Forum: Some Assembly Required
04-19-2013, 03:27 PM
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Forum: Old's Cool
04-13-2013, 09:23 PM
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Replies: 144
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Seat mounting
A small question for you.
I have the same seat on my Ascot 500 tracker. Did you put any spacers or cushioning between the fiberglass seat and the frame rails?
I'm concerned about the...
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Forum: 2 smokers
03-10-2013, 08:51 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 274
Motion Pro...
Motion Pro (http://advrider.com/forums/www.motionpro.com)
San Carlos, CA
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-30-2013, 07:36 PM
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Replies: 29
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-21-2013, 10:18 AM
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Replies: 45
Views: 7,305
Great build
Great build and I'm local if you need a hand.
jake
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Forum: Equipment
06-02-2012, 08:04 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-20-2012, 06:56 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-20-2012, 11:45 AM
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Replies: 131
Views: 26,451
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Forum: Orange Crush
01-19-2012, 07:05 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,525
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-19-2012, 12:13 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
Oh the bike has been ridden, just not...
Oh the bike has been ridden, just not particularly legally or intelligently.
It isn't the fact that there are clip-ons, I've owned plenty of bikes with them. The issue is that the ninja was...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-19-2012, 12:08 PM
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Replies: 131
Views: 26,451
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-16-2012, 10:34 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
A long awaited place holder of an update.
I've completed most of the goals I set to accomplish.
It is a road bike, it is certainly on a budget, and I can ride it on the street.
The 650 runs beautifully, handles decently, and only...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-03-2012, 11:38 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,211
I'm a huge fan of these projects and have a few...
I'm a huge fan of these projects and have a few in the garage right now. I'm no engineer, but I can't see what that length of flat bar is going to add to the frame. The frame doesn't flex across the...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
01-01-2012, 08:36 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 2,211
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Forum: Old's Cool
12-30-2011, 10:08 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,104
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
12-26-2011, 06:20 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
It's so freaking alive.
She breathes, she growls, she roars.
Note: Every ninja owner should run their bike briefly without the silencer, it is a beautiful experience, briefly.
The check list:
CARB crap dealt...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
12-19-2011, 04:43 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
Small update 2:
I spilled gas all over the garage. I tried to empty the old tank into a small jug using a funnel and pretty much dumped 3 gallons of gas onto the floor. The second time I succeeded. And I smartened...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
12-14-2011, 08:35 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
Small update
Got a new tank courtesy of a fellow advrider and new gas cap in the mail.
To do:
Deal with CARB emissions crap
Get pegs
Get steering stem nut
Get R hand control assembly
Ride.
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Forum: Equipment
12-12-2011, 11:13 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,214
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Forum: Old's Cool
11-27-2011, 02:24 PM
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Replies: 120
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Forum: Face plant
11-27-2011, 02:22 PM
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,855
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
11-23-2011, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 5,862
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Forum: Face plant
11-23-2011, 06:59 PM
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Replies: 77
Views: 16,730
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
11-17-2011, 09:47 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
Progresso: not the soup.
The last installment had the bike breathing and twitching with the help of a new battery. Confident that there is the potential for my Ninja to move under its own power in the near future, I started...
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Forum: Face plant
11-14-2011, 01:43 AM
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Replies: 21
Views: 6,093
My current employer did a good job of flinging...
My current employer did a good job of flinging his thumb across the room doing the same thing. He found it and then drove himself to the hospital. Yep. he has the scars and the commemorative tattoo...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
11-11-2011, 12:01 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
Step 7: It breathes.
After double and triple checking that the fuses were intact, the wiring healthy, and everything clean and plugged in, I was left scratching my head, wondering why the 650 showed no signs of life.
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Forum: Face plant
11-10-2011, 11:22 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 13,714
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-31-2011, 12:29 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-29-2011, 07:19 PM
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Replies: 341
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Having done this before with a YZ250F...
Having done this before with a YZ250F sumo/dirtbike.
I find it easier/quicker to swap the forks with the wheel and brake caliper already than messing with the front wheel. On my bike, to swap the...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-29-2011, 06:30 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
The ninja 636 was issued for a couple years...
The ninja 636 was issued for a couple years (02-06) when Kawasaki wasn't overly concerned about homoligation issues. They offered the Ninja 636RR which in fact was a 600 for racing purposes. In '07...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-28-2011, 05:32 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
Step 6: Ignition swap
http://jake28.smugmug.com/Motorcycles/ninja-650/i-njGg5TP/0/L/P1050252-L.jpg
I small impediment but one that was certainly annoying. Luckily it was easy to know off the to-do-list, right after...
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-27-2011, 10:45 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-26-2011, 06:51 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-26-2011, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-26-2011, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-26-2011, 06:26 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-26-2011, 11:34 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-26-2011, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-26-2011, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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Forum: Some Assembly Required
10-26-2011, 10:25 AM
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Replies: 69
Views: 15,098
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