I'd fog it with wd40 afterwards. It'll pull water out of the corners, and ensure you get a good coating of oil around the inside of the tank.
Dunno, I don't know what the "proper" procedure is, but I've always clear coated in light coats because heavy coats never end up looking even to...
RH engine cover? You mean the plastic panel over the battery, or the aluminum cover over the right side of the crankshaft? I've got both, feel...
I've got a nice looking 82 Seca tank (undented, original paint), if you're still in the market. I don't actually know what the inside is like, as...
I ended up just sticking with the stock gauges, and spent a lot of time sharing parts between two clusters to get one nice one. With that said,...
Don't take a bike to Blackfoot, at least not if you didn't buy it there. They always prioritize work on bikes they sold, and being a busy shop...
This made me curious as to what exactly I was getting, so I popped the gauge over to fuel economy to see what the 07 is actually getting overall...
Just for completeness: I've finished the break in period. It was hard. It was really, really hard to keep the bike below 5000rpm (as much as...
I was actually quite interested in a 690 KTM Duke, as I've never had a single cylinder bike, let alone one with a thumper that big. How was the...
I had no idea the lil Rebel was that low in horsepower. Pretty damn good fuel economy on the other hand, but 16hp? That must really struggle...
Of course. Because why not? Lol
Yeah. It's too bad, as the XSR is so purdy, but is fundamentally the same bike aside from the styling differences. There's really no reason for...
It'd be a great ride. The engine is fantastic, definitely the star here. I wonder what they'll price it like? And how light that bike will be?
It's a stupid fun engine. For all it's rough throaty growl, there's no more vibration than my XJ had (very little). Yeah, gets insanely good...
So, finally got to pick up my new girl, and damn, am I excited. I love my XJ and already miss it's much more comfortable seat, but the 150lb...
Yeah, even on more cruiserish bikes, I strongly prefer midset controls. I mean, having a second set forward is great for when you want to kick...
rofl, that poor thing. I feel so bad for those bikes that have just been horrifically neglected.
Most have antifriction additives. Easy to end up with clutch slipping with synthetics.
Forgot about this. I cleaned it up, changed to heavier oil after all, and it's been fine since. It'll still be an issue that needs resolving...
That'd probably help a lot. I was looking at this one: http://blackfootonline.com/moto_productdetail.php?id=4297 and imho the photo doesn't...
haha nah, younger me would have gone with the gray and hivis wheels, but now... I know my wheels will be dirty, basically all the time. Dirty...
I love the exhaust on all these bikes, but on the triples in particular it looks awesome. But yeah, they're all so durned purdy.
That was a strong contributor to how easily I was talked into it. I'd watched a LOT of videos over the last ~3 years, lots of reviews, and...
I absolutely agree the MT needs a flyscreen. It's even got a mount on the front that, if nothing else, should have the Yamaha cowl on it;...
Weather cleared up at last - a foot of snow through most of April is just wrong - and I went for a ride around town stopping in at a local...
God, that's a travesty. It looks wrong on so many levels. I mean, to be fair, he seems to have executed well on his mods, but... *shudders*...
I like the XSR's a lot, but they're insanely expensive compared to the functionally identical but non-retro styled MT's. I was in a local bike...
Cotter pins are a pet peeve of mine. They're dirt cheap, you can buy a bag of dozens for a dollar in Home Depot. Drives me nuts that people...
A middle ground, if you've got the original tail but she doesn't like it (god knows I hated it): 1:Cut off the fender at the end of the seat...
I tried one of those, but found the brake/turn signals to be way to dim to be safe in daylight. Big problem is that looking right at it, it looks...
Rumour has it we'll have temps above freezing next week, and the roads have been cleared (despite an easy 2 feet of snow elsewhere) so I'm hoping...
Here too. Thursday it cleared up, snow was off the roads, then it dumped another foot of snow. All sunny again, but... Well, my back...
I'm at work, but there's a (color) pdf instruction sheet that explains the three main tests to run, colors you should see, etc. I highly...
I mean, if he'd just put them on in the wrong order, I'd have just shrugged and moved on... But they were numbered! With inch high white numbers!...
After a couple days of no start, headed to a local parts shop and grabbed a set of new spark plugs. Drained the old "been there all winter" fuel,...
I've been eyeballing this myself: https://rover.ebay.com/rover/0/0/0?mpre=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ebay.com%2Fulk%2Fitm%2F372099496205
Tried to start her up, to no avail. Some chuffing, and a stumbling run for 6 seconds or so, but no luck. Got the battery on a charger, try again...
Ooooh midnight maxim! Gotcha.
MM fork asap?
It's easy for me. I've always felt motorcycles look worse the more unnecessary plastic/fiberglass they have. Greatly simplifies things :)
Hah no, sadly that needs GPU's rather than CPU power, and buying GPU's right now is gross. Just your garden variety home media servers, taken way...
Sadly, I have two hobbies vieing for my limited funds... My XJ's, and my homelab server addiction. So in the winter, I keep spending my spare...
Happens to all of us :) I've got 2 and a half; and am kinda eyeballing another... And I'm just a newbie :)
oh, god, that poor thing.
...but how? I mean, I get how it doesn't leak, but... Wtf? I'm so curious as to what sequence of events happened to result in that. Wow.
Are you following the directions for the three tests?
Mine wasnt just the 12v socket, it actually had a cigarette lighter. Looked stock, too, though I'm not positive. Super professional job, done...
My Seca had a cigarette lighter in its fairing, too. Always thought that was hilarious.
Its my neighbor's. Beautiful car, got it running(poorly, but running) last fall, body is in surprisingly solid condition. I'm deeply jealous :)
Uncovered my girl, took her out for a ride. Was rough for a bit - I've started her up and run her for 10 minutes or so here and there over the...
