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The Motorcycle Discussion Thread
I figure there are some motorcycle guys/gals on CP, so I thought we could have a place to talk all things Motorcycles.
Tire Mount and Balance Prices (as of 10/29/16) Prices based on if you remove the wheels yourself and bring the wheels and new tires with you: Cycle Gear - $35 per wheel if you buy tires from them. $58 per wheel if you buy tires elsewhere Rawhide - $65 per wheel (assuming it would be the same at other HD dealers. they book it at 1/2 hr per wheel) C R Cycle Tires (DeSoto) - $30 per wheel Cheapest I've found my Michelin Commander II's. Seem like they have good prices on other brands too. http://www.jakewilson.com - Free 3 day shipping on orders over $75 Last edited by Dayze; 10-29-2016 at 09:02 PM.. |
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05-15-2014, 08:27 AM | #976 |
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just popping when the throttle is closed.. no loud 'bang' etc. it's very odd; it seems to be most prevelant under de-cel load downshifting from 4th to 3rd. Odd. I'm sure its no big deal mechanically/damage, but it's just slightly annoying. maybe it's my downshifting habits from the sport bike - which the gears were so close to one another that downshifting was frequent to keep it in the meat of the power band. I'm not sure if the ECM employs any type of Direct Fuel Cut Off under vacuum like a lot of FI cars.
I thought it might be running lean or an exhaust or intake leak. but.. I installed XiEDs to bypass the O2 sensors; and I don't think it's an exhaust or intake leak since I didn't mess with the throttle body itself (only the a/c) and the position of the 02 sensors. The XiEDs seem to do the trick to throw a little more fuel in there up to about 40-50% throttle - which is about 90% of my riding anyway. I'm also not throwing any codes from the Idle Air Control. And, i do have a little bit of carbon build up on the tips of the exhaust. so, I'm sure if anything, it 'might' be running rich - which is good rather than Lean Is Mean lol. Thinking of maybe doing a W/O throttle run on a street near my house and shutting off the bike/coasting back to my house to check the plugs. it's also very odd, as I've been running the current set up (slip-ons and a/c) for a few months and it just now started doing it. I also though it might be due to the lower air-temps, but i've been riding in cold weather since about February. Last edited by Dayze; 05-15-2014 at 08:34 AM.. |
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05-15-2014, 09:16 AM | #984 |
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last time we went from Gardner KS, to Council Grove, then south to Cassoday. good little ride. we came back up through emporia, to Yates Center, then back through to Ottawa (I think).
I think we logged 400 miles that day. long day in the saddle. that's when I found out I have 90.2 miles per tank....seeing how I ran out of gas 1/2 mile from the gas station lol. At least now I know |
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I think it was 134 miles one-way the route we took. we could've gone I-35, but my sporty is rev-happy at 70+mph with no 6th Gear. |
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Looking at Google maps, I would probably go 75 south through Burlington to 54, east to El Dorado, and then north to Cassody.
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