RXX
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17 hours ago, blackhawkxx said:
That was nine years ago.
HEY!
I just pulled a rear wheel out of my barn that has a 2009 tire on it, so it can happen. Guess I need to get a new one, but tread looks good.
BTW, hope he does still have it. Bet the price has dropped again.
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Nope.
They are all disposable, and in their penultimate state.
Well, more probably antepenultimate.
Those on the floor are the penultimate.
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This may turn into an oil thread.
The masks, excepting N95’s, according to many in the field, are designed to protect OTHERS, not the wearer.
I have been wearing masks as part of my PPE for decades, and have skin in the game. If he wants protection for him, true N95’s, worn with great discipline is what he needs. Fashion be damned.
I wear masks to maintain the sterility of the products I make, not protect me from the products. We have a handful of respirators available to protect us from the rare volatilization of certain radioactive products in an emergency. They, like N95’s, are designed to protect the user.
If he is wearing for common sense/organizational fiat, best bet is to buy a box or two of disposable paper masks with elastic bands and keep a handful of them in different places. They can be reused with diminishing effectiveness until the Skoal stains become unbearable.
Can almost guarantee you a man of your son’s size will be constantly chaffed by the inflexible ear straps on most of the cloth fashion masks.
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11 hours ago, Nikailas said:
Is this bike still available? It's my all time favorite and I'm having a for to get one.
Man, you don’t want my bike. I have put 10,000 more miles on it, and finally took the front plastics off to fix a headlight. Not only did I not fix the headlight, I had a handful, of fasteners left over when I finished.
Goddamn I hate taking that shit off. Well, putting it back on, really. Taking them off is easy.
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How did you lower your bike? I am interested.
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Holy fuck. I was thinking about you 2 days ago. Man, I miss you.
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On 2/3/2020 at 6:16 AM, RichardCranium said:
WARNING: This product has (probably) been determined by the state of CA to have some vague potential association with cancer, birth defects and global warming.
You mean like beer and smokes? Cool!
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5 hours ago, ptxyz said:
i wouldn't expect too much for that poor old bike. guy's kind of a hoarder. he used to have a bicycle shop and the backyard's stuffed to the gills with the remains and overgrown with blackberry. front yard's got several bikes and a couple of project cars. nice neighborhood but, i'd bet the neighbors hate how his place (lives with mom) looks.
Yeah, but he sounds like our kind of guy.
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On 2/17/2020 at 4:21 PM, ptxyz said:
sold but, pm'd you the buyers contact info.
Get him to post up and let us watch his progress so we can live vicariously through him.
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11 hours ago, XXitanium said:
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1 hour ago, Zero Knievel said:
BMWs come with roadside assistance.
Well, at least the first year is free. 
Remember that nail you picked up on the twisted sisters? What happened there? I forget.....
Anyway, N. Dread, there is a plug tool set, John01XX may sell them, I forget what they are called, but they are fucking amazing. I rode something like 1500 miles on one out west once. I keep one on my bike and one in my MINI.
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Will you be commuting on the bike? Patch and ride. Serious miles touring or aggressive stuff! Replace. You will be thinking about that patch every 10 seconds if you are hundreds of miles from home or are raising hell in curves.
I have ridden about as much as anybody on a plugged rear tire, and it was on my mind constantly. I have ridden down a blow out on a rear tire, but am pretty sure I would not have been so lucky with a front blowout.
But then again, I saw a guy burst front and rear simultaneously and did not drop the bike. Of course it was a BMW.
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On 1/28/2020 at 7:59 PM, nomadicdread said:
I get what you're saying. I don't think I'll ever not take mileage into consideration though.
You should rethink your position. I have a ‘99 with 84k and bought Zero’s with what? 97-98K on it? Promptly put new tires on it, have ridden maybe 8,000 miles with 0 (zero) shit done to it. That is AFTER all the dumb shit he did to it. (Sorry, Mike. Prove me wrong)
I am about the most worthless mechanic on this board and can’t fix shit the first time around. The bird is bullet-proof.
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1 hour ago, XXBirdSlapper said:
Uve nevr worked on modern motetcikle enjin before. Go away.
You are a dick, you know that, right?
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2 hours ago, TOXXIC said:
“I believe that the wheel suggestion was an improvisational thing for those without jack stands or just not wanting to go get them, you take the removed wheel and put it under the car as a safety back-up, not to actually rest the car on. Employing a wheel & wood block for regular use seems quite odd, now I know where you got it”
I’ve done the improvised thing when doing changes/repairs with no jack stands present.
Well, there’s this also...... the wheel is off the car anyway, right? You don’t want it rolling off or anything, and if you are not using it already as a seat, it has to go somewhere. Why not under the vehicle, out of the way?
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6 hours ago, XXitanium said:
I have a 2-1/2 ton HF low profile. Next time I venture out into the freezer, er - garage, I'l see if it shares the snap ring design.
Thanks for the heads up. ...also agree with RXX, use stands after it gets elevated.
Well, using jack stands, like leathers or gloves, is relative of course.
Use a jack alone on anything you are willing to crawl under and have fall on you. Pretty simple.
Never go faster on your bike than you are willing to slide.
Never parasail higher than you are willing to fall.
Stuff like that.
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What, it’s a jack, right? Aren’t you supposed to jack shit up, place stands underneath and lowering the vehicle onto the stands? I have one like that and I appreciate how light it is.
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I feel we are truly blessed by Tomek’s presence here.
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1 hour ago, cecome said:
sorry I was overtaken by the ghastliness of the whole situation.
Did you hear the chassis squeaking when she first took off?
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4 hours ago, SwampNut said:
That's a long wedding.
Good food takes time to cook.
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On 9/27/2019 at 3:53 PM, ptxyz said:
had a close look at the rear sprocket, only damage i can see is from the chain getting caught up between it and the swingarm (locked my rear wheel, that was fun...).
sprockets and chain were replaced back in may, not sure of the exact mileage but, not more than a few thousand. one trip to laughlin and 20 mile round trip commutes (shared duty with my klr).
watched my gopro footage and don't see any debris on the pavement leading up to this. haven't yet noticed any missing fasteners or debris from me that might have caused this, i'll get a look at the front sprocket this weekend. i'm hoping i just have to replace the chain.
other side of the pin looks just like the visible side. appears to be a pretty clean shear.
so far, i'm inclined to believe it was the shock of regaining traction suddenly that caused a defective pin to fail. here's a screen grab from my gopro showing that slippery manhole cover... how fortunate work is only about 50-60 yards beyond!
"why the hell is that idiot pushing his bike down the sidewalk and through the crosswalk?!"
That looks like a nice place to work.
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7 hours ago, John01XX said:
The truck driver has now become an expert in metallurgy and discovered a way to make aluminum heavier than steel!!
He stated it was a alu/steel version. I could believe that. 2 pounds of aluminum weighs more than 3 pounds of steel every time.
WTB 2000 or later titanium or redbird pref
in The Sales Floor -- For Sale/Wanted
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I am heading out in 2 weeks for a good 5K mile tour on a 99 with 107K on in. Have another one in the barn with 78 K. No valve adjustments ever. Do not fear the high mileage bird if it is in reasonably good shape.