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So my bike got frigen *soaked* at work today. Its been soaked a few times before, but this was the first time in 6 or 7 months. It started fine, I let it idle for a bit over a minute as I geared up, and took off. It was fine for about half a mile then suddenly BANG! Backfire. Loss of power...

Spinning off from the '80mph tumble' thread, lets talk about gear! Here is what I wear and quick thoughts on them: Rev'it turbine jacket: I really like this for summer riding. Its cut is nice('body forming') and it breathes very nicely and evenly. It doesn't give me that parachute jacket...

So I ordered the bike bandit fuel petcock a while ago and never actually used it. I finally replaced it yesterday as my old one would leak everywhere when set to prime and it would sometimes not flow properly with vacuum applied on res or on. So head aches all around. So I finally replaced...

So I finally got my petcock off(Hazzah impact driver, gets the part off AND it unleashes the rage. woot.) and I wanted to clean it out some and drain it. SO! I got the petcock off, took off the gas cap, and was trying to completely drain it.. but nope. A bunch of shit in there just...

I quit smoking this week, I'm a few days in.. and all I want to say is this: This is the most awesome high ever. Its a 'unending' (It clearly will end at some point) feeling of disassociation. I am a bit dizzy, a bit unable to focus, but just feel great. Pretty awesome. Oh and that...

So I replaced my front sprocket today, and appearently I have fucked up the clutch adjustment. I tried to follow the clutch adjustment in the manual where you loosen the lock nut and then screw in the adjustment screw until it lightly seats. Then you back it out 1/4 or 1/2(something like...

It was like christmas!! Goodies: Disk brake pads, petcock(I don't mind spending the extra $$ to avoid an hour or so of headache rebuilding the old one. Also this is SHINY!), 17/35 sprocket setup, air filter(cheapie). Been too busy at work and my neck is killing with random headaches...

So I went out there to try and yank that bolt off again... but sure enough! Nope. The irwin extractor socket stripped the bastard. I'm now open to suggestions lol. Normally I would get a pilot hole going and then pound in the extractor part to try and turn it out, but I can't get a drill under...

Happened last night on my way home. Was going to pull over and take pics but the freeways suck that day of time. It was fun watching all the numbers move though. :)

A guy I know, who is not me(*cough), was trying to get an EXTREMELY stubborn oil bolt off his bike this afternoon. He had his (not mine.. I swear!) bike on the center stand and was all ready to finally get this fucking bolt off. Had the replacement ready to go and everything. So there he...

I just started a new job and was looking over my paystub and damnit. I went up to the next tax bracket because of a sizable increase in pay.. but damn. I almost wonder if something was done wrong by HR... actually! Wait, wtf. So my first check from was for 1 week(pay cycles and everything)...

So my bike didn't run very well today. At idle it chugged real bad and vibrated some. The exhaust was missing some and such until I got it over 2k, then it ran great. I got home and checked the wires and the right hand spark plug wire popped OUT of the cap. I pushed it back on as secure as I...

I've had several orders with bikebandit, usually for weird parts such as valve shims or spark plug boot. So I went to order a gas cap, the oil bypass bolt(which doubles as oil filter bolt), an oring, and a helmet visor. That was done on 5/8/12, the stupid shipment is still waiting on the oil...

Was doing my usually check up and maintence stuff and pulled the plugs for the first time since I had about 30 miles on them. The bike runs fine, idles ok, doesn't backfire or misfire, but I was kind of confused about the plugs. One each plug one side is darker than the other and noticably...

So I'm debating whether or not to try and order some new sprockets for the bike. In 5th gear on the highway going 65mph I am right near 6500rpm's. If I give it half throttle or so it picks up and moves nicely to 70ish. 70ish on requires over half throttle but it still moves up to 80 or 85...

Carbs keep acting up sometimes, so Im hoping I can rebuild them, but with all my googling powers I still can't locate a rebuild kit. Mike from MikesXS couldn't help me either :( Anyone got any leads??

I have an 82 xs400j. I noticed today before I went for a ride the oil was a touch lower, so I topped it off and went to work. Got to work and noticed the the black half moon caps on the valve cover had oil beneath them and some was sitting on the engine itself. Maybe a teaspoon total? But I...

Looking through the manual I got on the internet it says 'Chain Type | 50 HDSS' then 102 link # and gives the chain free play. My question is what the hell is a 50 HDSS?? I assume the 50 means the pitch(1/2 inch pitch correct?), but is the HDSS worth knowing about?? Some kind of weird...

Spent a good part of the afternoon getting the float drain screw removed. Spent the first hour or two trying to remove the float screw with an impact driver and a vice grips but it just trashed the head. So I got out the screw extractor.. which proceeded to rip the head of the screw right...

So back around end of November my bike started backfiring and stopped starting. Through a lot of great advice here and some helpful info, I'm happy to report shes back and running so very much better. Got the shims in today after a semi timely delay from bikebandit, replace all the pads and...