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The only loose nut on my bike is the rider

When I tell my girlfriend I'm going for a ride and she asks "on which bike" I usually call back "on the big one" when I am refering to the S-10. My FZ-1 is "the blue one" and my DR-650 is "the small one".

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0040D2P7E/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 Correct link to well nuts

Just an FYI, One of my OEM plastic winglet screws cross threaded forcing me to cut it loose and putting me in the market for replacement screws and nuts. I bought these Factory Effex screws and well nuts...

Is the Madstad and winglets compatible?

I have a thread posted in Technical under "anyone run tubes" if you want to read more about what follows. My front e07 suffered from a slow leak after only 3 months and less than 500 mi. Turned out that when I set the bead some of the whiskers on the tire bent and got caught under the lip of...

At this point plucking the whiskers from under the rim did not get rid of the leak(s). The whiskers provided channels for visible amounts of dust and dirt to make its way under the rim. I had to clean the tires and underside of the lip of the rim pretty good to get a good seal. So far no...

I'll be a son of a bitch!!! You know those little whiskers you see on a new tire? The Mitas-E07 has whiskers pretty damn close to the edge of the rim. Guess what happens when a string of adjacent whiskers get tucked under the edge of the rim during mounting? Bubbles. I'll try to make time to...

I did use soap and water. How fast is fast corrosion. I mounted them on maybe 2 months ago. Also, does this mean the method for finding leaks (i.e., using soapy water) can actually cause leaks?

The leak is about 5 psi/day. I will give these a try, but with such a slow leak it may be futile. How would I get trapped air? I have a slow leak. Lol.

I've never thrown a tube in a tubeless wheel. What do I need to do? I guess I don't need rim tape as there are no spokes to deal with. I'm not too worried about slippage because I won't be airing down the Tenere to below 20psi. Do I just pull out the valve? I have not given up on locating the...

I put on a Mitas E07 and it has a slow leak. Can't figure out where it's coming from. Anyone run tubes?

Finished installing new clutch basket, CCT, Barnett pressure plate, V Stream windshield, synced throttle bodies then took her out for a short test ride where a deer almost took me out. Boy would I have been upset. Lol

Update: New CCT installed a while ago. While the tank was off and the clutch cover was off I updated to the 2014 basket. Delays in getting a bent clutch cover gasket made wrapping up the install take a lot longer than planned. Then I decided to up date the pressure plate with Barnett. I ordered...

Crap. I guess screw it and ride. I ordered the new CCT and installed it just as these posts about the new CCT making noise started coming out. Yes, I ordered a manual CCT, but I'm just going to leave it as is until it starts making funny noises and then change it to the manual. If it never...

In another thread, Carrot wrote the following... "i won't be installing anymore manual cam chain tensioner they don't supply you with anything to block the oil passage the last one i did on my R6 i used JB weld and was always worried it might become loose and screw up the engine and its hard to...

What's the drawback to using a manual cam chain tensioner?

just stumbled onto this thread. WTF $9999 for a 2013?! Here in the SF Bay Area the '13s are still at $11,999!!! Not just $11,999 but "Hey, look how low we are selling these bikes at just $11,999!" The new 2014 ES...$16.1K.

Yes, that's in the ready-to-install configuration. If you accidentally bump it hard enough you may release/extend the rod (I.e, the tensioner) prematurely. No need to treat it like nitro glycerin, but don't be rough with it. When it is bolted in place you will then purposefully "bump" it to...

I've been meaning to thank you for your work on the suspension. I went with Superplush and the bike is fantastic. I hit a section of washboard and it was crazy to see the bike go over it but not feel it. I opted with a Penske rear, but still great improvement. So, thanks for that.