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PuntCuncher posted:Blackbird and I have been getting acquainted this week. Brakes could need to be bled, which isn't too much of an adventure as long as everything in the linked braking system is working as intended. Figure on a minimum of a pint of fluid, and probably buy a quart just to be sure. Not sure what year you're dealing with there, but the more major concern may be that it's just 15+ year old brake lines which are getting soft. It's a lot more noticeable in a Blackbird (or VFR with LBS) since it's something absurd like 12 feet of brake lines. Stainless replacement lines are somewhere around $300 (Jaws/Goodridge in the UK - I think) if you want to go that route. You might want to make sure the timing chain tensioner is the revised "green dot" model since there were some issues with earlier ones and it's a 15 minute fix. Other than that, the CBRXX website has a lot good info for general maintenance and small upgrades. The bikes are basically bulletproof.
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ilkhan posted:
Gotta love that green, rocks.
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ilkhan posted:
I'm packing up the 500 for Monday at Eastern Creek  Picking up the delivery van tomorrow morn. Crossing my fingers for no rain...
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XYLOPAGUS posted:
You and your husband are adorable!
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This is how I roll, apparently. Baby's first dirt ride. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gl23d7LLluk&t=84s XYLOPAGUS, those are pretty bikes. I like the blue. What's the one on the left?
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They are (pretty much) identical SV650s. Same exhaust too.
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pokie posted:This is how I roll, apparently. Baby's first dirt ride. That doesn't even count as a crash on dirt.  What happened? Camber of the road + hit a rock?
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builds character posted:That doesn't even count as a crash on dirt. Sliding my face on the road wasn't fun. But we think it was the slight depression on the road being filled with loose gravel that did it. I don't really know.
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mungtor posted:Good tips, also The bikes are basically bulletproof. Cheers dude, those are my next few actions methinks. Giving thought to delinking the brakes too after seeing some kits and experiences. If I'm going to replace lines (which feels like a good idea) I think I'd like to minimise some complexity in the system also. I've seen people using weight saving as justification for it, but that feels like a poor excuse on a giant sports tourer for fat guys.
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Virgil Vox posted:They opened up the mountain roads a few weeks ago... Purty. Where is that? I'm feeling the need to get up into the Sierra Nevada again.
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The White Mountains in eastern AZ. This place is super moto friendly, loads of dual sport trails and good paved twisties just minutes from my place but not a lot else going on.
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 It gets the Akrapovic titanium header and some more carbon bits when it goes in for it's next service. I loving love this bike.
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:
What's the seating position on the Hyper - do you sit up on the tank like a regular motard or is it farther back but up high like an adv bike?
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That is one good looking bike. Looks like a blast.
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Renaissance Robot posted:That's a surprisingly good looking birdnose. When I rode one at the demo day, I was shocked at how compact the bike felt. The front just seemed to abruptly disappear from your peripheral, whereas on the DRZ I'm used to there being like "poo poo" in front of you in your vision
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Jazzzzz posted:What's the seating position on the Hyper - do you sit up on the tank like a regular motard or is it farther back but up high like an adv bike? Somewhere in between I'd say. Imagine how you ride a sumo on the freeway... butt back a bit from the tank but still rather low-slung. You sit directly upright and it is really comfortable doing long-ish rides so far. In the twisties you can sit up on the tank like a motard but it doesn't have the same effect. You can hustle it through corners counter-leaning it like you would a normal sumo but it takes a lot more effort because of how heavy it is.
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tjones posted:That is one good looking bike. Looks like a blast. I mean. Give it some credit, it looks nicer than the blast.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I mean. Give it some credit, it looks nicer than the blast. Ahah. Buell had no right to name that bike what they did.
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:Somewhere in between I'd say. Imagine how you ride a sumo on the freeway... butt back a bit from the tank but still rather low-slung. You sit directly upright and it is really comfortable doing long-ish rides so far. In the twisties you can sit up on the tank like a motard but it doesn't have the same effect. You can hustle it through corners counter-leaning it like you would a normal sumo but it takes a lot more effort because of how heavy it is. When I test rode one I found it more uncomfortable on the highway than a 690smc, as the seat is pretty dished and locks you into place.
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 That hyper is such a rad looking bike, especially with that color scheme. I bet the L-twin sounds fantastic, too. If I wanted a street only sumo, that seems like a great choice. I guess it's too pretty to be taken off road or curb hopping?
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Coydog posted:
It's also way too heavy to be anything resembling an actual sumo and trying to get it to behave like one takes huge balls/stupidity. All the fauxtards are like this, they're better thought of as a sportsbike for IRL roads.
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High Protein posted:When I test rode one I found it more uncomfortable on the highway than a 690smc, as the seat is pretty dished and locks you into place. Coming from the DRZ400SM and the WR250X I've had in the past, this bike is far more comfortable. I'm pretty tall (6'2"), ergonomically this bike is great for someone over 6' tall. Slavvy posted:It's also way too heavy to be anything resembling an actual sumo and trying to get it to behave like one takes huge balls/stupidity. All the fauxtards are like this, they're better thought of as a sportsbike for IRL roads. Yea I wouldn't take it off road or down stairs, but that's me. I do hop the occasional curb on it but I don't go straight over them at speed like I did on my WR. I miss my WR a lot, it would be great to have one as a second bike.
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4/20 NEVER FORGET posted:Coming from the DRZ400SM and the WR250X I've had in the past, this bike is far more comfortable. I'm pretty tall (6'2"), ergonomically this bike is great for someone over 6' tall. Having rode a DRZ400SM in the last month and now riding a SV650 I've been imagining at times just how amazing having a L-twin stuffed SM would be...have fun try not to die!
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King of the Beach posted:Having rode a DRZ400SM in the last month and now riding a SV650 I've been imagining at times just how amazing having a L-twin stuffed SM would be...have fun try not to die! Aprilia made one, it was apparently astoundingly good for the 30 seconds it ran before the engine exploded.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Aprilia made one, it was apparently astoundingly good for the 30 seconds it ran before the engine exploded. Three very short clips of a guy running an RXV 5.5 - they should be cued up to start when he comes by. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QaA60mmqTCo&t=94s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kTU37OEyhyA&t=6s https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Rut-iZHtPs&t=492s His engine did not explode and he's good so he won. His bike is just absurd.
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Someone here should buy one, then sell me the FTE caliper when you part it out as revenge for all the time and money the bike has taken from you.
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My workplace finally gave us a bit of dedicated bike parking. I'll take it. (Some dick with a Can-Am parked in it yesterday.  )
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Fifty Three posted:
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Fifty Three posted:(Some dick with a Can-Am parked in it yesterday. Any dipshit riding one of those monstrosities is always automatically Kenny Powers, in my eyes. 
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A MIRACLE posted:that yellow F4  kuffs posted:I guess there's nowhere to hang a handicapped placard on one of those 
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Perks of riding- Today I was encouraged to park in the bicycle section on the sidewalk when the parking in the area was a nightmare. Even got a shady spot!
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