Forum: Ride reports
04-29-2013, 05:38 AM
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Replies: 88
Views: 7,959
Awesome!
I just forwarded the links to some friends and posted to another board in Germany. Part of what makes this trip great in my estimation ist that it was done not with the fanciest equipment available...
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Forum: Thumpers
02-13-2013, 05:14 AM
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Replies: 5,348
Views: 981,685
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
10-17-2012, 03:08 PM
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Replies: 199
Views: 14,036
Hey, nice vids! They really capture it.
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Hey, nice vids! They really capture it.
Looking at the second one I was reminded of your "deep water" comment by your xchallenge crew member. If he hasn't drained his tank yet, that's a...
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Forum: Ride reports
08-02-2012, 10:01 AM
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Replies: 24
Views: 4,571
You have a camera?
Wow, I didn't even know owned a camera!:rofl
Looking forward to more reports. It looks like the mechanical misadventures have been compensated for with brats and Beer!
-PCH
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
05-02-2012, 02:57 PM
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Replies: 115
Views: 5,857
Wow - that's all very encouraging - thanks for...
Wow - that's all very encouraging - thanks for all that. Mr. Splash, it would be great to be in your row; Gunderson and Rudy too for that matter. I also poked around the OCCR web site, good stuff...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
05-01-2012, 05:25 PM
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Replies: 115
Views: 5,857
I appreciate the feedback. At this point I'm...
I appreciate the feedback. At this point I'm slightly less worried about the skills required and more concerned about mastering the intricacies of enduro timekeeping. And more importantly,...
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Forum: Thumpers
03-08-2012, 06:55 PM
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Replies: 4,785
Views: 708,344
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Forum: Thumpers
02-01-2012, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 4,785
Views: 708,344
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Forum: Thumpers
02-01-2012, 06:00 AM
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Replies: 4,785
Views: 708,344
Fork seals
I did mine in December. It's a pretty straight forward job and there is plenty of help on the internet. Mine wasn't that cheap because I used OEM seals and dustcaps, which didn't really need...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-20-2012, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 4,785
Views: 708,344
synthetic oil?
I couldn't wait until 6k so I could use synthetic oil because of the improved smoother shifting I thought it would provide. Then the sprague clutch went (under warranty) and the dealer was non too...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-04-2012, 03:17 PM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 952,427
Only Bike?
Only Bike Here Too. 40 mile round trip commute, about half of it highway. Approx 15+ days a year off road. 12k miles. I've been upgrading my x every year since I got it new and I think I'm just...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-04-2012, 12:50 PM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 952,427
Cool! We used to live at 16th and Green, next...
Cool! We used to live at 16th and Green, next to the Masterman parking lot. Wifey still works at the Art Museum. Friends there...on one of those tiny Fairmount streets, Judson St maybe.
I can...
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Forum: Thumpers
01-04-2012, 11:00 AM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 952,427
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Forum: Thumpers
01-04-2012, 09:56 AM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 952,427
Custom Cables
I have a 2" Rox riser. I'm "only" 6' and find some sort of bar height fix is essential. I've been through the brake cable lengthing ordeal this summer, partly working with DiscoDino. We went diffent...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
10-21-2011, 04:46 PM
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Replies: 183
Views: 12,574
Pictures
One more thing--last year there were tons of pictures, posted here and also linked to on the NVTR web site. What happened this year?
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Forum: Thumpers
10-11-2011, 03:31 AM
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Replies: 4,785
Views: 708,344
swing arm removal
It may not always be that straight forward. A puller can be used on the right side but if you don't have one just insert your bolt and you can use extra persuasion. I used a pry bar.
Some...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
10-10-2011, 11:58 AM
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Replies: 183
Views: 12,574
Boots!
Dear Fellow BMW Rider With The Ankle Issue: I broke my ankle on my first DS ride in the Pine Barrens several years ago (5 mph tip-over), and like you I wasn't wearing MX boots. I've relived this...
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Forum: Regional forums
10-03-2011, 07:08 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 10,811
Shen 500 Pics
I'm not sure where the post-Shenandoah 500 thread will be, but I posted some pics here:
http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=715301&page=10
In this thread in the southeast regional...
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Forum: Southeast, The Lair of the Dragon - The Blue Ridge and Smoky Mountains
10-03-2011, 07:02 PM
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Replies: 183
Views: 12,574
Shenandoah 500 Pics
http://philadelphiariders.com/albums/album213/P1110239.sized.jpg
http://philadelphiariders.com/albums/album213/P1110271.sized.jpg
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Forum: Regional forums
08-22-2011, 08:02 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 10,811
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Forum: Regional forums
08-16-2011, 11:12 AM
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Replies: 60
Views: 10,811
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Forum: Thumpers
08-16-2011, 03:42 AM
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Replies: 4,785
Views: 708,344
clutch
I had this problem for the brief time that I was using full-synth.
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Forum: Regional forums
08-15-2011, 05:37 PM
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Replies: 60
Views: 10,811
In!
IN!!! Now where are those excellent Virginia Riders I got to hang with last year?
-Chris from Philly
Pics from last year:
http://philadelphiariders.com/gallery/album194
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Forum: Thumpers
08-07-2011, 05:27 AM
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Replies: 5,747
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Forum: Thumpers
07-30-2011, 04:23 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,315
Poor-Man's ABS Removal
So hopefully Disco will give us an update whenever he returns from the north pole, or where ever he is.
My update: I've pulled my ABS fuse and affixed a mostly-square piece of black electrical...
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Forum: Thumpers
07-16-2011, 04:33 AM
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Replies: 5,747
Views: 952,427
shifter
This was mine last fall:
http://philadelphiariders.com/albums/album198/P1080481.sized.jpg
My current shifter is OEM and has even bigger holes drilled into it, as that bugger is strong!
My reason...
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Forum: Northeast - Greater Flugistan and home of the carpet baggers.
06-27-2011, 04:13 PM
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Replies: 58
Views: 4,050
7 Mountains DS RIDE
I've never been to a better organized motorcycle event. So many small details which reflect the hard work of the organizers: from the perfectly routed trails, to the super-efficient (and good...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-31-2011, 07:26 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,315
I couldn't expect it to be any more...
I couldn't expect it to be any more reliable...I'd been running with the short line with a broken SS sheath for a while. I'm surprised it lasted that way as long as it did.
The plan is to run an...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-31-2011, 06:15 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,315
More ABS woes...
My short ABS cable finally gave up the ghost. I was 250 miles from home on a two-day Philadelphia County-Sullivan County back roads ride, and had to McGuyver it: Unplug ABS fuse, remove short...
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Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths
05-26-2011, 08:19 PM
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Replies: 74
Views: 5,878
kids as passangers
I'm seriously thinking of taking my 4 year old into the Pine Barrens on my xchallenge. It's not a matter of if but when. We would trailer there, start with really short rides with lots of breaks. ...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-24-2011, 05:45 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,315
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Forum: Thumpers
05-21-2011, 09:39 AM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,315
Problems.
Banjos are thinner than OEM and...
Problems.
Banjos are thinner than OEM and the bolt that goes into brake reservoir will not tighten.
http://philadelphiariders.com/albums/album203/P1100098.sized.jpg
It's not the ID or OD...
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Forum: Thumpers
05-20-2011, 06:17 PM
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Replies: 27
Views: 2,315
ABS Longer Brake Lines
http://philadelphiariders.com/albums/album203/P1100093.sized.jpg
http://philadelphiariders.com/albums/album203/P1100094.sized.jpg
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