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The John Norwich Riders CornerIn honour of our fellow moderator: John Norwich R.I.P. September 17th, 2014
Buy, sell, trade bikes and gear, set up bike rallies, meet discussions. #revscenebikes
Snowboarding is decent and better than nothing, working up in Cypress so I know where the snowblowers are at. Also I am still riding, bike+snowboarding=craygasm
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If I remembered correctly, this is the only bike show.
Yeah, it's the main show. You can get tickets at most Bike Dealers for $10.00 per. plan on taking my wife and son this year. I used to go with my dad every year, he's moved away so new tradition with my son starts now.
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“The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth.” - Rocky Balboa
I've rode to work 3 out of 4 days this week. Really cold at 7am, first half of ride home is good until the sun goes down. Heated grips or gloves would make a huge difference, might try and grab some this weekend at the bike show.
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“The world ain't all sunshine and rainbows. It's a very mean and nasty place... and I don´t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently, if you let it. You, me or nobody, is gonna hit as hard as life. But ain't about how hard you hit... It's about how hard you can get hit, and keep moving forward... how much you can take, and keep moving forward. That´s how winning is done. Now, if you know what you worth, go out and get what you worth.” - Rocky Balboa
some pretty valid points, which is why i have a liter bike and a 600
the bit about liter bikes being targeted by cops is stupid though. sport bikes all look the same to the untrained eye lol.
The part I like is learning to ride and not spend your time managing the power.
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10) Literbikes Don’t Teach You Anything
If you’re one of those idiots that bought a literbike before first becoming a total riding expert, then all you’ve learned in the process is how not to kill yourself. All your efforts, every ride, simply go into managing the power. You’re not learning squat about riding and as a result, you don’t know how to ride well, you simply know how to transport yourself from A to B on your overcompensation machine in some semblance of safety. Sorry, but that’s the harsh truth and it’s limiting your outright enjoyment of this sport.
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I spent 3 months (Jan to March) and over 3000 km on a 250 before moving up. To be honest I wish I spent more time on a small bike.
I couldn't agree MORE with what Gwilo has said and I repeat it to people all the time...
My first summer with my CBR600RR was exactly that... just managing the power... not learning to ride... and frankly I don't think I am any further ahead now than I was before I bought this bike.
If I could go back in time I would do what the smart people recommended and buy a 250/300cc for a summer.
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So, you won’t get a chance to talk to the mechanics till Tuesday (not open Monday – speak to Mike, who did the tests, altho Chris is also in the loop), but here are the results, and the background, for you to mull over.
This test showed front cyl compression = 185 psi; rear cyl compr = 205 psi. probable error plus/minus 5 psi.
[comment: it’s ideal to be perfectly the same, but up to 30 psi difference is acceptable: more than that and you likely should do mechanical work.)
This test showed leak-down of: 38% front, 14% rear. (front exhaust valves and rings; rear: rings)
[comment: you want ideally to see less than 10% as ‘perfect’; 20% is acceptable; more than 30% is indicative of a problem – btw, these are ‘relative’ figures, not anything absolute – look up leak down test on wikipedia for more perspective – basically, you can identify the problem area by listening to where the ‘hissing’ comes from - as for the ‘problem’, as Chris puts it, the leak down test is an early indicator – so long as the compression test remains OK , the leak down just shows that something is not right, not that something is ‘wrong’ yet...]
OK, now for some perspective. I’ve had these tests done twice before, so there is previous information to get an idea of a trend from, which could be used to make some guesses about the future from.
In Feb 2012 I had the test done for the first time, at ~94,000 kms. Compr was 180 rear, 200 front. Leak down was 40% rear, 20% front.
I had the rear cylinder exhaust valves repaired after that, kinda ‘resetting’ the clock!
In Oct 2012, after another season of riding (up to ~123,000kms), I had the test repeated ( for curiosity, and because I’m a scientist and I live on ‘data’).
I did only the leakdown, which was: 34% front (exhaust valves); 16% rear.
So, is there a trend to be seen?
Well, for the rear cylinder, it’s already been re-built, so it’s likely to have good life left in it, as shown by the 14% current leakdown with 205 psi compression 30,000kms after the job was done. It’ll go on fine for 50 or 100 thousand kms more.
The front cylinder is showing its age. However, the compression is still very good (not quite ‘new’, but it’s got 125,000 kms on it, and if we took 170-175 psi as a cutoff to react to, and if we thought 205 psi was ‘new’, we could expect maybe 60,000 kms more before to front cylinder dropped to the level at which valve work would be necessary). The leakdown test yields a similar trend. Front was 20% 30,000 kms ago; front was 34% 4000 kms ago... now it’s 38%, 34,000 kms after the initial test... There is an error of maybe plus / minus 5% in the result, but trend seems to be an increase of maybe 1/2% to 1 % per thousand km. Sooner or later, the front cylinder will need valve work too. But this is an early indicator, as Chris says. And it’s no surprise – this is an engine with 125,000 kms on it, so it’s gonna be ‘loose’.
Bottom line, the engine still makes normal power, it doesn’t blow blue smoke, and it consumes very little oil (maybe 200ml per 1000 kms, kinda variable depending on temps and how hard you ride). If this was still ‘my ride’, I think I’d expect to put on another year (30,000 kms), then do the front cylinder valves... or more likely, repeat the test and ‘see’... might get two seasons out of it....
I’m not sure if this helps in your decision or not, but I believe in full disclosure, and I don’t have any intention of ‘screwing’ anyone when I sell this bike. it’s too close to my heart to ‘sully’ its reputation (or mine!) by doing so at this stage!
I look forward to hearing from you after you’ve had a chance to talk to Mike.
What else did you want from us to tell you besides buy the thing and just learn on it. You have plenty of other bikes to look at so this one isn't much more special then the other. You buy, you ride, and you potentially kill it or learn on it for a couple of season. Then upgrade or buy the same bike but better, it's your first bike so don't worry too much. It sounds like it'll last at least two season before even needing servicing so yeah... Buy it already.
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I realized I've had my N for like... 7 years? I renewed it once. I've always driven coupes and don't drink. Never occurred to me and my friend asked me about it. Totally forgot i had my N and so booked a road test for Monday. Once that's passed ill apply for my bike license.
My girlfriend has an older gsxr450 (?) and I would feel completely demasculated if she had a bike and i didn't. I didn't need a class 6 for the ruckus...
Anyways. What is a good first bike to keep an eye out for? I've always been in love with the Daytona 675 but it's way ou of my budget (and not a good first bike lol)
And hello guys! Haven't been in here since like September Posted via RS Mobile
My girlfriend has an older gsxr450 (?) and I would feel completely demasculated if she had a bike and i didn't. I didn't need a class 6 for the ruckus...
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