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builds character posted:Seems like an awkward thing to swap out between bikes but fair enough. Sounds like it’s time for you to do some testing on lectron carbs. It's not so bad 
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I keep my carbs side saddled too
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So when you pull your bike out and it barely has enough juice to turn the fuel pump should you: A) Bump start it and ride miles away into downtown at rush hour or B) Realize that the battery is probably shot cause it's old and you never put it on the trickle charger and at least try to charge it before probably getting a new battery You can guess which one I chose
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nsaP posted:So when you pull your bike out and it barely has enough juice to turn the fuel pump should you: You put it on the trickle charger a few months too late and then bump started it anyway?
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Feb 22, 2018 02:42
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Having to constantly bump start your bike in rush hour traffic is just one easy no-mod way to give it "soul" and "character"
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Feb 22, 2018 04:01
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After she died the second time not even a big white tent in the south was gonna bring her back
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Kickstart is for posers. Back in the day my grandfather used "inertia start" and that's all I need, too.
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Coydog posted:Kickstart is for posers. Back in the day my grandfather used "inertia start" and that's all I need, too. Inertia start, you say?  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3zXkVQnVmuo I no joke nearly lost my poo poo when I heard this video because of course I'm a huge Star Wars nerd and the Falcon is the best ship ever I want one on my Suzuki 
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Feb 22, 2018 04:50
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Got Dunlop's new Q3 plus put on today, supposedly it should last 20% longer. Unfortunately I lack the tire experience / skill to say if it feels a lot better than my last pair of Q3s, but it's definitely more confidence inspiring than the 8 year old Pirelli's my bike originally came with.
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Slim Pickens posted:Having to constantly bump start your bike in rush hour traffic is just one easy no-mod way to give it "soul" and "character"
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   The DRZ continuous facelift rolls forward. Fatbars on, starting white plastics from an E model. New sprocket. Tusk handguards don’t play with the thicker bars, I am gonna have to hunt down adapters. Used the old KTM 990SMT grips and just glued on some covers. Rear wheel has a used 140 rear on it to check fitment - I’m still having issues, this time brake side is pushing into a caliper. I would have done more but I split around seven hours in the garage today messing around with this and building a new fake trunk for my xB to hide the compressor and wiring and muffle the sound a little better. And to hunt down air leaks. Always air leaks.  E: also I could only get the new (eBay poo poo gold) clutch lever to fit and not the brake lever, but that was the broken one anyways so w/e. Rock in’ one gold ‘tooth.’ Revvik fucked around with this message at 02:46 on Feb 25, 2018 |
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Feb 25, 2018 02:41
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  An eBay white plastic DRZ-400e body kit, a used SM white headlight shroud, and some starter fluid. Rear fender took some cutting to fit onto my S-model subframe. Well, a lot of cutting. And some drilling. Bike fired on the starting fluid. I forgot how loving loud that exhaust is - sounded like someone let loose with a shotgun in my garage. Just waiting on my new white tank to come in now. And I’m dropping my spare rims and hubs off to get powder coated. My dirt set is probably just going to get spray bombed flat black. I also did some templating and plastic work for my low rider. I love when I actually get time off.
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Slowly unburying the kick idler assembly for replacement: I really have minimal desire to pull the rekluse out and remove the clutch basket. Ugh.
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I added frame sliders to my brand new to me street triple! The dealership I snagged it from delivered it to my work today. It's been awhile since I've had a street bike. It feels good, real drat good. 2015 Street Triple R ABS with only 831 miles on it. 
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Feb 28, 2018 04:38
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Yessssss.  I really dig the gray.
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shacked up with Brenda posted:I really have minimal desire to pull the rekluse out and remove the clutch basket. Ugh. That suuuuucks. I just replaced the kickstart shaft on my 300 and you have to remove the entire basket to gain access to it.
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Feb 28, 2018 10:14
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Gouged a stripe out of the back tyre spinning it on an ice patch in front of my house. 
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Feb 28, 2018 10:28
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GriszledMelkaba posted:That suuuuucks. I just replaced the kickstart shaft on my 300 and you have to remove the entire basket to gain access to it. How did you get the spring off the assembly when it was still sitting in the case? Did you just unscrew the mount?
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shacked up with Brenda posted:How did you get the spring off the assembly when it was still sitting in the case? Did you just unscrew the mount? I think I unscrewed the mount a bit to relieve some pressure and carefully unscrewed it all the way out, I don't remember it flinging anything. Rotate the assembly ccw and the whole thing should slide out. The spring stays on the assembly though and getting that part off the shaft took some gumption. I really really tried to drill and use a screw extractor to get the broken kick start lever bolt from the PO out of there before going this route.
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GriszledMelkaba posted:I think I unscrewed the mount a bit to relieve some pressure and carefully unscrewed it all the way out, I don't remember it flinging anything. Rotate the assembly ccw and the whole thing should slide out. The spring stays on the assembly though and getting that part off the shaft took some gumption. I really really tried to drill and use a screw extractor to get the broken kick start lever bolt from the PO out of there before going this route. Cool - thanks
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 Couldn't find my holding tool, so I used some sox. Bike's all together and working great.
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shacked up with Brenda posted:
I hope your socks are made of kevlar
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Hope they're fully synthetic ester based socks.
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shacked up with Brenda posted:
Air Impacts are really nice the couple times you really need them
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GriszledMelkaba posted:Air Impacts are really nice the couple times per day you really need them
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Spark plugs have never been easier
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ant mouth posted:I added frame sliders to my brand new to me street triple! The dealership I snagged it from delivered it to my work today. It's been awhile since I've had a street bike. It feels good, real drat good. My next bike after FZ - 07!
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Rear tire hugger extension.
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Beach Bum posted:Spark plugs have never been easier This guy knows one weird trick to unstick oil drain plugs! Dealerships hate him!
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Electrical system: Schematic done. Wiring tomorrow.
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Same bike as above, noice. Cylinder looks in great condition though, so he just bought a top end. I'll slot it in on tuesday. Both circlips were in place, so I don't really have a concept for what caused this issue. oh well.
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That’s just a keyed slot to make sure the piston doesn’t get installed backwards!
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I .. bought it back. I sold my Xr650r in December, thinking I wouldn't need it in London and hoping somebody would put it to proper use. The new owner is emigrating and asked if I knew anyone who'd like to buy it. Turns out that somebody is me. I am very, very pleased to have it back.
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Shelvocke posted:I .. bought it back. The only better choice than this would be to have never sold it in the first place.
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Shelvocke posted:I .. bought it back. 
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shacked up with Brenda posted:Same bike as above, Holy poo poo. did it run normal though? this is my first 2 stroke I've ever worked on and I get the feeling that they work perfectly fine all the way until they don't. This was my piston 
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GriszledMelkaba posted:Holy poo poo. did it run normal though? this is my first 2 stroke I've ever worked on and I get the feeling that they work perfectly fine all the way until they don't. lolno. The rings are pseudo welded to the piston right there, so it didn't start. Compression was bad, but not obviously bad. Up until now, every time I go in to replace a piston I measure it, and find it's fine, and just replace the rings. Good to have something new to work with I guess?
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Collateral Damage posted:If you love something, set it free. Coydog posted:The only better choice than this would be to have never sold it in the first place. I actually love it more now it returned to me. Like a boomerang that somehow picked up an icecream up on the way back.
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