I'm back on a Honda.

[giant_mtb]

Where do you put your feet?

If you look just in front of the end of the exhaust pipe, that's where the peg is, as well as the shifter.

[Cookie Monster]

You guys are going to laugh, but I'm pretty sure the clutch is toast on the 954. I was riding home tonight and while leaving a stoplight the bike kept surging in first with the clutch out. It also smells pretty weird after parking.

The dealership I bought it from has a 50/50 30 day warranty so I'll call them tomorrow and see how much it'll be to fix it. It's about $200 to get the parts myself so if it's less than that at the dealership I'll just have them do it. Otherwise I'm going to be ordering all the parts for it tomorrow.

[giant_mtb]

The best thing to do with toast is butter it.

[Eye of the Tiger]

What about the other gears? Try something like starting in 2nd gear, and/or get into 5th or 6th at a low speed and crack the throttle. Slip, or butter?

[Gotta-Qik-C7]

You guys are going to laugh, but I'm pretty sure the clutch is toast on the 954. I was riding home tonight and while leaving a stoplight the bike kept surging in first with the clutch out. It also smells pretty weird after parking.

The dealership I bought it from has a 50/50 30 day warranty so I'll call them tomorrow and see how much it'll be to fix it. It's about $200 to get the parts myself so if it's less than that at the dealership I'll just have them do it. Otherwise I'm going to be ordering all the parts for it tomorrow.

I put a Barret clutch in my bike for around 90 Bucks!

[Cookie Monster]

Well I'm an idiot. I think the clutch is fine and maybe I was just losing traction on the painted crosswalk lines in the wet. Bike seems to ride fine otherwise. I took it to the dealership and they couldn't find anything wrong with it either so for now I'll stop worrying about it and try and fix the turn signals instead.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Well I'm an idiot. I think the clutch is fine and maybe I was just losing traction on the painted crosswalk lines in the wet. Bike seems to ride fine otherwise. I took it to the dealership and they couldn't find anything wrong with it either so for now I'll stop worrying about it and try and fix the turn signals instead.

I could have told you that.

[CaminoRacer]

[Cookie Monster]

New PR4's are on.

I need to take it out for a spin to scrub them in before it starts raining tonight.

The rear wheel is pretty bent up so I might just rage order a new rear wheel.

[Cookie Monster]

LOL bought the rear wheel.

I'll swap the rear tire on it whenever I get it.

[MX793]

New PR4's are on.

I need to take it out for a spin to scrub them in before it starts raining tonight.

The rear wheel is pretty bent up so I might just rage order a new rear wheel.

The wheel is BENT?  WTF happened to that thing before you bought it?

[Cookie Monster]

It looks like it hit a pothole pretty hard or something.

The new rear wheel comes with the sprocket carrier and a rotor so it's a pretty good deal. Hopefully the bearings aren't trashed but if they are I'll swap those over.


There's also an exhaust on eBay that's super tempting...

[12,000 RPM]

I bent a rear wheel riding on a pothole. Had a real slow leak. Got it fixed for like $100, works great now.

[Cookie Monster]

I bent a rear wheel riding on a pothole. Had a real slow leak. Got it fixed for like $100, works great now.

Eh, I bought this wheel with rotor and sprocket carrier for $90 shipped. If it's straight then I got a good deal since I need a new rear rotor too.

Plus this way I can just swap the tire without having to take the wheel to a shop and have downtime.

[MX793]

Eh, I bought this wheel with rotor and sprocket carrier for $90 shipped. If it's straight then I got a good deal since I need a new rear rotor too.

Plus this way I can just swap the tire without having to take the wheel to a shop and have downtime.

You have a balancer?

[Cookie Monster]

You have a balancer?

My roommate has one of those stands to measure wheel runout. I was just going to use that or just buy a static wheel balancer if that doesn't work.

I didn't balance my wheels this time since the rear wheel is coming off again soon. I just didn't want to roll around on a 10 year old tire in the rain.

[SVT_Power]

My roommate has one of those stands to measure wheel runout. I was just going to use that or just buy a static wheel balancer if that doesn't work.

I didn't balance my wheels this time since the rear wheel is coming off again soon. I just didn't want to roll around on a 10 year old tire in the rain.

Cmon man, don't you learn anything from Sporty? You're not supposed to ride motorcycles in the rain

[Cookie Monster]

Cmon man, don't you learn anything from Sporty? You're not supposed to ride motorcycles in the rain

Bought tank protectors. $80 for some sticky rubber stuff.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Bought tank protectors. $80 for some sticky rubber stuff.

Why

[giant_mtb]

Why did you spend $80?! 

http://www.motorcycle-superstore.com/10980756/d/motorcycle-tank-protectors

[Cookie Monster]

Yeah, the top one is cheap, the side ones are bike specific and are not as cheap.

[Cookie Monster]

How much can you guys ride on the reserve light before your bikes die?

My light was on for about 20 miles today and it started sputtering on the highway right before my exit. I got off the highway and it died about a block later. Luckily I was only .3 miles from work and pushed it to the parking lot, but on the WRx I used to ride 40-50 miles on the reserve and on the FZ I remember pushing 40 as well.

20 miles is a really late reserve... if you run out in the middle of nowhere you're screwed.

[MX793]

I don't let the tank get low enough to dip into the "reserve".  I assume a conservative 40-45 mpg and fill up at between 160 and 180 miles.  I generally have about a gallon left in the tank, sometimes 1.25.

I think the light starts blinking at 50 miles to E, but I think I've only once taken it that low.

[Cookie Monster]

Yeah, I really should fill up earlier. Usually I reset the trip meter when I refill, but last time the gas pump shut off before the tank was completely full so I didn't know how many miles were in the tank.

[shp4man]

Sportster has about .4 gallons left when reserve kicks in.

[SVT_Power]

My light was on for about 20 miles today and it started sputtering on the highway right before my exit. I got off the highway and it died about a block later. Luckily I was only .3 miles from work and pushed it to the parking lot

L-E-L

[giant_mtb]

230L has a 2.3 gallon tank including a .7 gallon reserve.  I've only had to use reserve once...the thing sips fuel like a mouse drinking milk.

[12,000 RPM]

My commute is about 70-80 miles round trip each day, so I usually fill up every day and a half. I think my tank is about 3.7 gallons, and I'm usually good for 40-45 MPG, so I could probably push it on short ride days but it's not worth it.

[Cookie Monster]

Dixxxx

AAA does not cover my bike. >_>

I asked them how it's any different pouring gas into a car vs bike but they had no answer other than I don't pay for it. Thanks guys.

[MX793]

Why would the American Automobile Association help out with bikes?  That's what the American Motorcyclist Association is for (been a while since I was a member, not sure if they do roadside).