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Sorry to hear about your crash, hows the bike? Before i even rode a bike i thought other riders where overreacting about how cars take no notice of them, but now that i actually ride i notice it everyday. The thing that annoys me most is when they see me coming and they slow down, but then decide "No i can make it if im quick" and then speed up to try and get out before me. Sheer stupidity. For anyone interested i submitted this to MCN the other week. http://www.motorcyclenews.com/MCN/News/newsresults/user/2008/November/Reflections-of-a-19-year-old-idiot/?&R=EPI-104094
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8ender posted:The Suzuki dealer near me happily worked on my 66' Yamaha when it needed a rear tire put on and a safety check. The mechanic was really excited about it and asked if he could take it for a spin around the parking lot. As a mechanic in training (car mechanic sadly) this is the sort of enthusiasm I want to have, it usually reflects how good of an overall mechanic you are.
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blugu64 posted:
Majority of America riders dont know how lucky they have it. *sigh*
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Feb 9, 2009 22:59
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My cbr 125 has a brake probem, at least i think it is. The back brake feels like its stuck on/seized, making the bike impossible to ride. when i press the back brake the light doesnt come on, so im guessing its seized. No idea how im going to get it to a garage to have it repaired though.
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Learnt a vital lesson for my future career as a mechanic today. Always check the simple things first. My bike has been misfiring (either bad spark plug, faulty plug lead, valve clearance or timing, probably timing, going into the shop on friday anyway for a service) so last night I adjusted the idle speed, was running fast, and then had a look at the spark plug, all looked well so I locked the bike up and went to bed. Woke up this morning and the bike wouldnt start, convinced it was the idle Ii fiddled about with it for half an hour, draining the battery in the process like an idiot, and also messing the idle up even more. Tried to bump start the bike for 25 minutes, in first, second, third but nothing was working, thoroughly pissed off I locked the bike up, then noticed the spark plug lead dangling loosly, I forgot to put it back on. So I had to bump it again, and do the idle again.
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Mar 20, 2009 16:07
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Orange Someone posted:
Same, and if you have ever came off a bike its then you realise what wearing all this stuff does for you, especially the helmet.
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Mar 23, 2009 11:20
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Phat_Albert posted:Wow, the guy who owned my Bandit before me must have ridden the rear brake for like 10,000 miles or something. The rear brake has always felt like crap on the Bandit. I changed the fluid, but it didnt help. Hows the disk? any scoring or anything? What was the trouble with the shock?
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