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Anyone know of a good smartphone mount for a bike with clip on handlebars?
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Mar 25, 2017 19:17
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Flikken posted:Anyone know of a good smartphone mount for a bike with clip on handlebars? Ram mount, still. They have a bunch of different mounts. You can probably find one with a corresponding bolt size of something on gauge area. Such as a fairing bolt, and I think I've seen people mount it onto the bolts for the master cylinder or something else on the bar that has bolts.
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Mar 25, 2017 19:36
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I always go for a phone specific mount as well, rather than the universal clamping ones. Much more secure. http://www.rammount.com/part/RAM-HOL-AP18U Like that.
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Mar 25, 2017 20:35
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The master cylinder mount is cool. It goes on top of the master cylinder and adds their ball joint.
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Mar 25, 2017 20:49
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Slip grip mounts are absolutely amazing and they work with ram bases. Theyre abs platic and molded to fit yiur phone, it snaps in.
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Mar 25, 2017 20:49
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Coydog posted:So... the fork guards on the 2008 KTM 690 smc/enduro are different from every other 690 smc/enduro in how they mount. After weeks of research, including KTMtwins not finding my fork guards, I made a random last ditch call to the local KTM dealer in Georgia http://www.ktmworld.com/ . There is a parts expert there with 100,000 miles on his own 690 SMC, and he found the guards I needed in seconds. I picked up the updated rocker arms while I was at it since I need to do the valve check soon. Plus, I got a wealth of information during the call. Fantastic guy, and I feel confirmed in wanting to keep this 690 forever (I know I said that about the EX250 shh).
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Mar 27, 2017 20:01
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What do people usually do for bedding brakes? I'm going to be putting some new EBC pads on soon, and they have an interesting procedure (compared to what I'm used to on cars): https://ebcbrakes.com/articles/motorcycle-bed-in/ They want you to ride 300 miles, then do the typical 10 fast stops to bed them.
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Mar 27, 2017 22:51
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Going to sell my 2006 BMW F650gs. It has been sitting in a storage unit for 6+ months, and I was a dummy and didn't disconnect the battery, and didn't have a way to trickle charge it. Tried to fire it up but no lights turned on. Hooked up a boost jumper setup, lights would come on, and the engine would turnover and run just fine, but the battery wouldn't hold a charge I think. It would die when the booster unit cutoff or was disconnected. I need a multimeter, but guessing the battery is beyond dead- my super simple battery tender did nothing to it but blink as if nothing was connected. Battery is an AGM from 2014. Should I just buy a cheap lead acid battery that fits? User manual specs one out and I can find things at AutoZone and Walmart that will do the trick. I don't want to spend the extra bucks on am AGM just to sell it, but I certainly need the bike to run to sell it. Am I screwing a future owner horribly? AGM in this bike makes sense since it involves 6+ torx screws and seat/plastic removal just to get access to the leads. Oil, coolant, chain, tires, controls all look good. Bike needs a cleaning. Is there anything else needed before selling? Going to get a WR250R and some sumo wheels to replace this bike.
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Mar 27, 2017 23:14
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MomJeans420 posted:What do people usually do for bedding brakes? I'm going to be putting some new EBC pads on soon, and they have an interesting procedure (compared to what I'm used to on cars): I go around the block until the brakes start working ok, then i do a few lunatic brakes without coming to a stop, ride around gently some more so they don't get too hot, rinse and repeat until they stop gud. Brand or variety or type of bike don't seem to make a difference.
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Mar 28, 2017 00:50
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Slavvy posted:I go around the block until the brakes start working ok, then i do a few lunatic brakes without coming to a stop, ride around gently some more so they don't get too hot, rinse and repeat until they stop gud. Brand or variety or type of bike don't seem to make a difference. Yeah the 300 miles of soft use are only for if you have badly-worn or scored disks, to let them wear to an identical profile. If you heat-cycle them before they've done that they'll never get to full power and (because of the reduced contact patch) will probably glaze pretty badly. Realistically, as long as your disks don't feel like a vinyl record when you run a thumbnail over them, you really only need 10 or 20 soft brake applications to do that, but it's not surprising they err on the side of caution.
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Mar 28, 2017 06:44
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I enjoyed the humming/buzzing whine my new discs and pads made before they were bedded in. Sounded vaguely electric, it was cool to hear.
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Mar 28, 2017 07:59
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On a side note, If you need to do brake caliper work/ change discs etc and still got old rubber with textile reinforcement brake lines, take the the time to swap to new steel braided lines, it really helps with brake feel. In the process I cut the old line and it was from (inner to outer) rubber, 2 layers of textile reinforcement, outer rubber)
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Mar 28, 2017 08:22
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Im taking my MSF course next Saturday and I'm wondering how bad of an idea is it to daily commute on a motorcycle in NYC, specifically on the BQE, if anyone here has experience doing that. Probably not something I'd start until I was a lot more comfortable with recreational riding but it would decrease my commute from an hour and 10 minutes to like 20 minutes.
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Mar 29, 2017 14:00
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Tomahawk posted:Im taking my MSF course next Saturday and I'm wondering how bad of an idea is it to daily commute on a motorcycle in NYC, specifically on the BQE, if anyone here has experience doing that. Do you have a spot to park your bike? There's really nowhere in midtown to park it. Otherwise, it's fine you just need to be hyper aware because people are bad at driving and there is an excess of people. I would ride a bit and practice a lot of emergency stops and swerving first so you're comfortable. Also, be aware of the motorcycle only checkpoints and beware of cops hanging out to catch you lane splitting at the bottom of bridges. Where are you taking it?
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Mar 29, 2017 14:58
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builds character posted:Also, be aware of the motorcycle only checkpoints and beware of cops hanging out to catch you lane splitting at the bottom of bridges. What are motorcycle only checkpoints looking for?
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Mar 29, 2017 17:34
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Only motorcycles.
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Mar 29, 2017 17:48
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Missing hyphens
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Mar 29, 2017 18:10
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http://www.nymstf.org/cas/about-motorcycle-only-checkpoints/ dont know how accurate that is but lol
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Mar 29, 2017 18:12
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And people say California is kkkkomunist. "The objective is to pull over every single motorcycle and only motorcycles, regardless of any lack of suspicion of wrongdoing, and go fishing for violations. " "The motorcycle-only checkpoints are mostly theater. Profitable theater." gently caress newengland. cursedshitbox fucked around with this message at 18:20 on Mar 29, 2017 |
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Mar 29, 2017 18:17
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builds character posted:Also, be aware of the motorcycle only checkpoints and beware of cops hanging out to catch you lane splitting at the bottom of bridges. cursedshitbox posted:
This is absolute bullshit. FTP
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Mar 29, 2017 18:40
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builds character posted:Do you have a spot to park your bike? There's really nowhere in midtown to park it. Otherwise, it's fine you just need to be hyper aware because people are bad at driving and there is an excess of people. I would ride a bit and practice a lot of emergency stops and swerving first so you're comfortable. Also, be aware of the motorcycle only checkpoints and beware of cops hanging out to catch you lane splitting at the bottom of bridges. I'd be going from Astoria to Dumbo and it seems like there's always a spot for motorcycles in both areas I'm in. And thank you that's great advice. Tomahawk fucked around with this message at 18:54 on Mar 29, 2017 |
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Mar 29, 2017 18:50
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EX250 Type R posted:http://www.nymstf.org/cas/about-motorcycle-only-checkpoints/ This poo poo sounds like the motorcycle equivalent of stop and frisk. Wonder why the AMA isn't all over it. Guess they're too busy fighting helmet laws
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Mar 29, 2017 20:23
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Just a YUUUUGE FYI: New York is NOT New England Thank u and god bless
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Mar 29, 2017 20:29
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Tomahawk posted:I'd be going from Astoria to Dumbo and it seems like there's always a spot for motorcycles in both areas I'm in. Also, the BQE has some huge potholes so just be on the look out for those. Jazzzzz posted:This poo poo sounds like the motorcycle equivalent of stop and frisk. Wonder why the AMA isn't all over it. Guess they're too busy fighting helmet laws That's about right. EX250 Type R posted:Just a YUUUUGE FYI: Amen.
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Mar 29, 2017 22:06
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EX250 Type R posted:Just a YUUUUGE FYI: York is in England, therefore New York is in New England.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:29
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goddamnedtwisto posted:York is in England, therefore New York is in New England. Except it was new amsterdam and was a dutch colony while new england was exactly that, new england.
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Mar 29, 2017 23:32
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EX250 Type R posted:Except it was new amsterdam and was a dutch colony while new england was exactly that, new england. Why'd they change it?
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Mar 30, 2017 02:18
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its all nice on rice posted:Why'd they change it? Conquest
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Mar 30, 2017 02:25
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its all nice on rice posted:Why'd they change it? I can't say.
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Mar 30, 2017 03:24
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Do I need to do anything to store my bike for 2-3 weeks? It's gonna be put into a small garage and hooked to a battery tender, but should I bother putting it up on the pitbull stands, or just leave it tilted over. I'm probably overworrying regardless but I normally ride it every day.
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Mar 30, 2017 03:29
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TheNothingNew posted:I can't say. People just liked it better that way. NeuralSpark fucked around with this message at 03:37 on Mar 30, 2017 |
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Mar 30, 2017 03:33
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Gillingham posted:Do I need to do anything to store my bike for 2-3 weeks? It's gonna be put into a small garage and hooked to a battery tender, but should I bother putting it up on the pitbull stands, or just leave it tilted over. I'm probably overworrying regardless but I normally ride it every day. Nah it's fine. Battery is probably fine, too, but a tender is nice.
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Mar 30, 2017 03:36
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Jazzzzz posted:This poo poo sounds like the motorcycle equivalent of stop and frisk. Wonder why the AMA isn't all over it. Guess they're too busy fighting helmet laws Actually, they are making sure you've got the right to ride dirt bikes on Native American land. MAGA!
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Mar 30, 2017 04:55
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its all nice on rice posted:Why'd they change it? Serious answer, after almost a hundred years of on-again off-again war with the Dutch, we swapped Manhattan for two tiny islands in Micronesia which were the only places where nutmeg grew. The Dutch thought they'd got an amazing deal because nutmeg was worth considerably more than it's weight in gold while Manhattan just had some swampy, marginal farmland. Unfortunately we neglected to tell the Dutch we'd cracked how to grow nutmeg elsewhere, making the islands worthless, scamps that we were.
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Mar 30, 2017 07:30
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Gillingham posted:Do I need to do anything to store my bike for 2-3 weeks? It's gonna be put into a small garage and hooked to a battery tender, but should I bother putting it up on the pitbull stands, or just leave it tilted over. I'm probably overworrying regardless but I normally ride it every day.
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Mar 30, 2017 08:33
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EX250 Type R posted:http://www.nymstf.org/cas/about-motorcycle-only-checkpoints/ "The motorcycle-only checkpoints or MOCs started in 2007 as simple revenge. In April of 2006, New York State Police Trooper Craig J. Todeschini attempted to chase down a reckless speeder on a motorcycle. His police-issued 4WD Chevy Tahoe SUV simply wasn’t the right tool to chase down a 1000cc sportbike. His zeal exceeded his skills and the capabilities of his equipment, and he died when he lost control of his truck and struck a tree during the chase." Daaaaaamn re: "his zeal exceeded his skills," not making friends with that page.
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Mar 30, 2017 16:53
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Serious answer, after almost a hundred years of on-again off-again war with the Dutch, we swapped Manhattan for two tiny islands in Micronesia which were the only places where nutmeg grew. The Dutch thought they'd got an amazing deal because nutmeg was worth considerably more than it's weight in gold while Manhattan just had some swampy, marginal farmland. Unfortunately we neglected to tell the Dutch we'd cracked how to grow nutmeg elsewhere, making the islands worthless, scamps that we were. Shouldn't have had Minh Souphanousinphone at the bargaining table.
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Mar 30, 2017 17:18
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Tomahawk posted:Im taking my MSF course next Saturday and I'm wondering how bad of an idea is it to daily commute on a motorcycle in NYC, specifically on the BQE, if anyone here has experience doing that. You already know that's a crazy highway overall at any time of day, but you're looking at the better stretch of it with more lanes and better surface condition. Daytime is always bumper to bumper traffic. Nighttime can be clear but then you always get a few people doubling the speed limit so watch out for that. I grew up on driving and (later on) riding that BQE/Gowanus>Belt stretch and I think that cops and moto checkpoints are the least of your worries out there.
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Mar 30, 2017 17:44
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I'm not just whoring out another picture of my bike, here (now with yellower fork guards!). Help me decide what to do with the wheels, please. -Leave them black -Half 'n half colors solid (too much color?) -Half 'n half colors horizontal stripes -Make rim strips and do Half 'n half? (I like this but I don't know if straight strips can go down on a curve.)  
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Mar 30, 2017 22:03
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Needs an orange or brown or something towards the back somewhere. Orrrrr paint half the wheels orange? Or maybe just the spokes?
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