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benwards posted:(and another cycle of oil through the drain and back into the engine again). Ah, just hang it upside down so the oil stays in! 
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started the KLR for the first time in almost a year. I'm a bad parent. Think I oughta clean the carb - it took a bunch of spins on a freshly charged batt to get it thumping, and it had been difficult to start in the cold even when I was riding it regularly - or at least more difficult than usual.
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Jun 9, 2010 23:46
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Retarded Pimp posted:That's what I ended up doing, you don't even have to take the CCT out, just the 12mm bolt & spring. Maint on KLR's is so simple it's almost like working on lawnmowers. They sure sound like lawnmowers.
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Jun 16, 2010 02:33
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1300 km circle route over two days. Not Iron Butt material, but not bad for me.
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Jun 21, 2010 06:27
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Crayvex posted:What is the point of the Iron Butt? The more distance rides I do, the more I question people who brag about Iron Butt. Covering 1000 miles in 24 hours doesn't lend itself to enjoyable riding. Saturday was one of my longest days in the saddle in terms of both distance and time, and I put in a little over 400 miles. It's just amazing to me that there are people who easily do double, and on better roads with less deer on them. e: well maybe not easily, but you get what I mean.
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Jun 21, 2010 19:28
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Physically reinstalled the carb and hoses on the KLR. Tomorrow, the rest of the running gear and a power test.
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Jul 16, 2010 05:41
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Restarted the KLR, seems to run ok (while stopped, not under load yet). Need a couple of bolts for the tank. Changed the oil. Goal for the weekend is to get everything to an approximation of clean and shiny.
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Jul 17, 2010 05:23
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Finally got the panels back on the KLR after a year. On Friday, in it goes to the shop to get the recall work done on the turn signals, one of which is already dangling.
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Aug 9, 2010 21:08
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The Suzuki: changed the brake fluid, blew out the air filter, gave it a bit of a wash. There's a fair amount of stuff to take off to get at the filter. At least the panels bolt up real easy.
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Aug 11, 2010 06:45
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Rode back from the Kootenays and oiled my chain as soon as I got in the door. Looks like the new brake fluid is holding up, and the front actually seems a little stiffer. So that's another thing I apparently can do sort of alright. Cool.
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Aug 16, 2010 06:12
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The satin silver on black is pretty awesome-lookin'.
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Aug 24, 2010 01:17
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Gave the Strom its first plug change. The front center plug is kind of a grind but it ain't the worst thing in the world. Also I found out that even if a bolt runs through a rubber mounting, it in fact cannot be tightened an arbitrary number of turns! Go figure, eh. (Fortunately I didn't strip anything, it broke off with enough shaft sticking out that I could throw a vicegrips on it and turn it out by hand. Dodged a bullet.)
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Oct 7, 2010 06:26
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Punched the old chain apart, hauled it off, swapped the sprockets front and rear. Stopped short of putting the new chain on because I munged the lockwasher for the countershaft sprocket, and don't have a fresh one. So instead I put the crash bars back on with a healthy dollop of silicone on the "bean" where the two sides meet, otherwise the bars vibrate like crazy. The chain tool works like hot drat.
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Oct 18, 2010 05:17
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So far *fingers crossed* I've never stripped the oil pan bolt. I've twisted off other bolts while still in the bore, but never the oil pan. Maybe it's cause I've got weak little noodle arms. I got a process: Is it tight? Yes. Could it go tighter? Quick check - Yes. Does it feel like an honest tighter or does it feel like you're gonna have an expensive bout of swearing? Either. GET THE gently caress AWAY FROM THAT BOLT YOU GORILLA IT'S TIGHT ENOUGH. Anyway I got the Strom away for the winter, though I'll want to locate some gas to throw in the tank. Battery's unhooked, I've learned that lesson :[
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Nov 25, 2010 05:32
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sirbeefalot posted:McMaster-Carr is a great place to get oddball fasteners like these, though depending on the bolt size you may end up with a pack of 25 even if you only need 2. Plus they'll sell you the individual bit or driver you need for whatever screw size you get. McMaster-Carr is intense. It's what I imagine the Sears catalogue was like back in the homesteader days, only with less prefab houses and more welding gear. Plus you could kill a dude with the book. So on Sunday I changed the oil, checked the battery (completely charged), checked bolts, checked lube points, aired the tires and rode around the neighborhood for ten minutes. First of the year, baby! It's been snowing since Sunday night.
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Mar 24, 2011 03:26
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It's been above 10ºC for four days consecutively. Nothing today, but starting Monday, I riiiide. Next up for maintenance: New brake pads!
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Apr 25, 2011 00:31
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clutchpuck posted:The wife's R1150, on the other hand...jesus. She'll finish those before I finish an oil change. It's pretty uncanny. There's nothin' uncanny about quick valve adjustments on a bike where the valve covers double as frame sliders
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May 20, 2011 03:39
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Put some dust on it. I realized that the strom's seen maybe about five minutes of gravel road, so I gave it another hour or so down this highway that scared the bejesus out of me when I was a noob on a KLR, but objectively is like one step up in offensiveness from hard-packed dry earth.
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Jun 6, 2011 03:52
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Nidhg00670000 posted:No one can fault the mans tenacity and lack of economical sense. This time it was just a probation though? You'd think an engineer would have a better sense of cost-to-benefit
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Jul 8, 2011 07:12
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Z3n posted:Nah, that way is fine. The speed bleeders mean you don't need to crack and uncrack the bleeder each time. They're just check valves. It's a really good idea, though - how much do they cost compared to a standard set of bleed valves?
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Jul 21, 2011 02:42
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Changed brake pads, finished just before it got dark. Tomorrow I test 'em out
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Aug 3, 2011 05:29
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Braked the poo poo out of the new pads just after it rained. Nearly washed the front out, so that was fun.
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Aug 6, 2011 04:38
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Hey Blaster how you been
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Aug 13, 2011 19:21
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Took it out for the first time in a couple weeks. Washed it. Rolled 25000 km.
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Oct 17, 2011 03:00
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The DL is lagered at the dealer; I had it in for the big valve check service and to replace the steering head bearings that I kept skiving off on, and they found play in the swingarm bearings, which is either a purchase of some specialized tools, or a fabrication of the same. So they're doing that too. God I need a place with a garage.
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May 30, 2013 17:56
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GnarlyCharlie4u posted:yeoutch. that's an afternoon and a case of beer for someone with a garage. Yeah man. Correction: I need a garage, or a friend with a garage I can take over for a couple of days if I screw something up.
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May 30, 2013 21:19
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Generally, Alberta. The work's getting done, I wouldn't be riding for a few days anyway. I was mainly just grousing.
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May 30, 2013 23:50
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Going to drop the front wheel and regrease my speedo pickup today. It's been chirping and I'm kinda worried about it seizing.
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Sep 27, 2013 15:19
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Aired the tires, cranked it over and dusted it off. Like, literally dusted, it's been in a parking garage all winter and I took a swiffer to it.
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Mar 10, 2014 15:48
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New tire day IS best day. I'mma pick em up from Fedex office at lunch. (Bastards never even got out of the truck yesterday.)
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Mar 18, 2014 18:54
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Pulled the wheels off and left it propped up on the centerstand in the garage. Gonna get my PR3's put on tomorrow!
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Sunday: Backed my car out Wheeled the bike out Reparked my car Tried to start the bike No power (it kicked right over back in March) Swore Tried to bumpstart it in the parking garage Succeeded only in skidding the rear wheel Swore Backed my car out Turned the car off Got the jumper cables Took the seat off Hooked up the cables Nothing Hooked up the cables correctly Boosted the bike Took the cables off started the car parked the car put the seat on put my gear on got on the bike Left the garage Rode down street It's blocked for construction Rode down street the other way Noticed my mirror was jacked up from when I let it off the centerstand last time and it tapped the wall Fixed mirror Nudged killswitch while fixing mirror Tried to start bike No power Swore Walked bike across intersection and onto sidewalk Start walking it home Downhill Sit on bike and waddle it downhill Try bumpstarting it CHUG Chug chug pop Try it again but faster CHUG CHUG CHUG chug pop Third time's the fuckin' charm CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUG CHUGCHUGCHUGCHUG VROOM Get off the sidewalk Baby it home Turn off the bike Pull the car out Park the bike Throw my gear in the car Go run errands I had planned to run on the bike Pull battery that evening Trickle charge it overnight Waiting til Thursday to see if I need a new battery
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May 13, 2014 15:21
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slidebite posted:haha Yeah, I know. There's no plugins in the garage but I should have just yanked it earlier this winter. *mopes, kicks stone*
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May 13, 2014 16:22
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Crayvex posted:Money is no object. I have read that in Canada/Europe you can order from Yamaha a bracket that allows you to mount the FJR bags. They shouldn't, though with larger bags your pillion might be touching the bags with their thighs/calves, and maybe have some difficulty swinging a leg over.
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May 15, 2014 19:58
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Changed the oil and filter, lubed the chain, hit one corner on the ride home that didn't make me feel like a complete rusty bozo. This is the first time changing a filter that I've ever had to stab it with a screwdriver to get it started turning.
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May 26, 2014 02:51
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BlackMK4 posted:A strap wrench will never fail you if it fits the filter right and you position it at the base of the filter rather than mid/top where if the filter is ultra tight you're going to just crush the filter. Yeah, that was the problem. I've changed my own oil on this bike since I bought it, just this time I was working with borrowed tools in the shop at work 'cause I couldn't find my own strap wrench and filter socket. The rubber strap wrench I was using, I had a hard time getting it all the way down the filter, so I ended up crushing the nose of it just like you say. So I stabbed it and got like ten degrees of turn out of it, then worked it off the rest of the way with the strap wrench. The nut on the K&N would actually work really great here, as the SV/Vstrom motor sticks the filter right out the front into clear air. Also, Suzuki's spec for the OEM filters is bugnut tight. "Make contact with the filter's o-ring against the seat, then give the filter two full turns."
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May 26, 2014 18:37
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hot sauce posted:
Would you say the position you were in was... tiring?
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May 27, 2014 18:41
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Poor little guy.  On the bright side, it's not endangered, and you didn't smoke a kakapo or something like that.
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May 31, 2014 17:38
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Unhooked the battery, took off the sidecases, greased the chain, put on the cover and the disc lock. This winter/next year: Fresh oil New brakelines Get the rear shock checked out/resprung if possible/replaced if neccessary. I don't think VStrom shocks are rebuildable. Actually wash the drat thing, & maybe degrime the swingarm, back wheel, & front sprocket cover
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Yesterday, did an oil change, air filter change, and put Intiminators in the front forks. Not a difficult job at all, but it took me a long-rear end time - trying to go slow and be methodical, because a. it was my first time ever taking the forks off the bike, and b. I did it in the shop at work because I don't have a garage or even a proper driveway, so if I hosed anything up I was cabbing home. They've eliminated a ton of brake dive, and seem to be less jarring over parking lot speed bumps. Next is replacing the brake pads and rotors. Could have done the front when the wheel was off yesterday, but that would have taken even longer, and I'm leery of doing more than one big change at a time.
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