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#321 Unread post by VermilionX »

10/5/06

so i went to mr carry andrews' shop.

long story short, like some of you guys said... i should improve my skills before i upgrade my suspension.

besides, he said the setting he did for me at the tracks last monday was already ideal for the tracks and canyons. he said it's not really meant to absorb all the bumps on the road.



so now i decided to get something else for my bike that i will surely notice the difference... a louder pipe and get rid of the catalytic converter. :wink:

i ordered a jardine gp1 slip-on for $214 shipped. the guy i called said i should get it around friday since im just in CA.

$214 seems like a very cheap way to fix what i want. it's not a pretty pipe but it will get the job done. i'll post pics and update when i put it on.
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#322 Unread post by Sev »

Who would have thought that the entire forum was correct?
Of course I'm generalizing from a single example here, but everyone does that. At least I do.

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#323 Unread post by Ninja Geoff »

Sevulturus wrote:Who would have thought that the entire forum was correct?
:laughing: :laughing:

at least he has good taste in pipes.

And verm, the fact that the GP pipe is so hideous is what makes it so great. It's essentially a bike of pipe, with a can wraped around it, and a few holes punched into the pipe under the can.

Oh yeah, it may spit fire. Some of the riders with it on the 650R forums said they got their bike to spout fire once or twice.
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#324 Unread post by VermilionX »

Geoff650R wrote:
Oh yeah, it may spit fire. Some of the riders with it on the 650R forums said they got their bike to spout fire once or twice.
cool! a little backfiring every now and then is not bad.

even on my stocker, i do get some backfiring every now and then.
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#325 Unread post by rapidblue »

The Crimson Rider® wrote:
long story short, like EVERYONE said... i should improve my skills before i upgrade my suspension.
Maybe from now on you'll listen to what everybody tells you instead of having your mechanic laugh at you when you ask him the same stupid questions you ask here.
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#326 Unread post by VermilionX »

rapidblue wrote:
Maybe from now on you'll listen to what everybody tells you instead of having your mechanic laugh at you when you ask him the same stupid questions you ask here.
yeah maybe. :wink:




anyway... this is the one i really want... but no way am i paying $900 for only a slip-on.
http://www.satoracing.com/slipon06gsxr600.htm

i really like screamers better than growlers but i'll take the jardine pipe over my stock quieter screamer.
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#327 Unread post by Ninja Geoff »

The Crimson Rider® wrote:
Geoff650R wrote:
Oh yeah, it may spit fire. Some of the riders with it on the 650R forums said they got their bike to spout fire once or twice.
cool! a little backfiring every now and then is not bad.

even on my stocker, i do get some backfiring every now and then.
Not when flames are involved. Unless you like crispy fried valves. Don't worry, it doesn't do it often enough to be an issue :wink:
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#328 Unread post by Mintbread »

The Crimson Rider® wrote:
i already knew that but like i said... i don't want to hammer it and i don't know what setting to use.

YOU HAVE TO HAMMER IT!
Be it with the "special tool" or not. You need a hammer to undo the locking ring.

Secondly the rear preload does not have "settings". It doesn't click into place or show a number it is as simple as UP IS SOFTER AND DOWN IS HARDER.

Damn, you be ignorant...
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#329 Unread post by Ninja Geoff »

Mintbread wrote:
The Crimson Rider® wrote:
i already knew that but like i said... i don't want to hammer it and i don't know what setting to use.

YOU HAVE TO HAMMER IT!
Be it with the "special tool" or not. You need a hammer to undo the locking ring.

Secondly the rear preload does not have "settings". It doesn't click into place or show a number it is as simple as UP IS SOFTER AND DOWN IS HARDER.

Damn, you be ignorant...
my bike's preload has clickable settings :peep:

and you don't need a hammer either :mrgreen:
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#330 Unread post by Mintbread »

Are you sure it is not for the rebound settings?
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