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Old 06-25-2011, 01:17 AM   #51
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Yep, shim under bucket. I've talked to other 929/954 owners who had to really keep on top of valve adjustments. Not to mention the cylinder scoring/oil consumption problems many of the ones I've seen deal with. I love that model but they seem to carry a lot of baggage.
Are they wheelie'ing their 954's?
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Old 06-25-2011, 06:10 AM   #52
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Are they wheelie'ing their 954's?
That's what I was immediately thinking.

R1's were known for running on no oil and F'in cylinders up. But guess what, only when running wheelies for miles. Cause, the oil pick ups, faced forward in the oil pan.
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Old 06-25-2011, 06:30 AM   #53
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That's what I was immediately thinking.

R1's were known for running on no oil and F'in cylinders up. But guess what, only when running wheelies for miles. Cause, the oil pick ups, faced forward in the oil pan.
Werent the cbrs better as stunt bikes because of how the oil pickups were situated?
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Old 06-25-2011, 06:41 AM   #54
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I think so. I was just stating another problem of a bike where the bike is blamed for it not "doing something correct" because against popular consensus it wasn't designed for stunting. Lol
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Old 06-25-2011, 02:25 PM   #55
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Are they wheelie'ing their 954's?
Possibly. The weird thing though? I know of at least one other person with a 954 who wheelies the shit out of it and just beats on it in general...Trouble free as far as I know

I cant remember where the oil pick up was situated when I had mine out

Anyway, I'm not saying these bikes ended up in this shape because they were so well taken care of. I always got a vibe from mine that it lead a pretty hard life before I owned it. The Mechanics I've talked to just seem to think they dont stand up to abuse, or even poor maintenance as well as others.
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Old 06-25-2011, 03:05 PM   #56
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Werent the cbrs better as stunt bikes because of how the oil pickups were situated?
The oil pickup in the sump can be reversed so that it pulls from the rear of the sump where all the oil sits when the bike is on its rear wheel. It also helps because most suntahs overfill their oil by a quart or so to make sure there is enough in the sump.
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Old 06-25-2011, 04:28 PM   #57
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I adjusted my valves today in 15 minutes, lolz....
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Old 06-25-2011, 04:38 PM   #58
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I adjusted my valves today in 15 minutes, lolz....
What a dick.


I'd rather it be some what of a challenge and not have to do it so often then it be easy and have to adjust every 5k.
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Old 06-25-2011, 07:14 PM   #59
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What a dick.


I'd rather it be some what of a challenge and not have to do it so often then it be easy and have to adjust every 5k.
If it makes ya feel better he squared of a tire too so its a wash LOL
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I've a mound of squared off tires. No wash.
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