Forum: Idle Banter
01-07-21, 02:03 PM
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Replies: 371
Views: 155,156
Re: The Veg Plot.
Huh, my photo skills are lacking on this forum. They show up for me but that could be a Google Photos issue.
https://photos.app.goo.gl/gN8FQCkJ32sA64C79
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-06-21, 09:38 PM
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Replies: 371
Views: 155,156
Re: The Veg Plot.
Actually, I had good luck with the roses this past Spring too. They've gotten less enthusiastic what with the 110-degree heat this Summer, but the plants are still healthy.
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Forum: Idle Banter
30-06-21, 09:32 PM
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Replies: 371
Views: 155,156
Re: The Veg Plot.
I'll play, just because my soil is a bit different from what most are dealing with. I have only had luck here with my date palm, queen palms and various succulents, although our young pomegranate...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
22-06-21, 06:41 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,293
Re: Electrical gurus - help required.
All my Suzukis have required a clutch pull to start. My last BMW did not. Some of my Hondas have. It can also be wired around easily, timwilky perhaps the PO of your bike did this.
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Forum: Idle Banter
21-06-21, 10:44 PM
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Replies: 371
Views: 155,156
Re: The Veg Plot.
When I had grass, it was only a 1/10 of an acre. Not much but it's what the land developers thought was appropriate for southside city-dwellers just outside of Chicago back in the early 1900s. I had...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
21-06-21, 10:36 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,704
Re: Boots with laces.
I only leave the bike in gear when I'm on an incline, just to keep it from rolling off the side stand. Other than that I park in neutral.
If there is something wrong with this, I would be...
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-06-21, 02:18 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 662
Re: It was hot here this week...
Yup, I live on the inland side of those mountains in Murrieta, I work in Hemet though and my wife and I stay up in Idyllwild often. I have a good view of it from my office window here on the desert...
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Forum: Idle Banter
17-06-21, 05:01 PM
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Replies: 5
Views: 662
Re: It was hot here this week...
It's been in the 100-teens this week. Cold snap yesterday though, only 95 when I left the office. You get acclimated, but things get exponentially more dangerous as the temps increase. Having worked...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
16-06-21, 06:24 PM
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Replies: 25
Views: 2,704
Re: Boots with laces.
That's the truth right there. Tone for days.
Laces and bikes don't mix. Never fell over as a result of them, but I've had close calls. Enough to keep me from ever wearing boots with laces again.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
06-10-20, 02:16 PM
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,577
Re: GSXR front end conversion guides?
svrider.com covers gsxr front end swaps ad nauseum, I would look there. It seems like every new rider who finds an old SV here in the States thinks they can't ride it until they put gsxr parts on the...
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
02-10-20, 01:21 PM
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Replies: 53
Views: 7,937
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
30-09-20, 04:37 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,525
Re: What can be adjusted for a better fit?
The SV has always struck me as a really good bike for taller people. I'm 6'2" and have always had larger/longer bikes (CBR1000F, BMW k1200 and others). I think it's odd that so many shorter riders...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
24-09-20, 01:42 PM
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Replies: 2,795
Views: 525,539
Re: What have you tinkered with today?
Che,
I did this several years ago when I upgraded the rear shock on my old cbr F2. A little aluminum bar stock and hose clamps are perfect, and a definite savings over dropping £100.
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Forum: SV Talk, Tuning & Tweaking
21-09-20, 08:53 PM
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Replies: 17
Views: 1,289
Re: Tyre levers
I use the Motion Pro levers but I have two sizes; two are about 11.5 inches long and one is only about 8.5 inches. They definitely benefit from being longer. If yours are the stubbier kind I can...
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Forum: Idle Banter
18-09-20, 05:22 PM
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Replies: 8
Views: 716
Re: Endings
I'm new here and don't mean to butt in but your post hit me.
I've been reading a lot about endings and what they mean in life. Without getting philosophical on a motorcycle forum, what I have been...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
16-09-20, 09:09 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 12,030
Re: YSS Shocks
^^ what Biblio said is so true. This is also why I ride an sv650 and I'm still a lesser rider than my bike.
I would also say that an average rider is asking for trouble running a Bonneville fast...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
16-09-20, 05:17 PM
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Replies: 51
Views: 12,030
Re: YSS Shocks
I've been running a YSS on my '07 SV650s this season. It's been fine and I pretty much haven't messed with it since my suspension guy got it dialed in for me. It certainly doesn't have the...
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Forum: Idle Banter
11-09-20, 09:35 PM
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Replies: 11
Views: 1,044
Re: Hello
Hello, new to the forum myself here. I live in California so a little distant for most I bet...
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Forum: Bikes - Talk & Issues
11-09-20, 09:28 PM
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Replies: 13
Views: 1,541
Re: 2020 Panigale vs K5 GSXR
I love the way the old k5 stacks up to new machines, there's a lot that can be said for simple.
I'm a SoCal resident myself and just got back a few minutes ago from a rip up Palomar. Great road...
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