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mentalcontempt posted:Hey fellow metric cruiser rider and full-face helmet wearer. Good for you on both counts. I've had a Vulcan S for about a year now and enjoy it. We can swap tales of getting the cold shoulder from Harley riders wearing skid lids. Heck yeah, I really liked the Vulcan S too! I just wanted something a little more on the cruiser side maaaaannn. And down here in TX, you're lucky to see a harley person wearing a helmet, normally a bandana and a metric shitload of leather, studs and tassels is enough for protection
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:What is it with all the horse jockeys in CA? I'm 6 feet even, but I just don't feel the need to contribute to heightchat because I'm comfortable with myself 
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torturemyballs posted:I finally got my license and bought a bike....2016 Kawasaki Vulcan 900. I like to tinker and upgrade stuff so I've done: I'd never want one but these are bloody good bikes. Only metric cruiser that doesn't have some sort of achilles heel, nice punchy engine. Good stuff.
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Feb 14, 2017 03:57
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Moments before it and myself were vaporized by a nuclear blast 
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And nothing of value was lost.
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Slavvy posted:I'd never want one but these are bloody good bikes. Only metric cruiser that doesn't have some sort of achilles heel, nice punchy engine. Good stuff. Thank ya, I never thought I'd buy a white bike but I honestly love the look of it.....the ride is quite nice, going to upgrade the seat to a Corbin soon though to help with longer distances. Any issues you all see with changing the front pulley? I'd like to be able to cruise at a slightly lower RPM, is it just torque that suffers? Stress the engine more? This is what I'm looking at: https://www.amazon.com/Baron-Custom-Accessories-Pulley-BA-6574-00/dp/B008BYRGCC Guessing I'd need to have the belt retensioned, but is that about it? What has amazed me so far is just how easy motorcycles are to tinker with compared to my ford truck. torturemyballs fucked around with this message at 03:04 on Feb 15, 2017 |
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torturemyballs posted:Thank ya, I never thought I'd buy a white bike but I honestly love the look of it.....the ride is quite nice, going to upgrade the seat to a Corbin soon though to help with longer distances. Probably won't hurt anything, it will technically put the engine under more strain but it's a torquemonster v-twin made by a japanese company so I wouldn't worry too much.
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Slavvy posted:Probably won't hurt anything, it will technically put the engine under more strain but it's a torquemonster v-twin made by a japanese company so I wouldn't worry too much. Good enough for me! 
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 Bought a '99 BMW R1100R from a friend. A little rough looking but, so far, it runs well. Got it mainly for commuting to work and riding with a passenger. My wife loves it.
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Feb 16, 2017 20:51
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That's a lot prettier than many of it's vintage. Looks a lot like the r9t, without the price tag. Nice buy!
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Feb 16, 2017 21:05
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That pillion seat does not look spouse-friendly.
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dema posted:
Classy. How's your dentistry practice/graphic design firm going anyway?
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dema posted:
I thought commuting on your CBR was nice - that didn't last long.
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CBR is great for 20-30 minutes of freeway commuting. Parking it in SoMA makes me a little nervous though and the bike is total cop bait. BTW; from last weekend: 
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Slavvy posted:Classy. How's your dentistry practice/graphic design firm going anyway? This would work as a combo. Yes, I've got the dental x-ray back now. It looks like we need a total rebrand.
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Sun's out bike's out
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dema posted:
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I saw an R1100R (in deep burgundy red) parked at Target the other day and I agree, it's a very pretty bike. I like the late-90s aesthetic where everything is round and smooth a lot more than this modern janky angular transformers-face style. If I were twenty years older and in the market for a 2-up weekend tourer, it'd be on my shortlist.
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 It was a really good supermoto sunday
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 Picked up this 2008 WR250x with 8k miles for $3,600 on Sunday. Finally part of the sumo club  It has FMF exhaust and power commander. Way slower than my old bike but it should be more fun. Is anyone familiar with the "no toil" air filter? I've never heard of it and might change that back to stock.Sorry for the bitmoji picture, I saved it from snapchat.
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They're exactly like a normal oiled filter except marketed as being better in some way because you can clean them with water instead of kerosene or whatever. This in no way shape or form reduces the 'toil'. From your bike's perspective there is zero difference. It's also meant to be better for the environment in some vague scientifically unprovable way.
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Slavvy posted:They're exactly like a normal oiled filter except marketed as being better in some way because you can clean them with water instead of kerosene or whatever. This in no way shape or form reduces the 'toil'. From your bike's perspective there is zero difference. It's also meant to be better for the environment in some vague scientifically unprovable way. Yeah, it's just a brand of regular foam filter.
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Slavvy posted:They're exactly like a normal oiled filter except marketed as being better in some way because you can clean them with water instead of kerosene or whatever. This in no way shape or form reduces the 'toil'. From your bike's perspective there is zero difference. It's also meant to be better for the environment in some vague scientifically unprovable way. Telling people I'm helping the environment in vague unprovable ways is one of my favorite things, so I guess I'll leave it in there.
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Looks clean. I've heard that no-toil air filters break down when cleaned with solvents rather than their ~special~ cleaner, which looks/smells exactly like oxyclean. I'm more of a twin air or hiflo air filter fan, but it will be fine. Is that front tire cooked, or it just the lighting?
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Front tire is indeed cooked (and old). I'm planning on replacing that and the chain before I do any serious riding.
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Just go hiflofiltro for your air filter. They're cheap, replicate oem and dont need cleaning. gently caress cleaning air filters.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Just go hiflofiltro for your air filter. They're cheap, replicate oem and dont need cleaning. My understanding is that there are two reasons to run foam filters. 1. may provide better air flow and so allow you to unlock .125 extra hp 2. paper filters don't necessarily filter all the dust out if you're riding somewhere very dusty. Like in, you know, dirt.
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hot sauce posted:Telling people I'm helping the environment in vague unprovable ways is one of my favorite things, so I guess I'll leave it in there. You'll do just fine in Colorado then. builds character posted:My understanding is that there are two reasons to run foam filters. When I was researching filters for my thumper, I came across several reviews of the K&N that mentioned letting dust in and scoring the cylinders. So I got an oiled foam filter. HenryJLittlefinger fucked around with this message at 19:23 on Feb 21, 2017 |
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It's a supermoto let's not pretend it will be on dirt
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Just lol if you don't dirt your sumo.
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Coydog posted:Just lol if you don't dirt your sumo. Right. mine is covered in mud right now. 
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thankfully, available air for the winter-flattened rear was only a couple blocks away from the house.
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Is your garage climate-controlled? That has to be the least dilapidated buell I have ever seen, including the ones at the harley showroom.
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Slavvy posted:Is your garage climate-controlled? That has to be the least dilapidated buell I have ever seen, including the ones at the harley showroom. Nope. It sat in the cold all winter. It looks much better from a distance than up close (little bits of oxidation here and there).. but I've only owned it for 6 months and it WAS owned by a guy who kept great care of it. https://goo.gl/photos/RUVuKpxy2xW5uZn47
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 Just doin' rear end in a top hat things.
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Here's a result of breaking 3 breaker bars and finally taking my wheel off. Still had to get help from dealer to loosen the drat nut. Just  things.
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cursedshitbox posted:Right. mine is covered in mud right now. Yeah, I had some butt-pucker moments on the DRZ too.
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pokie posted:Here's a result of breaking 3 breaker bars and finally taking my wheel off. Still had to get help from dealer to loosen the drat nut. Just Had the same problem with my bike when I went to get new tires, too. Mine's just a pedestrian Ducati though, so it only took 15 minutes heaving with a breaker bar, a broken electric impact bit, and an air impact.
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