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Doubletake mirrors are the only functional ones I've ever willingly left on a motorcycle, and I really liked how well I could see behind me. Most mirrors suck, but doubletakes look good and actually work. Totally worth the money.
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I had some doubletake enduro mirrors I used on my transalp but tought they looked a bit silly on my fz6n. so I sold them and went back to stock. Adjustability was too crap. I have since rebought doubletake adventure mirrors instead.
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Supradog posted:I had some doubletake enduro mirrors I used on my transalp but tought they looked a bit silly on my fz6n. so I sold them and went back to stock. Adjustability was too crap. I have since rebought doubletake adventure mirrors instead. Yeah that's what I bought, the Adventure mirrors. I don't actually care enough if they look stupid, but it's hard riding down the road to stare longingly into your own shoulders. I'll probably wind up getting a set for my Scrambler too.
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May 4, 2021 19:37
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Strife posted:Thank you - I just ordered some. The stock mirrors are the worst I've ever used. I'm constantly torn with this bike on whether I want to research replacements for minor annoyances on a bike I bought to drop in puddles. I also have the adventures, you'll love them. I rarely gush over products but the DT's are worth the money. The downside of them: they are very much designed to be functional and look very weird on street bikes. Bonus is if you are strictly going offroad riding you can leave off the mirrors and have two extra ball mounts for whatever else.
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May 4, 2021 21:39
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Gorson posted:Bonus is if you are strictly going offroad riding you can leave off the mirrors and have two extra ball mounts for whatever else. Perfect.  
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May 4, 2021 23:42
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What would that be used for?! Like offroading where you want the gun handy for wildlife? Traffic? Questions of the size of your manhood? I already don't understand riders that open carry.
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May 5, 2021 00:20
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Coydog posted:What would that be used for?! Like offroading where you want the gun handy for wildlife? Traffic? Questions of the size of your manhood? I already don't understand riders that open carry. I have absolutely no idea. I don’t even know why it exists.
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Coydog posted:What would that be used for?! Like offroading where you want the gun handy for wildlife? Traffic? Questions of the size of your manhood? I already don't understand riders that open carry. I imagine it's for people who's entire self worth is based on their thirst for hypothetical but justified murder. So pigs and their fans basically.
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May 5, 2021 01:21
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It exists because it makes money.
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I also did this to my bike today: Unfortunately I couldn't take the Kawasaki to pick that part up because I didn't have a way to easily bring it back home. Fortunately I have a bike that already had a luggage rack: 
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Coydog posted:What would that be used for?! Like offroading where you want the gun handy for wildlife? Traffic? Questions of the size of your manhood? I already don't understand riders that open carry. backcountry access to a cabin in bear / other predator country where you don’t wanna carry your G20 on your person (falling on tools (guns included) is no bueno)
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May 5, 2021 02:04
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Motocross biathlon
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right arm posted:backcountry access to a cabin in bear / other predator country where you don’t wanna carry your G20 on your person (falling on tools (guns included) is no bueno) That was kinda my thought, though a glock is not my first choice for "anti-bear". But either way anything bigger would feel like poo poo with the weight all high and offcenter like that. The thing I really noticed is they picture it for LEFT hand draw, which means they are selling to someone who wants to brandish while moving. So likely Slavvy posted:I imagine it's for people who's entire self worth is based on their thirst for hypothetical but justified murder. That said Chris Knight posted:Motocross biathlon I would watch the hell out of Trials Biathlon, where the riders have to balance on something crazy while they take the shot. Anyway the only acceptable way to carry a gun on a motorcycle is a fuckoff huge revolver in a chest holster. 
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May 5, 2021 04:58
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Back strapped lever action shotgun or rifle. Alternatively, HK briefcase mp5 disguised as a pannier.
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Lever action winchester carbine in a scabbard on one of the fork legs, imo
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Sagebrush posted:Lever action wtf
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Phy posted:Vespazooka Vespazooka 
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OK that's badass actually. I had a lever action .22 as a child ( ) and I would so prefer a bolt action in every other scenario.
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Toe Rag posted:OK that's badass actually. I had a lever action .22 as a child ( I’m the extremely shameful admission that you’ve never seen Terminator 2
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A 250lb vehicle traveling at 37mph as a battering ram. Got it
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I feel like we have all missed the obvious best gun on bike solution; making fingerguns while you toggle the killswitch on a carb'd bike  Slavvy posted:Back strapped lever action shotgun or rifle. We are of the same mind on this one. I love levers and one in a back scabbard is just the coolest thing. But then I thought what if you have an off and fall on it, damaging your spine?
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May 5, 2021 17:53
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Coydog posted:I feel like we have all missed the obvious best gun on bike solution; making fingerguns while you toggle the killswitch on a carb'd bike
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i've done that a couple of times but i saw a video of some chavs doing it to every pedestrian in london and eventually they blew their muffler to pieces so i'm scared to do it much more.
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I want to know what this means?
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Carbed bikes will still suck fuel into the barrel under drive when you flick the killswitch on, you can give it a small turn of throttle for good measure then flick the killswitch back off and the spark will ignite the excess fuel that has now made it into the exhaust and make a good bang and shoot flame out the pipe.
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It was my favourite trick in the middle of the summer in St Ives when I was 17 (United Kingdom) Hundreds of tourist family's enjoying the summer sun and seaside day out, only to be ruined by a gang of yobos on 125cc's popping gunshot backfires and balls of flame out of straight through pipes. Gaaalooorious
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Changed to summer tires. and checked my front sprocket on my nx250. Which was good.. it's dead jim.  JT sprocket only lasted 10k miles/ 17k km. So this time I'm gonna take my time, dremel away the booger welds just enough so the lock washer works as stock. (countershafts are still unobtainium, only option is junkyards)
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E: ^^^^^ how in the actual gently caress did you do that in 10k, that is not normal at all.Jim Silly-Balls posted:I’m the extremely shameful admission that you’ve never seen Terminator 2 I can only assume toe rag is a 13yo because the concept of an adult who has never seen that movie is...it's just unspeakable. Coydog posted:I feel like we have all missed the obvious best gun on bike solution; making fingerguns while you toggle the killswitch on a carb'd bike Grenade launchers doubling as frame sliders for maximum safety, just in case. Fun fact: doing the backfire trick can end very badly if you have a bike with finger followers + exposed shims. The backfire pulse can ram the exhaust valve open and potentially cause the valve shim to bounce out. You can also do this to a ktm 1290 if you fit a quick shifter that works by cutting spark aka every quick shifter ever, you have to get a ktm-specific type that also cuts fuel.
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Salisbury Snape posted:Carbed bikes will still suck fuel into the barrel under drive when you flick the killswitch on, you can give it a small turn of throttle for good measure then flick the killswitch back off and the spark will ignite the excess fuel that has now made it into the exhaust and make a good bang and shoot flame out the pipe. I had a 4.2L keep wrangler that was carbureted and switching the key on and off would do this. It was straight piped so it sounded like a 12ga shotgun when it happened
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Slavvy posted:E: ^^^^^ how in the actual gently caress did you do that in 10k, that is not normal at all. Yup, I'm really not sure. I did both sprockets + chain. jt sprockets + did vx2. The chain started stretching pretty fast, so much I reached the end of adjustment after only 8k km/5k miles. Both sprockets looked okay. Dropped in another chain. that one has not needed much adjustment. Rear sprocket looks fine, chain is still okay. crush drive rubber is still there. I'm gonna just drop in new everything and dremel the lock trace for that washer properly. + use smaller headed screws for the lock washer. Keep in mind that this is a nx250. 25hp when it was new 30 years ago. Not a power beast.. gently caress previous owners that break counter shaft tips and just weld them.
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Sounds like the tension is wrong.
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Slavvy posted:I can only assume toe rag is a 13yo because the concept of an adult who has never seen that movie is...it's just unspeakable.  I don't remember much
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SEKCobra posted:Sounds like the tension is wrong. I was thinking that. Iirc that bike gets run with a shitload of stuff strapped on all the time, maybe try checking tension with yourself and all your stuff on it in case it's getting too tight when it's all loaded up.
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I think that may be the case. I mean I check chain slack unloaded but we do poo poo like this on them..      
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Lol, yes that might be the problem
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That really had me laughing out loud, the loving bbq!!
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