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IAmKale posted:Babby's first motorocycle Is that an artifact of the jpg or is there something on your front tire making it shiny? If it's something on the tire, take it easy in the corners until that crap gets worn off.
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May 25, 2016 17:17
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Looks like leftover glue from the tire stickers maybe?
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May 25, 2016 17:43
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You're a poster child for 1st time motorcycle buyers. Except that it shouldn't be brand new.
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May 25, 2016 17:48
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IAmKale posted:Babby's first motorocycle Nice. I got these frame slider things for my CB500f and they are nice, and look like they would do a good job of protecting things if I let the bike fall over. http://t-rex-racing.com/catalog.php?item=689 Great first bike.
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May 25, 2016 17:56
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And what a motorocycle! Red ones go faster. But please tell me that's dust on the front tire and not wear.
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May 25, 2016 18:02
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Sticker residue.
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May 25, 2016 18:05
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Skreemer posted:Is that an artifact of the jpg or is there something on your front tire making it shiny? If it's something on the tire, take it easy in the corners until that crap gets worn off. A newbie rider isn't going to be turning hard enough for that to make any difference.
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May 25, 2016 18:12
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IAmKale posted:Babby's first motorocycle that's a cool biek get some sliders
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May 25, 2016 19:14
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Skreemer posted:Is that an artifact of the jpg or is there something on your front tire making it shiny? If it's something on the tire, take it easy in the corners until that crap gets worn off.
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May 25, 2016 19:29
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ReidRansom posted:Workin on one of those myself. Wasn't nearly as nice as yours when I started, though. And I've only just started putting it back together. I been looking for this precisely. I chopped up a 1978 Goldwing back in the late 80s and loved the thing for nearly 400k miles. Now that the kid can feed himself I want to build a new one and was looking to see what others might be doing in a similar vein. Nice to see someone else is just as out of their minds. Any update on this?
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May 25, 2016 21:23
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Bedevere posted:I been looking for this precisely. I chopped up a 1978 Goldwing back in the late 80s and loved the thing for nearly 400k miles. Now that the kid can feed himself I want to build a new one and was looking to see what others might be doing in a similar vein. Nice to see someone else is just as out of their minds. If you live even remotely near me, I have a loving 1st gen project Goldwing goldmine. But yeah... what's up with that build ReidRansom? Edit: holy gently caress that post is 5 years old.
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May 26, 2016 17:53
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2003 Aprilia RSV-R Limited #197 2001 Aprilia RS50   The Tuono is in full touring mode with a bigger topbox and Techspec Tank Grips now 
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May 26, 2016 21:55
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God drat the front fender on your RSV looks cool. It's like one of those bubble helmets, but cool instead of terrible.
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May 26, 2016 23:49
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Got frankenbike back from getting the title transferred and getting new plate and reg at the DMV, it's all legal to ride around and poo poo now.
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May 27, 2016 04:17
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 Rode 511 miles to Boise today. On to Moab tomorrow (~570 miles).
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May 27, 2016 05:02
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 Passed my Motorcycle license test yesterday morning right before work, bought my first bike above for $1500 AUD on my way home from work. It all happened so fast! Bad points are that it has been dropped at a standstill on the right side with only a bit of damage to the fairing (which is almost good because I don't have to care too much about it, and the curse of the first drop has already been taken care of.) And the tachometer apparently gets stuck at 0 when it's cold until you get it above 6000rpm at which point it behaves normally, or just works intermittently. Not sure what could be causing this, probably electrics. The Previous Previous Owner was a Japanese priest, so I'm pretty sure it has blessings upon it. Carby, oil, tyres, battery and chain apparently done a year ago, haven't had the chance to really check it out or take it for a ride yet so we'll see.
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May 27, 2016 06:04
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mevans posted:And the tachometer apparently gets stuck at 0 when it's cold until you get it above 6000rpm at which point it behaves normally, or just works intermittently. Not sure what could be causing this, probably electrics. Only place I can see for a tach fault like that on my wiring diagram (for a not very much newer zzr) is the spark plug that the meter is getting its signal from. Honestly I'm not 100% on how temperature can affect spark, and whether a twin can run on one cylinder, but that's the cheapest possible cause I can think to check first. PS nice bike.
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May 27, 2016 06:55
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Renaissance Robot posted:Only place I can see for a tach fault like that on my wiring diagram (for a not very much newer zzr) is the spark plug that the meter is getting its signal from. Thanks mate, will look into that. When the seller was showing me the weird tacho behaviour he'd flick the dial and it was start working as normal for a bit. And apparently would only do it during winter (which is just beginning again for us). This is all pretty vague until I can actually get home and play with it, being stuck at work sucks. 
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May 27, 2016 07:07
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mevans posted:Thanks mate, will look into that. When the seller was showing me the weird tacho behaviour he'd flick the dial and it was start working as normal for a bit. And apparently would only do it during winter (which is just beginning again for us). Nice bike, I had a '93 ZZR250 as my first bike and it used to do the same thing with the tachometer when it was cold - It had degraded over the years and was drooping into the face of the dial and getting stuck when it was cold, who knows, I ended up replacing it because it actually snapped on me. They're a great little bike to learn on, great choice. Where do you live? There's a couple of us in Brisbane area if you're around there and ever want to go for a ride.
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May 27, 2016 07:21
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Shimrod posted:Nice bike, I had a '93 ZZR250 as my first bike and it used to do the same thing with the tachometer when it was cold - It had degraded over the years and was drooping into the face of the dial and getting stuck when it was cold, who knows, I ended up replacing it because it actually snapped on me. They're a great little bike to learn on, great choice. Where do you live? There's a couple of us in Brisbane area if you're around there and ever want to go for a ride. Cheers, i'm hearing lots of love for these 250s as first bikes. The price was far enough under my budget that I may just get a shop to give it the full lookover without feeling the pain in my wallet. I've spent my entire time so far learning on a Honda CB125e which was great, but I'm excited to be able to finally get above 80km/h ever.
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May 27, 2016 07:29
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sofullofhate posted:
THIS IS AWESOME.
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May 27, 2016 16:04
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sofullofhate posted:
Any chance you're hitting up slickrock or five miles of hell?
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May 27, 2016 16:44
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sofullofhate posted:
Touring on a XS triple? You are a very brave person. What's the itinerary past Moab?
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May 27, 2016 17:11
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 Picked up yesterday, and quickly shaking off not having ridden for 3 years
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May 27, 2016 18:41
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I hope that picture wasn't taken between 7 and 9 AM. PS nice bike.
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May 27, 2016 18:52
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Shadows, bro. That's a noonish photo.
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May 27, 2016 18:54
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It was taken about 5 minutes before I posted it 
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May 27, 2016 19:22
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clutchpuck posted:Touring on a XS triple? You are a very brave person. Brave, stupid, tough to know the difference sometimes.  Developed a nasty rod knock heading up the hill out of Spanish Fork. It will be going home on a UHaul trailer after I finish the trip on a rental bike.
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May 28, 2016 01:56
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clutchpuck posted:Shadows, bro. Doesn't look like a honda to me 
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sofullofhate posted:Brave, stupid, tough to know the difference sometimes. It worries me that half the pictures you post of your bike are it on the back of a tow truck.
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sky shark posted:
Quite similar to what i'm planning to get next. I just can't figure out if it's Electraglide without the tour pack, or Streetglide with different mirrors
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Police electraglide. Slightly different cam pattern than the standard Street / Electras for more torque & pickup. Normal height instead of lowered like the Street. Larger air intake, so something like 4% more power in the stock 103 engine. Doesn't come with a radio or speakers though, so bear that in mind if that matters to you; I'm going to probably put in a Biketronics retrofit package and an aftermarket stereo (though I know nothing about car audio choices so I'll have to research). Air bladder seat suspension for extra comfort. First thing I ordered was a utopia backrest. sky shark fucked around with this message at 19:00 on May 29, 2016 |
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May 29, 2016 18:58
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Does your bike not have the police bags? I just might not be able to see the knobs because it's all black. I always thought they were really useful.
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May 29, 2016 19:21
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Slim Pickens posted:It worries me that half the pictures you post of your bike are it on the back of a tow truck. Me too! Especially since I've owned it for just about a month now.  This time was self-inflicted. Nobody thought that bike would survive this trip did they? 
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May 29, 2016 19:27
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Deeters posted:Does your bike not have the police bags? I just might not be able to see the knobs because it's all black. I always thought they were really useful. In 2014 they changed all the touring bikes for the Rushmore edition and they all have latches on the inside edge of the lid. Much easier to use than the older hockey pucks that were in the previous editions. My last bike was a 2007 police electra glide and they were ugly but useful.
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sky shark posted:Police electraglide. Slightly different cam pattern than the standard Street / Electras for more torque & pickup. Normal height instead of lowered like the Street. Larger air intake, so something like 4% more power in the stock 103 engine. The best way to get power in a 'glide is to sell it and use the money to buy a metric bike with an I4 and a modern tune so you can actually break into the triple digit horsepower. 
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Slim Pickens posted:It worries me that half the pictures you post of your bike are it on the back of a tow truck. It's an XS thing.  Packed for Alaska. Now I have to unpack it, weigh the gear, and dial the suspension in. sofullofhate posted:Developed a nasty rod knock heading up the hill out of Spanish Fork. It will be going home on a UHaul trailer after I finish the trip on a rental bike. Fun. I mean not about the bike, but about the ride. I loved the pass from Spanish Fork up over to Price. I remember getting out before the sun that morning because 105F in SLC was killing us the day before. Is this where they towed you from?  Took this right before Price I think:  More riding in Utah is on my list. Maybe a Utah Arizona Nevada desert tour. One day. clutchpuck fucked around with this message at 17:45 on May 31, 2016 |
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May 31, 2016 15:59
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I don't know exactly why but I really enjoy seeing pictures of bikes with Pelican cases mounted onto them.
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May 31, 2016 18:29
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I have a seahorse box as my topbox and I'm considering getting more for the side cases. The ones I have now are aluminum happy trails cases but the opening is fairly small in my opinion.
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How do these things keep getting in my trailer?
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