Two Wheel Photo Dump

[Apples]

I've dragged it all at the track - knees, elbows, ass, forehead...you name it

You, E.T. and Marc Marquez!

 

[Apples]

But, srsly...

Gonna re-gear my lil' 286cc Honda CRF 300L when my electronic device for speedo correction arrives.

Adding four teeth to the driven sprocket. Needs moar chain, though. 110 links, so I'll disconnect 10 link (or whatever it takes) from this 120 link chain.

Them're some OEM-quality partz:

[never mind the tiny tow rope photobombing this one - that was for an e-moto]

 

[McE]

You, E.T. and Marc Marquez!

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Yeah but those guys do it while they’re still on the bike…

 

[ramv]

Four teeth looks good, why not do one or two on the countershaft?

I went from 17/42 to 15/45 on my 950 but on my KLX I just dropped one tooth on the front and still have the stock rear.

My Duc the first thing I did was a countershaft sprocket dropping one tooth from a creepy doctor in California. (didn’t know he was creepy until after purchasing the 14 tooth sprocket which was fine for 15k miles until I did a replacement/re-gear)

 

[Apples]

Four teeth looks good, why not do one or two on the countershaft?

I think it's gonna be the sweet spot.

But we'll see. I know a couple of morons who've used this gearing to good effect; in fact one of them split the difference betwixt this and stock by just going two teeth... but they both like the 44T, so I'll start there.

Then that gives perhaps the swingarm some clearance, Clarence, if'n I wanna drop a drive to0f, but methinks their experience using only the 44T at the rear on the same bikes is the better approach vector, Victor.

 

[Phil314]

Got the F2 street bike out of hibernation this week.
32 years and still rollin along.
Just thought I'd wish everyone a great weekend.

 

[Apples]

The rider wearing purple and astride a purple macheen honoring us with the purple-headed Avenger salute!

Backatcha!

lmao

 

[Whaler27]

I don't ride anymore, brain just doesn't click the same after my car wreck in 2014 and could never get to feeling relaxed on my bikes after that. Now I have my Tremor and get in the wind in my 2011 BMW Z4 sDrive35is. This was a fun day at the track on my 2004 Hayabusa. Playing with the folks on their 600s that didn't think there was anyway I could track a "bus."

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P.I.R.?

I started riding a “Little Indian” then graduated to a Honda 50 minitrail in the early 70s and, later, motocross bikes. In 1982 I bought a Kawasaki GpZ 750. The following year I stuffed that bike into the driver’s door of an old man’s Dodge Dart. (After he looked at that big red bike and my toaster-oven-sized halogen headlight, he pulled across my lane and parked, waiting for a chance to merge into traffic going the opposite direction). I laid a long skid-mark, center-punched his door, flew over the roof and landed in the road. I was very fortunate:
1) I was young, 2) I was wearing a helmet, 3) I vaulted over his car, instead of having my body absorb the full impact against the car, and 4) nobody ran over me after the crash. Those are on my very long list of things to thank God for.

While I was in the road being attended by medics, the old man told everybody “I never saw him”. I was rattled and angry, but I think he was sincere. His eyes must have seen, but his brain did not process. (I later learned this is common, and not just for old men. When people look to merge their brains are subconsciously weighing risks. If I had been driving a semi, he probably would not have pulled out).

I tried, but I couldn’t enjoy riding a motorcycle for a few years after that crash, and I took an extended break while my kids were young, but once I knew they were older and taken care of I got back into it. No more wheelies, crazy speeds, riding in heavy traffic, or riding near dawn or dusk due to critters, but I still enjoy my old man bike (R1200GSA). It’s my third GS in 20 years and it’s a joy to ride. I probably should have kept my 2008 GSA, but the 2018 got to me… This one will be my last real bike — a great way to cap nearly 60 years in the saddle. (I have a couple Honda monkey bikes I may keep until I can’t swing a leg over them…)

I washed bikes yesterday.

 

[Whaler27]

Yes, cold tires are bad... but just held throttle and rolled through.

Good thing… high-sides can be crazy-violent. That how femur’s get snapped like toothpicks…

 

[McE]

Yes, cold tires are bad... I learned that on the second run out and ended up drifting the beast around a corner. First instinct was to let off, but just held throttle and rolled through.

I chopped the throttle mid-slide once. Once.

First time at the track on my old YZ450 sumo. Tires were good and hot but I found their limit powering out of a corner and had a rookie moment. According to spectators, I went about 10-12ft in the air…a 5yo nearby, entirely unbothered, muttered with indifference “is he dead?”

Struggling to breathe with the wind knocked out of me by Jesus himself, all I could get out to the track photographer that made it to me first was, “shut…off…my bike…”

Broke a rib or three and sprained my wrist. Then almost immediately got a cold and some form of hilarity ensued as the first cough ever so gently placed my ribs back in alignment. I decided that counted as medical treatment and skipped the doctor.

That’s about all I have for semi-eventful departures from the steeds. The rest were just lowsides from dragging hard parts or successfully locating the limits of my tires. Or two different incidents involving female drivers attempting to run me over (surely coincidence).

Lesson learned: ya never know where the limits truly are until you find them

 

[McE]

Got the F2 street bike out of hibernation this week.
32 years and still rollin along.
Just thought I'd wish everyone a great weekend.

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“Happy Saturday” to you, too, buddy!



Also, save some women for the rest of us, man…

 

[ibeb]

P.I.R.?

Spokane Speedway. They do or did track days for bikes and cars at times, had a drag strip and did a bump to pass derby. Was always a blast to go.

My last bike to get rid of was an 05 BMW R1200RT and it was a blast. Not as fast as the Busa, but still enjoyable in it's own way. First Z4 was a silver 2005

Grandsons are 2 and 3 now, but plan for some ATVs and dirt bikes when they get older. Not done with 2 wheels, just not on the streets.

 

[Whaler27]

Spokane Speedway. They do or did track days for bikes and cars at times, had a drag strip and did a bump to pass derby. Was always a blast to go.

My last bike to get rid of was an 05 BMW R1200RT and it was a blast. Not as fast as the Busa, but still enjoyable in it's own way. First Z4 was a silver 2005

Grandsons are 2 and 3 now, but plan for some ATVs and dirt bikes when they get older. Not done with 2 wheels, just not on the streets.

I had and loved an R1150RT. One day I was getting that bike serviced and the female half of the couple that owned the BMW dealerships tossed me the key to a GS and encouraged me to go for a ride. When I got back to the dealership an hour later I wrote a check for a new GS.

When the K16GT was created I ordered one. Placing the order got me a cool shirt, a book, and a reason to dream. That beautiful bike had 160 hp, crazy torque, and was as smooth as butter. The first one to hit Oregon arrived in time for a Memorial Day weekend “grand reveal celebration” at the Portland BMW dealership. The folks who owned the dealership called me and said, “We’re doing a similar reveal celebration at our Eugene store next weekend. If you’d like to ride the bike, you can come get it in Portland and ride it back to Eugene. We’re closed Sunday and Monday, so you can keep the bike until Tuesday.” How could I turn that down? My wife gave me a ride to Portland and I rode the K16GT south through rain, sleet, and hail. The following morning the clouds parted, the sun came out, and my wife and I took the bike for a three hour spin through southern Oregon wine country. It was awesome. After I dropped my wife at home I put another 20 miles on the bike experimenting with acceleration, braking and deeper cornering on some of my favorite country roads. It was an amazingly comfortable and capable bike with a throaty 6-cylinder roar. Still, in the end, I cancelled my order because, as much as I loved the GT, I loved my GSA more, and I wasn’t in a position to buy yet another motorcycle without getting rid of one.

The K16GT had a pretty sophisticated computer. When I returned the demo bike on Tuesday the tech scrolled through the record of my time with the bike. The owners had become friends by then. One of them came up to me and said. “You had a pretty good test ride! You did 265 miles…. with a top speed of 130 mph!” I was a bit embarrassed, but they didn’t care. For a touring bike, that bike was something else. It was twice the bike of my Kawasaki Connie 14, especially in the corners.

 

[Apples]

Accomplished some considerable dissassembly of my little Honda CRF 300L last week, in order to remove the airbox, and that in order to remove the throttle body donkey dick snorkel and replace it with a shorter velocity stack made by 550 Performance.

I did not get a picture, but trust me when I say that this shorter induction tube (velocity stack), an 87 octane "tune" and a Graves stainless full exhaust system has dramatically increased this little engine's performance, now especially in the middle RPM ranges (4000-8000, with a 10,500 redline).

Photo courtesy 550 Performance

Reassembly was a success, and with no extra fasteners on the table! Amazing. And the speedo correction before any tire and gearing changes required a 03.8% correction which put a 60 MPH from GPS to 60 on the speedo, so that works too. Holy smokes. Love it when a plan comes together.

In anticipation of a tire change but more importantly a final gearing change (plus 4 teeth on the rear), I wanted to correct my bike's speedometer reading. I gotta have my stuff within 1 MPH or I can't sleep at night.



There are two well known correction devices* out there, either one requires intercepting the output shaft speed sensor's wiring at a factory wiring harness plug that is so damn deep in the bike that if it were any deeper it'd have been easier to get to. The airbox had to come off for that, too, so it was two birds! one stone.

*SpeedoDRD or SpeedoHealer - I am using the first

Having a late second half of my usual breakfast before I go bolt on the new 44T sprocket then deal w/ some new chain.

 

[pickleknuckles]

Snapped at a monthly vintage bike night me and a bud organize.

 

[The Evil Twin]

The Three Stooges! Brad, George and me smiling about the obscene amounts of money we spent for lucite trophies

 

[Whaler27]

View attachment 257014Snapped at a monthly vintage bike night me and a bud organize.

Beautiful. Love that bike. 1971? My favorite color too…

 

[xrocket21]

Race last weekend

Me

Daughter

Son

 

[Apples]

^ ^ ^ OUTSTANDING and on every level.

It's been said that the family that prays rides together stays together.





In other news...

Got the new 4-tooth larger sprocket installed, and the new chain cut at the proper length while on the bike. This D.I.D. chain tool is a good tool. I doubt I could have assembled the master link without it, either, since the side plate does not literally drop on. Needs to be pressed.

Gearing-wise, this is what this little bike needed. 6th (6-speed) is more usable, although I didn't buy this CRF300L for highway cruising. Since I've "shortened" the bike's effective final drive gear ratio, it does put the engine in a better part of it's power band to pull comfortably any grade at 65, and while it's busier at 70 MPH, it seems to require less throttle opening. The new gearing gives the throttle body air horn modification, ECU and Graves' pipe their sweet spot.

The 12oclock labs' SpeedoDRD is a neat device, too. Got my speedo right on the money, again.

Before the gearing change I had stopped using 1st on level pavement, starting instead in 2nd. 1st was just too short. Now, it's a freaking "granny" gear. Perfect for loading the bike into the bed of the Tremor. Haha. That's about it. I may find use for it on some sections of some trail. We'll see.

New tires are Michelin Anakee Wilds 90/90-21 and 120/80-18 since I'm still riding a fair bit of pavement.

 

[pickleknuckles]

Beautiful. Love that bike. 1971? My favorite color too…

Thanks! 1974. One year only for Freedom Green Metallic.