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I might have to ride down my SV650 down to show you drat Harley owners what real power is like. 
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AncientTV posted:Apparently, everything on a Harley is called the Frame. That's because a Harley is the frame through which you view your life. It's very postmodern.
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Oct 24, 2011 21:20
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Scrapez posted:A Sportster supermoto? No...seriously. 16 inch rims...why. Seriously. 17s. There are a few sportster trailies out there too, for those interested in that sort of thing.
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Oct 28, 2011 17:03
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Deeters posted:I rode my Blast for two years without any real problems. Sure, it wasn't anything fantastic, but it got the job done. It managed a 6 hour round trip and countless times being jumped off curbs. The Ninja 250 is certainly a better bike, but I didn't think the Blast was terrible. I think that the issue with the Blast is that the absolute best thing about it is that it can "get the job done". It's the motorcycle equivalent of those union autoworkers out getting hammered and high on their lunch breaks.
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Nov 15, 2011 18:52
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Scrapez posted:I guess I'm a wuss. I've put 10,000 miles on shieldless and it still fatigues me riding on the interstate for any length of time. Do you have a nice helmet that fits you well? Gear that doesn't flap around you? Both of these things are really important for maintaining comfort when riding without a windshield. Otherwise, yeah, I roll without a windshield for all my touring, including 750+ mile days on a supermoto. I want to be out in the wind. Anything up to 100mph is fine, with a tuck, anything up to around 150mph is fine.
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Nov 29, 2011 23:37
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The only option is a hardtail. Get those vibes delivered as directly as possible. Also every road vibe for...bonus times. Edit: Teach her to sit on the tank while you ride around too.
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Dec 4, 2011 19:40
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Don't buy a new bike for your first bike period. Tax free and 2k off is nothing compared to what you can pick up a used bike for. The AAFES stuff on new bikes is a huge scam designed to take advantage of people. You can get more than 2k off at most local Harley dealerships right now, they are HURTING. Get back to the states, take your MSF, cruise around for a bit on borrowed bikes or buy a cheap beater to play with for a bit, test ride other bikes mercilessly, and then buy what you actually want when you know what you want. You can't learn much about a bike in 10-20 minutes in a parking lot. Z3n fucked around with this message at 10:34 on Jan 13, 2012 |
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Jan 13, 2012 10:30
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Devorum posted:That's what I keep telling myself. I just want to get a used Virago 535 or something after I leave here and go to Japan. The constant peer pressure gets to me, though, so it's good to hear it from someone else. You'd think after happily riding a 49cc bike for 3 years I'd be immune to the "get a bigger bike" stuff, huh? Funny considering bigger doesn't even really mean faster, better, or more fun. I have the most fun on 125-400cc singles. Not fast, not big, but grins all day long. Get a sweet Virago 535 and use the cash to mod it until it's something incredible and unique 
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Jan 13, 2012 10:35
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The real question is if you can find a mechanic / engine builder who you can trust to do the work, your build seems reasonable from a performance standpoint.
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Mar 21, 2012 04:27
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clutchpuck posted:I do have access to a good engine builder, bonus he's expressed interest in labor trade for website work. Make sure the ring gaps are in the correct locations (if it's important on Harleys, I know it is on modern supersports), but that sounds like great fun! Make a thread when you do it I'd probably bribe tue engine builder with beer to come over and point at poo poo and make sure I'm doing it right. Always good to have an expert on hand.
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Mar 21, 2012 04:45
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Fkin posted:If you really like sporties and want a great engine with high horsepower that will fit in most buells and sportsters - have a look at the 100 inch s&s crate engine. Comes complete with an S&S carb and breather: Ten thousand dollars jesus gently caress.
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Mar 23, 2012 18:27
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Marv Hushman posted:Matures give, on average, $1066 per year to 6.3 charities Riding in formation on bikes is terrible period.
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Mar 25, 2012 23:10
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Sagebrush posted:Chill out. "The eighth air force" is a fine comparison. "The 8th over Ploiesti", though...well, I' just saying that a superstitious person might try to avoid comparing their motorcycle group ride to a bomber mission where nearly a third of the planes were shot down and 660 crewmen died. Just the Harley riders 
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Mar 27, 2012 21:30
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Generic bolt on fuel controllers tend to go very rich across the board for safety reasons, better to go rich than lean. Despite that, sometimes they'll still be too lean in one area, if that's your cruising rpm that can be a problem. Sometimes they're not tuned right at part throttle either. I would honestly say the best thing is to do it right. Get the full system, a power commander, and higher flow filter and get it tuned right.
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Mar 30, 2012 02:38
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CombatMedic posted:Its hard to judge from forum posts because people who complain about the tab fuel manager don't say what they were expecting. You're unlikely to blow up the engine but chances are you're going to lose throttle response. I mean, think about it from a design perspective: you have a team of engineers designing the engine, getting it tuned just right to pass emissions and still respond well. And then you want to change a significant amount about backpressure, intake flow, and how the engine operates as a whole. It's not designed for that, and even when you have the best tested and performing pipes and air filter, your bike still isn't going to be tuned with respect to your engine's unique wear and build characteristics. A good tuner can trade passing epa standards for better power, mpg, and throttle response, but throwing parts at a bike without tuning with respect to those parts and your specific engine is like trying to put together a puzzle blind. Someone somewhere might get it right once, but 99% of the time there's an associated performance decrease because of the unique wear/break in/etc of each bike. For better or for worse though, most people can't tell the difference between a well tuned bike and a poo poo one. The well tuned ones always feel slow because they're super controllable and easy to ride...its the poorly tuned ones that are exciting as they hit like a freight train when they pull out of the hole from poor tuning. But I will also freely admit I am biased and there are about 3 people on the west coast who I would trust to tune my bikes.
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Mar 30, 2012 04:02
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Kaliber posted:I am very much considering trading in my street bob for the 2012 XR1200X. Should I do it? Is the primary problem with your street bob dragging poo poo everywhere? If so, yes! If no, yes as well.
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Apr 3, 2012 03:13
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If it's tuned well it really shouldn't foul plugs at high altitude. You'll probably notice some decreased performance but I wouldn't mess with it until you've had an established problem with it.
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Apr 17, 2012 03:21
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Olde Weird Tip posted:It's so meta 
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May 18, 2012 03:28
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Aren't the vrods water cooled?
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May 21, 2012 02:59
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Backov posted:To me it seems like a no brainer - air cooled all the way. Radiators suck. Water pumps suck. All that poo poo sucks and not having to deal with it on motorcycles is fantastic. Unless, of course, you want performance out of your bikes.
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May 22, 2012 14:12
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Sagebrush posted:Right, but it's more than just stable emissions...a hot engine produces more nitrogen oxides, and a cool engine more hydrocarbons. NOs are significantly more toxic than HCs, and harder to clean up in a catalytic converter. The failure mode for an air cooled bike is a warped head, so...no, they're not. You can run a water cooled bike without a good amount of coolant for a long time (don't ask me how I know), but eventually it'll croak. If you don't keep air moving over the fins of an air cooled bike, eventually it'll cook the engine block, which was the original justification for lane sharing. clutchpuck posted:
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May 22, 2012 17:44
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Can't have a rice burner without water. (Has anyone else ever heard that phrase used? I only heard it when I was a kid...)
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May 22, 2012 21:24
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Sagebrush posted:^^^^^^ For a while it really was doing an admirable job as a safe space for the CA Harley owners, but I guess the urge to invade was just too strong No one is safe from the long, stereotypical unfeeling touch of Harley's marketing arm.
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May 23, 2012 03:26
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Well, that is the beauty of modern motorcycle construction...the aircooled bikes can break 100hp with enough displacement, while still being reliable. And frankly, as someone once said: No honest rider needs more than a Ninja 250. 
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May 23, 2012 14:58
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The best motivation to avoid Layer Dan is having to ride cupcake on a Buell. Oh the humanity.
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May 23, 2012 17:02
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Marv Hushman posted:I really know nothing about the BMW subculture, if there is such a thing. So I waded through some photos to see if they yielded any clues. The only difference between Harley® riders and BMW® riders is if The Wild One or Long Way Around came up first on Netflix streaming.
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May 24, 2012 02:12
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Armyman25 posted:I always find it funny when people bring up The Wild One in relation to Harleys. Another Triumph of marketing.
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May 24, 2012 03:59
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Snowdens Secret posted:What keeps a regular Sportster from turning into an XR via the race parts? From the chatting thread: I think the XR1200 has a higher spec engine and different frame as well. Not entirely sure though. When it comes to cruisers, the Diavel is where I would have thought Harley would have eventually ended up...someone finally took advantage of long wheelbase, dumped a monster engine in it, and made a stupid fast bike in a straight line. Same with the VMax.
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Oct 11, 2012 06:53
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If you're looking for more stopping power, I'd try the fresh organic pads, then HH pads, a better master cylinder, and then finally rotors. The only downside to HH pads is they tend to be worse when there's wet weather as they dont brake as well as the organics on a cold, wet rotor. Most of the lever feel and responsiveness is in the master cylinder, all modern brake calipers are pretty decent.
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Dec 2, 2012 11:01
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Nidhg00670000 posted:What? There are bikes made after 1980 without a passing switch? Passing switches aren't really a thing on most bikes in the US. We have different switchgear that is often missing it.
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To me that's like saying there's still cars with hand-crank starting.
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Just remove all the damping components from your forks and leave the springs in, that'll emulate the springer front end nicely.
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Jun 11, 2013 22:08
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:HD, release the full loss oil system and a carb with a wick for a mainjet! Wickin' awesome.
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Nov 7, 2013 21:41
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That's really loving cool. Too bad that was the last innovation Harley participated in
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Nov 16, 2013 00:13
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They were just participating in his innovations in the same way they expect their customers to participate in their brand. It's a compliment, really.
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Nov 16, 2013 00:25
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Automatic breaking system.
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Nov 17, 2013 03:52
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clutchpuck posted:Purple bikes always remind me of a guy I met in Idaho. He was describing his purple Vulcan as a bike "a colored would ride". It took me like 20 miles on the road to realize what he was talking about there. Never change, Whiteaho. Friends of mine bought a Yamaha GTS from a guy they described as an "affable bro", who explained that the wiring job the PO had done was "African American rigged". 'MURICA
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Raise it up and gently caress with the geometry, making it handle worse. And you won't be able to get sticky tires for it. Basically, give up on trying to make the bike something it isn't and appreciate it for what it is. If you wanna lean, buy an SV650 or something.
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OMGVBFLOL posted:I'm curious about this part. Does it just use sizes that are uncommon for sportbikes? Yeah - they make really good tires in only a handful of sizes, basically a 3.5 inch 17 front and a 4.5/5.5/6 inch 17 rear. Also plz don't buy an SV650. Buy a Tuono or something.
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No an SV650 is a super fun bike if all you want is leans but if you want torques and poo poo, a bigger displacement bike will be a lot more torquey and it has updated suspension (although that can be fixed on the SV if you spend a bit of money/time on it).
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