Forum: Beasts
05-22-2013, 05:59 PM
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Replies: 17,882
Views: 3,067,969
It's a legal thing - lighting is typically...
It's a legal thing - lighting is typically heavily regulated and most mods don't meet the letter of the regs including almost all covers over the headlights. (Same with things like aftermarket turn...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
05-22-2013, 04:30 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 223
I'm not super familar with the area, but you...
I'm not super familar with the area, but you could certainly do a day loop out of Asheville and do the dragon.
It's just a very tight twisty road that has achieved a bit of cult status and a lot...
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-12-2013, 02:47 PM
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Replies: 139
Views: 8,182
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see a...
Maybe I'm missing something, but I don't see a $600 repair here. The bike has an oil leak, but the coil, plug wire, etc. all were working before and should continue to work once the oil leak is...
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Forum: GS Boxers
05-12-2013, 07:41 AM
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Replies: 139
Views: 8,182
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Forum: Beasts
05-07-2013, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 145
Views: 12,950
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Forum: Beasts
05-07-2013, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 1,867
Views: 419,795
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Forum: Beasts
05-05-2013, 08:20 PM
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Replies: 17,882
Views: 3,067,969
RbW?
Just a counterpoint, a bunch of us are...
RbW?
Just a counterpoint, a bunch of us are riding S10's with stock ECUs, no PCV, no clutch switch mod (or have the mod on a switch and like it better off), no air screw adjustment, no diagnostic...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-03-2013, 11:19 PM
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Replies: 3,292
Views: 293,202
Since we're hopelessly off-topic anyway, I'll...
Since we're hopelessly off-topic anyway, I'll continue the thread drift and say that if you want the very best Richard Widmark movie, rent "The Bedford Incident", also with Sidney Poitier. For extra...
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Forum: Beasts
05-02-2013, 11:33 AM
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Replies: 1,867
Views: 419,795
No, I admit I've never ridden a Varadero.
I...
No, I admit I've never ridden a Varadero.
I posted mainly because it would be odd for a someone in the US to be thinking about replacing a US spec bike with a relatively-rare grey market import. ...
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Forum: Beasts
04-30-2013, 10:51 AM
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Replies: 17,882
Views: 3,067,969
Congrats on your new bike.
The vibes should...
Congrats on your new bike.
The vibes should get better, but I wouldn't expect miracles.
One thing that exacerbates the vibe problem on a new S10 is Yamaha's ridiculous "avoid prolonged...
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Forum: Beasts
04-29-2013, 09:37 PM
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Replies: 17,882
Views: 3,067,969
The general procedure is to put the bike on the...
The general procedure is to put the bike on the centerstand, lay down beside it with feet facing rearward, and reach in there from the bottom... the rebound adjuster is right above the dogbones. I...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-29-2013, 07:17 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,803
SL350 started it all? The first ones were...
SL350 started it all? The first ones were lightly worked over CB350's and hardly dual-sports at all. Most think it was a last-minute, "get something quickly out the door" reaction to get in the...
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Forum: Beasts
04-29-2013, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 1,867
Views: 419,795
I assume you're aware it was never imported to...
I assume you're aware it was never imported to the US? Thus, any bike you find will be "grey market"? I don't think that, in general, the Varadero is that highly-regarded and given the lack of...
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-28-2013, 09:48 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 7,803
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Forum: Thumpers
04-26-2013, 09:31 AM
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Replies: 19,526
Views: 2,878,783
There are lots of opinions on the best way to...
There are lots of opinions on the best way to trailer. Mine is that these fork brace things dramatically increase the stress on the tie-down points as the bike no longer has any "give" over bumps. ...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-25-2013, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 586
Views: 89,755
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Forum: Road warriors
04-25-2013, 09:05 PM
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Replies: 2,434
Views: 397,239
Just a quick followup that today I hauled the...
Just a quick followup that today I hauled the Super Tenere with year-old knockoff levers out of the garage for a longer ride and noticed for the first time that my originally-black levers have taken...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-25-2013, 08:59 PM
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Replies: 873
Views: 173,511
CW is a US-centric publication, so if they...
CW is a US-centric publication, so if they included the W800, I suspect it would be in the form of a sidebar to talk about an alternative not available to US buyers. I doubt they'd include it...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-25-2013, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 586
Views: 89,755
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Forum: Road warriors
04-23-2013, 12:10 PM
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Replies: 586
Views: 89,755
No excuses needed for anyone choosing the Wee...
No excuses needed for anyone choosing the Wee over the Hondas. If the incentives work out that the Suzuki is cost competitive, it is almost a no brainer - it has a more motor, it is a better...
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Forum: Racing
04-23-2013, 11:53 AM
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Replies: 998
Views: 42,418
Good catch. Yes, I quoted one of the lower...
Good catch. Yes, I quoted one of the lower figures I found and there are lots higher. I suspect he's at $20M US or so with everything factored in. Not too shabby. Of course there are some drivers...
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Forum: Racing
04-21-2013, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 998
Views: 42,418
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-20-2013, 11:30 PM
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Replies: 9,075
Views: 1,376,719
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Forum: Road warriors
04-20-2013, 10:30 PM
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Replies: 3,292
Views: 293,202
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
04-19-2013, 02:56 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 789
Hang with the 60 - it isn't perfect, but its a...
Hang with the 60 - it isn't perfect, but its a heck of a lot of GPS in a very small size. The receiver and battery life are outstanding and once you master the interface, it will do things that many...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-19-2013, 01:26 PM
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Replies: 291
Views: 68,381
The ST is a little more relaxed. Functionally,...
The ST is a little more relaxed. Functionally, it is a great bike, but wow, you're comparing one of the nicest-looking BMW's of all time to perhaps the most hideous-looking. It wouldn't even be on...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-19-2013, 10:22 AM
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Replies: 291
Views: 68,381
As said, the changes over the years were...
As said, the changes over the years were relatively minor, but things are a little better sorted on the later models, so if I could pick up a 2004 for only a grand or so more than a 1999, I'd go with...
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
04-19-2013, 08:55 AM
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Replies: 18
Views: 789
You're right that there is the potential to...
You're right that there is the potential to transfer all sorts of extra stuff in the route from the PC to the GPS, but since the 60 is a "always recalc route at activation" GPS, I'm skeptical that...
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Forum: The Garage
04-19-2013, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,076
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Forum: The Garage
04-18-2013, 10:17 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,076
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
04-18-2013, 09:52 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 789
I don't know for sure, but I'm skeptical the...
I don't know for sure, but I'm skeptical the problem has anything to do with MapSource or Basecamp. With the 60, all you do when you transfer a route is transfer the via points and all routing is...
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Forum: Beasts
04-18-2013, 09:14 PM
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Replies: 17,882
Views: 3,067,969
Doubt it is the spokes. The wheels are plenty...
Doubt it is the spokes. The wheels are plenty rigid for hard cornering, especially on the double-flanged front. (I think most of the spoke breakage issues have been at the single-flanged rear.)
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-17-2013, 08:29 PM
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,858
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Forum: Thumpers
04-16-2013, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 19,526
Views: 2,878,783
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Forum: Thumpers
04-15-2013, 02:08 PM
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Replies: 19,526
Views: 2,878,783
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Forum: Beasts
04-15-2013, 02:06 PM
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Replies: 17,882
Views: 3,067,969
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Forum: Road warriors
04-15-2013, 02:02 PM
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Replies: 2,434
Views: 397,239
I've taken mine on/off tens of times without...
I've taken mine on/off tens of times without problem. It doesn't "feel" like it is close to the point of breaking. While I'm sure it has happened, I've never heard of one snapping.
- Mark
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Forum: Road warriors
04-15-2013, 11:48 AM
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Replies: 2,434
Views: 397,239
Only tricky thing about the Go-Cruise, if you...
Only tricky thing about the Go-Cruise, if you have more than one bike, is remembering to swap it over to whatever bike you're riding. I've turned around a few blocks from home more than once to go...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-15-2013, 10:48 AM
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Replies: 2,434
Views: 397,239
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Forum: Road warriors
04-15-2013, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 2,434
Views: 397,239
On my S10 (which uses the same levers as the...
On my S10 (which uses the same levers as the FJR), I have black levers which are 18-mos old and look the same as new. But I do garage my bike. Occasionally you also hear of folks complaining that...
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