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  • ZX9RCAM

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    Of course then you can add Ohlins forks and rear shock for more adjustments...

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    texasnurse

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    Bust out the Allen wrenches. It takes me a couple weeks to adjust stuff. Handlebars, break pedal, throttle slack, lever position and shifter height.

    It's the best part of getting a new bike. If it felt good when you sat on it and evidently it did. After you adjust the stuff, it reaches another level.

    I just adjusted it, worlds better my hands were going numb


    Sent with my IPhone with electronics and fuzzy logic...
     
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    Dealt with some light rust and old gas stains in the tank. Being a 2008, you could see the gas level line inside the tank from where it sat awhile.

    First thing was a trip to Wal-Mart. One $2 bag of neon, multicolored aquarium gravel. A bottle of mineral spirits.

    Pulled the tank. Pulled the fuel pump out the tank. Drained the gas everywhere but the bucket. Me...The yard. Left some in the tank. Poured in the gravel and shook the tank for a while. Taking breaks between. Once the tank was scrubbed. I rinsed it out with a watering hose. Shook the water out. Repeated about three or four times.

    Filled it some with more water. Poured in some rust remover liquid. Shook again and again.

    Rinsed the acid and shook the rocks out. Poured some mineral spirits in. Rolled the tank around to mix the spirits with any left over water. Poured out what would come out and took paper towels to mop up any excess inside the tank.

    Cleaned the fuel pump and gas level float off. Reinstall...

    Back on the bike. Filled with about a gallon of gas.

    Shaking 20# of gas tank and funky liquid definitely works the back. I also have aquarium rocks all over the yard. I've been asked twice if it's that similar looking candy rocks. Nerds.
     
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    deemus

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    Dealt with some light rust and old gas stains in the tank. Being a 2008, you could see the gas level line inside the tank from where it sat awhile.

    First thing was a trip to Wal-Mart. One $2 bag of neon, multicolored aquarium gravel. A bottle of mineral spirits.

    Pulled the tank. Pulled the fuel pump out the tank. Drained the gas everywhere but the bucket. Me...The yard. Left some in the tank. Poured in the gravel and shook the tank for a while. Taking breaks between. Once the tank was scrubbed. I rinsed it out with a watering hose. Shook the water out. Repeated about three or four times.
    Nerds.

    I did a similar treatment to one of my bike's gas tanks. It had bad rust in it. I used vinegar on it, and it worked like a charm.

    Put a gallon of vinegar in the tank, and shake it up. FYI, I plugged the petcock hole and also the hole in the gas cap. I would shake it up every 30 minutes, then rotate the tank so it all got covered every two hours. The acid eats the rust off the inside of the tank.

    I left it on for about 6 hours doing the treatment noted above. Then I drained it and flushed it with water / baking soda mixture, shaking it constantly for about 15 minutes. Then emptied the tank and flushed with water.

    I let it dry overnight, then did it again on Sunday. It worked great. My only regret was not putting a coating inside the tank. I should have.
     
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    I need a tool case and don't want some leather looking thing. I want to mount it and forget about. Been searching things like Stash Tubes. Too small.

    Then a light went off. I have a 3 1/2"x 12", 'manual canister' out back. The plastic tube that's mounted on a tractor which contains the user manual. It's kinda big and doesn't fit the bike where I want it.

    Then I find this,

    http://www.agrisupply.com/manual-canister-small/p/70111/

    9 1/2" x 2". Shorter wrenches will fit as well as a some Allen keys. I need to look up a tire inflator. The CO2 cartridge with a hose on it. Plug kit might fit. The plugs would but not the T-handle jobbers. Screwdriver handle would work...

    We'll see what'll fit when it gets here. With shipping it was $11.
     

    Brains

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    Fresh new Michelin Pilots, this car chews through tires...
    So does mine. Being able to corner reliably over 1g might have something to do with my accelerated tire wear though. I went with the new Pilot Sport 4S (265/35-20, 305/30-20), so far they're pretty awesome. Not so sure I'll get anywhere close to their 30k rating though.
     

    ZX9RCAM

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    Some cars suspension setups are designed to wear rear tires in less than 15K miles....



    ETA: Not designed to, but cause them to.
     

    Brains

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    Some cars suspension setups are designed to wear rear tires in less than 15K miles....

    ETA: Not designed to, but cause them to.

    The specs are a tiny bit on the aggressive side in the factory recommended track alignment (for you average knucklehead), but the street alignment is very tame. A lot more toe than I'd like, might be contributing to the shoulder wear I'm seeing on the fronts if it's at the edge of tolerances. FWIW, I got 7k on the factory tire (Goodyear F1 Asymmetric 3 RunOnFlat). Fairly even across all four, with the exception of the outer shoulder on the fronts.

    Camber, street:
    F: -0.75 deg +/- 0.8 deg
    R: -0.9 deg +/- 0.8 deg

    Toe, street:
    F: 0.2 deg, +/- 0.2 deg
    R: 0.2 deg, +/- 0.2 deg

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    Camber, track:
    F: -1.5 deg +/- 0.15 deg
    R: -1.25 deg +/- 0.15 deg

    Toe, track:
    F: 0.1 deg, +/- 0.05 deg
    R: 0.1 deg, +/- 0.05 deg
     
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    lol, I was joking... or maybe not ;)
    I'm going to get a few. They just look like easily mountable storage, and are inexpensive. Very useful.

    I like that reply. Sounds sneaky. The bigger one I have is a stout piece of plastic. I'm sure it'll smash but it ain't breaking.

    That place emailed me today. It's on the way. They want a signature for some reason. It's $11 bucks....
     

    Younggun

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    Been coming home from work and heading to the car port everyday for nearly 2 weeks, but my '94 Chevy is now running smooth with a new (reman) long block. Picking up a new battery for it tomorrow morning. Rebuilt the throttle body and replaced the distributor as well. Both needed it. Removed all vacuum lines except for the brake booster and MAP sensor. EGR valve deleted.

    Running like a new truck.
     
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