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Do you have any installation tips? What setup do you have on the left side of your bike? Thanks, Jon Login or Register to Remove Ads |
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08-15-2016, 08:05 PM | #77 | |
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Hey Jon,
I picked up the black one & have the Chuckster's decorative plate on the left side - photos below. You will hear the whoosh of air as the engine gulps instead of gasping like it did with the stock setup. The Baron's kit removes all of the emissions crap & the bike will sound better overall. When you Dremel the crossover tube, take your time & it'll be easy. The coaster plates are a breeze to install as well. I used new gaskets, though I heard many have reused the old ones without any issue. I'm old school, so I like new gaskets and a little gasket shellac. Quote:
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08-19-2016, 01:57 AM | #78 | |
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08-19-2016, 10:43 AM | #79 |
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A ton of great info Caveman, appreciate it. No mechanic here but will follow in your footsteps with the plugs, oil, filters and cleaning of throttle body.
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08-19-2016, 07:45 PM | #80 |
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I'm glad the info is helpful.. It's a great bike and worth the effort.
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08-19-2016, 08:36 PM | #81 |
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I'd be careful about how much your torquing that steering head bearing. It's not designed to be torqued so tight that it acts like a steering dampener. Those bearings don't take the load in that direction well. They're for side to side load and not clamping load.
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08-28-2016, 06:38 PM | #82 |
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On the steering stem bearing nut adjustment issue, would a symptom of needing this be added vibration on the footboard? I've noticed this in the last few weeks and was wondering if these two things are related?
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How old are your tires ?
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08-28-2016, 09:27 PM | #84 |
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I bought the bike two months ago, it's a 2007 with 5500 miles, had it checked out by a kawasaki dealer, original tires said they were in great shape, no need to worry about them. I only noticed the vibration recently, thought these bigger bikes were all like that.
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08-28-2016, 09:43 PM | #85 |
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Your tires are at least 9 years old and need to be replaced because of age.
I wouldn't ride on 9 year old tires. Sent from my ASUS_Z00TD using Tapatalk
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08-28-2016, 10:12 PM | #86 |
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New rubber time.
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08-29-2016, 08:33 PM | #87 |
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I appreciate the advise and understand the reasoning, I asked the same about the tires when I bought the bike, but was assured they were still good tires but............. My question is are the comments solely because of the age of the tires, or will replacing them stop the vibrations I think I feel on the foot boards?
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08-29-2016, 08:51 PM | #88 |
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I posted my reply to replace tires based on age.
The dealer looked at the tread and did not look at the date code on the tire. Or take into fact they were the original tires. Makes me wonder about that dealer. Those tires are old and probably dry rotting inside. If you have a tread separation or blowout at 60 MPH life will get very interesting very fast. Also with such low miles on a 9 year old bike it sat a lot and one or both tires may have a slight flat spot in them. Besides the safety factor new tires may eliminate the vibration you feel.
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Because of the age of the tires alone I would change them. That may or may not solve your problem but for your safety that is money well spent. The cost of an accident because of tire failure will be far higher than the cost of new tires.
Try new tires and see if your problem is fixed, if not you will not have wasted your money on them as they should be changed regardless.
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08-30-2016, 10:22 AM | #90 |
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Taking the advise, looking into costs now. Hopefully this will solve my vibration issue, increase my knowledge, and possibly save my life. Again thanks, this is why I looked into a forum like this before I bought the bike.
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