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Converted a mates bike from enduro back to supermoto today. Forgot to get a pic with both dirt wheels on.  we fitted up the rear sumo wheel with the 15 year old pirelli to figure out the length we need to cut the new chain to, took it for a spin just t see what they tyre felt like, similar to drift go karts with plastic pipe over the wheels. while it was on i decide to warm it up to make removal easier. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QW-1UjLYH4k My mates wife wasn't particularly impressed. Old and busted off  Shiny and new   Have some fresh tail bodywork to fit still and have to get the Union Jacks off the tank fairings, but its a sweet little bike. basically a DRZ-E motor with an FCR, KTM suspension and Brembo brakes
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Hell yeah supermotos will never not own. Especially non factory supermotos.Strife posted:Did anybody order, like, four large pizzas? This looks really good. I feel like it looked weirdly front heavy with that huge high fairing, and this balances it out. Plus luggage is the best you won't regret it.
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Jun 28, 2020 02:13
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zug zug
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Jun 28, 2020 06:01
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the warcraft sticker is awesome because as soon as I see it, it obliterates whatever stereotype I have of the guy on that bike
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Jun 28, 2020 06:18
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Designed and 3D printed a GPS mount. I hope it's strong enough. 
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Jun 28, 2020 16:10
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hosed around with the tune on the 690, ended up on 5% richer EVO 1 with the O2 sensor turned off. Hilariously the smoothest throttle map is the most aggressive one from the EVO 1 tunes. The front wheel wants to be off the ground or very light all the time now so I may have to pick up a cheap used Scotts to rebuild to avoid the inevitable tank slapper. I guess I should probably also see if the rear sag is right.
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Jun 29, 2020 01:10
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High Protein posted:Designed and 3D printed a GPS mount. I hope it's strong enough. I wish you had posted this earlier, I am an idiot for not considering this as an option earlier to attach sonething to my snowflake 12mm accessory bar.
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Jun 29, 2020 09:13
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 I got her back with a new bar and TKC-80s on. On my ride home I deliberately took some slightly nasty gravel, and I can feel these tires biting better. I did not really try to find the limits at all, but I went through some stuff where I would have expected a little slippage on my old tires without any, and the only place I did notice a little slipping was taking a more-than-45-degree turn through piles of gravel at a relatively low speed (and that wasn't scary because I know that corner always sucks and take it wide and slow). The shop also commented, "the crash bars on this thing did exactly what you want them to; they look fine, and no damage to anything under 'em". So, 30-35 into dirt and gravel is tolerated better by the crash bars, than it is by my still somewhat hosed up shoulder. I am gonna try to not do that again!!
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Jun 29, 2020 15:22
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My Ducati Scrambler didn't come with a USB charger for some reason. There's a space under the seat, and the manual says it's there, but nothing. So I bought this, jammed it in the hole, and wired it up.  Just in case my phone dies while I'm riding to Starbucks, y'know?
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Jun 29, 2020 23:19
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Integrated wireless charger, sup
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Jun 30, 2020 00:52
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Strife posted:My Ducati Scrambler didn't come with a USB charger for some reason. There's a space under the seat, and the manual says it's there, but nothing. So I bought this, jammed it in the hole, and wired it up. This reminds me of a modern car's engine bay.
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Jun 30, 2020 06:32
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Strife posted:My Ducati Scrambler didn't come with a USB charger for some reason. There's a space under the seat, and the manual says it's there, but nothing. So I bought this, jammed it in the hole, and wired it up. This will probably work out in the long run since I don't think I've ever seen a vehicle with an integrated QC Quick Charge port.
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Jun 30, 2020 14:36
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Deeters posted:This will probably work out in the long run since I don't think I've ever seen a vehicle with an integrated QC Quick Charge port. Never seen a Ducati with anything resembling QC before.
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Jun 30, 2020 20:26
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More like what I didn’t do to my ride today. I ordered some gel to add to my stock 650 seat and it finally came in, but now that I have to do the actual work I’m getting really gun-shy about messing up the only seat I have for this bike. My original plan was to look for a wreck part-out and buy a backup seat so I might still do that before I go to town. I don’t have any super long rides planned right now anyway so I can afford to put the project on hold.
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Jul 1, 2020 03:31
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I replaced some of the armour in my jeans/jacket with D3O Ghost today. Really flexible and thin, far better than the stock stuff re comfort.Slavvy posted:Never seen a Ducati with anything resembling QC before. Hah!
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Jul 1, 2020 13:18
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Aw cmon guys, Italian vehicles are renown the world over, surely that must be because of their reliability, right?
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Jul 2, 2020 02:50
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After putting it off forever, I finally figured out how to support the front of the TL1000S so I could pull the leaky forks. Turns out putting a floor jack under the crankcase works just fine, as long as my kid is willing to sit on the tail while I remove the front wheel. It wanted to come off the rear wheelstand initially, but once the front is off it sits nicely. I added a rod through the swingarm pivot and put jackstands under that so it's not going anywhere. I sent the reg in for the Aspencade, to take it off PNO, back in May and got it back in a handwritten envelope with a note saying "you sent this too early, you owe all the 2020 late fees. Send it again after 6/17 and you'll owe no 2021 late fees.". So that was nice of them. It should be ready to go on 7/16 when the new reg kicks in, assuming I get off my rear end and reinstall the front calipers.
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Jul 5, 2020 08:11
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I finally rejetted the DRZ w/ a DynoJet kit after putting in the new exhaust. Runs much better, now only seems to pop with a closed throttle, there’s possibly some mild surging at cruising rpm/throttle too. I also bought some actual caps to put on all the Vacuum lines the PO had sealed off by folding hose over itself. Now I’ve got getting the carb in/out down into something I can do during kiddos naptime, I’m gonna get a #25 pilot jet, maybe bump up the main jet, and remove the huge Euro power-limiting hose. (in separate iterations). But at least it’s a little more rideable now.
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Jul 5, 2020 22:26
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Today I: 1. Installed a new horn. 2. Tidied up some wiring under the seat with velcro straps so the connectors for the Optimate trickle charger and the heated gear don't dangle out of the left side as much. 3. Ordered a USB socket that would connect to the charger connector, and a 2 USB splitter for it, so I can charge both the rear camera and the front camera at the same time.
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Jul 5, 2020 23:02
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Today I didn't do poo poo to any bikes. However my dad asked if I want to help with recommissioning his Norton 850 and Triumph TSX, which was a big yes. Then I watched in silent horror as he rattle canned some scuffs on the factory paint of the fender of his 944S2 that probably could have been buffed out. He's 86 so he can do whatever he wants at this point I guess.
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Jul 6, 2020 04:53
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Horse Clocks posted:I finally rejetted the DRZ w/ a DynoJet kit after putting in the new exhaust. Runs much better, now only seems to pop with a closed throttle, there’s possibly some mild surging at cruising rpm/throttle too. Re: surging What’s your airbox situation? I had this weird surging for ~40 miles immediately after I serviced my air filter that solved itself after it finally ate the extra oil I put on it.
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Re: surging Air box has the standard 3x3 mod, and a K&N filter that seems cleanish (not that I know what clean looks like). Haven’t oiled it or anything since it was serviced in Feb. It was happening more noticeably before rejetting. But it’d gently pulse power when cruising. I *think* it’s still doing it, just not as much. Need to go find a new long straight flat road to confirm. They closed the one I usually use to put bicycle lanes in. Horse Clocks fucked around with this message at 13:00 on Jul 6, 2020 |
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tore the stock grips off the heating element and then installed my favorite dirt bike grips (renthal full waffles) over the tops of the element after doing a single layer wrap of electrical tape over it so I wouldn't gently caress it up during install man I forgot how fantastic they are. I had worn the crap out of the stock grips in the pinky and index / thumb section so I am happy to have these on now 
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Horse Clocks posted:Air box has the standard 3x3 mod, and a K&N filter that seems cleanish (not that I know what clean looks like). Haven’t oiled it or anything since it was serviced in Feb. Do you still have that power restriction kit on the carb? That could be causing it too.
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Jul 6, 2020 14:55
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Made a bigger heat sheild for the exhaust. I'm going camping tomorrow and my paniers kept ending up touching the silencer. Still on the list: check/adjust chain tension.
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Jul 6, 2020 15:37
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Do you still have that power restriction kit on the carb? That could be causing it too. The solenoid is still attached/plugged in and the top/bottom vac link is still there, But the source air/vac line is capped off. When the #25 pilot jet arrives I’ll remove and cap off the link. I might try and get a float bowl without the solenoid attached, but will probably have to be an import.
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i'm recalling what my drz's carb looks like as i've had it apart multiple times and i still don't know what the gently caress yours looks like are you running a raptor petcock or something? why are your vaccuum lines being capped
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I fixed my Chinese knock off laminar lip  The adjustment knob just flew off on the highway. It’s ok though. Much gnarlier now 
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Razzled posted:i'm recalling what my drz's carb looks like as i've had it apart multiple times and i still don't know what the gently caress yours looks like The bits in yellow are the throttle limiter bits. https://cdn.thumpertalk.com/uploads/monthly_09_2016/post-415473-0-42613000-1474718603.png The PO had cut the hose (bottom nipple), folded it over, and ziptied it. I remove the cut hose and put a cap on the nipple. I’m thinking of replacing the bowl w/ solenoid with a solenoid-free US import. And yeah, my petcock failed within a month of me buying the DRZ, but slack-advice got me to pre-buy a raptor petcock.
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Horse Clocks posted:The bits in yellow are the throttle limiter bits. wow that's crazy, is it illegal to just get an NA market carb? I imagine it would be a pretty cheap replacement
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:I fixed my Chinese knock off laminar lip Wing nuts are so dang convenient, well done dad.
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Got my hand guards fitted today. I only had to move the levers a little bit to clear the guards. I was debating cutting them down a bit since they seem really long.
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Jul 7, 2020 08:58
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I hate long levers so you have my blessing. people will freak out about having a lever without a ball on the end since that means it could theoretically stab you, but you're gonna have a bad time either way if you manage to catch a lever to the gut. plus the handguards will likely make that never happen, so again, you have my blessing
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Yeah, saw the ends off and file and sand the rough edges. Done. With guards on it will be a nonissue anyway
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Just don't get your arm/wrist stuck between the bar and the guards unless you like the look of  The likelihood of that happening is way slimmer than all the protection they provide though. I love my full wrap handguards.
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I'm glad for lever talk because I was trying to test fit my hand guards last weekend and my levers were too long. I hadn't asked for help yet because I was going to read up on installing hand guards beyond my current research level of "unbox, test fit parts, sigh and put parts back in box", but this has already answered a lot of my questions.
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I'll just cut the ball off the ends of them and smooth it out. I mostly got them since I had broken several levers on my old KDX200 before I got hand guards on it. It's been about 10 years since I had a bike on a trail so I figured I should get them before I bust any levers off in the middle of the woods. I'm pretty happy with how they look though. The headlight housing doesn't look so giant now.
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NinjaTech posted:Got my hand guards fitted today. I only had to move the levers a little bit to clear the guards. I was debating cutting them down a bit since they seem really long. I did mine a little bit ago and they were only slightly very annoying. What up KLX buddy? 
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Imperador do Brasil posted:I did mine a little bit ago and they were only slightly very annoying. What up KLX buddy? They would have been a little easier if the clamp on parts were actually the 7/8 size instead of having the inserts. They look pretty good in white too, pretty funny that we got the same style. How have you been liking yours? My only real problem is how hard the seat is. Replacing the mirrors with the ram mount ones helped a lot too.
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Same but in blue. I need to order valve shims now because they need adjusting ... 
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