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Here4DaGangBang posted:http://www.maruni-ind.co.jp/en/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/STICK-QUIK-PLUG.pdf Is there any place to order these for a reasonable price in the states? Also these guys are apparently the current hotness for tire plugs: http://www.dynaplug.com/
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This is likely one of the dumbest questions asked here so far, but I need some vindication. When I picked up my FZ-09 from the dealer, the little handscrews for the plate wouldn't fit and the tech ended up drilling out the plastic holes in the fender. I didn't think much of this since goal #1 is getting a fender eliminator, but I went to ride today and realized my plate was gone. Called the dealership and they're gonna clone me a plate, but what a pain in the rear end - assuming I was riding at least half my night last night without a plate. I'm gonna have them ziptie the replacement on there. If they try to charge for this, should I bust their balls?
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I'm possibly in the market for a used on/off road type of bike. I'm more worried about off road performance than on, but it would see time on both regardless. I could just make a street legal dirt bike, but I'd rather not. I don't have any experience with these types of bikes, only one trick ponies.
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What you want is a dual sport, preferably 250 class. Street legal, designed with normal human maintenence schedules, etc. Something like the xt225 would be cheap and very good for trail riding, while something like a WR250R would be fantastic for street and trail at a higher price. Also, the DRZ400S is a pretty good fit for you.
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I love my WR250R and would highly recommend it.
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PathAsc posted:I'm possibly in the market for a used on/off road type of bike. I'm more worried about off road performance than on, but it would see time on both regardless. I could just make a street legal dirt bike, but I'd rather not. I don't have any experience with these types of bikes, only one trick ponies. What do you expect your riding to look like generally and will you be riding to the dirt?
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Thanks guys, I'll look at those asap! builds character posted:What do you expect your riding to look like generally and will you be riding to the dirt? Some road, maybe highway at times. Yes dirt, mud, gravel, etc. There's trails to do, and a lot of the farm that's a bit dodgy to get to when I need to get things done.
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CRF250L accomplishes all of that
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Super Sherpa.
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PathAsc posted:Thanks guys, I'll look at those asap! EX250 Type R posted:CRF250L accomplishes all of that Slavvy posted:Super Sherpa. Yeah, just buy whatever japanese 200 (tw200!) or 250 is cheapest and you like best.
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Thanks again! Time to trawl the local places and ads.
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PathAsc posted:Thanks again! Time to trawl the local places and ads. Good luck. Also watch all of these. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=channel?UCJAvmhgP0h1AEKY8vTEJPJg They're very helpful.
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Sagebrush posted:McMaster-Carr? Mcmaster Carr ships fast! And clearly knows their audience 
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oh yeah we have a ton of FAG bearing boxes all over the shop. also all these little KUM pencil sharpeners, no idea where they came from
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If you know the type of bearings you want, most places have local bearing supply shops. Most wheel bearings etc. are common bearings so they'll probably have them in stock.
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PathAsc posted:Thanks guys, I'll look at those asap! I'd say any of the 650 dual sports if you want 60mph to not be real miserable. Having never ridden any of them, the Internet tells me the Honda is the most off-road capable, the KLR is the most road capable, and the DR is a compromise between the three.
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n8r posted:I'd say any of the 650 dual sports if you want 60mph to not be real miserable. Having never ridden any of them, the Internet tells me the Honda is the most off-road capable, the KLR is the most road capable, and the DR is a compromise between the three. How fat are you that you need a 650 to hit 60 mph comfortably?
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I don't really need to go that fast, my biggest thing is year round off road capability and being reliable.
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n8r posted:I'd say any of the 650 dual sports if you want 60mph to not be real miserable. Having never ridden any of them, the Internet tells me the Honda is the most off-road capable, the KLR is the most road capable, and the DR is a compromise between the three. The KLR isn't really anything-capable.
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I loving love my KLR though. If you want to get around a farm and also do 80 on the highway, I can see it being great.
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Alright, I think I have the choice made, goons are the best.
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So I pulled the CBR's carbs to give them one last deep clean before I put it up for sale. I noticed one of the choke plungers is really sticky. Hard to pull out and very very slow to retract compared to the other 3. I realize the choke slide should probably overcome the stickiness but since I have the things in pieces it's worth bouncing off people who actually know what they're doing. Here's the video of the offending slide with a good one for comparison: https://goo.gl/photos/YxKU531AhWQfYDDU8 Suggestions for cleaning it or unsticking it? I realize carb cleaner is out because of the rubber around it.
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Take it out and clean it, I don't really see the problem. You just undo the 14mm plastic nut thing and the whole thing comes out.
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Thanks. Hadn't been into that part of the carb before and none of the writeups I'd been using covered removing it as part of cleaning.
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It's always worth taking them out cause gunk tends to build up in there and lead to inconsistent cold running behaviour.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:What is a good place to get quality bearings? I need wheel bearings for the elite. Everything on amazon and eBay seems to be Chinese garbage. Ronayers doesn't stock the ones i need, but I can't find non-dodgy suppliers. Surprised that no one mentioned All-Balls
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I mentioned quality and not wanting to buy Chinese bearings though?
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:When it comes to bearings, always ride on a FAG Yeah to be fair to GnarlyCharlie4u, I don't know if fag (German design, Korean build) are great, but I've heard so many horror stories about all balls
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I've used FAG bearings in a couple machinery rebuilds including head bearing on a bridgeport mill, the bridgeport gets hard daily use by a welder and he's reported no issues in the past 12 months. That said, he's a welder and is unlikely to report milling issues until the head has a near a 1/4 inch of wander.
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Chichevache posted:What's the go to Ninjette forum? https://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Ninja250_Howto go-to for FAQ to answer 99% of questions, but the forums are ugly and this one is more active it seems: https://www.ninjette.org/forums/index.php
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Dutymode posted:https://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Ninja250_Howto go-to for FAQ to answer 99% of questions, but the forums are ugly and this one is more active it seems: Thank you!
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I imagine looking at a dyno graph would help. Would it be when the bike produces the most power/rpm? When it produces the most power while working the least would probably when its the most efficient right?
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When cruising, the least revs you can manage (less throttle = less air = less fuel, plus you can run in closed loop mode). While accelerating you probably want to be on the torque peak. If you want all this done for you, get a scooter with a CVT.
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Fauxtool posted:I imagine looking at a dyno graph would help. Would it be when the bike produces the most power/rpm? When it produces the most power while working the least would probably when its the most efficient right? So then what does this mean: https://goo.gl/images/4uFLzf
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The Bananana posted:So then what does this mean: It means you need better taste in motorcycles.
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There's no such thing as a single most fuel efficient speed/gear. Think about a headwind - the stronger it gets, the more you're going to have to open the throttle to maintain a speed/rpm. Your most effiicient speed/gear is also going to change going up a steep hill.
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The Bananana posted:How do I find out what the most fuel efficient speed/gear is on my motorcycle? If it's a KTM, you push it to the dealer. Zero fuel used! Otherwise, you just ride as usual.
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