The one i worked on had that leak before it had done 5,000 miles. The owner didnt care enough to swap out the gasket so its still leaking.
Its amazing that this issue crosses multiple generations of that model and Kawasaki still chooses to do nothing to fix it.

but harley bags are all full of tools to deal with their inevitable breakdowns, so they're really heavy!

I'm biased, true, but I've never liked gopro. Sena has their new camera for much less than the gopro: http://www.sena.com/product/prism-tube/ It doesnt have the same functions as the gopro but its a lot easier to use as a result the sample videos you see at the gopro point of sale in cycle gear hav...

I'm biased, true, but I've never liked gopro. Sena has their new camera for much less than the gopro: http://www.sena.com/product/prism-tube/ It doesnt have the same functions as the gopro but its a lot easier to use as a result the sample videos you see at the gopro point of sale in cycle gear have...

AGV Corsa Rossi Misano 2014 limited edition Helmet, Puig Pro frame sliders, and Competion Werkes Finder elimator Kit. you bought this thing? http://static.webshopapp.com/shops/006930/files/038361698/agv-corsa-misano-2014-rossi-helmet-misano-ci-da-un.jpg ...At least no one will be able to say they d...

if anyone has a sena communicator for sale I know some ridesmart people are looking to buy. Let me know if you want to sell.

Thanks.

The little 4-cylinder 250s are fun bikes, for a learner level rider. They sound amazing and look good, but power is an issue... It takes some effort to get into trouble... And yet they still have the expense of a much bigger 4-cylinder bike. The single cylinder 250s have more torque, less weight and...

Its interesting to see your bike has the same - or similar - oil leak that a 2013 ZX-6 has that I worked on recently.

I'd be there if I could ride. Or walk, for that matter. I'll have to wait until i can use my knee before I can come out again.

I did a few ZX6 valve adjusts last year and have a shim kit if you need to swap some shims. No charge.

Welcome.
I've done lots of 2-wheel track days and I've always wondered about the 4 wheel kind. Are there many at Cresson?

You're absolutely right Rick - the people I mentioned were all riding like ass-hats on the street, treating a stretch of public road like a race track. And nothing has changed since I last went for a ride on that particular road. Each and every person I mentioned should have had the maturity and int...

LoL, I dont even notice it anymore. I've now spent almost exactly the same amount of time driving on the left as I have on the right

I actually had a chance to ride a friends ZX-14 while I was in Sydney last month (before the surgery to screw my knee back together). I recorded some observations while I was riding on the most famous canyon road in Sydney. First installment is here: If anyone has any feedback I'd love to hear it. h...

Stay away from the 848. I've ridden on the track with many of them and their riders always say the same thing - it steers like the exxon valdez.

And yet other countries somehow manage to take care of people with similar issues without stripping them of every asset they own and hanging a massive debt on them for the rest of their lives. but of course these countries dont make it legal for insurance companies to make billions of dollars in pro...

And yet, Rick, I bet if you had travelled to Australia and paid out of pocket it would have cost a tiny fraction of the $200k and your family could have had a nice vacation. In my case it was a complete coincidence that this happened - I already had the ticket when I hurt myself, but in the future t...

That is unfortunate. Unfortunate for the citizens of this country that the Government would rather funnel money to Big Business and the Military Industrial Complex, rather than to the citizens from which the money came. Fortunate that the Austrialian Government cares so greatly for people, regardle...

fixxervi6 wrote:That's odd that you needs screws, did they give you the xrays?

The top of the bone broke off and the piece flipped over, hence the failure to heal over the last 5 weeks. There is also a crack in the bone lower down but its the flipped piece that needs to be screwed back together.

So, this is the story so far; I bought a ticket to Australia for a long needed vacation which was also a good opportunity to ship my RGV back home and also do a track day while I was here. Then, shortly before I left I had a minor get-off while riding my KTM on grass and hurt my knee. I saw a doctor...

fixxervi6 wrote:How much tig'ing have you done?

I used to do small production runs making subframes for TZ250/SV650/FZR400 race bikes. (10 or so per bike in a week)
Heres one:

Not really a purchase, but I just got this in the mail: Its a TIG welder!!! http://www.ahpwelds.com/media/catalog/product/cache/1/image/9df78eab33525d08d6e5fb8d27136e95/a/h/ahp_tig_version_iii_1_1.jpg Now I can finally weld aluminum as well as steel, stainless, even titanium. First thing I plan to m...

I have a 20 yr old Arai RX7 we could test. We need to find someone who can x-ray it after an impact.

Thanks guys, everything is taken care of now.

Being laid off 6 times in 15 years makes me sad.