Originally Posted by Jesterbass21
'16 Kawasaki Ninja 1000
'12 Kawasaki Concours14 - Sold
'08 Kawasaki Concours14 - Sold
'05 Suzuki SV1000S - Sold
'07 Kawasaki Vulcan 900 - Sold
just think; you can get used to the bike, not worry about Melvin and any performance awards, killing yourself, or an M endorsement!
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1999 DR650SE
lets take it to CC Raceway this Sunday....dont think I will be trying anything like that on the repsol for quite a while lol. gonna take a little bit of getting used to. the power is phenomenal. I love it.
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Congrats Jester! Now you has track bike as well! Oh, and go get your damn endorsement, will ya! Don't care about your work excuse, go make it happen. period.
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congrats on the bike!!!
ok guys I have a question now and maybe I should put this up on technical talk but. it has a stock steering "damper" stabilizer or whatever you call it. there are no adjustments on it. If I am cruising at 75 and take my hands off the grips it starts going into a tank slapper. I am pretty sure it is broken. anyone know how I could fix it without buying a new one? or is that the only way?
Just taking your hands off of the bars shouldn't cause a tank slapper.... X.x Might mean something else is wrong.
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Yeah, don't take your hands off at 75mph
I don't even have a dampner, but I don't think it would tank slap even; although I am not sure in the 15 years of riding sportbikes I have ever taken both hands off at 75mph or fasterSounds like a bigger issue to me if it does!
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Pretty sure the Honda damper is electronically controlled and automatically adjusted based on speed?
How about you just dont shatter the posted speed limits and keep your hands on the grips? I realize thats probably crazy talk, but it was worth a shot.
lol 75 is the posted speed limit on the interstate. plus I tried it at lower speeds too. not sure whats up maybe the wheel is outa balance but even so it shouldnt do that especially with a damper right?
Your front tire is probably shit.
Take it up to 150 and try it again, it should stabilize, that's just the bike trying to shake you off for not going fast enough...
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Not necessarily. The last bike I had with a steering damper also had this tendency.
Has that bike been down before that you know of? God forbid, but your forks could be slightly bent or twisted, or your front wheel or tire may be shot like Bueller suggested.
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the bike has very very very minimal road rash on the right side. no frame sliders so I figure it must have been dropped. nothing broken "cosmetically" I need to get these tires off anyway and get some q2's. maybe sooner than I thought lol
you think 150 will cure it? so if I just stay above 150 I will be fine? cool I will try it. let me guess make sure I have the go pro on right?
Yes to everything.
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
~Hunter S. Thompson
ha ha ha ha ok I will try later today. if it works I will just tell the cops that if I go any slower my bike shakes that should be ok right?
Ok, go by a cop going over 75mph with no hands on the bars and see if it is legal....reckless driving ticket!!!!
Yes, but without your chaperone you shouldn't stop to tell them anything or they'll see you don't have your 'M' endorsement, so I'd suggest staying at 150 until they see you, then topping it out and running as fast as you can...it's a liter bike, you should be fine.ha ha ha ha ok I will try later today. if it works I will just tell the cops that if I go any slower my bike shakes that should be ok right?
Faster, faster, faster, until the thrill of speed overcomes the fear of death.
~Hunter S. Thompson
ok ok I get it both hands on the bars geese. lol at least the time I did it I found something that could be detrimental to my health later on lol.
O.M.G. this is hilarious CSC at its finest. take a thread about my bike and turn it into a thread about how horrible a rider I am. I love it. when we are getting our stickers can I get one of the C.S.C we know drama stickers please? LMAO
Yea ,,,its a new steed..Gotta brk it in. Show the bike whose boss. But seriously have the damper look at. It should not wobble at all...Take it up to 150 and try it again, it should stabilize, that's just the bike trying to shake you off for not going fast enough...
thanks. I got an appt tuesday to get it looked at again. good thing I got the extended warranty on it. lol
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