November 29th, 2009, 03:01 PM | #1 |
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So how many chickens do you need to sacrifice for warm weather?
My ninjette was dropped off yesterday and has now been added to our stable of two wheeled motor vehicles! Shiny 2009 SE with less than 3k on the odometer. I'm slowly undoing the couple of little changes the previous owner made, like swapping the Two Brothers slip on for the factory exhaust and putting the reflectors back on. Just need to register and license it and we're off to the races! (figuratively speaking of course)
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November 29th, 2009, 03:28 PM | #2 |
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I think it is 6 chickens. ( I only have 5 dam'mit)
Congrats!!
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November 29th, 2009, 03:47 PM | #3 |
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No chickens need to be harmed out here for warm weather. But they're awfully tasty, so perhaps I'll harm one or two anyway.
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November 29th, 2009, 04:02 PM | #4 |
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I grew up in Hawaii. kkim can attest to the joy of 365 days of cycling weather there but up here in the frozen tundra it gets a bit nippy after October. I've been riding the scoot back and forth to campus for the last year so I'm pretty well geared up for cold weather, but it certainly takes some of the joy out of riding.
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November 29th, 2009, 04:45 PM | #5 |
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Assuming that your wife rides the second scoot, maybe you can show her that she is the best wife ever by getting her a 250 too.
And no chickens need be harmed... Polar fleece or Primaloft works just as well. |
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November 29th, 2009, 05:01 PM | #6 |
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Save a chicken! Move below the snow line... problem solved.
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November 29th, 2009, 05:05 PM | #7 |
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Congrats on the new bike!
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November 29th, 2009, 05:22 PM | #8 |
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@Greg That might be in the cards some time in the future. She has expressed an interest in learning how to ride so the new bike will serve in that capacity until she feels comfortable enough to justify her own. It will definitely be a long term project if her comfort level with manual tranny cars is any indication. She is, as those in the Commonwealth might put it, a bit dodgy when it comes to shifting.
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November 29th, 2009, 06:16 PM | #9 |
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Only one chicken is required, but it must be cooked Thai style in honor of the Thailand workers that built our awesome 250's for us.
And since Thai tends to be spicy....it will warm you up so you wont notice the cooler weather. |
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November 29th, 2009, 07:14 PM | #10 |
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A realistic response: how many chickens does it take to get enough money by selling to move to the south?
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November 29th, 2009, 08:11 PM | #11 |
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One good chicken deserves another no matter what the temperature. That's my story from Northern Canada and I'm sticking to it.
Local knowledge says it takes 20 porcupine and a moose to warm up a crowd. No chickens were harmed in this post. |
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November 29th, 2009, 09:25 PM | #12 |
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Congrats on the new bike, Corey.
Odd that you're returning it back to stock when you're in a time that most are busy doing their winter upgrades. Dunno how many chickens it would take for warm weather as the wild chickens on Kauai are a protected bird. We would never harm any of them.... honest. |
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November 29th, 2009, 10:21 PM | #13 |
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Really, I didn't know that, are they protected throughout the islands?
Nice bike, even though it is green. Glad to hear that you are now amongst the owners of the great ninjette. nb
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November 29th, 2009, 11:22 PM | #14 |
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November 30th, 2009, 02:14 AM | #15 |
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it does seem like it's getting cold way too fast this year...i learned the other day that if you start your bike and get sidetracked and leave it running for about a half hour it actually gives off a good amount of heat
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November 30th, 2009, 02:18 PM | #16 |
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Love Thai Food. The hotter the better. If we were not caring for my Father-in-Law, we would be eating Asian food exclusively.
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November 30th, 2009, 02:40 PM | #17 |
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The outside air temperature is directly proportional to the number of chickens sacrificed so you decide what temperature you would like to ride at.
This thread is sponsored by the Nebraska Beef Producers as a public service.
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November 30th, 2009, 04:42 PM | #18 |
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Save a chicken...and kill a packer
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November 30th, 2009, 04:51 PM | #19 |
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I may need some chicken soup at the end of the week. It is supposed to get down to 28 deg. BRRR.
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November 30th, 2009, 08:09 PM | #20 |
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Congrats on the new bike! If you decide to sell that 2 Bros. exhaust, let me know. I'm in Milwaukee and if the price is right, I may be able to pick it up.
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November 30th, 2009, 08:45 PM | #21 | |
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Anyway, even with the P1 silencer installed it's a little bit louder than I would prefer for learning, given that I'm going to invariably end up overrevving, and sustaining high rpms until I get all four appendages moving in sync. That said, i'll probably just wrap it up and hold onto it for a while and decide later. |
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November 30th, 2009, 09:41 PM | #22 |
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Corey there is plenty of info on the site for various exhaust and jetting combinations. The changes can range from shimming the needles with washers to a full blown needle and jet changes. It seems that each bike has it's own personality when it comes to this. My '09 has run great from the git go and I have never had a problem with starting (hot or cold) or bogging off the line. Others need some form of help to get consistent performance.
Take you time, read the threads and with the information on this forum you can do just about anything.
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November 30th, 2009, 09:55 PM | #23 | |
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November 30th, 2009, 11:57 PM | #24 |
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you can run it with a slip on, but it will run a bit lean. I have not heard of anyone damaging their bike with a slip on and not rejetting.
I will say, that shimming the needles will really improve your off idle stalling problem. http://www.ninjette.org/forums/showthread.php?t=9465& |
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December 1st, 2009, 07:02 AM | #25 | |
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Good to hear about the leanness not causing anything but performance issues. I guess I've been running two strokes too long. I mean, the scientist in me knows that there's no reason that running lean should damage a four stroke like it will a two stroke. That being said, carburetion has always been more parts voodoo than I'm comfortable with and I prefer to defer to those possessing the proper juju. |
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December 1st, 2009, 10:13 AM | #26 |
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Yes, I've noticed 4 strokes have a higher tolerance to jetting inaccuracies. Coming from a long history of 2 stroke dirt bikes, I've seen first hand the damage from lean jetting that was not that far off from perfect.
But like jetting a 2 stroke, listen for pinging/denotation as a sign that you're running too lean. If that happens, damage can occur and you should consider shimming or rejetting. |
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