Bike talk: Motorcycle/Scooter chat thread!

[Accel.speed]

Haha that's cool. Sooo I got a couple hundred more on my tax return than I thought... what gsxr part should I buy...? New rotors, tuning system, levers, rear sets, case savers?

 

[R13]

Frame sliders, axle sliders, Lever guards, Disc locks, Suspension setup, brakes, heated grips, Chain/sprockets, Shorty levers (If they're your thing).

How's the bike running with the new pipe? Any popping or idle loping?

 

[Accel.speed]

Check, check, need, don't need, maybe need, need, don't need, check, need. :lol:

It backfires like a taxi honks in new york, all the time lol. I need to get it tuned, but don't really want to spend sooo much. I was riding higher and higher in the mountains and noticed the backfiring started to gurgle :lol:

 

[R13]

Get it tuned then for the valves sake :lol:

 

[Accel.speed]

Get it tuned then for the valves sake :lol:

I love it when it backfires but you're so right lol. Have you tuned any of your bikes?

 

[94RS]

This little bastard showed up today.

https://flic.kr/p/rBb4cG

It's full of little scratches and nicks in the paint, so I'm gonna end up getting it powdercoated Mirror silver sparkle.

And those checkered flag decals are ugly as hell, so I'll probably grab a set of reproduction Silver Bullet decals to match the color scheme.

 

[R13]

I love it when it backfires but you're so right lol. Have you tuned any of your bikes?

Just a power commander.

 

[94RS]

Powdercoating costs less than duct tape :what:

 

[R13]

Shit not here, Costs me $200 to get 2 bare dirt bike rims coated.

 

[94RS]

Well... The difference being is that I get mine done for free :mrgreen: The only time I need to pay is if they don't have the color I want.

 

[R13]

I'm gonna start sending you shit... :lol:

 

[94RS]

I'm not sure they'll powdercoat fecal matter....

I've also gotten things plated for free too :mrgreen:

 

[Accel.speed]

One of your friends does it for you?

I need my rear sets and passenger pegs powdercoated black.

 

[R13]

I'm gonna pull the plastics and the engine again and just send you the whole damn YZ.

 

[94RS]

The place I just started working for (where my dad's been since the 90s) is a plating shop, he's known the owners for over 30 years... I've had the rusted to hell battery hooks and the screws on my pedals done in black oxide.

And one of the customers he delivers to is a powdercoating shop, and he's friends with the painter. So my stuff is done for free. My Miata wheels were done there and I had an air cleaner for a 64 El Camino done for a mechanic at the dealership.