Forum: Hacks
06-26-2012, 08:02 AM
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Views: 2,725
Hey buddy, if you're "new to this motorcycle...
Hey buddy, if you're "new to this motorcycle stuff" buying and/or mounting a sidecar is the least of your issues.
First, a sidecar rig is NOT a motorcycle as soon as the sidecar is attached.
Do...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-24-2012, 07:23 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,260
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-22-2012, 10:38 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,260
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-22-2012, 04:10 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,260
Thanks very much for the reply.
Grant...
Thanks very much for the reply.
Grant Johnson - he of Horizons Unlimited - also recommends Woody's, here (http://www.horizonsunlimited.com/tech/wheels).
The rental place - Motoaventura in...
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Forum: GS Boxers
02-21-2012, 10:03 AM
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Replies: 8
Views: 1,260
12 GS bent spoked rim / wheel queries
So I celebrated finally selling a house (and tried to forget what a bath I took in the sale) by renting a DOHC R12GS and riding around Chile / Argentina two-up for a couple of weeks. Rode lots of...
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Forum: Equipment
08-18-2011, 02:32 PM
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Replies: 87
Views: 21,868
FWIW, I picked up some LED trailer lights at a...
FWIW, I picked up some LED trailer lights at a Harbor Freight store for forty bucks.
These are the ones. (http://www.harborfreight.com/led-trailer-light-kit-95974.html)
I used the existing TIAB...
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Forum: Equipment
06-24-2011, 08:07 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 21,868
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Forum: Thumpers
06-23-2011, 10:05 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
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Forum: Equipment
06-23-2011, 07:03 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,791
Thanks, again, YamWow and Aberdeen :thumb
I...
Thanks, again, YamWow and Aberdeen :thumb
I can definitely work with those measurements. I'm away from home right now, too, but I'm sure the 7 inch difference between your length measurements...
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Forum: Equipment
06-19-2011, 04:55 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,791
Many thanks, YamWow!
Btw, your front chock on...
Many thanks, YamWow!
Btw, your front chock on the table looks like a good set-up. Did you get that from HF, too?
Also, you painted your WR orange?
Aberdeen, thanks also. At this point, I think...
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Forum: Equipment
06-17-2011, 07:04 AM
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Replies: 40
Views: 7,791
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Forum: Equipment
06-17-2011, 06:53 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,065
Just a bit of encouragement, FWIW.
I have a...
Just a bit of encouragement, FWIW.
I have a Schuberth S1, which is their old full face hat.
Basically same chin latch set-up.
When I first got it, I had exactly the same problem you chaps are...
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Forum: Americas
12-10-2010, 11:50 AM
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Replies: 0
Views: 281
Ideas for one week rental ride in SA, Feb 2011?
Fellow inmates,
The plan is to fly meself and my lady to South America in early February, to rent a bike and ride two-up for one week, seeing as much beautiful terrain and as much local culture as...
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Forum: Equipment
06-11-2010, 08:27 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 21,868
Yes, I've had some problems with the lights /...
Yes, I've had some problems with the lights / bulbs and shorts, too.
The way the lights ground - through the mounting stem, which fits loosely, seems chintzy to me.
Apparently the new trailers...
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Forum: Thumpers
06-11-2010, 07:55 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
Perhaps a trailer would be in order?...
Perhaps a trailer would be in order? :deal........:evil.....:lol3
Seriously, other than waterproofery, how do these compare to da Durt Bagz in terms of volume, toughness, and ease of getting...
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Forum: Equipment
06-11-2010, 06:57 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 21,868
Yoss,
Do you have the single rail trailer?
Do...
Yoss,
Do you have the single rail trailer?
Do you have the side stand plate to step off on?
How tall are you?
It would be fun to see a video of you riding a tall dirt bike on to the trailer,...
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Forum: Equipment
06-11-2010, 03:53 AM
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Replies: 87
Views: 21,868
Misc. notes on my TIAB experience:
(I need to...
Misc. notes on my TIAB experience:
(I need to sell my TIAB w/ Condor chock as I now have a pickup with a ramp and will soon be buying a toy hauling RV, too. Anyone interested can send me a pm. TIAB...
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Forum: Thumpers
06-07-2010, 05:30 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
Skierd,
Me rode Dabbers, too. Long story short...
Skierd,
Me rode Dabbers, too. Long story short - all my plans for the Yammie on the TAT, etc. got postponed for the last year and a half and are still on hold due to work and family and medical...
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
10-16-2009, 12:42 PM
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Replies: 3,373
Views: 512,379
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
10-03-2009, 06:54 AM
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Replies: 1,844
Views: 202,081
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
10-03-2009, 12:55 AM
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Replies: 1,844
Views: 202,081
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Forum: Thumpers
08-28-2009, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
X however many it is by now. (Man, this thread...
X however many it is by now. (Man, this thread goes fast!)
The sort of statement this young woman is said to have made is a ten alarm tip of a controlling, neutering, iceberg - a gift in a way - a...
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
08-28-2009, 06:38 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 792
Thanks very much for the replies - much...
Thanks very much for the replies - much appreciated.
Didn't know RAM had an anti-theft screw - will definitely look into that!
Not familiar with copper pipe hangars - something I should check...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-25-2009, 12:18 PM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
Well, OK, Krabill of OK, I'll pick up a WRF 12...
Well, OK, Krabill of OK, I'll pick up a WRF 12 toother next time I'm at the Yammiehoo peddler and give it a whirl.
I'd sort of ruled out the 12 tooth idea way back in the early dark ages of this...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-25-2009, 08:40 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
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Forum: Thumpers
08-25-2009, 07:43 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
By the way, the reason I asked about the...
By the way, the reason I asked about the Techmounts earlier is that I'm trying to figure out the best way to connect my Touratech locking mount (for a 276c) to my EVO bars (no crossbar).
Am not...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-25-2009, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
Krabill and Mark,
Thanks very much for the...
Krabill and Mark,
Thanks very much for the advice. While I do plan to experiment with gearing in the near future exactly along the lines Krabill suggests, for now I'm going to go with Mark's advice...
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Forum: Layin' down tracks
08-24-2009, 08:46 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 792
Touratech mount to EVO fat bars on WR250R?
Have Touratech locking mount for 276c currently attached to a RAM mount, which is then attached to my Protaper EVO bars (1 1/8", no crossbar) with a U bolt.
RAM arm moves around too much to suit...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-24-2009, 08:24 PM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
s3hoop,
I just installed Evo bars and the HDB...
s3hoop,
I just installed Evo bars and the HDB mounts/guards/mirrors a few days ago meself.
I used the bolts that were sent with the mounts, but you're right, they are WAY too long for this bike /...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-20-2009, 02:41 PM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
Planning to use one hole for the Hot-grips...
Planning to use one hole for the Hot-grips variable heat controller, another probably for a little voltage monitor light I got from Twisted Throttle, and haven't decided what to do with the other two...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-20-2009, 09:46 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
Fellow Safarians:
FWIW, I followed 10cups...
Fellow Safarians:
FWIW, I followed 10cups lead and installed 3/8" long x 5/8" OD x 1/4" ID nylon spacers and 6mm x 25mm screws (all Homey Depot had was pan head / phillips) at the rear base of my...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-20-2009, 07:17 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
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Forum: Thumpers
08-20-2009, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
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Forum: Thumpers
08-20-2009, 06:51 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
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Forum: Thumpers
08-20-2009, 06:29 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
Seriously, I bought some EVO bars and really...
Seriously, I bought some EVO bars and really beautiful top and bottom clamps from Highway Dirt Bikes. The bottom clamp is also about 7/8" higher than the stockers, which is good for me and which...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-20-2009, 06:14 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
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Forum: Thumpers
08-20-2009, 05:57 AM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
MoBill,
If you still have your stock tank the...
MoBill,
If you still have your stock tank the screw and round flange that goes in that fitting on the Safari will be on the top of it. You'll just need a good sized phillips screwdriver. But as...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-19-2009, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
First, thanks, Scottmac, for the reply. ...
First, thanks, Scottmac, for the reply. Apparently the tanks do come out of the molds slightly differently, given the different installation experiences people are having and also the different tank...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-19-2009, 07:44 PM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
Speaking of Safari tanks and seats, MoBill, I...
Speaking of Safari tanks and seats, MoBill, I noticed that you don't have the round seat clamp screw attached in the brass fitting just above the vacuum line.
Is that on purpose?
I don't know...
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Forum: Thumpers
08-19-2009, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 35,763
Views: 6,086,647
I guess I'll consider meself lucky then -...
I guess I'll consider meself lucky then - everything fit up nicely on mine except for the seat gap.
And yessiree, you haven't lived until you've been soaked with gas - never happened to me in the...
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