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MapMaster
27 posts recovered 4 threads started First seen 27 Dec 2010 Last seen 12 Sep 2013
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All 27- 200K Other than regular tune ups/valve adjustments, nothing was done to the engine. Major maintenance items: chain/sprockets at approximately 33, 48, 60, 100, 150, 185k That's an interesting log on chain life - low of about…
- 200K Thanks Matt. Just to clarify, during the same time I logged about 32k on an 03 SV650N and 3K on a 2000 KLR650. If that bike had been easier on my wrist, I'd still be shy of the 200k mark. :tour: Thanks all for the good…
- 200K Other than regular tune ups/valve adjustments, nothing was done to the engine. Major maintenance items: clutch plates and springs at 100k - I should have only done the springs. water pump at 100 and 170k stator at 160…
- 200K Spent the last week on the road, ended up in West Lebanon, NH for the VFR based, We Don't Give A Hoot rally. In the hotel parking lot Friday night: [image: IMG_0242.jpg] On the way home today, with 201k on the clock:…
- Lapping the Continent, Sort of... [image: View Post]Veefer800Canuck, on 12 April 2012 - 11:17 PM, said: [image: View Post]MapMaster, on 12 April 2012 - 08:55 PM, said: The Going to the Sun road in Glacier is stunning, more so than Beartooth, but tourist…
- Lapping the Continent, Sort of... [image: View Post]booker82, on 12 April 2012 - 07:12 PM, said: Have any of you guys done the Beartooth highway up in Montana? I think I'm probably going to cross back into the US near the Waterton Lakes national park,…
- Signature Line Map Update? [image: View Post]Baileyrock, on 12 April 2012 - 03:54 PM, said: Actually it's something like "visited states" or similar. :huh: try here: http://www.epgsoft.c...sitedStatesMap/ Thanks muchly, the second link did the…
- Signature Line Map Update? After a trip to PEI and Nova Scotia last summer, I need to update the map in my sig line, but I can't find the link to the site where I created the map images. Anyone have that link? Thanks Greg
- Lapping the Continent, Sort of... [image: View Post]Dutchy, on 12 April 2012 - 11:28 AM, said: to cross the open plains....... Crossing the Great Plains from east to west, solo, is the m/c equivalent to the Native American tradition of a vision quest.…
- Lapping the Continent, Sort of... In 2000 I made three separate trips from the Pittsburgh area to visit the 4 corners of the contiguous U.S. and Alaska. Key West was done in March in conjunction with a friend's trip to Daytona for Bike Week (two weeks).…
- The Tale of My 100,000 Mile VFR800 Hulked Up My 2002 VFR 800 ABS just turned over 100,000 miles today. Congrats and welcome to the club Hulked Up. You can get the shock rebuilt (Lindemann and others about $250 for the first time, cheaper after that once…
- Clutch Slip/Replacement [image: View Post]redrider740, on 17 March 2012 - 11:03 AM, said: ... I've owned it since around august 2010 and the bike has 26xxx miles on it or could that be 126xxx maybe (it's a 1995). I run amsoil sythetic 10W-40…
- Ride Notice - COTU South - Group Gather Wytheville VA COTU South, Loop 4 - The Sh*t or get of the Potts Mt, or Is that Banjo Music I hear in the distance? route 278 miles Some great valley running in this one and the south side of Potts Mt will have you yawping in your…
- Ride Notice - COTU South - Group Gather Wytheville VA COTU South, Loop 3, The "Screw the scenic farm county, give me curves!" route 270 miles, intended to be run as indicated On this plot, destinations D, E, and F have some significance D - decision time. If you're tired,…
- Ride Notice - COTU South - Group Gather Wytheville VA COTU South, Loop 2, The Big & Little Circle with Spurs 316 miles, can be run in either direction, counter-clockwise may be slightly better only because if you're getting tired you can skip the north spur and head for…
- Ride Notice - COTU South - Group Gather Wytheville VA COTU South, Loop 1, The Big & Little Circles 240 miles, can be run in either direction, counter-clockwise is slightly preferable so that you'll be going the opposite direction from loop 2. I lied in the previous post,…
- Ride Notice - COTU South - Group Gather Wytheville VA General Commentary These are Google Map plots intended to show the roads, the way points and destinations on them are mainly a byproduct of the interface and don't usually have much significance. I'll give each loop a…
- Ride Notice - COTU South - Group Gather Wytheville VA Ride Warning When: May 13-15 Where: Motel 6, Wytheville, VA and its surroundings What: COTU South - gesundheit, now what was that again? COTU South - wtf is a COTU South? COTU, meaning Center Of The Universe, was a…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? [image: View Post]BaileyRock, on 05 January 2011 - 04:04 PM, said: [image: View Post]budd44, on 04 January 2011 - 09:58 PM, said: This is great info. I'm getting ready to check the valves on my '02 with 16k miles. If I…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? [image: View Post]swimmer, on 04 January 2011 - 02:12 PM, said: So, I guess you don't want to do mine then? The dealer is quoting my between $300 and $525 for labor for this. The price climb a lot if the vtec were out…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? [image: View Post]swimmer, on 03 January 2011 - 09:28 PM, said: So, how would your rank the 6th gen valve inspection on the pita scale? From 1 to 10 - 11 and I'd make it a logarithmic scale I'm used to working on a 4th…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? [image: View Post]BaileyRock, on 03 January 2011 - 01:55 PM, said: [image: View Post]MapMaster, on 03 January 2011 - 10:33 AM, said: finished the initial check. Two non-VTEC exhaust valves are out of spec on the tight…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? Got the stoppers from hlf and finished the initial check. Two non-VTEC exhaust valves are out of spec on the tight side, one just, the other by .0025" Here's the lowdown for you McGyver types: The slide pin stoppers are…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? [image: View Post]hlf, on 28 December 2010 - 10:39 AM, said: I'm another of the few that agree with you... PM me with your name, address, etc., and I'll lend you a set of slide pin stoppers. I'll just need them back in…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? [image: View Post]BaileyRock, on 27 December 2010 - 02:40 PM, said: All good Greg and thanks for sharing your findings! :fing02: Sorry I don't have the pins! :blush: BR Thanks. I'm not trying to convert anyone, just…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? [image: View Post]BaileyRock, on 27 December 2010 - 01:02 PM, said: Personally if it has less than 30-40k miles on it I wouldn't bother. :blush: It's a PIA and requires you to R&R the cams at least 3 times if I'm not…
- VTEC valve check - Anybody have Slide Pin Stoppers to loan? I'm going to do a valve clearance check on a friends 04. Anybody have a set of the slide pin stoppers that are needed for the job (at least 4) that I could borrow? Thanks in advance, Greg
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