Forum: Parallel Universe
05-16-2013, 05:11 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-15-2013, 05:22 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-14-2013, 08:36 PM
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Figures.....learn something new every day.
I...
Figures.....learn something new every day.
I only witnessed the transformation as it happened in motocross bikes. I'll never forget how great it was on the Yamaha YZs when nobody else had it. ...
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Forum: ADVrider annual rallies
05-14-2013, 04:47 AM
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In
Late to the party, but I'm IN.
Krabill said there's good Singletrack! :freaky
See you Friday.
HF :thumbup
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Forum: Thumpers
05-13-2013, 07:34 PM
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Don't stop now...
You forgot about the affects of temperature. Seeing Sir Lukas' bike hanging in the snow, made me realize he was cheating.
Everyone knows metal expands when it's heated. So, doesn't a larger...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-13-2013, 03:06 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-13-2013, 05:32 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-12-2013, 06:20 PM
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Forum: Parallel Universe
05-12-2013, 08:31 AM
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Replies: 1,433
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+1 This is an excellent point.
FYI: The...
+1 This is an excellent point.
FYI: The typical process at a lubricants blending facility is to gang-run large batches of "like" oil. In other words, gather up all the orders for 10w-40 and...
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Forum: Parallel Universe
05-12-2013, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 1,433
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Amsoil is good stuff, but $9.50 per...
Amsoil is good stuff, but $9.50 per quart.....:eek1....ouch! That's $38 per gallon. You can buy other good synthetics cheaper, around $25 per gallon, if you're not brand loyal. Personally, I...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 766
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Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 08:00 PM
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Replies: 766
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rride, I'm losing count of the insults you've...
rride, I'm losing count of the insults you've implied or hurled my way amidst the multiple edits and reposts you've made, since this morning. I was going to ignore it, but now you're insulting my...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 07:22 AM
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Replies: 766
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Something close to 30 - 40mm of Static Sag and...
Something close to 30 - 40mm of Static Sag and around 90mm of Rider Sag might be a good starting point (which would be about 3.5" of total sag when you are sitting on the bike in full gear vs what it...
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Forum: Parallel Universe
05-11-2013, 05:27 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
05-11-2013, 05:12 AM
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Replies: 766
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Forum: Ride reports
05-10-2013, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 6,453
Views: 1,899,904
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Forum: Parallel Universe
05-09-2013, 05:53 AM
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Replies: 50
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Forum: Ride reports
05-08-2013, 06:57 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-29-2013, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 766
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I lifted mine direct on the engine (carefully)...
I lifted mine direct on the engine (carefully) with a large hydraulic (foot-pump) lift. Certainly, it's better to have a skid plate that is frame mounted on both ends. The Motosportz skid plate...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-27-2013, 07:25 PM
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Yup....uh-huh....he ain't lying! :1drink
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Yup....uh-huh....he ain't lying! :1drink
But it was sweet payback, when I suckered him down to Colorado last summer. :deal
HF :lol3
Dang, I might have to throw my TrialsBerg in the pickup...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-27-2013, 07:28 AM
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Replies: 2,740
Views: 398,123
Affirmative on both. I raised the bars with a...
Affirmative on both. I raised the bars with a Motosportz bar riser/clamp (über nice piece of machining...btw). And used the TT Adjustable Footpegs (robbed from my F800GS) to both lower and move pegs...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-26-2013, 05:03 AM
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Replies: 766
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I ran 85mph for a long stretch...
I ran 85mph for a long stretch yesterday.....passing traffic.....in wind. My Terra was rock solid, very planted. No significant buffeting to be concerned with.
I did not have my saddlebags on...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-25-2013, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 766
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What is the fuel range?
Update on what I'm experiencing. I rode 387 miles today, and about 400 last weekend. I am getting a very consistent 59 miles per gallon average.
My last fill-up today was 3.03 gallons after 178...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-25-2013, 05:08 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-23-2013, 10:16 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-22-2013, 08:58 PM
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Replies: 766
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How do you fix the crazy Oil Cap?
I changed my oil again tonight, and got fed up with that darn dipstick of an oil cap…..what wouldn't screw on straight.
Finally decided to properly diagnose and fix the culprit.
Here's the...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-22-2013, 04:44 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-22-2013, 04:19 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-21-2013, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 766
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Got Racks that work!
Got out for a little civilized camping this weekend…..down in the Devil's Den of Arkansas.
http://highfive.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Husky-TR650/i-XttDgCL/0/L/IMG_0448-L.jpg
It wasn't too crowded...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-16-2013, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 766
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Forum: Thumpers
04-15-2013, 07:43 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-14-2013, 06:38 PM
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It is finished….the saga has ended.
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It is finished….the saga has ended.
http://highfive.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Terra-Mods/i-G2vKtGC/0/L/DSC09983-L.jpg
Reckon there's nothing left to do but go camping! :deal
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Forum: Thumpers
04-14-2013, 05:44 AM
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Forum: Ride reports
04-13-2013, 08:29 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-12-2013, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 766
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Oil Change Interval
Yup....approx 3,000 miles or so, for me typically.
HF :thumbup
p.s. On my Berg390, I'll go by hours instead....since its mostly slow speed trail riding. Ok, maybe not so slow. But you get...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-12-2013, 05:05 AM
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Replies: 766
Views: 78,729
Nozzle gel :huh Search me...
What's that? ...
Nozzle gel :huh Search me...
What's that?
Probably answers your question. :lol3
I have taken good measures to significantly improve my grounding. Did figure that out early on, after some...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-12-2013, 05:00 AM
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Replies: 766
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Thanks for the input, TurbStL: Argon...
Thanks for the input, TurbStL: Argon mix....still had about 1/3 bottle according to gauge....running solid at 20 psi regulator setting when I pull the trigger. Welds were fairly short period, and...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-11-2013, 07:16 PM
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Replies: 766
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Go Racks? ... cont'd
I got the other half completed…..yippee! http://www.runemasterstudios.com/graemlins/images/mango.gif
http://highfive.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/Terra-Mods/i-gRTcSVp/0/L/DSC09978-L.jpg
The 1"...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-11-2013, 04:30 AM
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Replies: 766
Views: 78,729
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Forum: Thumpers
04-09-2013, 04:19 AM
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Replies: 3,866
Views: 465,590
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