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Cactus Ghost posted:fixing a broken bolt beats the hell out of fixing stripped threads. i'd bet the soft bolts are them being like "nobody is ever going to torque this to spec, and the case is aluminum, so make the bolt of spun sugar" They are made of cheese specifically so they fail before the threads in the case do
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Midjack posted:It seems pretty common from looking at the internet. Yup we have plenty of company   
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Slavvy posted:They are made of cheese specifically so they fail before the threads in the case do It's a smart idea yeah. Lots of (well designed) machines have intentional sacrificial parts like that. For instance, one of our lathes has a single nylon gear in its geartrain so that if it jams somehow, that cheap and easy-to-replace gear strips out instead of something much larger and more expensive self-destructing with a lot more energy. Also it must be time to post this video again: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W8KpbCbOiYQ&t=922s Sagebrush fucked around with this message at 06:11 on Apr 30, 2024 |
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I spent May day riding the old/new DRZ on gravel roads and logging trails.  I suck at this. When I have a bag strapped to the rack I find it very difficult to gracefully get off the bike. I forget to open the petcock. My gear smells like exhaust and I'm very tired mentally. I tried to find 6th gear every time I had to go on asphalt for a bit. Anyway this bike is great, wheel spin and skids and slides rule and I can't wait to do this again and slide around some more.
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May 1, 2024 16:00
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Am I shooting myself in the foot by getting a new battery for my Scrambler from Canadian Tire, rather than paying more for another Yuasa battery like it came with? Or am I overthinking this?
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I got a cheap battery for my scrambler that ended up leaking acid. I'd rather pay a bit more than deal with that again. I'm using an Energizer now
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May 2, 2024 18:15
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Jcam posted:Am I shooting myself in the foot by getting a new battery for my Scrambler from Canadian Tire, rather than paying more for another Yuasa battery like it came with? Or am I overthinking this? If the battery you're getting is rated the same and has a warranty I wouldn't worry
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Slavvy posted:If the battery you're getting is rated the same and has a warranty I wouldn't worry The only difference in the specifications is the cold-cranking amps (150 vs 215, Motomaster vs Yuasa).
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May 2, 2024 19:47
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Jcam posted:The only difference in the specifications is the cold-cranking amps (150 vs 215, Motomaster vs Yuasa). That is quite a bit lower rated, to the point where I wouldn't be happy running it in a notoriously hard starting v-twin
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Yeah that’s where my mind went too - I’ve got the new Yuasa charging in the basement now, I appreciate your help pals.
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Slavvy posted:It'll be fine if you don't start it yeah, just don't fill it with oil until you've fixed it Fixed and filled with oil, we're back up and running though it's too late in the day to even start riding. Weather is trash but next Sunday should be good to begin riding about a month later than I'd hoped to this year.
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Well okay I would have been good riding today but the battery is low, started up ok after the oil change to check level and I let it run for 15 minutes, then it's been sitting for a couple of weeks. Was all ready to head out today but nope. I dragged the bike back to the back deck and have it plugged into the battery tender again in hopes that the flashing red light will go solid and juice it back up but I may have to wait another week while I get a replacement battery.
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I just hit 9k total miles but it feels like a lot more since September of '21. Though the guy that owned the bike before me had it for 8 years, was the second owner, and sold it to me with 18k on the odometer, so lols
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May 26, 2024 23:44
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That battery's not coming back, fingers crossed the new one gets here before next weekend.
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May 27, 2024 03:48
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Bike starts with new battery, I should get out Sunday.
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I finally got out this year, beginning my fourth year of riding. I didn't backslide on skills as much as I was afraid I would over the off season though I still caught myself not leaning into turns quite enough. I had a check engine light on initially, but since I just changed the battery I assumed it was a sensor that lost calibration and the light was gone after riding a few miles and a power cycle. Four years is probably pushing the conventional definition of "newbie" but I still feel like I have a lot to learn from my 300cc Honda.
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How many miles/km of riding over those four years? I've been riding for a similar amount of years but I think time in the saddle is what builds experience. I also think that the type of riding you do and to a certain degree the type of bike you do it on has a great influence on what skills you build, and at what pace. The previous owner of my current daily rider averaged less than 2000km per season. I ride at least three times as much. It stands to reason that I would leave the state of newbie (whatever that is) at least three times as fast as that guy, all other things being equal.
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there's a 2017 390duke for 4500 near me and im thinking about it. it'd be triple the horsepower of my current lil guy but also has abs
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That's a fine riding moto by all accounts. FWIW my old riding school used those bikes for licence class A2 -it's right at the upper power limit of 35kW. Not sure about reliability issues but it sure is orange.
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Cactus Ghost posted:there's a 2017 390duke for 4500 near me and im thinking about it. it'd be triple the horsepower of my current lil guy but also has abs I'd go for a 2019+ if you can. The earlier ones were a little more hit and miss with reliability (even for a KTM)
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Invalido posted:How many miles/km of riding over those four years? About 1200 miles over those four years. I can't really ride to work for a number of reasons so I'm a fair weather weekend rider to the tune of 40-50 miles on a day when I can get out. Riding is suburban surface streets though I have done some brief limited access highway excursions.
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looks like im getting a new helmet. i bit off more than i could chew riding some local trails and sailed off the side of the trail and over the handlebars, breaking my fall against a log with my face. all ive got is a fat lip. $400 well spent
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