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LimaBiker posted:I 'properly' rode the FZR600 for the first time in almost a year today. It's so nice. Nice. Pics?
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 More will eventually show up in the thread about the bike, once i find and buy fairings: https://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=4004324
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Jul 16, 2022 14:20
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I disintered my father-in-law's '71 Honda 350. It's in rough shape cosmetically, but it's been stored properly and hopefully won't need too much time and money to get running (lmfao).
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Jul 18, 2022 01:59
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oh dope posted:I disintered my father-in-law's '71 Honda 350. This is much better than I expected, noice.
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Jul 18, 2022 02:08
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I put about 620km on my bike today. God I love mile munching on this thing. I'm so happy I bought it. It may actually be the best bike I've owned, for me, for what I like. I think it's a keeper.
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Jul 18, 2022 03:31
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oh dope posted:I disintered my father-in-law's '71 Honda 350. It appears to be all there, which, for vintage hondas, makes it a 9/10 for cosmetics. It'll clean up nicely
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Jul 18, 2022 15:44
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Started the process of removing the old exhaust, beginning with trying to get the lambda sensor out. Seems like I may need a new one.
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Jul 18, 2022 19:23
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You clearly live in the ocean and should probably switch to a jet ski.
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Jul 18, 2022 20:17
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Managed to find a used one off a Councors 14 for £30 (new price £200  ), which looks practically new because on that bike the sensors are buried at the bottom of the headers just before the junction box, instead of sitting directly in the path of the spray off the rear wheel.Thank god for interchangeable parts.
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Jul 18, 2022 22:01
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:It appears to be all there, which, for vintage hondas, makes it a 9/10 for cosmetics. Yeah it was pretty reassuring to get out in the daylight and take stock of what I have to work with. Among other things the seat needs to be replaced, and there's a big ol dent in the gas tank, but whatever man, I'm excited.
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Jul 19, 2022 02:13
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put on a new chain: not pictured: the gallon of sweat on the floor from working in a garage in the south 
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Jul 21, 2022 00:19
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Nice colour coordination! Serious question: does your toolbox match too? I ask because I've noticed mine steadily getting more and more orange and black, probably because Magnusson is taking over here as the go-to choice for tools that are both cheap and decent quality
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Jul 21, 2022 11:02
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Renaissance Robot posted:Nice colour coordination! Lol my sit on, wheel around, mini toolbox conveniently matches. my real toolbox is white, which is the best color tool storage as it forces you to clean your poo poo lol
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Jul 21, 2022 13:38
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I just put some DIY paddock stand bobbins on my new-to-me-and-rather-dirty 2016 SV650. Needed to lift it up for some chain maintenance, the ones I had on my old bike didn't fit (needed M8, had M10), and I couldn't quickly get anything of non-dubious quality. So, to the lathe I went. Delrin spools, steel spacers (just a cylinder, slightly rustproofed with gun blue) and hardware store bolts and washers. The bolts are crazy long, M8x50mm. The threaded holes in the swing arm are 30mm deep through-holes, and I had to work a tap through them since they were pretty rusty and dirty. With these bolts the entire hole is kept occupied with stuff that isn't road dirt or moisture, and since the health of the threads is unknown I might as well use as much of them as possible. Seems to work, hasn't fallen off the stand yet.    The subsequent cleaning and inspection quickly revealed I need a new chain and front sprocket too. Just hoping the sprocket nut isn't as ultra-mega-stuck as the last one I did.
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Jul 21, 2022 18:40
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At 5800 miles, it was a little past time to change out the chain on the Monkey. The previous owner/Honda shop tech took the OEM chain off at zero miles (or didn't install it if that's part of dealer prep). He put a nice golden colored chain on and it looked nice for over a year. But the adjusters are now at the end of their travel and the chain is too slack. The PO kindly supplied the OEM chain in a box when I bought the bike. I recently had new tires installed and they are slightly smaller than the OEMs so my speedometer has been off. So I bought a new, smaller rear sprocket. It looks horrible but it's the only one I could find that's smaller than OEM. The front had only ~2000 miles on it, but I had a new stock one so on it went.  
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Jul 24, 2022 03:44
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Indicated speed is closer to actual now, but still off. But RPMs in 4th are under control now, so mission accomplished I guess
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Jul 25, 2022 18:25
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5800 miles is a crazy short lifespan for what I assume was an o-ring chain, isn't it?
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Jul 25, 2022 21:06
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No, the chains on Groms and Monkeys are 420 non -oring. The one I just took off was a DID brand.
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Jul 25, 2022 22:08
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In an enclosed case, lubed every day, when hauling mail on a ct110, those chains are good for 2-3000km. I was replacing them once a month.
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Jul 25, 2022 22:30
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Slavvy posted:In an enclosed case, lubed every day, when hauling mail on a ct110, those chains are good for 2-3000km. I was replacing them once a month. That's pretty terrible. When I was cycling more, I got at least 3000km out of SRAM 11spd chains, usually more like 5000km going by the stretch indicator. Cassettes and the front ring would get about twice that life.
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Jul 26, 2022 19:58
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Did it to my helmet, not my ride, but I installed a Packtalk Edge today and I gotta say, the speakers sound great. I'm sitting in my apt just listening to music with my helmet on like a dork. I have no riding buddies yet but just having voice control of my phone/maps will be a huge plus as I start to go on longer and longer rides.
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Jul 28, 2022 02:30
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TotalLossBrain posted:No, the chains on Groms and Monkeys are 420 non -oring. The one I just took off was a DID brand. Is there a way to put a proper chain on it?
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Jul 29, 2022 11:45
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knox_harrington posted:Is there a way to put a proper chain on it? You can buy 420 oring chains that fit and there are some 428 conversion kits.
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Jul 29, 2022 13:10
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Work in progress, but finally got the new pipes actually on the bike Footpegs will require a little grinding down to get everything to fit flush, and I still need to acquire some connectors to make a fly lead for the oxygen sensor, but yeah! Feels good
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Jul 29, 2022 18:19
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I did a 3day shakedown of my tenere and there is of course an actual electric issue with the charging. Any load over just running lights will slowly drain it. Checked the stator and regulator. Regulator is within spec, the stator is not. All connections read 1.5ish ohms, factory should be 0.5-0.8. The early electric start xt600 models is known to have a weak stator too. I found a German shop that sells new stators, checking now if they deliver internationally. A new regulator is cheap so I’ll toss in one too.
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Jul 29, 2022 19:17
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Renaissance Robot posted:Work in progress, but finally got the new pipes actually on the bike These look great!
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Jul 29, 2022 21:04
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A drat sight better than the old ones lmao The metal in the middle had the approximate consistency of cheese, which at least made them easy to remove.  I'm pretty sure those are salt crystals just chilling in there.
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Jul 29, 2022 22:39
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Perhaps consider washing that bike once in a while idk
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Jul 29, 2022 22:54
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Slammed the new shock in the 919. Total time including pulling the rear wheel was half an hour, not bad. Feels a hundred times better just plopping onto it compared to the spanked 40k OEM shock which just bottomed out when you sat on it. Way too frigging hot for a test ride, hopefully soon. 
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Jul 30, 2022 19:09
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How much was it?
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Jul 30, 2022 22:01
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FBS posted:How much was it? A little under $300 but I had to order it from Italy. Their US distributor wanted almost double that. https://www.brixiamoto.com/en/yss-rear-shock-absorber-mz456-285tr-02-x-357116.html Easier to swallow than the $1k an Ohlins costs. I'm not expecting Ohlins performance, just a non clapped out shock. They are well reviewed from those that run them.
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That's entirely reasonable. My bike doesn't have *that* many miles but the suspension, especially the rear, feels pretty wore out. I look forward to hearing how your test ride goes.
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Finally got my Ebay-find Ohlins rear back from rebuild, and swapped it into the Monster 1200 the other day. Didn't even have to drop the tire. Did have to buy a new swing arm cover to accommodate the reservoir.
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Aug 2, 2022 03:30
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The other day I noticed one of my forks was leaking. Bad enough to spray onto the chin fairing too. It's been 10 years since I changed those seals, but the PO did give me a Seal Mate, so I might as well give that a try. Yup, the genuine article  No leaks after a couple rides. I'll call that a success. 
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I get fork seal leaks all the goddamm time on the old KTM. I've replaced them twice, I've tried the seal mate* - it continues to leak. The common factor is me working on these forks and that's probably where my issue is. I ride in sand dunes a lot and maybe that's a contributing factor but: my two other bikes that see equal time and abuse in the sand don't have this problem. I've also never worked on their fork seals. *Seal mate: I can get it past the dust seal but not fully past the actual seal.
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TotalLossBrain posted:I get fork seal leaks all the goddamm time on the old KTM. I've replaced them twice, I've tried the seal mate* - it continues to leak. How hosed are your bushes?
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TotalLossBrain posted:I get fork seal leaks all the goddamm time on the old KTM. I've replaced them twice, I've tried the seal mate* - it continues to leak. you gotta pull the dust seal if you’re using the seal doctor / mate. if not you’re just jamming poo poo into the oil seal
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Slavvy posted:How hosed are your bushes? The copper bushings are new. The tubes look and feel fine. It's not a continuous leak.
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Aug 3, 2022 15:10
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Try SKF brand seals. Better than OEM.
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right arm posted:you gotta pull the dust seal if you’re using the seal doctor / mate. if not you’re just jamming poo poo into the oil seal This. I wasn't sure if you meant you had actually pulled it down or it's a weird KTM design that doesn't come apart easy. I admittedly also tried to do it with the dust seal on until I watched a video of it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wlzfoVroSY
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