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Chairon posted:gently caress. I did that. I think it happened when I was standing on the left side of the bike and leaned over to hit the starter. Or maybe when I was securing luggage. I didn't notice until I took them off, which means they did the job preventing me from getting injured.
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Phy posted:Just got back from a weeklong ride to Vancouver Island. Will eventually post pictures, as well as from earlier rides this summer. Thanks to Simkin for the bomb around Victoria, and to the vicissitudes of mother nature for the holy gently caress incredible amounts of whales. Lucky. I haven't ridden jack poo poo in the last couple of weeks. Der scooter is in the shop getting a major maintenance performed and I'm getting motorbiking withdraws.
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Fantastipotamus posted:Well, I put $250 down on a 2006 Speed Triple yesterday (looks like the one below almost exactly). It's got ~4200 miles or so, and it's all black. I don't have any pics yet because a) I didn't think of it while I was there and b) it was too new at the distributor for them to have got around to taking pictures yet. Awesome. I have an 07 (same bike) so feel free to contact me with any questions or sites. My email is my username at gmail. Also check out https://www.thespeedtriple.com (by far the best) https://www.triumphrat.net/speed-triple-forum/
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Chairon posted:gently caress. probably when filling up or manoeuvring the bike while walking beside it, do you stand beside the bike or sit astride it to fill the tank?, i used to stand beside it till i melted a pair of overpants while leanign over to see the fuel level.
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I've only had the new bike for a bit over a week and my rear brake is out. It was working fine on the test ride. People weren't kidding about these issues on Aprilias, I guess I am going to get very good at bleeding brakes  .At least the AF1 forums have a pretty good walkthrough for it.
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Dual Clutch Gearbox for the new vfr, seems pretty drat awesome apart from the silly hand shift. http://hellforleathermagazine.com/2009/09/honda-dual-clutch-motorcycle-t.html#more
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Dubs posted:Dual Clutch Gearbox for the new vfr, seems pretty drat awesome apart from the silly hand shift. It seems like one of those things where you just say...why? I mean, I know honda has to be absurd with their tech stuff, but seriously? I don't even use the clutch on the track where I care about speed of shifting, and on the street, who cares? Could be good for paraplegic riders though. Holy christ, though, their test rider is the most newbish shifter ever. Let's see how the system handles flat out, full RPM powershifts, and banging down a downshift at 8k RPM. I bet that a skilled rider who's shifting the bike the way it should be shifted (without pulling the clutch all the way in and slowly letting it out) would have no problems mimicking their dyno demonstration. Z3n fucked around with this message at 04:43 on Sep 9, 2009 |
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Dubs posted:Dual Clutch Gearbox for the new vfr, seems pretty drat awesome apart from the silly hand shift. Meh. How's that gonna behave between 0 and 10 mph?? It'd be nice to teach someone to ride a bike who has no idea how a manual gearbox and clutch works, but that's not the kind of bike it's set up on at all...
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Oakey posted:I've only had the new bike for a bit over a week and my rear brake is out. It was working fine on the test ride. People weren't kidding about these issues on Aprilias, I guess I am going to get very good at bleeding brakes
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Sep 9, 2009 12:23
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Uh thats called SOUL my friend 
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If it works like on a VW GTI it will be "nice, impressive tech, not as bad as I thought, but not worth the extra $$$".
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Sep 9, 2009 18:35
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Yamaha's 2010 US and Canadian models are out on the respective websites. Looks like they've ashcanned the FZ6 and the autoclutch FJR.
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http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Sep/090908spies.htm Spies lets his secrets out. The very end is the best.
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Z3n posted:http://www.superbikeplanet.com/2009/Sep/090908spies.htm I also assume I'm riding a kitten. Kittens are fluffier than asphalt. It makes the 405 much less frightening.
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That dual clutch thingy looks neat and all but, yeah, why? I use my clutch to take off and downshift into first. Other than that I generally don't use it for up or downshifting. It's plenty smooth once you've practiced a bit too. No fancy pants electronics needed.
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Bugdrvr posted:Other than that I generally don't use it for up or downshifting. It's plenty smooth once you've practiced a bit too. No fancy pants electronics needed. Isn't this a great way to end up needing a new gearbox?
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Sep 10, 2009 07:13
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Motorcycle transmissions are "designed" for it. Using the clutch is nicer though.
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Hah, I was trying to catch up to another rider today, and got cut off by a car. She stared me down in her side view the ENTIRE time she changed lanes, and then proceeded to TAILGATE the other bike in front of me I had almost caught up with. I backed off, and at the next light I pulled up next to her, looked over, and she immediately apologized for cutting me off (even though it CLEARLY was done intentionally)...so I chastised her for tailgating the other motorcycle. They guy must have heard me, because he followed me home and thanked me for looking out for him!! What an awesome day! I love riding 
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Nerobro posted:Motorcycle transmissions are "designed" for it. Using the clutch is nicer though. It helps if you picture different clutches as different animals. For example the '01 intruder lever is like a poodle.
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ranathari posted:Isn't this a great way to end up needing a new gearbox? Not if you do it right. If you screw it up though, you will round off the engagement dogs and you will eventually cause your transmission to start slipping out of gear.
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What's the right way to do it? I just learnt how to blip the throttle to smooth out changes instead.
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Nerobro posted:Motorcycle transmissions are "designed" for it. Using the clutch is nicer though. My brother in law regularly quotes Hewland (of "that Hewland") fame to me to the effect that a non-synchro 'box is best shifted by applying pressure to the shifter and then blipping the throttle (plus clutch on downshifts). Faster and harder is better basically, as wear/damage is only possible to dogs or gears during the shift. Whereas on your typical H-pattern shift synchronised automotive box, slowly and gently is best. Apparently. As Hewland was talking about crash boxes in racing cars AFAIK, it may make no difference at all for bikes with lower inertial loads etc.
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ranathari posted:What's the right way to do it? Using the clutch comes to mind
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Just use the drat clutch, is it that difficult, are you really setting lap records on the streets? The clutch is there for a reason, and every time you dont perfectly clutchlessly shift, you're beating up the engagement dogs, and putting undue strain on the poo poo linkage. Its not that tough to use the clutch Saga posted:My brother in law regularly quotes Hewland (of "that Hewland") fame to me to the effect that a non-synchro 'box is best shifted by applying pressure to the shifter and then blipping the throttle (plus clutch on downshifts). Faster and harder is better basically, as wear/damage is only possible to dogs or gears during the shift. This is wrong. On upshifts you should be letting off the throttle to unload the gearbox, and the shift should ideally come when there is no load on the gearbox, but that exact moment in time is so tiny, especially at speed that you're just going to miss it 99% of the time. Will the bike still shift? Yes, but you're doing it with the gears loaded, and this again is hard on the dogs. Downshifting is where you blip the throttle a little, assuming you're coasting against the engine. Either way, the ideal way to shift is with the gearbox completely unloaded, which, coincidentally, is what the clutch does. AMAZING!!!
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ranathari posted:What's the right way to do it? I just learnt how to blip the throttle to smooth out changes instead. I still clutch it and blip on downshifts, even on the track. Downshifts don't make a huge difference in the grand scheme of speed (downshifts must be done before corner entrance, but besides that it's whatever) and I'd rather avoid fragging my gearbox when I screw it up. On upshifts, you are pinned, you back out of the throttle slightly, and essentially simultaneously click it up a gear while going back to full throttle. When done right, you reduce power for a fraction of a second and then are back to full throttle. I disagree with Phat in that it's difficult to do it though. If you've got a small amount of pressure on the lever, you will feel it when you roll out of the throttle as the bike essentially jumps directly into gear. There's almost no effort involved in shifting a motorcycle transmission if the transmission is unloaded, and as a result it gets really easy to shift clutchless because it'll essentially fall into gear. If you're downshifting, you blip the throttle and drop it down a gear in the middle of that blip. Downshifting clutchless is more difficult that clutchless upshifting, and far more likely to cause damage to the gearbox when you're learning to do it as a result. I don't like it on my SV because of the sudden change in engine braking that comes from the change in RPM, and instead I'll blip and my left hand rides the clutch to prevent it from getting too far out of line. I fragged a gearbox learning to clutchless shift when I was a noob. I knew it was gonna happen, and abused it mercilessly, to the point that the bike wouldn't shift up from 3rd or 4th gear at over 12k RPM (14k redline). I had probably fragged the shift drum and forks learning to clutchless shift, but I never destroyed a gear. Phat_Albert posted:Just use the drat clutch, is it that difficult, are you really setting lap records on the streets? The poo poo linkage and the quote:Either way, the ideal way to shift is with the gearbox completely unloaded, which, coincidentally, is what the clutch does. AMAZING!!! On the street, I highly recommend full clutching your downshifts, like Phat recommends. On the track, because I don't full clutch because the engine braking and slowing is part of what lets me modulate corner speed. The clutch is a really, really useful tool just about everywhere on a track (and the street), it's just a matter of getting comfortable with using it. It can eliminate drive line lash getting on the throttle, help you save it when you've missed a shift/are lugging the engine, manage engine braking/backing it in, as well as a bunch of other handy stuff. Z3n fucked around with this message at 17:37 on Sep 10, 2009 |
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Z3n posted:I disagree with Phat in that it's difficult to do it though. Its not difficult to do really, its difficult to get timed just perfectly so there is no load on the transmission. Clutching greatly increases the time that the engine is unloaded, obviously. On the track and strip its fine and saves fractions of a second, which matters, but guys being all "yeah i dont use the clutch at all" when talking about street riding just irks me. Its pointless. Z3n posted:The poo poo linkage and the I know what I said :coolburt:
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Honda hasn't released its full line yet but America's getting the Dullville. 650-class V-twin, shaft drive, and integrated hardcases? If I didn't already have a Strom I'd be very interested.
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Is it really called the DullVille? This looks like it is to the ST1300 like the GL500 was to the big Goldwing.
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It's nicknamed the Dullsville in the UK because it's supposedly incredibly dull to ride. Favoured by people who commute huge distances and only care about reliability and comfort, not fun.
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Phat_Albert posted:Its not difficult to do really, its difficult to get timed just perfectly so there is no load on the transmission. Clutching greatly increases the time that the engine is unloaded, obviously. I don't know exactly how critical the timing is, honestly. For example, if you clutch full in and RPMs fall a significant amount, and then you shift, it'll usually be difficult to shift/clunk into gear. Whereas even if you both a clutchless shift slightly, usually it doesn't clunk/slam that bad.  That NT700 just looks kinda boring, like the SV's dull, drab older cousin.
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Z3n posted:the SV's dull, drab older cousin. Like I said, I already have a V-Strom  But really, if it really is boring as heck to ride, I have to question their logic. I've already read that it's supposed to be filling the less-threatening midsize tourer niche that the elimination of the VFR800 is leaving, but it doesn't really seem to be a good replacement if that's the case.
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Phy posted:Like I said, I already have a V-Strom The V-strom is actually functional though. And while it's oddball, it's not boring. The V-strom is like that weird kid down the street who's always covered in dirt from going somewhere, the NT700 is like the old man who walks up and down the block. And the VFR was actually a proper sport touring bike. This just looks like a sort of ho-hum commuter.
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Z3n posted:The V-strom is actually functional though. And while it's oddball, it's not boring. The V-strom is like that weird kid down the street who's always covered in dirt from going somewhere, the NT700 is like the old man who walks up and down the block. It sounds like the Pacific Coast. edit: bwahahaha lookit this fukken commercial http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6MkkdxjDro Zenaida fucked around with this message at 22:41 on Sep 10, 2009 |
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Phat_Albert posted:Is it really called the DullVille? its called a deauville in europe, known as dullvilles to most people as they're such an efficient bland motorcycle.
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Zenaida posted:It sounds like the Pacific Coast. Goddamn, that is a horrible commercial.
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I like your moves Yamaha. http://thekneeslider.com/archives/2009/09/10/2010-yamaha-yz450f-turns-cylinder-around-air-travels-straight-through/
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cmorrow001 posted:Awesome. I have an 07 (same bike) so feel free to contact me with any questions or sites. My email is my username at gmail. What do you typically get for gas mileage?
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To be fair the problem I had with the Aprilia were Brembo brake problems, and most I believe it was the PO not having tightened a bleeder screw located at the MC.
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Spiffness posted:I like your moves Yamaha. I feel so dumb now, that has never occured to me.
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Battery-less EFI is cool to me. How does it know how much fuel to pump when you kick it over?? Japanese VooDoo!!
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