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Ashex posted:I never want to stop riding but I know I'll have to at the first sign of frost Why?
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Ashex posted:Mainly my wife getting all worried with it being December. Around here it's pretty wet so frost generally means icy roads. I also need to get new tires this month, I'm just waiting for my holiday bonus to get them. Definitely ride within your limits and comfort zone. I feel comfortable riding as long as the ambient temperature is above freezing and there's no obvious ice or snow in the road. I've got no qualms scraping frost off of my seat. I'm lucky in that my riding season basically extends from February to December most years.
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Dec 10, 2012 22:25
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Sagebrush posted:Oh, of course. Very common on the luxury package versions of soccer-mom minivans and SUVs. Heated and cooled leather seats, heated steering wheel, automatic starter, automatic quad-zone temperature control, yadda yadda. Burn up an extra gallon of gas every morning so that no part of your body ever has to experience temperatures below 70 degrees. Heated seats are nice, though.
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Dec 13, 2012 22:43
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Saga posted:So what does CA think, Citroen C3 Picasso or Ford B-Max? Does Toyota still make the Sienna? If so, that. I had so much fun in one during high school.
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Dec 15, 2012 14:43
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Collateral Damage posted:Was the candy any good? Nah, but the ability to remove all the rear seats was. Lots of room, if you follow my meaning.
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Dec 15, 2012 23:48
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High Protein posted:Went for a shakedown ride and had the shift linkage fall apart just as I rolled into the street again. There are definitely worse things that could fall apart on a shakedown ride.
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Dec 24, 2012 16:43
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clutchpuck posted:Love the teetotaler attitude. Beer is a delicious treat, not a stress reliever. No, that's why I carry a flask of bourbon.
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Jan 10, 2013 04:20
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the walkin dude posted:DIY instructions are at http://www.bluegauges.com/step_by_step_gauges.htm If you get your bike to Atlanta, I'll do it for $beer. e: I'll go to you for $sv650 Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 05:26 on Jan 16, 2013 |
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Jan 16, 2013 05:08
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Today I turned an oil change into a pointlessly difficult ordeal. Here's how I managed to gently caress it up:
I'm going to pick up some more oil and try again on Friday. General questions: Did I gently caress anything up by running probably a quart too much oil for < 1 minute? Can I re-use the drain plug washer?
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Feb 7, 2013 03:55
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Ambihelical Hexnut posted:not blinding oncoming drivers I think that's where you and psaN and Sagebrush disagree.
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Feb 9, 2013 05:07
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I got the oil change done and aired up the tires, expecting to go on a ride this afternoon. I got on the highway headed out toward the mountains when, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed a guy in a pickup truck pointing at the back of my bike. I wondered if I was leaking oil, so I pulled onto the right shoulder and discovered that my tire was flat. Goddamnit! A guy on an 1100 (1200?) GS pulled up behind me and offered to help out. I followed him to a gas station and then to his house, and he gave me a ride to mine. I drove back to his house, borrowed his trailer (he doesn't have anything with a hitch, any more), and took my bike back to my place where it sits now. So, gently caress, new inner tube I guess. The guy's brother, it turns out, bought the condo below mine and is renovating it. They're good people. I did lanesplit on the interstate for the first time today, so that's pretty neat. It's hairy splitting next to tractor trailers.
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Feb 10, 2013 01:30
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I've always been under the impression that the adjuster is not to be trusted, and that the end-all and be-all is measuring from the center of the swing-arm mount to the center of the rear axle.
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Feb 10, 2013 03:00
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Today I discovered that plastic coffee cup lids will not hold up to carb cleaner. (I also cleaned the bottom end of the KLR's carb, which did not fix the problem I had with the KLR but may have pointed me in the right direction (throttle cable out of adjustment). I also, unfortunately, need to replace my choke cable.)
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Feb 18, 2013 00:36
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Is there a good way to deal with the little square metal nuts that go inside/underneath the battery terminals on most bikes? It always takes me a few (dozen) tries to get the battery bolts started.
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Feb 27, 2013 22:58
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Good to know I'm not the only chunk on two wheels. Pham Nuwen posted:Broke off the loving footpeg! What I would do is use a left-hand threaded drill bit to drill it out, then replace it and its twin with grade 8 hardware. Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 05:52 on Mar 2, 2013 |
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Mar 2, 2013 05:51
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Pham Nuwen posted:I haven't yet sat down and really studied it, but it looks like one end of the bolt is permanently attached to the little frame which holds the footpeg. Might have to buy a new one. I can't remember what you ride. What do you ride?
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Mar 2, 2013 15:07
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Ponies ate my Bagel posted:3 pieces of sandpaper That's not a very good way to port and polish. Pham Nuwen posted:2010 Bonneville. http://www.bikebandit.com/2010-triumph-bonneville-se/o/m18747#sch632038 Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 15:02 on Mar 3, 2013 |
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Mar 3, 2013 14:55
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I've come to the sad realization that between two jobs and a girlfriend, I simply do not have time to fix my KLR myself, and will have to take it to a shop. It was a painful moment when it hit me.
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Mar 10, 2013 19:29
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Every time I think, "Man, I really want a Uly," you post something like that.
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Mar 13, 2013 18:37
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 I got this far before realizing I left my wrenches downstairs. I had most of my gear wrenches, and I found the one marked 10mm / 6mm. "How funny," I thought, "that the 10mm would be paired with the 6mm." I tried unscrewing the pilot jet holders with the 6mm, only to find out that it was in fact 9mm. I decided to call it a night at that point.
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Mar 21, 2013 05:13
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I've got to get me a set of tire spoons.
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Mar 22, 2013 23:16
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I paid $70-something the last time I needed an inner tube replaced.
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Mar 23, 2013 21:33
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Ziploc posted:I don't think either can fit under my Bandit's seat. Any smaller alternatives? Maybe this? http://www.aerostich.com/hawk-fire-extinguishers.html I think there's a SLIME branded compressor people like. They usually take it out of its housing to save space.
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Mar 24, 2013 19:49
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nsaP posted:
 This may become very useful to me in the near future.
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Apr 8, 2013 23:09
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I bolted the side panels and panniers back on the KLR, removed the windshield, and took it on a shakedown cruise to work! Only one butt-clenching moment!
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Apr 11, 2013 14:05
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M42 posted:Today, I made a stop at a hardware store to get some kerosene for the chain...I put the sidestand down, slowly leaned the bike over, and it kept leaning. Until it fell and mashed up my brand new light. That's nothing. I once broke off my back right turn signal by kicking it while dismounting. Now that's some pro-level fuckupery.
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Apr 25, 2013 21:27
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It still works properly, it's just cracked. 
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clutchpuck posted:And yeah, it's sort of a sperg-hobby. I really cannot resist monkeying with poo poo I shouldn't be. This is why I bought a Subaru dad-mobile and refuse to tinker with it (beyond having thrown on a lightbar). I would love to throw on some taller stiffer springs on it, and then maybe upgrade the shocks, and then maybe drop the subframe a little bit to get better CV angles, and then get a set of five wheels+yokohama geolanders, but eventually down that road my girlfriend's yelling at me for having pawned her engagement ring to buy/swap in a crate H6, and that road ends with suffering.
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I guess it helps that the Uly has long suspension travel, in that case.
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May 8, 2013 18:45
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KLR Six Fiddy! Sold! 
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I cleaned, lubed, and adjusted my chain today, and I only knocked my bike over on its side once! I have got to get a spool stand. Safety Dance fucked around with this message at 17:30 on May 27, 2013 |
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Xovaan posted:] ASCII is adorable. I wanna play fetch with dat puppy!
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Xovaan posted:Still looking for a bike for my girlfriend too. SoCal is literally the most garbage area of California. Looked at an EX500 with "new brakes" so bad I had to four-finger to prevent it rolling down the owner's driveway in neutral. Are people all just loving stupid? Hey, those brakes were brand new three years ago!
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Z3n posted:I love how that thing looks without the bodywork. Looks kinda like a Transformer that got stuck mid-transform.
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Jun 25, 2013 18:37
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I did the same thing going from dual sports to a rented goldwing: parking lot speedbump? Full thrott--oh wait poo poo poo poo poo poo brakessss! KUDGE!
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Jun 26, 2013 23:49
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Fixed my speedometer (by disconnecting and reconnecting the battery). 
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Jul 24, 2013 03:06
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I made a thing. $.67 worth of tubing from O'Reilly Auto Parts and a Poweraid bottle with a ~1/2" hole drilled in the top makes a perfect used brake fluid catch reservoir. I added a 1/16" hole for gas to escape. Gonna bleed my brakes in a little bit!
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I went to install bar end mirrors today. FUUUUUUCK! Why am I so bad at bikes? poo poo poo poo making GBS threads gently caress god drat it. I mangled my nice new grips for no reason. Any ideas? I'm guessing "fill it with JB Steel Stick and tap that" isn't the right answer.
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Ephphatha posted:That black bit looks like part of the throttle assembly. If it moves when you twist the grip you can cut the end off and that should give you enough room for the expanding bit of the bar end. You'll want to cut it back far enough that you can see a few mm of the bar all the way around anyway, otherwise your throttle will stick. Oh, sorry, I wasn't clear. I should have taken a picture of the other side. The hole in the throttle tube is the same as the inner diameter of the bars.
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