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    Bluetooth in helmet- easy and cheap project-pics

    Much sleaker than those full microphones you see those fat dudes on aspencades wearing so they can talk to their fat wife in the back seat of the bike (those back seats even have arm rests???)
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    My cb550 project start up and drive by videos

    That thing is bad ass!!! As for boots, I rode in them once it couldn't stand it. I long for the summer again riding in a tshirt and open helmet. Bike sounds and looks great....
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    Winterizing the old jap bitch!

    I do the same as Tin pretty much, some stabil just in case, but I'll at least take her around the neighborhood once a week, or at least start it. I keep a battery tender hooked up too...
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    Clutch action - CB550 (Shooter)

    i agree with rudy, my 650 had a pretty tough clutch but I found it to be due to cable routing. I eventually got it routed in a good way and lubed and it' now suprising light. I know my bikes sweet spots so I never use my clutch when shifting, only at stops and to find neutral if if I'm still...
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    Shooter CB550 Progress with Pix - 4 December - PODs (and help needed)

    Hey shooter, when I was running Dellortos on my bike with pods, I did like you said with a foam prefilter to avoid re-jetting. I just cut some foam filter material I had into circles slightly larger than the carb throat and then put the pods over them. Worked awesome.
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    Mortgage Crisis -> Who is to blame

    The going rate for a fixed 30 year in my area is about 6.5. What a lot of people were doing is getting a 3 year adjustable rate, or interest only at a very low percentage rate, buying a house they would not normally be able to afford and then when the "real life" payment kicks in after the 3...
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    Need a good laugh?

    check out #1393 on 650motorcycles.com.....notice the price too.......Are people blind? Is it possible to be that distasteful?
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    cb360 project

    the snow mobile is probably 2 strole vs. your 4 stroke bike....you'll have to experiment with setting up the carbs to work on a 4 stroke, they won't just bolt up
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    Upholstery adhesive

    Yeah, I'm thinking of blind-riveting it like the stock seat was.....the hot glue thing didn't work at all, and I want it tight. I'm actually using a old spare tire cover from when my jeep had small tires....i's working out really well because it already has a seam sewn into it and looks almost...
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    Tim's XS project - 750cc rephased ported head titanium valve hot cam craziness

    Re: My XS650 project - update Nov 9 - Fork me! It's funny how these old bikes seem to be spread through certain regions, there's tons of XS's in my area, I was actually given one a few months ago just to get it out of the guys shed, it runs and I gave it to a friend. But trying to find a CB...
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    My bikes

    not fair..........
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    Tim's XS project - 750cc rephased ported head titanium valve hot cam craziness

    Re: My XS650 project - update Nov 9 - Fork me! really beautiful......we should all petition Yamaha to re-issue you you're own 000001 serial number for it!!!
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    CL350 Build Started!

    looks like it's gonna be a cool bike....I been looking for a CL myself.....where could a guy source some of those external fork springs anyway??
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    Beautiful...

    Anyone else spotted this beauty on ebay??? I've been drooling over it for like 3 days now.......it's funny cause that's the exact color I want to do my commando in
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    Tim's XS project - 750cc rephased ported head titanium valve hot cam craziness

    Re: My XS650 project - update Nov 3 - Bolted some bits together today :) Just out of curiousity...how come you couldn't utilize a fender mount hole for the brake stay like on this bike??Is the drum oriented differently? Just wondering as I have thought about mounting a drum front on mine if I...
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    new bike

    very nice.....got any plans for it or are you going to leave it alone??
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    Tim's XS project - 750cc rephased ported head titanium valve hot cam craziness

    Re: My XS650 project - update Nov 3 - Bolted some bits together today :) that's the prettiest unicycle I've ever seen.......seriously though........drooling
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    Update on my CB250 Cafe Racer Project.

    get a bolt that will thread into it, then a washer bigger than 7/8", put the bolt through the washer and thread it, tighten it and it'll pull it out......I had to do this before....
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    the seventies live- or die mouldy, in this case CB450 single seat

    The futon that came mounted to my bike when I first got it had that diamond pattern......
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    Tim's XS project - 750cc rephased ported head titanium valve hot cam craziness

    Re: My XS650 project - update Oct 28 - Full Frontal! I don't even know what else to say.....I'm tearing up and getting all weepy
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