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Forum: Off-Topic May 15th, 2017, 09:37 AM
Replies: 4,209
Views: 298,768
Posted By asellus
http://www.wusthof.com/media/catalog/product/cache...

http://www.wusthof.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/4/1/4118-16_2.jpg
Forum: Off-Topic May 15th, 2017, 09:32 AM
Replies: 55
Views: 31,524
Posted By asellus
Too many projects. Bouncing back and forth...

Too many projects. Bouncing back and forth between everything -- prepping the car, learning to ride the bike, landscaping, construction, and now most recently some hardware failures on my server.
...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 29th, 2017, 01:24 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,207
Posted By asellus
Drove out about 25 miles to a freshly paved,...

Drove out about 25 miles to a freshly paved, known-smooth road and by that time the wobbling had evened itself out.

If it was the bead fully seating itself through a heat cycle, or just a little...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 29th, 2017, 10:13 AM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,207
Posted By asellus
Yeah, the bead issue occurred to me last night. ...

Yeah, the bead issue occurred to me last night. I'll check it when I'm in the garage later. He had to reseat the front once because the bead didn't want to pop, but the rear had no issues at all...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 28th, 2017, 02:36 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,207
Posted By asellus
Yep, they were balanced. The rear balanced...

Yep, they were balanced. The rear balanced easier than the front in fact.

I'll ride on it a little more when it warms up to see how it fares.
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 28th, 2017, 02:21 PM
Replies: 9
Views: 1,207
Posted By asellus
New rear tire out of round?

tl;dr - did maintenance, things check out, rear tire wobbles, wheel looks fine

So I did a bunch of work on the bike this last week, including:
- new tires, sport demons
- swingarm lube
- chain...
Forum: 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 26th, 2017, 07:52 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,707
Posted By asellus
None of the work you mentioned is terribly...

None of the work you mentioned is terribly difficult, I'd say just go for it. You've got a week or two before there are any nice riding days anyhow. It's supposed to snow on Thursday or something....
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 24th, 2017, 06:09 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,420
Posted By asellus
Huh. I have a car half taken apart in my garage...

Huh. I have a car half taken apart in my garage right now as well, and a number of days ago a small nut showed up in a pile of things I was working on. No idea where it came from.

Turns out it's...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 24th, 2017, 04:22 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,420
Posted By asellus
Hahaaaa, this is mildly concerning. Rear...

Hahaaaa, this is mildly concerning.

Rear upper engine mount:
https://data-park.com/anon/rear_upper.jpg

Rear lower engine mount:
https://data-park.com/anon/rear_lower.jpg

Thanks for the...
Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion April 24th, 2017, 12:14 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 1,598
Posted By asellus
Zero sympathy here.

Zero sympathy here.
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 23rd, 2017, 08:17 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,420
Posted By asellus
Aye, that's been added to the list. Thanks!

Aye, that's been added to the list. Thanks!
Forum: Motorcycle Gear April 23rd, 2017, 08:03 AM
Replies: 1
Views: 2,130
Posted By asellus
Draggin K-legs/K-shirt

Did a little searching and could only find a single reference to the old draggin standalone pant liner. My apologies if I totally missed something.

This seems like a "too good to be true"...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 22nd, 2017, 03:29 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,420
Posted By asellus
Awesome, that's pretty much exactly what I was...

Awesome, that's pretty much exactly what I was hoping to hear. Thanks!

The bike has had none of the 6k maintenance done. I'm slowly going through that list, and chain maintenance is right up top...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 21st, 2017, 08:24 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,420
Posted By asellus
Here's to hoping that's the case. ;) I'll...

Here's to hoping that's the case. ;)

I'll report back once I tear it apart.
Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion April 21st, 2017, 06:52 PM
Replies: 323
Views: 81,656
Posted By asellus
Colour me jealous! When I saw that thing pop up...

Colour me jealous! When I saw that thing pop up for sale it was one of those "this HAS to be mine." Just a few hours after he posted it I was like the fourth person in line to go check it out, and...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 21st, 2017, 06:50 PM
Replies: 14
Views: 2,420
Posted By asellus
Ticking/clicking from chassis

On my '07, if I lean it around or bounce the suspension or otherwise apply any sort of torsional force to the bike, I can sometimes get it to click from somewhere in back, where the swingarm...
Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion April 21st, 2017, 06:43 PM
Replies: 8,589
Views: 1,070,158
Posted By asellus
aaaand it rattled off. gonna get a nut and do...

aaaand it rattled off. gonna get a nut and do that again. <.<
Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion April 21st, 2017, 10:35 AM
Replies: 8,589
Views: 1,070,158
Posted By asellus
Put a bolt under the seat so I can lock my helmet...

Put a bolt under the seat so I can lock my helmet to the bike without it melting on the exhaust.
Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion April 21st, 2017, 08:19 AM
Replies: 323
Views: 81,656
Posted By asellus
https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/6...

https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/64/Kawasaki_Super_Sherpa_KL250.jpg

It's just so adorable, I want it. One recently sold near me, but I couldn't jump on it in time.
Forum: !%@*#$%!)@#&!%@ I crashed! April 20th, 2017, 09:43 PM
Replies: 263
Views: 42,436
Posted By asellus
I learned that applying the front brake while...

I learned that applying the front brake while turning over sand on near-bald tires is a bad plan.

Oh, to be young again. Fortunately now I'm more (less?) sane and don't run into new things...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 20th, 2017, 02:12 PM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,056
Posted By asellus
Difficult, no. Precise and tedious, yes. I may...

Difficult, no. Precise and tedious, yes. I may be biased since this is not a new concept to me, so YMMV. I believe anyone can do this if they are capable of reading and following directions. Give...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 20th, 2017, 01:00 PM
Replies: 28
Views: 4,795
Posted By asellus
A leakdown tester and an air compressor. Doing...

A leakdown tester and an air compressor. Doing some reading on how to use one will be helpful as well, but basically you want the cylinder at TDC with the valves closed, plug in the tester, give it...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 20th, 2017, 10:50 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,056
Posted By asellus
Right, and that's more or less what's going to...

Right, and that's more or less what's going to happen if your valves are a bit out of spec, your idle mixture is off, or your jets are stuck a little open. It'll be happy above idle.

The thing...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 20th, 2017, 09:25 AM
Replies: 15
Views: 2,432
Posted By asellus
I doubt it's leaking through that barbed fitting,...

I doubt it's leaking through that barbed fitting, I think you're correct with the idea that it's just leaking around from where it's coming out near the diaphragm.

FWIW, my OE hose will weep if I...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 20th, 2017, 08:27 AM
Replies: 23
Views: 2,056
Posted By asellus
This. A thousand times this. You're not going...

This. A thousand times this. You're not going to find that 1300 idle speed with valves out of clearance.

If you're even close to due for the valve adjustment, just do it. It's relatively easy,...
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