Re: NWC: salty conditions - what to do
Dennis, I must admit that I don't ride much once the gritting lorries hit the road, but I live 1/4 mile from the sea and drive my old Land Rover all year round, I've found ACF 50 to work very well at keeping the old tin worm at bay. It looks expensive, but goes a very long way, a ?12.00 can will treat all the vulnerable areas of the truck for a year..it's also important to stop salty crud forming in nooks and crannies..I use a low pressure power hose, but that's probably not the best thing for a bike... Mark, --- In W650riders@..., "Dennis J. Guggemos" <djguggms@...> wrote:
What do those that ride in salt air near the ocean do about
corrosion? Or on salted roads? Is there some protectant or preventive? How about cleaning up?
Asking for a friend, I don't have this problem.
Dennis
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Re: Still Looking for W Bags
My bike came fitted with a set of Kawasaki Saddle bags but of a different style, more like something you would see on a Harley with studs, tassels and three strips with Kawasaki cast into the buckles. Look like they were made in Germany going by the mounting instructions. Anyway I have a Ventura rack and pack to carry gear so may look at selling them if anyone is interested. --- In W650riders@..., "willyboy54" <willyboy54@...> wrote:
This is an appeal to the group. I am looking for a set of Kawasaki
made W650 saddle bags and the appropriate mounting rack. You can
view a picture of these bags in my pictures.
Through the kind assistance of Dick Tym, I've found a set in
Germany but... the seller, Silverneck in Germany gets about $750 US, plus or minus depending on the exchange rate for the combo. This is bit
spicy for my budget.
Does anyone know of another source in any country that will ship to
the US (without the price of an upper and lower limb)?
Are there any large shops that might have one sitting in the
storeroom? Are there any places that deal in used or discontinued
items in your area?
Thanks,
Willyboy
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Here's my house!
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…they don’t
wave because they don’t like to drop their tools…
厂辞谤谤测…
Off to the
corner now…
Larry
Botheras
Essex
UK
W650
Wrench
2007 Moto
Guzzi Norge
1977
KH400
1978
CD175
1994 Ural
Solo
No nods from "harleys"? Seems more often than not I've
noticed that's the case regardless of what you're on. Really
now!
Could someone please shed some light on what's
with that myopic down the road stare? Is it elitism or just?a
lack?etiquette?
Apologies in advance to those H riders falling outside of
the aforementioned 'no-nods'.
Laura
googlemail.com> wrote:
I've just come back from my first scooter ride as going
back to work tomorrow after the accident. It's fantastic, when I came back I
couldn't believe I found it difficult the first 5 minutes in my street here,
it's great. And accelerates better th an a geared 125 from memory but that
might have been me at the time :-)
I find myself thinking if I dont
have to do anything else but no that's it just brake and off again. No
checking for neutral no nothing.
I managed to get a nod of 1 proper
biker (cruiser) not sure if the guy recognised me but i know him from
commuting in the morning. For the rest i saw loads of harleys who of course
i didn't nod at, and then came the difficult bit there were other scooters,
what do i do now, nod? at a scooter?? have managed it once ( a nice vespa)
but nothing came back my way. Maybe it's not such a friendly community.
I think there's luggage space for 5 rucksacks instead of
1!
Laura
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Re: Speedo & tach cutting on & off
Why thank you!!!
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Jon
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Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 6:18
PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Speedo
& tach cutting on & off
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Friday, September 28, 2007 1:16
AM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: Speedo
& tach cutting on & off
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Do you remember that montage of Homer's
'Doh's' that they did on the Simpsons....That was pretty much 'My
life with Bikes'....
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My other favourite was when There are in the
car and Homer brakes sharply for an animal ...
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Homer; "D'OH"
Marge; "A deer!"
Lisa; "A Female deer!"
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He he!
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Jon
Yeah, mine flashes like a red strobe what with all the "Dohs" I have
made.
Ruari
----- Original Message -----
From: "Captain
Jake" <jake@captainjakes.com>
To:
<W650riders@yahoogroups.com>
Sent:
Thursday, September 27, 2007 9:42 PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re:
Speedo & tach cutting on & off
> Hey Jack, your face
shouldn't be so red. Most of the advice that I
> give, and I think
that of many others is simply the information we
> gained from
making the same mistake before.
>
>
Jake
>
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From:
"gautierjack" <gautierjack@yahoo.com>
>
>
>
Thanks for the advice, checked the terminals, positive one was a
tiny
> bit loose, tightened it, problem stopped, face is red.
Jack
>
> --- In W650riders@yahoogroups.com,
"gautierjack" ...>
>
wrote:
>>
>> Hey, Y'all. On my 2000 W (18k mi), my
speedo & tach have started
> acting
>> up. The needles
go up & down in unison & the digital display flashes
>>
back to all zeros then resumes normal operation. I've got a Kaw
shop
>> manual but there doesn't seem to be anything in the
troubleshooting
>> section. Battery is only a few months old,
bike is running good. Any
>> thoughts? Thanks, Jack
Kuespert
>>
>
>
>
>
> Go to
temporary photos site -
::
> Send an email to W650riders-nomail@yahoogroups.com
to stop email delivery.
> ::
> Send an email to W650riders-normal@yahoogroups.com
to resume email
> delivery.
> Yahoo! Groups
Links
>
>
>
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Re: Luggage Rack and Left side carb needle WTD and other stuff
I checked the part number for the left needle with
local dealership, which reports that this part is on Backorder with no
availability date.?
I did send a message to twistedthrottle over the
weekend, waiting for reply..? See how the shipping rates play out to
Hawaii...? USPS is the best choice for us, but often not for busy
businesses that don't want/choose to use ClicknShip from the PO.
I found a catalog online showing 99990909B as
rack part number. Correct? 99990908 is supports for saddlebags, according to
that listing.? J2000-0048 on the Japan site for the rack, so no parity
there with part numbers...?
W650 Shop site is a good one! Prices look better
than those in the UK... ? Dunno about shipping, though.
?
I have turned over 650 miles on this bike, now.
Seems to be running well, but too bad about the scorched right side header...
Not getting worse now, however, since the rejetting and needle shimming
routines.?Color at the tail pipes looks to be a match now. You could see
the difference before I rejetted it and added another shim?to the right
side.?
?
I have a somewhat noisy 3rd gear set in the trans.
Is that unusual or normal with these bikes? Sometimes, I am not sure if I am in
4th or 5th, when I am cruising around town, but I ALWAYS know when I am in
3rd... whiny, whiny..noises.
?
The other odd thing, which I think I have fixed, is
that the handlebars seemed to be tweaked to the right side, even though there is
no sign of the bike tipping over or crashing. I finally loosened all the fork
bolts and the stem nut, held the front wheel in between my legs and cranked it
back to the left. Tightened it back up again and it seems to have straightened
it out to normal now. Maybe that is why Kawasaki beefed up the front end on the
2001s.
?
Oh, last question/comment. Can I either bend the
instrument bracket or order the 2001 version to get the meters more angled back
to me. I can barely see the warning lights, as it sits. I keep riding around
with the turnsignals on because I can barely notice the light on the tach. I am
about ready to swap the positions with the center one and/or see if there is a
brighter light bulb for that function.
?
Sorry for the ramble, but it is all new to
me...? a W650 for MrHonda!
Bill Silver
Sun Sep?30,?2007 4:43?pm (PST)
Luggage racks have become
problematic. Twisted Throttle
has an aftermarket rack but some members
have discovered new pricing in the
$1 million range. The other option is
W650 Shop but also can
be pricey unless you live in
Europe.
You can get part numbers from
this page (I think)
and see if Jeff from Z1
can
order them for you.
Please post progress for group -
thanks!
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Re: NWC: salty conditions - what to do
I have been told that the only thing to do is to
keep washing off the bike, especially the aluminum bits & engine.? The
advice has come a little late for me, unfortunately.
?
Ruari
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Subject: [W650riders] NWC: salty
conditions - what to do
What do those that ride in salt air near the ocean do about
corrosion? Or on salted roads? Is there some protectant or preventive? How
about cleaning up?
?
Asking for a friend, I don't have this problem.
?
Dennis
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NWC: Re: The best day off.
The wheelies do rule, but the day before another
guy did try a stoppie, kinda. He went off the runway into the grass. That's not
too bad, what was bad was that he tried to taxi BACK onto the runway, which has
a 6-inch dropoff into the grass. Busted the front wheel assembly pretty
badly.
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Jake
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Ruari
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The stoppies are to be avoided at all costs.
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Dennis
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Sad to see you go to a tricycle, Jake...? But it does
a hell of a wheelie.
.
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NWC: salty conditions - what to do
What do those that ride in salt air near the ocean do about
corrosion? Or on salted roads? Is there some protectant or preventive? How about
cleaning up?
?
Asking for a friend, I don't have this problem.
?
Dennis
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Mountain bike goes faster than W650
Who needs an engine?
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Ruari
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Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: NWC: google
earth
I put the stock mufflers back on, as I cant rejet right now and
I was going to have to take them off soon anyway to put back on the
triumph.? They were a little on the loud side also.? The stocks are
brutally quieter.
The 30 amp fuse is under the left side cover.?
It is about in the middle of the mass of wire connectors.? If you follow
the positive lead from the battery into the left side cover you will see where
it terminates into a fuse compartment.? There is a pink snap on lid that
covers it.? That is where the 30 amp fuse goes.? I disconnected all
my wire connectors to access it easier.
Nelson
Ruari
McLennan wrote:
Hey, Nelson, where exactly did you find that 30A fuse? And which
mufflers do you have on now? Ruari ----- Original Message
----- From: "Nelson Arblaster" < narblaster75@yahoo.com> To:
< W650riders@yahoogroups.com> Sent:
Sunday, September 30, 2007 10:17 AM Subject: [W650riders] Re: NWC: google
earth > Gene, > > I use Google Earth a lot for my 6th
grade Geography class. It is a > blast. I am gonna have to check out
that new golf course in Bandon > with it (Pacific Dunes). I live in
Tennessee but lived in Florence > Oregon for 6 years in the early
90's. I miss the Oregon coast... > except for the
wind. > > --- In W650riders@yahoogroups.com,
"Gene Fitch" > wrote: >> >> Hi
all, >> If you have a fast connection, google earth is a fantastic
free > program. For those who haven't seen it, it starts off with a
view of > the earth from outer space. You can enter a country, state,
county or > even a specific address in the search box and you fly
right to it. You > can tilt, pan, zoom in,
etc. >> >> They've recently added a feature where you can
upload pictures or > info links (like wikipedia) of an area. It puts a
dot on the map and > when you click on it, the photo or link comes
up. >> >> I was even able to zero in on my daughter's
house in Essex, England. > The bigger cities have more detail. I
looked at my former home in > California and could see garbage and
recycling cans in the street, so > I could tell the picture was taken
on a Wednesday. ;-> >> >> 20 years ago this would have
been fantasy spy stuff in the movies. >> >> I'm going to
try uploading a picture of Dennis' and my W at the > beach here in
Bandon, Oregon. >> >> gene in OR >> -----
Original Message ----- >> From: bazzum >> Hi
Gene, >> Just downloaded google earth, man is this going to keep me
quiet > for a
while. >> > > > > > Go to temporary
photos site - :: >
Send an email to W650riders-nomail@yahoogroups.com
to stop email delivery. > :: > Send an email to W650riders-normal@yahoogroups.com
to resume email > delivery. > Yahoo! Groups
Links > > > >
Be a better Globetrotter. from someone who knows.
Yahoo! Answers - Check it
out.
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Subject: Re: [W650riders] The best day
off.
Ruari
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The stoppies are to be avoided at all costs.
?
Dennis
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----- Original Message -----
Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 6:44
PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] The best day
off.
Sad to see you go to a tricycle, Jake...? But it does
a hell of a wheelie.
.
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Re: Corbin Gunfighter For Sale
Both the Gunfighter and Gunfighter&Lady
are an improvement over the stock (2000) seat, and both are the same from the
driver's seat.? The stock seat felt too much like an ironing board with
concrete padding, tilted a little too much toward the front.? Since the
Gunfighter rules out passengers and since I nabbed the G&L for less than
half the cost of new it was an easy choice to make.? I wish the butt-scoop
of the Corbin was about an inch further back though.? I may eventually farm
the stock seat out to be redone and sized for my dimensions.
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Bill E.
Columbus, OH
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Subject: Re: [W650riders] Corbin Gunfighter For Sale
How do like the new seat [Gunfighter&Lady] vs stock?
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David
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Ruari
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The stoppies are to be avoided at all costs.
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Dennis
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Subject: Re: [W650riders] The best day
off.
Sad to see you go to a tricycle, Jake...? But it does a
hell of a
wheelie.
.
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Re: NWC: Classic YouTube Clip: 1982 Daytona Superbike Race
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----- Original Message ----- From: Salvyrider Except for the annoying music - that was real enjoyable. Annoying? It sounded like the sound track from The A-Team! gene (I pity the fool) in OR
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Shoot, I've done that. Of course they wouldn't let me do the
actual driving. And there were about 140 people in there with me. Cost about
$500 every time I did it. And I had to wait in a lot of lines too. The body
cavity search wasn't any fun either.
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Dennis
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Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 5:44
PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] The best day
off.
I disagree, sir. Please see new file just
uploaded, from my activities this weekend. In the Files section of the
website, titled "jake.mpg". Yes, I am driving.
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Jake
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David
I've seen that the hose is longer and the K&N tucked up
higher where the airbox used to be. Maybe that will help.
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Dennis
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Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 6:40
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Subject: [W650riders] Blow-by mess
I've fitted individual air filters on each carb, so the hose that lead
to the airbox (which no longer exists) from the crankcase has been cut
short and fitted with a neat little K&N filter. The set up looks good,
but an oil mist sometimes gets blown out of the filter--mostly when
I'm running hard. This makes a mess of the nearby parts.
Any ideas
on how to eliminate, reduce, or redirect this blow-by?
David
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Sad to see you go to a tricycle, Jake...? But it does a
hell of a wheelie.
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Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 5:44
PM
Subject: Re: [W650riders] The best day
off.
I disagree, sir. Please see new file just
uploaded, from my activities this weekend. In the Files section of the
website, titled "jake.mpg". Yes, I am driving.
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Jake
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Yeah, but you can't fly through the air going
from place to place.
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gene in OR
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Ya
don’t need Google Earth software, just use the maps tab on google and
select satellite
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Larry
Botheras
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Essex
UK
W650
Wrench
2007
Moto Guzzi Norge
1977
KH400
1978
CD175
1994
Ural Solo
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I absolutely love the whole nod/smile/horn thing. I think I'll give it a whirl, and add a wink of the eye too. Who knows, it just might be the charm that's needed. I'll let you know the results, ? Kindest Regards, ? David
Hazel Clarke wrote: Laura, ? Nod and smile at everybody including the Harleys; if you do it often enough
they'll learn and smile back.? If they're really trying too hard to be cool, jump up and down waving and sounding the horn :-) ? Perhaps you should have a scooter as a second bike - it sounds fun.? And you could get the biggest possible "My other bike's a Harley" sticker for it.... ? Haze ? ----- Original Message ----- Sent: Sunday, September 30, 2007 3:14 PM Subject: [W650riders] scooter
I've just come back from my first scooter ride as going back to work tomorrow after the accident. It's fantastic, when I came back I couldn't believe I found it difficult the first 5 minutes in my street here, it's great. And accelerates better than a geared 125 from memory but that might have been me at the time :-)
I find myself thinking if I dont have to do anything else but no that's it just brake and off again. No checking for neutral no nothing.
I managed to get a nod of 1 proper biker (cruiser) not sure if the guy recognised me but i know him from commuting in the morning. For the rest i saw loads of harleys who of course i didn't nod at, and then came the difficult bit there were other scooters, what do i do now, nod? at a scooter?? have managed
it once ( a nice vespa) but nothing came back my way. Maybe it's not such a friendly community.
I think there's luggage space for 5 rucksacks instead of 1!
Laura
Yahoo! oneSearch: Finally, , not web links.
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I've fitted individual air filters on each carb, so the hose that lead
to the airbox (which no longer exists) from the crankcase has been cut
short and fitted with a neat little K&N filter. The set up looks good,
but an oil mist sometimes gets blown out of the filter--mostly when
I'm running hard. This makes a mess of the nearby parts.
Any ideas on how to eliminate, reduce, or redirect this blow-by?
David
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Captain Jake