Forum: GS Boxers
04-30-2013, 08:48 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,793
Your correct
Agreed that it may not be for everyone but we here in Calif have to deal with the vapor recovery stuff so having the cap completely out of the way works for me. I've yet to drop the cap and I haven't...
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-29-2013, 10:27 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,793
Pictures
http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x346/mikefazzi/IMG_4349.jpg
http://i1177.photobucket.com/albums/x346/mikefazzi/IMG_4350.jpg
When you take the cap and ring out it will look like the top picture....
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-29-2013, 08:47 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 1,793
Just make cap removeable
It's a 10 minuet job to make the cap removable. It makes it really easy to fill up.
Stuff a rag in the hole, remove the bolts that hold the ring, turn it over and remove the two screws that hold the...
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Forum: GS Boxers
03-28-2013, 08:50 AM
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,415
I'm confused
My 03/10 build GS should have the strip correct? But I go to a parts site that you put in your vin and it shows a float. So how can I tell what I have. Here's the site:...
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Forum: GS Boxers
09-05-2012, 08:41 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,498
Used to do it
Mine did it a few times when I got it as a demo with 1500 miles. But since I sync'd the throttle bodies it has not done it in 3000 miles. Was that the fix? I don't know since I set them at 3000 rpm...
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Forum: Orange Crush
08-13-2012, 08:26 AM
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Replies: 52
Views: 6,111
Try email
This is the reply I got from them to my EMail. Great price but not yet convinced about the quality since I've read about leaks on new wheels. Plus in the pictures it isn't clear if the wheels have a...
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Forum: Orange Crush
08-08-2012, 04:28 PM
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Replies: 2,183
Views: 304,308
Suggestions
I've just got this 11 Dakar model a few weeks ago and it has been a bitch to ride. I tried to adjust the cables and suspension (to make it softer because I thought I was just moving the throttle when...
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Forum: Orange Crush
08-01-2012, 09:09 AM
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Replies: 63
Views: 6,287
New to me
Just bought a used '11 30th Dakar and it needed tires. I got some Trail Attacks but started to question tubes in these tubless tires. So are we really sure some of these problems are not related to...
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-16-2012, 12:25 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,756
I did my 530
I went to get an appointment for my 530 and the guy said just bring it in. He showed me an envelope with a bunch of tags. I rode my bike over, they found a place where it could be seen and they just...
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-09-2012, 09:03 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 2,756
all KTM's ?
I think it is most/all KTM's since I got that letter too for my 09 530. But since it's voluntary I don't think it will have any affect on the registration. Maybe if trying to bring an out of state...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
06-04-2012, 08:57 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Getting old sucks
Yes it does......I do not recommend it. We did a street ride to Big Bear on Friday. It was 99 degrees coming back through Mentone. It took a couple of days to recover:knary. I'm trying to get ready...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
06-04-2012, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Nice
Looks really nice up there. Glad to see the old orange bike is getting a workout. I really miss my old orange bike:cry.
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Forum: GS Boxers
04-26-2012, 09:07 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 6,078
'10 does it
My 2010 does it. I bought it as a Demo with 1500 miles on it and it has done it since I got it. Only stalls once in a while but does misfire quite often when moving off. Just happens for a fraction...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
03-30-2012, 07:27 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Ride tomorrow
I'm going to try to ride tomorrow if the gate is open at maple springs. I'll be at the gate at 8:45 and leave at 9. If you want to go meet me there. If I get a chance I'm going over today to make...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
03-23-2012, 10:52 PM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Not Good
Darn. I guess I will just sit at home all weekend and hope there isn't a lot of rain so the mountain will be open next week.
Thanks for the info.
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
03-23-2012, 07:50 PM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Great
Ok then. I'm going to be leaving from the gate at 9:30 tomorrow if anyone else wants to go.
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
03-23-2012, 10:26 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
So is it?
Yes I'm going to ask.........is the Maple Springs gate open? I've got my suspension done and want to test it out tomorrow if it's open. If it's open anyone want to ride over and back to Hells Kitchen...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
03-11-2012, 10:49 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Pretty fun yesterday.
Good riding with you guys. It turned out that we didn't have enough daylight to get over to Hells Kitchen and back in the daylight. We had dinner at Hells and left around 5. First we battled the...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
03-10-2012, 10:55 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Ok I'll play..........
Great see you there. I'm on a KTM 530 Supertanker. I'm usually the token older guy so I may need help with my Depends but other than that I get along with Noobs just fine. In fact I usually start out...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
03-10-2012, 09:44 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Still on?
You guys still riding at 1pm today? If so I'd like to join you.
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
02-20-2012, 08:05 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Been there done that.
We used to ride down The Truck Trail a few years ago. We'd ride down to Fallbrook for lunch and back. Lots of fun. But then private property signs went up with threats of arrest. So I tried to find...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
10-03-2011, 08:30 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
So?
So does that mean that your rode around the gate at Beeks and were riding on the closed road or was the road open?
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
08-28-2011, 07:00 PM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Reply
Edit: Wow! Beat out by seconds. Ok so I will leave my post up but you don't have to read it.
Yes, except on the way back some nucklehead closed it to try and keep people out..........didn't...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
08-27-2011, 08:33 PM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
I'm going to try
I got some welding sunburn on my face and legs but if I can walk in the morning I'll be at the gate at 8.
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
08-22-2011, 07:56 AM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
I get it now.
I was on the ride and listened to the ranger. What I got from it was one guy with a small tractor has to maintain all the roads in this forest. This ranger works 12 hours a day and gets paid for 8....
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Forum: Orange Crush
07-16-2011, 02:55 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 7,551
690 r adv
OK I'll play along. That picture looks like what the 690 R would look like in ADV configuration. If that were to be the new 990 replacement then the fuel would be held much higher than the current...
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-28-2011, 09:30 AM
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Replies: 6
Views: 548
Bridgestone?
What about Bridgestone BT45? Sport touring bias ply tires. Could they be better then the Conti's for street only? Price at Bike bandit 90/90-21 H $74. 150/70-18 V $115.
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
05-15-2011, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Just got back
So it was cold and raining today. It was starting to get snotty as we were coming back towards MS gate. We went to the gate past bedford and that was closed, Bedford was open and yep the peak was...
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Forum: Orange Crush
05-04-2011, 09:33 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 956
helicoil
Just buy a helicoil repair kit and fix it in a few minuets. Here is a link although I don't know the correct bolt size you will get the idea...........
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Forum: Thumpers
04-22-2011, 08:08 AM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 952,067
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
03-04-2011, 06:29 PM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Ok I'll play..........
I was at the Triumph Demo Day in Costa Mesa today (rode the Triumph 800XC but that's another story) and one of the salesguys who runs up there said he talked to one of the road crew guys who told him...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-01-2011, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 41
Views: 3,671
Weight
my '09 530 on race car scales.......with 5.5 gallon tank full, oil cooler, larger stator, larger battery, fan kit, stock exhaust, and 10 pounds of full tank bag = 320 pounds.
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Forum: Orange Crush
01-07-2011, 10:14 AM
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Replies: 23
Views: 1,760
Pipes
I've run the FMFs now for 13000 miles and really like the way they make my 990 run. But as a test for less noise I used an extra set of stock pipes and removed the cat from them to see how they...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
01-06-2011, 09:27 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 864
Space bags!
I did 2 weeks worth of clothes by using Space bags. It's amazing how much stuff you can get in the Gobis if you use these things and squeeze all the air out. Here are what they look like...
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Forum: Beasts
12-18-2010, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 17,139
Views: 2,758,239
Seen an Sat report
I went to the opening day of the Long Beach Motorcycle show and Triumph was there after many years of no shows. They had 2 800s to sit on and an XC 5 foot up on a stand to look at but not touch. So I...
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Forum: West – California, the desert southwest and whatever is left
12-11-2010, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 7,142
Views: 540,388
Nice ride today
Great riding with you guys today. The weather was nice and there was even a few moist spots so not all dusty and rocky, just mostly dusty and rocky. We left the gate at 8:30ish and only had 2 very...
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Forum: GS Boxers
11-11-2010, 09:53 AM
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Replies: 64
Views: 2,836
Stiff?
So I was thinking about a different bike so I rode a friends '09 with esa. It was set at single rider normal setting for street (he showed me the settings so sure about that). I almost had to pull...
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