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I made a tail tidy for my bike. Just need to get a little led light for license plate so it passes inspection. It's nice saving money by doing it yourself. Click here for the full 700x525 image.
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May 4, 2009 18:24
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Drunk Pledge Driver posted:Is that the new Ninja 250? My friend's dad has one and my god that rear fender is horrendous. It's a 650 but it's the same fender. Thing was ginormous.
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May 4, 2009 20:35
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Wheel tape!  Click here for the full 1000x750 image. I didn't get my wheels as clean as possible so hopefully the tape stays stuck to it for a while anyway.
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May 9, 2009 19:24
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I put some new coerce bars on. The bars were the easy part, it took me way too long to get the drat bar ends on. 
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Jul 28, 2009 22:42
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Stock bar difference between stock and rizoma bar  rizoma bar installed(also progrips and rizoma end weights) 
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Jul 30, 2016 21:53
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The stock bar is decent but I'm a little short so when I am in a relaxed position my arms want to fall below the stock height. The new bar is a little lower and has a little more sweep so it's a lot more natural for me. Also the progrips are very squishy.
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Jul 30, 2016 22:23
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pokie posted:How do you like the mirror sticks? They look interesting. Also what bike is it? It's an FZ-09. The stock mirrors do the job ok, I'll probably end up replacing them with something smaller but they aren't on my list of things I want to get to this summer.
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Jul 31, 2016 02:05
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I did a much needed first service for my fz. Changed oil, adjusted clean and lubed chain, went over bolts and screws on everything. Also I made my own manometer and synced the throttle bodies. Before, #3 was out a bit.  After, as close as I could make them considering how much it pulsed the fluid.  Runs much smoother under 5k or so now, not sure if that's just because of the adjustment to the throttle bodies or because she got the works. Whatever it was she's very happy now.
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Aug 6, 2016 22:24
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The connectors on the top there are restrictors but i think the tubes themselves were a little too big and just allowed too much air movement. Still worked well enough, though.
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Aug 6, 2016 22:43
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As Nero Danced posted:This does have me wondering though, and maybe this is a question for the discussion thread, but what would make for the least maintenance-requiring bike? Shaft drive, hydraulic lifters, non-lovely-old-carbs, etc. Does anything fit this bill? Probably a goldwing or something like that. Probably an electric bike but you would still have to charge the thing every night.
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Aug 9, 2016 00:13
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New clutch lever! CRG RC2 shorty, feels really good to use New exhaust!  Yoshimura WORKS full exhaust, bike howls now, as it should.
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Aug 10, 2016 01:16
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The front brake is much more efficient please use it.
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Sep 18, 2016 14:52
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Yeah at that weight you probably would need some stiffer shocks. Bike will definitely be safer after you get it set up.
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Sep 18, 2016 18:53
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My fz-09 locks the rear if you put moderate pressure on it. Fun for skids but makes it sort of hard to modulate for brake use. I don't really need it for anything but skids anyway though that's why I got it.
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Sep 20, 2016 03:50
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I installed some block off plates on my FZ-09. I think either the reed valves are hitting or there's a leak though because the bike is louder now and I'm not sure that's normal. So tomorrow I get to tear everything apart again and see what the deal is.
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Sep 24, 2016 22:38
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According to stoltec and another tuner on fz09.org it does not have any effect on the fueling. I've heard several people mention taking out the reed valves though because they were clearly hitting the plates. The sound I'm hearing sort of makes me think that's what is happening here. I'm gonna take a second look regardless.
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Sep 24, 2016 23:36
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Ok noise fixed. Turns out I'm a big dummy and the plate I thought was symmetrical had an asymmetrical cutout on the bottom. I took the reeds out anyway just for insurance.
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Sep 25, 2016 18:46
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I'm returning my fz-09 back to stock and I go to get the exhaust out of the shed. Fuckin chipmunks filled it with nuts, FILLED. I should have hung it up but I didn't think they would use it as a nut storage device. Anyway, I shook out about 100 by hand and then put it on the bike and shot out like 50 more that way. There's still like 5 or 6 stuck in there so my bikes gonna smoke for god knows how long till they are burnt up. Little bastards.
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Apr 16, 2017 19:54
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Yeah there's all kinds of roasting going on. I think I got most of them out now though the smoke seems to have cleared up.
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Apr 16, 2017 22:50
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Removed like 8 warning stickers, got my tailbag(barely) on, crg clutch lever, and suspension dialed in. Also since it rained like every day since I got it, she got a wash and shine. Excited to finally hit the mountains tomorrow. 
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Apr 22, 2017 20:41
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High Protein posted:It's awesome how the fairing side says 'a'. Waiting for random people to ask me why there's an 'a' on it at stop lights. In other news I spent 2 hours riding around the mountain and it was magical. I want to spend more time on the bike today so I probably will.
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Apr 23, 2017 21:19
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The most involved tail tidy install I've ever done. That's the last thing I should have to touch on this bike now for the rest of the season. Break in should be done this weekend too.  #bear acer
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May 6, 2017 01:11
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Did the first service on my Tuono. Yummy metallic break in oil  IDK what fucker put my oil filter on but it was super over tightened and I had to stab it with a screwdriver and make a mess getting it off. This is why I do my own work 
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May 12, 2017 22:07
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You some kind of narc or something????
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May 21, 2017 02:53
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HenryJLittlefinger posted:Beat me to it. Sounds like a good way to crash into said cars.
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May 21, 2017 16:33
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 oh dear  That's better. Hopefully this tire makes it through the rest of the season.
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Aug 15, 2017 21:55
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Must have the same stuff gear oil has in it. Cracking open an old diff can greet you with the pleasant smell of rear end.
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Aug 28, 2017 04:48
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Got some cheap levers for the Grom. Got a bunch more goodies coming for this weekend.
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Sep 5, 2017 20:48
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More Grom stuff: 14t front sprocket, thats 1 down from stock...wheelies are a tad easier now  Tail tidy, the stock fender piece was extremely stout and over engineered, it's kind of impressive.
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Sep 9, 2017 17:23
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Finally got around to putting some tank grip on my Tuono. The hole is for the logo but I think that looks tacky so I'd rather just leave the hole. Also put some pegs on the Grom. That's probably it for this year. 
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Sep 17, 2017 18:02
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Seems like your shock pissed itself?
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Sep 24, 2017 22:28
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 Cut the groms legs off. I did some trail riding and the bike handled it pretty drat well, but I was bottoming out a lot. I figured I would try some thicker oil in the forks. Hit some trails after and it didn't bottom out ~as much~ but I'm going to add a little more over what the stock level was and see if it helps before I go with an even thicker oil.
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Oct 7, 2017 21:26
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You can't use spacers with the new forks but it's not really a big deal. I'm not gonna go crazy trying to turn the thing into a dirtbike. I'll thrash on the stock stuff till it's wrecked and then look at replacing it with something better. next day edit: i added a small amount of oil and was able to sneak about 2mm of preload on the rod since there was enough thread at the end to safely raise the cap. Feels better already. GabbiLB fucked around with this message at 19:41 on Oct 8, 2017 |
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Oct 8, 2017 01:19
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Slavvy posted:That's a lot of words to type yes A very silly spot to put the air tank for the bags. I suppose there isn't much space elsewhere though. Also nice desk lamp.
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Oct 9, 2017 02:07
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 Played in the mud. Wasn't expecting so much mud today, had to turn back. Stock tires not up to this task.
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Oct 12, 2017 23:13
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 Got my heated grips on. Aprilia did not make any step of this install easy. Had to heavily modify the throttle tube, trim the left grip, find a place that I could actually route the wires through the frame without them touching the heads, mount the controller with zip ties(id prob do this on any bike). I have no idea if the "intelligent monitor" works. I had them on to test so I'll see tomorrow if my battery ends up drained or not. GabbiLB fucked around with this message at 19:15 on Oct 15, 2017 |
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Oct 15, 2017 18:53
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Trip report: Bike started up fine so the shutoff works correctly. Rode to work in 50 degree weather and I had the grips cranked up. My hands we're burning and it was lovely. A+ would do again.
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Oct 16, 2017 14:39
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Figured I'd change the oil in my Grom before the winter gets here and I can't be bothered. Also swapped out the stock clutch springs/plate for some heavier ones.  Not too much poo poo on the screen but also it's a 125 so how much could it really make.  Stock clutch and oil spinner if anyone was curious about Grom innards.
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Nov 8, 2017 22:09
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Can't see it in that image but yes there's also a very small oil pump beneath the spinner. If you do big bore or just want to wheelie all day there are aftermarket ones available, as well as lightweight spinners.
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Battery on my tuono requires 3 different fasteners to be removed. 5m hex to remove seat, 4m hex to remove a fuze block thats blocking the battery in, and then a 10m wrench to remove the battery.
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