boboneleg Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 08:59, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Am I reading this right...4000 miles ? It's practically still new...a barn find ? Expand Have a close look at it, it’s like new 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 07/07/2024 at 18:11, Buckster said: I have ordered some Koyo bearings, the ones in there now are Harley and have lasted a whole 7000 miles, hopefully the Koyo’s will be better. Expand Are the bearings available in common sizes for your bike Ian ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skippy Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 07/07/2024 at 21:37, boboneleg said: I had an Orange 950, a Black 950 and them a Blue 990 Dakar Expand Very tasty that Bob, I had the standard 990 with some Ackropovic cans etc and black panniers. Fantastic bit of kit but thirsty when ridden as intended Tried it off road a few times but it was waaaaaay too much so I bought a cheap WR250F to twat around the Peak District. Did loads of trips on the 990 including to Malta and back for a mate’s wedding. Sold it back in 2011 and only a few weeks ago the bloke I sold it to contacted me through Facebook and said he still had it and had not one bit of trouble either. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 Gave my mate a hand Saturday eve getting this bloody great couch out of his out house. You know the score, not stupid heavy but cumbersome and difficult to handle. Back not happy today. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 09:19, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: What year is that Bob...? 05 ? Noticed it's missing the holes on the heat shield. Expand If you look at it it's shorter as well. I'm pretty sure that the last of the 950's used the same guard as the 990. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 09:17, boboneleg said: Are the bearings available in common sizes for your bike Ian ? Expand Yes, same size as some Triumphs. The Koyo's have cost £13 for the pair. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 15:18, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: The bastard...just getting back from the dmv ..tried to pass it for 1500 and they charged the tax on 3900 hundred on what it's still listed...the thing is not even running... Expand Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 15:18, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: The bastard...just getting back from the dmv ..tried to pass it for 1500 and they charged the tax on 3900 hundred on what it's still listed...the thing is not even running... Expand Do you pay tax on purchasing used vehicles according to their value over there? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 17:00, Pedro said: Do you pay tax on purchasing used vehicles according to their value over there? Expand Probably, it’s basically a third world country, they are like a super gay version of America. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 09:10, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Just did....incredible...that's 9 g in canadian funds...expensive for a 20 year old bike but still it's like new condition..must have been bought new and put in storage for many years...pretty sure someone will be pulling the trigger on it thoe... Expand Unlike Bobs bike lol 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 20:23, Sir Fallsalot said: Unlike Bobs bike lol Expand big old lump for off roading, a young mans game .... a distant memory @boboneleg 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 I've had what i thought was a flat spot off idle for some time now on the XR, tried re-jetting but made no difference and it's put me off riding the bike as its a bit jerky to ride on the slow stuff could never remember it having this issue in the past. The flat spot seemed worse when going down hill with a closed throttle and it suddenly dawned on me what the problem might be, so Yesterday i decided to take a look at the carb, i have a spare carb for the bike off an earlier model so dug that out to compare and after inspecting that carb my thoughts on the issue seemed to make sense, so last night i fitted the spare carb and took it for a test ride, sure enough the problem has gone, so you want to know what i think it was well the original carb has an unknown mileage on it and the throttle slide or carb body is worn so when closing the throttle the vacuum created by the engine was pulling on the throttle slide which was making it stick closed so you had to twist the grip harder to break it free making it feel like a flat spot lovely and smooth again now just like i remember, Had to do some fine tuning with the jetting tonight the older carb runs larger jets than the carb off my bike and it feels a bit more responsive. Another test ride tomorrow night as its pissing down tonight. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 20:38, Six30 said: big old lump for off roading, a young mans game .... a distant memory @boboneleg Expand I've seen Bob take that bike places i was thinking twice about taking my XR 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sir Fallsalot Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 20:38, Six30 said: big old lump for off roading, a young mans game .... a distant memory @boboneleg Expand And when it was dirty he always made sure it had a good wash 6 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 8, 2024 Share Posted July 8, 2024 I can’t think of what would have happened if Bob had had a nice 1200 GS, he would have taken it to the moon! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YamaHead Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 20:44, Sir Fallsalot said: test ride tomorrow night as its pissing down tonight. Expand Pissing down sounds pretty good right now as it's been in the 90'sF here the past few days....supposed to hit 102F tomorrow. While repairing some garden tools today..... Chink P.O.S.!! Looks like it'll be down to La Grande tomorrow early to beat the heat....to see if I can locate a replacement. 3 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Catteeclan Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 On 09/07/2024 at 01:15, YamaHead said: Pissing down sounds pretty good right now as it's been in the 90'sF here the past few days....supposed to hit 102F tomorrow. While repairing some garden tools today..... Chink P.O.S.!! Looks like it'll be down to La Grande tomorrow early to beat the heat....to see if I can locate a replacement. Expand We had one do that at work. Bloody boss would locate an old record for us so it didn't take us long to kill it. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 @zzzak thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 On 09/07/2024 at 07:28, Six30 said: @zzzak thoughts Expand 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 20:38, Six30 said: big old lump for off roading, a young mans game .... a distant memory @boboneleg Expand I can't believe how I used to throw that thing around in all sorts of shit, a very capable bike for such a beast. Nowadays the 250 suits me better 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 On 08/07/2024 at 20:44, Sir Fallsalot said: I've had what i thought was a flat spot off idle for some time now on the XR, tried re-jetting but made no difference and it's put me off riding the bike as its a bit jerky to ride on the slow stuff could never remember it having this issue in the past. The flat spot seemed worse when going down hill with a closed throttle and it suddenly dawned on me what the problem might be, so Yesterday i decided to take a look at the carb, i have a spare carb for the bike off an earlier model so dug that out to compare and after inspecting that carb my thoughts on the issue seemed to make sense, so last night i fitted the spare carb and took it for a test ride, sure enough the problem has gone, so you want to know what i think it was well the original carb has an unknown mileage on it and the throttle slide or carb body is worn so when closing the throttle the vacuum created by the engine was pulling on the throttle slide which was making it stick closed so you had to twist the grip harder to break it free making it feel like a flat spot lovely and smooth again now just like i remember, Had to do some fine tuning with the jetting tonight the older carb runs larger jets than the carb off my bike and it feels a bit more responsive. Another test ride tomorrow night as its pissing down tonight. Expand Good analysis Fred. Worn slides can cause all sorts of silly problems. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 On 09/07/2024 at 10:02, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: No I think so...probably would have torn off one of those side sticking cylinders ...lol. Expand 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 Utah trip is in 9 days and my co-rider on the trip just cancelled. Hate when that happens. Guess I'm going by myself. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 On 09/07/2024 at 13:37, Earache said: Utah trip is in 9 days and my co-rider on the trip just cancelled. Hate when that happens. Guess I'm going by myself. Expand @Marcel le Moose Fondler will go with you, you can even share a room and bed. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saul Posted July 9, 2024 Share Posted July 9, 2024 Bimble to Newquay today, course couldn’t go on my own. My Shadow had to come and demanded Maccies, I don’t mind their coffee so worked as a bladder break for me. We had a mooch down to Fistral then up to look over Pentire. She continued to walk into every shot then collapsed because I moaned at her Grumpy Happy Again once we made it home. 5 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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