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BradleyJamers posted:Pulled out more oil from the bike, in total almost a whole quart too much. I know I won't be dealing with that place again if they can screw up putting the right amount of oil in a bike. Now I gotta eliminate the wonderful buzzing windscreen, too bad I snapped one of the plastic screws. Who uses plastic screws, really? I feel that every motorcycle shop does this. They don't measure and they pour till it's in the middle of the sight glass. The worst I've done is like a cup over and I've never been under. This must work on some kind of bike, cause everybody I know who has taken it to a shop say they have grossly overfilled it.
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May 4, 2011 23:05
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Did you check the forks for "nicks"? I ran panty hose over the surfaces and had a few, they can instantly ruin seals. Also being a single guy buying pantyhose and beer was the most awkward I've ever felt at a CVS.
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May 30, 2011 23:26
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Marv Hushman posted:Yeah, a GL cafe racer is just a terrible idea. I mean, look at this monstrosity for example. Can you imagine having to live with the nonstop ridicule? I would do terrible things to that bike while whispering sweet nothings in it's ear.
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Jun 5, 2011 06:00
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Yeah, I'd be having him figure out how he's going to pay for the damage he caused. He hit you in the rear, so even if it went to insurance it's >90% chance he's at total fault. I'd leave it to him to decide insurance or pay out of pocket. There is no reason you should be paying for someone else making a mistake.
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Jul 3, 2011 00:56
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The downside is you have to adjust them more often, the upside is it's so easy you don't mind. Assuming getting to them is not a total bitch.
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Nov 7, 2011 05:22
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Z3n posted:X-rings are a form of o-ring Doot doo da doo da doo. Please kill me
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Dec 2, 2011 19:51
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All x-rings are o-rings, but not all o-rings are x-rings and all of that 
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Yesterday I cleaned and inspected my carbs, as I thought my pilots were completely clogged after sitting for several months. Redid how my napolean(knockoffs?) bar-end mirrors connect as the way it was stock was pretty bad. Today I synced my carbs and messed with the mixture, still high as it starts right up with no choke, and idles only a little rough at 2/3 idle rpm. rebuilt my rear brake caliper and that thing was full of crap, seals and boots were all fine though. Took me forever to get the pad spring and pads in too as I didn't note how it went in, and it is exactly opposite what the microfiche shows of course. It idles beautifully at temp and in neutral revs fine, gonna lower my mixture tomorrow and see how she starts. Hopefully be able to print out my new insurance card so I can take her out.
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Jan 6, 2012 03:09
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Well...I didn't do anything weird, and they were pretty solid with crap. Maybe a pinhole of light through them. Mains were fine, float height was still fine, but I did find a bit of sediment in the drain of one of the bowls. New gas now obviously, couldn't see any rust in the tank, but I don't have a good mirror either. Petcock screens are intact, but they don't really seem like they would stop much of anything. Put some seafoam in the tank just for good measure.
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Jan 6, 2012 10:04
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I've never had a problem bleeding brakes, but the only time I've had to do it I was servicing my caliper anyway. Just filled the reservoir, held the caliper above the cylinder and pumped till it spurted continuously, then open bleeder and check again once attached. Edit: Are you ever really supposed to bleed your brakes other than a scenario where you drained it/ran outa fluid? I'm not seeing a whole lotta use for them.
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Jan 18, 2012 00:32
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Z3n posted:Hate him a bit less because there are no corners in Florida! Or mountains! Same amount of retirees though....
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Feb 26, 2012 06:40
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I don't even use a funnel, just that good 
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Apr 1, 2012 06:08
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It's an oil pressure light, it only came on when there was not enough oil for it to pick up any at all. Basically you had enough to be above the pickup, until you hit the brakes. 2 liters/1000 miles is pretty high. I would look for leaks first, assuming it's running fine.
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Jul 23, 2012 12:12
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I cleaned, set the float height, and balanced my carbs today. Oh wait, no that's what I would have done. Instead I dropped one of the float needles in the only spot you can't get to with a magnet/grabber, under the starter motor  . So instead I spent half a day deciding what to do, and then 15 minutes taking off the side cover and pulling the starter motor. Find out that the person who was in here last sealed it with a hand cut paper gasket, which was then of course solidly attached to the cover. I think that took me an hour and a half of soaking in soapy water and scraping to get that crap off. Used some RTV high temp and I may get the OEM rubber gasket if this gives me any trouble. Seriously, this whole thing would have been under 30 minutes if they used the right gasket, and I swear they super glued it or something as it only stuck to the cover side.Tomorrow I get to adjust the float height and balance, with rags covering the gaps around the starter.
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May 22, 2013 11:58
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