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I'd vote for a steaming hot pile of poop before I'd vote for Hillary. And that may wind up being my only option.

Looks great man! only thing i am curious about is how long that pretty white actually stays white.

Hi all, I was active here several years ago and then kids came along and I sold off my bike. A few weeks ago I bought another, a new 15 Yamaha FZ-09, which is by far my favorite of all the bikes I've ever owned. Looking forward to some rides and bike nights this summer. I also now hold a pilots license and own an airplane so if anyone is ever in the Mansfield / Galion area and wants to see what general aviation is like - or if someone has a bike in a far off place they want to go get let me know and we can fly! Thanks and again I look forward to meeting everyone (some again). Casper: I also need to get some new OR stickers for the FZ. John EDIT: Forgot to add I am still a LEO (let the flaming begin) and I own a UAV (drone) business. We could probably have a lot of fun on some of the rides with the drones: check out our site and FB www.HYSightTech.com and HYSight Technologies on FB

Ok, so I have not been on in awhile. I was on vacation a few weeks ago in Gulf Shores, Alabama. Decided to go pawn shop lurking. Ended up buying a blue Fender Squier Bullet guitar. I have always wanted a blue Fender Strat. I know, it is an entry level Squier, but you have to start some where. The strings were rusty, so i found information on Fender's site on replacing string and setting up the action. I never played an instrument before, so I has some learning to do. This is also at the same time I just finished building my darkroom, so I will not really have alot of freetime.

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I think you just went full on Mags on us.

the red on is an LTD ESP model 10, thinking I needed a second guitar to play the punk stuff in drop D tuning. Photo of Kurt Cobain just for because

Windows would've asked ten times if you were sure, then Clippy pops up offering to help.

wooooooow

Has anyone checked back to the first post to see how this thread started back in 2008 Warning not safe for EYES but I know you will look anyways. LOL

Once you meet IP you will be voting with me for the same reasons.

Well that settles it for me. I am voting The Donald, just to piss you off.

My issue is kids with zero knowledge or experience buying a $700 heap off Craigslist and then putting a bunch of shitty eBay bolt on parts on it and sharing the road with me on a bike that is likely unsafe. I've tried to tell these guys that those $80 shocks may look neat but they're sprung for a 150cc moped and have maybe 2 inches of useabke stroke. Their reply is 'I don't care, it's about how the bike looks'. Hope they at least buy decent gear.

you are honestly better off doing a set of traxxion dynamics fork cartridges if you can swing it. stock forks on the FZ09 only have valving in 1 fork, having 1 valve do all the work, and only rebound adjustment at that, is asking a lot out of those forks. as well the traxxion kit is modular, so if you upgrade bikes, you can pull the kit out, and install it into the next bike with minimal parts. I have installed 2 of these kits in Fz09s with great results. pair that with a nice shock, and its an amazing transformation on that bike.

Well that's not possible either since I was the 2nd owner and it only had 1700 miles on it when I bought it and was over 12 when I sold it. So on that note if anyone has any questions on the bike I will answer everything and anything about it. It's a phenomenal bike and I was poised to buy it back in the fall but then I found out about the twins and that changed everything

If you've been inside a carb once or twice, no reason to get it professionally done. Get an exploded fiche diagram of the parts and how they go together. Keep track of the hard and 'soft' parts in separate bags for each carb. If possible, try to NOT disassemble the carb bodies from each other and from the carb rack; you'll have a much easier time putting everything back together and syncing the linkages. (I got this advice from an old racer/mechanic at Western Hills Honda, and I figure he knows more than me.) A rebuild kit shouldn't be too much--maybe $25-30 each carb--unless you need to replace the diaphragms (if they're CV carbs) as these typically don't come with the rebuild kit. Pine Sol makes a great soak for the metal parts, and try to find a small ultrasonic bath to clean the parts like the jets with very fine orifices. Depending on how many miles are on the bike, the main jet needles may be worn from vibration--they're soft metal--and those and the main needle seat will need replacing. The pilot jets (small ones) are more crucial to smooth running than you may think; they are critical for fueling response at lower RPMs and to throttle input up to about 1/4 throttle, so make sure they are perfectly clean. Another fairly important tuning tip is to ensure the fuel level in the bowl is set correctly. You'll need to bend the tang on the float than controls fuel shot-off to get this set correctly. Fuel level in the bowl is typically set to just below the lip of the bowl, but can vary based on engine model and aftermarket tune, i.e. air box and exhaust mods.

Its has turned into the Star Wars Senate scene!

Hell I thought it was yours.

We pretty much hate everything. At least I do.

Picked up the pig today...can't wait to start the mods. Need to find the time this week to get to the BMV/Title Bureau to transfer the title and get plates.

You must have a big bitthole. That's a 650.