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Jazzzzz posted:Since y'all are posting pics of suspension work - how much of a pain in the rear end is swapping cartridges in USD forks if you've never done it before? I'd have to buy a bunch of tools, so I'm already leaning towards just taking the forks to a shop to have them do it. It's really no more painful than just doing fork seals, you're just putting something else in when you reassemble. The difficulty lies in how cunty the designer of your particular fork chose to be as that determines how much you need to spend on bullshit special tools. Showa/kayaba = please don't hurt me Wp/ohlins = bring em on Marzocchi = i am death incarnate
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I am having a motherfucker of a time with compressing the springs in my KTM’s front forks, fwiw. E: pre-emptive “I am having a motherfucker of a time with
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May 31, 2018 07:42
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Jazzzzz posted:Since y'all are posting pics of suspension work - how much of a pain in the rear end is swapping cartridges in USD forks if you've never done it before? I'd have to buy a bunch of tools, so I'm already leaning towards just taking the forks to a shop to have them do it. I have about $200 in special tools, not counting the stuff I made myself. A variety of high speed compression adjuster removers and fork cap removers. These are required. I have a few damping rod holders, and some vice grips for specific diameters. I don't have any seal drivers cuz lol y. Though customized suspension is pretty much required in the dirtbike world, doing it yourself is a bad idea unless you know what you're doing. Send it out.
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May 31, 2018 14:48
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This is excellent. How'd you paint them?
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May 31, 2018 15:24
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I ordered silver Warp 9 rims and had a spare set of hubs and took them to a local powder coater, who gave me a bit of side eye about the purple rims and gold hubs request (I also dropped them off in a purple Scion xB low rider) but did a really kickass job. The Ride Now in Chandler put the tires on and scraped some of it but it’s not a princess it’s a dirt bike, right?
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May 31, 2018 20:19
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shacked up with Brenda posted:I have about $200 in special tools, not counting the stuff I made myself. A variety of high speed compression adjuster removers and fork cap removers. These are required. I have a few damping rod holders, and some vice grips for specific diameters. How do you put the seals in without munting them if you haven't got drivers? Pvc pipe or something?
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May 31, 2018 21:04
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Guess I'll replace gaskets and clean up the cases on the pretty new to me XR200R motor that's finally getting a top end refresh: Hmm well that's worrying. Wait something looks real hosed here:  Uhhh wow I guess the Idaho farmboy PO installed the RH crank bearing replacement with some generous hammering.  I think I'm going to make this into a tiny clock face.
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May 31, 2018 23:20
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~*JDM*~ turn signals and passenger grab bar 
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Jun 2, 2018 04:04
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To be fair, that is the most JDM bike ever
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Jun 2, 2018 04:07
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Jun 2, 2018 04:41
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Ola posted:Holy smokes that z900 is I sat on one yesterday at the dealer while waiting to get a tire mounted. I didn't want to leave. Also a Shiver, a CB1100, a Scout Sixty, a Thruxton, a Scrambler Sixty2, an SCR 950...
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Jun 2, 2018 14:06
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I bought the $11 Amazon bead seat (This one: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B01LW7PURZ) For the money its not bad at all. The beads are held together with what I can only describe as thick fishing line. Each bead has multiple strands of it, woven together in whatever fractal design is required to hold all the beads. There is no adjustment built in, so you have to tie off the tiedown elastic somewhere further down the elastic if you need it tighter, which I did to fit it on my elite. The fact that you have to tie off the elastic means that you cant really swap it between bikes with different seats. It doesnt really matter though at $11, you can just buy a second one, which I probably will for my SV650. Other than that, its standard bead seat stuff. Keeps your butt cool, keeps it from getting sore longer than the stock seat will. For $11, I highly recommend it. 
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Jun 4, 2018 19:06
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Thanks for the review of that. I've been meaning to get one of those $11 seats, and wasn't sure if it was okay vs the expensive ones. Question, do you think the beads will mar or leave a mark on the seat they are used on, when removed down the line?
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Jun 4, 2018 19:23
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They feel smooth enough to me that they wouldnt physically damage the seat. It remains to be seen how well the beads keep their black color, I'd imagine not well, as crappy paint is SOP for Chinese stuff
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Jun 4, 2018 19:30
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Plot twist: they're actually ebony.
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Jun 4, 2018 19:43
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Almost gave up because I have no idea what the gently caress I'm doing, but persevered and got the carbs off finally  Gave them babby's first clean (they didn't seem particularly dirty though, there was only a little sandy crap in the bottom of the bowls) and got everything put back together probably correctly before the sun went down. I'm still cleaning the air filter, doubt I'll get the oil done tonight so I won't know if I seriously hosed anything up until at least tomorrow. Even if it's still broken by then, I'm proud of myself for keeping at it and getting this much done.
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Jun 4, 2018 21:42
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That sandy crap is all it takes to plug a jet.
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Jun 4, 2018 21:55
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My friend sold his FJ09 but keep his aftermarket exhaust to sell to me! Out with the old:       Install was easy, under one hour. I left the baffle in, don't want to bike to loud and don't want to re-tune the fuel mapping. Bike looks and sounds great. Feels like it has more power around 7k rpm but what the hell do I know, this bike is powerful as hell anyway.
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Jun 5, 2018 04:43
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Send your ECU to Nels at 2wheeldynoworks, it takes about 4 days including shipping and you can find coupon codes or sales on the various bike forums so it costs around $250 or so. You'll never regret spending that money. My brother did it on his FJ09 and I did my FZ10 and both are night and day better in every way.
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Renaissance Robot posted:Almost gave up because I have no idea what the gently caress I'm doing, but persevered and got the carbs off finally I saw that you're still having trouble in the other thread, so, I'll say that I also had all the symptoms of a clogged pilot jet. I bought what I heard was good for cleaning them—guitar wire*, 9 or 10 gauge—and took my carbs apart. They looked totally clean. You could even see through the pilot jet holes. I cleaned them regardless, moving the wire in and out of every orifice. When I put them back together, bike had no more symptoms. So, you really gotta clean them beyond what appears to be clean. They're sensitive. *This is made of steel, and carb jets are brass, so you have to be delicate, or you might inadvertently be giving yourself bigger carb jets. The copper wire strand recommended in another thread is softer and safer, but not as easy to use. (Not particularly cheaper though, as the guitar wire itself was like £1.)
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Spiffness posted:Send your ECU to Nels at 2wheeldynoworks, it takes about 4 days including shipping and you can find coupon codes or sales on the various bike forums so it costs around $250 or so. You'll never regret spending that money. It's on the list for sure. Hitting a bump in A mode is terrible. Glad to here personal experience that it is worth it.
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Today I pulled off some decals and rear passenger pegs. Then I found this under the seat. This side is fine.  Wait... wtf 
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Jun 10, 2018 01:44
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Yeah someone did t latch it right and then sat on it.
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Jun 10, 2018 03:52
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It says right there jindal soft, if it were jindal hard it would've broken right off.
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Jun 10, 2018 03:54
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Pulled the lower fairing off of the Ninja for a little inspection (it's pretty chewed up on the underside). I may leave it off.
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So your subframe is bent: a (short) guide.  Also did some busywork in replacing stripped / broken bolts, and I have license plate bolts instead of zip ties for the first time in forever.   
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Last weekend: adjusted CRF chains and bent a shift lever back close to where it should be. Those roots really jump out at ya! Up to about 20 hours on them, no funny sounds or hard starts. Well beyond their 15 hour time bomb reputation  They seem to run a little leaner off the bottom than they did when we first got em tho. Time order a couple mixture screws and pilot jets?I have a couple friends who were all "I'm gonna get a dirt bike next month and join you riding" But after I've changed the engine and gearbox oils a couple times, changed the fork oil, checked the valves, greased the linkages, and tightened a couple spokes, they're all freaked about maintenance. LOL. That's not even getting started. Wait till the butter-soft titanium valve clearances start going! clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 21:11 on Jun 11, 2018 |
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spandexcajun posted:My friend sold his FJ09 but keep his aftermarket exhaust to sell to me! I had an akra on my FZ-07 and I'm really tempted to put one on my 09 - how's the sound?
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spandexcajun posted:It's on the list for sure. Hitting a bump in A mode is terrible. Glad to here personal experience that it is worth it. I can only vouch for vcyclenut as that's who I went with to flash my ECU but it was back within a couple days and it feels great. He will also reflash for free if you get an exhaust or want changes. It's well worth the money to fix a couple of Yamaha's stupid decisions no matter who you go with. Edit - Also I want that drat Akra.
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More KTM things happening. Cooling fans didn’t kick on at all yesterday, and boiled off a bunch of coolant on the way home from boxing practice.
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Revvik posted:More KTM things happening. Cooling fans didn’t kick on at all yesterday, and boiled off a bunch of coolant on the way home from boxing practice. Would you buy a KTM from this man? Seriously I'm sorry. Whats the culprit? Vibrated the contacts loose?
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I’ll find out this weekend. I mean, overall, the time is irrelevant I just don’t wanna loving bother just yet. I’ve got my DRZ in the meantime. Seriously tempted to fire sale this drat thing now.
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I will share in your KTM woes. My Duke 390 is randomly throwing "low oil pressure" errors. After reading a bunch of forums I have purchased a new oil pressure sensor.
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Swapped back to the stock seat after trying to like my new Sargent on the 05 SV650. I had one on my 06 SV and loved it, but that bike didn't have rearsets. Either that or this used seat was modified by one of the previous owners. Either way, I could never get comfy on it. Oh well. Stock sits comfortably and I've been doing a lot less long rides now that it's $Houston hot. I'm going to try the $11 Amazon beads and throw up my Sargent on eBay.
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I got a new gas tank ordered today. It's a free warranty replacement because the Italians apparently never expected America to do something as stupid as put corn in the gas. My current tank is bubbling and doing all kind of weird poo poo. But the dealership was super helpful, took pictures, blah blah blah - they've got a replacement coming and everything is cool. Good times.
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Replaced front fender that bird cracked and side fairing that human cracked. Found some OEM ones on eBay. Also had to basically remove the top end for spark plugs and air filter. Hopefully the iridium plugs are worth the price because screw doing that again.
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Rode to work for the first time this season and got the last spot that's right by the side door. The side street that has a designated scooter/motorcycle zone has been packed most days so far, which is 
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  60k valve check/oil change. Carb linkage is worn. It's a common problem with 950s that have some miles:   built a new linkage with some allthread and heims.
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