[Mikey B]

So i thought my bike was a little slugish on turn in and response, found my tire pressures were around 20psi in both front and rear tires :/

WAAAAAAY better now that its up to OE pressures lol

 

[rudy]

filled my battery electrolyte, it was in really bad shape. Gonna give it a full charge and see how it holds.

 

[CaffeineRacer]

So i thought my bike was a little slugish on turn in and response, found my tire pressures were around 20psi in both front and rear tires :/

WAAAAAAY better now that its up to OE pressures lol

TCLOCK my friend

T- Tires :thumbsup:
C- Controls
L- Levers
O- Oil
C- Chassis
K- Kickstand

 

[amaff]

Not really what I did, but what it did to me.

Back story: A few months ago before I was 100% sure I was going to get a bike, I took the the MSF course and needed a pair of boots. I didn't want to go too nice because I wasn't sure it would be "for me," but I wanted something that offered some usefulness should I end up picking up a bike, so I picked up a pair of Bilt (Cycle Gear store brand) boots on sale.

Fast forward to today, and I go to put down my side-stand on the SV and the peg from the side-stand goes straight through the sole of my boot. Yeah.

So, I swung by CG to see if they would help me out even tough I was out of the return period. Holy crap, Cycle Gear's service is amazing. They took them in on a straight swap for a pair of similar priced boots, or put what I paid towards the purchase of a more expensive pair should I want to go that way. Sadly, most of the boots are a bit too "loud" to wear under my pants in the office, so I went with a pair of Alpinestars Roam boots. Man, I kinda wish I'd spent the money on something like this originally, but it ended up working out in the end.

 

[rayobot]

Installed the rear GSXR wheel with the spacer kit and machining from Zoran. Fits very nicely with enough room for a 190 tire if I want it. Brake caliper holder and sprockets lined up perfectly. The one snag was the RK chain from Vortex. Since I don't have a rivet tool, I ordered the clip, but they sent the rivet master. Oh well. 520 clip coming this afternoon from the local cycle shop.

 

[jbswear]

Found out that the battery on my bike is going south. This sucks, because it's been running so well. I have no one but myself to blame...I have a tender that I haven't used in months.

 

[Rock Dodger]

I had to make a quick stop on the way to work, so I hopped off the bike and left it running. When I got back to the bike, I smelled gas. I saw where gas had leaked on the right side of the front cylinder. I got to work and looked with a flashlight everywhere I could think of that might leak gas. Couldn't find anything.

I've already replaced the hose and clamps that connect the throttle bodies together and that looks OK. I guess it's time to pull the air box and see what's up.

 

[udell85]

got a new rear tire and a bunch of tools to do it myself. turns out it's a pain in the a$$ to get the old tire off.

 

[JMartel]

What are you using for a bead breaker?

 

[C-10 Aldehyde]

I use a C-clamp and a piece of wood. Not the easiest, but works well. I find that a little palmolive goes a long way to help the tire slide off/on the rim when I change mine out.


Udell85, why does your member status say Gay Balls?

 

[robertw]

Wiped the dust off my sv that was piling up on it

 

[Mikey B]

I rode around town with my best buddy on his monster 900. got a lot of " **** badd ass bikes brah!" and " those R sicccc!"

Witch promptly led to him launching into a wheel stand and rocketing off as i mildly took off to catch him lol

 

[pipboy2006]

Rizoma turn signals, and white LED on guage. Simply too late and too tired to do the final test. Will continue tomorrow.

 

[scottkeen]

Ordered the OEM license plate bracket (aka fender eliminator).
Went back and forth with the custom motorcycle shop about ordering some bar end mirrors. They couldn't get the ones I wanted, so I'm going to buy them online.
Used my brand new gloves Cortech Accelerator 2 which my brother bought for my birthday.
Rode to the Homeowners Association meeting, where I complained about the stupid barking dogs down the hill.
Rode to Target with just 20 minutes before it closed to buy cat food for Oreo and Kilia.

 

[drinkbrew]

got a new rear tire and a bunch of tools to do it myself. turns out it's a pain in the a$$ to get the old tire off.

What tool did you get that made it difficult?

Check out my tire changer thread for some home built tools, the No-Mar bar make tires a breeze and is well worth the price.

 

[OfirMX]

What tool did you get that made it difficult?

 

[drinkbrew]

:roflmao:

 

[JMartel]

I use a C-clamp and a piece of wood. Not the easiest, but works well. I find that a little palmolive goes a long way to help the tire slide off/on the rim when I change mine out.


Udell85, why does your member status say Gay Balls?

Just go to HF and buy their bead breaker for $20, plus an additional 20% off if you can get a coupon out of a Motorcycle mag. Buy a pipe to make a cheater bar as well for the really stubborn beads.

 

[H8r]

Finally got done this
stv adjustment
fast idle voltage adjustment
tps voltage adjustment
stp measurements and i cant remember what else after a full service to the TBs
today im out for a spin a see how it feels

 

[Danimal]

this is a link to a short video of what I did to my SV