What did you do to your bike today?


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Maadi

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nismos14 said:
That's really peculiar. I have never had that issue at all.

Not sure how shifting would require counter weight....
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It's not really noticeable to anybody else, I'm pretty sure, and it only happens ever now and again when I'm downshifting slowly, going through gears one by one on my way to a stop, for example. I'm thinking it has something to do with my 2012 knee surgery on my right side, the right leg is still not as good as the left. I'm probably doing something with my upper body to compensate and that moves the bike. Today I didn't feel it at all, now when I'm aware of it I'm already unconsciously doing something different to fix it.

I just thought it was kinda cool how little things make a huge difference on the bike, like a foot position.
 
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nismos14

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Maadi said:
It's not really noticeable to anybody else, I'm pretty sure, and it only happens ever now and again when I'm downshifting slowly, going through gears one by one on my way to a stop, for example. I'm thinking it has something to do with my 2012 knee surgery on my right side, the right leg is still not as good as the left. I'm probably doing something with my upper body to compensate and that moves the bike. Today I didn't feel it at all, now when I'm aware of it I'm already unconsciously doing something different to fix it.

I just thought it was kinda cool how little things make a huge difference on the bike, like a foot position.
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Oh definitely, foot position, even moving your head slightly has a major effect on where the bike goes.
 
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Oconer

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Let my baby sit in the garage for a good 3 days due to rain, but installed fender eliminator and motodynamic LED tail lights with integrated turn signals
 
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floki

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Oil change and hopefully exhaust mod pretty soon.

My shifts before the oil change were extremely clunky and rough. I changed and filled it right, I think it was too full before. Gear changes are buttery smooth.
 
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Scott_Thomas

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Scott_Thomas

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Rode my baby to work for the first time this year. First day it was warm enough in the morning and didn't call for rain. The rest of the 7 day forecast, Rain Monday-Saturday, partly sunny on Sunday (maybe!). Do most bike models not come with vent tubes for the gas tank? Had 2 guys at work from the oncoming shift that ride say my bike was leaking. I told them it was gas vapor since bike was in the sun and black. The one guy just looked at me like, WTF?
 
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Scott_Thomas

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Scott_Thomas said:
Rode my baby to work for the first time this year. First day it was warm enough in the morning and didn't call for rain. The rest of the 7 day forecast, Rain Monday-Saturday, partly sunny on Sunday (maybe!). Do most bike models not come with vent tubes for the gas tank? Had 2 guys at work from the oncoming shift that ride say my bike was leaking. I told them it was gas vapor since bike was in the sun and black. The one guy just looked at me like, WTF?
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I'm quoting my own comment, LOL! I was thinking about this and maybe it's because most bike have charcoal canisters and don't vent directly out.
 
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bleedinblue

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Scott_Thomas said:
I'm quoting my own comment, LOL! I was thinking about this and maybe it's because most bike have charcoal canisters and don't vent directly out.
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Most gas caps vent instead of having the line underneath the tank like we have.Take a look at a few pictures of atv's and dirtbikes, there's a rubber vent hose going from the gas cap towards the handlebars.I'm guessing ours drips mainly due to gravity, our hose is downhill compared to a gas gaps vent hose going uphill
 
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Scott_Thomas

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bleedinblue said:
Most gas caps vent instead of having the line underneath the tank like we have.Take a look at a few pictures of atv's and dirtbikes, there's a rubber vent hose going from the gas cap towards the handlebars.I'm guessing ours drips mainly due to gravity, our hose is downhill compared to a gas gaps vent hose going uphill
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Makes sense.
 
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jarshie

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Got my zx6r mirrors installed last night. Was hoping to trim down the oem boot, but didn't like how it was turning out, so left em off


Side note, found out the smaller clips on our bikes are push/pull style... Had no idea (until last night) that you could push the head to get it to unlock -_-
 
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floki

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jarshie said:
Side note, found out the smaller clips on our bikes are push/pull style... Had no idea (until last night) that you could push the head to get it to unlock -_-
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Read ya manual!

Did the exhaust mod and I am in love. It's not as annoyingly loud as the last exhaust I had on my 250 but sounds awesome still.
 
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jarshie

New Member
floki said:
Read ya manual!

Did the exhaust mod and I am in love. It's not as annoyingly loud as the last exhaust I had on my 250 but sounds awesome still.
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Lol, i must have missed it (or misunderstood)

Nice, which exhaust mod, the standard internal pipe cut, or the tip change?
 
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floki

New Member
jarshie said:
Lol, i must have missed it (or misunderstood)

Nice, which exhaust mod, the standard internal pipe cut, or the tip change?
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Remove tip, cut about 2.25 in hole in muffler where the tip goes in and weld a car exhaust tip to it.

My neighbor did it for me and it is kind of sloppy but I don't care. No one looks into your exhaust anyway.
 
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jarshie

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Try hitting some flat black exhaust spray paint on it, should help cover some sloppy work. And if it's a chrome style tip you could tape up the outer half to give a pretty cool two tone look.

But agreed, most won't notice anything, esp if you don't bring it up, lol!
 
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Rumpig

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I had the day off so fitted a
+1 front sprocket
Throttlemeister cruise control
airbox mod ala Marthy ( cut the arse out of it)
and order Marthy's DYI slip on + upped the CO values 25.
 
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Marthy

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Elite Member
Rumpig said:
I had the day off so fitted a
+1 front sprocket
Throttlemeister cruise control
airbox mod ala Marthy ( cut the arse out of it)
and order Marthy's DYI slip on + upped the CO values 25.
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Hey Mate. Just want to let you know... Im in Brescia in Italy. I will be back on the 19th. The madness start tomorrow evening.



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bleedinblue

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Marthy said:
Hey Mate. Just want to let you know... Im in Brescia in Italy. I will be back on the 19th. The madness start tomorrow evening.



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Is that the same rally you went to last year?Have fun
 
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