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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...
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I dropped mine. Guy in a truck took a left hand turn a little too close for comfort as I was pulling up to a stop sign at a "T" intersection. My dumb rear end grabbed a handful of front brake and locked it up. Came to an immediate and abrupt stop and I went to stab my feet to the ground. Found out that if your left foot is on the ground and your right foot is on the edge of the peg you can step down hard enough to upset the belence of your bike and tip over on to the right side. End result was one scratch on the OMG sized can, light scuffing on the case and one smashed front right side turn signal. Didn't even put a mark on the radiator thankfully...
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Over the last 3 weeks as a favor for a co-worker I've pulled, cleaned, put back together, bench synched and re-installed a set of carbs for an '85 VFR700. If anyone asked me to work on one of those ever again other than external/regular maintenance, I will kick over the bike, light it on fire and then slit my wrists. Why oh why V-4's do you have to be so difficult to work on? Happy days though we stuck it all back on the bike and after priming the fuel pump and the carb bowls the bike fired right up. Then unfortunately gas started hemorrhaging out of the petcock all over the place. Now he's gotta wait for the petcock rebuild kit to come in... petcock...
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May 21, 2012 03:20
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zapateria posted:Finally I own a bike! Suzuki Bandit GSF 600 S 2001. I have a 2002 Bandit 600 sitting in my garage as well. If you ever have to clean the carbs, grow a 3rd arm/hand or find a buddy that can help you out. I hate "push/pull" throttle cables. One cable is always in the center of the carb and a complete paint to get to.
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May 24, 2012 14:53
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Olde Weird Tip posted:On my B12 you could get the rack of carbs out of the engine before you had to take the throttle cables off, if you took them out of the right side of the bike. Two of the four will stick out the side and then you can get your hand in there to get the cables out. I'm mainly spoiled by the fact my first bike was an '83 GS550 with no airbox. Carbs out adjusted and back in again was literally a 20 - 25 minute job... And the new bandit 1250 has fuel injection.
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May 26, 2012 05:46
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Resource posted:Adjusted my chain today and I'm at the last mark. Time for a new chain. I have no idea what I actually need to get to install a new chain, so this will be fun. it's usually a good idea to replace chains and sprockets at the same time. Not always necessary of you keep everything in proper adjustment, but not a bad idea.
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Aug 23, 2012 04:00
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Resource posted:Hmm, that's a lot of replacing, but I have heard that a couple times now, I guess that's something I'll have to do. Chains are relatively easy to replace. The local shop and most online sites have a fitment guide. Follow that and any instructions. Also find out if you'll need to buy a separate masterlink. Rivet type master links will require a tool to put them on, clip type master links are easier to put on/take off.
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Aug 23, 2012 05:12
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On my 1981 GS450E Replaced the front springs with a new set from progressive, set the fork oil level to the correct height. Replaced the front brake pads. Replaced the rear brake shoes. Renewed my hate for drum style brakes. Rode around town enjoying brakes and front suspension, and contemplating how to go with the rear shocks. (cheap out and go progressive or get something a little more pricey like a set of Gazi shocks)
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Sep 27, 2013 19:48
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Anyone here ever remove the chrome plating off say your exhaust pipes? I'm not much a fan of chrome and I bought a set of exhaust pipes for my bike. The rust on it is not too bad but I was thinking of removing the chrome and maybe spraying it with the ceramic high heat paint. any ideas?
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Jul 19, 2014 11:16
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Today I replaced the brake fluid reservoir for the front brakes. When i opened it, the reservoir was empty, with just a little fluid on the bottom. Now that the reservoir is on and filled with the appropriate amount of brake fluid, now I can see that the front master cylinder is leaking too... Fix one thing, find another broken part, old bikes suck sometimes.
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Aug 15, 2014 04:53
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Got a bit ambitious yesterday. Swapped the bent bar with a pro-taper 7/8ths model. Got new tires on the rims, got em balanced, new sprockets, new chain. New list of things needing to be done. Pull off the carbs and clean them, the bike spits and dies just off idle to about 4500 RPM. Idles great though, and pulls fine past 5K to redline. Probably pilots/needle passages clogged. New brake pads, the ones on the bike have plenty of material left but look like garbage.
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Over the weekend I drove out to Albuquerque NM (From Dallas), installed a new ignition switch, and installed an alarm to an old GS450 I gave to my cousin. Some rear end in a top hat tried to steal her bike 3 or so weeks ago butchered the ignition switch before noticing that there was a lock on the brake disk. The jackasses then attacked the lock with no success and left the bike behind. (BTW the Oxford hasp type lock she had on there kept the whole thing from being stolen) http://oxford-products.com/us/products/HD-Mini-Shackle-Disc-Lock.html The alarm system I installed was drat easy to put in and I will recommend it to anyone: http://www.gorillacyclealarm.com/motorcycle.alarms Skreemer fucked around with this message at 11:08 on Feb 25, 2015 |
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Yesterday I had to put a plug in my rear tire. I picked up a roofing nail somewhere. My shift is from Midnight to 10am, having a flat tire is the last thing I wanted while i was sleep deprived. I will say the Slime tire repair kit with CO2 inflation worked out very nicely: http://affordable-tire-sealant.com/20240-slime-atvtrailer-emergency-tire-repair-kit/
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Jul 18, 2015 19:57
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Bought a Duke 390, less than 700 miles on it and I get an industrial staple in the back tire. Brought in for first service and they charged me 15$ to have the tire mounted and balanced while in for service. That was right before Christmas. Yesterday I bought and changed out the tires on the bandit. (Back to the Michelin Pilot Road 4) This morning I was going around the neighborhood on a slow scrub in run and shakedown, when I get a piece of metal road debris in the rear tire. Thankfully it just pierced through the edge of the tread and not through the tire, plus I was going slow enough that I heard it hitting as I was riding and stopped immediately to figure out where the noise was coming from. There are days I hate life and happenstance.
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Jan 1, 2017 22:18
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Found out the "gas tank" is just an outside cover on the Duke 390. Lots of space in there. Put a clamp on mount for my phone on the handle bars, then routed a USB cable from the battery tender adapter to the handle bars under the gas tank cover. (Yes I made sure there was enough slack to go lock to lock.) I'm already disliking the mount I chose. Is there a "go to" from the hive mind?
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Jul 14, 2017 21:07
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It was too drat hot to work in the garage, so I moved the bike into the living room and swapped on a "tail-tidy" from R&G. Before:   After:  
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Jul 23, 2017 00:52
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Schroeder91 posted:Radiator fan on my Vstrom isn't working. Getting too hot at stop lights, no fan sound and didn't witness it moving when I checked. The fan will turn on if you short the connectors, so I think its the sensor that isn't working. Ordered a new one, hopefully it's not poo poo because it isn't OEM, and it's about 1/4 the price. When you get the chance pull the Stator and check the windings/connections. Also put the leads on the battery and rev it up to about 5k or 5.5k while watching the voltage. See if the voltage winds up with the RPMs(should stabilize and stay near 13.5/14 IIRC but you'll have to check.), it's a sign the R/R is fried. (The R/R being fried a a common problem)
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Jul 28, 2017 18:01
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Spiffness posted:Might be a perspective thing or my lovely phone, pretty normal proportions in person. Did you have the chance the ride the older model? They added a bit of wet weight to this one as it has a bigger gas tank, but they supposedly fattened up the mid-throttle power.
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Aug 17, 2017 11:06
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maintenance on the Duke390 oil change - changed the filter and the two screens Check tire pressures adjust and oil chain
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Revvik posted:https://imgur.com/gallery/WjhmXsU I can see both, but holy poo poo.
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May 1, 2018 00:24
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I will share in your KTM woes. My Duke 390 is randomly throwing "low oil pressure" errors. After reading a bunch of forums I have purchased a new oil pressure sensor.
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Jun 15, 2018 11:02
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Check the vents in the tank too, Nerobro of old rattle canned a gas tank and blocked off one of the tank vents. When he got near WOT, it would act starved of fuel until we got in there and opened it back up.
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Jul 1, 2018 00:06
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Today was chain and sprockets day. This is the shortest interval I've ever needed to change to 'em out.
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Nov 27, 2018 00:23
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I made a non-touring bike into a touring-ish bike:(click for big) 
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Revvik posted:Got to use a center stand for the first time in my life today and I gotta say, fuckin excellent. Also, I’ve been mentally comparing the oil change on my 40 year old Honda to the one I did on my five year old KTM. One of these bikes ended up with a stripped drain pan bolt and snapped oil filter cover bolts, and had a ton of useless screens; the other was painless and intuitive. The answer may surprise you! I have a Duke 390, so to me, the answer is obvious.
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Jun 21, 2019 10:32
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MomJeans420 posted:I don't anything about these bikes (why is the front rotor so large yet so small?), but I really like this color scheme. Erik Buell liked to fix engineering questions no one was asking. ZTL braking system up front. The final drive in this side of the foto is about the same size as the rear brake. The fuel is in the frame spars you can see, and the oil on some models was also in another section of the frame.
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I put in a USB port/charger on the 2006 KTM390:  (click for big)
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I ended up buying a 2020 KTM 1290 Super Duke GT this weekend: 
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