque values You can still manage a harbor freight trailer and a bike or two.
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BlackMK4 posted:You can still manage a harbor freight trailer and a bike or two. The owners guide is like "towing, lol no" But I'm sure people tow bikes without trouble. My car is on the original clutch at 150k on a notoriously fragile gearbox, so I'm not sure I want to tempt fate.
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Jul 11, 2016 23:07
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Plus, a Ranger is probably cheaper than a Civic's gearbox.
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Jul 11, 2016 23:12
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Are rangers better than the japanese counterparts? 2wd early model Tacomas, Nissan Hardbodies and the like?
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Jul 11, 2016 23:25
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EX250 Type R posted:I hear you slavvy, I did about 300 miles round trip yesterday @ 12.5 miles per gallon on the optimistic side of estimates Jesus. My F150 gets 16mpg and I spend most of that idling in traffic on my 2 hr commute.
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Jul 11, 2016 23:27
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A MIRACLE posted:Are rangers better than the japanese counterparts? 2wd early model Tacomas, Nissan Hardbodies and the like? No, mostly they are just cheaper and more abundant.
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Jul 11, 2016 23:30
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A MIRACLE posted:Are rangers better than the japanese counterparts? 2wd early model Tacomas, Nissan Hardbodies and the like? God no. I think basically every person I know who has had a Ranger got a Tacoma eventually because gently caress Rangers. I have a Ranger and am trying to get a Tacoma.
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Jul 11, 2016 23:31
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Daily driven Rangers aren't the greatest thing in the world, but as a spare fuckaround vehicle they are pretty great. My 2.5 was the most dependable vehicle I've ever owned.
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Jul 11, 2016 23:33
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clutchpuck posted:Plus, a Ranger is probably cheaper than a Civic's gearbox. This is most certainly true. But insuring 2 vehicles sucks, so conundrum
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Jul 11, 2016 23:34
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PaintVagrant posted:I want a trailer but 8th gen civic si's make negative torque values I'm putting a hitch on mine this friday, rip
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Jul 12, 2016 00:04
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clutchpuck posted:Daily driven Rangers aren't the greatest thing in the world, but as a spare fuckaround vehicle they are pretty great. My 2.5 was the most dependable vehicle I've ever owned. I think the real problem lies in quality control in Ford plants in the 90s. Also in Ford front ends, at least the 4wd ones.
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Jul 12, 2016 00:06
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Slavvy posted:I don't want to do it, it's just that owning a white transit means I can't not rape. Funny, vans do different things in different parts of the world. I hired one to help my niece move house and within ten minutes of driving it I'd put on three stone and developed very definite opinions about immigration and where cyclists can stick their cycle lanes.
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Jul 12, 2016 00:10
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PaintVagrant posted:The owners guide is like "towing, lol no" My GTI has 16k miles on it, almost all of them with 300whp. Known weak clutch. I'm waiting to kill mine so I can put something better in it and drop the Golf-R turbo in... towing just helps me do this sooner. 
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Jul 12, 2016 00:20
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M42 posted:I'm putting a hitch on mine this friday, rip Let me know how that goes! Is yours as old and busted as mine?
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Jul 12, 2016 01:28
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Probably not, 08 with low miles but auto. We'll see if it needs a cooler or not. It should just be able to handle the uhaul bike trailer + bike. Will keep ya updated, but my trackday peeps all say it should be fine.
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Jul 12, 2016 01:46
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The uhaul bike trailer is not light at all, it's a loving monster... I could feel it behind my Dodge 1500 4x4 quad cab.
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Jul 12, 2016 01:54
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There's different sizes of it. There's a huge one that holds 3, and one for just 1 bike.
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Jul 12, 2016 01:56
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Okay.... 
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Jul 12, 2016 02:07
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Okay, so I might have a chance of picking up a 2006 Suzuki Gs500f for basically no cost at all, and it has nothing wrong with it. I used to ride a Hyosung and I loved the aggressive sports bike riding position. However, on the Suzuki, I sit painfully upright. What are my quick options for lowering the gently caress out of those handlebars?
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Jul 12, 2016 02:17
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Flip them over. 
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Jul 12, 2016 02:35
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Vahakyla posted:Okay, so I might have a chance of picking up a 2006 Suzuki Gs500f for basically no cost at all, and it has nothing wrong with it. I used to ride a Hyosung and I loved the aggressive sports bike riding position. However, on the Suzuki, I sit painfully upright. What are my quick options for lowering the gently caress out of those handlebars? trade it for a different bike or get used to a standard position
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Jul 12, 2016 02:44
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Get the tiny harbor freight 4x4 trailer or whatever and throw a dirtbike rail on it. I towed one behind a BP swapped festiva, and later a mercedes wagon.Slavvy posted:All of you impractical weirdos need vans instead of your silly giant pickups with their beds smaller than a hilux. I tried D:. Dude flaked on me twice after driving 2 hours one way!  This fucker gets 3mpg better than the bus, and costs about 1/4 to fill. :v. 46" deck height is a little sketchy though.
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Jul 12, 2016 03:14
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M42 posted:There's different sizes of it. There's a huge one that holds 3, and one for just 1 bike. Protip: the enclosed U-Haul trailers are lighter than the open ones. Those open utility trailers are comically heavy.
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Jul 12, 2016 05:02
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cursedshitbox posted:Get the tiny harbor freight 4x4 trailer or whatever and throw a dirtbike rail on it. I towed one behind a BP swapped festiva, and later a mercedes wagon. You get a pass cause your ute makes my loins tingle. I don't want to hear no poo poo about it being a pick up whatchamacallit, that's a loving ute in spirit if not in name.
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Jul 12, 2016 07:30
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clutchpuck posted:My 2.5 was the most dependable vehicle I've ever owned. I currently own an F150 ecoboost. This is sadly the truth for me as well. Motorcycle Question Thread II: Can I just not use the rear brake?  It's a VFR, with linked brakes. So, no. I can't just 'not use the rear brake.'
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Jul 12, 2016 13:21
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What is the go-to cheap chain tool? Bikemaster or Harbor Freight?
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Jul 12, 2016 17:23
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:What is the go-to cheap chain tool? Bikemaster or Harbor Freight? http://www.harborfreight.com/power-tools/grinders-buffers/4-12-in-43-amp-angle-grinder-69645.html
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I'm so old and boring I salivate over those Ford Transit vans. You can easily fit a bike in the back of one, along with all the other pants-creaming utility it provides.GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Motorcycle Question Thread II: Can I just not use the rear brake? Is that the pad material, separated from the backing plate?
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Jul 12, 2016 19:01
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I'm driving a 2016 transit van for work right now. I loving LOVE it.
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Gorson posted:I'm so old and boring I salivate over those Ford Transit vans. You can easily fit a bike in the back of one, along with all the other pants-creaming utility it provides. Transit or Transit-Connect? The new Transit vans are dope. I build them on the Ford website for fun. I toured the midwest with a band last summer and now I'm really into vans. Vans!
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Jul 12, 2016 19:14
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:What is the go-to cheap chain tool? Bikemaster or Harbor Freight? What are you trying to do to it? If you just want to separate the links, without using an angle grinder, I used the Bike master punch and it was fine. If you are riveting Bikemaster also sells a kit for that, but I will be damned if I spend $90 on a Bikemaster product.
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U-Haul rents a motorcycle-specific trailer with a wheel chock built in - they're hard to find and you have to return them to the center from which you rented them, but they are lightweight and work well - I towed an old KZ440 on one with a 2000 Corolla.
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A MIRACLE posted:Transit or Transit-Connect? The Transit, because bigger, but I would be happy with either one.
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Chichevache posted:What are you trying to do to it? If you just want to separate the links, without using an angle grinder, I used the Bike master punch and it was fine. The cyclegear "Stockton tools" brand one is the same as the BM one and goes on sale for around $30-40 all the time. At least it did when I was there.
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Chichevache posted:What are you trying to do to it? If you just want to separate the links, without using an angle grinder, I used the Bike master punch and it was fine. Take the old chain off. I try to avoid rivet chains when I put new ones on.
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Gorson posted:I'm so old and boring I salivate over those Ford Transit vans. You can easily fit a bike in the back of one, along with all the other pants-creaming utility it provides. Mine is a jumbo duallie with a high roof. I'm 6' and I can stand upright without touching the roof and it can easily fit 4 bikes, a metre wide ramp, all the tools I own and an air compressor whilst getting 8.5L/100km and having better performance than my car. Or alternatively a big mattress and a shitload of camping stuff. I almost bought a hilux and I'm glad I didn't. HenryJLittlefinger posted:Take the old chain off. I try to avoid rivet chains when I put new ones on. You should change that habit if your bike has more than ~40hp.
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Slavvy posted:You should change that habit if your bike has more than ~40hp. DR350 in this case, so 30 hp. And my XJ is probably somewhere just shy of 50. I'm pretty scrupulous about the chain and really don't ride as often as I used to, so chain inspections per mile are creeping up lately.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:DR350 in this case, so 30 hp. And my XJ is probably somewhere just shy of 50. I'm pretty scrupulous about the chain and really don't ride as often as I used to, so chain inspections per mile are creeping up lately. Goondolences and carry on. e: New question. I want to do the electrolytic rust removal thing on one of my tanks. I understand the method in general but I have a few detail questions. 1. Do I have to use a battery charger or can I use a car battery by itself? I have a 4300ma charger but I'm not sure if this is grunty enough. 2. WTF is the generic name of 'super washing soda' seemingly everyone on the internet uses because there's nothing like that on shelves here. Alternatively is there some other poo poo I can use? 3. Can I leave the petcock in there or will bad things happen if I do? Slavvy fucked around with this message at 00:42 on Jul 13, 2016 |
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All 3 answers: ebay a newer tank.
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clutchpuck posted:All 3 answers: ebay a newer tank.  yeah I'll just ebay myself a rust free tank for a 1981 MB100.
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