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Off the grid Chaotic Good

Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 3414 Location: At the local taco truck waiting for Jo.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 1:59 am Post subject: The dark side stronger? No..quicker, easier, more seductive |
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Just picked her up today:
2002 Silver FZ1
27K miles
3000$ with some extras, manual.
Mods:
1)Ivans jet kit installed by Ivan himself.
2)Dale Walkers AIS removal kit.
2)Sargent seat
3)Rifle screen & fabri screen
4)Scorpion exhaust, stock exhaust will go with it as well.
5)Racetech rear shock/spring
6)Color matched OEM hugger.
7)Pirelli diablo stradas, 50% life left on the rear & LOT of life left at the front.
8)GYTR 1 inch handle bar lowers.
9)Rizoma fancy metal grips (PO again)
10)Throttle mister barends.
11)Rear fender not eliminated but cut, I not a fan of eliminators anyway but this looks like a nice job done by the PO.
12)Front pyramid fender extender
13)Uncaged frame sliders.
14)Speedbleeders for 5 mins brake bleed job.
15)Fancy wheel stems, makes filling air easy as the valve is pointed towards you.
I can see I am going to have to show a lot of patience and temperance with this bike, the power curve is something I can get into trouble with very easily.
I have never owned a street bike this fast. (not saying much I know, but for f**ks sake this bike power wheelies in 1st and 2nd gear!) The engine is basically a detuned version of the R1.
Going to be fun modding her after I get new shoes and sprockets/chain/tankbag/topcase.
Sorry for the shitty pictures, I just got home from a 3 hr drive from Jersey.
 _________________ Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"
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jpberens1994K1100RS Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 06 Apr 2008 Posts: 784 Location: Hales Corners, WI. / Relocating to central FL.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 5:42 am Post subject: Yamaha |
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Nice ride OTG!
Gotta be a BIG grin on your face when that beatch comes on the power spike with that pipe.
#1 first must do mod for you: Highest version of speed enforcment detection you can get. I think your gonna need that right quickly. _________________ 1993 K1100RS that I'd rather be riding FAST!
2014 Moto Guzzi Norge |
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Saltcreek Flying Brick Rider

Joined: 22 Oct 2008 Posts: 957 Location: New Hampshire
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 7:39 am Post subject: |
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Wow!
Nice, Dave! _________________ Jim
1994 K1100LT Mystic Red, bfd, 37000 miles, sold
2009 Wilderness Systems Zephyr 155 ST
2002 Litespeed titanium |
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Shoganai Biscuit Fluffer

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 2234 Location: Culpeper,VA
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:13 am Post subject: |
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Cop magnet indeed.
  _________________ 1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak
The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT
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endoman100 Rider in the Sky

Joined: 26 Jan 2009 Posts: 338 Location: Hastings Fl.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 9:38 am Post subject: |
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Very nice
BTW how fast will it gooooooo _________________ In the words of the stones
Time Is On My Side
Yes It Is
1993 K1100RS
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owrstrich Flying Brick Rider

Joined: 29 Oct 2006 Posts: 2566 Location: CheezConsin
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:05 am Post subject: |
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nice looking moto there o t g...
i see you already painted the wheels black... you know you can get a black sprocket and chain for that thing too...
j o _________________ yeeeeeehaaaaaaa... |
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Mystic Red Flying Brick Rider

Joined: 28 Mar 2005 Posts: 2330 Location: Twin Lakes Idaho
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 11:57 am Post subject: |
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Very nice Dave! What are the cc's and HP for the uninformed. _________________ Scott Hespelt, '94 K11LT
K11 OG #466 |
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rydor Flying Brick Rider
Joined: 16 Nov 2006 Posts: 1304 Location: Southern Illinois, U.S.A.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 3:20 pm Post subject: |
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OH SWEET those are awesome!!! Good job Dave, you're gonna love it!  |
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Off the grid Chaotic Good

Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 3414 Location: At the local taco truck waiting for Jo.
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:21 pm Post subject: |
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998cc
132hp dynoed at the wheel. (I have the printout)  _________________ Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"
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LordGondor Big Brick Rider
Joined: 19 Jan 2007 Posts: 58 Location: Bernardsville, NJ
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:26 pm Post subject: |
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Sweet! That is one fast bike. I would die on it. Congrats  _________________ 93 K1100RS
60K miles now. 30K by me. |
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owrstrich Flying Brick Rider

Joined: 29 Oct 2006 Posts: 2566 Location: CheezConsin
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Posted: Sun Mar 22, 2009 4:31 pm Post subject: |
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dry weight 458 pounds...
wet weight 485 pounds...
and there is a big selection of carbon fiber available for that moto...
he he he...
j o _________________ yeeeeeehaaaaaaa... |
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Off the grid Chaotic Good

Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 3414 Location: At the local taco truck waiting for Jo.
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:22 am Post subject: |
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1. The wind protection on the LT is vastly underrated. The LT might be the perfect cold weather bike. Also I took for granted how much wind the mirrors broke.
2. I used to think my LT was fast. Boy was I wrong. All it takes is one fast bike to make you realize how much of a tank the LT is.
3. For it's weight the LT is a nimble tracker.
4. The FZ1s Sargent seat is 100x more comfortable than the stock LT seat.
Some from today. This bike can do 80 in 2nd gear and hit 120 in a few hearbeats easy with plenty to spare.
 _________________ Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"
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Shoganai Biscuit Fluffer

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 2234 Location: Culpeper,VA
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Posted: Wed Mar 25, 2009 1:51 am Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: |
132hp dynoed at the wheel. (I have the printout)  |
Dynoed!!??
Print out!??
WTF!
To paraphrase j o ...
| owrstrich wrote: | ... from now on... (how fast is it) should be limited to those taken at a speed or it doesn't count
j o |
 _________________ 1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak
The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT
Nana korobi ya oki |
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Off the grid Chaotic Good

Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 3414 Location: At the local taco truck waiting for Jo.
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:31 pm Post subject: |
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Tour mode:
Givi topcase, Cortech tank bag. I also have Nelson Rigg soft saddlebags that I have yet to install.
Also waiting on tires and springs and then pretty much done....time to eat the miles.
Oh yeah, an observation. I changed the oil. It uses Rotella 15w-40 oil which is about 10 bucks a gallon and a Supertech filter which is 3 bucks. Oil change took 5 mins and about 10 bucks.
Plus the bike uses 87 octane fuel only. The engine was designed for it.
New pics:
Wife humoring me:
I still can't get over how fast and tourquey this bike is. It's just unlike any bike I have ever been on. It's downright scary at times.
Oh yeah I also put a set a Buell footpegs on it which lower them about 1 1/2 inches and makes a huge difference for us tall guys.
New Regina chain and sprockets and shes as smooth as butta....
 _________________ Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"

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Shoganai Biscuit Fluffer

Joined: 27 Apr 2005 Posts: 2234 Location: Culpeper,VA
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Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:34 pm Post subject: |
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Nice!  _________________ 1993 K1100RS aka The Shop Whore
1994 K1100RS aka Blue Streak
The long road is a rainbow and the pot of gold lies there.
So slip the chain and I'm off again,
You'll find me everywhere. I'm a Rover. - JT
Nana korobi ya oki |
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John Clauss Flying Brick Rider

Joined: 04 Apr 2003 Posts: 732 Location: Robesonia, PA
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 2:53 pm Post subject: |
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Chain? Sprockets? I know not these things of which you speak. What are they?
Congrats the bike looks great! Just out of curiousity, how much does the tank hold? _________________ 1997 K1100LT
1975 R75/6
It will bring you so close to nausea, it will make you sick! - Big Al |
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Off the grid Chaotic Good

Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 3414 Location: At the local taco truck waiting for Jo.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:05 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks John.
Tank is 21L/22.2q which is 5.5gal (including reserve)
I get about the same mileage as I did on the LT (35ish) _________________ Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"
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SugarHillCTD Site Admin

Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 4238 Location: Now in Eastern Pennsylvania
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 3:10 pm Post subject: |
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NICE BIKE, Dave!!!
The question is does Mrs. OTG like the passenger space?
If we didn't frequently ride 2-up, I would be piloting a MUCH lighter bike.
Hey, kinda' like a Ducati Supersport or what now has my interest:
 _________________ John & Cathy
'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F. |
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Off the grid Chaotic Good

Joined: 05 Jul 2006 Posts: 3414 Location: At the local taco truck waiting for Jo.
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 6:49 pm Post subject: |
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I can't plug the FZ1 enough.
Even though we have not done any actual riding together, when she sat on it she said it felt good.
One of her complaints with the BMW was that the topcase backrest was too far away so she had to lean back to use it.
If I were to go with a Triumph I would be looking at a Sprint ST or RS.
 _________________ Bane of your existence since July 2006
2007 Triumph Tiger ABS. "Sabertooth"
2009 Husqvarna TE610. "The dirty Italian mistress"
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SugarHillCTD Site Admin

Joined: 10 Oct 2007 Posts: 4238 Location: Now in Eastern Pennsylvania
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Posted: Wed Apr 01, 2009 7:31 pm Post subject: |
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| Off the grid wrote: |
If I were to go with a Triumph I would be looking at a Sprint ST or RS.
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That is my second choice after the Daytona. But for a pure fun ride the 675 is da' bomb. Walked past one last week on a dealer's floor. DROP DEAD GORGEOUS.
| Off the grid wrote: | | One of her complaints with the BMW was that the topcase backrest was too far away so she had to lean back to use it. |
But on the RS the backrest is even smaller. And I get a yell over the intercom and a "pat" on the back when I hit the gas too hard.
But your new bike is the cats ass (whatever that means) _________________ John & Cathy
'92 K100RS4V Pearl White SOLD
'04 K1200GT
IBA Several-SS1k, BBG, 50CC NYC to S.F. |
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