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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion May 8th, 2015, 12:28 PM
Replies: 25
Views: 2,375
Posted By fast1075
Red face Broke a downtube on the steering neck on a '70 H2...

Broke a downtube on the steering neck on a '70 H2 in a corner. High side to the moon!! I had enough time to think "this is gonna suck when I hit the ground".

Proof that gravity sucks!
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk April 25th, 2015, 11:14 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 2,551
Posted By fast1075
Bolt grade

American grades such a "5" and "8" do not apply to metric bolts. Metric has it's own similar sounding system.

The bolts are most likely 8.8 as marked on the bolt head. If they have no markings,...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 26th, 2015, 03:03 AM
Replies: 122
Views: 40,349
Posted By fast1075
nekkid frame tubes in the back

I just can't get past the look of the nekkid frame tubes in the back. The rest looks great.
Forum: !%@*#$%!)@#&!%@ I crashed! March 24th, 2015, 04:10 AM
Replies: 22
Views: 5,742
Posted By fast1075
Red face Grrrrrrrr

I am always very careful around bicycles. It is the urban "wassups" on cruisers enroute to deliver their "commodities" that are the most stupid.

But, on Sunday, the Spandex Mafia come out in...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 22nd, 2015, 01:56 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,600
Posted By fast1075
Update

Have some more miles on it. Rode it to Daytona for the 200. I have the shock on it now, but no pix of that part, pretty much went in with some mods to clear the airbox and fender.

Kawi and Suzuki...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 6th, 2015, 01:28 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 3,689
Posted By fast1075
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Change the oil and oil filter before you ride it anymore. Hopefully no damage has been done. The bike has been running extremely rich because of what lamehead did. When that happens the unburned fuel...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 3rd, 2015, 05:09 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,600
Posted By fast1075
Pics, or it didn't happen. :D

Pics, or it didn't happen. :D
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 3rd, 2015, 05:07 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,600
Posted By fast1075
Thank You, Roland.

Thank You, Roland.
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 3rd, 2015, 03:36 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,600
Posted By fast1075
Wink Changed windscreens, new one is 2" taller than...

Changed windscreens, new one is 2" taller than stock. Also shaved off the grab bar behind the seat.
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 3rd, 2015, 03:26 AM
Replies: 40
Views: 4,250
Posted By fast1075
Talking Drain hole

That is a drain hole for the spark plug cavity, normally intended to drain water out. If any of the oil you dribbled into the plug hole missed the mark, that is the oil draining out.

It can also...
Forum: Videos March 2nd, 2015, 12:16 PM
Replies: 10
Views: 1,485
Posted By fast1075
Quad shoe brake

The pictures of Ago on the MV with Quad leading shoe brakes brings some memories. I built a CB-350 cafe racer in '72. The shop I worked at had a whole warehouse full of scrap bikes from the 50's and...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 2nd, 2015, 03:41 AM
Replies: 56
Views: 5,597
Posted By fast1075
Dirty carbs

We need a sticky for "Dirty Carb Syndrome"

OP says he lives in Faw'duh (same as me). Our gas sucks, the ethanol is bad mojo for any kind of carb, especially ones with teeny tiny jets. Ethanol is...
Forum: 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Tech Talk March 1st, 2015, 05:23 PM
Replies: 53
Views: 8,334
Posted By fast1075
Exclamation Spun bearing

This damage is known as a spun bearing. The bearing seized to the crank and "spun" inside the large end of the rod until it burned it up. Steel (the bearing shell) has to get VERY hot to turn blue...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 28th, 2015, 05:31 AM
Replies: 37
Views: 7,166
Posted By fast1075
Exclamation Clutch assembly on a PreGen

The pressure plate is indexed to the basket. If you install it out of index, it will not apply any pressure to the clutch pack. There are indexing dots cast into the parts.

The best way to...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 24th, 2015, 02:27 PM
Replies: 24
Views: 2,786
Posted By fast1075
A carbed engine set up for gasoline, if simply...

A carbed engine set up for gasoline, if simply switched to E85 will run too lean. It can work if you can get it rich enough. Not REAL easy with carbs. With fuel injection, you up the pulse rate and...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 23rd, 2015, 03:13 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,600
Posted By fast1075
Florida weather. Yesterday morning, it was 65...

Florida weather. Yesterday morning, it was 65 degrees, with an expected high near 80. So, I went for a ride. Ran into some friends that were out riding also.

Two 600 ninja, and an R6. We don't...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 20th, 2015, 08:38 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,197
Posted By fast1075
Flaw'da

There is only one curve in Flaw'da. On Sundays, 22,746 sportbike riders have to take turns on it, and it is 421 miles from my house, so the center sees a little more wear than the edges....
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 18th, 2015, 11:18 AM
Replies: 68
Views: 7,197
Posted By fast1075
Sport Demon

I had 5,400 miles in my rear Sport Demon when I removed it to install the 17" wheels. It is down to the wear bars in the middle.
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 15th, 2015, 08:01 AM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,600
Posted By fast1075
Winding down

All done except the shock. I'll ride it some more before I do the shock. Pics from yesterday at a park. Bar end mirrors mounted. Everything is working great. Every where I go, people think it's a...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Farkles February 15th, 2015, 07:55 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,486
Posted By fast1075
new lenses installed

Put them on yesterday. Fit like OEM.
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 15th, 2015, 02:38 AM
Replies: 171
Views: 22,546
Posted By fast1075
Talking Toolz n such

I REALLY like the offset bushing idea for the cams if you have enough selection. It is difficult to keep the sprockets in place on a two bolt sprocket if they are slotted.

Back in the day, we used...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Farkles February 13th, 2015, 09:43 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,486
Posted By fast1075
Pic!

Ordered Wednesday morning, on my desk at 11:00 am today, from Calipornia to Flaw'duh. :eek:
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Farkles February 11th, 2015, 08:49 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 1,486
Posted By fast1075
Wink Amber tail lenses

Score!!! I have been looking for some amber tail lenses since I converted the outboard lenses to turn signals. I have not had any trouble from PoPo over it, but I wanted amber lenses.

This...
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 10th, 2015, 04:47 PM
Replies: 171
Views: 22,546
Posted By fast1075
Quench

Good luck on the poor quench. You are begging for detonation.
Forum: 1986 - 2007 Ninja 250R Tech Talk February 7th, 2015, 04:35 PM
Replies: 92
Views: 6,600
Posted By fast1075
Talking Today

I installed the new brake lines and master cylinder. Made a mount for the brake fluid cup. The double lines going directly to the master cylinder freed up a mount point, so I mounted the horn....
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