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Offline Martin

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Re: Too much
« Reply #25 on: April 10, 2016, 06:04:22 PM »
 :2thumbup: Ace can you also do it on the Ural.
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Offline TrueAce

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Re: Too much
« Reply #26 on: April 10, 2016, 06:12:35 PM »
Good thinking................the only way the Ural can keep up with K-Badness is if I graft a S1000RR motor into the hack. My son who normally serves as my monkey on the hack would be a great chase pilot...........check back in a month and I'll get those knee-sliding-sparks-flying pics! Bottom line........K100RS bikes will go faster and corner tighter than 99.999% of their riders, JO included!
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Offline Chaos

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Re: Too much
« Reply #27 on: April 10, 2016, 08:55:51 PM »
Quote from: TrueAce on April 10, 2016, 06:12:35 PM

the only way the Ural can keep up with K-Badness is if ....

Ha!  Wait till there's 5" of snow and see it those K badasses can keep up with a Ural.  When my bud with the ZX750r wanted to race my K75s, I said sure, New York and back.  He backed out.  Every bike has it's element.
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Offline TrueAce

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Re: Too much
« Reply #28 on: April 10, 2016, 09:02:22 PM »
Well, now, Chaos, Martin never said anything about snow, cause he probably doesn't know what it is. How about we just race our Urals?
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Offline Laitch

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Re: Too much
« Reply #29 on: April 10, 2016, 09:09:20 PM »
Quote from: Martin on April 10, 2016, 04:07:02 PM
Ace I'm surprised, it must be an OZ thing. Short legs, also known as Sparks created when your bum drags on the ground.
Sounds like a condition that would benefit from a start-up product in Oz that I just read about. Maybe you're familiar with it, Martin. Barrister's Bum Wrap made by Arsenic, Ltd.
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Offline Chaos

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Re: Too much
« Reply #30 on: April 10, 2016, 09:10:54 PM »
I'd need a handicap, you have one of them newfangled fuelies
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Offline TrueAce

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Re: Too much
« Reply #31 on: April 10, 2016, 09:12:59 PM »
Damn Laitch, how do you stay on top of everything..........from orchids flowers in the garage to burned OZ bums in one day!
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Offline Laitch

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Re: Too much
« Reply #32 on: April 10, 2016, 09:14:05 PM »
I've got a real time news feed from the mothership, Ace.
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Offline TrueAce

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Re: Too much
« Reply #33 on: April 10, 2016, 09:17:13 PM »
Totally plugged in............I should have known it.
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Offline Chaos

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Re: Too much
« Reply #34 on: April 10, 2016, 09:21:11 PM »
Even his avatar is literate
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Offline Martin

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Re: Too much
« Reply #35 on: April 10, 2016, 09:53:20 PM »
Ace I have actually ridden in snow and got banned from Falls Creek for riding my bike across the ski slopes. Ski slope what ski slope?? :dunno
Regards Martin.
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Offline Martin

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Re: Too much
« Reply #36 on: April 10, 2016, 10:11:51 PM »
Laitch I've got Teflon inserts in my undies so nothing sticks on either side.  :2thumbup:
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Offline TrueAce

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Re: Too much
« Reply #37 on: April 11, 2016, 09:04:51 AM »
Martin, you aren't allowed to talk about butt plugs on the forum, children may be online.
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Offline Scud

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Re: Too much
« Reply #38 on: April 11, 2016, 09:53:33 AM »
On centerstands...

These seem pretty solid and sturdy to me. I haven't seen anything about them breaking. I will say that since I totally disassembled, cleaned, and lubed mine that it goes up and comes down much more easily. In fact, the first time I put it up after reassembly I applied the pressure I was accustomed to and I thought I was going to throw the bike over backwards.

It seems to me that a well-serviced stand would be a good place to start - then think about technique.

As for technique - I've been putting mine on (and off) the centerstand on a bike lift - where I do not have room to be on the bike. to get it down, I stand on the LH side, grip the LH bar and the lift handle, nudge it forward and pull it a little bit towards me.

Thanks for the alert on the potential for the grip to slide off the handle.

On sidestands...

The lean angle sometimes makes me nervous, but I do use it for short term rests. I rather like it when I have to park on uneven surfaces and can orient the bike to lean a bit uphill - then it stands up like a bike on a sidestand is "supposed" to.
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Offline Bill

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Re: Too much
« Reply #39 on: April 11, 2016, 10:43:29 AM »
I only use my sidestand when dismounting, but will then centre stand it as the crazy lean angle of the side stand scares me. 

I tilt the bike a little right when bringing the centre stand down, rock it to the left while pulling it up onto the stand.  Works for me anyway. :bmwsmile
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Offline Mongrel

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Re: Too much
« Reply #40 on: April 15, 2016, 04:05:38 AM »
I've had a centrestand crumple on me before, but I still put her on the centrestand most of the time, and do it when I'm off the bike too - I'm too short to rock her off the stand because I can only plant a foot and a half at a time while seated. Guess I'm just used to it. I do tend to lean the bike to my body slightly, to make sure she can't tip over on the right.
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