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Messages - Easymeat56k
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« on: September 04, 2013, 11:46:34 am »
Don't obsess over RPM's. If the power band is at the levels you state, that's the way the bike is meant to be. A simple change of the front sprocket to one with a few extra teeth will give you low RPM's for the same speed. If you find yourself stalling or going backwards in the face of a stiff headwind, well then you need more inch's (cubic)... At least on the motorway you shouldn't have this to deal with... 
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« on: September 03, 2013, 12:22:23 pm »
On a slight Aside - should we make this thread a Sticky and make it into the official Bikers thread for GetSome (where we can talk trash about all those peasants who still drive 'cars') The correct term for "cars" in biker speak is "cage". Trash talk of them who drive cage's acceptable. The point is that very few bikers do not drive a cage at some point but the majority of cage drivers have not ridden a motorbike. It has been pointed out that if every cage driver rode a bike for a while, the number of "didn't see the bike" accidents would fall.
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« on: September 02, 2013, 11:09:59 am »
Passed my BHS test today, I'm not even going to mention how it went, but lets just say, I expected more out of it then a piece of paper saying I can ride... Does piece of paper state you are now an organ donor? I call dibs on one of your kidneys and your eyes....
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« on: August 24, 2013, 09:39:12 am »
From my limited experience, my Kawasaki KLR 650 feels pretty twitchy on loose metal.
My mate says the C of G is too high.
That makes no sense to me- why give it such high ground clearance if that makes it more dodgy in the metal? Adjust your riding position further forward and use the foot pegs to guide the bike and get your arse off the seat. Ease up the tension in your arms, steer with your feet, look further ahead and that's where you'll go. If you look at it, you will hit it!
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« on: August 21, 2013, 04:43:30 pm »
Just replace the spark plugs with new ones properly gapped.
If that fails hit it with a hammer and if it still plays up its an electrical problem( joke!)
Apart from the plugs(which last only up to 10k on motorbikes, my Ducati chews them up by 5K) you could have a blocked fuel filter.
If you can drain the carb bowls, into a glass container, look for water.
Check all the wires to and from the coils are tight.
You may have got a bad batch of petrol, full of water at your last top up.
How many K's have you done since you got it?
Oh, did you anything to it before this problem, such as washed it with high pressure water thingy? Sprayed CRC/WD40 all over the electrics?
Turned/tightened some twiddly thing? Had a naked girl pose on it?(we need to see pics)
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« on: August 09, 2013, 09:21:08 pm »
Crikey Franky!
My old knee sliders just got a wee bit warm...
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« on: July 17, 2013, 02:11:05 pm »
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« on: July 16, 2013, 10:37:37 am »
frankytanky is on to it.
To many inexperienced riders cannot counter steer and under estimate how low they can lean a bike over
and don't know that using the front brake "stands' a bike up and the rear brake will "pull" a bike down,
not mention nearly all tend to over use the rear brake when its the front that does the most to stop.
If your worried about locking up the front, use 2 fingers on the lever for a smooth pressure, not sudden.
Find out if your local race track has open days or if any bike selling shops runs demo days.
Find out if there are trail/motocross open or demo days near you.
Attend and learn.
Skills learnt on the dirt track transfer wonderfully to the road.
Pick a quite spot of road and practice emergency stops.
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« on: July 11, 2013, 10:28:12 am »
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« on: July 11, 2013, 10:25:23 am »
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« on: July 11, 2013, 10:24:46 am »
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« on: July 11, 2013, 10:20:45 am »
Anyone know what movie this is from? 
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« on: July 04, 2013, 10:39:31 am »
Do you have a background in motorbike riding, like motocross?
Do you know anyone who can teach to ride skillfully?
Do you enjoy hospital food?
Do you have life assurance?
Unless you love getting soaked by rain, take the car on wet days.
When riding, treat every other road user as though they are trying to kill you
because some texting while driving mother*@#ker will send a message, "ran bike over, lol."
A good commuting bike doesn't cost as much to run as a high performance bike due to less power wearing out
chains, sprockets, tyres.
look for gear with the built in armour in the back, elbows, shoulders.
In 20+ years of road riding, I've T boned a car, fell off in high winds and fell over a few times on wet/icy roads.
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« on: July 01, 2013, 02:38:03 pm »
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« on: June 30, 2013, 06:49:59 pm »
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« on: June 30, 2013, 11:11:20 am »
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« on: June 30, 2013, 11:10:37 am »
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« on: June 28, 2013, 10:20:02 am »
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« on: June 28, 2013, 10:19:07 am »
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« on: June 16, 2013, 04:57:49 pm »
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« on: June 16, 2013, 04:46:19 pm »
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« on: June 12, 2013, 03:11:57 pm »
 A 1938 Phantom Corsair
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« on: June 12, 2013, 03:11:04 pm »
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