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JNBarrett
61 posts recovered 2 threads started First seen 3 Dec 2015 Last seen 5 Feb 2016
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Last 50 of 61- Saddlemen Seat Kits Anyone Have Experience With Em? motorn I ordered mine over the winter. Looks to be very good quality, but no seat time yet. Still winter here in Manitoba. I love mine ... let me know if you want to stop in and see it.
- Waterless Coolant CandyRedRC46 LOL at a VFR running too cold. Right? ;) ... that said ... entirely possible this week here in the middle of Canuckistan. It's -30F with the Windchill tonight. :( Edited January 9, 2016 by JNBarrett
- 2000 Vfr 800 Petrol Pump What the literal fawk is that??? I'd just replace the whole damn thing and hope the pump itself is OK. http://www.partzilla.com/parts/search/Honda/Motorcycle/2000/VFR800FI+A/FUEL+TANK/parts.html
- Bell & 360Fly Announce New Helmet W/cam, Bt, Crash Detection, Gps, And Other Features .... Have you checked out the sena 10c helmet cam/comm system? My buddy has one and loves it. http://www.sena.com/product/10c/ I have! It's great - I know a guy who has one. After some thought though, I like my camera…
- Bell & 360Fly Announce New Helmet W/cam, Bt, Crash Detection, Gps, And Other Features .... For me it's about the camera mostly - I like to record video of my trips. I can do without the rest of it, although it is nice to have communication in a group - when I'm not, I'm listening to music and enjoying the…
- Bell & 360Fly Announce New Helmet W/cam, Bt, Crash Detection, Gps, And Other Features .... I saw this too - cool ideas. As always, my concern lies in how much it all weighs. I've owned 8 different helmets (I think) and unfailingly the less they weighed, the more comfortable I found them to be while riding.…
- 2015-16 Wind Chill Games LOL .... I just bought a Gerbing heated jacket liner. :P
- Bell & 360Fly Announce New Helmet W/cam, Bt, Crash Detection, Gps, And Other Features .... True enough, but it would seem the same would go for the Fusar Mohawk and Skully. Has anyone seen either of those?
- First Tour And First Solo Ride Ah yes, the headlamp is also in my gear list and really handy - though I typically don't ride through the night. For more space, use giant ZipLock Spacesaver bags. You'll be amazed at how tightly your pillow, sleeping…
- Bell & 360Fly Announce New Helmet W/cam, Bt, Crash Detection, Gps, And Other Features .... Anyone else see this today? Came in my RevZilla digest .... http://www.revzilla....on-smart-helmet
- Heated Gloves Or Grips? That's not even below freezing. ;) I typically ride into November/December before putting the bike away and then riding again by the end of March .... just depends on when the permanent snow actually hits. [image:…
- Heated Gloves Or Grips? Dutchy But heated gear in Florida??? :unsure: [image: attachicon.gif]Capture.JPG I was thinking the same thing .... Florida is a humid sub-tropical environment. :)
- First Tour And First Solo Ride ChiefGodzilla I was going to see if I could get away with a full sized camping back pack and a rigged top case, maybe buy a small tank bag as well I guess it depends on how light you want to travel, I personally…
- Heated Gloves Or Grips? I've done both ... I live in the heart of Canada and it's not uncommon for me to ride in sub-freezing temperatures. Heated Grips are my personal preference - like rdguy said, you never forget them at home, and they're…
- First Tour And First Solo Ride I would do a few quick weekend trips to test your load out and refine the gear you want to take if you've never done it before. Here's my list of gear: Marine Bag (sits between me and my top trunk): - Tent - Thermorest…
- Jeff's 1985 Vf1000Ff Project Bizarre ... I wonder why the difference?
- Jeff's 1985 Vf1000Ff Project TheDutchy It could be an international thing, but to me, the differences between a 1000F and a 1000FF is majory found in the cams/heads.. 1000F uses narrow heads and milled heads for the cams.. The FF has wide heads and…
- Waterless Coolant Rush2112 As Shinigami pointed out, water has one of the best properties on Earth of a liquid for absorbing and releasing heat It's also the worlds best solvent ... given enough time and / or pressure, it will dissolve…
- Waterless Coolant Thanks, Marooncobra! I might have to do a little more research on this stuff ... might be a good alternative.
- Waterless Coolant Someone hurry up and try this. My only concern is what if it works too well it terms of conducting thermal energy ... these engines are designed to operate within certain temperature ranges. If it runs cooler I wonder…
- Jeff's 1985 Vf1000Ff Project The wife had to run out to the hardware store to pick up some supplies we needed to work on the basement bathroom she's been after me about for a while now. I took the opportunity to head out to the garage to look the…
- Another Vf1000 Project Hawkeye Driver Thanks. Like to ID all options before I jump in with strong chemicals. Last tank I did (82 XS650) wasn't this bad. I used Kream but will never use that stuff again. I'm pretty sure it doesn't deal with…
- Jeff's 1985 Vf1000Ff Project I'll be putting a collectors plate on it, as a result, she'll be a garage / trailer / event / rally / show queen when I'm done. :) My 6th gen VFR800 is my daily driver / commuter.
- Another Vf1000 Project Before you spend money on POR-15 ... try electrolytic removal first. I was going to get mine steam cleaned but I'm going to try this method first.…
- Jeff's 1985 Vf1000Ff Project So here it is, one of the best finds I've had to to date. A 1985 Honda VF1000FF ... I paid $625 CAD for it, and it's in excellent shape all things considered. The engine turns, but the fuel has turned bad in it. The…
- '02 Running Rough At Idle, Smoke, And No Power In Low End. . . Follow each wire back and make sure none are melted, exposed, or showing signs of extreme heat first. Then test the grounds and control leads to each of the injectors with a digital multi-meter. (Google how to test…
- '02 Running Rough At Idle, Smoke, And No Power In Low End. . . More I think about it ... the more I'm convincing myself your injector is stuck open. Either a short to ground on the control wire or a shorted PCM driver for the injector. The white smoke, fuel blowing out the pipe,…
- '02 Running Rough At Idle, Smoke, And No Power In Low End. . . You may have a stuck / bad injector. Pull the #3 injector out and test it on the bench (just Google on how to test / clean an injector - lots of vids and easy to do). Before you do this though, test the #3 cylinder for…
- '02 Running Rough At Idle, Smoke, And No Power In Low End. . . This royally sucks. :( First thing to do is go back and check all your connections from your battery, to your R/R, and stator. Check the main fuse connector a well as they get crispy. Now, back to your #3 cylinder. Did…
- 2015-16 Wind Chill Games Switchblade JNBarrett VFR4Lee Thinking I need electric heated gloves, and I'm not going out if it's under 50. Brrrr. :wacko: Get some Oxford Heaterz .... every bit as warm as gloves and less bulky. :) And tire chains .…
- 2015-16 Wind Chill Games VFR4Lee Thinking I need electric heated gloves, and I'm not going out if it's under 50. Brrrr. :wacko: Get some Oxford Heaterz .... every bit as warm as gloves and less bulky. :)
- 2015-16 Wind Chill Games December 6th - before the snow hit: Factoring in the winds and my speed @ 98 MPH Start of Ride Temp: 19.04*F End of Ride Temp: 28.40*F At the start of the ride: Old: -15.64*F New: -9.82*F At the end of the ride: Old:…
- Bike Maintenance Whilst Sat In Garage We use sand and salt here in Manitoba .... but that usually doesn't come out until we have more than 5+cm of snow on the ground. I keep forgetting that folks from Southern Ontario shut everything down with 1cm on the…
- Bike Maintenance Whilst Sat In Garage 6 months storage from some of you guys? And from Guelph yet? LOL I live in in Manitoba, on the cold bald assed Canadian prairies. My bike gets stored for 4 months maximum ... 3 months in a good year. I'd have to move if…
- Grime Carbon Deposits On Back Of Intake Valves I'd have a little concern if it were my bike, but I wouldn't be freaking out either yet without some further investigation. I'd expect this type of grime potentially on the exhaust valves, but it can happen on the…
- Keb & Dave's Daily Dragon Ride Report! Lol LOL ... she's the only one that will put up with my shit. :) When I got into my head-on collision with a semi-truck on my bike this past summer and I told her I was getting another bike the day after being released from…
- Keb & Dave's Daily Dragon Ride Report! Lol Damn, that'd be a fun trip, and I have friends in Richmond, VA and Charleston, SC ... but I think it'd be a bit much for me to do the Kootenay Trip, Black Hills, and a trip to North Carolina. My wife would shoot me.…
- Keb & Dave's Daily Dragon Ride Report! Lol In what town / city is TMAC normally held?
- Wtf Is A Fusar? Group Buy Is there still time / room for 1 more? I just sold off some of my radio controlled helicopters so I could get in on this (only way I can slip it past the wife - one hobby for another ... LOL)
- Died Hi all, not sure what's going on, few weeks ago bike just died, would not turn over, nothing, went to look at it 2 days later started first time as if nothing was wrong, checked the battery and it's only pushing 11.8 so…
- Sidestand Wobbling, Causing Excessive Lean adsrox0r Mine has worked itself loose once after I bought her. I wonder if it's worth popping a spring lock washer in there. Just get a clevis pin and be done with it. :)
- 2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread Booked!
- 2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread Yup, I live in a great area of of Manitoba for riding ... all along the Eastern part of Manitoba (North and South) is gorgeous terrain to ride. Up north in the Parkland Region (Riding Mountain National Park, Duck…
- 2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread didit Hey me too! So we can depart on Sunday together and have a Helluva ride over. Excellent! I'll let you know my plans as we get closer - that sounds like a blast though. :) superfunkomatic If you're coming from…
- 2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread didit Joe, come to Kelowna mon! I'd never slag you for trailering. I am thinking of heading to Kelowna from Nelson to visit family after the tour ... :)
- Sidestand Wobbling, Causing Excessive Lean TheLimey VifferCrab Fixed mine today for $1.37 You beat me. Mine cost $1.46 and took me three attempts to find. It seems metric fasteners are a rarity in Texas. I had this issue as well in Marquette, the ACE Hardware…
- 2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread I concur ... what is this .... "trailer" thing you speak of?
- 2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread @superfunkomatic Did I miss the t-shirt design somewhere in the previous posts? Please excuse my ignorance and point me to the right posts if you have ... I'm from Manitoba, that's my excuse and I'm sticking to it.…
- 2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread superfunkomatic Yeah. I totally cocked up the calculation. It's $37.50/night x 2 for each guest . It really is a screaming deal. I don't think you can stay anywhere, except camping, for $37.50 per night. Yep. They have…
- 2016 Kootenay Hootenanny - July 22-24, 2016 - Official Thread superfunkomatic It actually works out to about $37.50 per night or $75.00 for your stay for the two nights . Now that is a deal. Hell yeah, that's an incredible deal - that's what I'm talkin' about right there! More…
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