Look what I found in the woods...
http://ebbs15.smugmug.com/photos/683657802_UwY5R-L.jpg
Damn thing followed me home too... http://ebbs15.smugmug.com/photos/683658745_FuqSe-L.jpg :pebbs: |
Let's see if fnfalman call it a pussy bike too...:lol
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Had enough time to have some fun on it yet?
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When that guy comes back from taking a piss, he's gonna be looking for your ass. :lol:
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you traded your cbr for that?
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yeah.
I was tired of abusing the RR by riding it for commuting only... the roads down here suck for an SS... so I only ever rode it to commute on. I've been wanting a Dual Sport for a while (no secret) and can't swing getting the BMW anytime soon... though to be honest... after today I don't know if I need/want the 800. The RR was only getting 38mpg commuting at a high... this will get 65mpg. I may eventually buy another sport bike to ride... probably track (if I can ever afford it) but I swear... I haven't had this much fun riding random roads since I was on my Indy trip last year with Trip, Fatburg, Kat, and Rae. and Never had this much fun alone riding. I like the thought that at just about any random spot... I can take a right or left and just go... :lol: |
Looks nice!
Glad to hear you are having fun riding again. It sucks when you lose that. |
You need tyres...Other than that...
Good luck with it :) |
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Nice pix
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Damn Ebbs you getting better and better with those pics!
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thanks... I take a lot of pics... but as time goes on... seems like my ratio of crap pics to keepers is getting better...
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How many miles you get in this weekend? It's never as much as I would like but I had 175 miles this weekend. Great riding and riding weather.
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450 or so.... just hit 1900 miles on the bike
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what is it again?
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the bike? a DR-Z400
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Ebbs, I was curious how much difference you saw in insurance going from the RR to the DRZ?
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it dropped $10 a month. so $38 a month full coverage.
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Every little bit helps!
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hell yes it does. especially when I'm still paying $300 a month on my Xterra... which is in Iowa trying to be sold...
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Why did you replace the black piece with the white piece?
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I replaced the stock tank 2gal with an IMS 4.2 gal tank... which I found out will take 4.6gal :D
now my range is >200 miles... where it was <150 also provides some radiator protection in falls... but I added some radiator guards anyways... over kill maybe... but better safe than sorry when it comes to the rads. |
How are you liking it? I want a dual sport pretty badly, but I don't know that I'm willing to have it as my only bike. Adding a second bike to the garage is something my wife most likely won't allow, but I REALLY want this:
2010 Husqvarna TE630 http://www.emoto.com/img/news/200911...rna-te-630.jpg I want something road legal that is more dirt bike than street bike. The Huskys are pretty damn expensive though. |
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I am a TOWERING 5'10" with a 32" inseam, weighing in at a muscular 194 lbs.
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I want to know all about it Ebbs. I was just at the dealer yesterdat checking out the DZR400 SM and looked over the Duallie.
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I'll pm ya my number... I'm in Omaha until Monday |
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remind me, and I'll give you a review when I get home. if you're coming to the rally you can take it for a spin... |
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remind me, and I'll give you a review when I get home.
if you're coming to the rally you can take it for a spin...[/QUOTE] TOO tempting! Now that i have the Buell for the Ozarks I have really thinking about all those county and fire roads I see heading into the mountains.... |
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anyways... I love this bike... just need to get a little better seat |
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You can lay over in Fayetteville anytime you want Ebbs. We'll make a weekend of it.
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nice toy mane, ur gonna miss the honda when it warms up though
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All i ask for is one of each. Is that to much. I NEED a SS, A Dual sport, a standard, a tourer...
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lol... I would love to have an SS again... but I just have no drive to ride it on the street... too risky.
now if I could get stationed near a track, I may just look into getting a cheap track bike. |
I feel ya, there are a million bikes out there if ya change ya mind
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TO RISKY?!? :wtf: Blasphemy!
(but I hear ya - that's one reason why I finally want to begin doing a lot more woods/dual-sport riding this year... :) ) Nice scoot - looks like lots of (bullet-proof & economical) fun! :dthumb: |
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gonna give her the shake down run tomorrow... then leave tomorrow night |
not sure how I missed this but that's a sick looking DR-Z man
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Thanks... here's the latest photo... from my ride from Omaha to Biloxi last week
and yes... I know the chain was loose... I tightened it as soon as I got back to smilieman's place http://ebbs15.com/Motorcycles/DR-Z40...22_65Rq8-L.jpg |
i liken the Ebbs Flyer to a camel. A ship of the desert. Sure it's no thorouhbred but those noble steeds couldnt hack it where the DRZ thrives. Well appointed and set up for its mission, the perfect companion for a wanderer of the expanse.
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yeah except this camel seems to be running on three legs! :lol:
I think the jetting settings I got were wrong. my local shop said they think it's too rich by my explanation... so we'll see this weekend |
Either way I hope they can sort it for ya quickly. I dont see you bicycling to Omaha and back...
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I wasn't gonna comment on the chain dude - it's your bike, you can do whatever the hell you want with it ;)
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TIGHTEN YOUR CHAIN FUCKER!
There, you've been served. |
Your chain, sir, it looks as loose as a kindergarden teacher on mardi gras
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Nebraska to the Gulf, huh? Pretty hardcore on a glorified dirtbike w/ the stock seat! :bowdown: :)
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I can't seem to get my wife to believe that getting a dual sport is a good idea. She's not going for it.
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no you and Rae, with your Sport bike yoga at 50mph... :drool: oh... and I still have a few photos to prove it...(though this is at a stop) http://ebbs15.com/Motorcycles/Indian..._M6iPA-L-1.jpg |
I still hate you ... so much.
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nice bike ebbs, drz is a great dual sport |
This thread is finally worth a damn, hilarious.
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maybe you should be gheyman, t-homo could be your sidekick |
so I figured out WTF was wrong with my bike... or... actually... I didn't... but after fuck'n with the carb, trying different settings, finally went back to the settings I started with... and put it back in... and it runs like a fuck'n raped ape! power wheelies easy in 1st... chop the throttle in 2nd and the front comes up about 6"... pulls all the way to red line in 5th... at about 105.... I'm in love again... :lol:
seriously though... I was loosing my interest in the DRZ with the way the carb was acting... in the end... it was... well I still don't know... could have not gotten something seated right or something was catching :idk: but all's good now. can't wait for June. actually May when I ride over to Rae's wedding and then up to my bro's wedding... then on to the Rally... ps.... I want EL Fudges... |
I see Suzuki is giving 1.99% fixed APR until 2015 on a new DRZ400S. I want! I don't think the wife is going to cave in, though.
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get a used one... they can be found for 4-5g's with little miles...
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I find them here & there in good shape for about $3500. She's still not going to budge. It's a pipe dream. :)
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Well Today is my 1 year mark for the DRZ and me... OD says 15563 an average of 1296.916666666667 miles per month... not bad... considering the bike sat from 24 Dec to 15 Feb in Omaha...
think I'm actually closer to 1500 a month on actual mileage but don't know for sure... |
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Ebbs, Werent you saying at the rally your Odo Stopped working Intermittently for a bit and your mileage was actually higher??
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I am kinda expecting my Stator to go out shortly... seems they don't last much past 15k... so I think I'm running on borrowed time. |
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but mine hasn't given me any issues thus far... I re wired from the rectifier to the battery with larger gauge wire (12g rather than 8g) and threw in an HID headlight(35w vs 55/65w) also swapped in a LED tail light (3w vs 10w). and even when running my heated grip wraps on the way up to Omaha (22w) no issues... oh had my GPS hardwired running the whole time... I wish I had a gauge or something to tell me how many watts I'm using at any given moment. I think the stock Stator is like 180 or 200... but the bike itself(lights included) uses all but like 20w... |
I am waiting til the DS clinic and then I am trying to get rid of mine. It's time for a WRX
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WR250X, motard, getting dirt wheels for it. |
Aww on both accounts... cool
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