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captainOrbital posted:It makes sense to install new front brake pads while I'm replacing the brake lines, right? I mean you'd use less fluid overall if you're taking the chance to push the pistons back at the same time you've got the lines off I guess. It really makes no difference.
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Like, I want to replace the brake lines bc I don't think it's ever been done on this bike, and I am also planning on replacing the pads since they're getting a bit low and they may be the stock pads and I want to get a more track-focused compound. So I am planning on doing both anyway.
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Aug 21, 2020 20:56
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Oh then yeah, definitely do both at once.
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Aug 21, 2020 20:57
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Just make sure to replace the pads after you've done the lines, in case you get fluid on them.
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Aug 21, 2020 21:29
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MomJeans420 posted:Just because he snapped the heads off doesn't mean he can't use the part he snapped off. In fact, Slavvy says he snaps the heads off and uses those. The Dumbest Boy Alive https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eECjjLNAOd4
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Aug 22, 2020 00:09
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Quick question: When I leave my bike in the garage I can smell fuel after a day or two and if I don't ride it for a week the fuel level will go down. It's a 2001 FZS600 Fazer which is carbed so I'm guessing it's something like a stuck float - time for a carb clean and rebuild kit?
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Aug 22, 2020 14:36
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If it’s enough that the fuel level drops you should find where it’s going first and then fix whatever problem leads to that. I can’t imagine the fuel level dropping and you not seeing a pool of gas somewhere. That’s a lot of fuel. If it’s stuck floats, that fuel should be winding up in either the airbox or the cylinders/crankcase
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Aug 22, 2020 14:39
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If the fuel level is noticably going down, I'd be worried about a fire risk, that fuel has to be going somewhere it is not supposed to be.
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Aug 22, 2020 15:37
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Thanks for the reply. I only got the bike recently and the PO had left it covered outdoors for 2 years before, so it was a bit rough and needed a good clean & lube when I got it home. When I had a test ride it didnt want to rev much at all but it felt so much like gunked up carbs that I brought it anyway. It turned out that just with some new fuel they cleared up and it runs lovely now. My garage has a wooden/chipboard floor and I havent seen anything pooling underneath, but on the side of the 'downhill when the bike is on its sidestand' carb there is a mark that looks like fuel has been evaporating off of it. My office space is part of the garage so I can smell the fuel easily, at the moment Ive got the fuel tap under the tank turned off and theres no trace of the smell. Its just had to stay outside for about 10 days while I was waiting for a replacement wheel, I didnt have the tap turned off and it was quite hot here, I reckon about 1/4 tank disappeared during that time..
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Aug 22, 2020 15:39
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:If it’s stuck floats, that fuel should be winding up in either the airbox or the cylinders/crankcase I don't think this is true. From googling around it looks like an FZS600 has the standard rack of sidedraft carburetors with float bowls underneath, and in every carb I've seen of that design there is an overflow valve that just drips fuel out the bottom when the floats are stuck or set too high. If the overflow is clogged too then sure, it could end up running back and forth in the intake tract, yeah. If 1/4 tank of gas (so that's what, like a gallon?) is disappearing over the course of 10 days it's definitely leaking. It's proooobably just a stuck float in one of the carbs so fortunately you shouldn't have to unrack anything. Just open up the bottoms of each one and clean and replace all the float valves. If one is stuck, the others are probably getting close to that point too. Also get in the habit of turning off your fuel every time you park.
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Aug 22, 2020 16:06
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Thanks again for the info. Yeah, it's just a standard 4 carb setup like my old R6 or ZX6R, apparently a bit of a bugger to get the carbs out around the frame but it'll give me something to do! I would use the tap more but it's actually under the tank and you have to unbolt and lift the tank to get to it.
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Aug 22, 2020 17:48
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MomJeans420 posted:FWIW I've switched from Supercorsas on the Daytona to Dunlop Q3+ because it's my do everything bike and I do long trips in the rain sometimes, but I was 100% set at putting on Supercorsa V3 on my project bike except they weren't made in the right size. I almost did Battlax RS10s on the project bike, but did Battlax S22s because my mountain roads get cold. Yuns fucked around with this message at 00:21 on Aug 23, 2020 |
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Aug 22, 2020 20:59
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Can anybody recommend a good seat pad/cushion solution? I can manage an hour, maybe hour and a half before my butthurt becomes so distracting that I'm not enjoying myself anymore. I tried putting some extra foam I had from an old couch cushion, but it's just not helping. I've seen a few advertised on Amazon, anybody have experience with a certain brand or shape?
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Aug 23, 2020 20:33
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ride a pedal bike and htfu is my suggestion the boomers on ADVrider will suggest airhawks and sheepskins and other Lame poo poo though 
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Aug 23, 2020 20:35
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90 minutes is a decent time to take a break anyway, even in a car. Fatigue is a bitch and it will sneak up on you.
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Aug 23, 2020 20:56
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Probably very bike dependent. I did nothing for my DRZ so now most stock seats feel fine. My KLR’s lowered seat felt great but that was a custom thing, and now I’m running the stock with that Coleman seat pad that all the dad’s love and I feel generally fine.
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Aug 23, 2020 21:15
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How am I the first person to say bead seat? CA has gone downhill.
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Aug 23, 2020 23:43
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Because bead seats kinda suck. Not as much as airhawks. Never buy one of those. Nice and cushy but the air keeps moving around and shifting your weight all over the place. Just get a corbin or seat concepts replacement seat, and understand that riding more will harden you up.
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Aug 23, 2020 23:57
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I rode coast to coast on a KLR with just a bead seat. Worked fine for me, still does. NYC taxi drivers know whats up.
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Aug 24, 2020 00:16
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Beadriders are awesome.
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Coydog posted:Because bead seats kinda suck. Not as much as airhawks. Never buy one of those. Nice and cushy but the air keeps moving around and shifting your weight all over the place. Or get a bead seat for $12 off amazon and see if you like it. Corbins are expensive. I will say if your seat is mostly comfortable, a bead seat may push it over the edge into comfort. You won’t be working miracles with beads over a dirtbike seat. I have two of these: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01LW7PURZ/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_UWWqFbGG562KG They seem to be clones of the bead rider. One is on the Goldwing and one on my RV90 and they are both fantastic especially for the price Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 01:40 on Aug 24, 2020 |
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Aug 24, 2020 01:38
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bead seats are mostly for not getting swampass, not for increasing comfort really
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Aug 24, 2020 01:48
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One thing they do on dual sport/dirt bike seats, is make it about 2” wider and round off the corner a bit, which is a pretty big improvement over most stock seats.
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Aug 24, 2020 02:12
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I have to admit I do not own and have never owned a bead seat. I have had two Seat Concepts seats and they are great.
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Aug 24, 2020 02:17
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eagerly awaiting my seat concepts seat for my fe501, their backlog is 30 days at this point arrrggg
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Aug 24, 2020 02:22
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Or get a bead seat for $12 off amazon and see if you like it. Corbins are expensive. I did years ago that's why I'm such an authority.
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Aug 24, 2020 02:42
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Scrape the foam out of your seat and replace it with epoxy. HTFU
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gileadexile posted:Can anybody recommend a good seat pad/cushion solution? I can manage an hour, maybe hour and a half before my butthurt becomes so distracting that I'm not enjoying myself anymore. Get a loving beadseat. Here is a picture of my motorcycle after riding over 5000 miles in comfort.  Despite what Razzled said, bead seats combat both swamp-rear end and rear end-fatigue, the little beads spend each day tirelessly massaging your buttocks 13,587 Cab Drivers can't be wrong. These are hard numbers on the state of your rear end, which no one else has provided, always prefer objectivity over subjectivity, SMDH.
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gileadexile posted:Can anybody recommend a good seat pad/cushion solution? I can manage an hour, maybe hour and a half before my butthurt becomes so distracting that I'm not enjoying myself anymore. My dad swears by so-called moto-skiveez, way cheaper than an airhawk and still Dad Approved.
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I'll be moving cross-country in the next month or two and I need to figure out how to get the motorcycle along for the ride. My first thought is putting it in the box truck with the rest of my apartment crap, so I'd just need to know how to tie it down properly inside. But what if there's a better way? Never done this before.
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FBS posted:I'll be moving cross-country in the next month or two and I need to figure out how to get the motorcycle along for the ride. I moved a bike in a Budget box truck once. There were no lash points on the floor, just a wooden rail about 6" up running around the perimeter and then another one at breast height. I centered the bike up and tied off from the bars to the bottom rail, breaking a section of it in the process. Then I ran a tiedown across the swingarm through the wheel and tied into the bottom rail again, and then packed poo poo in all around the bike. I wrapped the whole bike up in a tarp to keep any fuel spills contained because the box truck rental expressly said "No ICE vehicles inside." The bike was pretty well wrecked anyway, so I wasn't too concerned about it, more so about damage to my other stuff and the inside of the box. It made the trip just fine, but was way less than ideal for a nice bike. So 5/10, would not repeat if I could avoid it. If I had to, I'd probably build some kind of front wheel/frame cradle that could be secured to the inside of the box truck out of 2x4s. Or I'd try harder and find a truck with beefy lash points on the floor.
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FBS posted:I'll be moving cross-country in the next month or two and I need to figure out how to get the motorcycle along for the ride. Uhaul motorcycle trailers are surprisingly decent and not crazy expensive to rent. If your box truck has a hitch you can pull the bike along behind you, assuming you're not already pulling a car trailer.
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Yeah I was guessing I couldn't expect floor tie-downs. Thinking about buying a wheel chock and bolting it to a big wide hunk of wood or something to keep the bike upright.
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I used a UHaul to The inside of the truck looks like this:  I just leaned it against the front wall and strapped it to the wood rails on that wall. You could probably put a blanket between the wall and the bike to prevent scratching but KLR don't mind.
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Jazzzzz posted:Uhaul motorcycle trailers are surprisingly decent and not crazy expensive to rent. If your box truck has a hitch you can pull the bike along behind you, assuming you're not already pulling a car trailer. I have very little knowledge about transporting bikes and I found the uhaul trailer to be surprisingly easy, I just bought some Canyon Dancers and extra ratchet straps before picking up the trailer. Only $15/day, but I did have to call and bitch at them to remove the insurance that magically kept on getting added on to my rental (I said no insurance three different times).
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RadioPassive posted:I used a UHaul to Yeah during the absolute worst day of my life I had to tie my DRZ up to these wooden rails and drive a Penske box truck from New Mexico to Michigan. Braces properly it should be absolutely fine, and if you have fairings or aesthetics that are important you can brace with blankets. The actual hardest part is getting it up the ramp, maybe. Good ratchet straps make it super easy.
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If you’re gonna put it in the box truck here’s the best way I’ve found. Assuming you don’t have a center stand. If you do I wouldn’t use it anyway. Put the bike all the way up front and on the passenger side of the box. You’re putting it up front so you can put it in gear and jam the front wheel against the front of the box so it can’t move forward. You’re putting it on the passenger side because it’s unlikely to tip towards the kick stand and can’t tip towards the wall. Now just ratchet strap the thing keeping in mind that if you just put your straps in the middle of the wood it will likely slip so make sure your in a “corner” where the wood is attached to the metal or the box. You’ll see if I’m not explaining it well enough. Try and go from highest to lowest, as in highest point on the bike that you feel comfortable strapping to and then to the lowest point in the truck. You want two straps on the front of course pulling against each other to make the bike as sturdy as possible. I’ve done this and then ran a third strap from one side wall to the bike and wrapped around the rear luggage rack or somewhere on the rear that’s not gonna get damaged and then continued on to the other wall with one single strap. Take your time and think it through and don’t torque the ratchet straps so tight you break the wood. With a center stand it’s basically the same but I’d probably just use the side stand. If you aren’t comfortable with this you could buy a wheel chock and temporarily screw it into the floor. You’d probably get away with it if you used small enough screws and cleaned up the shavings. Then just drive easy, turn wide and brake early. You’ll be fine.
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I used to move furniture in trucks like that, and yeah, anything of any shape it's just get it against the wall (or a wall you've made out of other stuff), heavy blankets or pads between it and everything else, and strap it to the rails or the load, depending. We never had ratchets, just used straps and truckies hitches. Fill the voids with more pads. The goal is that nothing should be able to slide or fall once the load's complete, even if every last strap breaks, because everything holds everything else in place.
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Move all your stuff in the box truck. Fly back, ride the bike to your new place. Free not free motorcycle road trip
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HELP What's the best kind of adhesive vinyl to use on dirtbike plastics?
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