Forum: Thumpers
11-20-2009, 10:15 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
11-17-2009, 02:34 PM
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There is no sleeve that can be bought that I...
There is no sleeve that can be bought that I could find, but there is a sleeve on the gear. I found a used gear on ebay, we will see if it is any better. I am hoping it is not the shaft. I think the...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-16-2009, 05:12 PM
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Replies: 1,139
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It looks like the idler gear for the kick start...
It looks like the idler gear for the kick start is loose. It tilts to one side. Everything else in the engine looks great, as far as I can see. I can rotate the transmission pretty fast by hand and I...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-15-2009, 07:21 PM
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Replies: 1,139
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Picked up a 250 that was in a wreck. The rider...
Picked up a 250 that was in a wreck. The rider ran into a car and looks like it went over on the left side. When I picked it up, I could barely kick it over. It was for all purposes, non-running...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-09-2009, 12:46 PM
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Replies: 0
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New to me KLR 250
Even buying bikes is an adventure for me.
I bought a 1984 Nighthawk earlier this year, which ended up needing major repairs, and a trip to Mid-Indiana (from SE Michgan) for a second bike. The KLR...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-24-2009, 09:47 AM
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Replies: 15
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Yellowstone NP to Black Hills NF
We woke up in the morning, ate some breakfast and rode up to the hot springs.
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Forum: Old's Cool
10-19-2009, 01:05 PM
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Replies: 168
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How about some more CB love?
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How about some more CB love?
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Forum: Old's Cool
10-19-2009, 12:52 PM
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Replies: 5
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Forum: Ride reports
10-16-2009, 11:12 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,485
Jackson Hole, WY to Yellowstone NP, WY
We left a bit later the next morning, it was a treat to stay in a hotel. We rode through town, making our way north to Yellowstone.
First, we rode by the Tetons again.
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Forum: Ride reports
09-29-2009, 07:34 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,485
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Forum: Ride reports
09-28-2009, 01:11 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,485
I'm happy it wasn't the valves overheating. The...
I'm happy it wasn't the valves overheating. The carbs haven't been too bad without the filter, the screen in the tank must be doing a decent job. I removed the vacuum petcock as the first step and...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-16-2009, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,485
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Forum: Ride reports
09-15-2009, 07:47 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,485
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Forum: Ride reports
09-08-2009, 07:06 PM
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Replies: 15
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Day 2 - Davenport, Iowa to Grand Island, Nebraska
Today we set out to ride somewhere in Nebraska, with the goal of heading west. We made it about 70 miles and the nighthawk started bogging down. We had to pull over a few times, and by the time the...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-07-2009, 08:09 PM
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Replies: 15
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In Which We Depart
We first planned on riding to the Black Hills, SD, south to Amarillo, TX, the back east to Michigan. This would be around 3,300 miles, around 300 miles per day for our 10.5 day adventure.
This...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-07-2009, 07:39 PM
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Replies: 15
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Nulluser had a TL1000 which ran a less mileage...
Nulluser had a TL1000 which ran a less mileage trip to the Badlands, SD last year and it caused him quite a bit of grief when the fuel pump clogged up. After riding the Nighthawk around town with the...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-07-2009, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 15
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Two Guys and Two CBs Adventure in the West
I had never been out west, much less further than 400 miles from home on a motorcycle. I owned a 2003 Honda VLX as my first motorcycle, which was a good bike. It served me well for 3 years, then had...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-26-2009, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 806
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Brahms Sonatas for viola and piano are aural...
Brahms Sonatas for viola and piano are aural masterpieces. The piano and viola complement each other very well.
This trip is similar to a dream of riding and work for myself. Maybe I can pick up...
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