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07-06-2010, 10:00 PM
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Like Gixxxxer But Not
Join Date: Jul 2008
Location: Dirty Jersey
Moto: 2008 ZX6R
Posts: 4,891
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Better than to be a cock raving douchebag i guess
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07-06-2010, 10:07 PM
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Its a good day.
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Pace, FL
Moto: Victory Kingpin Low
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Don't do my own motorcycle maintenance. Never have. Don't plan on starting. I have never had an interest in it.
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07-06-2010, 10:39 PM
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Viff6N Mutated Warrior
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: Texas
Moto: '01 Honda VFR 800 & '09 ER-6N
Posts: 8,704
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You meant it you man hater. I do all my own work unless I absolutely need a special tool. |
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07-07-2010, 12:25 AM
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The Man
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: CrabTown USA
Moto: 00 Bimota DB4
Posts: 823
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Went to do a coaching session with a lady on Sat. She went to start the bike...nothing. Battery dead (8 yrs old.....)
Turned it into a learning session. Handed her the tools and showed her how to remove the battery, went over the charging system components. Sent her off to Battery Warehouse and then let her install it and button the bike back up. The look on her face when she turned the key and the bike started up was PRICELESS. She actually thanked me for showing and letting her do it on her own...she had a great sense of accomplishment and she said that it made the bike "hers" rather than just a thing and it was much less intimidating than she thought. The next day we had a one hour ride and she was MUCH more confidant. Knowledge is power. I'd be interested in seeing your article and providing links to it...many of the folks I run into are completely baffled by anything other than putting gas in the tank.
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07-07-2010, 08:27 PM
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Trip's Assistant
 
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
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07-08-2010, 12:35 AM
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Moto: CBR 900, KLR ugly ass duckling, Gas Man
Posts: 10,799
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07-08-2010, 12:52 AM
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Sham WOW
Join Date: Mar 2008
Location: ATX
Moto: 2007 Ducati 1098
Posts: 2,741
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I do small, routine maintenance. Oil changes, tire changes (provided I have the right tools.. which currently, I do not.
 ), I have swapped out rectifiers, soldered on a new connector (also related to the rectifier), swapped coolant, changed spark plugs... but never done a major overhaul on a bike. I need and want to learn so I can rebuild my Blast... I just hope I can put it back together being that I wasn't the one who took it apart. 
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07-08-2010, 03:12 AM
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Moto GP Star
Join Date: Mar 2008
Posts: 14,556
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07-08-2010, 09:47 AM
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Trip's Assistant
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Imported from Detroit
Moto: 2009 HD Street Classic
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07-08-2010, 02:04 PM
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Chaotic Neutral
Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Cherry Hill NJ
Moto: GV1200 Madura, Hawk gt
Posts: 13,992
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I'm dying to jump into my own ground up vtwin build. Just as soon as I've got the cash for a new frame and tank |
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