Forum: The Garage
12-18-2012, 07:15 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,315
Faux Pas, n'est pas?.
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Faux Pas, n'est pas?.
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Forum: The Garage
12-18-2012, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,008
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Forum: The Garage
12-18-2012, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,315
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Adding extra hardware just to...
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Adding extra hardware just to confirm that the bike's in top gear will create a lot of potential failure points, of which at least one will involve a new passage from the outside world...
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Forum: Airheads
12-18-2012, 04:10 PM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,532
So was I, silly. :D
It's sorta obvious that...
So was I, silly. :D
It's sorta obvious that if the parts are already worn/tired, opening clearances up isn't the way to go.
Like most people, I'll usually re-use pistons when freshening up a...
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Forum: Trials
12-18-2012, 03:53 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,884
Nope... clutch thread. :D
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Nope... clutch thread. :D
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Forum: Day Trippin'
12-18-2012, 03:48 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 716
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Forum: The Garage
12-18-2012, 09:32 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,315
:stupid
Just get in the habit of...
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Just get in the habit of shortshifting until you get into 6th, then leave it there.
-And if the same uncertainty ever rears its' ugly head again, just toe the shifter upwards one...
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Forum: Airheads
12-18-2012, 09:22 AM
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Replies: 31
Views: 1,532
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Forum: Trials
12-17-2012, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,884
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The only thing that you...
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The only thing that you missed is inquiry as to WHY the OP thinks that there's an advantage created by using ATF instead of the manufacturer-recommended 10W40. :ear
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Forum: Thumpers
12-17-2012, 05:23 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 979
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Forum: The Garage
12-16-2012, 11:11 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,008
No, just weirder. :D
Drag from air...
No, just weirder. :D
Drag from air resistance increases with the square of the speed change, so the splits/rev drop needs to become smaller as you go up through the gear-train, but this puppy has...
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Forum: Trials
12-16-2012, 01:53 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,122
Just because the vendor puts the fuel in an...
Just because the vendor puts the fuel in an underground tank does NOT mean that there will ethanol in it. If you stop for a second and think about it, doing so would be setting the stage for water...
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Forum: The Garage
12-16-2012, 01:29 PM
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Replies: 50
Views: 2,008
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Forum: Trials
12-16-2012, 10:02 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,122
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Yuppers... a stoichiometric...
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Yuppers... a stoichiometric A/F ratio is a great way to set the stage for detonation. Add a lot of throttle at low revs, and...:cry
By the time you hear it, it's usually too...
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Forum: Trials
12-16-2012, 09:41 AM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,122
FYI- low rpm and high loads, (as in trials...
FYI- low rpm and high loads, (as in trials riding) are a big part of what sets the stage for detonation. At high rpm there isn't enough time for detonation to happen. :deal
CR alone is no...
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Forum: Thumpers
12-16-2012, 09:20 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,142
No, it's specific to motorcycles that get...
No, it's specific to motorcycles that get launched and then land on their left side. :deal
Btw-the OP should realize that a broken shifter spindle is a lot better than a bent shift fork.
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-15-2012, 09:46 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,090
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Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet.
12-15-2012, 09:42 PM
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Replies: 203
Views: 10,992
Fixt
And the road from the Burnt Woods...
Fixt
And the road from the Burnt Woods store south to the old gas station is a ten mile pavement giggle.
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Forum: Equipment
12-15-2012, 07:42 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 349
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Forum: Thumpers
12-15-2012, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,142
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-15-2012, 07:14 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 600
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Forum: Thumpers
12-15-2012, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 298
That's not necessary... as long as the OP got a...
That's not necessary... as long as the OP got a decent drain on the contaminated oil (which drained better than normal due to its' dilution), the first time it runs long enough to get fully warmed...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-15-2012, 04:47 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,337
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-15-2012, 04:34 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,096
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Forum: Airheads
12-15-2012, 12:09 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 409
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-15-2012, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,090
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Forum: Airheads
12-15-2012, 11:04 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 273
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Forum: Thumpers
12-15-2012, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 645
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-15-2012, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,337
Ummmm...no. :huh
The vast majority of...
Ummmm...no. :huh
The vast majority of streetbikes use constant-mesh gearboxes, so the RPM of the mainshaft and countershaft have nothing to with enabling a clutchless upshift.
It's all rider...
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Forum: GS Boxers
12-15-2012, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 3,038
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Forum: The Garage
12-15-2012, 09:35 AM
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,908
Bullshit...unless you're our current President,...
Bullshit...unless you're our current President, there's nothing wrong with the truth, and online leverage via forums like this one can often influence the outcome in a positive way. I doubt that the...
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Forum: The Garage
12-14-2012, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 44
Views: 2,908
What make of battery was this?.
PS- a fuse...
What make of battery was this?.
PS- a fuse would not have helped in this situation.... they're only good at limiting current, and don't care at all what direction the electrons are moving, even...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-14-2012, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,337
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Forum: Trials
12-14-2012, 07:45 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 1,122
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Forum: The Garage
12-14-2012, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 1,898
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-13-2012, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 2,291
The "sleeves" are there to damp vibration and...
The "sleeves" are there to damp vibration and reduce noise coming out of the top end. The ones at the rear of the engine that are dedicated oil paths to the head don't have them. You don't need the...
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Forum: GS Boxers
12-12-2012, 12:38 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,712
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-11-2012, 10:49 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 723
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
12-11-2012, 09:30 PM
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Replies: 54
Views: 2,753
MSF courses are designed for green riders, and...
MSF courses are designed for green riders, and the technique they choose to teach is the best/safest for that group.
Trail-braking is a skill to be learned later, if they survive long enough.
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Forum: Airheads
12-11-2012, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 309
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