2talltim

On 12/7/2020 at 2:11 PM, Uncle Punk said:

Infamy

My apologies @Uncle Punk  ..I deleted your last post by accident...sorry about that 

We just went in January. One of the most humbling places I've ever visited. We took this picture and neither one of us even thought about our face gestures till we looked at the pictures later on.

5 hours ago, Uncle Punk said:

I've only had chain/sprocket issues with bikes that I've bought used. I had to replace one chain because it was so rusted and neglected that it had kinks in it. I had to replace a rear sprocket on a different bike because it had an aluminum sprocket.

Any bike I've bought new kept the original chain and sprocket until sold. Maybe I don't keep them long enough to wear out a chain or sprocket. My last bike went 21K miles and the bike prior to that was 16K miles. My current bike has 18K miles and the chain/sprocket look like new still. I do clean them between every ride with WD40 though.

My TL had 45k  the original chain and sprockets. I changed them proactively not because they were worn that bad.

EK chain with Driven steel sprockets is a great combo. And yes change your sprockets, I would never put a new chain on old sprockets. 

4 hours ago, durk said:

When I originally searched I did not. Since new was only $65, I figured I’d go that route. The dealer told me 4-6 weeks, so no big deal. If we get some good weather between now and then I still have the CBR. 

There are two of them correct?  One on each side. Too lazy to go look at my bike

On 11/24/2020 at 1:31 PM, durk said:

That backrest looks comfortable. The price seems great too. Can it be mounted with a trunk mounted as well? 

On 11/24/2020 at 8:33 PM, B-Mac said:

Yes, It's a "must have" for the wife. You can buy one and install it on other brands.

I have a Givi E55 my wife hated the back rest pad. She prefers the extra room she has without the pad. I would never mount a heavy box on the shit factory rack it will crack. I have the Givi 410 mono key mount with reinforcement arm its pretty stout.

Check out www.tourandride.com for the best prices on Givi stuff.

21 hours ago, durk said:

I’m liking it. The electronic adjustable windscreen is slick. Seems to help with colder weather. I took the freeway this morning to avoid Bambi on the back roads. It was interesting to mess with the  Throttlemiester bar ends the previous owner installed. 

If your not ready to spend money dont look at mine or ride it. Just ask @Dre. Riding mine cost him a lot of dinero on farkles.

8 hours ago, durk said:

I’m wondering if this could be some of my problem. 

That gold part is stamped Muzzy’s. I’m thinking it’s an aftermarket lowering link. 

If thats a lower link I'd yank that thing off. You probably don't have the original one though. 2 reasons. One if you value your oil drain plug. And two lowering these things totally takes away from the handling so ive heard. 

What do you have your rebound set at? I running 2 clicks out. 1 line showing on front preload. Tires at 42 F and R. Want to say 10 clicks out on rear preload and 3 or 4 out on rebound(id have to check those)

I run my stuff tight. Can't say I notice any bouncing. Then again ridden her for 70k miles and 7 years I can't compare to much.

On 11/15/2020 at 8:38 AM, durk said:

Thanks Mark. Agree on low mileage bikes that just sit around. The gas cap lock was actually stiff. I had cycle it like 20 times to get it working as it should. 

The inside of the cap gets corroded, there is a how too some where on how to disasemble and clean it up. I will get worse and to the point it wont open. I did mine twice before I said screw it and put on a Vortex cap.  

22 hours ago, durk said:

Took the Concours out tonight for about 1.5 hrs. I wanted to push the SPORT side of sport touring. Prior to leaving I had stiffened up the suspension to near max. It handled way better at speeds I like to travel. The bike felt lighter and more flickable. It’s not the CBR by any means but it handles well and was pretty fun to ride. I feel like if the suspension was improved the bike would handle even better. 

I have mine cranked down tight too, always have. There aren't any stiffer springs for these I've checked high and low. The stockers are 1100kg. These are cartiage forks and you can change the valveing in them but most say it's not that good of an improvement for the money spent. Some guys put 10wt oil in them I stuck with the 5wt. Just a fluid change to new clean fluid made mine feel much better. Fork bushings are not changeable. Once you get used to the weight you'll be almost as fast as the CBR with twice the comfort. 

8 hours ago, durk said:

Ride it to work. 

How you liking the old girl?

@Casper got us all fixed up after I text him about it last night.

Actually remembered I still owned a bike and took her out to smash some bugs.

Watching it on the dark web. Not impressed so far. Kinda hard to be impressed when the have a big ass flat bed truck with diesel generator on it following them around for when the get in a pinch.

6 hours ago, mello dude said:

Membership fee?

 

 

Also noticed Tim hasn't posted in awhile too....

 

This is true. I'm working nights now on a new job title at work and can't just hang out on my work station computer all day anymore. Plus been kinda bust at home with family and haven't rode much since July. Things should be back to normal in about a month.

On 9/27/2020 at 11:50 AM, Killer_kaw said:

 

 

Your new toy matches mine...  

This will also probably be my next two wheeled purchase but will be a few more years since I just bough another new toy.

Tinker less ride more would be my recommendation. People always seem to try to squeeze "moar powa" out of bikes and usually just make them unreliable and give them problems. Just seems like a rabbit hole I never want to go down, but thats just me. These machines are engineered for long term reliability why mess with that?

I would have glued that crack up as a temp fix while waiting for the new one. Hell who am I kidding, I would have glued it and if it didn't leak ran it forever. 

yup show rooms are empty and dealers can't get stock. Used market is HOT HOT HOT.

it's just a road with curves...good ol' Hiro over thinking things again. 

Not sure what's my problem lately but even though I've got about 7000 miles on my bike so far this year I haven't touched it in over 6 weeks. 

Part 4...first 50 seconds or so were me explaining how I was having issues this day and not many camera angles....

Part 3 "the good stuff"...

6 hours ago, Mr.Gym10 said:

Patio looks good! We just built a house last year and debating between a deck and a concrete pad. Definitely prefer the pad but funds may not allow for that yet.
 

Currently, I am In the process of finishing our basement. Just studded out the rooms and got the electric ran. Starting on painting the ceiling black today(leaving it exposed) and then the real fun, drywall, begins!

Revisit it, treated wood is hard to find right now and prices of it are skyrocketing. Concrete is almost zero maint.