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pinball wizard said:
DIY. What you need a torque wrench for? The wheel nut? Torquing that up is easy. Tighten till you hear the crack and then back it off a quarter turn.
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Getting the torque wrong on the wheel bolts has led to rear wheels coming off in some situations... Something tells me that is not a good thing
 
pinball wizard said:
That's the best time to stand up. Progress from merely standing to taking your hands off the bars at the same time. I recommend cruise control to really make this fun.
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But then you don't stand up.

You simply lay back with your head against the top box and your feet over the bars.
 
SauRoNZA said:
But then you don't stand up.

You simply lay back with your head against the top box and your feet over the bars.
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when I was 16 i worked for Pizza Hut, delivering pizzas on the bike. We had DT50's back then. Anyway, One of them was kark slow, and the accelerator would get stuck. So on long stretches of road you can open up, and lean back against the big plastic box.

Surprised I was when I looked in front of me and there was traffic where there shouldn't have been traffic :D
 
Blu82 said:
Felt it under heavy acceleration on the second hand test bike but that was 6.5 years ago.
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Oh 6.5 years ago would have been the air-cooled ones and they do vibrate a little more.

Failing that possibly a dodgy shaft and not the engine at all.

Sinbad said:
WOAH

https://www.wired.com/2017/01/hondas-self-balancing-motorcycle-perfect-noobs/

[video=youtube;mWsBRgq7pk8]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mWsBRgq7pk8[/video]


furk me. WANT.
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Why? Don't you have legs?
 
Blu82 said:
Felt it under heavy acceleration on the second hand test bike but that was 6.5 years ago.
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faniedry said:
when I was 16 i worked for Pizza Hut, delivering pizzas on the bike. We had DT50's back then. Anyway, One of them was kark slow, and the accelerator would get stuck. So on long stretches of road you can open up, and lean back against the big plastic box.

Surprised I was when I looked in front of me and there was traffic where there shouldn't have been traffic :D
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I many years ago rode an RVF400 at private road speeds when the throttle got stuck...many a ****ting myself moment was had.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Oh 6.5 years ago would have been the air-cooled ones and they do vibrate a little more.

Failing that possibly a dodgy shaft and not the engine at all.
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u joints worn...

Why? Don't you have legs?
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pfft. No more wobbling at low speed. And that follow you round thing is also pretty epic.
 
Sauron, I still ride the same bike you saw me on during that Colesberg get together.
 
SauRoNZA said:
Yeah I figured as much. No point going from a GS800 to a GS800. :)
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The new ones have comfier seats and fixed an annoying issue with sudden revolution drops if you close the throttle a tiny bit at a certain rpm. The one disadvantage of BMW's loan bike system on service is that you figure out you want all of them and what the newer model of your current bike does better.
 
Blu82 said:
The one disadvantage of BMW's loan bike system on service is that you figure out you want all of them and what the newer model of your current bike does better.
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No no no
You take the day off when servicing your bike, then you go for a day long test ride :D
 
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