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[Giraffe (He/Him)]

It was a richardcranium moment on my part

We've all been there. Own one of these for a while and claim you haven't

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by Thomas

We've all been there. Own one of these for a while and claim you haven't

Very nice, yes very nice, indeed

[Giraffe (He/Him)]

Very nice,

Very sold also. Rarely rode it with the two other bikes in the garage.

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by Thomas

Very sold also. Rarely rode it with the two other bikes in the garage.

I hardly drive the ninja, usually drve the vulcan 90% of the time, and my freaking knees hate driving the ninja, getting old SUCKS, indeed

[JRD77VET]

Originally Posted by Chuck A

well i just rechecked it looks as though the bracket that holds the caliper in place was not put on properly, very pissed off indeed

If the previous owner/mechanic was that careless on assembly, I would double check a lot of items before riding again. You were lucky this time.

Originally Posted by pappytinker

I would remove that cube valve cap and replace it with a simple one. I have seen instances where the centrifugal force caused by the spinning wheel caused the valve stem to bend over from the weight and break the stem causing sudden, catastrophic loss of air. Not a good thing.

A simple valve cap would be a much better ( and safer ) idea.

Just remember, every time you double a RPM, the centrifugal weight quadruples. Just to make up some numbers to give you an idea, if that cube weighs 1 lb at 20 mph, it will weigh 4 lbs at 40 mph and 16 lbs at 80 mph.

That would extrapolate to 64 lbs at the 160 you were traveling

[Chuck A]

Had the vert out great time was blasting Metalica for whom the bell tolls, then took out the freaking monster, GAME OVER, the bike is freaking insane, and also need to put some more miles on the bike want to change the oil to synthetic

[Chuck A]

my wife keeps saying to get rid of the vert , since i drive it once every 3 or 4 months, yes i love the vert but once you go fast bike well , its hard to go back , but the vert is here to stay

[Torqaholic]

Originally Posted by JRD77VET

If the previous owner/mechanic was that careless on assembly, I would double check a lot of items before riding again. You were lucky this time.

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On a motorcycle you should be checking for loose nuts and bolts on a regular basis as a standard procedure. I once found a spark plug held in by about 2 threads

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by Torqaholic

On a motorcycle you should be checking for loose nuts and bolts on a regular basis as a standard procedure. I once found a spark plug held in by about 2 threads

i guess:for my:bike when they reinstalelled the right :rear wheel they f-ed up, all is well for now, yes as for the spark plugs they seem good and new, and since the bike keeps the speed coming over 160 and i am only in 4th gear, yes its all good

[Mirroredshades]

You only get 36 mpg on that thing?



I thrash the crap out of my Ninja and still get 40+

[Rob]

Originally Posted by Mirroredshades

You only get 36 mpg on that thing?

Yamma is averaging 51+ in her new car

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Chuck A

PS the caliper is supposed to be one the bottom, i f-ed up my rear brakes.

Glad you made it out of it ok..... That's something you won't forget, the next time that you crank it up...... We've all had our oh fk moments....

[Rapid Roger]

What am I missing here....?I have not been into biking since my Honda 305 days in the 70s but the picture does not show the rear brake at all.Are there more pics....?

[Jeff '79]

Originally Posted by Rapid Roger

What am I missing here....?I have not been into biking since my Honda 305 days in the 70s but the picture does not show the rear brake at all.Are there more pics....?

It hanging on the bottom of the rotor in the 3rd pic.

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by Jeff '79

It hanging on the bottom of the rotor in the 3rd pic.

I had the mechanic remove the rear tire and redo everything, its all good

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by Mirroredshades

You only get 36 mpg on that thing?



I thrash the crap out of my Ninja and still get 40+

when you are freaking doing above 130 the gas mileage sucks

[Chuck A]

Originally Posted by Mirroredshades

You only get 36 mpg on that thing?



I thrash the crap out of my Ninja and still get 40+

which one

[Chuck A]

been watching some isle of man videos, come on summer the zx14 is ready, post pics of your bikes, i bet you guys are sick of winter also

[Chuck A]

That's A Man's Corner ? ?HD? SpecTTacular ? . . 320kph/200mph 'Isle of Man' TT - YouTube
heres a good one

[78SA]

Too many idiots out there that don't watch out for bikers.