Bashed knuckles, blood, anger, and a turbo: sofullofhate's project thread

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Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

This is a good thread, maybe it will guilt me into progress on my own stuff.

# ¿ Feb 20, 2016 03:19

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 16:04

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

Those look awesome.

# ¿ Mar 4, 2016 20:50

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

On 2, the forks having no oil will not really be a big deal structurally.

The speedo carrier should be pretty easy to disassemble for inspection - it's usually a plastic gear drive and a metal worm drive to the cable. Some resistance is normal, especially if the cable isn't lubricated.

# ¿ Mar 22, 2016 16:22

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

Shims should be shared across multiple bikes - for example, KTM shims are very expensive but as it turns out they're the same as Harley shims! Woo!

# ¿ May 20, 2016 07:47

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

You can buy just what you need from places like this:
https://www.z1enterprises.com/store/category/kawasaki/engine-parts/shims/29mm-shims

(If they're actually 29mm and not some dumb thing like 29.25 or some crap)

# ¿ May 20, 2016 17:42

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

sofullofhate posted:

Hmm. I can't understand how float levels could cause this. Too low leading to starvation under heavy load? Too high and ultra rich in same scenario? Another data point is that modulating the throttle keeps this from happening for long periods of time. I did about 60 miles of steady climbing without experiencing this issue right after posting, by playing with the throttle constantly.

I brought the butterfly seals and all the tools I need to install them, so I may actually tear them down at the campsite in Moab this weekend to see if that helps.

If the floats are adjusted so at small throttle openings the floats don't allow enough gas, eventually the bike goes lean as it's taking more gas than it gets. If you modulate the throttle you avoid the problem because the floats are never at the point where they're not flowing enough gas, and everything is fine. That's my internet diagnosis.

# ¿ May 27, 2016 09:03

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

Most of them have ridges like that, just helps them stay in place. They should slide in and out with a little twist and push though.

# ¿ Jun 20, 2016 21:28

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

That's why I generally avoid doing any structural welding

glad it failed in a safe place though!

# ¿ Aug 2, 2016 01:31

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

Glad she's ok - i've always hated that axle retention design because I felt like it was going to fall off at all times

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 06:16

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# ¿ Apr 29, 2024 16:04

Z3n: Jul 21, 2007; I think the point is Z3n is a space cowboy on the edge of a frontier unknown to man, he's out there pushing the limits, trail braking into the abyss. Finding out where the edge of the razor is, turning to face the darkness and revving his 690 into it's vast gaze. You gotta live this to learn it bro.

Old bikes, man

# ¿ Jan 12, 2017 07:36

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