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Slapped new pads and rotors on my Wee last night. EBC everything, HH pads front and back. The rear really needed it, the disc was under spec and the pads were actually pretty thin. On the front, one side was more heavily worn than the other - is that normal? Front was easy, despite my lack of organization giving me headaches. Rear was mostly easy except the bushings kept falling off the loving wheel and gently caress you gently caress you you rotten piece of poo poo hold together. Again, both more time consuming than I had figured on. In my hurry to get back to my car and pick my wife up from work, I left a piece out! The little threaded plug that covers the head of one of the pin-bolts on the rear caliper. I think I'll live. Recovered it this morning. At least everything got torqued, and I loctited and marked the bolts on the brake disc. I still need to bed the brakes in properly; I did a few braking runs from about 80 km/h down to 10, but I think I could do better. On the bright side, between the new brakes and the intiminators, the rear now locks up before the front under hard braking. Before, I'd sometimes wash the front first, and that's a disturbing loving feeling when you realize it's happened and you're still vertical. Think I need to do a proper string alignment of the rear wheel; I always feel like I'm riding leaning a few degrees to the left, and even after getting everything back together it still did that. Of course, it might have be the 30-odd pounds of used brake disc and tool roll hanging off the right side of the bike...
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Oh thanks for reminding me to order a pair of rear pads. e: Last week I disconnected the interactive exhaust control valve and wired the muffler wide open. With the exhaust open. it sounds a little more thunderous at cruise and less like a bag of skeletons more like potato-potato at idle. With the IEC active, the bike gets two torque peaks, one at like 3000 rpm and one at 6000. With it disconnected, the roll on isn't as "weeeeee" but I think I kind of like it better for digging out of corners, it's more linear and predicable. Fewer surprise roll on wheelies on my way up to Mount St. Helens last weekend... but I still get the 4500-7k pull and I cruise in the torque valley regardless. I guess I am officially old and boring clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 17:44 on Sep 14, 2016 |
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Sep 14, 2016 17:29
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:You mean the bit that the float valve seat fits down into? Part of the actual carb body?  Carb joy indeed. They can be repaired (I think there are kits?). I've never broken one but they are more fragile than you'd think. Gorson fucked around with this message at 17:38 on Sep 14, 2016 |
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Sep 14, 2016 17:35
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Gorson posted:
My eye just twitched at the thought of breaking that.
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Sep 14, 2016 18:11
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Took order of a low force torque wrench that isn't dogshit, checked all the oil pan bolts I'd had off, and finally got some new oil in there. Cleaned the pipes as best I could, though they still smoked quite a bit; there's a glob of oil/tar caught right in the middle of where all four pipes merge that I'll have to fetch out with a toothbrush. Everything seems ship shape but as the leak I had was a hot leak I won't know if I've fixed it or made it worse until I go for a serious run. Fingers crossed!
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Sep 14, 2016 18:13
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:My eye just twitched at the thought of breaking that. Yeah it's a lovely thing to deal with. JBweld does not work. Maybe just long enough to sell the bike, but not for any decent amount of time.
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Sep 14, 2016 22:16
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And my jbwelded exhaust didn't cope with the twisting motion of the crap mounting of the crap aftermarket can. Oh well, now I gave a good join to reinforce.
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Sep 14, 2016 23:27
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Gorson posted:A carb rebuild doesn't become a disaster until
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Sep 15, 2016 07:16
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Ugh triggered. That poo poo is the worst. Especially when you realize they managed to get epoxy in the air passages of the carb body. Which makes the carb pretty much trash.
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Sep 15, 2016 15:32
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:Ugh triggered. Metal pipe cleaners.
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Sep 15, 2016 16:20
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You're convincing me that everyone in NZ is on some form of methamphetamine. At least, everyone who has prevously owned a motorcycle.
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Sep 15, 2016 17:32
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How about cleaning stop leak out of a carb? That was fun.
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Sep 15, 2016 19:15
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nitrogen posted:How about cleaning stop leak out of a carb? Jesus loving Christ. I've seen RTV used on float bowls to try to seal them up. Then the RTV fails and mixes with the fuel and SHOOOOOOOP up into the jets and passages it goes, clogging them. The only way to seal a float bowl is with a good gasket and clean mating surface. mating surface 
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Sep 15, 2016 20:18
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Ozmiander posted:Metal pipe cleaners. That works for places that you can stick metal pipe cleaners. However... not so well when that epoxy works its way deep inside some GL1000 or CB900 carbs.
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Sep 15, 2016 20:24
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Gorson posted:You're convincing me that everyone in NZ is on some form of methamphetamine. At least, everyone who has prevously owned a motorcycle. The overlap between 'works on own motorcycle' and 'smokes meth' is extremely, ridiculously high here and I'm one of the few exceptions. Either you can afford to pay some grubby oval office to do the job for you, or you got the bike as a trade for a bag. My crack-house neighbours have acquired a sportster and the current run pattern is: 1. Start the bike 2. Give it a good fuckoff revving 3a. Let it idle for ten minutes -or- 3b. Wobble slowly down the street and back, then let it idle for ten minutes 4. Give it another massive rev and switch it off This happens irrespective of the time of day or weather conditions and after three weeks, the bike has developed a substantial misfire and I'm loving praying nobody wanders over here asking me to have a look.
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Sep 15, 2016 20:50
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Put a new battery in it, got a warranty return on the previous. Bike was still slow as gently caress to start, had to bump start it. Started fine, but made rod noises.  Went away when it warmed up, will see what it sounds like tomorrow morning. In the mean time I've casually browsed some financing options for a Zero SR.
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Sep 15, 2016 21:03
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Motherfucker, all I want to do is top up my oil but this stupid cap won't budge. It would probably be a whole lot simpler if it wasn't a lovely recessed type, normally my biggest flathead would twist it free but even using that with a wrench on it as well, and then a penny in some grips would just pop back out and shave a teensy bit of metal off. Are these things universal or specific sizes? Give me a hex bolt style any day.
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Sep 15, 2016 21:06
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Super Slash posted:Motherfucker, all I want to do is top up my oil but this stupid cap won't budge. I solved this by grinding an old wood chisel into a semi-round shape.
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Sep 15, 2016 21:07
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Slavvy posted:My crack-house neighbours have acquired a sportster and the current run pattern is: 1. Think about going somewhere 2. Get the bike well warmed up. Wouldn't want to stall halfway! 3. Slowly remember they live on New Zealand, and there is in fact nowhere to go 4. gently caress everything, let's go back inside and get wrecked *promptly forgets the previous steps happened*
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Sep 15, 2016 21:08
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I finally got the rear shock preload lock ring off my DR350. I learned that it's not a job for gentle tools. It's a job for hammers and chisels and swearing. I also found the right side cover has a snapped plastic peg and loving hell old dual sport plastics are expensive. I might try some glue. And wire. Frankenbike in the making.
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Sep 15, 2016 21:36
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Ola posted:Put a new battery in it, got a warranty return on the previous. Bike was still slow as gently caress to start, had to bump start it. Started fine, but made rod noises. And now my bike is loving stolen wtf.
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Sep 16, 2016 06:56
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Ola posted:And now my bike is loving stolen wtf. What? No! That was one of my favorites.
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Sep 16, 2016 06:59
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What was it? And that fuckin sucks.
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Sep 16, 2016 07:02
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Schroeder91 posted:What was it? And that fuckin sucks. 1986 Suzuki GSX 750 ES. So the robber won't exactly be the organization's biggest earner this week with that grab alone. Thankfully I changed my insurance earlier this year, so have full coverage. e: and two days ago someone stole my gf's bicycle. Someone's trying to immobilize us. 
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Sep 16, 2016 07:07
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Time to pick up that SR  
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Sep 16, 2016 07:23
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Ola posted:And now my bike is loving stolen wtf. Goddammit all this hurts. Your one was loving special.
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Sep 16, 2016 07:25
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Thanks for the sympathies. It was like the dear old family golden retriever.  Off to the police now.
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Sep 16, 2016 07:53
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Put some new tars on the ktm 350 exc. I can't wait to wear the nubs off tomorrow!
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Sep 16, 2016 08:03
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Ola posted:And now my bike is loving stolen wtf.
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Sep 16, 2016 10:14
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At least a base of that base.  I'm a student for the next five years so buying a low volume, high tech vehicle at twice the price of five years worth of bus passes isn't the best of economic decisions, but on the other hand  ZOOOM 
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Sep 16, 2016 12:13
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Ola posted:At least a base of that base. Its better for the environment!!!!!
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Sep 16, 2016 15:36
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Ola posted:And now my bike is loving stolen wtf. Jævla pikkhue tyv!
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Sep 16, 2016 18:24
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Renaissance Robot posted:Everything seems ship shape but as the leak I had was a hot leak I won't know if I've fixed it or made it worse until I go for a serious run. Fingers crossed! Trip report: it doesn't leak anymore 
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Sep 16, 2016 18:39
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makka-setan posted:Jævla pikkhue tyv! Tusen takk :skriker:
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Big ups to full coverage!Slavvy posted:Goddammit all this hurts. Your one was loving special. You can say that again.
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Ola posted:And now my bike is loving stolen wtf. What??? Noooo! Your bike was awesome!! Ugh, my goondolences, you'll always be Suzuki fam no matter what you buy next 
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Sep 17, 2016 00:53
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Note: Meguirs Tech 2.0 NXT wax is loving legit. mirror sheen off that candy paint 
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NXT is good stuff. Looks great.
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New rear pads. I somehow ran them down to metal again. At least this time the rotor is relatively OK. I'm not sure they changed the rear pads when I got my engine replaced, even though I gave them new pads and a rotor, which they did replace. If they did, then they didn't even last 3k miles. Is this normal for organic pads when you use only the rear brakes 95% of the time?
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Sounds like your lever is adjusted improperly and dragging the rear brake all the time, or you have a jammed up caliper or something. Or you ride around with your heels on the pegs like UTTER FILTH and are unwittingly dragging the rear brake slightly.
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