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If the weather is nice enuf thursday ill meet up with you guys ...im a friend of Machine's
 
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doozerdave said:
Like, repaved tar and chip or just the normal gravel on roads action? There are rumours that some residents like to throw gravel on the road to try to slow down (kill) riders.

We could also hit Guelph Line, SR25 and SR15. It's a fair bit closer than either Forks or Snake.
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That's exactly what I was thinking!

ZZR1200 said:
If the weather is nice enuf thursday ill meet up with you guys ...im a friend of Machine's
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Don't worry, we won't hold that against you! :p
 
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doozerdave said:
Keep your fingers crossed that my relay comes in on Thursday like they said it might.
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Hey - I'm surpirsed that you cant make your own relay.... :) come on, iphone hooked up to some old computer parts... (I know you've thought about it)
 
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Machine said:
Hey - I'm surpirsed that you cant make your own relay.... :) come on, iphone hooked up to some old computer parts... (I know you've thought about it)
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I sure have thought about it, but because the original isn't working right I can't be sure of the coil DC resistance and wouldn't want to overload the ECM.

I do have a different power supply that I want to use for my garage car audio amp that doesn't have an annoying fan (no fan at all) but it works right now, so I'm spending my time on more important things. haha...
 
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So 6pm thursday at timmies on university and bridge ?
 
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ZZR1200 said:
So 6pm thursday at timmies on university and bridge ?
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It's 6:30.....but there's not a lot of standing around, it's more like a 'meet at 6:30 then leave'. If you want a coffee or something before we ride maybe show up a little early.
 
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Hey guys if I need some work done have a rattle in the engine when it's cold( goes away when warmed up) not sure if it's valves for cam chain...but what shops would you recommend and what ones would you stay away from
 
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Honestly I can't recommend any shops anymore....

Does the rattle go away within seconds or minutes after starting the bike?
 
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Goes away after its normal warm up time about five to ten mins. I always ride it to warm it up so I don't know how long if I just let it sit

That's why I'm thinking valves more than cams
 
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Two50noob said:
Hey guys if I need some work done have a rattle in the engine when it's cold( goes away when warmed up) not sure if it's valves for cam chain...but what shops would you recommend and what ones would you stay away from
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Yea - I'm with Dave... not a lot of love for the local shops.

Engine rattling should be fairly easy to diagnose. Do you have a shop manual - if not, then get one. Then its just process of elimination. You can use a screwdriver as a stethoscope to determine exactly what/where the rattle is occuring.
 
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...or piston slap. How many km's?
 
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25k or so ..What's piston slap and how do I used the screw driver as a stethascope something tells me that would be a useful skill
 
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Piston slap can happen if the bore is worn, causing a gap where the piston can slap forward and back. Could also be bearing or wrist pin clatter, but all are unlikely at only 25k.

Take a screw driver and put the handle against your ear and touch the engine with the business end. Hunt around for the loudest spots.
 
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I will give that ago I just fired her up today and could barely hear anything. I'm not to worried about it but probably needs valves done anyway
 
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I may be up for a ride tomorrow night...I also may be MIA for awhile. Just bought our first house Monday night. So gonna be busy busy getting things organized.
 
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dc519 said:
I may be up for a ride tomorrow night...I also may be MIA for awhile. Just bought our first house Monday night. So gonna be busy busy getting things organized.
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Hey congrats man! That's awesome! What area?
 
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Thanks!

In Lakeshore, Northfield and Weber. Close to family and friends.
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