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Started by Monsterlover, November 20, 2011, 06:35:04 PM

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DRKWNG

#705
December 15, 2012, 04:19:56 PM
Quote from: shift1100 on December 15, 2012, 02:00:03 PM
how come we never get any of the cool stuff in the usa? 

Because we suck.
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

Triple J

#706
December 15, 2012, 04:23:47 PM
Uh Oh...new toy. 2009 400 XCW (with full Ohlins).  [thumbsup]

Barney

#707
December 15, 2012, 06:28:16 PM
the power of orange has compelled you  [evil]

that thing looks real clean - have fun with it
12 M1100EVO
09 KTM 200XC - sold. I cried.
70 Honda 450 Scrambler

Slide Panda

#708
December 19, 2012, 07:50:47 AM
Fun with forks!

Pulled the forks apart for some TLC and life is better.
Polished the lowers and installed some of the SKF low frictions seals sourced from Slavins. Before the lower wouldn't just slide to full extension if left to hang, disconnected from the cap. You had to help gravity a bit to overcome the friction of the seals on the lower. Now... lets say I almost dropped one on the floor it slid so well.

New bushings as they looked a bit sad too. Speaking of sad, the oil looked a bit more like used motor than fork. Pretty damn black when it came out.
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Slide Panda

#709
December 20, 2012, 09:19:53 AM
So for the more SuMo minded - what sorts of Sag are you guys running?
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Monsterlover

#710
December 20, 2012, 05:16:25 PM
I'm just guessing but mine might be around 2"

I have never checked it, never fiddled with comp or rebound and never even checked tire pressure.

I just ride the thing.
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Slide Panda

#711
December 20, 2012, 05:54:35 PM
Ghads man. Guess you were more lucky than me. Mine was set up according to the manual. And the settings in the manual mostly suck.

-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Monsterlover

#712
December 20, 2012, 05:55:50 PM
It may suck, I just don't know any better
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Slide Panda

#713
December 20, 2012, 06:01:39 PM
Mind sucked enough it actually hurt to ride at first. Waaaay to much compression damping left me with a very unhappy tailbone if I rode for long at all.
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

DanTheMan

#714
December 25, 2012, 01:44:45 AM
Quote from: Slide Panda on December 20, 2012, 09:19:53 AM
So for the more SuMo minded - what sorts of Sag are you guys running?

Think I'm running around 4" in the rear. I have it more of a dirt bike setup. I can get the proper sag setup out of the front. Even removing the spacers from the fork caps. The front has also always had a lot of stiction. But it feels good so I don't think about it so much.
2008 KTM 690 SMC
2006 749 Dark- Sold
2003 M630ie Dark - Sold
2003 CRF175F
1999 Minsk 125 2T - Bought in Hanoi sold in Bangkok
1994 Ninja EX250 - Sold- AFM #692 - Retired
1996 Honda CR125R - Sold

Slide Panda

#715
January 10, 2013, 06:44:44 AM Last Edit: January 10, 2013, 06:54:25 AM by Slide Panda
So if you feel like redoing your forks - that stiction can be improved a good bit. I just did mine and there's a marked improvement. With the OEM stuff the slider tube would not move from the upper under gravity's pull alone - cap off, spring out. The static friction over the seals would just hold it in place. I got to work and replaced the seals with the SKF ones from slavensracing as well as a new bushing set, inner and outer. While it was all apart I had at the sliders with some polish. Their surface was not as slick as one might hope for in pretty new forks.

So after all that - the sliders move much more freely and will go to full extension (no cap/spring) under gravity alone.

Mines getting to be a bike again! Dropped in my new valve shims last night, buttoned it up to a safe to run state and fired it up. Fired right up - yay! Then drooled oil all over from the valve cover - boo! I'd mis-seated the gasket  [bang]. So the airbox etc came off and got the gasket seated properly on the 2nd pass. Lesson learned.

So since I pulled it into the garage the last time I've
- Serviced the forks
- Installed adjustable preload caps on said forks
- Put some better rebound adjustment knobs on said caps
- Had someone service the shock
- Replaced the radiator
- Sent the injector for service - DTM you might want to do this before your big trip
- Replaced the fuel filter - DTM you might want to do this too before your big trip
- Replaced the stock radiator hoses with some SAMCO silicon ones, cuz I wanted to.
- Replaced skid plate that cracked - Kudos to Flatlands racing - they replaced it for free, no questions asked. Also the new one had a different design that looks like it'll address the cracking
- Fancied up the front rotor with a 'KTM' wave rotor that had been on back order since late sept.
-Throttle's on the right, so are the brakes.  Good luck.
- '00 M900S with all the farkles
- '08 KTM 690 StupidMoto
- '07 Triumph 675 Track bike.

Monsterlover

#716
February 18, 2013, 06:13:13 PM
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Monsterlover

#717
February 21, 2013, 04:38:21 PM
I don't think this is orange but it looks like fun :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGFAHFNSis&feature=youtube_gdata_player
"The Vincent was like a bullet that went straight; the Ducati is like the magic bullet in Dallas that went sideways and hit JFK and the Governor of Texas at the same time."--HST    **"A man who works with his hands is a laborer.  A man who works with his hands and his brain is a craftsman.  A man who works with his hands, brains, and heart is an artist."  -Louis Nizer**

Kopfjager

#718
February 21, 2013, 06:30:22 PM
 [evil] [evil]
Woohoohoohoo! Two personal records! For breath holding and number of sharks shot in the face.

JohnEE

#719
February 22, 2013, 04:58:16 PM
Quote from: Is on February 21, 2013, 04:38:21 PM
I don't think this is orange but it looks like fun :D

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cgGFAHFNSis&feature=youtube_gdata_player

i wish there were supermoto tracks around here(New England). Looks like barrels of fun.
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