Motorcycle poll

[ahtoxa]

His eats more than the usual.


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A lot more than usual. By a huge margin. But not for much longer. It will still burn some oil above 5k RPM, but if the work is being done right, it will be taken care of. Hoping to have the bike back before upcoming Sunday.

 

[mja]

A lot more than usual. By a huge margin. But not for much longer. It will still burn some oil above 5k RPM, but if the work is being done right, it will be taken care of. Hoping to have the bike back before upcoming Sunday.

Hope it works out well

 

[Trevinator]

I have a 93 Yamaha seca 600 that was not well cared for by the previous owner/s. I had to go through the carbs and replace all the intake boots. the last owner actually ran it with 4 torn carb boots and wondered why it wasn't running good!

I got sick of the rattling front fairing so I made a sheetmetal mount for the stock gauges to attach to the 7" round Honda headlight that I found in a junkyard. it was my first road bike, but under powered.

I went to americade last year to try out some different bikes. the one I REALLY liked was the versys. nice riding position, plenty of power while being smooth, no handlebar buzz like my 4 cylinder. the ninja 1000 had a little bit of buzz in the bars, but had TONS of power. but I cant afford the insurance for it anyways, it would be more than the payment for the bike!

I did try a new KLR there too. now I know a lot of you here have this bike, but doesn't the engine feel rough, like there's marbles inside of it? maybe it was just the demo unit, but it was not smooth in the least.

the versys is what I will be buying this summer.

 

[CheapFuneral]

It's a single cylinder so yes it runs rough... But omg torque!


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[ahtoxa]

KLR engines are very tractor-esque. They are rough (granted, all single cylinder bikes sound and feel a bit rough), slow and not very exciting. But, they are simple to work on and easy to maintain. Oh, and cheap.

 

[mitdr774]

I wonder how the KLR compares to the Blast for roughness and noise. The damn Blast will walk down the driveway at idle.

 

[ahtoxa]

I wonder how the KLR compares to the Blast for roughness and noise. The damn Blast will walk down the driveway at idle.

Mine definitely does isn't that rough, seemingly.

 

[CheapFuneral]

I think the klr has some nice mounts to absorb most the vibes but the blast is a different story.


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[mitdr774]

Honestly, the vibrations only suck at idle, when you have to pee, and are stuck in stop and go traffic.

 

[ahtoxa]

Klr does have some strong vibes when you wind it up to like 6k.

 

[mitdr774]

I hope to find out soon enough what RPM mine runs at. I hate not having a tach, but I have a remedy for that.

I hope to get the head on tomorrow and then get everything back together. After that I have to start on my exhaust. Intake/catch can kit and carb jets should be on the way early in the week. Slim possibility that I can ride this upcoming weekend.

 

[Topaz blue turbo]

Just got a new bike!!!

2015 Yamaha fz-09. About to order exhaust and the new yamaha comfort seat. Can't wait for the weather to warm up a bit.

 

[cndctrdj]

89 hd fxr
13 hyperstrada
91 cr 500

 

[mitdr774]

Head is on, header and muffler set up mostly finished, and hopefully the intake and carb jets arrive tomorrow. Looking forward to riding again.

 

[ahtoxa]

I'm itchy to ride, too. Bike's been in the shop for a month getting the top end rebuilt. I'm supposed to be getting it before this weekend. I'll be calling the shop today; hoping all goes smoothly. I'd hate to waste a weekend in the 70s.

 

[mitdr774]

Had things together enough to take a test ride. Well I was mistaken on how loud the Thrush super turbo was going to be. I was WAY off on that one. Oh well, its not too bad once moving.

I had to rush the welds since I was running low on gas. I was half expecting this to be a temporary set up as it was. Eventually I will make a better header and muffler set up.

 

[CheapFuneral]

Loud = safe


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[mitdr774]

That is subjective. I dont hear the motorcycle with a loud exhaust until it is next to me when the organ donors are flying down the highway at 100+.

If I button up the things I need to this weekend, I will try to get some video of it.

 

[mitdr774]

I messed with the idle speed screw a little. This is a warm start, the short period where I hold the RPM up some is where it used to idle, and then a couple quick revs to give Eric a better idea of the one cylinder goodness.

 

[CheapFuneral]

I can't hear it, can u post a link to YouTube or where ever?


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