superhawk996

He's perfect, there's nothing to improve upon. I've only done one track day, RacerXX, and I'm glad I got photos of me on the track. If I'd had a video camera it woulda been nice. I've shot video of me driving stuff off-road and of others doing it. For me it's all been about capturing the memories.

After giving up on you I find you quite entertaining. It's interesting watching someone who thinks/speaks like you. Your assumption that we are drawn to you like a person with Stockholm Syndrome would be is exactly as expected from you. You just keep on being you, I am enthralled by your psychosis.

He's so insanely fast that the massive G forces pulled the oil off the bearing journals at redline instantly seizing it.

Wouldn't you like to know. Too fucking bad, you shoulda kept up with whatever he thinks he said that spelled it out for you. And just when you think you found the answer, guess again bitch; you were wrong!

He isn't human so of course he doesn't understand it.

Probably not. I've seen some belts that have a deflection measurement, others a twist measurement, and probably the most precise is a sound measurement like tuning a guitar string. Since most bikes with a chain come with auto tensioners I doubt there would be a deflection spec from the manufacturer.

I'm only posting it because of the miles on it, pretty impressive. Also impressive that it looks to be in good shape, tho the photos suck and might be hiding stuff. https://inlandempire.craigslist.org/mpo/d/hesperia-1997-cbr1100xx/7064380146.html

No, I was just curious.

Did you get that set of three, or were you just needing one all along?

I've heard it can happen. I don't have to go far to see the evidence.

Stators are pretty damn tough so I wouldn't be concerned that it got bumped around. If it chipped without being hit that would be concerning, I wouldn't want that shit falling off in my engine.

Never. He is always right, and if you ever find yourself doubting that just ask him.

The pressure in the cartridge depends on temperature, but at 70F it's not even 900 PSI so yea, not a lot. In the under tail storage of a BB on a hot day it would be lucky to hit 2500 PSI, the shit's weak, but it'll still manage to fill a tire. I guess you might be asking how much PSI it'll get a tire up to, not much. I think it takes around 6 cylinders to fully air one up. And despite it possibly having a better chance at seating a bead vs. a little compressor, it probably wouldn't be much better. Best chance of doing that without a high volume air source is explosives or volatile flammables, I usually use quick start and used carb cleaner once. I saw a video where someone used what looked like an M-80, but fireworks labeled as M-80 vary greatly in power. I don't recall any bike tires I've played with being challenging to seat, without the bike's weight on it. If it's on the bike you'll want to take the weight off of it so it'll seat more easily.

Infant.

You are so wrong......and 😆

For airing back up there's the small compressors and also a CO2 tire filler, I think it uses the same little canisters used in BB guns.

So many said "plug it and ride" that I didn't really want to be the only one, but I wouldn't do it other than an emergency fix. A patch for a tiny leak like you have, sure, because there's probably no real damage done to the structure of the tire so it should be fine. Plugging that tiny leak will require enlarging the hole, ripping out cords creating a weak spot and deformation, and I wouldn't feel comfortable with it.

My first thought is to talk to them, point out that you specifically asked about it, and see what they're willing to do. I'm reminded of an old story I once heard about a guy who bought some Repsol fairings that weren't quite right. Second thought is https://www.tireject.com I haven't used it on a bike tire. I was searching for a way to salvage my Banshee's leaky old sand tires and this product kept showing up as the best tire sealant. It worked despite having a shit ton of sidewall leaks and using half the recommended amount.

Wow, they even have fairing kits for the super rare CBR1000XX!

I've been thinking of one of those as well. With all the shiny bits on my bike it should look pretty cool.

Standard torquing procedure, tighten 'till you hear the snap and back it off quarter turn.

Something else I keep forgetting to say: I don't know if these come with the insulation, but if they don't you should do something about that. Also, they look pretty fuckin cool, other than the fuck up. Most of my bikes have been stock. I've had one that had absolutely nothing on it, the one Carlos has now, and initially I was sure it would need at least the stock decals, but then I fell in love with the completely clean look. It was also fun to let people guess what it was, BMW was the most common guess, and a few Ducati. I can't imagine any Duc that it looks like, maybe the Italian paint somehow came through. I think only one person ever guessed it right off, he was on a Bird. I've had two Duc 999s, one nearly stock which has minimal stuff (it did have a couple cool additions) and one 'race replica' that was pretty busy. Both were cool in their own way. My current Bird is pretty blingy but with nothing added to the panels and I keep thinking that doing it up like the Repsol might look pretty cool. Pretty sure I could buy that set and come out ahead after selling my panels. Either way, I think it needs the dual nitrous tanks.

Not really, but the chances obviously increase with age and miles. I don't think these ever crack without some kind of mishap, but even without a drop you could crack something by putting enough pressure on it in the wrong way. My first '97, guessing 6-7 years ago, had 50k and no cracks that I recall despite clear evidence of low speed drops. Or if it did have any small cracks I might have dismissed them as having been caused by the drops. The paint was still nice, other than where it was scratched from dropping. Last time I saw it it had over 60k and no cracks that I know of. My current '97 has 31k, no cracks that I know of, and the paint still looks good. The '01 I had had been crashed, repaired, and fully repainted and had more hidden damage than I knew about 'till Carlos took it apart. I don't think any of the non-crash damaged parts were cracked, but since it had a full make-over I'm not sure. The one I looked at for you makes me think it fell over because of the multiple cracks on one side, but there's no other evidence of a drop. It could have fallen on grass or some other soft surface perhaps. Or maybe they cracked at different times from different causes. I've seen people crack fairings when they take them off to fix stuff and force them too much.

I've done the same, start a return because it wasn't as described. The seller then negotiated with me and we resolved it. I would probably give them another chance to replace it with one that is done right, or maybe a partial refund to cover repairing it. I'm guessing a pro would charge about as much as the whole faring set costs. Be clear and decent about it. Tell them you don't expect a piece of art, but the lettering should be straight like it is in their ad. Then escalate to a return if they refuse to cooperate. It is very clear that it's not the same as the ad photo so there shouldn't be a problem, unless the ad states that the product recieved may be different, then it'll come down to opinion whether the smaller and crooked lettering should be acceptable. I had another where the seller said something to the effect of: we offered you a 10% discount, you can accept that or get nothing...kinda like your free grip offer but in my case they were pretty dickish about the whole thing. Ebay reviewed our messages and apparently decided that I had tried for a fair resolution and they were dicks so they gave me a full refund. Then the seller demanded that I return the product at my cost, nope. After some back & forth I told them they had a week to send me a pre-paid label and after that I'd consider it abandoned property. I told ebay that the seller was harassing and threatening me, they looked at the messages and said they'd handle it, I never heard another word.

That's clearly not all the plastics, and there's a bunch of non-BB parts in there. Crackhead.