Forum: New Members
January 27th, 2015, 05:57 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,481
I'm in Jupiter. I rode with groups when I first...
I'm in Jupiter. I rode with groups when I first started riding but got tired of it after a while. Most have high displacement bikes and on the mostly boring straight roads here, they tend to want to...
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Forum: 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Tech Talk
November 14th, 2014, 06:38 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,264
Thanks all. Since I haven't adjusted the carbs...
Thanks all. Since I haven't adjusted the carbs ever, I'll look into how to do the hot idle setting and work from there.
I'll try no choke on the same day restart. I think if it was that simple...
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Forum: 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Tech Talk
November 14th, 2014, 10:28 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,264
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Forum: 2008 - 2012 Ninja 250R Tech Talk
November 14th, 2014, 10:15 AM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,264
Hot Restart
I've noticed a pattern for a while now. If I start my bike after a week or two, which is usually the case, it starts up on the first try. Full choke, no throttle. However, today, for example, the...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
June 6th, 2014, 04:11 PM
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Replies: 14
Views: 1,713
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I'm still happy with my 250. However, the...
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I'm still happy with my 250. However, the new 300 looks better, has more power, is more efficient, fuel injected, so more reliable starting, etc. etc. etc.
Slightly used for the same price...
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Forum: The Ex-Ninjetters Lair
June 6th, 2014, 02:15 PM
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Replies: 72
Views: 4,261
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
May 27th, 2014, 08:03 PM
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Replies: 126
Views: 10,252
I think this bike is getting closer.
I...
I think this bike is getting closer.
I haven't figured out why the first "affordable" electric bikes were all coming out looking like supermotos. I don't want a supermoto, and I don't want to take...
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Forum: The Ex-Ninjetters Lair
May 26th, 2014, 06:37 PM
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Replies: 19
Views: 2,070
That kid is not wearing a jacket. SQUID!!!!
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That kid is not wearing a jacket. SQUID!!!!
Seriously though, wearing shorts and a t-shirt as your riding gear is pretty dumb in my opinion. I've heard horror stories of doctors picking pieces of...
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Forum: Riding Skills
May 25th, 2014, 04:27 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,876
Brian, I think the answer is no.
This came...
Brian, I think the answer is no.
This came up with one of the previous youtube videos. Going out of the technical discussion, which we can all agree is a nice-to-know kind of thing, but not very...
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Forum: Riding Skills
May 24th, 2014, 06:27 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,876
Alex, OK, now I'm really surprised!
We're...
Alex, OK, now I'm really surprised!
We're having an interesting discussion, for me anyway :p
But I guess we can't reach a consensus on anything today :rolleyes:
Using motofool's little...
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Forum: Riding Skills
May 24th, 2014, 06:19 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,876
By the way, to comment on your videos:
The...
By the way, to comment on your videos:
The no hands Yamaha FZ6:
The guy is clearly counter-balancing. He's leaning his body opposite to the turn in order to maneuver tight turns at slow speeds....
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Forum: Riding Skills
May 24th, 2014, 05:14 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,876
Agreed. I found a paper from University of...
Agreed. I found a paper from University of Michigan that talks about exactly what we've been discussing, namely, a steady-state constant radius turn at constant speed. They predict and measure the...
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Forum: Riding Skills
May 24th, 2014, 01:01 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,876
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Forum: Riding Skills
May 24th, 2014, 12:06 PM
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,876
Good point.
I think we can agree that when...
Good point.
I think we can agree that when one applies more throttle, the bike will want to stand up and when less throttle is applied, the bike wants to lean more.
So it stands to reason that...
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Forum: Riding Skills
May 24th, 2014, 11:36 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,876
Really? OK. Show me a video of someone going...
Really? OK. Show me a video of someone going through a long sweeping turn with no hands on the handle bars.
Motorcycles are stable so they tend to want to go straight. During a long turn, the bike...
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Forum: Riding Skills
May 24th, 2014, 07:13 AM
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Replies: 114
Views: 14,876
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
November 24th, 2013, 07:01 AM
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Replies: 9
Views: 1,760
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
November 2nd, 2013, 05:25 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 13,913
Really? I guess everything is a matter of...
Really? I guess everything is a matter of opinion, but for me every Subaru is so ugly, I wouldn't buy it no matter how good the engine is. The FRS, maybe because of Toyota, is actually decent...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
October 31st, 2013, 07:48 PM
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Replies: 122
Views: 13,913
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
October 31st, 2013, 08:14 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 13,913
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
October 31st, 2013, 02:25 AM
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Replies: 122
Views: 13,913
They still make a proper manual transmission? I...
They still make a proper manual transmission? I believe Ferrari has officially stopped offering a manual transmission option.
Maybe I'm old fashioned but I think we're losing something with modern...
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Forum: Motorcycle Gear
September 26th, 2013, 05:41 PM
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Replies: 69
Views: 6,253
Instead of dedicated riding pants I chose...
Instead of dedicated riding pants I chose knee/shin pads that go under your normal pants. The model I own might be discontinued but this looks like the new model. The price is $105 for these from...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
September 26th, 2013, 03:22 PM
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Replies: 7
Views: 934
I'm a bit south of you in Jupiter. I completely...
I'm a bit south of you in Jupiter. I completely respect your decision to take a break but I'm puzzled by your timing. The Summer hot humid and rainy season is officiallty over and we will be shortly...
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Forum: General Motorcycling Discussion
September 24th, 2013, 05:16 PM
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Replies: 91
Views: 7,092
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Forum: 2013 - 2017 Ninja 300 General Discussion
September 23rd, 2013, 06:58 PM
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Replies: 26
Views: 2,852
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