What did you do to your ride: forensic welding

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CoolBlue: Jul 23, 2007; Bags of cereal are awesome

8ender posted:

Thats the last time I trust those crazy old bastards on the KZ650 forums.

Use whatever your manual calls for, every time. Believe it or not, even the Kaw engineers probably knew what they were doing (at least regarding brake fluid).

To contribute, I finally installed my oil cooler, new petcock, oiled my filters and installed my new front M/C

CoolBlue fucked around with this message at 21:44 on Mar 16, 2009

# ¿ Mar 16, 2009 21:40

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 21:08

CoolBlue: Jul 23, 2007; Bags of cereal are awesome

Trintintin posted:

I cleaned all the grime off of her, and then put her on display in my front yards in hopes that someone steals it.

Seriously.

Why?

# ¿ Mar 17, 2009 02:43

CoolBlue: Jul 23, 2007; Bags of cereal are awesome

kcer posted:

The thing is no loving better than it was before the new(?) clutch. It was awful on the ride home, so straight away I took the fairing off, opened up the clutch cover and checked the sprocket (both sprockets look great) the clutch mechanism and the push rod. They all look fine.

I've eliminated every possible option. It's not the drivetrain, it's not the clutch mechanism, it's not the cable, it's not the lever, it's not the push rod and it supposedly has a brand new clutch on. The only possible remaining choice is that he's replaced it and filled it with poo poo oil.

Are you SURE the cable is adjust correctly? Just double/triple/quadruple check it. Oil with friction modifiers/energy savers (as mentioned before) really will do a number on a wet clutch. An oil change is cheap, might as well try it.

# ¿ Apr 9, 2009 19:29

CoolBlue: Jul 23, 2007; Bags of cereal are awesome

Gnaghi posted:

Today I siphoned the av gas out of the Husky and replaced with 93 cause I wasn't sure about mixing the two. AV gas has an after-taste that lingers a bit longer than regular. Then I took it for a short ride and ended up pulling a wheelie from a dead stop right on my own street. Also made an appointment to have it looked over at a dealer in a week.

Mustard. Kills the gas taste.

# ¿ Apr 22, 2009 01:07

CoolBlue: Jul 23, 2007; Bags of cereal are awesome

Skreemer posted:

Well the B1250 has a feature that my old GS550 didn't, parking lights. Apparently if you leave said parking lights on through a 10 hour work shift and no one tells you, it'll drain the battery completely.

So there you have it... that's what I did to my bike today...

Oh yah, yesterday I got my bike to an indicated 135mph... just a hair over the 65mph speed limit...

Do me a favor, shut the gently caress up about your 1250. I cannot afford one right now, and you're not making it any easier, ok? Thanks.

# ¿ Apr 23, 2009 13:35

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# ¿ Apr 28, 2024 21:08

CoolBlue: Jul 23, 2007; Bags of cereal are awesome

Chill_Bebop posted:

I started it up.

Still bogs in the midrange

Still a nightmare

still waiting to do a valve adjustment job

Wish I had friends who were into Bikes who lived near me to help out

You live in CA, there are like a half a million motorcycle goons out there. I'm sure someone here could help you out.

# ¿ Apr 23, 2009 23:50

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