boboneleg Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 5 minutes ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: Am I reading this right...4000 miles ? It's practically still new...a barn find ? 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 Share Posted July 8 15 hours ago, 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. 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 Share Posted July 8 13 hours ago, boboneleg said: I had an Orange 950, a Black 950 and them a Blue 990 Dakar 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 Share Posted July 8 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 Share Posted July 8 2 hours ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: What year is that Bob...? 05 ? Noticed it's missing the holes on the heat shield. 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 Share Posted July 8 4 hours ago, boboneleg said: Are the bearings available in common sizes for your bike Ian ? 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 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, 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... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pedro Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, 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... 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 Share Posted July 8 1 hour ago, Pedro said: Do you pay tax on purchasing used vehicles according to their value over there? 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 Share Posted July 8 11 hours ago, 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... Unlike Bobs bike lol 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Six30 Posted July 8 Share Posted July 8 13 minutes ago, Sir Fallsalot said: Unlike Bobs bike lol 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 Share Posted July 8 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 Share Posted July 8 6 minutes ago, Six30 said: big old lump for off roading, a young mans game .... a distant memory @boboneleg 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 Share Posted July 8 11 minutes ago, Six30 said: big old lump for off roading, a young mans game .... a distant memory @boboneleg 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 Share Posted July 8 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 Share Posted July 9 4 hours ago, Sir Fallsalot said: test ride tomorrow night as its pissing down tonight. 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 Share Posted July 9 5 hours ago, 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. 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 Share Posted July 9 @zzzak thoughts Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buckster Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 43 minutes ago, Six30 said: @zzzak thoughts 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
boboneleg Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 13 hours ago, Six30 said: big old lump for off roading, a young mans game .... a distant memory @boboneleg 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 Share Posted July 9 13 hours ago, 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. 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 Share Posted July 9 15 minutes ago, Marcel le Moose Fondler said: No I think so...probably would have torn off one of those side sticking cylinders ...lol. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Earache Posted July 9 Share Posted July 9 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 Share Posted July 9 4 minutes ago, 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. @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 Share Posted July 9 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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