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Jazzzzz posted:Plus it makes your exhaust smell like a freshly mopped floor  An unrelated note, what I did to (one of) my ride today, was actually ride it (the 1994 Ninja 250R). Given that I'm new at riding, I've been pretty cautious. Today I actually had a chance on a straight section to play with the revs a bit. Nothing crazy, just letting it get up higher than I have before. I noticed that it gave up at 11,000 rpm. Not like, 'oh, there's less power up here', just, it would not rev beyond 11k rpm. The bike's marked redline is 14k and it will supposedly go to 15.5k (but power above 13k is supposedly crap, so no real reason to). Just wondering why it wouldn't go beyond. The PO did put on a larger sprocket for better gas mileage when he commuted, so not sure if that would affect it. My next thought is that the carbs might just need some cleaning, but figured I would send this up to the hive mind to see.
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Carbs, blocked intake/exhaust are pretty much the only thing that'll do that unless you just aren't opening the gas fully.
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Jul 26, 2019 22:09
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If you do take the carbs out to clean them, note the sizes of the jets and compare them to what the stock jetting should be. It’s possible that in the last 25 years someone who didn’t know what they’re doing hosed with the carb and put a bunch of wonky sized jets in. My first bike was a Suzuki Savage, and much like you when I first took it out on the highway and opened it up I was surprised that I couldn’t go much faster than 65mph. Turns out a previous owner had used a carb rebuild kit for that carb, but for a non-motorcycle application (jetski maybe? I forget) so the jets were all undersized. I put the correct jets in and it would do 75+ no problem.
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Jul 26, 2019 22:15
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Thanks, I'll probably do that when winter hits. I'm not certain what the PO did as far as maintenance and he only had it for a year. Regardless of what he did, I'm sure they are in need of some TLC after a quarter century. But for my admittedly beginner riding it's fine for now. I definitely had the throttle pegged, it just wouldn't go any farther rev wise. It wasn't even like it was trying, there was just nothing else.
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Jul 26, 2019 22:20
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Throttle cable adjustment maybe?
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Jul 26, 2019 22:28
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nadmonk posted:I'm not certain what the PO did as far as maintenance and he only had it for a year. This is what makes used bike ownership so much fun!  mewse posted:Throttle cable adjustment maybe? Could be, easy way to check that is to move the carb throttle (where the cables are attached to the carb) by hand, if you can turn it farther this way than with the grip/tube then you know you're not getting full throttle at the handlebar. I'm going with PO carb fuckery. Wrong jets, floats misadjusted, something like that. A small tear in a carb diaphragm could also limit the rpm.
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Jul 26, 2019 22:53
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Sagebrush posted:The best way to do it, imo, is to buy a gallon or two of kerosene and a big steel bucket, and you just submerge the parts in the kerosene and scrub them off in there, and then when you're done you pour it back into your fuel can with a funnel and a coffee filter to take out all the big chunks. It'll be black and grimy looking, but you can just keep reusing that same kerosene for a really long time for the first stage of heavy degreasing. Only thing worth noting here - I think you have to get the old/original formula Pine-Sol.
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builds character posted:Only thing worth noting here - I think you have to get the old/original formula Pine-Sol. I looked into this and it's forty bucks a liter  it's literally cheaper to buy carb cleaner or parts wash.
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Jul 27, 2019 00:27
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It has to have actual pine oil in it but it doesn't have to be Pine-Sol brand. Surely you have some equivalent in your part of the world? Home Depot has store brand Pine-Sol labeled as "HDX Pine Cleaner" for $3.50 per half gallon (2L). It works just as well as the original stuff and it doesn't have any of the fake pine-fresh-nr aroma either
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Jul 27, 2019 00:45
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I wanted to finish the oil change on the R6     FUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUUCK Time to buy some M14x1.5 Helicoils on Monday if I don't commit honorary Sudoku this weekend out of shame. E: the previous owner fitter that short drain plug with a magnet on his first oil change and yes it totally aided in stripping the thread by just having 4 continuous threads of length and all that in cast aluminum. But it's entirely on me being a God drat idiot with a half inch ratchet and doing a turn in the wrong direction when I wanted to loosen it... Dunno why... Good mood, everything was going smooth and then zap... Idiot move and the thread's stripped. It's one of these moments where you wish the gods of riding struck you down with lightning. Combat Theory fucked around with this message at 18:42 on Jul 27, 2019 |
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Jul 27, 2019 18:33
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Hey Slavvy I was considering a Svartpilen for my next bike until I read your KTM effortpost so thanks I guess for helping me thin down the options.Combat Theory posted:
Sorry dude 
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Jul 27, 2019 22:06
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Combat Theory posted:I wanted to finish the oil change on the R6 Good thing that sump comes off with trivial effort and even has a reusable gasket! Once it's off the bike you have way more options and they're all less painful.
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Jul 27, 2019 22:48
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Slavvy posted:Good thing that sump comes off with trivial effort and even has a reusable gasket! Once it's off the bike you have way more options and they're all less painful. I can get a new one for 112 Euro but apparently the gasket is paper and needs replacement (23 Euro) My options depend on what we have at work for M14x1.5 and what the Boss will glee over when i order it because paying for any tools will out-cost a new Pan. My favorite would be a time-sert but a full lenght helicoil will also help as a reinforcement. Both will be stronger than the original cast aniways, but the Time-Sert looks tougher to me. The nice thing about the Oil-Pan Repair helicoils is that they come with the 2-in-1 Tap-Drill that uses the existing thread as a guide so that the new threads will be perfectly concentric. Theres a reason that i cut every thread in my Engineering career on a Lathe/Mill/Drill Press because i absolutely suck at lining up taps by eye. E: the Time-Sert has a pilot bushing for cutting the threads, but drilling and counter-sinking is kinda free handed. also the Kit costs 250 Euro so well see what the Boss says. Combat Theory fucked around with this message at 23:36 on Jul 27, 2019 |
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Jul 27, 2019 23:23
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Well if you're gonna take the oil pan off you might as well do it right and weld it up then re-drill and re-tap it for the original plug
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Sagebrush posted:Well if you're gonna take the oil pan off you might as well do it right and weld it up then re-drill and re-tap it for the original plug That would be my least favorite option since the way the Pan is formed makes for a very direct Thermal conduct from the Meat of the Drain hole to the Sealing surface and i would be still stuck with an aluminum thread. its pretty much guaranteed that ill take it out because im scared of missing even the slightest chip in there. Space wise it would not be an issue to do it installed but some kind of Steel reinforcement will end up in there 100% if just for my ease of mind. Also all options are for the original Plug, itll still have an M14x1.5 thread, just in a steel insert or Helicoil instead of the cast aluminum will end up like this  or like this  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o16UEEbbcSU Combat Theory fucked around with this message at 00:26 on Jul 28, 2019 |
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Jul 27, 2019 23:44
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     Brought to you by a 20 year old rotary sander I found in the basement and Krylon. Looks “good enough” until I feel like going full effort with my friend’s automotive setup.
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I took the Rex for its second multi-hundred-km ride since I got it. (Two years ago.) I saw a family of deer in a creek, and I saw some cows, and some mountains, and a stunt plane doing a hammerhead at a local airshow, and I saw a sovcit with a fake license plate that I should have narced on but didn't because there were no cops around! They sure were speedtrapping everywhere else though. Great work today, fellas.
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Tyro posted:Hey Slavvy I was considering a Svartpilen for my next bike until I read your KTM effortpost so thanks I guess for helping me thin down the options. Slavvy is lame, and now you are too, congratulations!
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Jul 28, 2019 02:58
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Came out of a movie tonight to discover a) it had rained while I was inside, but my seat was dry thanks to whatever magic material it's made of, and b) my left side bar end weight was hanging out of the handlebars. Popped it back in for the ride home, but deffo need to see wtf is up with that.
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Chris Knight posted:Came out of a movie tonight to discover a) it had rained while I was inside, but my seat was dry thanks to whatever magic material it's made of, and b) my left side bar end weight was hanging out of the handlebars. Popped it back in for the ride home, but deffo need to see wtf is up with that. Is your bike cool enough for random dickheads to jump on for a selfie?
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Elviscat posted:Slavvy is lame, and now you are too, congratulations! Luckily I'm a boring dad now, and this is not new information to me
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Tackled the brake system today. Galfer front and rear stainless hoses. Why? Let me tell you a sto—   Ok so no untimely loss of brakes on the highway, check!Also a full brake fluid change, obviously. I stripped a screw getting into my front master cylinder so I had to dremel a slot to unscrew. Will order a replacement master cylinder top and screws but for now I found a substitute that works, albeit ugly. Pretty pleased with how easy everything was. E: for comedy, I present the “cotter pin” used by the PO 
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Jul 28, 2019 20:13
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Oil change, brake flush and bleed including the ABS unit, reset the service warning light, installed a bracket for some Squadron Pro lights I got my mitts on, and spent a half hour or so dicking around trying to figure out the best location to mount an EZ-Can. I need to get some speed bleeders installed; it's a hassle trying to reach either the front or rear brake lever and close the bleed screw from the left side of the bike. Vacuum bleeder at least made it so I wasn't getting air in the lines, but my little pancake compressor got a hell of a workout.
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Slavvy posted:Is your bike cool enough for random dickheads to jump on for a selfie? Yeah, sounds like your seat was magically dry because someone wiped it off with the seat of their 7-for-all-mankind's
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Slavvy was right once more, the oil pan gasket in the R6 is some funky neoprene foam composite and would have been reusable, but after 10 years mine was baked on a bit and some of the foam came of. Turns out a new one is only  so good thing I ordered one.
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Elviscat posted:Slavvy is lame, and now you are too, congratulations!
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I finally got my turn signal relay for the '78 GS750 in the mail. Everything now flashes and lights up when it should.
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I figured it would be a good idea to run the lambda sensor plug through the new exhaust before I screw in the sensor. When I wanted to back out the plug it refused. Turns out the stainless threads performed a cold weld. Holy poo poo I thought this was some wrencher myth. A round of oxy fuel and brrrrrrrrrt later I had to recut m18x1.5 threads in stainless but I did succeed. Hell this motorcycle gotta be cursed.
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Jul 30, 2019 17:02
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Yup, galling is a real thing
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The deed is done    Lambda works, oil pan and the new fancy drain valve are tight. Tomorrow the DB-killer goes the way of the dodo but the sound is already nice. Just gotta tidy up the lambda harness with some wire straps and hide the exup cables. The stuff on the alternator cover isn't oil by the way, that's some cavity wax that flowed on there. E: aluminum floor rules. Combat Theory fucked around with this message at 19:59 on Jul 30, 2019 |
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Slavvy posted:Is your bike cool enough for random dickheads to jump on for a selfie? It's a GSX650F, I'm sure some will think of it as a bit of a dad bike, but it looks nice And suits my needs in the acceleration and comfort departments. So idk. There were two actual sport bikes beside mine, I dunno.
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The R6 is completed again. All the wiring and the Exup Cables are tidied up, cowling and fairings are on. The rubber mounts got a bit of silicone grease and the rusty bolt that holds the lower radiator mount got some cavity wax. DB Killer screw had its spot weld broken and was reinserted with anti seize ( i learned after that galling incident)    As a nice bonus, i dont have to take the cowlings off anymore when i do oil changes now since the drain valve and the hose that it drains through require no tools and dont soil the entire inside of the left cowling.
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While I should have done this when I had the carbs off the GS750 the first time, until I fixed the float/overflow problem, I didn't know how it ran. The answer, as it turned out, was "not the best". Had trouble idling, rough idle, trouble getting started, would stall out, revs would hang if you actually were able to rev it. I haven't looked at everything yet, most of it looks good, except for the pilot jets. A couple looked ok, #4 was completed blocked and #3 was almost completely blocked. Sadly, I'm out of carb cleaner so I'll need to grab some and get everything cleaned out.
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Keep the DB killer in
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Spiffness posted:Keep the DB killer in in germany, yes in spain, no its just too mighty of a sound to let go (tried it at work today - sounds about like in the video below), especially when i dont disturb anyone with it due to the solitary part of spain where i do holidays (the next traffic light is 28 km away) E: not doing the comparison at home, but this guy did https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-CzK56vi7Gs&t=210s Combat Theory fucked around with this message at 18:55 on Jul 31, 2019 |
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Jul 31, 2019 18:46
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DB killers are lame. I didn't buy an exhaust to not be able to hear it
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Changed led indicators on my fz6n. I put some flowing no name China specials with white extra light for the fronts and pulsing brake light for the rears. Works nicely and people can actually see me brake now. The led rear light some PO put on have really little difference in light when brakeing.
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I unpacked my Chinese aftermarket fairings and bought $200 dollars worth of spray paint and painting supplies. Going to be a productive week ahead 
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Dual-sported my WR250X with some TKC-80's.
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DB killers are good. Unrelated, the exhaust for my RSV4 came.  
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