um all i can think of is bending it as lil bit in
but itll probably break
knowing my luck or not engage properly lol
Honda Lover
um all i can think of is bending it as lil bit in
but itll probably break
knowing my luck or not engage properly lol
plastic fabricator/welder here if you need a hand ! will work for beer/bourbon/booze
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The instructions are simple...
It is possible to get levers that are adjustable. They have a little numbered wheel that moves the lever in or out.
I have heard of someone slackening off the cable a bit and somehow inserting a little wedge between the lever and the body it is bolted to.
Do you realise how many holes there could be if people would just take the time to take the dirt out of them?
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The Practical Biker
I'm happy with the taiwan made 2005 gn250. All the fears I had from listening to complaints about the later made chinese bikes haven't panned out (except for the chrome rust). I've even learned to trust the chinese tyres; scraped the side stand and they still held around the corners! No complaints with the seat or bar comfort; after two hours i'm still fine (as compared to my ride mate on his hyosong complaining after 45 minutes). I'll keep the bike after i go for my full licence in april just for using on the gravel roads as it seems to do a stable job.
Should be out riding
My 83 rocked 89000 on the clock and beaten to hell but easy to fixOriginally Posted by sunhuntin
Good call, there's a motorbike wrecker in ngaruawahia where i got a 2nd hand rectifier from for about $50 and i got a 2nd hand cdi unit from trademe for $60 took me about 2 hours to put it all in (including beer), not tricky!TIP: Buy a $14 multimeter and check that bastard reg/rec out.
Do this by checking the voltage across the batt' terminals while she's running about 5000rpm. If it reads 18V like mine, either flag it or buy it for at least $250 less as that's how much a new one costs. Also the batt' may be buggered (mine was boiling dry) so there may be larger costs. I'm not sure about cost to install, just grab the manual (pdf's are everywhere for free) and do it yourself.
Good luck mate
Steve
I'll miss the Ol' GN...
Its a common fault that starts in the rectifier and ruins the CDI and sometimes the battery.
GN's are awesome for learning the gears and learning low speed stuff but they really don't have what it takes to comfortably do 90+km/h.
You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.
The Practical Biker
[QUOTE=GN's are awesome for learning the gears and learning low speed stuff but they really don't have what it takes to comfortably do 90+km/h.[/QUOTE]
Yeah, I agree, anything over 85 km feels like i'm teetering on the brink and requires total concentration (especially with strong winds), rather takes away from the enjoyable experience of riding.
When I get my full licence and move to a larger bike will this perception change?
Should be out riding
Yeah, its the weight distribution and the push of the engine.
A more powerful bike holds to the road better and with a greater turning mass (centrifugal force?) they are less effected by wind and turbulence, this also makes them slightly less reactive when you are trying to put them into corners.
My zxr250 was not allot lighter than my zx6rr but the sheer force of the 600 engine makes it stick to the road better, not to mention the aerodynamics.
You will find in all bikes that they have a "happy area" where they perform and function smoother and more comfortably. I would suggest that when you feel like you have out-grown your GN250, start jumping on different 250s for test rides, you might need a restricted for that. There are an array of 250's out there that handle quite nicely on the open road at open road speeds, they are normally harder to control at lower speeds though. We have a couple of people in our groups on the 250 ninja's and there's a vtr250 as well, the keep up nicely.
There's always a trade offs with bikes, just make sure you keep within your own limits; as you go on on and get more experience you will grow out of bikes.
For me the GN250 was 3 - 4 months, then the zxr250 was 8 months. I stepped a little too far onto my 600 but i kept my speeds real low until i was comfortable enough to respect the power of the bike. It still scares the crap out of me and i have done 8000km so far.
You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.
The Practical Biker
Hopping on another 250 isn't an option in my small town.All of my mates own 1300 to 1850 cc bikes (kinda scared to try them out).
it's more a matter of stabilty in air speed.
I agree with your comment about growing out of bikes; once I learned to actually trust the bike rather than 'control' it, i grew more confident! Biggest problem on trust is doing it rather than thinking about it (I'm doing 135km with strong winds, sound is deafening and i've got little chance if anything goes wrong of gloves, jacket, pants, etc protecing me at this speed).
Should be out riding
Bugger, well it would be good for you to (somehow) get onto other 250cc bikes before moving to a bigger bike, jumping straight from a gn250 to a large bike is a really big step.
Best thing in that 135k in the wind situation is to slow down; if you are thinking about how good your protective gear is then you are riding beyond your ability
I agree with the trust your bike, its good to support that trust by taking real good care of it too.
Obsessively cleaning my bike i found a couple of bolts that had worked them self loose.. needless to say i still obsessively clean my bike
You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.
The Practical Biker
I agree, the theoretical psychist's side of me tells me 'what will happen is already pre-determined". I'm not riding beyond my ability, usually I go with what is comfortable, I tend to think of what could go wrong and base anything on that, but hard to keep at the forefront of your mind when the strong winds are pushing at you and you have a 45 degree corner coming up! lol
I'm not new to motorcycles; my last bike was a '92 K75rs, only change is i havent ridden since '93 and since i didnt add a MC adorsement to my lic in NZ i gotta start over.
Should be out riding
Hehe theoretical physic's says that everything is happening, happened and about to happen all at once
Good you are keeping it real on the road dude
You can't save the fallen, direct the lost or motivate the lazy.
The Practical Biker
Yes, I agree; Everything that can happen will happen........ doesn't mean the reality you are currently experiencing won't hurt! LOL
Scooter boy
Reading the earlier post I see you have fitted a Givi 755 faring. How is that working out and at what cost? I could be interested in one myself...
The Practical Biker
The fairing works great, especially at motorway speed. I've got it tilted all the way up which makes a quiet pocket from my waist to the top of my helmet. sometimes it works a little too well (bug landed on my visor and I had to flick it off). I haven't tried it in heavy rain, but works well in light drizzle. No buffeting, but since its attached to the handlebars it does affect steering at speed with strong side winds.
Without the fairing headwinds kept trying to push me off at speeds over 80kph.
it comes off in a few minutes (loosen the headlight bolts and handlebar bolts) but I've tried it both ways a few times in different winds and I now leave it on.
List price for the Givi 755 is around $300 NZ and it comes in different paint colours. Mine is the matt black (unpainted) which I bought off trademe for $210 without a scratch (my wife dropped the bike 30 mins after I mounted it but surprisingly it only suffered a slight scratch after being slammed into the tarmac at no speed; she said it was too heavy so she didn't try to stop it falling!).
It's time...
You mean it makes the bike move around more in strong side winds?
What difference do you think it makes to the drag on the bike? Does the bike need more, less or the same power to go at, say, 100 km/h?
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