Motorcycles BS Thread 2.0

I have never had one, but this bike came with one on it(it's the normal height, and I need the low)..........well worth it. Now the stock seat may be more comfortable than my DRZ was, but I wouldn't imagine so. I'm a believer after having one.

 

ya i want to get the low also one day ill get it

 

I wish I could find someone to swap seats with me. I can't afford to get the low now.......it's just on my ever growing list :rofl;

 

man tell me about it! my list isnt to terribly long for the bike but i also got my 98 civic i want to mess with and my new ranger so idk where to spend money when i get it lol

 

Same. Truck, camp trailer, bike, guns, and bills

 

All you short guys getting the low seat. I went with the high seat... On the Grom

best mod I have done to the bike so far!

 

haha life sure is annoying!

 

id be fine on a grom! lmao

 

This was a blast, looking forward to the next.

I figured out another new way to use the BMW Connected app. I downloaded a .GPX file on Mac (from rideBDR.com) and saved on iPhone. I think I’ll be able to avoid the wallet assault for a gps a little longer.

 

That looks like it will work pretty good!

@4x4Runner you should join us the next time, and then we will have most of the BMW lineup

 

I went and took a look at that v-star today. Battery was amazingly not dead and the gas smelled fine. Put in the key, cranked it over a few times to get oil flowing, then turned on the petcock to get some gas going before cranking it a couple times. It was about 80 outside so I thought I might not need any choke but was very wrong. Wouldn't idle without choke and would die if you took it off. Told the guy yup, plugged jets, $50-100 for a rebuild kit and probably 3 hours to remove the tank, remove the carbs, and get them cleaned up.

The more important part of this story though, we were bullshitting about bikes after, and he mentions he has a 1984 XR500 he's looking to sell that apparently still runs great and has been in his family for forever. Wants help trying to find a price to list it at. I'm very intrigued.

 

@uurx will buy it.


Speaking of carb issues, thats exactly what my power washer does. Only runs on choke. So youre saying needs a new carb? Im not trying to figure out how to rebuild that

 

My wild ass guess would be yeah, jet's probably just clogged. Pull off the carb, take the bowl off the bottom, spray carb or brake cleaner through the brass jet(s), reassemble. It'd probably be easier and faster to do that than find the right carb to buy aftermarket haha

Edit: plugged jets or idle air circuit is plugged, if it has one

 

Sounds good. I should put stabil and not 2 year old gas in it, the next time

 

@03dumdum maybe we need loose dirt

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hS6vErQP418&t=21s

 

My advice on anything carbed is just when you're done using it, shut off the gas and let it run itself dry. Then you have an empty bowl and nothing to clog up your jets.

 

Thanks for sharing. I've been holding off on this seat upgrade for a while.

Now the bike can get some love too with my truck getting new lower control arms and my car getting a full new suspension

 

That would put the seat at $187. That's a great price, just can't afford to buy it right now. I have the regular height, so it will work for now. I suppose I could sell the one I have one the bike to offset the cost......

 

Im not sure how long it lasts. But maybe save the picture for later too?