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On 1/1/2021 at 1:36 PM, KenNcDoD said:
Hello there and Happy New Year to all of you flyers of the Bird. I'm still in the market for the XX of my dreams. I still have the 2014 EBR 1190 SX, which is running just fine. I would be willng to trade. The EBR is a great bike, but I'm a rider, not a wrencher. Been looking all over for an XX, still only had the one decent lead. Just saw a new black '03 on the .com site in suburban Chicago. $6K is pretty high, but it might be worth a one-way rental car ride from here in central NC. Ring me up or text me if you're thinking of selling. 919-413-3118
You need to contact Googus over in Charlotte. He may be selling his ‘03. Beautiful bike, has been in NC for EVer. Was Hooplehead’s originally. I have ridden with him, bike is pretty.
Googus is talking about selling.
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To who? Dammit inquiring mind want to know.
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Great concept. 1 seater cars. With today’s technology it would be a great thing, except for all thee safety shit that would have to be added.
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$1800, 10K later. Works out to about a penny a smile.
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I can give my opinion, again:
BB1 had an 18T front for prolly 45,000 of it's last miles before I parked it.
BB2 had a 17T on it when I got it a couple years back. Man, every time I got on a highway I just hated how high it revved. Before my last trip I scavenged the sprocket from BB1 and all was well with the world.
Now I am not the type of guy who stsys in tune with my bike, but I didn't notice any difference between the two vis a vis the damper thingy.
I had to get used to starting off in 1st, especially going uphill.
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A lot of us are partial to 18T front sprocket. I have always gotten DID 530VX3. And you can never, ever go wrong splurging for a pro-oiler. Pays for itself in 30,000 miles.
Welcome aboard. Your dad is a standup guy.
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On 11/30/2020 at 4:52 PM, SwampNut said:
Yeah, that's going to be a bad time, fraught with peril. If experts turned you down, there's a reason. For this you need an SMD rework station, not a normal soldering iron. I have one, and still hate doing it. I think my station was $200 and it was a "cheap" Chinese import.
Youtube it and see if you want to take it on.
Damn you Carlos. After decades of using an old Weller gun, I have GOT to get me one of those.
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13 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:
Can I still buy the chrome bulbs for my Clear Alternatives lights? I can never force myself to throw good stuff away. It must be from hanging around farmers in my youth.
I spent many a summer day at my friend’s little dairy farm, straightening out used nails under the watchful eye of his grandpa. And I still have my mason hammer for cleaning off brick. Still use that bastard.
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Wow. Looked up my cell number on Google and found this old gem.
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She is incredibly over dressed.
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On 10/11/2020 at 4:46 AM, OMG said:
Speaking of confidence........
I realized that I don't think of anything wrong or suspect about this 21 year old, completely reliable at any speed, every ride.
My bird was built in October 1998 and I just completed a 5,000 mile ride with no expectations of any issues. So yeah, they are great bikes.
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On 10/5/2020 at 10:58 AM, The Krypt Keeper said:
Go with a series regulator over mosfet if you can.
Why? Just an honest question.
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I called all over Knoxville and no one carried the DID in stock, and shipping would have taken too long/too expensive to justify paying for a spare. I found a small indy garage that carried a RK 530 Max O so I went there. Sitting in the workspace was a very nice ‘97!
Talking to the guy, he said the owner has had 4 birds. Rides an ST now.
He sold me the chain very reasonably and agreed to exchange it if I did not use it for the DID when I get back. Score!
so now I have a spare chain and spare r/r. Now if I can only find my tire plugger.
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59 minutes ago, superhawk996 said:
Using GPS or the bike's odometer?
The odometer. Since the fuel gauge is fucked up anyway, the odometer will make a “good enough” gas gauge. I think the low level warning light still works. I just know that around 200 miles (321 kM) I had better start looking. Also, that mileage is with ethanol-free 91 octane premium. It will take a few tanks on the road to dial in the difference with blended gas.
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51 minutes ago, Zero Knievel said:
1/15/2011 at 70826
Receipt says I bought a DID 530 ZVM2 Gold X-Ring Chain at 110 links
OK, that’s 37,000 miles and almost 10 years. Def new chain. At least to bring along. Thanks, bud. Is there any way you can get me the service history?
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110. Before I forget. Sounds OK on the center stand. You know, I ride so much with my Sena on, it may be nothing.
I had chain issues on my trip to Manic 5 and it cost me a day. Maybe I am just being paranoid. The few times I ride aural naturale open my eyes to all sorts of ghosts.
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39 minutes ago, Furbird said:
If you put a new sprocket on an old chain that could be the source of your noise also.
Neither sprocket is new. The rear wheel was from another bird. Maybe my original, not sure. The drive sprocket was stolen off my original. May have 30,000 miles or so on it. I will find out more in about 2-3 beers.
1 hour ago, Zero Knievel said:I’m sure it’s been a while. I’ll have to pull the spreadsheet.
I would appreciate that. Just turned 108K yesterday. New sprocket gave me 39 MPG. Damned thing makes the bike feel like it has a 7th gear. I have missed it greatly.
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Try JB Weld muffler tape or something like it. I remember using on something like that.
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I changed out my drive sprocket and the whole rear wheel, including driven sprocket last week and now have a noisy chain. I am going to readjust wheel today to try to get rid of it. Both sprockets look fine.
Mike, any idea of when you put the last chain on?
Anyway, I am going to by a spare this week to install or bring with me.
DID 530VX3. What I have forgotten is how many links. If I had to guess I would say 107. I just don’t want to have to shorten it while on the roas.
18T front, and I assume 45T rear.
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There’s a guy here in Knoxville that does that sort of stuff, I recall. He is a racetrack gypsy-type guy that is well respected. I used him to rebuild my forks years ago. I know (about) where he lives. Vern may know more. Reach out to him, I will look for some more info on him.
I have a spare shock for the rebuild if you decide to do it. I could take yours as a core. If it ever happens, of course.
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6 hours ago, SwampNut said:
They also have far fewer issues/failures and don't have the warmup problem. They don't have the problem of scattering light forward. There's truly zero reason for HID to exist any more.
I will install LED’s the day my HID’s have any issues/failures. After 70+K miles it can’t be that far off. Until then, there is a reason for mine to exist, at least.
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6 hours ago, KenNcDoD said:
My issue with the headlights is seeing into corners on backroads. For me, all headlights work well enough straight ahead. A pair of those little LEDs would work wonders.
That is a real issue. LED’s would probably solve it, I don’t know. But I have HID’s on both mine and it absolutely, positively, fixed that. That would be the one mod that increases safety more than anything else.
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OK, this is what I have. If you are not proud, I have a set of SW Moto racks (for side bags and top case) and a set of Givi hard cases. This is a frankenmix from 2 different bikes. I have thousands of miles on the racks, the cases came with my latest bird. I already had Givis, so don’t need the cases. They have maybe 60 K on them (How about it, Zero, do you know?)
I can take pictures next week sometime, but they have been in the barn for maybe 2 years and are dusty. You could ride up here, we could install, and you could fide home with them.
I will even include a night in Gatlinburg at your expense. I don’t know what they are worth, but will sell them for less than that.
I will be honest, though. The racks are rock solid but in my opinion they look like shit on the bike with no cases. And I call them SW Moto, they may be something else. I bought them from Cameoto in Deetroit a long time ago.
HELD - Rodney
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Let me see if I can wear a size 9. I’ll take them if so. I have the Titan, and sometimes it is a little too much glove.
I am going to cyclegear in a few days to get Atticus a new helmet and I will try them on.
If you and tecman agree to $70, it is all good. I do not want to bugger up an ongoing deal.