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Forum: GS Boxers 05-15-2013, 09:25 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 955
Posted By fractalsource
I can't imagine riding my bike without a steering...

I can't imagine riding my bike without a steering damper. Now that I have one. I had a wobble as well, over 65 mph, (105 km/h) - On my F8gs. I spent money asking the shop to balance the tires, check...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 05-12-2013, 08:07 AM
Replies: 103
Views: 4,409
Posted By fractalsource
I stay away from 4's and 8's when pumping gas. ...

I stay away from 4's and 8's when pumping gas.

The Numbers 4 and 8 - Fate and Destiny
These are known (especially when combined) as the "Numbers of Fate" and the "Numbers of Karma" and hard luck...
Forum: Face plant 05-12-2013, 07:28 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 1,064
Posted By fractalsource
+1

Exact same thing happened to me the other night. But I was going a little slower. My front tire just decided to find a groove and slide out.
My Aluminum Pannier, my engine guard, and my huge BDCW...
Forum: Parallel Universe 05-10-2013, 10:34 PM
Replies: 18
Views: 783
Posted By fractalsource
TKC 80's? On my 85 hp F8. 60% street. 40 dirt. ...

TKC 80's? On my 85 hp F8. 60% street. 40 dirt.
I got about 3,000 miles out of mine.
I thought they had wear lines on them. My rear TKC 80 had a single block of rubber that was odd on the...
Forum: Airheads 05-09-2013, 03:11 PM
Replies: 106
Views: 3,967
Posted By fractalsource
As far as I know, most Idahoans are not racist....

As far as I know, most Idahoans are not racist. Why would we be? Most everyone is white, here. But seriously. Idahoans get the neo-nazi rap and it just isn't so. I brought my dark skinned girlfriend...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 05-09-2013, 02:27 PM
Replies: 5,981
Views: 1,983,997
Posted By fractalsource
Upper Middle Fork, Payette

<a href="http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/fractalsource/media/f800_zpsdf1efe4c.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/fractalsource/f800_zpsdf1efe4c.jpg"...
Forum: Parallel Universe 05-06-2013, 10:33 PM
Replies: 7
Views: 457
Posted By fractalsource
Sept 30th, 2013: My friend just bought a brand...

Sept 30th, 2013: My friend just bought a brand new 2013 F800 GS.
Within 3 days- Under 400 miles, we walked outside to get on our bikes, and noticed fork oil dripping out of both of her forks. ...
Forum: Parallel Universe 05-06-2013, 09:20 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 541
Posted By fractalsource
I kept getting strange looks from people when I told them it was a "dirt bike."

What vid is that? Gotta link?
About your suspension. What made up your mind on that combo?
Do you still have the ESA (Electronic Suspension Adjustment?)

I bought my 2011 F800 already set up...
Forum: Parallel Universe 05-02-2013, 08:20 PM
Replies: 200
Views: 31,020
Posted By fractalsource
+1 +1

+1



+1
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 05-02-2013, 08:22 AM
Replies: 6,460
Views: 1,240,305
Posted By fractalsource
Girls that ride.

My friend (who happens to be a woman) told me this story. She said she pulled into a parking space at the local Hastings. She said there was a man sitting in his car right next to her with his window...
Forum: Equipment 05-01-2013, 02:01 PM
Replies: 57
Views: 4,039
Posted By fractalsource
Superfoods=Superlife!

See: Superfoods are for real! http://youtu.be/c1wzs256OK4
Part 2: http://youtu.be/MklPR2B0YfQ
Part 3: http://youtu.be/xylmc0M4f9w
David Wolfe on SuperFoods
http://youtu.be/ZZZAGoA_fis
...
Forum: Americas 04-30-2013, 10:06 PM
Replies: 46
Views: 1,270
Posted By fractalsource
suggestions?

Air conditioning 101: Never underestimate the joy of what a block of ice feels like, when it is melting away on your front fender, at 55 mph+ - when you strap it down, 'on purpose' in a plastic bag...
Forum: Parallel Universe 04-30-2013, 06:05 PM
Replies: 22
Views: 842
Posted By fractalsource
I thought I had to pull the clutch all the way in...

I thought I had to pull the clutch all the way in on my bikes, to shift in every gear. Then one day, a barely depressed the hydraulic clutch on my r1200c. - and found it was quite enough to shift. It...
Forum: Parallel Universe 04-28-2013, 09:44 AM
Replies: 144
Views: 39,949
Posted By fractalsource
Why are so many people selling their F800GS? - A...

Why are so many people selling their F800GS? - A wild guess? They ride it.
They catch air, on a whoop dee doo. When they land, their front forks bottom out - and they realize at that moment. They...
Forum: Equipment 04-22-2013, 09:50 AM
Replies: 8
Views: 868
Posted By fractalsource
Makes Sense.

I was thinking about how you configured your design. Makes a lot of sense. I would have been looking to mount it along the front forks, barrel to the ground.
But a lot of mishaps could happen. The...
Forum: Face plant 04-22-2013, 08:57 AM
Replies: 99
Views: 8,749
Posted By fractalsource
Everyone should have a will.

[QUOTE I am now back home in Oz and it has been very hard to restrain my natural urges to under and overtake slow moving vehicles. The natural flow of traffic here is so restricted with the millions...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-21-2013, 10:17 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 18,642
Posted By fractalsource
<a...

<a href="http://s1181.photobucket.com/user/fractalsource/media/Optimim_zps330e9bc2.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/fractalsource/Optimim_zps330e9bc2.jpg"...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-20-2013, 09:33 PM
Replies: 240
Views: 18,642
Posted By fractalsource
Ha. Ha. Man I'm glad I wasn't the OP....

Ha. Ha. Man I'm glad I wasn't the OP. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b4PfW41bX-4
I know what not to say, now.
I'm not going to fall into the trap.

:jump

Wunderlich S1000RR Mad Max....
Forum: GS Boxers 04-19-2013, 09:03 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 1,491
Posted By fractalsource
Hepco Becker crash bars bent, on simple drop. ...

Hepco Becker crash bars bent, on simple drop.

It was night. I rode through 10 inches of pee gravel, laid out by road workers, in a roadside turnaround.
I bogged out in the gravel.
I was...
Forum: The Sandbox - AKA Flatistan 03-28-2013, 07:50 PM
Replies: 12
Views: 475
Posted By fractalsource
4th image down on this link - is the only thing I...

4th image down on this link - is the only thing I found.
Indian Chief Vintage Trike & Sidecar 7 Day Rental $735.00
http://www.chieftrikerentals.com/rentalrates.html
Forum: Equipment 03-14-2013, 08:41 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,126
Posted By fractalsource
Gerbing Jacket-4 months and counting to replace.

Just sayin.
Mid December my Gerbing Jacket was malfunctioned.
A 4XL.
FOUR months!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Still waiting for my replacement on a faulty jacket!!!! -
It is almost summer now and no...
Forum: Parallel Universe 02-10-2013, 09:03 AM
Replies: 6,640
Views: 1,998,479
Posted By fractalsource
+1 Me too. I already have Glendas and...

+1
Me too.
I already have Glendas and Kristas. But the HID headlight would solve a lot of my lighting issues.
Spring is on its way! :clap
Forum: Parallel Universe 02-07-2013, 06:09 PM
Replies: 4
Views: 462
Posted By fractalsource
I had some drips on my F800. - Pretty much the...

I had some drips on my F800. - Pretty much the same type of gas tank, etc.

I was overfilling my tank, and I found streaks down the plastic, outside the tank, that oxidized.
I was topping it...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 02-01-2013, 08:34 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,405
Posted By fractalsource
It is a left handed bike. I flipped the...

It is a left handed bike.

I flipped the image to avoid some copyright, kook. Good eye!

I started my bike about five times this winter. To let her idle. Watch the temp go up. Once I let...
Forum: Orange Crush 01-31-2013, 11:29 PM
Replies: 49
Views: 5,408
Posted By fractalsource
There is only so much space on the interweb. ...

There is only so much space on the interweb.
I'm glad the information police are busy knocking off the redundant posters. -not-
So. So what? If it's been posted over and over? Who said motor...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 01-17-2013, 03:28 PM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,405
Posted By fractalsource
<a...

<a href="http://s1181.beta.photobucket.com/user/fractalsource/media/inside_zps08706ce9.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img...
Forum: Parallel Universe 01-16-2013, 11:52 AM
Replies: 63
Views: 6,067
Posted By fractalsource
I bought the hepco-becker. See:...

I bought the hepco-becker. See: http://neu.hepco-becker.de/Montageanleitungen/502936.0001.pdf
But He is right. The touratech looks like they cover the upper area - way better. Hope they come in...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 01-16-2013, 11:06 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,405
Posted By fractalsource
Only 6 more months of Ice and snow. Here in...

Only 6 more months of Ice and snow. Here in Idaho. I'll be in the garage in the meantime. Don't worry I will open the door if I let her run.
Yes! Double dog dare Bingo! "A SMASHING TIME" - ALONE IN...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 01-16-2013, 06:10 AM
Replies: 121
Views: 9,405
Posted By fractalsource
I stare at mine. I start it, and let it warm up....

I stare at mine. I start it, and let it warm up. I turn it back off I clean it. I imagine new parts for it. I think of us, together. Alone. It is a bit alarming how obsessed a guy can get. I have...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 12-31-2012, 08:28 PM
Replies: 32
Views: 1,525
Posted By fractalsource
River of No Return

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frank_Church—River_of_No_Return_Wilderness
https://www.facebook.com/pages/Yellow-Pine-Idaho/216851231693659
Stay on your side of the road, - on corners. I might be...
Forum: Pics, pics, pics... 12-26-2012, 03:39 PM
Replies: 365
Views: 168,714
Posted By fractalsource
It said, "Bike Porn.

:happay :happay:happay

A: Skip the ad.

I do not need a way to move porn around fast. I surely do not want ot stop it whence it it is commenced. I like to look at it...
Forum: Parallel Universe 12-20-2012, 09:59 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 2,552
Posted By fractalsource
Hers: <a...

Hers:
<a href="http://s1181.beta.photobucket.com/user/fractalsource/media/ma.jpg.html" target="_blank"><img src="http://i1181.photobucket.com/albums/x436/fractalsource/ma.jpg" border="0"...
Forum: Beasts 12-09-2012, 01:09 PM
Replies: 258
Views: 28,409
Posted By fractalsource
2011 DRZ 400 s - No. Not enough fuel range with...

2011 DRZ 400 s - No. Not enough fuel range with stock tank. Bike rides too high. Maxes out at 80 mph on the road. Engine sounds clanky.

2011 F800GS - No. Non adjustable forks. Clacking floating...
Forum: Parallel Universe 12-08-2012, 10:59 AM
Replies: 632
Views: 85,650
Posted By fractalsource
Stalling: 2013 F800GS is a dangerous position.

12/8/2012
I have a 2011 F800GS with Remus Manifold and Exhaust.
In 8000 miles or so, I have had no stalling issues thus far.

My friend has a 2013 F800GS with about 1000 miles on it and...
Forum: Parallel Universe 12-07-2012, 03:34 PM
Replies: 11
Views: 968
Posted By fractalsource
Nothing LOCKING about this cap.

:ddog What a waste of money! What a waste of money! What a waste of money!:ddog

I just got one as a gift...
- I screwed it in lightly. Locked it.
- Then reached down under the spinning cap...
Forum: Equipment 12-05-2012, 02:40 PM
Replies: 216
Views: 20,857
Posted By fractalsource
My Choice?

Akuma Phantom 2. :y0!

Why? Lightweight, looks cool. I live in a State where there is NO HELMET LAWS!

- I need to really like the way a helmet looks and feels to make sure I want to...
Forum: Parallel Universe 11-19-2012, 05:09 PM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,945
Posted By fractalsource
I bought mine off the internet from Scotts. ...

I bought mine off the internet from Scotts.
They asked me what I was putting it on.
I included the info -The F800 GS - and they custom built the bar clamp for my bike.
They set it for on / off...
Forum: Pacific Northwet - Where it's green. And wet. 10-05-2012, 07:18 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 3,165
Posted By fractalsource
Ultra-light carbon fiber helmets:...

Ultra-light carbon fiber helmets: http://akumahelmets.com/2012/index.php/helmets



Just a thought: Summary
Ultra-light carbon fiber helmet is comfortable, has good air flow and is relatively...
Forum: Parallel Universe 10-01-2012, 04:22 PM
Replies: 20
Views: 1,152
Posted By fractalsource
Make sure they give you a roadside assistance...

Make sure they give you a roadside assistance number, for free towing.
May I add, Check to make sure the forks aren't leaking. Bounce up and down on them and look for oil. -
My friend just took...
Forum: Parallel Universe 10-01-2012, 11:34 AM
Replies: 48
Views: 9,945
Posted By fractalsource
I have the Remus Hexacore with the larger...

I have the Remus Hexacore with the larger diameter headers. A aftermarket skid plate will not fit over these headers without modifications. I used The BDCW Skid plate. I had to remove with a 45...
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