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- Birthday 11/26/1974
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Past Rides: Couple Shadows, a Magna and a Bandit
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Ajax, Ontario
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SciFi Books and Films, Podcasting, Diesel Cars, Heavy Metal
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I've got Michelin Pilot Road 2's on front and rear. With about 2000 miles on them, so far so good. I live in flatland and occasionally travel to the twisties, so the longer-life centre compound was of interest to me. They were expensive though since we Canadians get raped on the prices. I paid $250 for the rear and about $180 for the front, both of which were "heavily discounted" at the shop. That's installed. If time comes to replace them, I'll see what the price will be and might go back to the PR1, or not, dunno. Tim
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Way to go! I was dancing naked in the street too when I figured my loom out. Actually, I'll whip off my FTL's anyday and do that! Ain't his internet thingy great? Tim
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Hey Mitch, let me know if you want to get rid of your stock exhaust when you upgrade. I've got D&D slip ons that have a nice low rumble, but it's loud and there are days I like to sneak out of the neighbourhood without waking everyone. Tim
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Good luck. Just have some patience and it should go smoothly. The loom itself isn't exposed very well but once you start cutting into the connector and loosening it from the loom, it's easy to work on. Tip: I used a very small piece of sandpaper on the flatter connectors and a toothbrush when I cleaned. Also, some spray electrical sealant is a good thing to put on the connections when they're done, soldered or just cleaned. Tim
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I second Yakasuko's post. I have a 1999 and I had issues with my FI light not coming full-on, but flickering on and off, but not flashing in a pattern. At only one time, I had not power between signal light flashes while changing lanes. http://www.bikersoracle.com/blackbird/foru...ead.php?t=16438 This article is gold. I did the same thing using this as a guide and it worked like a charm. I did NOT solder my connections, only cleaned the corrosion connector boxes. I also found corrosion in the other connectors around the battery compartment. I would highly recommend cleaning these out on any year or model of bike. Tim
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Seems that somebody's actually contacted the chainmakers to see what they think about WD40 as a lubricant: http://forums.delphiforums.com/MagnaRider/...es?msg=13150.57 It appears that many people are using it to clean the chain and then using a specific chain lubricant or light weight oil afterwards... Word from WD40 company about its reaction with rubber: http://forums.delphiforums.com/MagnaRider/...es?msg=13150.85 Tim
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Mine were on sale at a local bike show in the winter. Tim
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Get a free Flickr.com account and post 'em there. Give the tags "joe rocket" and "cbr1100xx" and they'll be easy to find. Tim
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Nothing to do with your query Furious, but I think you missed the obvious choice face for your sig pic - none other than Mr. Furious himself: http://www.alyon.org/generale/theatre/cine...mystery_men.jpg Tim
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Do they look like these? http://www.flickr.com/photos/thetwistedwri...57594210108058/ I picked these up at a nice discount, though not as nice as yours. I love these bags, but I haven't used them in any substantial rain. They've got raincovers and built-in bungie nets though... Tim
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Why second gear and not first? Tim
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I've heard of a lot of riders using WD40 to lubricate their chains without any ill effects. Any XX riders doing this? Tim
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I think I've got the right plug then. There are only two wires going into it, although there are 3 holes an empty one in the middle. Tim
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Well, I just pulled off the tail bodywork and dug into the backend. I'm not sure exactly which plug it is for diagnosis. I found a clear rubber boot with about four connections in it, each a different colour. There was a solitary plug with 3 holes in a line and the case was grey or black. I've got the Haynes manual and it says the plug is supposed to be white. Did I get the right plug? I jumped this plug I found, turned on the key and the FI light flashed a single pulse at a time with a break between each. No other sequence to see. I'm going to give it another shot tomorrow when I've got more time. Tim
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Perhaps I'll give that a shot as well. My manual is at home (I'm at work) but I assume there's a way to put the ECM into diagnotic mode and read the sequence from the FI light? Incidentally, the light does not flash in a sequence as of yet, it kind of glows on and flickers out repeatedly with no regularity. Tim