Oil Filter
My dealer had used spacers for the chrome oil filter cover some time ago. At the last oil change (and rear tire) early in July, Kawasaki supplied a revised chrome oil filter cover to fit the new
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Chris Spence Sr.
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#128724
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
The V-Max is an impressive motor and makes a great swap into a Royal Star. But I stand on my statement (which has NOTHING to do with performance), the Harley Big Twin is the bib block Chevvy of the
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john gary simpson <eustisgary@...>
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
I'm in total agreement with you on THIS part of your essay. James Franklin <jimw650@...> wrote: Bottom line, I bought the W because I like the way it looks and feels...there were a lot of
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john gary simpson <eustisgary@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
This is really interesting stuff... By coincidence I have just changed the petcock on my wife's "new" 400/4, because it had no reserve. The bike had been suffering also from overflowing carbs. The old
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[email protected] <larry.botheras@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
Let us know if the strange behaviour is gone! Ruari
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Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
Yeah... My Norge has dropped oil level between 600 and 6000 service (not enough to warrant top up - about top mark down to 1/3). We have run two Skoda Fabias (VW1.9 TDI engine) and both of those used
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[email protected] <larry.botheras@...>
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#128719
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Ride your bike to work day
The SABMAG groupe says Wednesday is Ride Your Bike To Work Day. I hadn't seen it mentioned elsewhere. Keith Williams
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Keith Williams <kwilliams1936@...>
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
Second point, I have obviously ridden more Harleys than you have V-Maxs or Magnas..either of those bikes will loft the front tire by cracking the throttle, and roll away from a stop in 5th gear.
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James Franklin
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
The V-Max still holds the motorcycle record for 60 MPH to 80 MPH roll on. Yes, it does sound more like a 327 small block than a 454, but even at that, a small block V-8 is closer to a large block V-8
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James Franklin
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Re: Leno and the Rockstore
Thanks to Ray Nielsen's memory being much better than mine....his post today....#129615....is pretty much on target from what I recall and is close enough for me. No further search is necessary is far
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jv_roberts2000
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Re: Leno and the Rockstore
Vernon If you go to the group website, a search for Leno brings about 150 responses, you can zero in on a time you think is right. Dennis
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Dennis Guggemos
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#128715
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
---Moto-Guzzi has synthetic in them from the factory and it's the "break in" oil. In W650riders@..., Ruari McLennan <r.mclennan@...> wrote: break-in, switch synthetic when it the over I'm
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bufallobiff
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Re: Leno and the Rockstore
Yep, that's close to the issue....the next post #17537 is even closer....what I remember was a fuller quote and more recent than five years ago....at least as I recall. Vernon though.
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jv_roberts2000
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Re: Thinking about getting rid of my w650
Yep! That's where the less iron and more aluminum comes from! "Dennis J. Guggemos" <djguggms@...> wrote: Bigger holes in the jugs, too.
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john gary simpson <eustisgary@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
What the heck. DID look it over with the glass. The arrow was visible as you said...which explains a whole SL of strange problems I'd been having lately, namely backfires & misfires on long distance
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dvdberman
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
it I don't think the short Kawasaki filters are available any more, unless you find them in stock. Kawasaki has changed the part number to the longer, standard filter. One would either have to fit
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Ray Nielsen <rnielse1@...>
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Re: Oil/ Oil Additives
<jv_roberts2000@...> wrote: Technically Rotella T synthetic 5W-40 is NOT a true synthetic oil. It's actually a Type 3 oil, highly refined to eliminate virtually all of the wax content, then fortified
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Ray Nielsen <rnielse1@...>
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#128709
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Re: Leno and the Rockstore
<jv_roberts2000@...> wrote: the though. I'm pretty sure it was the Love Ride, not the Rock Store. The comment was along the lines of "It looks good, like a transvestite, but I'm not sure about it when
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Ray Nielsen <rnielse1@...>
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#128708
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NWC: to Ursula, the Tuetonic Twister
Hey Ursula, Is this a correct translation? ...and I just learned a new German word, backpfeifengesicht: "A face that cries out for a fist in it." gene in OR
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Gene
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#128707
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Re: Leno and the Rockstore
JV Look at message 17536 on the group site. Dennis
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Dennis Guggemos
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#128706
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