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[ONandOFF]

I had to resharpen a carbide bit like three times to get through all three races! Getting through the aluminum housing and tapping was a cinch. I mad e the race hole much smaller, though... 5/64"? Would have to double-check...

[mendoteach]

Originally Posted by fritzcoinc

You failed my test.
NOWHERE did I mention anything about anyones right to own any type of gun, only the suitability of a particular gun for a particular use.
WHY are gun owners so defensive?
When you fly off the handle like the above it makes you look like a NUT.

Here's why gun owners rightly go "crazy".

The biggest reason is that the gun banners (and that's what the Fiensteins and Schummers are-make NO mistake) MO is "death by a thousand cuts". One victory and then legal precedent has been set. I wish the gun banners had the balls to say the second amendment is some anachronistic vestige from a time gone by and has no place in the modern world and should be ammended. The the we could have the debate. But...they know that's a losing cause so they take their erosion while they can get it. BTW, I'm a California liberal in many ways, but guns ain't one them. In the end I'm pretty much a civil libertarian I suppose.

The English, Australians and Canadians didn't go crazy and look where it got them.

[mendoteach]

Sorry for the rant, but I only hang here, cause I love you guys so much. You too Fritz The people on the political forums drive me crazy.

[wbedient]

You're OK in my book Fritz. I have enjoyed seeing everybody's opinions on firearms ownership, so yeah, in my book you did a good job spicing it up.

Back to the bikes...

Got all my parts to hook up the xr400 oil cooler on my XR650L. You can all expect pictures of me pulling out my hair, cursing and throwing tools in the near future... pictures of a hooked up oil cooler might eventually follow.

[mendoteach]

Originally Posted by mcma111

Yeah. What the hell does a XR50,75,80,100,150,200,350,500,600 have to do with the XR650l besides the name HONDA ???

Try to define your search. Say "Honda XR650l piston JE" and you get 400 different pistons from the XR50 on up.

Don't know why you're complaining. An RM80 kickstand would work great on my RM with a few rocks under it.


I'm calling ebay and bitching again.

[flyingwombat]

Originally Posted by mcma111

BTW... I REALLY hate how E-Bay has added the COMPARABLE feature to their site. Used to be if you were looking for a XR650l part you would get 400 to 500 listings. Now with the comparable bit you get EVERY listing with XR in the listing and you have to sort through something like 16,000 listings. I called them and bitched but of course it did no good. It's no longer fun to surf their site. So on that end they haven't seen any of my money in a while.

Yes, I just went through that looking for a 2007 CRF brake master cylinder. I was getting pages and pages of crap "fits 2007"... but it's a 2005!!! Arg. There may be some special search term or something to avoid that, I just haven't bothered to look yet.

[beechum1]

Ebay was trying to be more like Amazon a few years ago. Since Meg left, they F'd it all up. Some group of overeducated MBA's decided to use cool tricks to justify their ridiculous rates. They put our manufacturing out of business. Them and PayPal.

[bwalsh]

This is the XRL thread. I/we all, come here to discuss XRL's.

There are numerous threads down in CS&M to discuss guns, gun rights and each others opinions on guns.
Please comment on guns, religion, politics and other such shit down there please? Just make sure you put on your thick skin when in the basement. You'll need it.

[Spud Rider]

Originally Posted by bwalsh

This is the XRL thread. I/we all, come here to discuss XRL's.

There are numerous threads down in CS&M to discuss guns, gun rights and each others opinions on guns.
Please comment on guns, religion, politics and other such shit down there please? Just make sure you put on your thick skin when in the basement. You'll need it.

How dare you discuss motorcycles in the 2nd Amendment Thread!






Spud

[Brown Falcon]

Originally Posted by RED CAT

First they want to take your so called assault rifles, then your handguns. Some FBI stats I saw the other day on people murdered in the USA with guns. 560 some odd with Rifles. How many were Assault Rifles, maybe 20%. 6500 people murdered with Handguns. And they want to take away your Assault Rifles. Doesn't make sense. You gun owners have to stick together or you'll loose it all. If I lived in your country, I'd join the NRA.

And according to FBI stats, more people are murdered with baseball bats than guns...

[Brown Falcon]

Originally Posted by Drunk_Uncle

I do enjoy the off topic discussions. Fritz, the M4 makes a great varmint gun. Very little recoil due to the gas operation makes follow up shots quicker and more accurate. Can really reach out and touch.

Now for the XR part. I am selling mine just the way it sits, but ofcourse I have the S&H handicap. Shipping from this state is a pain.

I have a line on a small truck, soo if someone were to purchase my XR, I can get it as far as Denver, CO. Buy the pickup and haul the Tiger I bought back up to Alaska.

I would also consider trades on a small truck in NW area of CONUS.

I don't have a small truck to trade, it's a big truck, and worth more than $3k... and my wife would kill me if I got rid of it after all the work I've put into it.

Originally Posted by Drunk_Uncle

I actually have a uship.com auction going right now to get the Tiger up here. Was hoping to sell the XR to someone in Conus in the area. Looking for an adventure of my choosing before I go on one of our benevolent Uncle's choosing.

If you can convince my wife that I should buy your XR and then sell mine, I'll take it! haha

[AZ TOM]

Originally Posted by bwalsh

This is the XRL thread. I/we all, come here to discuss XRL's.

There are numerous threads down in CS&M to discuss guns, gun rights and each others opinions on guns.
Please comment on guns, religion, politics and other such shit down there please? Just make sure you put on your thick skin when in the basement. You'll need it.

Obviously not all. You & I & some others but not all. We can climb out of the toilet I know we can Personnally I come here to get away/above all that crap but?

[Spud Rider]

I just discovered this no-battery, crank powered, LED headlamp. This is a nice item to pack in your backpack, or tool tube, when you will be riding after dark. You can use the headlamp to repair a flat tire, or find your way around the campsite.



You can buy this item for $9.99, delivered, at eBay. Crank the retractable handle for one minute, and you will get 40 minutes of light.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-LED-Cran...item19d3d4582f

Spud

[Brown Falcon]

Well, I re-jetted my carb today. The 55/158 combo I was running after I did Dave's, err, Brian's, or is it Brave's? Mod were running way rich. Sooty exhaust pipe, terrible mileage, my buddy riding behind me complaining about the smell. I was getting 50mpg with the p.o. installed 50/162 jetting, now I've been getting 35.

I went down to 52/155 this time. I got the mixture set pretty close this afternoon, but tomorrow I'm going to get it warmed up all the way and set the mixture screw (the Spud way), swap in a new plug, and go flog it for a while and check the plug after.

On another note, I'm really glad I checked my chain sliders when I replaced my chain. The front was falling apart (replaced with an XR600 roller) and the rear was worn down so far that the chain was cutting into the mounting bolts (replaced with OEM slider, $10 from RM ATV).

[Brown Falcon]

Originally Posted by Spud Rider

I just discovered this no-battery, crank powered, LED headlamp. This is a nice item to pack in your backpack, or tool tube, when you will be riding after dark. You can use the headlamp to repair a flat tire, or find your way around the campsite.


Spud

How does the headlamp repair a flat tire? Shove it in the hole to keep the air from coming out?