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Gnaghi posted:Afterwards I went for a ride and noticed the engine sounded weird as hell, like a howling noise. I thought maybe it might be the spark plug since a CR9EIX was in there instead of the CR9EK that's supposed to be, but it turns out it's the skiplate! Apparently they're notorious for reflecting the engine noise back up to the rider. I might end up taking it off cause it's pretty annoying, probably hell on the highway.
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Yesterday I pulled the upper fairings off my scooter to fix an annoying play in the steering. It's all plastics that lace together in mysterious ways meaning there's exactly one way to put it together again and if you get it wrong it won't fit, even though it looks like it should. So ten minutes pulling the fairings off, two minutes tightening the guilty bolt and forty minutes plus a whole lot of cursing and two pinched/cut fingers to put it back together. And today I noticed the speedometer no longer works. 
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Jun 13, 2012 13:00
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I fixed the speedometer on my scooter, so now I'm road legal again. 
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Jul 30, 2012 22:24
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Collateral Damage posted:I fixed the speedometer on my scooter, so now I'm road legal again. Welp, spoke too soon. The annoying grinding noise that I experienced before the speedo stopped working last time is back. On the up side, now I know where it's coming from and why. Guess I need to find a new reduction gear.
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Jul 31, 2012 08:43
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Fixed my brake light. Turned out the connector at the brake handle had wiggled loose. Pushed it back on and gave it an extra squeeze to keep it there. I'm a bit disappointed actually, I was totally ready to tear into the bike with a multimeter chasing some elusive ground fault.
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Sep 9, 2012 14:18
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 Brb, making sure my axle nut is tight and secure.
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Oct 16, 2012 09:47
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Gave it a wash, put it up on the pit stand and tucked it in for winter. We've had 40-50cm worth of snow the past week, so no more riding until spring.  ...unless I get a DRZ or something with winter tires. 
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Dec 9, 2012 18:55
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Safety Dance posted:Does Toyota still make the Sienna? If so, that. I had so much fun in one during high school. Was the candy any good?
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Dec 15, 2012 19:46
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I've been taught to always pre fill the oil filter, on any car or bike. Just seems like a logical thing to do.
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Jan 12, 2013 21:47
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SaNChEzZ posted:Went to take the TURBO on it's maiden voyage after calling it my own. Stopped by a friend's house to show it off in all it's glory, went to leave and just like in looney tunes, the ignition barfed out springs, plates and little copper pieces all over his driveway. Welp. The bottom retainer thingy's tabs are all sheared off, so new ignition + keys $50 from the fabulous ebay. 
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Jan 13, 2013 02:12
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I discovered a weird noise from my bike just after I had gotten my garage spot last year, it was like a high pitched ringing noise from the front of the bike that only showed up at certain combinations of speed and rpm, and not consistently either. I spent about a week worrying something was about to break and trying to track it down before I found it was the garage door key jingling against the steering head.
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Feb 4, 2013 10:27
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BlackMK4 posted:Could have been worse...  That's got to hurt.Brb, checking my peg bolts.
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Mar 2, 2013 13:26
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Let's get serious.
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Mar 12, 2013 10:18
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Hooked up a charging socket with built in charge meter. Fits neatly around the tool bag, too. Pleasantly surprised that the battery seems to have done well during the winter without a trickle charger hooked up, since I have no mains near my parking spot.
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Mar 27, 2013 22:01
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Sagebrush posted:My new, heavy-duty cam chain got here today. It is wrapped in a piece of paper that kindly informs me, in English and Japanese, that the cam chain should not be eaten.
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Apr 3, 2013 18:10
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That helmet. 
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Jul 30, 2013 14:35
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Washed it, discovered an annoying grinding noise from the rear wheel when I turn it over slowly. At first I thought it was the chain, but it remained even after cleaning the chain, so now I'm worried it's coming from the axle or bearings. The bearings feel fine when trying to twist the wheel though. Also went over the bike with a bottle of Novus and magiced all the small scratches away. e: And I finally found a handlebar mount for the phone bag, which means I get to practice my U-turns less often.  
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Sep 8, 2013 09:50
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You should have made it say "BACK IT IN"
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Sep 21, 2013 10:31
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I don't see the problem.
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Sep 21, 2013 10:45
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babyeatingpsychopath posted:In other news, my chain broke at about 4mph today. Sudden loss of power, increase in noise, and a thwack on the boot. It's fine. I'm just going to think happy thoughts that all the metal shavings on the swingarm are from the rollers disintegrating and not from the chain munging the inside of the clutch cover. Parts have been on order since yesterday. It's all relatively downhill to the shop from here.
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Sep 23, 2013 01:47
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Trials, more than any other sport, is just one long sustained "gently caress You" to the laws of physics. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AP4yJDGHZBc&t=36s
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Nov 11, 2013 14:11
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So what's the points cost going to be? 
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Dec 28, 2013 14:09
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Decided to put the passenger grips back on because the Ninja 650 has almost nowhere to tie down a bag without them. In the process I managed to lose one of the screws that held the blind plates on into the darkness of the subframe plastics.  Couldn't find it and eventually I gave up. I bet I'll find it once it manages to wiggle out of there and end up embedded in my rear tire.Or I'll just have to pull the plastics off.
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Jan 29, 2014 22:15
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Bought a telescoping magnet and fished the lost screw out of the subframe, then sat on the bike for ten minutes making vroom vroom noises. gently caress snow.
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Feb 4, 2014 13:14
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Nidhg00670000 posted:I believe it was someone here who wrote something like, a kickstart bike will always start on the first kick when no-one is around, and it'll always be hard to start when anyone is looking.
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Feb 17, 2014 14:25
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KozmoNaut posted:(Also, copper crush washers melt really easily when you're trying to anneal them for reuse) e: Changed the oil in my bike last weekend. Someone didn't get the memo that says "hand tighten only" for the oil filter. Almost knocked the bike over trying to pry the old filter loose. 
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Apr 16, 2014 23:50
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Sagebrush posted:Invariably if I buy exactly how many I need of something (crush washers, weird bolts, gaskets, fluids, etc) I will need one more immediately. If I go and buy a pile of extras, everything will go perfectly and I'll never need to use the rest of them.
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Apr 17, 2014 08:07
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Aka the poor man's impact driver.
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May 5, 2014 11:42
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adary posted:So I washed my bike, cleaned it up, polished it, and then got in the car with my wife to go see friends. Once we got there it started raining and I remembered how I failed to put the cover back on the bike. After all it's May and it never rains in May in Israel ...
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May 7, 2014 23:50
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Tighten to approximately "it's not going to fall off" newtonmeters.
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May 26, 2014 21:25
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goddamnedtwisto posted:I've got one of these:
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Jun 2, 2014 12:44
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Yousomuscle posted:I changed my oil for the first time today, I feel very proud of myself and also covered in filth.
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Jun 12, 2014 12:20
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New tires (PR4), new chain, new sprockets. Had the shop do it for me since I don't have the tools to change/balance tires and if they have the wheels off already it's easy for them to do the chain at the same time.
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Jun 16, 2014 18:11
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Out of curiosity, what's the waxy substance on the circuit board? Am I correct in guessing it's to support the capacitors and other through-hole components so they don't vibrate and crack their solder?
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Jun 17, 2014 08:05
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M42 posted:My bike is affectionately called "piece of poo poo" 
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Jul 6, 2014 00:04
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Swapped in a new battery. Feels like the bike is a lot more willing to deliver power now, especially at low RPMs. Never realized how much difference a good spark does.
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Jul 18, 2014 13:40
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EX250 Type R posted:What I did to my ride: Put new chain adjusters on the xr100 I cut a strip off one of my socks and wrapped it with electrical tape. 
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Sep 19, 2014 21:22
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Put it in a storage unit for two weeks, because my garage is getting renovated and I wasn't allowed to keep it in the garage at work for that long. October in Sweden means pissing rain every day, so it's not like I would be doing much riding anyway.
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Oct 9, 2014 17:34
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Started it up for the first time of the year. Battery was still strong despite having been off the charger for months. Checked the oil, lubed the chain, wiped the garage dust off. Weather tomorrow looks promising. Fingers crossed.
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Make sure it has decent probes though. I got a small cheap one and it only has permanently attached needle probes, which sucks if you need to fiddle with something and watch the meter at the same time. You want one that comes with at least needles, alligators and hooks.
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