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That's a good looking watch. Love the orange face.
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Looking really sharp!
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I'd rather be with the correct expired plate or no plate at all as opposed to attaching improper plates. The first two, you may talk your way out of it or worst case get a non-moving violation. They can be spendy, but they may also be waived, if you get it registered and show the judge. The last one comes with some suspicion of other impropriety, and an indication of willful intent. A misdemeanor in most states, I think.
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Knuckledragger. Can you tie your shoes without bending over?
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I have to get my shit together before I can start doing that as a thing. At a minimum, a bike trailer and get the Excursion back in shape. I think the XR4 would be perfect for Tawnie, she likes the 530 but I'm claiming that back as the 990 is a little on the porky side for the sandy washes out there. Doable, but hard work.
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On the couple of occasions that overgassing has failed to save the day, I don't think there has been an appreciable increase in impact velocity compared to what was already predestined. It either fixes it, or it gets perhaps *slightly* worse. If I had to guess, it probably has something to do with the drive tire taking a healthy bite, and consequently unweighting the front to a degree. I know there are a ton of incalculable geometry changes with the application of heavy throttle, but in my experience, engine RPM hasn't changed much from the time the throttle is whacked to the time the crisis has passed... little time to generate "spin up" of flywheel or drive wheel. It seems to be more the torque making changes throughout the frame and suspension, and perhaps some rider weight shift in anticipation of acceleration. When I bought my first one (XR4), the preinstalled adapter and jetting were the reasons I went with them - that, and XRsOnly's reputation as being experts in a few particular machines. I think it is money well spent, the second one was a no-brainer. Your experience confirms my observations, I'm glad those folks are still around.
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That sounds a little like my experience with the 990ADV - substantially more throttle and it behaves substantially better. It isn't by any means squirrelly under conservative riding, maybe just a little vague and indifferent. But the more aggressively you ride it, the more it feels like a smaller and smaller dirt bike. It seems to gain confidence as the tach goes up - crack the butterflies and look where you want to go, the rewarding response can be almost telepathic. I've been on trails that were well above my experience level with it, and learned to trust the technique with only a few disappointments... which in retrospect were my fault for failure to fully commit.
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Glad to hear.
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I have a pair, but they clash with my KTM jersey. I find them useful for shoveling snow, but they're best worn with the chaps. Maybe your supplier has a matching jersey? Ask to see their Judas Priest collection.
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True. My feet can't touch the ground on the big red one. Which is fine as long as there's no tipping over, but I haven't completely mastered that yet. I can't touch the ground on my 530 either, but the weight is different enough that I don't crash every time I come to a stop. Pretty certain I'd hurt myself on a 650R. I'm equally certain that everyone who has ridden one has an "oh shit" experience ratio disproportionate to the increase in displacement.
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Throttle open about halfway, pull decomp lever, kick through about 10 times. You don't have to flail at it, but don't be too casual about it either. Once I stopped crashing (read: started riding more conservatively as my bones became more brittle), I didn't have much need for the decomp. I don't even have it on my XR4 anymore. Starting was always super simple after the pumper carb, just find the compression "detent" at TDC, whack the throttle once (if cold), and kick it like you ain't scared of it. I've had my shin bit a couple of times, mostly because of a combination between poor foot placement on the starter and aftermarket wide pegs. Glad it's working out for you.