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Slavvy posted:How will sea foam fix a misadjusted pilot screw...? I don't see how it could have gotten misadjusted but I slacked off on running it over the winter so it hasn't run since probably Sept/Oct, I'm banking on a clog because our gas is poo poo here and has way too much ethanol. Like 80% of the calls I get this time of year are "My lawnmower was working fine last year but now it won't start". I put stabilizer in but I guess that's not a miracle cure. Opopanax fucked around with this message at 21:34 on Apr 6, 2022 |
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For better or worse one the of things I did when I had the carb off the bike just now was to replace it with an external idle screw so I wouldn't need to fondle a hot engine. Not sure I would have bothered if I didn't already have the carb off but here we are.
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Apr 6, 2022 21:19
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Opopanax posted:I don't see how it could have gotten misadjusted but I slacked off on running it over the winter so it hasn't run since probably Sept/Oct, I'm banking on a clog because our gas is poo poo here and has way too much ethanol. Like 80% of the calls I get this time of year are "My lawnmower was working fine last year but now it won't start". I put stabilizer in but I guess that's not a miracle cure. Oh right I see. In that case I wish you luck, hopefully the carb diaphragm isn't vulnerable to the stuff, hopefully the pilot holes aren't so small that they're blocked solid. I'll bet all this started when you didn't drain the bowl last year.
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Slavvy posted:Oh right I see. In that case I wish you luck, hopefully the carb diaphragm isn't vulnerable to the stuff, hopefully the pilot holes aren't so small that they're blocked solid. I'll bet all this started when you didn't drain the bowl last year. I know my sins, you don’t need to remind me 
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You are forgiven my child say ten hail ottos before bed and you will be absolved, may saint soichiro guide and protect you
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Running the carbs dry last winter was probably the only smart thing I've done since deciding to buy a bike a year younger than me. Last time I was out before surgery, I almost hit a squirrel, but somehow, between my rear sliding and my high pitched scream, I missed the little guy. Oh. And to the goon who said hernia surgery doesn't hurt. Do you HAVE pain receptors?
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Just had a flash of realization that shy of the actual transmission gears (by virtue of buying a whole salvage lower vs splitting and replacing the busted case), there isn't a single part of the DRZ that I haven't taken apart and put back together now. It wasn't the most pleasant of circumstances but I feel oddly enriched for the experience. I've literally built 97% of a motorcycle. I might split the old case just for fun, to say I did it. Or I can grab a replacement case, put it back together and flip it on ebay or kijiji for a few bucks for some other poor kickstarter schmuck. Instead of using my real bike for new "fun projects" I'll do the motorcycle equivalent of this: 
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gileadexile posted:Oh. And to the goon who said hernia surgery doesn't hurt. Do you HAVE pain receptors? Who the gently caress said that??? My hernia repair still hurts occasionally 20 years later. You have my deepest sympathies if you're recovering from hernia surgery right now. I hope you have stool softeners.
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gileadexile posted:Running the carbs dry last winter was probably the only smart thing I've done since deciding to buy a bike a year younger than me. The only time I think I've caught air on a motorcycle was on a skunk corpse. Like 0.25" of air but I'm calling it a stunt jump. I love all the critters and I will delay my mornings substantially to re-home bathtub spiders, but when I scream it will be a song for the squirrel become traction, which I think is automatic Valhalla for them.
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Apr 8, 2022 05:08
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Saw a guy today on his circa 90s Softail Classic with a full size golf bag (with clubs) hung where the left saddle bag would normally be. Looks like he welded up some sort of support/holder for it He looked really happy.
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epswing posted:Saw a guy today on his circa 90s Softail Classic with a full size golf bag (with clubs) hung where the left saddle bag would normally be. Looks like he welded up some sort of support/holder for it boomer.jpg
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epswing posted:Saw a guy today on his circa 90s Softail Classic with a full size golf bag (with clubs) hung where the left saddle bag would normally be. Looks like he welded up some sort of support/holder for it I took this outside Tampa a couple years ago while visiting my uncle for Christmas crocs 'n clubs 
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Apr 8, 2022 16:29
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Possible safety stuff aside, riding to the range to hit a bucket sounds super chill.
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Never mind riding, what kind of shithole golf course lets you in wearing crocs?
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Never mind riding, what kind of shithole golf course lets you in wearing crocs? Florida
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I can't get from A to B in the decision process that starts at "riding the bike, better gear up" and ends at "leather jacket and skid lid, but crocs and no gloves". I guess maybe it was chilly that morning or something - but the jacket's open?
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Jazzzzz posted:I can't get from A to B in the decision process that starts at "riding the bike, better gear up" and ends at "leather jacket and skid lid, but crocs and no gloves". I guess maybe it was chilly that morning or something - but the jacket's open? The skid lid is because The Man forces him to wear it. The (p?)leather jacket doesn't look like a motorcycle jacket, so it's more likely just something he has in his closet for when it's a little chilly out. And then the rest of it, the track pants, white socks&crocs, kind of all falls into place.
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I bought a tire on eBay because the seller undercut Revzilla by 40 bucks, and I was worried that maybe it would be a really old one or something and that's why it was so cheap, but it arrived today and the date code is only 8 months ago.  Also the BT46 only came out in like uhhhh 2020 so I knew it couldn't be that old, but still.
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Finger Prince posted:The skid lid is because The Man forces him to wear it. The (p?)leather jacket doesn't look like a motorcycle jacket, so it's more likely just something he has in his closet for when it's a little chilly out. And then the rest of it, the track pants, white socks&crocs, kind of all falls into place. Florida has no helmet laws so this is even more wtf. Like it’s still kinda half rear end cus me personally I’ll never wear anything other than a full face but everything else is so 
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Anita Dickinme posted:Florida has no helmet laws so this is even more wtf. Like it’s still kinda half rear end cus me personally I’ll never wear anything other than a full face but everything else is so Yeah I don’t understand those helmets at all. I was at Cycle Gear yesterday and they had some on the shelf. I think my bicycle helmet is actually more protective because at least it has MIPS.
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Anita Dickinme posted:Florida has no helmet laws so this is even more wtf. Like it’s still kinda half rear end cus me personally I’ll never wear anything other than a full face but everything else is so I guess either he wants to protect his head, but not too much, and not his face either, just a lil bit of the top, or he's Bad Boy Brad and it's specifically part of the look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UpOBgvHmqf4
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Also we have this company in San Francisco now called Revel that has scattered a bunch of electric scooters all over the city. Actual traditional scooters, not the Bird/Lime kick ones, with 3kw motors. The only thing you need to rent them is a driver's license and a half hour training session in a parking lot with a company rep -- no prior experience on two wheels. So just now I followed a guy on one for about 2 miles as he wobbled his way down a five lane road, never once lifting his feet off the ground. I wonder what his shoe soles look like
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Sagebrush posted:So just now I followed a guy on one for about 2 miles as he wobbled his way down a five lane road, never once lifting his feet off the ground. I wonder what his shoe soles look like  (Get a gopro)
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Anita Dickinme posted:Florida has no helmet laws so this is even more wtf. Like it’s still kinda half rear end cus me personally I’ll never wear anything other than a full face but everything else is so If you ask him it's almost certainly some variation on "muh wife makes me wear a helmet."
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Lime has mopeds in Paris. I was like YEP.
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Just apropos of nothing, took the DRZ out today and felt like a superstar. Confidence was there. Was really pleased with the bike after rebuild, and my first ride of the year was entirely without self doubt, hesitation, or fear. Think it’ll be a good year for two wheels.
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Sagebrush posted:The only thing you need to rent them is a driver's license and a half hour training session in a parking lot with a company rep -- no prior experience on two wheels. You don’t even need that, unless they changed their rules. When I created my account I just had to watch some YouTube videos and promise to follow the traffic laws.
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Opopanax posted:I don't see how it could have gotten misadjusted but I slacked off on running it over the winter so it hasn't run since probably Sept/Oct, I'm banking on a clog because our gas is poo poo here and has way too much ethanol. Like 80% of the calls I get this time of year are "My lawnmower was working fine last year but now it won't start". I put stabilizer in but I guess that's not a miracle cure. Note to future self, drain these next year  loving ethanol
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Good news, we're getting E15! https://www.reuters.com/world/us/biden-allow-higher-ethanol-fuel-sales-summer-check-gas-prices-2022-04-12/
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Always. Drain. The bowl.
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My pilot jet just pushed out a little play-doh tube of green gunk. Pretty sure I found my problem!
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dumb but serious question, the placement of the jets pulls fuel from the bottom of the bowl sufficiently such that you always have fresh fuel replenishing from above, right? Or is there still enough stagnant fuel not being sucked up that it’s good practice to regularly drain despite regular usage? Which, I guess, the concept of someone designing a system like this is so bizarre that maybe I answered my own question there.
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Draining the bowl and regular usage are opposite things. If you're using it regularly you don't need to think about draining the bowl, these problems don't happen from riding the bike thankfully. I've said this before ages ago but it bears repeating: the single worst thing you can do to a motorcycle is not ride it for extended periods of time.
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Squarely in the “sensible” camp.
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Yesterday while riding, the motor cut out on the goldwing for a couple seconds and then came back, resulting in a backfire that sounded like a 12 gauge shotgun. As cool as that was, the cut out is worrying. However; the clock reset itself when that happened, which makes me think power losss more than I think “ecu dying” or whatever, so I’m hoping it’s something simple like a battery connection has come loose, and not some bullshit deep in the wiring loom. I will admit as soon as the engine came back I went “welp, gotta sell it now”. I hate troubleshooting electric stuff. Beve Stuscemi fucked around with this message at 01:25 on Apr 13, 2022 |
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Yesterday while riding, the motor cut out on the goldwing for a couple seconds and then came back, resulting in a backfire that sounded like a 12 gauge shotgun. I hope it is just a loose battery lug, but if the mouse infestation was as bad as you said it was it'd be a miracle if the little shits didn't chew on your wiring harness somewhere.
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random rear end short to ground. Start the main switch and its wiring.
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Just grab a few spools and rewire the whole works. Good weekend project.
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Engine swap a marine 2 stroke diesel. Presto changeo no electrics needed.
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Mirconium posted:Engine swap a marine 2 stroke diesel. Presto changeo no electrics needed. That was a championship winning formula invented by an old fashioned kiwi battler  
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