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by mgdavis
Fri Apr 30, 2010 1:52 am
Forum: Maintenance & Appearance
Topic: Front sprocket installation error... did I ruin my gears?
Replies: 11
Views: 12958

Re: Front sprocket installation error... did I ruin my gears

except this time when I got close, the wrench seemed to slip and at the same time make a sort of clicking noise. Maybe I'm missing something, but you were you using a dialed in torque wrench... because that's what I would have expected to happen. What I was going to say as well. If you know how to ...
by mgdavis
Sat Apr 17, 2010 1:42 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Need suggestions on a smooth ride
Replies: 13
Views: 7512

Re: Need suggestions on a smooth ride

The Strom 650 is underpowered, but the Burgman is "FAST"? :roll: You can probably MacGuyver a back rest onto most things. The Buell Ulysses has a kind of cool flip-up back rest. The Strom 650 has, I think, decent power for two-up. I'll admit that I'd want more displacement if I was making ...
by mgdavis
Sun Mar 21, 2010 7:38 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: BBCode disabled in Blogs/Journals Forum?
Replies: 7
Views: 11919

Re: BBCode disabled in Blogs/Journals Forum?

Oops. :oops: You're right, it works better that way.
by mgdavis
Sun Mar 21, 2010 12:52 am
Forum: Maintenance & Appearance
Topic: maintenence free battery to acid
Replies: 5
Views: 7184

Re: maintenence free battery to acid

Yep, 12v is 12v.
by mgdavis
Sat Mar 20, 2010 12:59 pm
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: naked standards
Replies: 34
Views: 8755

Re: naked standards

One of my friends has a Speed 4. Sexy beast (the bike, I mean :lol: ).
by mgdavis
Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:49 am
Forum: Total Motorcycle Talk
Topic: Biker Tunes --- Post your FAVORITE riding tunes here.
Replies: 45
Views: 18859

Re: Biker Tunes --- Post your FAVORITE riding tunes here.



Hope you like it, it's going to be stuck in your head for the next few days. :twisted:
by mgdavis
Sat Mar 20, 2010 11:31 am
Forum: Member Motorcycle Blogs
Topic: The ramblings of mgdavis
Replies: 169
Views: 124921

Re: The ramblings of mgdavis

:twisted: I like it. :twisted: It seems that it's time to start improving my body positioning while cornering. I rolled on the throttle through a sort of fast 90* RH turn and managed to grind a bit of material off my Caribou box on that side. 8) I still have chicken strips though, so it looks like t...
by mgdavis
Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:39 am
Forum: Suggestion Box
Topic: BBCode disabled in Blogs/Journals Forum?
Replies: 7
Views: 11919

Re: BBCode disabled in Blogs/Journals Forum?

Doesn't appear to be working for me now?

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by mgdavis
Sat Mar 20, 2010 2:35 am
Forum: Member Motorcycle Blogs
Topic: The ramblings of mgdavis
Replies: 169
Views: 124921

Re: The ramblings of mgdavis

Garagenight.tv

Bunch of guys who meet up to work on bikes, often using somewhat ingenious work-arounds. Watch it, I bet you'll enjoy it.
by mgdavis
Sat Mar 20, 2010 1:29 am
Forum: Member Motorcycle Blogs
Topic: The ramblings of mgdavis
Replies: 169
Views: 124921

Re: The ramblings of mgdavis

I was hired by one of the big DoD contractors to turn wrenches on ordnance. Quite a big difference from working at the hospital, where I've spent the last six years, but it allows me to finally capitalize on the technical education I received while in the Air Force Reserves.