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| Tweet Topic Started: Aug 9 2008, 07:54 AM (747 Views) | |
| Daniel | Aug 9 2008, 07:48 PM Post #51 |
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HOLY CARP!!!
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It's Saturday evening in Hawaii. I certainly need an excuse and intend to find one. Cheers. |
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| Rainman | Aug 9 2008, 07:49 PM Post #52 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Frank, are you riding that pony yet?? How was it getting used to the torque and hp? BTW - if you pour a little gas on the asphalt, put your rear tire on it, red line it and pop the clutch. . .
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| Frank_W | Aug 9 2008, 07:55 PM Post #53 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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Hahahahaha... I've been riding it all over the place. Back and forth to work all last week, and today, I took it on an hour-long cruise with a buddy of mine who rides a cruiser. (A Kawasaki Boulevard that he's tricked-out to look like a faux Indian.) We went through lots of small roads and small towns, here in southern middle Tennessee. Very enjoyable... The torque and horsepower are no problem. The weight of the bike and its ungainliness at lower speeds IS a problem, though. I'm having trouble with going from a stop and having to immediately turn, such as at an intersection. I think I just need to give it more gas off the line than what I've been giving it. I noticed a ticking noise from the front of the bike, today... I'm thinking that it's just overworked valves, or maybe the exhaust. I noticed it mostly at slower speeds. At higher speeds, it seemed fainter. (I hope to God it isn't a wheel bearing!) I'm going to run it out on a four-lane highway, tomorrow morning. It's not a very busy highway anyway, since I live in a pretty remote town, but on Sunday mornings, it's virtually devoid of any vehicles at all. |
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Anatomy Prof: "The human body has about 20 sq. meters of skin." Me: "Man, that's a lot of lampshades!" | |
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| Rainman | Aug 9 2008, 08:07 PM Post #54 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Glad to hear you're enjoying it! On a beautiful day, no traffic, going fast in the boonies. . . it's heaven! As for the ticking noise, might be an exhaust leak (Does it still tick when you're on the road and you pull in the clutch?). You might check the acorn nuts on the exhaust flange when the engine is cold. Don't reef on these, but they should be snug. Might be a lifter. Then again, might be nothing at all. Ride Safe. |
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| Frank_W | Aug 9 2008, 08:09 PM Post #55 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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Thanks. I'll check those out, tomorrow. As long as it's not something that could catastrophically fail and send me ass over tea kettle... (also, I noticed that my headlight starts to rattle, around 80-85mph...) <_< |
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| Rainman | Aug 9 2008, 08:22 PM Post #56 |
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Fulla-Carp
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Yeah, I had the same problem. Open up the headlamp, and stuff pieces of cardboard in between the wiring. There are probably relays in the headlight casing, these are plastic and start to rattle. One purchase you should make, if you haven't already, is a sevice manual. It does come in handy if you do any work at all on your bike, from basic maintenance to customizing. Should be around $50 bucks, maybe a bit more. And of course there are probably lots of Yamaha cruiser forums, great places to go for advice and help. Have you got the wave down yet?
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| Frank_W | Aug 9 2008, 08:31 PM Post #57 |
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Resident Misanthrope
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Well, I've got the owner's manual on order, and that was $27.00. The stealership said that the service manual was around $100, but I'll hunt around and see if I can find it cheaper. I'd like to be able to do my own oil changes. (Which oil gives a quieter engine: Natural or synthetic?) And yeah... The wave... I'm used to it from cruisin' around in the Jeep, but somehow, on a bike, it's even cooler.
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| Rainman | Aug 9 2008, 08:49 PM Post #58 |
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Ask about synth vs. dinasaur oil on a Yamaha forum. Bound to start an argument. I use Mobil-1 MX4T, which is fully synthetic, made for motorcycles. From what I've heard, regular synth (such as Mobil 1 for autos) allows for too much clutch slippage, as it does not provide enough friction for the clutch plates. Opera Tenor could probably give better advice on this, as I recall he did considerable research on the subject. Actually, Yamahas and Hondas are so bullet-proof, you don't need to use oil at all. . . |
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| QuirtEvans | Aug 10 2008, 06:47 AM Post #59 |
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I Owe It All To John D'Oh
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My mechanic recommends synthetic oil. I go with what he says. He said it's OK to stick with either, just don't switch back and forth. |
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