Forum: Orange Crush
06-08-2013, 01:04 PM
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Replies: 59
Views: 2,628
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-06-2013, 04:45 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 498
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Forum: Orange Crush
06-03-2013, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 325
Superplush
I had Superplush do both ends of my 950 and the forks on my Husaberg. Very good work and excellent customer service.
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Forum: Trip Planning
05-23-2013, 12:55 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 3,830
I have a 1955 Mack that I've been restoring for...
I have a 1955 Mack that I've been restoring for the last 10 years or so. Once in a while I load my Trials bike on the back. I have a piece of 6" aluminum channel with a hoop bolted to one end for the...
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Forum: Airheads
04-16-2013, 12:33 PM
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Replies: 1,482
Views: 167,739
1989 R100 Gs For sale
It is in the Flea Market:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=878690
http://flynpenguin.smugmug.com/Other/1989-BMW-GS100/i-HSh9G89/0/L/P1010010-L.jpg
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Forum: Vendors
04-14-2013, 07:51 AM
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Replies: 193
Views: 10,489
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Forum: Orange Crush
04-10-2013, 09:54 AM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,270
A totally different idea
Just a thought. Have you pulled the plugs and tried the starter? I had the same symptoms with my 950 when it was new to me last summer. Hit the button, engine turns just a bit, lights go out, just...
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Forum: Face plant
04-01-2013, 07:09 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 4,348
Been there, broke that
I did the same exact thing in 2002, Going out for the first AHRMA MX of the year, first kick, the pawl broke on my Cheney/Triumph and a split second later so did my right tibial plateau. The good...
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Forum: Americas
03-31-2013, 11:40 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 518
Att
I too use ATT. When I went to Deadhorse and back last summer I found service in each of the major towns, tho no internet that wasn't wifi. Every town has Wifi somewhere and I ended up not making any...
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Forum: Orange Crush
03-23-2013, 11:14 AM
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Replies: 12
Views: 591
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Forum: Orange Crush
03-01-2013, 07:28 PM
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Replies: 56
Views: 4,792
Lab Test Data
This link has some interesting test results: http://www.nicoclub.com/archives/kn-vs-oem-filter.html
I tried using K & N's on my vintage motocrossers for a couple of seasons. I like the ease of...
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Forum: Orange Crush
02-23-2013, 07:48 AM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,743
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Forum: Orange Crush
02-19-2013, 08:31 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 1,743
Yet Another Homemade Auxiliary Fuel Tank
There are some great rear mounted fuel tanks on the market, but I just hate to spend money. Especially when I can spend untold hours klugeing something together myself.
I started by taking the...
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Forum: Trip Planning
02-13-2013, 09:06 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
Velo on Ice
Here is a pic of a 350 Velocette at Mawson Station in 1961 or 62.
http://flynpenguin.smugmug.com/Other/Misc-pics/i-cG8ZPRT/0/L/MAC%20in%20Antarctica.1-L.jpg
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Forum: Trip Planning
02-12-2013, 05:24 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,799
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Forum: Orange Crush
01-20-2013, 12:00 PM
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Replies: 0
Views: 248
Looking for a gas cap assembly
So I'm making an auxiliary fuel tank to fit in place of the left muffler on my 950 Adv. What to use for a filler has been a question. I could make a filler neck to fit a screw on Acerbis cap... or...
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Forum: Orange Crush
01-09-2013, 01:02 PM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,384
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Forum: Orange Crush
01-09-2013, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,384
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Forum: Orange Crush
01-07-2013, 03:32 PM
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Replies: 3
Views: 672
I am converting my 950 into 2-1 now. The pipes...
I am converting my 950 into 2-1 now. The pipes are cut and fit up, just waiting for a new gas bottle so I can weld it back together. As soon as I check it out and know I like it, I'll have an extra...
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Forum: Ride reports
01-07-2013, 07:37 AM
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Replies: 4,669
Views: 2,565,008
Dried Camel Patties
A pile of Camel patties I found behind a gas station 75 miles SW of Altai last March.
http://flynpenguin.smugmug.com/Travel/In-search-of-the-Khan/i-f9CgVWV/0/M/P1010969-M.jpg
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Forum: Orange Crush
12-23-2012, 01:44 PM
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Replies: 36
Views: 6,170
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Forum: Orange Crush
12-16-2012, 08:21 AM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,107
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Forum: Orange Crush
11-27-2012, 02:52 PM
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Replies: 264
Views: 24,052
VMX Area
I'll om with his info. I've been there several times for the VMX. It is an awesome place- great track area for the MX, cool sections for the trails, and oh yeah, pretty roomy for camping.
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Forum: Day Trippin'
10-25-2012, 09:57 AM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,175
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Forum: Day Trippin'
10-23-2012, 09:11 PM
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,175
To Cambria and Beyond-
So last Wednesday I took off from Truckee and headed for the Horizons Unlimited Travelers meeting in Cambria. Rode down the West Shore of Lake Tahoe and over Luther Pass to Hope Valley.
Truckee...
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Forum: Ride reports
10-23-2012, 05:48 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,818
Finally
It seems that my laptop picked up some sort of nasty bug while in the Great White North. I knew that I shouldn't have let it spend the night on the countertop next to Roy's Ipad on that lovely night...
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Forum: The Garage
10-10-2012, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 703
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Forum: Orange Crush
10-03-2012, 09:34 AM
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Replies: 17
Views: 2,139
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Forum: Thumpers
09-24-2012, 10:33 AM
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Replies: 29
Views: 2,607
In the context of the time, not a bad bike.
I bought a Sonic new in '82. It is a tall bike, but you get used to it, and it was nice having the 13" of travel on both ends- way more than a stock XR or TT. The stock Ohlins on the rear worked...
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Forum: Orange Crush
09-12-2012, 02:59 PM
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Replies: 16
Views: 1,203
Checked your pads?
May seem obvious, but have you checked the brake pads? On my 950 the brake works fine right up until the pads are nearly gone. And then the pedal goes away. And the fluid is such a lite color that it...
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Forum: Orange Crush
09-09-2012, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 587
Views: 144,949
Mefo Superexplorers
The SE's on my 950 were new when I left for Alaska. Since most of the running was tarmac I set the pressure to 35psi on both ends. By 2800 miles in Fairbanks the front had noticeable cupping on the...
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Forum: Ride reports
09-09-2012, 07:30 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,818
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Forum: Ride reports
08-31-2012, 10:07 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,818
Riding Through Mordor
Donny lives near Seattle so we voted his house as the jumping off point for our pilgrimage northward. Denny lives in the middle of the Sacramento valley in Kalifornia. The week leading up to the...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-29-2012, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 18
Views: 2,818
The Road to Ruin; er, Deadhorse
The story begins in August of 2011. Donny wakes up one morning and while flossing his teeth he realized that he was going to turn 60 and had yet to ride a motorcycle to Alaska. Sort of delayed...
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Forum: Canada
07-24-2012, 01:49 PM
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Replies: 6
Views: 498
Prince Rupert Lodging
On the way north, 4 of us will be getting off the ferry from Port Hardy in mid August. Any advice or recommendations on a motorcycle friendly hotle/motel?
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Forum: Orange Crush
07-20-2012, 11:28 AM
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Replies: 4
Views: 538
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Forum: Orange Crush
07-18-2012, 07:50 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 752
Re: Oil lite
My new to me 05 950 did not have an operating oil lite. The wire had gone astray from the sender and the only symptom was the lite didn't work.
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Forum: Old's Cool
05-28-2012, 01:30 AM
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Replies: 22
Views: 8,237
Some more Ariel HS info
I have a '55 Ariel HS that I've owned since my girlfriend found it in an apple orchard in 1975. The gf is long gone but I still have the Ariel. In its first incarnation I rode it in the street.
At...
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