Forum: Airheads
04-12-2013, 07:24 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 1,069
Hmmm.
1982 R100S, owned since new: I replaced the pushrod seals for the second time in 2007, had a leak at the engine rear main seal in 89, replaced the neutral switch in 2006, and the final drive seal in...
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Forum: Airheads
02-12-2013, 04:49 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 1,229
And here I thought it was just me...
'82 R100S. Always been a bit of a bastard to get onto the centerstand. It has the stamped steel deployment tang, and the textured, sort-of-square, steel foot placement pad. The stock sidestand...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-18-2012, 10:57 AM
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Replies: 46
Views: 4,515
A key to a master padlock, dead center in the...
A key to a master padlock, dead center in the tread of the rear tire, buried all the way up to the keyring hole. If it had been a nail, I'd have patched the tube and moved on, but this left a cut...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-28-2012, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
Just my opiniorn: The one that is trying to...
Just my opiniorn: The one that is trying to maintain a classical appearance and still be modern looks like a plow ought to be an available accessory. I'd like to see the "classic, but unwieldy" done...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-26-2012, 06:53 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
it is a fuzzy, fuzzy line...
Just throwing out a few generalizations: Radial tires=modern. Spoke wheels (and tube-type tires)=not modern. Liquid-cooled=modern. Air cooled=not modern, but Nikasil plated bores=modern (!?). ...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-26-2012, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,642
What is classic? What is modern?
Right now, newest street bike in my garage is an '86 XL600R. Every once in a while, I hear I should get a "modern" bike. So just what is modern, anyway? I can think of several ways to draw the...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-22-2012, 02:35 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 5,728
Bmw r100s
Bought it new in 1982. A couple of other bikes have come and gone since, but this one is THE one. It's kind of funny how the perceptions of others have changed over the years. Was it referred to...
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Forum: The Garage
11-14-2012, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 75
Views: 13,581
fair warnings...
The senior design project (mechanical engineering) I worked on involved a lot of hand lay-up fiberglassing. We used epoxy resin at one stage as we were building a plug on shaped polystyrene foam...
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Forum: The Garage
11-13-2012, 07:07 PM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,195
Does it sweat?
I bought a set of snap-on screwdrivers back in the 80's. Black plastic handles. One of the set (of six or seven) started sweating an acrid fluid from the handle a few years ago. Funny that none of...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
10-19-2012, 06:11 PM
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Replies: 70
Views: 7,217
here's mine:
Out on a Saturday afternoon doing a shake-down cruise after a protracted bit of repair and customizing, I decide it is time to head back to the house and hop on the freeway to speed the process. As...
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Forum: Racing
08-21-2012, 06:32 PM
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Replies: 95
Views: 7,926
13b reporting...
Informally known as "highside central" on Saturday. I had a good time. My only regret is not having time to hit vendor alley or scope out the paddock.
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Forum: Thumpers
07-14-2012, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 1
Views: 352
electrical help; stator, regulator. rectifier
The stator went bad on my '86 XL600R, and I replaced it with a Rick's Motorsports Electrics high-output unit. The bike starts fine, and the headlight works (runs from the AC regulator, i gather from...
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Forum: Thumpers
07-01-2012, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 224
electrical troubleshooting help?
An '86 XL600R. Stock stator bit the dust, replaced with a Rick's Electrics high output stator. Prior to the original stator dying, the following modifications to the stock setup were in place and...
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Forum: 2 smokers
03-23-2012, 08:57 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 10,088
about those brakes...
For a '79 Daytona Special, it was pretty easy to fab a mount and put a caliper from an R6 on the front. Of course, you'll also want a braided stainless steel brake line and probably will want to...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-12-2012, 06:10 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 622
Sure, why not?
You won't have an absolutely huge selection to choose from, but there are good, sticky street tires in both 21 and 18 inch sizes.
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Forum: Road warriors
03-09-2012, 05:50 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 6,593
Sym Wolf 150
There was an advert for the Sym Wolf 150 on the back of a recent Motorcycle Classics magazine. Comparing numbers, it was close to a Honda CRF 150F. It has retro (like 1960's) motorcycle styling,...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-07-2012, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,695
Anybody messed with the epoxy resin?
It is more costly, but might be the way to go if you are making your own tank. I don't know off the top of my head how resistant it is to fuels or alcohols after it is cured, though. That info...
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Forum: The Garage
03-04-2012, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,012
Follow up
Yeah, it takes me awhile to get things done. The new stator arrived, I took the things apart to remove the faulty one and realized I would need a new alternator cover gasket. Dang it, I should have...
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Forum: The Garage
02-16-2012, 08:25 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,012
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Forum: The Garage
02-16-2012, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,012
Well, this is interesting...
I figured I would start with the easy stuff, so I consulted the shop manual, pulled the seat and tank, checked the spark plug gap (ok at .032 inches), then unplugged the 2 pin and 4 pin connectors...
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Forum: The Garage
01-30-2012, 05:47 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,012
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Forum: The Garage
01-29-2012, 05:43 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,012
Warm start problems
Hey there, folks.
The bike in question is a 1986 Honda XL600R. Engine is stock, jetted for a Supertrapp pipe, and did not have this problem before I did a top-end job on it at about 20,000 miles. ...
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Forum: Racing
01-09-2012, 04:42 PM
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Replies: 291
Views: 25,589
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Forum: Racing
01-07-2012, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 291
Views: 25,589
Who do I talk to about cornerworking Indy 2012?
There was no way to get there last year, but I am keenly interested in volunteering for 2012. And if not Indy, maybe the third US round in Texas... When do they start looking for volunteers?
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Forum: Road warriors
11-28-2011, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,769
The problem with the Daytona Specials
I love the looks of the Daytona Specials over all the other RDs and even over the RZ350, but they only made them one year (for the U.S.) and there were a bunch of special parts for them (mostly do do...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
11-23-2011, 06:10 AM
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Replies: 79
Views: 7,450
regarding braking while turning
I was at an American Supercamp class and saw Chris Carr doing the "scrub off speed by laying it over all the way to the engine cases" demonstration. As he approached the turn, with the bike sliding...
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Forum: Road warriors
08-17-2011, 05:34 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 8,180
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Forum: The Garage
03-20-2011, 07:53 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,117
Wow.
Great lesson there, Benesesso. I, being a young idjit at the time, and only starting to appreciate the importance of maintaining my motorcycle, stuck to doing things by the book. Even if it meant...
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Forum: The Garage
03-16-2011, 06:05 PM
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Replies: 43
Views: 2,117
Remember when?
Back in the day, the owners manual for my 76(?) KZ400 said, regarding setting the points, to use a bit of cellophane from a cigarette pack to tell when the points were separating.
I cannot...
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Forum: The Garage
03-08-2011, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 24
Views: 3,939
Safety, please
Wear a good fitting dust mask when sanding anything...
Good ventilation when working with the chemicals...
Keep the stuff off of your skin, polyester or especially epoxy...
and I second the...
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Forum: The Garage
03-07-2011, 05:44 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,007
I'd be cautious
I was riding a 250 dual-sport on the streets. Straight road, moderate speeed (say 30-35 mph). The front started howling, and about five seconds later the tube popped. Presto! Insta-flat.
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
03-03-2011, 05:17 AM
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Replies: 150
Views: 23,918
I've taken it.
There was a LOT of information doled out over the course of the day. I would have liked more time practicing the techniques, but that was more a matter of the sheer number of things being taught. ...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
03-02-2011, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,313
Twice
First time in the "non-racer" class, second time in the "racer" class. Yeah, it costs a bit, but I'd go again. It is tremendous fun and there is enough riding time to really drill the techniques...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
02-12-2011, 11:56 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 592
I think I'll pass, thanks...
It gets kind of spooky, watching the guys on the big bikes on that small track. The plywood walls come up really quick!
I'll stick with my XR100 for the time being.
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Forum: Racing
02-10-2011, 05:48 AM
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Replies: 38
Views: 3,965
Yup.
I'm too conservative of a rider to contest for the win, but it is great feeling to push it harder that you sensibly can on the streets, and if there is someone else at a similar level; well, it may...
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Forum: Tejas and the Gulf States
02-10-2011, 05:39 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 592
The great unknown...
I'd lived in Tulsa for 6 years before I found out there was flattrack racing around here.
Now, I take my stock xr100 ridin', undergunned, sub-talented self to the Yahoo racing series indoor...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
01-26-2011, 05:42 AM
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Replies: 108
Views: 6,380
Ibrafan, I feel your pain.
I was a hair's-breadth from the same scenario, but I was in a full size van. Like you, I was looking for my merging spot when my passenger started to gasp about the buick coming to a stop at the end...
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Forum: The Garage
01-05-2011, 05:35 AM
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Replies: 856
Views: 271,568
Three-year old daughter
lets go of the 5 day old mylar helium balloon, and it floats to the peak of the "cathedral" ceiling in the living room. It is a tragedy of unspeakable proportions to her, and she lets us know with...
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-07-2010, 05:37 AM
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Replies: 2,073
Views: 995,051
now that's nice!
Jehu, very well done with the headlight/numberplate combo there. The stock headlight location on both the VT and FT ascots always looked horrible to me.
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-07-2010, 05:29 AM
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Replies: 5,977
Views: 2,704,875
That is sweet!
I suspect the "steampunk" fuel lines are to keep them from getting toasted on the heads. The petcock location is far forward of where the stock RD tank has 'em. I was going to worry about vibration,...
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