i was supposed to be leaving tonite to go to yosemite, camp out, then climb up half dome 2morrow. but rain, and supposedly thunderstorms canceled that lol

gonna try idillwyld (sp?) instead on sunday. weathers sposed 2 b nice

Hope you find good weather somewhere...it is still raining here. :tt:

clear skies here. time for a little ride.

Even if it was clear and sunny here I don't think I would ride this weekend. I live in a tourist area so the town will fill up a bit and I don't trust most peoples ability to drive...especially when they are lost. :td:

HAHAHA! are you telling me while you have all the time to ride in the winter, while we are stuck in the cold, it is now 70* and gorgeous here and YOU CANT RIDE BECAUSE OF THE SEASON!?!


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NO! Because it is Memorial Day weekend! People visit here for the three day weekend so I stay off the streets on my bike.

If it is sunny on Tuesday I will probably ride to work...after all the tourist go home! :yes:

motherfuck...it is beautiful outside. 70's all weekend and gorgeous. Spent afternoon down at the riverfront for Arts Fest. Now I'm at work...but at least I rode here.

windy shitty ass day...

pretty nice here, of course i spent it at Jiggle Jam and digging a 16" BY 48" hole!!! ya, that sucked

Anybody else drink too much tequila last night? :willy: :willy: :willy:

:pwhore2:

No.

Took the wifey out for her first street ride. Man, she's got a lot to learn.

Nope, rum and coke to beer to jager shots to beer was my poison last night. Still feeling it and I rarely get hang overs.

I think you drink as much as I do.

I don't know what you are talking about...:whistle:

Well...see you all later...off to a BBQ and I need to make sure my beer is cold!
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Yeah I'm out too. Going to a friends house to get fucked up again.

Anyone who is not working should be riding. If you aren't riding you are gay.

have you been riding???





















and what if you don't have a bike?

I'm at work. And I rode here....I also just rode during 'lunch'. And if you don't have a bike...then I don't know.

eww that sucks you have to work.


I ended up doing a run/walk for 8 miles around the lake by me.

Work sucks for sure.

how long till ya get to go home?

I won't get outta here till 1130.

it's been perfect riding weather here... fuck'n crystal clear low to mid 80's... and I have a 4 day weekend! fuck'n A...

The US is so much better than Korea.

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I went to a BBQ instead...it is cold here. :td:

Plus hubby has caliper parts soaking in the bathtub so his bike is out of service for today...I like riding with a buddy. :D

That makes one of us.

I don't want to see my bike for awhile after the flat straight road miles I logged this weekend. It was good to get out for two solid days of riding. Drewpy and OSP were feeling pretty terrible about riding when they left TN. I don't know how those two managed 5000 miles.

That shit must have looked hilarious.

The hype is better than what I saw.

Don't doubt it for a second... I miss the US! I could never live abroad.... especially with out a base near by

and where are the pics fucker! :lol:

well... at least they made it 5000miles... looking forward to hearing about it

Teaser shot from 5/17.

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Looks good. Sweet looking leathers and helmet too.

:beers:

2up sucks bad

Never tried it. I will never go for a serious ride 2up. Maybe short rides around town or something.

2up is the worst thing ever.

I didn't take any, didn't have a camera. They have all the pics.

Drewpy has all the pix... I can't get my card reader to work for the few that I got... Just waiting for his email to start my blog...

Glad to hear you two are both alive.

prolly going to have to wait on the pics.....other than the ones on his phone...i can't find my cord for the camera..........

Why am I not recognizing the number those pics are being texted from?

Glad you made it back alright OSP

ugh, had to retake my M endorsement test today, what a drag. some guy's tail light wasnt working, so we all pitched together and got that fixxed, i didnt stick around to see if he passed.

I got bitched at because of my flushmounts, "they arent visable" . which is true, but im really not worried about the people in front of me seeing that im turning, im just worried that they see me period... big yellow bike, a bit harder to miss than most.

anyways passed w/ 2 points ( i dont even know where they came from, quick stop i think) so no problems there, but i had to get a new license picture, and damn i didnt think it could get any worse than my last one. i dont know how i wear and XL helmet and my head still looks so small.

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what's with the MC novice? is there a Pro?

i have to wear a helmet for a year from my Endorsement day. I remember looking it up the last time i got it and thats all the information i could find on it.

kind of fucking stupid i had to get another license just for that M considering my old license already had the same thing. Red tape FTW.

humm... intresting...

You get your license (the card) same day?

Wait...you have to carry two licenses?

no, that is my drivers/motorcycle license.

ya, took the test (took about 15 mins) rode down to the license place, and got my pic taken.

someone give me money so I can buy my own vinyl cutter. I can't get in contact with our sticker maker...

Sorry. Too broke.

New product.
 

I need to run out and get some of this stuff...

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:lol:

They also sell this:

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:lol:

Thats awesome. :dthumb:

do they really sell some of that stuff? itd kick the jokes up a notch lol

Something's wicked fucked up on my bike. It's something to do with the drive, either the chain, sprocket or wheel bearings. More to come...

That whole website it hilarious.

I'm about to put a new chain and sprockets on my bike today actually. Hope its an easy fix.

Kale is on another forum I am on...I still don't know if he actually sells anything. :lol:

My favorite...
http://kalecoauto.com/index.php?main...f37fa5449fb7a6
...but it is for automatic transmission only. :no: :(

Hope it isn't that thing where the engine fucking breaks. Didn't they have a recall or something on that?

yea i remember katana pilot had that problem back on twf.

Uh oh... alignment? check your chain adjusters first, simple things.
That would happen much more suddenly. It was that that a couple people had spun bearings. Ouch.
I think the problem was massive doucheitude.

That was the problem with mine when I got it. Ended up bending my back sprocket, which fucked up the chain, which fucked up the front too. Had to all be replaced.

The right wheel bearing was toast. Not too much for a new one + installation (press-fit).

good deal, which wheel, your original or ebay special?

Original. I lended a guy a spacer at the track and I think I put the left side's spacer on the right side (I had extra ones from my ebay specials). They appear to be different. I tightened the axle down and it pressed the spacer through the inner bearing ring jones and cracked it. It was proly a combo of me using the wrong spacer and over-tightening my axle nut, I don't know. I'm gonna look up the torque requirements on that bitch. Lesson learned.

reminds me to check ebay for a torque wrench...

you just gonna replace that one or do them both since you'll have the wheel off anyways?

I saw one at Autozone for 30 bucks. Proly not the best but it's 30 fucking bucks and it'll get me close to the correct setting.

Only one's broken. If it aint broke...

just wonder'n... not sure how often you'd replace a wheel bearing anyhow under normal conditions...

gotta be better than my "one turn two turn three turn..." method. prolly get one even cheaper on ewhorebay.

A long time. I'm only replacing mine because I fucked up putting the wheel on. I had 19.5k miles on my 04 and it was no problem.

glad it was something simple!

Ain't that the fucking truth.

Me too, man. Thought something was royaly fucked up.

Ed McMan...YYYES!

turned out the stealer that put my m3 on put the spacers on the wrong side and i had been running it for about 5k like that, wheeler ftw

dude that sucks

In case anyone was wondering, it is $7.50 for a 36mm socket. And I bet I never use it again. Had to get it to get my front sprocket off. By the way, what kind of fucktard puts an aluminum rear sprocket on a modded R1? The guy certainly wasn't a pro racer to notice the difference.

Here's my fucked up bearing. If it was sunny out I wouldn't have to use the flash and you'd see it better but you get the idea...FUCKED.

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Damn.

Get fucked.

You weren't properly torqueing the axle already anyways?!? :panic::panic:
Christ. That bearing has seen better days.

You should be able to get that out pretty easily with a bearing puller as long as the inner race doesn't disintegrate when you try to grab it, maybe add a little heat too.

Hell no, I don't use torque wrenches, I do now though.

I don't have a bearing puller or heat. I'm bringing it to the dealer. It might be covered under warranty, too. I just won't tell them I over-torqued the wrong spacer and see if they'll bite. That's the benefit of bringing the wheel in lose. They can't tell I used the wrong spacer. If not, it's not that expensive to replce. Like $30.

Your torque wrench is your best friend. A little tip: to keep it accurate always turn it back to 0 ftlb before you put it away and never use it to loosen anything.

Yeah bringing the wheel in loose will also not let them know you've been tracking the shit out of the thing :lol:

It's not my track wheel, it's my street wheel. We use torque wrenches a lot here at work. We have to cycle 'em at the highest setting 5 times before we use 'em and put 'em away at the lowest setting. I'm just gonna pick up a 30 dollar job at Autozone.

As long as you treat them well a cheap torque wrench is great.

I've seen snapons WAY out of calibration, and a well cared for cheapo from harbor-freight be spot-on.

calibrated elbow only gets you so far lol

Too far in my case, haha.

hey since you got the wheel off- can u do me a favor and measure the distance from the brake disc to the sprocket for me

If I had a tape measure or ruler, I would.

Jesus... do you own ANY tools???

u seriously dont have either? how are you aligning your wheel when u swap from street and track?

I got an ill Craftsman collection. I recently moved so I'd have to dig for one and I don't feel like it. I'll have the shop measure it when I drop it off tomorrow.

P.S. Go fuck yourself.

I count the turns on the tensioning screws.

thx-4got u just moved haha, no big deal if you 4get tho.
i think i can get to the dealer tomorrow finally

:dthumb:

hey you ever ridden highway243?

its in cali, idyllwild area

4 cups of coffee and a bowl of chili are keeping me from riding right now...

My bearing's $62 parts and labor to replace. Good thing I got a $100 gift card.

k, some funny pictors b4 I go get drunk(er)
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So goddamned true it stings;
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I think I may have, yeah. I went up there one day a couple weeks before I left for Korea. I met up with Chappy and fnflman and we hit some canyyons and ended the day riding Magic Mountain in Palm Springs. It was like somebody dropped a track on the side of a mountain. Then I rode back to Vegas. 12 hours and 678 miles later, I was home. Awesome fucking day! Not sure if I buzzed 243, but it sounds real familiar.

I love teacher appreciation day! My preschool parents rock and I am $300 richer! :rockout: :rockout: :rockout:

Shopping anyone?!?!?! :whistle: