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Rode in a monsoon. Oh, and wet snow.  Tomorrow, I'll be drilling out some stripped screws on the front brake reservoir on the CB450, bleeding the brakes, and then taking it for a test spin, with the new handlebars in place. This may or may not immediately precede purchasing a new clutch cable, so that it can reach out far enough on the new bars. 
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8ender posted:You may already know this Yep, I have a nicely used length of clear vinyl hose that fits all of the brake bleeder valves on my bikes. Still good advice, though.
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Mar 16, 2009 17:05
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Don't worry, that 'sitting on the bike making vroom noises' doesn't ever get old. I still find myself doing it occasionally when wrenching away. 
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Mar 17, 2009 01:22
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Now just think - instead of it being ponderous and prone to tipping over, once you get it going, it will want to balance itself. 
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Mar 17, 2009 01:59
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drat, that looks really nice in flat black - the shape of the bike seems to blend together a lot better. That belly pan looks pretty sinister. Also, piggy! 
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Apr 1, 2009 06:01
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I don't know if it was a manufacturing defect or not, but the givi engine crash bars on my dad's weestrom were cracked on one side, apparently from a tipover in the po's garage. There wasn't any sliding/scuffing marks anywhere on the bike, including the bars, so I'm inclined to believe him. The bars just didn't really seem all that robust, especially compared to the cage on the R1150GS that replaced it.
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Apr 1, 2009 06:19
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Tindjin posted:ETA: Just remembered there was a run of them for a month or so that had bad welds at the mounting tabs, he was probably just unlucky and got one. Givi replaced them all free of charge and even payed for repairs on a few bikes. Ah, that sounds exactly like where the bar was broken. He never got the inclination to replace the crash guard before selling the bike off anyhow (and sold it for exactly what he paid for it  ).
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Apr 1, 2009 09:46
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The roads were finally warm and dry enough to go out for the first serious backroad hooning of the season. That's not to say that I haven't been riding the same roads all winter long, but sweeping through a corner, knowing that there's not going to be a fuckoff giant patch of damp road, wet leaves, or frost, makes everything just a little more enjoyable.
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Apr 12, 2009 07:07
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Today I learned that yes, indeed, you can be too optimistic about the weather. I went for a ~150km round trip, and a bit over half of that was spent riding through a thunderstorm, in a textile jacket that leaks, textile pants that I'd cunningly removed the waterproof innner liner from (because hey, it's spring, that rain poo poo only happens in winter  ), and my nice helmet with tinted visor. The only bright spot, was that I still have my heated grips installed, which definitely saved my sanity when temps started pushing below 5*C. Oh, and for good measure, I even got to ride through a brief snowfall.  tl, dr: gently caress Duncan, BC.
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Apr 23, 2009 11:01
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Went for a three hour long ride with my dad, punctuated with stops at pretty much every car dealership within 50km (he wants to buy a new Fusion  ). Tried his bike out on the way back - for some reason the bar positioning on his R1150GS really hurt the hell out of my shoulders.  It also felt like it had some wierd hesitation while at steady throttle - not sure if that's a looming problem, or just me being unfamiliar with the bike.Yay for dads that ride!
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Apr 27, 2009 07:31
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MrZig posted:What kind of bike do you normally ride? I've been bugging my dad to get a bike for the past few months and he seems somewhat keen on it, but it's not going to happen over night or anything. It would be pretty rad I normally ride a 2002 Kawasaki ZR-7S. protip: if you want your dad to ride, buy him a motorcycle - that way he can't say no. Z3n: Do you have any links that I could check out for that? I don't mind trying to troubleshoot his bike - well, other than telling him that he needs to replace his squared off tyres.
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Apr 27, 2009 16:52
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Z3n posted:Hrm, I missed this before. IIRC, you can swap the twin spark heads over, and that can help, but according to my friend, the best solution was just to remap/rejet. People are also mentioning on BMW forums that the bikes can start to do that when they need valves and the TB adjusted. Probably won't be able to convince my dad he needs to swap heads anytime soon, but I will definitely do the valves, and look into the TB adjustment. Thanks.
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Apr 29, 2009 17:45
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It's because Also, they're pretty fun to ride, for a gigantic bike, and are more comfortable than anything else that I've ridden, ever.
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May 2, 2009 18:09
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Realized that riding with my dad is an effective solution to the problem of going too fast on the highway.
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May 10, 2009 23:23
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Congratulations for passing the first initiation rite. 
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May 14, 2009 09:02
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Ola posted:No longer content to taunt us with your amazing scenery and mountain roads, you've resorted to the fair haired Norwegian lasses. Curse you Ola!
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May 18, 2009 01:22
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Every time a hooligan is born, an  gets its wings.
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Jun 1, 2009 00:58
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Huh. I hadn't actually thought of doing a calibrated alignment like that. Would you mind posting a bit more on the actual steps involved?
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Jun 5, 2009 20:53
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Gnaghi posted:Man this light today was so messed up, turning green for only a drat second. Traffic is backed up and...oh wait I'm on my Husky (rides on sidewalk, across trailer park, jumps curb between trees into auto service center and on to open roads, all while slipping the clutch so to allow extra reving/noise-making).
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Jun 7, 2009 04:35
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Make a thread.  Can you take a clearer picture of your front axle? Usually you'll have a hole that runs through the axle and will allow you to push a cotter pin through and capture it with that wierd looking castle nut.
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Jul 15, 2009 21:19
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^^ Did the same thing. Realized that my bike has felt like a freighter for the last few days, because I was sitting at 30/30, when it should be 36/42. 
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Jul 23, 2009 22:44
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I'm sure if you dumped the clutch in first at ~12k rpm, you might loop it.
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Jul 24, 2009 06:19
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Good to hear that it wasn't too messed up by the fall, and that you finally found out why it was weird about starting. Contemplated cleaning the bike, and then remembered that silver bikes neeeever need cleaning, so I just chucked some more oil at the chain and rode it.
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Jul 24, 2009 19:22
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Chill_Bebop posted:mmm... scrambler I don't know what it is, but any scrambler just scratches that reptillian part of my brain, telling me that I neeeeeed one. That's a drat fine looking bike.
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Jul 28, 2009 19:03
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frozenphil posted:I got my first taste of riding in heavy traffic. Stop and go sucks cocks. Well, at least you're not riding an air-cooled bike in heavy traffic. 
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