So quite often here in Mi we get high 40 low 50* mornings and up into the 70's during the afternoon.
I have a heated vest and hot grips but legs still get cold especially on the fuel tank
I would prefer gear that I could leave on the bike if possible. Anything out there like that?
If not...
So if any of you are thinking of getting a new dog and have this idea to get a white shepherd. DON'T DO IT!
They are too damn smart for their own good, and extremely high maintenance.
They need constant exercise and stimulation or they start getting into mischief.
We had to change the kind...
So when you look at Yamaha's site there is no listing for a 2016 FZ1. However they are putting out the R1S while it may not be near as comfy as the fz I can't help but wonder if its the replacement for a gen III fz1.
Heavier connecting rods, lower revs, all aluminum instead of titanium. Sounds...
Hey guys I know I'm not around much anymore, but as some of you know I opened up my own bike repair shop. Last thing you want to do after wrenching on bikes for 8-10 hours is go online and talk about wrenching on bikes.
Anyway my older sister went to the ER last week and found out she has...
So yesterday while I was swapping my tires out I decided to change my fork oil also. I mixed maxima 5wt and 7wt to make a 6 weight. I previously had just the factory fork oil in it. I gotta say the maxima oil made for a HUGE difference in ride quality. The bike rides way better than it ever has...
In the steering on the FZ? I'm due for a repack. I took a SV1000 with just over 12000 on the clock yesterday and there was almost no grease in the bearings so I'm guessing my FZ will be very similar.
All balls kits are pretty cheap but is there enough improvement to justify the extra time and...
I think I've seen something posted on here about it before but if you don't have one get one.
I bought one today it's about the size of the galaxy note 3 but thicker. Pulled it outta the box and jumped a grand Cherokee with a completely dead battery... Twice.
Powers and charges about every...
Anyone tried this? I can get a set of forks for $100 they need a rebuild but that's easy enough. They are the same diameter and length. They are obviously a better choice than fz forks.
I didn't rip my fz apart yet but it looks like the axle is the same size. I'd have to get zx10 brake...
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I hadn't seen this one yet. Dunno how long it's been around.
Open your garage door with your SmartPhone or headlight highbeam Flash2Pass
The whole cell phone thing kinda sucks because you have to dig it out, but integration into your headlight see me pretty cool.
(my phone opens the door and it's a pita)
Sitting around watching TV so I decided to make an extra power distribution block.
With mine and the wife's I crimped inline fuse holders into the output line directly. Up to 4 and I ground all the accessories to the frame utilizing the shortest ground possible.
All ready to rock just wire...
Are bobtail sportbikes or "streetfighters" ugly as hell?
This has got to be one of the ugliest concoctions I've ever seen.
I dunno what happened originally...
So I got a 95 KLX 650 in for carb work. It would run then die.
I got it running but it seems to be overfueling at idle.
Fuel screw all the way in (tried all the way out to 3.5 turns)
Cleaned all jets, replaced pilot with brand new #40 (stock)
Needle and seat hold pressure
Slide opens with...
Riding buddy has an 07 14 stretched 8 inches. We lined up for the hell of it today.
Went from an old idle. I got a crap launch, he walked about 2 lengths right away. It has waaaay more low end.
Then throughout the gears till about 140 he picked up another 2 or so lengths. Once we hit 140 it...
The only aftermarket clutch rebuild kits you can get with new frictions, steels, and springs are Kevlar which can't be used with full synthetic oil. You can't seem to get new steels with cork or carbon fiber kits.
WTH are they are thinking making Kevlar the only full kits available when...