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Jul 16, 2018 17:04
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shacked up with Brenda posted:Weight reduction Believe that's supposed to go on the other side of the swingarm because it makes the center of gravity lower.
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Jul 16, 2018 17:59
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Caliper upgrade, radial master including a bunch of 3d printed stuff to make the stock handguard fit; it normally attaches to the brake lever pivot. Also had to add spacers to the other hand guard to get them to line up again.   
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Jul 16, 2018 19:57
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What a beautiful biek
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Jul 17, 2018 02:57
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What the hell is it with Harley Davidson and chrome? I love this bike but the (somewhat minimal, honestly) chrome that comes on it is loving stupid. After|Before All that bullshit around the tank-mounted speedometer just serves as a giant mirror for the sun to reflect right into my eyes. Once you go black you.. really start to wonder why it wasn't specced that way to begin with.
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Jul 18, 2018 01:44
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At the rate they're going they may not make bikes for much longer so thats a self correcting problem.
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Jul 18, 2018 01:58
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Strife posted:What the hell is it with Harley Davidson and chrome? I love this bike but the (somewhat minimal, honestly) chrome that comes on it is loving stupid. Do you really have to fill up the gas tank on both sides?
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Jul 18, 2018 04:10
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I know that one of them was for the oil, in the very distant past, and then, one was just for decoration. What is it now?
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Jul 18, 2018 04:31
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On some of them it's a fuel level gauge. On others it's another fill hole. On others it's another fill hole but can't be opened for what I assume are legal reasons.
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Jul 18, 2018 05:04
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Strife posted:What the hell is it with Harley Davidson and chrome? I love this bike but the (somewhat minimal, honestly) chrome that comes on it is loving stupid. John Deere doesn't poo poo chrome all over its farming implements, gotta wonder why HD does on theirs
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Jul 18, 2018 09:47
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Slavvy posted:On some of them it's a fuel level gauge. On this bike it does nothing. You can unscrew it but there’s just a slight depression in the tank with the metal screw piece. It’s just a decoration.
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Jul 18, 2018 11:46
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Slavvy posted:On others it's another fill hole but can't be opened for what I assume are legal reasons. There are certain states that do have very definite opinions on what holes may be used for inserting things into, yes.
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Jul 18, 2018 12:06
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Strife posted:What the hell is it with Harley Davidson and chrome? Chrome is good.  
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Jul 18, 2018 14:25
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Renaissance Robot posted:Chrome is good. A friend of mine saw a chrome Corvette the other day (at night). I desperately want to see what it's like to see something like that at noon on a highway on a sunny day. It must be absolutely blinding.
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Jul 18, 2018 17:30
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That norton is amazing and beautiful and good and holy gently caress I'd love to ride it but the chrome version is too much. I get what they were going for, I think, but still. (Throwback to the old brushed aluminum and chrome, right?) The carbon version is better in every way:
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Jul 18, 2018 17:46
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If they skipped the chrome/polished frame, that would be a perfect 10, as it stands its a 9/10 sadly
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Jul 18, 2018 19:07
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Nah the fairing nose and lights shape is poo poo too
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Jul 18, 2018 19:27
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That is a hideous bike.
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Jul 18, 2018 21:01
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Oh, I didnt even notice the lights. Did they just stick lights in the ram air ducts of a GSXR nose section? That really looks like a GSXR front end if you take the lights out
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Jul 18, 2018 21:37
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Usual boring poo poo. Put about 300 miles on the 8 in the last 2 days. Missed having one of these. Strip / Lube chains, wash the junk off, polish the plastics, etc. The CF wheels look real purdy in the sun when they're clean.  Garage pals 4 life. E: Also forgot I reset the PO's suspension adjustments back to factory sport spec. Dude had that poo poo dialed down about 10 notches below the "comfort" settings. Digital_Jesus fucked around with this message at 18:36 on Jul 21, 2018 |
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Jul 21, 2018 17:48
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I picked up my new Yamaha MT-07 (2018 model RM 17/18) yesterday and took it for a spin through Weinviertel (translation: wine quarter), an region Austrian region to the north of Vienna. I put the bike's first ~160 km on this way. The need to break the engine is isn't a big deal, but the brand new tires are a bit annoying. I just don't feel very safe with them yet. One hairpin turn had a bit of sand or so and I slipped a bit, but fortunately recovered just in time. Today I rode again, though only for a short tour around the Exelberg and Scheiblingstein hills, over Cobenzl (hills very well suited to motorcycling) and back into Vienna. I put on another ~60 km. 
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Jul 21, 2018 18:13
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tjones posted:That norton is amazing and beautiful and good and holy gently caress I'd love to ride it but the chrome version is too much. I get what they were going for, I think, but still. (Throwback to the old brushed aluminum and chrome, right?) The carbon version is better in every way: I cannot unsee this beak nosed no-jawed googly eyed motherfucker showing up to the local bike meet now. 
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Jul 21, 2018 18:45
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The other day I rode bikes from 1998 and 2005 and 1972 and 1923 in the same day
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Jul 22, 2018 02:32
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:The other day I rode bikes from 1998 and 2005 and 1972 and 1923 in the same day How did it feel to fidget with a manual oil pump and ignition retard, and then fidget with the mode select...
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Jul 22, 2018 04:25
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did you miss a comma?
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Jul 22, 2018 09:51
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Finally got the maze of o-rings and gaskets back together on the gold wing water pump nightmare. The thermostat had also given up the ghost, so I'm glad I got one to replace it. Gapped the plugs, cleaned the jets, filled with oil, and ran it on the stand until it stopped burping. Filled the whole thing with distilled water and ran up and down the block a couple times. I'm now going to let the thing cool down and drain the water and replace with water/antifreeze mix. Also check valve clearances since I got new valve cover bolts/washers/gaskets that were made this century and maybe won't dribble oil. I think I've got the number of oil leaks down into the single digits finally.
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Jul 22, 2018 15:06
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:The other day I rode bikes from 1998 and 2005 and 1972 and 1923 in the same day Motorcycle design was very solidified by the 1970’s, so I’d imagine the 1923 was the only truly weird one? 72-98-05 are just progressively better technology attached to the same basic layout. Again, I’d imagine. Unless you rode an RE5 or something truly bonkers as the 72 bike
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Jul 22, 2018 15:25
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On the Rex: changed oil and filter, went through all the easily accessed bolts and tightened what needed it, cleaned and waxed the chain. Fun fact: its aftermarket exhaust (Over Racing) looks good, sounds great, and runs partially underneath the compartment for the cartridge oil filter. I had to pull it off up to the 4-into-1 collector to drop the filter out. Fortunately, after a little experimentation, I figured out in the future I could take the filter out piece by piece and put it back in the same way, and that should be doable with the exhaust in place.
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Jul 22, 2018 18:43
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Motorcycle design was very solidified by the 1970’s, so I’d imagine the 1923 was the only truly weird one? 72-98-05 are just progressively better technology attached to the same basic layout. The 72 was a Guzzi, normal control layout, nothing weird except the brakes needed a lot of work. The 23 was a Ner-a-car which is one of the strangest bikes ever made. No oil pump or ignition controls though, it's got static timing and no fluids but gas in it.
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Jul 23, 2018 00:06
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So what, the bottom end bearings run on grease and prayers?
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Jul 23, 2018 01:51
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Slavvy posted:So what, the bottom end bearings run on grease and prayers? It's lubricated by castor oil, I'd imagine.
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Jul 23, 2018 02:14
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A bike that old has got to be a premixed two-stoke.
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Jul 23, 2018 03:05
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It’s premix with modern synthetic 2t oil. The rod bearing is loose roller but the crank bearings are regular sealed things. Everything else on the bike, transmission shaft, transmission bearings, wheels, steering, shift linkage, kicker, is just grease. Pretty nice actually, the daily maintenance on this thing will be minimal.
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Jul 23, 2018 03:25
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:It’s premix with modern synthetic 2t oil. The rod bearing is loose roller but the crank bearings are regular sealed things. Everything else on the bike, transmission shaft, transmission bearings, wheels, steering, shift linkage, kicker, is just grease. Pretty nice actually, the daily maintenance on this thing will be minimal. Also a clutch and transmission that can be fixed by a saddler.
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Jul 23, 2018 07:46
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The finest oak gears!!
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Jul 23, 2018 12:14
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I did not wash my bike again this weekend and slowly but surely I'm feeling guilty about it.
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Jul 23, 2018 13:10
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I have not washed my bike since I put it in storage last autumn. I've been meaning to wash it, I promise.
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Jul 23, 2018 14:03
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Should we start a bike confessional thread?
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Jul 23, 2018 14:22
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Bike Confessionals: itt we are the PO
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Jul 23, 2018 14:25
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:The finest oak gears!!
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