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Aargh posted:I'm not sure if it's 100% good for the bike but I always use my sidestand cut-off to turn the bike off. Does it cut out any time the side stand is down, or only in gear with the clutch let out? My bike will run with the side stand down as long as it is either in neutral or when the clutch is pulled in. I can't see myself stopping, leaving the bike in gear, and dropping the clutch only to trust the side stand cut-off will kick in.
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My Yamaha cuts out in gear regardless of clutch, some bikes will cut out no matter what. A friend bought an 90 something Virago that the starter was bad on and it's a pain in the rear end having to help him push start it any time he wants to step off of it, because it even dies with the stand down in neutral. We parked to take a break at a gas station then realized he needed gas. Although it's a bitch that putting the stand down kills it whenever, at least his gas cap doesn't hold onto the key when it's open. To save us pushing it twice he had to pop the gas cap, get push started over to the pumps, then wait while I paid and fill 'er up while it was running.
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I've been considering upgrading the suspension on my SV650 for a while, and today I did. It's pretty well sorted now I think. xpost with the question thread.
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Jun 25, 2011 06:53
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NoDoorway posted:I've been considering upgrading the suspension on my SV650 for a while, and today I did. Best way to upgrade an SV, that's exactly what I did myself.
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Jun 25, 2011 18:23
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Beauuuuuutiful! Are those chromed rearsets? They look a little bling, might just be the sunlight though.
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Jun 25, 2011 20:57
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NoDoorway posted:I've been considering upgrading the suspension on my SV650 for a while, and today I did. Urgh I keep looking at these...I'd trade my ninja for one in a heartbeat. All the performance without the pesky image.
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Just picked this up today:  Ducati Monster 1100 EVO, ive owned it for nine hours as of this post and have ridden 168 miles already; I look forward to 7500 mile interval valve clearance checks.
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Forty Two posted:Beauuuuuutiful! Are those chromed rearsets? They look a little bling, might just be the sunlight though. Just the light, they're stock.
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NoDoorway posted:I've been considering upgrading the suspension on my SV650 for a while, and today I did. Nice upgrade, I swapped out my stock SV650 front end for a Daytona 675 
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Jun 27, 2011 18:12
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Lots of awesome bikes you guys are getting recently. Congrats!
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thebearheeb posted:Just picked this up today: I need your garage. Simple, clean rooms make my heart skip a beat.
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thebearheeb posted:Just picked this up today: The ducati monster is solely responsible for me wanting to get into motorcycling. Nice bike!
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thebearheeb posted:Just picked this up today: It's a tragedy that such a beautiful bike comes with that undertail on it  ...awesome bike tho.Do the manufacturers go out of their way to make them ugly as sin so that you buy an aftermarket one immediately? Seems that way.
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nsaP posted:
The government makes them put it on, but it seems weird that they don't make any effort in making a street legal undertail work and look good.
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Ola posted:The government makes them put it on, but it seems weird that they don't make any effort in making a street legal undertail work and look good. I just like how companies now make it super easy to remove the stock undertail. My bike just needed 4 bolts removed, which then could be used to 'delete' (gently caress, I hate that word) the front fender reflectors.
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Russian Bear posted:The ducati monster is solely responsible for me wanting to get into motorcycling. Nice bike! Stubby Exhaust, Remove Under-tail, Bar End Mirrors and I'd be erect for days.
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Hmmm. You know on sports events they have huge sponsor logos that are distorted on the ground so they appear flat to the perspective of the camera? In Formula One, Shell usually has a huge logo on some lawn on the track. Idea: paint the license plate in distorted text inside the wheel arch so it appears flat from the rear.
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 Just finished refreshing my bike. 1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport. New tires, all new cables, new gaskets all around, new battery, new grips, new brakepads, new stainless steel brake lines. Going to rummage through a friend's garage in the hopes that he has a fork brace.
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EvilCrayon posted:1982 Honda CB750F Super Sport. That is a *very* nice looking bike. My dad had one a couple of years ago, the bike I learned to ride on. Although it was definitely a lot less well kept than yours. 
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BlackMK4 posted:I just like how companies now make it super easy to remove the stock undertail. My bike just needed 4 bolts removed, which then could be used to 'delete' (gently caress, I hate that word) the front fender reflectors. Unfortunately the older monsters with the 1-piece frame have tube that extends past the seat, covered by plastic(referred to as the 'beer tray'). The only way to really clean up the look is to take a hacksaw to them.
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Jun 29, 2011 10:03
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I did it. I finally did it.  
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Jun 29, 2011 23:32
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First bike! 2007 Ninja 250 that only had 330 miles on it
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Nidhg00670000 posted:I did it. I finally did it. Looks nice, but I'm not sure about the cock ring on the can. Someone convince me that a 25 mile freeway commute would be fun on a sumo. I'm tempted to unload my SV for one.
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jdonz posted:Looks nice, but I'm not sure about the cock ring on the can. Which highway are you coming up? Unless it's the 101 it couldn't be that bad. 
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BlackMK4 posted:Which highway are you coming up? Unless it's the 101 it couldn't be that bad. Worse than the 101. Avondale to Tempe, straight along the 10 through every major interchange in Phoenix and all the downtown exits/entrances.
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FakeUsername posted:First bike! 2007 Ninja 250 that only had 330 miles on it Nice, congrats. Looks really clean.
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jdonz posted:Worse than the 101. Avondale to Tempe, straight along the 10 through every major interchange in Phoenix and all the downtown exits/entrances. I'm currently riding about the same distance on a dirt geared (14/48 or something similar) DRZ400, but my ride is 1.1 miles of suburban street, followed by 27 miles of traffic free tollway (75 mph the whole way), and its buzzy, but liveable. I imagine 14/41 or whatever the SM gearing is would be less buzzy on the fast parts, and you'd get ?traffic breaks? from the buzzies that I don't have. Plus, splitting downtown. I'm nowhere near slow traffic, but the couple times I did hit it on the KLR, it was fun. when ?stop and gold means ? you stop, I go?, life is good. You'll be fine. =) Kenny Rogers fucked around with this message at 19:30 on Jun 30, 2011 |
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jdonz posted:Looks nice, but I'm not sure about the cock ring on the can. Cock-ring is an exhaust slider, pretty handy if you're crash prone. Wont get many giggles out of SM riders, as we love our cock rings.
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Sorry, makes sense now that I know what it is. I apologize for making GBS threads up the thread, I'll take it to the sumo thread when I'm a bit more serious about it. Here is a picture of my family in Sedona riding quads:
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jdonz posted:Sorry, makes sense now that I know what it is. I apologize for making GBS threads up the thread, I'll take it to the sumo thread when I'm a bit more serious about it. Here is a picture of my family in Sedona riding quads: There's an ATV/Quad thread here: http://forums.somethingawful.com/showthread.php?threadid=3418657 Can't wait to see the picks.
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Slim Pickens posted:Unfortunately the older monsters with the 1-piece frame have tube that extends past the seat, covered by plastic(referred to as the 'beer tray'). The only way to really clean up the look is to take a hacksaw to them. But when you get done with the tail chop you feel so loving good. First thing you do on any Duc is rip off the rear end end, remove the frame stickers and reflectors and bar end mirrors.
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I love these bikes.  The blue is my girlfriend's, but it astonishes me with its brilliancy every time I ride it. I can take any curves ridiculously low, which I can't do on my yellow SV yet  The blue one has a 14t front sprocket too. I want one on mine. The yellow has some great engine mods but still isn't as fast as having a 14t.
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that yellow bike looks like absolute torture to ride. Bars at your knees, no wind protection, and terrible mirrors.  Is it that bad?
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It's fun to ride, but definitely needs risers. But that's just me. The mirrors are CRG arrow mirrors. They're outstanding, extremely high quality, and probably the most useful mirrors I've owned. And clean wind flow is the best. 
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Gen 1 superiority. I want another gen 1 someday.
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A Duck! posted:But when you get done with the tail chop you feel so loving good. Second thing you do is get rid of the huge charcoal can strapped under the tail like an afterthought. Speaking of those cans, the placement on Aprilia's Mana is terrible.  It just says "please rip me off as soon as you get me home".
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Where I live its the law that you have to have a reflector on either side of license plate and one rear facing one underneath. I learned that when I went to get my FZ6 saftied, which had been tail-tidy'd by the PO.
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2ndclasscitizen posted:What the hell is it for? Charcoal canister is usually for fuel tank vapours to be vented through AFAIK.
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aventari posted:no wind protection I don't think I'll ever understand how anyone can put a windshield on a motorcycle. talk about your Maybe when I'm 80 years old but by then I assume I'll rather be in a roadster anyways.
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