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like I said, I never shift back into first unless the bike is at a complete stop. stay in second and pull the clutch in as you roll to a stop. shift into first as you watch the neutral light flash on for a second to confirm you're in first and I leave it in first the entire time I'm stopped with my eye on the rear view mirror watching for non slowing cars trying to plow up my ass. |
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April 25th, 2011, 09:21 PM | #522 | |
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April 26th, 2011, 10:56 AM | #523 |
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I finally got around to changing out the oil. I've been meaning to changing it out at 200 miles and it's just over 600 miles now on the odometer. I picked up a Wix filter from O'Rielly's and a Purolator from Pep Boys. The Purolator filter is of similar construction to that of the stock Kawasaki oil filter whereas the Wix is of high quality. You can see the defined and thick pleats of the Wix filter element compared to the thin pleats of the Purolator.
When I dumped the oil, I could see the fine metal shavings draining from the old filter. I had gotten some M10 bolts but somehow one of the bolts got mixed into the batch so one was the wrong pitch. Still and enough bite for me to lift the bike up with the stand though.
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April 26th, 2011, 11:20 AM | #524 |
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You may want to check whether that oil is good for bikes. One of those ST brands isn't good for bikes.
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April 26th, 2011, 11:25 AM | #525 | |
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April 26th, 2011, 11:31 AM | #526 |
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Thx, I was just checking the wiki for the links.
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April 26th, 2011, 11:43 AM | #527 |
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just got back from the first ride of the season, it's 85 degrees here today...downright hot for us!
filled her up with fresh gas and got her inspected. now i need to get her washed and waxed. |
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April 26th, 2011, 01:28 PM | #528 |
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It's very nice today! Let me know if you want to go for another ride, I'm trying to go after work.
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April 26th, 2011, 01:39 PM | #529 |
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hey lux, i'd love to go for a ride tonight but my son takes precedence over my bike...gotta play house. and hot wheels. and legos. and angry birds.
do you live in the uws? i've seen so many 250's around here lately. maybe we can coordinate something another time...? |
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April 26th, 2011, 05:09 PM | #530 |
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Got my class M endorsement yesterday so i took my 250 out for the first time and picked up my diploma from the college.
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April 26th, 2011, 06:39 PM | #531 | ||
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I took my ninja to school / work today and the following happened in this order: 1.) As I was riding to school at 10a.m. when I turned onto the last road before the turn off for my college campus; I was traveling 45mph behind a truck filled with manure bags; a 6'X6' piece of cardboard sailed out of the truck bed and swooshed past me about 1-3 yards away. 2.) About 1/2 mile from my house I was headed home from school and going around one of the last turns when all the sudden my visor flew completely off. I searched for over an hour and the visor was no where to be found even though I knew where it flew off . It was time for a new helmet anyway . 3.)(omw home from work trying to beat the thunderstorm) Quote:
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April 26th, 2011, 07:21 PM | #532 |
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April 27th, 2011, 04:22 AM | #533 |
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April 27th, 2011, 06:33 AM | #534 | |
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Tried out the Go Pro Hero HD camera for the first time. Used the suction cup to mount it on the gas tank (towards the front). Left it on the default settings, 4:3 aspect ratio, 960p. Daytime quality and sound were pretty good. Lowlight quality wasn't that good. Going to try 16:9, 720p. |
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April 27th, 2011, 06:41 AM | #535 |
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Replaced the OEM windscreen with Mike's:
Put some plastic spacers and rubber washers to reduce the air pressure difference at speed. |
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April 27th, 2011, 05:42 PM | #536 |
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Shimmed my friend's 250 for him, then of course we had to go on a test ride
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April 27th, 2011, 06:15 PM | #537 |
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April 27th, 2011, 07:00 PM | #538 |
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He likes it too, not as excited as I am but his 2010 250 ran much better stock than our 2011 250. Ours had a significant flat spot, his ran a bit stronger but all in all he's happy with the response. Snorkel still in... for now. Thanks kkim
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April 27th, 2011, 07:26 PM | #539 |
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Installed all new foot pegs, flush mount front blinkers, and new mirrors with integrated LED blinkers in them. Was a very fun time. Right side mirror was very easy, the left side gave me a bit of trouble but ended up getting it all done in about 3 hours.
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April 28th, 2011, 04:40 AM | #540 |
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Which bike are the mirrors from? Are they better than stock?
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April 28th, 2011, 05:54 AM | #541 |
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Okay, well, not today but last night. Didn't get done until too late and needed to get to bed for work this morning... 428 miles on the odo: changed oil & filter (second change) cleaned/lubed the chain aired up the tires to 30f/34r |
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April 28th, 2011, 07:11 PM | #542 |
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U bought them from d2moto. http://www.d2moto.com/p-6846-univers...eet-bikes.aspx They are universal and bolted right in. Just had to get 4 longer bolts as the ones they sent were too short. Was $2.00 at home depot. As for seeing better. I haven't driven it yet due to the lovely rain/wind we had here in Ohio the pass couple days but it does look like i can see much better. It looks a lot better on the bike also instead of the old mirrors. My pics are from my droid incredible. When I get a chance I'll post some pics from my digital camera and you can get a better view of it.
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April 29th, 2011, 12:20 PM | #543 |
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I learned yesterday that shogun sliders double as an effective way to relieve cramping in my legs; just plopped my legs on them for a few and the pain goes away. O, and on my next ride I will be passing the 1,000 mile mark since I've owned my bike . It's disappointing it took me this long to go that far but we have had sooooooooo much rain lately, flooding every couple days.
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April 29th, 2011, 12:22 PM | #544 |
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April 29th, 2011, 12:37 PM | #545 |
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April 29th, 2011, 12:38 PM | #546 |
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yup, now I just need to adjust my choke to make it a cruise control at 7.5k rpm, lay back and enjoy the ride
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April 29th, 2011, 12:43 PM | #547 | |
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April 29th, 2011, 07:19 PM | #549 |
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Passed the 1,000 mile mark on my way home from work.
The day I bought it: Today: 1,010.2 miles
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April 29th, 2011, 08:47 PM | #550 |
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Just passed my 7500 mile mark
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May 1st, 2011, 12:05 PM | #551 |
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haha, you got me beat.
I took apart the tail of my bike today just for the hell of it; then decided to relocate the switch for my headlight LED's to the side of my bike so I don't have to take the seat off every time I turn them off/on. I unupholstered about 3/4 of my seat to try and add some more height in the front with some old wash cloth's....yea, dumb idea, I know. I ended up stapling it back and just left it alone when I realized how stupid I was . But I knew I wanted to raise the front of the seat just a little for a more comfortable ride so I ended up attaching 2-3 layers of 3m tape where the seat rests on the metal piece that attaches the gas tank. I went out and rode it for a few minutes (first ride in the rain) and it seemed more comfortable but I'll see if it makes a difference on longer rides; and by comfortable I mean it doesn't pinch / crush the family jewels. I'm starting to get tired of that...especially when riding with a trunk monkey.
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May 2nd, 2011, 06:19 AM | #552 |
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Yes, yes it is.
Can't wait to get it cleaned up and bust out my DSLR to do a proper photo session with it. Can't believe I've had it 6 weeks (to the day, come to think of it) and still haven't washed/waxed it yet. Stinkin' spring weather. |
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May 2nd, 2011, 07:31 AM | #553 |
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I learned how to change the oil on my bike over the weekend... was a fun experience lol.
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May 2nd, 2011, 11:36 AM | #554 |
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Just installed a Stebel horn ! wow
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May 2nd, 2011, 04:45 PM | #555 |
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I just wired up a 12v lighter socket to my battery to charge my phone / gps if need be. I added the socket and a 15a fuse on the hot wire just to be safe. I finished it, everything worked great (chargers worked fine), I went to put the lighter back in the socket and it blew the fuse, turns out the lighter was a pos and swapped it out for another lighter, works great now .
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May 2nd, 2011, 08:19 PM | #556 |
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I did a lot of stuff today, I got my decals from the mail, got my GPI industries font/rear stands (they're awesome!) went to wallyworld and got a goose-neck phone holder and those little mirror things (very cheap and good investment) got some oil (thanks kkim for the assurance that I got the right oil) and some filter from carquest. did my oilchange (hope I didnt messed-up) and here are some pics (:
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May 2nd, 2011, 08:52 PM | #557 |
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where did you get those decals? i want them too filipino represent
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May 2nd, 2011, 09:20 PM | #558 | |
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May 2nd, 2011, 09:46 PM | #559 |
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Nope, I used velcro. If I remember I'll take a pic tomorrow to show you. It's just under the dash on the left side, enough space to fit my bulky phone charger. I didn't feel like going through a lot of trouble so the velcro seemed like the easiest option. Plus I can change the angle of the socket quickly and easily; just peel off and stick back on.
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that is indeed smart haha show us
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