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I can/should hit the carb with a brass brush, right? e: pictures for the curious     after hitting it with carb cleaner + toothbrush 
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Oct 4, 2020 01:07
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A brass brush is fine. Judging by your starting conditions and what you've ended up with, chances are high the pilot jet is still hopelessly clogged. Immersing it in a vicious solvent overnight, then compressed air and maybe a strand of copper wire as well (although being a moped carb the hole could be so small as to make that impossible) usually does the job. If the emulsion tube (long brass cylinder the main jet screws into) has any holes on it they need to be clear, and the inside surface needs to be clear as well because the gap between that and the needle are what controls part-throttle fuelling. Also have a good look at the float valve, from here it looks like the rubber tip has a step in it, probably not a deal breaker but I usually replace them anyway just to be sure.
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Oct 4, 2020 01:40
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Alright, cool. I'll soak the pilot in carb cleaner overnight and try tomorrow. I should have a replacement jet on hand if push comes to shove, though. Also, just a quick another one, for this I should be able to just hit it with a heatgun and use a dremel to get a slot into the air screw, right? 
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Oct 4, 2020 02:16
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My bet is that’s a cap and there is a regular air screw underneath it. Get the glue off it and just grab it with a pair of pliers is my thought
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Oct 4, 2020 02:27
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I'm thinking that's actually a D-shaped pilot screw and not just a cap. If you do end up molesting it to get it out, it'll be easy to find a normal slotted type as they're fairly generic.
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Oct 4, 2020 03:19
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Apparently there's a Kawasaki part that fits, but the forums are unreliable as hell. I might just not touch it and try to start it tomorrow.
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Oct 4, 2020 03:33
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Oil change question. My Super Tenere has oil and filter intervals of 12000 miles. I haven't ridden the bike more than 1000 miles since the 12000 mile oil change, but that change was 2 years ago. The oil looks clean, and there's plenty of it. Should I not worry about time based oil degredation and stick to the schedule (and also just ride this bike more)? I'm looking at taking an 800 mile trip this weekend, so that's why I'm thinking about it.
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Oct 6, 2020 18:00
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If a friend were to buy non-DOT tires, such as the Michelin City Pro as seen here, there's like zero chance of actually getting popped or getting on someone's radar, right?
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Oct 6, 2020 18:16
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Oil change question. My Super Tenere has oil and filter intervals of 12000 miles. I haven't ridden the bike more than 1000 miles since the 12000 mile oil change, but that change was 2 years ago. The oil looks clean, and there's plenty of it. Should I not worry about time based oil degredation and stick to the schedule (and also just ride this bike more)? I'm looking at taking an 800 mile trip this weekend, so that's why I'm thinking about it. You should've changed the oil about a year ago.
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Oct 6, 2020 18:27
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Slavvy posted:You should've changed the oil about a year ago. Yes. However, with synthetic oil, garage storage, and few miles, what sort of time based degredation can we expect to see?
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Oct 6, 2020 19:37
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unless if you can do spectrum analysis, it's a huge question mark. it's probably not the worst, not the best; however, it's extremely unlikely that it's going to lead directly to a failure on your upcoming 800 mile trip.
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Oct 6, 2020 19:42
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Phone posted:If a friend were to buy non-DOT tires, such as the Michelin City Pro as seen here, there's like zero chance of actually getting popped or getting on someone's radar, right? Correct. My RV90 runs non-dot ATV tires and I’ve never gotten so much as a question about them I would believe those tires you linked are perfectly dot legal, no cop on earth would question that
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Oct 6, 2020 20:34
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cops almost certainly wouldn't know non-DOT motorcycle tires at a glance. many probably don't even know they exist. and those ones look exactly like any other street tire. as long as it isn't a car with drag slicks no one in america is paying attention
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Oct 6, 2020 21:01
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Everything that I've seen online from looking around has fallen into two categories: 1. Park police in national parks getting on people's case over non-DOT knobby tires on supermotos 2. Forum posts from 2003 about driving their pony cars with drag slicks on the street Thanks for the sanity check.
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Oct 6, 2020 22:31
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I think my biggest concern with non-DOT tires on the road on a motorcycle would be wearing out special purpose rubber too fast and wasting money. On a moped, Sagebrush posted:cops almost certainly wouldn't know non-DOT motorcycle tires at a glance. many probably don't even know they exist.
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Oct 6, 2020 22:34
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Mr. Wiggles posted:Yes. However, with synthetic oil, garage storage, and few miles, what sort of time based degredation can we expect to see? It’s oil. It’s cheap. Change your oil.
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Oct 6, 2020 23:27
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Do you guys typically change your filter with the oil? I’m just curious. My filter is like ten bucks so it’s a no brainer even if it’s way early for its rated life.
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Oct 6, 2020 23:49
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I just follow the service manual. For my bikes it's filters every second change.
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Oct 6, 2020 23:58
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Martytoof posted:Do you guys typically change your filter with the oil? I’m just curious. My filter is like ten bucks so it’s a no brainer even if it’s way early for its rated life. yeah. it’s cheap, so why not
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Oct 7, 2020 00:32
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I change the filter and oil in my bike and car once a year each because neither get enough millage in a year to trigger their millage due intervals.
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Oct 7, 2020 00:32
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Martytoof posted:Do you guys typically change your filter with the oil? I’m just curious. My filter is like ten bucks so it’s a no brainer even if it’s way early for its rated life. Always yeah. Some bikes only tell you to do it every second change but it takes thirty seconds and they're ten bucks so why not.
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Oct 7, 2020 00:36
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Oil and filters are cheaper than a rebuild.
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Oct 7, 2020 02:14
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KTM: why not both?
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Oct 7, 2020 02:24
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Finger Prince posted:KTM: why not both? You would think greater number of filters = greater engine longevity but the ratio seems to go the other way...
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Oct 7, 2020 03:39
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KLR burns enough oil that I just keep adding more and it’s basically constantly fresh.
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Oct 7, 2020 05:21
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RadioPassive posted:KLR burns enough oil that I just keep adding more and it’s basically constantly fresh. You never have to change oil!
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Oct 7, 2020 06:41
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Oil filter every change, the pain in the rear end part isn't the expense of the filter, it's just the general process.
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Oct 7, 2020 07:41
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I've always found the arguments for yearly oil changes, no matter the mileage, dubious. 'Acids' eating away at your engine sounds a lot like Toxins. Of course moisture will build up depending on where it's stored, but wouldn't that happen in less than a year anyway?
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Oct 7, 2020 08:38
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Martytoof posted:Do you guys typically change your filter with the oil? I’m just curious. My filter is like ten bucks so it’s a no brainer even if it’s way early for its rated life. Filters are cheap and changing it is very low effort on my current bike so yeah. Last one I had it was a real mission to get to so I'd only do the filter every other oil change.
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Oct 7, 2020 10:44
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MomJeans420 posted:Oil filter every change, the pain in the rear end part isn't the expense of the filter, it's just the general process. I made a good attempt at covering headers with aluminum foil but the oil still found a way to leak onto the pipes 
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Oct 7, 2020 13:20
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Martytoof posted:I made a good attempt at covering headers with aluminum foil but the oil still found a way to leak onto the pipes I'm curious how you managed this when the oil filter and drain are way off to the left of the pipes on the ninja 400 (unless you have a second bike I've managed to forget about)
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Oct 7, 2020 15:06
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I'm on a 650 not 400. The filter is right smack dab above where the two header pipes merge and go horizontal  e: Not my photo or even my year but close enough:  That's real fun area to work on after you're supposed to have ridden the bike a little to get the oil thin and hot... some kinda jackal fucked around with this message at 19:46 on Oct 7, 2020 |
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Oct 7, 2020 19:38
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 that looks like a piece of piss compared to what I used to have to work with:
Renaissance Robot fucked around with this message at 22:07 on Oct 7, 2020 |
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Oct 7, 2020 21:52
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Man, there’s a world of separation between “oh i got a little oil on my headers, how annoying” and “I disassembled half my bike to change the oil filter”
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Oct 7, 2020 23:45
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Who is responsible for that designcrime?
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Oct 8, 2020 00:07
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That looks like a Kawasaki to me
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Oct 8, 2020 01:49
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I love placements like that, because you normally do the oil with the engine hot. That makes for a fun time reaching in there to twist the filter.
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Oct 8, 2020 01:58
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It is Kawasaki, yes, '90 vintage. Even better is that the oil filter is perfectly sandwiched between the coolant hoses on the left and an external oil pipe on the right, so once you do have it loose you can't just pull it out sideways but instead have to tumble it forwards/down/sideways getting oil literally everywhere in the process. I miss riding that bike but by god I do not miss working on it.
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Oct 8, 2020 07:31
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I've always found this oil filter placement to be interesting 
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Oct 8, 2020 07:47
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...is the crank case painted red as a joke by Honda?
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Oct 8, 2020 08:23
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