honda 919 - Page 6

speedisgood · 11-29-2012, 06:41 AM

and the maintenance intervals (valve check) are a lot more frequent on the triple....
I considered the street triple, but went with the 919 for this reason. I like bullet proof reliability.

iyaoyas98 · 11-29-2012, 11:24 AM

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Originally Posted by kraven

^ that's about how I feel.

I like the sound of the trip, but the 9'er just feels more like a refined machine to me. The striple feels more like a sportsbike without the bodywork.

The 919 feels more like a UJM. That was my problem with it though. Everything worked too good, there just wasn't any character. The 919 is like an honor roll student. The S3 is like the 919's older pissed off brother that picks fights in the school yard.

speedisgood · 12-01-2012, 08:01 PM

I found a thread on wrist twisters about the idea of putting a turbo kit on a 919. Apparently there were a couple of guys in Colorado making turbo kits for about 2400.00. The thread has gone idle, though, since 2009. Has anyone tried a turbo kit on a 919, or know of someone who has? How did it go in the longer term? I definately find the potential "sleeper" effect attractive.

Thanks.

xKLR_John · 12-11-2012, 12:00 PM

I'm 6'2". When I first got my 919 it felt cramped and my knees would hurt a little after several hours of riding. My body/brain adjusted and now I think it fits great!

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Originally Posted by zozie

How is this bike for someone who's 6'3" long term? I've always liked this bike, but sitting on a used one at a dealer felt kinda small. I got an Bmw F800R instead....

WoIf · 01-09-2013, 07:46 PM

Thought I'd share my modified 919.

gashog · 01-09-2013, 08:20 PM

That is a great looking bike. I like the blacked out look. I`ve had my 919 for about five months now, and like it more with each passing mile. Excellent power, good handling, and looks good too.

thisflatearth · 01-09-2013, 10:19 PM

WoIf

What bark busters ya got there? Got my friends 919 in teh garage he is re-doing after the original owner did a fabulous full body sticker job.

Looks good

WoIf · 01-10-2013, 05:41 AM

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Originally Posted by thisflatearth

WoIf

What bark busters ya got there? Got my friends 919 in teh garage he is re-doing after the original owner did a fabulous full body sticker job.

Looks good

Thanks thisflatearth

They are Trackside from Cycle Gear. They are on sale from 89.99 to 44.99. My friend test rode it in the parking lot and dropped it pretty hard. The metal held strong and I took a lighter to the scuffed plastic. Doesn't even look like it hit anymore.

BlueBlazerIrregular · 01-10-2013, 06:33 PM

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Originally Posted by WoIf

Thanks thisflatearth

They are Trackside from Cycle Gear. They are on sale from 89.99 to 44.99. My friend test rode it in the parking lot and dropped it pretty hard. The metal held strong and I took a lighter to the scuffed plastic. Doesn't even look like it hit anymore.

at the LEAST a thanks. JUST by your description of them, I went to the cyclegear website, read the other reviews, and am SOLD! I had "wind deflectors" on my Buell, and when it went down, the "deflectors" did NOTHING but move (and yes, they were installed correctly, and tight) thus destroying my clutch lever. And yes, it was a tip over at zero mph, thanks asshole cage driver against my PARKED bike. Wolf, go get a sales job now if you don't have one.

husqzilla · 01-15-2013, 09:09 AM

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Originally Posted by thisflatearth

WoIf

...
Got my friends 919 in teh garage he is re-doing after the original owner did a fabulous full body sticker job.

Looks good

How about some pix of the stickered 9er?

EvoLife · 01-15-2013, 02:30 PM

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Originally Posted by husqzilla

How about some pix of the stickered 9er?

From this:

To this:

And on to this:

I have more to do to finish the paint, like wet sanding and such, but it's too cold for now. I took my wife to Home Depot and told her to pick out a color and this is what she chose. I took the old stickers and shitty paint off and laid on some primer. After sanding and smoothing it out (which included removing some runs) I sprayed on many very thin coats of color until it was uniform and complete. Then it was many coats of matte clear to build up a thick layer. Now I just have to wet sand everything smooth because of the heavy orange peel and spray on a final coat of matte clear if the 6 micron paper doesn't leave a uniform frosty finish. I would like to say I would get a HVLP gun if/when this happens again, but I'll probably do the same thing. At $4/can I have under $40 in the primer, paint, and clear.

The PO painted the gauge buckets black without prepping the chrome so it was flaking off. I figured I'd glass bead it off and paint it up again. This was a good idea poorly executed, resulting in this:

A little bit would have been great and I would have left it a frosted chrome look. I guess I either sprayed too much, too long, too close, or all of the above and it looks like the copper stretched from the peening and separated from the plastic. I had to peel it all off and now have to prime and paint it too.

I think I'm going to order those hand guards. They look sweet.

I'm looking for a stock rear fender/plate mount/plate light/blinker mount if anyone has one lying around collecting dust. I have the resources at work to make an aluminum or stainless undertail to mount everything, but I don't have the drive right now and am just trying to focus on getting it road ready for the spring.

I'm all ears if anyone has history on the bike. It came from the Clinton, Lebanon, Round Valley area area of NJ. Feel free to PM me.

thisflatearth · 01-15-2013, 05:23 PM

Yup thats my garage full of other peoples sh*t

husqzilla · 01-15-2013, 07:53 PM

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Originally Posted by EvoLife

I'm looking for a stock rear fender/plate mount/plate light/blinker mount if anyone has one lying around collecting dust. I have the resources at work to make an aluminum or stainless undertail to mount everything, but I don't have the drive right now and am just trying to focus on getting it road ready for the spring.

I'm all ears if anyone has history on the bike. It came from the Clinton, Lebanon, Round Valley area area of NJ. Feel free to PM me.

Check out http://www.wristtwisters.com/ for parts. Someone there also might just chime in: "Hey, that's my old bike."

WoIf · 03-01-2013, 02:02 PM

Short Video: http://youtu.be/rXz2F1_eqJA

Jewiss · 03-01-2013, 05:17 PM

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Originally Posted by WoIf

Short Video: http://youtu.be/rXz2F1_eqJA

Beautiful! Congrats! Great video too.
How do you like the trail-attack tires?
I just installed the sport-attacks on mine (free from a friend) but I may want something a little more touring oriented.
I'll see how they do in about a month or so.

12-01-2012, 08:01 PM	#78
speedisgood ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Oddometer: 65	turbo I found a thread on wrist twisters about the idea of putting a turbo kit on a 919. Apparently there were a couple of guys in Colorado making turbo kits for about 2400.00. The thread has gone idle, though, since 2009. Has anyone tried a turbo kit on a 919, or know of someone who has? How did it go in the longer term? I definately find the potential "sleeper" effect attractive. Thanks.

01-09-2013, 10:19 PM	#82
thisflatearth Pro-Commuter Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Wayne, NJ Oddometer: 929	WoIf What bark busters ya got there? Got my friends 919 in teh garage he is re-doing after the original owner did a fabulous full body sticker job. Looks good __________________ "Is it just me or did Erik Buell hire the same fungineers that Walt Disney did" me - just now YES THAT IS EVOLIFE IN MY AVATAR 2006 Buell Uly - barricade orange

01-15-2013, 05:23 PM	#87
thisflatearth Pro-Commuter Joined: Jun 2005 Location: Wayne, NJ Oddometer: 929	Yup thats my garage full of other peoples sh*t __________________ "Is it just me or did Erik Buell hire the same fungineers that Walt Disney did" me - just now YES THAT IS EVOLIFE IN MY AVATAR 2006 Buell Uly - barricade orange

03-01-2013, 02:02 PM	#89
WoIf Traveler Joined: Jan 2013 Location: Oklahoma to Argentina Oddometer: 6	919 Made it to Nicaragua Short Video: http://youtu.be/rXz2F1_eqJA

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11-29-2012, 06:41 AM	#76
speedisgood ^OP Adventurer Joined: Sep 2006 Oddometer: 65	and the maintenance intervals (valve check) are a lot more frequent on the triple.... I considered the street triple, but went with the 919 for this reason. I like bullet proof reliability.

01-09-2013, 07:46 PM	#80
WoIf Traveler Joined: Jan 2013 Location: Oklahoma to Argentina Oddometer: 6	Thought I'd share my modified 919.

01-09-2013, 08:20 PM	#81
gashog Adventurer Joined: Sep 2011 Oddometer: 26	That is a great looking bike. I like the blacked out look. I`ve had my 919 for about five months now, and like it more with each passing mile. Excellent power, good handling, and looks good too.