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revmoo posted:Anyone know where I can find the bypass PSI of various oil filters? Specifically Mobil1 M-110. It's listed as compatible with my 300 but I want to make sure the bypass PSI is the same as OEM. Pretty sure it'll be fine dude.
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revmoo posted:Anyone know where I can find the bypass PSI of various oil filters? Specifically Mobil1 M-110. It's listed as compatible with my 300 but I want to make sure the bypass PSI is the same as OEM. Bypass psi isn't relevant unless you plan on filling the oil filter with sticks and gravel and seeing if the bike still has oil pressure. It'll be fine. nsaP posted:A friend of mine called me up looking for some bike advice. Buddy of his got a new one, and he's been without a bike a few years, so of course he got jealous and is checking out bikes again. Doesn't someone here own one?
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May 20, 2015 19:51
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Baller Witness Bro posted:Context, I know the dude IRL. He's not about to put a stretched chrome swingarm on the bike. (unless he got a LOT more awesome since he moved outta town I thought that avatar looked familiar! New screen name though. Isolationist posted:Hi Neckbeard; fellow B-King owner here. Have you checked out http://www.suzukib-king.org/ ? Fair few people on it and in the associated Facebook group. My Facebook wall is always covered in Brazilian B-King owners telling at each other. Both suggestions were immensely helpful, thanks! Ever changed up the sprocket ratios on yours?
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May 21, 2015 02:24
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I legally can't ride it until January, 2016 (probationary license in Aus). So I'm spending my time buying and installing PC5/timing retard eliminators/quickshifter/speedohealer/carbon fibre/braided lines/farkles. Impressed you'd be changing the gearing, jeez. Ask around on those forms, there are multiple posters with 400+ HP supercharged B-Kings on there, some crazy person will have exactly the answer you want. But it may be a Brazilian, do start brushing up on your Portuguese.
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May 21, 2015 02:35
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Is the B-king the cause for the license suspension? I've also been shopping around for a TRE as well. Supposedly +15hp in second gear if you believe Healtech. I've already seen this guy on the facebook page. Not quite my style, but I wouldn't say no to a test ride. Crazy!  
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May 21, 2015 04:51
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The ninjette wiki says pretty emphatically not to idle your engine to warm it up (here http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Warming_up_your_engine), but one of my friends is really convinced that you wreck you engine riding a bike cold or even with the choke less than fully closed. Any definitive source on this?
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May 21, 2015 05:10
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Seashell Salesman posted:The ninjette wiki says pretty emphatically not to idle your engine to warm it up (here http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Warming_up_your_engine), but one of my friends is really convinced that you wreck you engine riding a bike cold or even with the choke less than fully closed. Any definitive source on this? I really wouldn't worry about it, I've never waited for a bike to warm up before riding it and nothing has ever gone wrong with any bike I've owned. Ninja 250's are pretty bulletproof, just start it up and ride it.
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May 21, 2015 06:10
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Seashell Salesman posted:The ninjette wiki says pretty emphatically not to idle your engine to warm it up (here http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Warming_up_your_engine), but one of my friends is really convinced that you wreck you engine riding a bike cold or even with the choke less than fully closed. Any definitive source on this? It's been well established that driving/riding slowly until the vehicle warms up is less damaging than idling it for ages. Think about it: at idle you have bugger all oil pressure, the coolant is just sitting there warming up in uneven patches instead of getting swirled around and heating everything up evenly, and the engine itself is putting out the barest minimum of heat so it takes forever. I've always just idled the bike for 10-20 seconds, then just ridden it slowly until it warms up.
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May 21, 2015 08:42
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In my experience on a carbed bike, it takes a long time to get it to idle without choke compared to just riding off once it runs smooth. I start it up with full choke, turn it down to keep the revs in the high 1000s while putting gloves and helmet on, switch choke off as I pull away, a minute or less of riding and it can idle at the lights. I was also thinking that it was a good thing to warm it up with as little load as possible. Turns out I had been reading too much about WW2 bombers and not enough 1980s motorcycle operator manuals.
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May 21, 2015 09:05
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Is a supermoto just a regular motocross bike with street tires? What if I just put street tires on a dual sport? I kinda like supermotos, I think I'll get one after I pass my test
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May 21, 2015 09:05
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Ola posted:In my experience on a carbed bike, it takes a long time to get it to idle without choke compared to just riding off once it runs smooth. I start it up with full choke, turn it down to keep the revs in the high 1000s while putting gloves and helmet on, switch choke off as I pull away, a minute or less of riding and it can idle at the lights. I was also thinking that it was a good thing to warm it up with as little load as possible. Turns out I had been reading too much about WW2 bombers and not enough 1980s motorcycle operator manuals. Yeah. Efi bike: start, idle whilst shutting the garage door/shifting the bike around, ride off at normal car pace.
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May 21, 2015 09:09
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MustardFacial posted:Is a supermoto just a regular motocross bike with street tires? What if I just put street tires on a dual sport? I kinda like supermotos, I think I'll get one after I pass my test Basically yeah, but with more and more refinement over time. I suppose stiffer suspension with shorter throw is another difference. They have street wheels though, not just street tires. Smaller diameter rim fitting a wider, lower profile tire.
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May 21, 2015 09:36
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And they have all the stuff that motocross bikes usually lack to make them street legal, like turn signals, reflectors etc but I guess that's kind of obvious.
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May 21, 2015 10:03
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Also most good sumos like the DRZ-400 SM and 690 SMC R have sportbike style USD forks and better brakes than regular dual sports.
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May 21, 2015 13:44
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MustardFacial posted:Is a supermoto just a regular motocross bike with street tires? What if I just put street tires on a dual sport? I kinda like supermotos, I think I'll get one after I pass my test I just bought a dual sport DRZ and put street tires on it.  anti-gravity mode still works, but I found out yesterday that gravel is still a problem.
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May 21, 2015 19:23
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They're not horrible bikes. They ARE hard to find parts for. The carbs aren't the greatest, there's a ton of air passages and poo poo that get clogged. They're a bit of a pain to rebuild because of the linkages and o-rings and poo poo, but as long as you can clean them without having to tear them off the racks, they're not too bad. The first set took me a minute to figure out, the subsequent 12 or so were no problem. All in all I'd say avoid it, unless it's in great shape. If it's clean and runs well then go for it.
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May 21, 2015 19:44
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HotCanadianChick posted:Also most good sumos like the DRZ-400 SM and 690 SMC R have sportbike style USD forks and better brakes than regular dual sports. What are the advantages to having upside down forks? I'm guessing I can't just take the front shocks off and flip them upside down and put them back on, bikes are simple, but they can't be THAT simple.
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May 21, 2015 19:56
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Thanks to the people confirming my suspicions that my friend is full of it and I'm dong the right thing warming my bike up under load. Should I buy a new OEM tool kit for my 2005 Ninja 250? It didn't come with one and it seems like I can easily order a new one for ~$100, but I could also maybe buy regular tools (or use ones I have) for less than that.
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May 21, 2015 22:20
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Seashell Salesman posted:Thanks to the people confirming my suspicions that my friend is full of it and I'm dong the right thing warming my bike up under load. You can order the sparkplug wrench from Ronayers.com. It's the OEM one from the toolkit, and it may be the only part you really need that wouldn't be duplicated by real tools. I also got a cheap toolkit and ziptied it to my luggage rack.
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May 21, 2015 22:23
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MustardFacial posted:What are the advantages to having upside down forks? I'm guessing I can't just take the front shocks off and flip them upside down and put them back on, bikes are simple, but they can't be THAT simple. Nope, can't just swap them. USD forks are theoretically stiffer because the bigger pieces are what you're clamping the triple trees onto, and reduce unsprung weight because the lighter piece is what's connected to the wheels. And they look cool.
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May 21, 2015 22:31
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Seashell Salesman posted:Thanks to the people confirming my suspicions that my friend is full of it and I'm dong the right thing warming my bike up under load. OEM toolkits are universally loving terrible and usually miss at least one vitally important tool. Get a small tool roll and put together your own. (The all time champion pisspoor toolkit was the Laverda Formula S - as it had no room for a conventional toolkit (fuel tank under the seat) it came with a single Allen key in a plastic tray on top of the fuel tank, that was the right fitment for the fairing bolts. Except the S replaced those bolts with Dzus fasteners so the toolkit provided by the manufacturer didn't fit a single part on the bike.)
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Nope, can't just swap them. I suppose they put RWU forks on the dirt bikes because they're more likely to take big hits on the front and they'd rather the forks crumple rather than the steering head/frame?
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May 21, 2015 22:32
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captainOrbital posted:You can order the sparkplug wrench from Ronayers.com. It's the OEM one from the toolkit, and it may be the only part you really need that wouldn't be duplicated by real tools. Which one is the sparkplug wrench? This is my guess, but you can see all of the tools here. e: this one? http://www.ronayers.com/oemparts/p/kawasaki/92110-1132/tool-wrench-box-16mm
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May 21, 2015 22:52
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It's 92110A (or or 92110-1132) according to the diagram. This is a good guide to the process: http://faq.ninja250.org/wiki/Changing_the_spark_plugs_%26_brands_to_avoid
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I suppose they put RWU forks on the dirt bikes because they're more likely to take big hits on the front and they'd rather the forks crumple rather than the steering head/frame? USD forks have been pretty common on most dirt bikes for the past 10+ years. The only new models I see without USD are kids bikes and things that haven't been updated like the S-model DRZ and KLR.
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Deeters posted:USD forks have been pretty common on most dirt bikes for the past 10+ years. The only new models I see without USD are kids bikes and things that haven't been updated like the S-model DRZ and KLR. Huh, didn't know they'd gotten that common on dirt bikes, all my experience with those are ancient Huskys and Yamaha 2-smokes.
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Seashell Salesman posted:Thanks to the people confirming my suspicions that my friend is full of it and I'm dong the right thing warming my bike up under load. Report back on how completely unwilling your friend is to accept that he or she doesn't know what they're talking about, just for fun. The idea of not moving off until the choke is completely closed is pretty hilarious. On my fuel injected bike I'm a bit like Slavvy: start it, put on gloves and helmet, close garage door and ride away in a moderate fashion. That's a GENEROUS warm up for such a bike, and the engine is almost at full operating temp on the gauge by the time I get to the top of my complex's driveway. I didn't treat my carb'd 250 much differently.
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DEUCE SLUICE posted:Nope, can't just swap them. I'm sure this has been discussed before, but the bit about unsprung weight confuses me because it's the other way around on my right side up forks. The shiny steel bits connected to the frame are way heavier than the aluminium bits connected to the wheel. Perhaps the stanchions can be made shorter on USD forks and are lighter than the widened, beefed up tubes. Bonus internet argument question: Is the spring part of the sprung or unsprung weight?
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hot sauce posted:The biggest thing the MSF drilled into my head was "don't look down, look where you want to go". I was surprised that even the boring first day stuff helped break that habit of mine. I was looking all around enjoying my ride when the instructors would tell me to look where I was going... Marv Hushman posted:I wonder how many licensed motorcyclists would exist if having a typical MSF instructor strapped to your back for the first ride or two was a requirement. Coincidently, our instructors were a couple. The man was your typical Harley stereotype while his wife was blonde, sexy, and stunning riding up on her vstrom. That would be an uncomfortable test either way.
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Ola posted:I'm sure this has been discussed before, but the bit about unsprung weight confuses me because it's the other way around on my right side up forks. The shiny steel bits connected to the frame are way heavier than the aluminium bits connected to the wheel. Perhaps the stanchions can be made shorter on USD forks and are lighter than the widened, beefed up tubes. The spring is sprung. Because physics.
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Question: friend of mines 2008 CBR600RR is missing shifts between 3-4 and is taking a few attempts/solid shifts to put into 6th. Has rapidly deteriated over the last 50 - 60kms from prefect to pretty crap. Thoughts?
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May 22, 2015 08:41
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Worn out shift drum by the sounds. If it was linkage related it'd be every gear, if it was dog related then sixth probably wouldn't be playing up because that gear basically never gets abused, especially on a 600SS.
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May 22, 2015 08:45
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Slavvy posted:Worn out shift drum by the sounds. If it was linkage related it'd be every gear, if it was dog related then sixth probably wouldn't be playing up because that gear basically never gets abused, especially on a 600SS. What exactly is the shift drum?
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 (Image definitely not a CBR600  )It's the thing at the top there, with the grooves. When it rotates, the dowel thngs of the shift forks are forced along a track that causes them to slide left or right, engaging dog gears they're connected to. If that thing wears out or the shift forks are damaged you could have that problem. Having thought about it, wouldn't the 3-4 shift fork have to be damaged? Or are the 3-4 dogs on that bike really prone to wearing out fast for whatever reason? Missing shifts how? Doesn't explain sixth, unless something is broken off there somehow. Could just be a ratty shift linkage coming loose and a clumsy rider.
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May 22, 2015 09:23
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Could using (cheap) car oil accelerate/influence those symptoms? What do you mean by ratty shift linkage? Like, the shift lever link?
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May 22, 2015 10:27
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Cheap car oil is usually better for bieks than expensive car oil because it usually lacks the bullshit that bieks hate
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May 22, 2015 12:28
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It's Penrite 10W40 if that helps. I'm not actually sure if it's cheap for car oil or not, I just know its cheap compared to motorcycle oil. Costs him like $40 for a bottle of it.
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May 22, 2015 12:43
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Linedance posted:The spring is sprung. You make me feel so young. You make me feel as though spring has sprung. But what about this little thing, Called equal and opposite reaction?
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Ola posted:You make me feel so young. Hooke's law. Look I'm not going to pretend like I remember all my high school physics and I'm really only going on half remembered principles here, but springs behave like springs and as such don't count as part of the suspended mass or something. I could be entirely wrong too.
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I just meant that the energy stored in a compressed spring is released in both directions (but perhaps with motion only in one). I saw a cool example on QI, high speed footage of an extended slinky being released. Both ends travelled towards the centre, suspended in midair. Very cool to watch. I propose this egg of Columbus: It's neither the unsprung weight or the sprung weight. It's the spring.
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