Forum: Thumpers
05-19-2013, 06:10 AM
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Michelin T63
I finally had enough of my Shinko's which are excellent on the street and fine on hard pack gravel, but totally unsafe with everything else. After much looking around, I landed on what I hope will...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-19-2013, 05:55 AM
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+1 on that. There's an excellent chance you've...
+1 on that. There's an excellent chance you've got the crud in there, and what a difference it will make to clean it out! I periodically run some Seafoam through my bike to ungunk it, that's a...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-05-2013, 11:01 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-28-2013, 06:43 AM
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Did you get it? There's a 101 simple but vexing...
Did you get it? There's a 101 simple but vexing things that might make that thumper sluggish to kick, none the least of which is it's a thumper. Even though it's a 250 bringing it up to compression...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-21-2013, 06:24 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-17-2013, 12:43 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
04-14-2013, 07:54 AM
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This is the sort of thing I never get tired of...
This is the sort of thing I never get tired of seeing. Are you able to post any photos and outline how the shock rebuild went? It never hurts to have some discussion on problems one encounters so...
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Forum: Thumpers
04-14-2013, 07:49 AM
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Beltway,
If you have not yet read Rick...
Beltway,
If you have not yet read Rick Ramsey's (http://www.rickramsey.net/XR250L.htm) page, it's basically required for a 250L rider, and will help you with your questions at least for the carb...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-24-2013, 03:39 PM
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Well that was stupid
I thought I'd go off the road a bit today, follow the track from crane setting the new power lines. Frost and mud! My tires totally sucked in the slop (I should have known!), oh well live and...
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Forum: Pics, pics, pics...
03-24-2013, 12:04 PM
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XR 250L Maine 2013
Had my bike out in the mix of sun and snow still here in Maine, by next week it will sweet off road!
http://i829.photobucket.com/albums/zz213/shredderx1/XR%20250L/IMG_1513.jpg
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Forum: Thumpers
03-24-2013, 11:58 AM
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Indian MT 100
Totally not an XR, but the bike that got me started.
This is me back in 1979 on my Indian MT 100, it was good bike but really couldn't hold it's own against the Big 4 which were just starting to...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-09-2013, 02:11 PM
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March 9 2013
It was in the low 50's today, March 9 in Lewiston Maine, so I decided I might as well get cracking. As you can see my driveway and front yard has a lot of snow, but the roads are clear and for now...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-02-2013, 01:05 PM
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Svea 123 camping stove season test
Just finished cleaning up my Svea camp stove for the coming riding/camping season. Love the classic "Svea purrr" these things make, but sometimes you can't see the flame too well, you'll see where I...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-02-2013, 07:26 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
03-01-2013, 05:12 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
02-26-2013, 04:27 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
02-26-2013, 05:18 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
02-09-2013, 08:04 PM
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Shinko's in general are pretty cheap tires,...
Shinko's in general are pretty cheap tires, people seem to either like them or hate them. I have the Shinko 705 (more of a street tread than 700's, but still DS) on my XR and they have been reliable...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-04-2013, 08:37 PM
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Holy crap! Did that thing just roll off the...
Holy crap! Did that thing just roll off the assembly line?
Looks like a California model. Very pristine, I almost never see any with a seat that still has the strap on it, I always figured its...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-03-2013, 05:09 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
02-03-2013, 04:21 PM
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JT Racing Classick ALS
One more winter doldrums activity to talk about, I finally replaced my aging Fox riding pants with some JT Racing ones, pretty impressive weight difference. The Fox's feel like my snowboarding pants...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-29-2013, 07:35 PM
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Burton snowboard as substitute for my XR
Sort of bored not being able to ride during the winter, but since I do snowboard here's a couple of dopey pics at Lost Valley, here in Maine. Well groomed trails, not many people out, just the way I...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-29-2013, 06:50 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
11-13-2012, 11:05 AM
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Skype: paintervecseyhome
FB: John Painter,...
Skype: paintervecseyhome
FB: John Painter, Lewiston Maine USA
Based on 249cc and 9.3:1compression at 8000RPM the '91 XR250L has roughly 21HP.
In my experience the bike is so reliable,...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-12-2012, 06:34 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
11-11-2012, 07:08 PM
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Hola!
If you want to post something then you have to tell us about the best Asado, and Chimcurri sauce in your area - with recipe! :freaky
I've not seen a Tornado myself, but there are a few North of...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-11-2012, 11:49 AM
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Travesty or testimony
Now that will be fun!! No question the XR can take that kind of ride, with planning. Of course you should post your prep work for that and the trip itself thats a significant ride for any bike!
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Forum: Thumpers
11-04-2012, 03:02 PM
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Aren't we all?!
When you get the bike the...
Aren't we all?!
When you get the bike the way you like it, and are getting ready for the highway and maybe hitting the slop out on the trails I can suggest the Wolfman bags if you're thinking of...
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Forum: Thumpers
11-02-2012, 05:38 PM
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Any reason in particular you're going to make...
Any reason in particular you're going to make those mods? My 250L is basically stock except for tires and farkle, in my opinion it handles just fine. But to each his own, what are you looking to do...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-29-2012, 05:42 PM
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That bikes been dirtier than a bus load of...
That bikes been dirtier than a bus load of politicians at a whore house! I figure every 20 years or so making it look pretty is the right thing to do.:wings
I'm familiar with the Ramsey site,...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-23-2012, 04:05 PM
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God I love the look of that bike!!! And am so...
God I love the look of that bike!!! And am so sad to hear of how it got butchered like that, really a shame.
Anyway, now that I've got that off my chest, by the way yes my XR is quiet and that's...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-22-2012, 04:33 PM
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Before I can talk about anything now that you...
Before I can talk about anything now that you have said what you've said.
Please tell me you did NOT give up that Norton...
I hope you don't have one of those Billy Joel stories like when he...
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Forum: Thumpers
10-16-2012, 08:53 AM
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Forum: Thumpers
10-16-2012, 08:50 AM
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Wolfman Beta Plus Bag
Just got my Wolfman beta plus bag for my XR 250L, fits great and man is it huge. I'm impressed just how much gear I can fit into it, now I just need to load it up and see how it rides. Anyone else...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-29-2012, 01:20 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
09-29-2012, 09:45 AM
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I agree completely about seafoam (though I know...
I agree completely about seafoam (though I know some people don't believe in it at all), I have used it periodically in my gas and added to crank case oil too, which does seem to pull out moisture...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-24-2012, 06:31 AM
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Suggestions for my website XR page
Any ideas for things I should add to my websites page on my XR? More general info on the XR 250L? Farkels? Links? Etc?
Take a look here...
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Forum: Thumpers
09-17-2012, 07:35 PM
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Forum: Thumpers
09-17-2012, 06:03 AM
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Forum: The Garage
09-14-2012, 12:59 PM
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