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Coydog posted:I swear I tried all this, and there wasn't enough clearance to move it forward all the way and pull off, nor enough slack to slide it all the way off the back. It really seemed to me that they designed it for the Enduro model and didn't realize the smaller and fatter wheel of the SMC wouldn't let it clear. KTM Problems. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybyk5fYxdd0 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=phBSOvslOAQ&t=74s I've owned 2 of them and the rear wheel change shouldn't be anywhere near as difficult as you're describing. I forgot that the 690 has the caliper mounted forward, so it should be just "push forward, remove chain, drop wheel straight out of the back".
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pokie posted:I fold my mirrors when splitting. As I said though, I indicated that I was leaving this lane - there was no reason for this guy to pass me. Also this highway stretch of my commute is only about 5 minutes long. If traffic was lighter, I would pull over and let potential followers pass me. I have done that twice during this commute. If they couldn't catch up and pass me then, it's on them. Either way, I wasn't splitting all that slow - certainly not slow or long enough to trigger this manbaby. I'd say you should keep your mirrors unfolded when splitting - wait, is this on the MV? Replace the mirrors with something better, because the biggest problem is not cars, it's other loving bikers. I've had more close calls recently due to bikers than cars.
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Jul 21, 2017 06:20
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pokie posted:I have replaced the mirrors with the "lanesplitters". I guess I can keep one of those unfolded. Yeah like - the worst thing is some loving dickhead behind you who's too loving eager to pass and puts you both at risk. My MO is immediately signaling, pulling in to first reasonable available gap, and waving them by when I see them, no ambiguity about what I want them to do. Idiots in front of you is always better than idiots behind you.
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Jul 22, 2017 06:51
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Ahahahaha loving Harley. I will admit it's sort of amusing adjusting height / tuning a wet clutch basket for consistent engagement once but also lol never again.
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Skreemer posted:I'm looking to replace the Bandit some lady knocked me off of. I used the bandit as both a daily commuter and distance tourer. So far I'm looking at either the 1290 Super Duke GT, or the BMW S1000XR. I've ridden both and like them about the same though I like the seating position on the BMW a little better. "Lipstick on a pig" and all, but i don't care, you're not going to have to ride it. I don't think you can go wrong with either. If you care about wheelies, I'd check the TC on the SDGT for supporting wheelies with the TC on. I love my XR, 42k miles and counting, will do first valve adjust at about 45k. Done a lot of commuting, distance, track, and fast street riding on it, both solo and two up and it pretty much rules across the board. I've thrown a pile of money at it, including tractive suspension, Brembo MC, had sargent make a super high seat for me, cut the handlebar down, engine guards, top case, fuzeblock, puig windscreen, but it didn't really need any of these things besides the top case and the windscreen. Rest was all cause I just like spending money on my bikes. I think the GT V-twin is probably a little more suited to street use but the dual direction quickshifter and all the toys on the XR plus the insane torque spread offset that quite a bit. I really want a metallic blue one but can't justify spending 3k on plastics and plastics only.
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Aug 12, 2017 23:06
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BMW says to not load the factory S1000XR luggage rack with more than 11 pounds too. Handled a Cayenne battery just fine though. Just get a universal mounting plate and throw a topbox on there - you use the grab handles to drag the bike out of the dirt in offroad trim, putting a topbox on it isn't going to be a huge deal. The reason you're not seeing anyone offer a solution is because all you need is a normal tail mount and a universal givi plate.
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[quote="“Finger Prince”" post="“476666133”"] Yeah, Pinochet pretty much took care of that. [/quote] wow
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Sep 24, 2017 21:20
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Roadtec 01s have replaced the Pilot Road 4 as my tire of choice. Also, clutchpuck, goddamn that is Italian af.
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Oct 7, 2017 18:35
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Yeah my experience is that tires broadly vary in characteristics depending on the bike. I don't mind pushing the bar a little harder to get the bike to turn, as I can make the bike turn faster but I can't make it more stable. The metzlers feel just right to me on the BMW, the Michelins feel a bit flighty. Of course now all I recommend for any motorcycle is the MT43, preferably on a Montesa Cota 315R. Not only do the tires stick like glue, nothing else keeps you in shape and healthy like never being able to sit down on the bike.
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Slavvy posted:Seems like as a culture, riders have forgotten that a owning a bike which isn't constantly broken in some way is a relatively recent development and that in the old days the variation between individual machines/ownership experiences was huge. They're extremely analog creatures which demand a patient, holistic approach. Reality frequently doesn't match the manual, you often have to wing it and make educated guesses, you often have to modify stuff because it was designed incorrectly to start with, and even with everything running perfectly poo poo will still break because the design doesn't have benefit of CAD and modern metallurgy. Luck is often a key component in how well-built the bike is. Convincing people all this is normal is far more challenging than the actual work and not something I'm capable of mastering I don't think. I've worked on precisely one AMF era Harley, and my god, this is the truth. Thankfully, the owner was cool and took the bike to me because he trusted me? (i know, I don't know why either). But the "hey, I need to level the clutch relative to itself and then there's like 4 different oddball adjustment mechanisms and what the gently caress is this chain drive okay well, uh, it runs, just ride it until it stops running and we'll figure it out". His response was: "Oh this is like 90% better than it was, here's a pile of cash and thaaaaaanks!" Sometimes things work out!
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Oct 31, 2018 21:23
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Rev. Dr. Moses P. Lester posted:Was that an ironhead? That's a bit unfair to old bikes in general, those things are some of the worst motors I've seen. There's a vintage Harley specialist near me here and he refuses to work on ironheads because they suck so much. I think so? I've tried to erase most of the memories of working on that thing out of my head. Pity, cause the rider is a genuinely good dude, just reliving the sins of his elders. Also I'm loving laughing my rear end off at Yamaha releasing the T7 as a heavy rear end adventure bike with marginal horsepower. The 790 Adventure, if that PTwin ends up being a reliable engine, is gonna blow the drat thing out of the water.
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Renaissance Robot posted:Nah just remove the filler cap and blow across the hole, you'll be able to calculate the oil level from the frequency of the tone produced Literally ducati's method for cam belts.
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drat it feels good to ruin motorcycles. A 749 would be better with an air cooled motor. A 1190 would be better without the drat plastics. An FZ09 would make a good trackbike. I also bought an RSV4 Factory for like, effectively zero dollars. It needed a battery. And a Multistrada 1000, because I learned that the real joy of Ducati ownership is treating their motors like legos. Just need to find a 11X9 or 848 to drop the motor into.
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