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Re: Custom Tank Badges
Domed stickers that size are not inexpensive. Yahoo Mail: Search, Organize, Conquer
By Jim Sherman · #188862 ·
Re: Custom Tank Badges
Have you re-greased the swinging arm bearing? Typically dry at 20k and some dry when new. Keith 1999 W650 65,000miles UK
By Rev · #188861 ·
Re: Custom Tank Badges
You bet. ?Your tank is gloss black and the decals look great on that color. ?I¡¯ve not needed to paint my tank¡­ it¡¯s fine as it is (blue/silver 2000 model). im currently going through my bike
By vijahast@... · #188860 ·
Re: Custom Tank Badges
Hi! Thanks, yeah Im super happy with them :) Regarding adhesion, only time will tell I suppose? I was told to expect around 7 years of life out of them if they are stuck somewhere permanently
By judd · #188859 ·
Re: Custom Tank Badges
How is the adhesive? ?Hold up in rain? ?The domed acrylic chrome decals are beautiful. ?Custom made specialty items are never as cheap as simple stickers. ?Really, I hesitate to call these
By vijahast@... · #188858 ·
Re: Custom Tank Badges
Steep is an understatement! lol They arent for everyone thats for sure.? At the end of the day they are just stickers! If you are after a budget friendly option, check out the pic that Don? posted
By judd · #188857 ·
Re: Fork action & stability
I had similar issues. ?New Michelin road classic tires did not help. ?I did fit a stabilizer and it does help a lot. ?There is some wobble at higher speeds but very dependent on highway rain
By vijahast@... · #188856 ·
Re: Fork action & stability
It's been known that the W may experience a wobble, but it is correctable. Now, luckily I have never experienced this and easily took mine to 104MPH.? You stated your bike was hit? Yeah, that's a
By Jeffrey Alexander · #188855 ·
Re: Fork oil stink
Just make sure that you're measuring the oil level with the forks collapsed. -- Allan Wyatt Raconteur and All-Around Curmudgeon
By Allan Wyatt · #188854 ·
Re: Custom Tank Badges
Pretty steep price for stickers
By Jeffrey Alexander · #188853 ·
Re: Custom Tank Badges
This is just a sticker. [email protected]> wrote:
By Don Leaming · #188852 ·
Re: Fork oil stink
I have a 2000 model. I used the earlier spec...
By Matthew Szostak · #188851 ·
Re: Fork oil stink
I believe the W650 forks were changed for the 2001 and later models. What the difference is I don't know but if you're filling to the 2001 and later spec and yours is earlier, perhaps you do have the
By drewwils@... · #188850 ·
Custom Tank Badges
Hey W friends, I recently had some custom tank badges made for my bike, and I needed to make a minimum order, so I have a couple of sets left over. They are epoxy acrylic "domed" stickers, printed on
By judd · #188848 ·
Re: Fork action & stability
Had a similar prob with mine years ago, front tyre, and tyre pressure make quite a difference I found [email protected]> wrote: Death wobble is inevitable. Even at lower speeds I can feel the
By MICHAEL ELLIS · #188847 ·
Fork action & stability
I'm not able to take my bike over 75mph because of stability issues. Death wobble is inevitable. Even at lower speeds I can feel the instability with a little back and forth action on the
By drewwils@... · #188846 ·
Re: Fork oil stink
Thanks Peter¡­ I¡¯m not bottoming on the bumps¡­ but there is a bit of a clunking feel and noise. Time to get to the bottom of it. I don¡¯t really want a stiffer suspension, but the front end
By Matthew Szostak · #188845 ·
Re: Fork oil stink
It pre compresses the damper springs making them less spongy, hence no bottoming over bumps. It's a trick we used on the Yamaha SR 500 back in the ,80s and 90s. Also known as "poor man's progressive
By Peter Wainwright · #188844 ·
Re: Fork oil stink
Peter - thanks¡­ but¡­ what does a one inch longer spacer accomplish in this instance?
By Matthew Szostak · #188843 ·
Re: Fork oil stink
Yes Matthew a one inch longer spacer does the trick, done that on mine. Den fre. 1. nov. 2024 kl. 10.27 skrev Matthew Szostak via groups.io <gurdy4me@...>:
By Peter Wainwright · #188842 ·