Forum: Thumpers
07-11-2011, 01:03 PM
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Replies: 600
Views: 203,513
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Forum: Thumpers
07-07-2011, 07:21 AM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,283
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Forum: Thumpers
07-05-2011, 08:38 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 1,049
Government liquidation of Sherpas
I have an account with a web site that sells government surplus.
I saw these dual sport motorcycles there.
Three Kawasaki Sherpas at government auction....
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Forum: Road warriors
06-13-2011, 12:41 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 2,893
I put a Shindengen FH012 on my VFR. It is a...
I put a Shindengen FH012 on my VFR. It is a mosfet design but still shunt type. There are a few mosfet designs that are in series but most are still shunt (parallel) designs. The unit I took out of...
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Forum: Road warriors
06-01-2011, 07:13 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,704
Another month passed
Maybe I am not a road warrior anymore. Yesterday did a hundred miles on the VFR. I think it was dong what it should have been doing on the ridge roads, lots of curves lots of vertical.
I had put...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-28-2011, 06:48 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 978
I had a chance to go through it today as it...
I had a chance to go through it today as it rained. At 70 deg it doesn't need the choke and carburates clean in about 30 seconds from cold. Cleanup took a while. Suspension is adjusted taunter. Rear...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-27-2011, 01:52 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 978
New TTR125 the mudpuppy.
Well new to her. She has been riding a 2002 TTR125 mini with 17/14" wheels. Had it for 3 years, she is 5'2" and was a new rider. It truly is a neat little bike. Peppy engine low seat. Once the off...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-24-2011, 05:23 AM
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Replies: 148
Views: 11,266
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-23-2011, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 2,106
Views: 590,593
My sub 1500 bikes
1975 RD 200 800 dollars ...
My sub 1500 bikes
1975 RD 200 800 dollars
1975 RD 350 raced until 1982 still have 900 dollars
1972 Triumph 650 tiger. right foot shift. 600
1989 Elite SB Honda. Have 86cc kit in it and it runs...
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Forum: Road warriors
05-14-2011, 12:53 PM
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Replies: 140
Views: 11,049
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Forum: Road warriors
04-26-2011, 01:10 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 4,454
Hi 2wheel
I live 8 minutes from work. I ride...
Hi 2wheel
I live 8 minutes from work. I ride strictly for pleasure anymore, I only commute on my bike a handful of times a year. I might go out on a nice day and do a 40-100 mile loop on back...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-25-2011, 08:22 PM
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Replies: 103
Views: 4,454
I want one for my farm
I generally don't think that battery powered bikes are practical for transportation, running 60 mph for a hundred miles at a time.
In my case but I do think that dirt bike would be tits for my...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-22-2011, 06:08 PM
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Replies: 52
Views: 3,520
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Forum: Road warriors
04-21-2011, 05:52 PM
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Replies: 149
Views: 25,048
Unique ride.
My 92 FZR1000 made it to 30,000...
Unique ride.
My 92 FZR1000 made it to 30,000 miles before one of center intake valves recessed so far that I couldn't get a thin enough shim to set it right. I checked it every 6,000 miles.
The...
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Forum: GPS Tracks - Central, Texas & Gulf States
04-20-2011, 04:25 PM
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Replies: 167
Views: 22,535
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Forum: Road warriors
04-19-2011, 07:06 AM
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Replies: 68
Views: 4,041
I would like a motorcycle that is reasonably...
I would like a motorcycle that is reasonably aerodynamic. A feet forward design with low seating and a nice shell. The same hp could give 20% more economy and 20% more performance.
The rider...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-19-2011, 06:41 AM
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,290
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Forum: Road warriors
04-16-2011, 02:07 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,704
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Forum: Thumpers
04-16-2011, 06:20 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,118
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Forum: Road warriors
04-15-2011, 11:30 AM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,704
257Roberts,
I would agree that sometimes we...
257Roberts,
I would agree that sometimes we make a mistake on buying particular bike. I am 1:3 on Hondas. My CBX bought in 1980, didn't like it. Had the suspension units of a 350 and weighed 600...
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Forum: Road warriors
04-14-2011, 06:57 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,704
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Forum: Road warriors
04-14-2011, 04:59 PM
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Replies: 34
Views: 4,704
Made a mistake buying a VFR.
I have an old SR500 and am tired of kicking it to life so about a month ago I bought a well used vfr Honda 700, I did a test ride and thought well the price was right. Put in about 400 dollars in...
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Forum: Road warriors
03-26-2011, 07:29 PM
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Replies: 153
Views: 23,033
I couldn't help note the tail fairing. Pretty...
I couldn't help note the tail fairing. Pretty much identical to my homemade design.
http://www.veloliner.com/sr500/stings.JPG
I disagree completely that the chop thing is done and NOW is the...
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Forum: Battle scooters
09-12-2010, 12:49 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 646
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Forum: Battle scooters
09-12-2010, 09:17 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 646
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Forum: Battle scooters
08-21-2010, 12:07 PM
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Replies: 21
Views: 5,604
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Forum: Battle scooters
08-17-2010, 09:55 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 794
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Forum: Battle scooters
07-30-2010, 07:43 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 1,784
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Forum: Battle scooters
06-04-2010, 08:45 PM
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Replies: 12
Views: 3,442
A somewhat popular modification is to put the...
A somewhat popular modification is to put the later tuned Dio engines into the Spree or Elite E (a Spree with Elite style plastic.) My wife has one that will run 60 mph and pulls nicely from idle or...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-05-2010, 11:29 AM
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Replies: 136
Views: 44,251
I remember getting my first bike an RD200 and...
I remember getting my first bike an RD200 and going back a month later for my RD350. In the showroom of the dealership was a TZ700 that they had converted to 750 but it still was the twin shock. Made...
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Forum: Old's Cool
03-03-2010, 02:44 PM
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Replies: 428
Views: 116,081
Hi Weggie
I remember several races with Alex...
Hi Weggie
I remember several races with Alex that day. He would pull me down the straights on his Suzuki 750 and I would try and and pass him as quickly as I could after turn 5 so that I could get...
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-21-2010, 03:19 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 613
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-20-2010, 08:32 AM
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Replies: 428
Views: 116,081
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Forum: Old's Cool
02-18-2010, 04:18 PM
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Replies: 4
Views: 613
TS50 Hustler
Last weekend we picked up a nice TS50 Hustler. It has the wrong fender but the original owner said that they changed it to a Preston/Petty after ruining it.
The weather has limited test rides...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-28-2009, 02:45 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 5,254
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Forum: Thumpers
09-28-2009, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,004
You are running at 80 in the slow lane?...
You are running at 80 in the slow lane? Impressively fast traffic.
Adding a tooth at the front or taking two off the rear or both as mentioned willl help but I doubt that your XT will like...
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Forum: Battle scooters
09-28-2009, 01:25 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,455
Although skill and equipment did play part,...
Although skill and equipment did play part, consider yourself mainly lucky. If it had happened a second later you could have had a higher probability of becoming a burger.
Don't blame age; as the...
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Forum: Battle scooters
09-01-2009, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,556
I would hook up the the yellow wire from the...
I would hook up the the yellow wire from the alternator (I bet the wire is actually white and discolored) to the one that I labeled white=alternator and plug the the green wire to the terminal labled...
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Forum: Battle scooters
09-01-2009, 01:31 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,556
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Forum: Battle scooters
08-31-2009, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 4,556
Hi
You did hook up the red and the yellow to...
Hi
You did hook up the red and the yellow to the same point? Usually that works. The yellow wire is what regulates the output. If the yellow is left to float then the unit thinks more power is...
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