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Forum: GS Boxers Today, 04:18 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,300
Posted By fred flintstone
OK this makes a little bit more sense now. ...

OK this makes a little bit more sense now. You're right at max GVW, at those numbers, riding I assume off pavement for extended periods. It would not take much of a hit, pothole whatever to put...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-21-2013, 05:17 PM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,457
Posted By fred flintstone
Wow how cool is that?

Wow how cool is that?
Forum: GS Boxers 05-21-2013, 01:52 PM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,031
Posted By fred flintstone
Good info thanks.

Good info thanks.
Forum: GS Boxers 05-21-2013, 01:51 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,300
Posted By fred flintstone
Good answer. It sounds like this is a new option...

Good answer. It sounds like this is a new option for people who ride similar conditions as you do. Mind if I ask what your total payload was that was blowing out the Ohlins? IOW total weight you +...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-21-2013, 12:26 PM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,300
Posted By fred flintstone
Ummm, yeah. This makes zero sense. Preload...

Ummm, yeah. This makes zero sense. Preload setting does not change the spring rate, just where you'd sit in the suspension travel for a given load. So fully loaded 2 up vs no load solo, adjusted...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-21-2013, 10:53 AM
Replies: 58
Views: 3,031
Posted By fred flintstone
Couple of Q's. How does this combo do on...

Couple of Q's.

How does this combo do on pavement and do you feel any difference between front and rear stickiness or wash out? I would be concerned about different rubber compounds and their...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-21-2013, 10:28 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,300
Posted By fred flintstone
Were you paid to write that or receive any kind...

Were you paid to write that or receive any kind of compensation, like free shocks or whatever? I am curious how someone blows out Ohlins so often, and then the OP talks about breaking shafts. From...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-19-2013, 11:45 AM
Replies: 14
Views: 395
Posted By fred flintstone
Funny mine has never had a problem but I read...

Funny mine has never had a problem but I read this thread and then literally my next ride not an hour later, both red lights came on and stayed on, which is not listed in the fault matrix above. No...
Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here... 05-15-2013, 02:55 PM
Replies: 8,986
Views: 1,079,079
Posted By fred flintstone
Yeah he would. The movie bike was a 650 Triumph...

Yeah he would. The movie bike was a 650 Triumph tricked out to look sort of like a German WWII BMW, but this bike on CL is trying to look like an Afrika Korps bike, which was definitely not what...
Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here... 05-15-2013, 12:53 PM
Replies: 8,986
Views: 1,079,079
Posted By fred flintstone
Steve McQueen Replica "The Great Escape"?

This is kind of odd, nicely done but odd

http://santafe.craigslist.org/mcy/3805870807.html

http://images.craigslist.org/3K33N43Hc5Ga5Ke5Had5e5a6281ab589b1109.jpg
...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-15-2013, 11:14 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,300
Posted By fred flintstone
Sorry I am not seeing how a progressive spring is...

Sorry I am not seeing how a progressive spring is no longer progressive under a preload. If the coils are in contact sure, like with a tender spring. You lose that weakest segment because the load...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-15-2013, 08:01 AM
Replies: 26
Views: 1,300
Posted By fred flintstone
Interested in all of this but what grabbed my...

Interested in all of this but what grabbed my attention was shaft breakage on the Ohlins. Could you provide some details on that? Front or rear, and was it in extension or what?

I am looking at...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-13-2013, 07:01 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 773
Posted By fred flintstone
Will be very interested to hear your impressions....

Will be very interested to hear your impressions. I have read the several giant K60 threads here and still undecided. I am also considering TKC front and Tourance rear due to the same wear issue. ...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-13-2013, 03:33 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 773
Posted By fred flintstone
What I meant was my preference would be (was) low...

What I meant was my preference would be (was) low mileage well maintained to high mileage well maintained is all I was saying. No slight to high mileage well maintained bikes/owners intended. I...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-12-2013, 07:07 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 773
Posted By fred flintstone
Great find, it shows. I think people tend to...

Great find, it shows. I think people tend to ride these hard and it is much better to get a well maintained low mileage than well maintained high mileage. Mine is same year as yours and...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-12-2013, 04:45 AM
Replies: 18
Views: 773
Posted By fred flintstone
Nice looking bike, how many miles?

Nice looking bike, how many miles?
Forum: GS Boxers 05-07-2013, 09:59 AM
Replies: 51
Views: 3,525
Posted By fred flintstone
BRAND NEW tires of any vintage are not awesome in...

BRAND NEW tires of any vintage are not awesome in the rain.
Forum: GS Boxers 05-05-2013, 07:03 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,939
Posted By fred flintstone
Another point, as far as farkles I always ask if...

Another point, as far as farkles I always ask if the original parts replaced are included. If not it is hard to justify adding full retail new price of farkles to an asking price, when they took off...
Forum: GS Boxers 05-05-2013, 04:46 AM
Replies: 65
Views: 3,939
Posted By fred flintstone
Lot of good points here, I watch CL and eBay...

Lot of good points here, I watch CL and eBay constantly and something weird is going on. In addition to these points you have the usual spring time optimism for bikes but also

1. Economy...
Forum: Road warriors 04-30-2013, 04:30 AM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 396,962
Posted By fred flintstone
tire question

Anyone see a problem running front BT021 and rear BT023GT together? I ended up having to replace the front early due to a very strange wear pattern (with another BT021) and now the rear is gone. In...
Forum: Road warriors 04-26-2013, 04:30 AM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 396,962
Posted By fred flintstone
Thanks for the response, is this the kit you used...

Thanks for the response, is this the kit you used for the side bags?

http://www.twistedthrottle.com/admore-lighting-universal-flush-mount-led-kit-for-flat-sidecases
Forum: Road warriors 04-20-2013, 05:05 AM
Replies: 16
Views: 1,102
Posted By fred flintstone
I test rode both the largest Vulcan and the...

I test rode both the largest Vulcan and the Roadliner back when I was in the market for a big cruiser. Roadliner and Raider share a lot of hardware, and of course the giant motor. Handling,...
Forum: Road warriors 04-20-2013, 04:52 AM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 396,962
Posted By fred flintstone
How involved was the light install on the side...

How involved was the light install on the side bags? I like the look of those.
Forum: GS Boxers 04-20-2013, 04:49 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 1,016
Posted By fred flintstone
Well one trick is to have the odometer be off by...

Well one trick is to have the odometer be off by almost 10%, that is what mine does. I thought I was getting great MPG until my usual routes were suspiciously longer by the same amount.
Forum: Road warriors 04-12-2013, 04:30 AM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 396,962
Posted By fred flintstone
Congrats, that just happens to be the fastest...

Congrats, that just happens to be the fastest year & color.
Forum: GS Boxers 04-08-2013, 04:48 AM
Replies: 154
Views: 38,082
Posted By fred flintstone
Did the K60's suddenly jump up in price? I don't...

Did the K60's suddenly jump up in price? I don't remember them being this expensive last fall. Looking @ emoto FWIW.

Was planning on new tires later this season, trying to decide between TKC's...
Forum: GS Boxers 03-27-2013, 04:03 AM
Replies: 193
Views: 18,777
Posted By fred flintstone
OK I read that, thanks for linking. Getting the...

OK I read that, thanks for linking. Getting the old head back into tuning bikes & cars as snowboarding season winds down and weather warms up.

I obviously did not realize you'd been working with...
Forum: GS Boxers 03-26-2013, 05:59 PM
Replies: 193
Views: 18,777
Posted By fred flintstone
Sounds like a cool project Roger. As far as the...

Sounds like a cool project Roger. As far as the narrowband, everything I have seen indicates it suffers from poor accuracy, esp farther away from 1 you go. I think a lot of the benefit of the...
Forum: GS Boxers 03-25-2013, 04:22 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 382
Posted By fred flintstone
+1. Steptoe jumper mod does not seem to help...

+1. Steptoe jumper mod does not seem to help twin spark engines. The lean condition if uncorrected may cause pinging later when it gets hotter out. I would look into either the wideband dynojet (I...
Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here... 03-11-2013, 01:59 PM
Replies: 8,986
Views: 1,079,079
Posted By fred flintstone
1999 Kawasaki ZRX1100 - $3300

no relation

http://westslope.craigslist.org/mcy/3660851931.html

http://images.craigslist.org/3E73Fb3J55L55Ge5E8d36889d8428fbd61332.jpg

I have an extremely low mileage adult owned ZRX1100...
Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here... 02-26-2013, 12:15 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 657
Posted By fred flintstone
Maybe he will meet some bikers in jail.....

Maybe he will meet some bikers in jail.....
Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here... 02-20-2013, 04:10 PM
Replies: 8,986
Views: 1,079,079
Posted By fred flintstone
1981 Honda 900 - $2500 (Durango)

I was out of bikes during the era when these came out, never heard of a "10 speed" with I guess a 5 speed ordinary tranny x 2-speed final drive or whatever. Pretty interesting.
...
Forum: Road warriors 02-15-2013, 03:49 AM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,473
Posted By fred flintstone
I'm not sure what you're saying here. If you can...

I'm not sure what you're saying here. If you can change handling with tires you can change it with suspension components. My personal experience is handling is massively affected by suspension...
Forum: Road warriors 02-14-2013, 02:20 PM
Replies: 38
Views: 2,473
Posted By fred flintstone
Well do it yourself and save install costs,...

Well do it yourself and save install costs, should get you in at your price point or below. Or just do the rear shock yourself, not as much of a job as the forks, and have the shop do the forks. ...
Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here... 02-13-2013, 03:55 AM
Replies: 8,986
Views: 1,079,079
Posted By fred flintstone
There was one of these for sale out of Durango...

There was one of these for sale out of Durango all fall/winter for $3200, and recently has gone off of Craigslist. Kind of ratty looking even at 3200. Same fairing color "belgian police" etc. I...
Forum: Road warriors 02-12-2013, 04:04 AM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 396,962
Posted By fred flintstone
I would only add that make sure you are looking...

I would only add that make sure you are looking at the kit for Gen 2, the Gen 1 kit looks identical but is cheaper and some vendors get confused.
Forum: Road warriors 02-11-2013, 04:31 AM
Replies: 2,434
Views: 396,962
Posted By fred flintstone
There is an OEM retrofit kit for heated grips,...

There is an OEM retrofit kit for heated grips, part # ABA-2D237-40-00, they run 300-400, ex:
...
Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here... 02-10-2013, 04:28 AM
Replies: 8,986
Views: 1,079,079
Posted By fred flintstone
1986 Yamaja FJ 1200 - $1700 (Durango)

Always liked these

http://westslope.craigslist.org/mcy/3596841938.html

http://images.craigslist.org/3F63Na3He5N25I25Gdd2581741217010f1038.jpg
...
Forum: The Rockies – It's all downhill from here... 01-12-2013, 10:23 AM
Replies: 8,986
Views: 1,079,079
Posted By fred flintstone
ultralight airplane needs work

What could possibly go wrong?

http://westslope.craigslist.org/mcy/3528845309.html

http://images.craigslist.org/3Eb3G83J65Ee5Kb5J6d17e6e26dfb645a1542.jpg
Forum: GS Boxers 12-21-2012, 03:26 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,059
Posted By fred flintstone
Thanks. I actually did not have any problems,...

Thanks. I actually did not have any problems, but I thought I did, so I reset the RID just in case. Turns out my fuel sender was stuck.
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