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I asked in the thread I posted, but I figured more people have this thread bookmarked than that one... I put 2002 R6 forks on my SV, and I want to replace the fork oil and seals, since there's a horrible clunk type noise when it hits a pothole or other very abrupt bump. I'm trying to get all the parts that I need ordered, and I thought there are supposed to be upper and lower sliders for the fork tube that need to be replaced, but on Bike Bandit's and Ronayers' fiche I only see one? Also, what kind of oil should I buy?
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I've been told that it's okay to slip the clutch on a motorcycle. That's as opposed to a car, where it's not okay, right? Is that just a design feature of bikes (if so, why?) or is it because bikes tend to have wet clutches and cars tend to have dry clutches? What about dry-clutched Ducatis?
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So you're saying GP bikes have dry clutches? Do racers put dry clutches on bikes that had wet clutches originally?
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Nov 6, 2008 19:56
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Nerobro posted:Yes. Sometimes they do. The early GSX-R750R's had dry clutches, while the normal GSX-R750's had wet clutches. There are conversion kits for lots of bikes too. Interesting. So why is it so desirable to be able to slip the clutch on a bike (Either on the track or the street) vs. a car?
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Nov 6, 2008 20:11
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waptang posted:I'm 24 and pay $230 a year for full coverage on an 03 SV650 with Progressive. I've had some tickets and accidents in the past, but I think they're all off my record now. This is why comparing insurance rates is nonsense. I have almost the same bike, same age, same company, and I pay five times that. Zip code is a huge factor. My insurance went down about $300 when I moved my bike fifteen miles closer to downtown.
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TapTheForwardAssist posted:Is there a goon-approved source for spare Honda parts, or should I buy OEM parts from the company, or just surf eBay, or what? My Honda-riding buddies like https://www.servicehonda.com
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Nov 17, 2008 20:28
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Lawn posted:Has anyone heard of QLink before? They make a supermoto that looks pretty cool, but I've never heard of them. Supposedly the XF 200 uses a Suzuki DR200 motor, and they're really cheap (MSRP ~2600). My neighbor has a QLink scooter. I don't really have any experience with them, but from what I understand they're a Chinese company, with a reputation for poor reliability and build quality.
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Infinotize posted:Hopefully someone who isn't an idiot at soldering can help me. I needed to solder a few connections and join a couple wires via solder on my bike today. I had a pencil type iron of 25 watts and some of the wires were thicker, ie 12 gauge, so I grabbed an 85 watt gun type iron. I let the thing warm up and try to get some solder on the tip, but it wouldn't even melt it. I had it on for maybe 20 seconds total (intermitently, not 20 seconds straight), and I had barely melted any solder and the thing just sparked and stopped working. I tried the other iron and had no luck either- barely able to melt solder much less heat up the joint enough. I thought you weren't supposed to solder connections on a bike because vibration makes the joints break? You're supposed to use crimped-on connectors instead?
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