TedG
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posted August 25, 2010 04:05 PM
My idle needed to be lowered as it broke in.
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Flame On
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posted August 25, 2010 04:10 PM
Idle adjust is so easy on the 14 I can do it at a stop light with my gloves on in about 7 seconds.
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SteveWFL
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posted August 25, 2010 04:20 PM
well thanks, if mine ever needs adjusting i"ll know!
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TedG
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posted August 25, 2010 04:23 PM
My point was as the engine loosened up the idle would rise. At 2000 it had gone up about 300 rpm, by 4000 it went up another 200 and by 10 it went up another 100 or so.
I am surprised Steve's hasn't needed adjusting. Of course if it is running worse.... then it wouldn't need adjusting 
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INTIMIDA2OR
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posted August 25, 2010 04:32 PM
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SteveWFL
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posted August 25, 2010 04:43 PM
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My point was as the engine loosened up the idle would rise. At 2000 it had gone up about 300 rpm, by 4000 it went up another 200 and by 10 it went up another 100 or so.
I am surprised Steve's hasn't needed adjusting. Of course if it is running worse.... then it wouldn't need adjusting
I had to twist the ZX14 per the same description as was given on his C14 above, but nlot this bike. maybe I'll go out and twist it up to 1400-1500 and then back just so i can say i adjusted it lol
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DB
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posted August 25, 2010 04:56 PM
Steve, which windscreen do you have on there???
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SteveWFL
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posted August 25, 2010 05:40 PM
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Steve, which windscreen do you have on there???
Cee Bailey Ultra Tour, I can't describe how happy I am with that screen!
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TedG
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posted August 25, 2010 07:32 PM
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My point was as the engine loosened up the idle would rise. At 2000 it had gone up about 300 rpm, by 4000 it went up another 200 and by 10 it went up another 100 or so.
I am surprised Steve's hasn't needed adjusting. Of course if it is running worse.... then it wouldn't need adjusting
I had to twist the ZX14 per the same description as was given on his C14 above, but nlot this bike. maybe I'll go out and twist it up to 1400-1500 and then back just so i can say i adjusted it lol
Like I said, I am just surprised it didn't act like the other bikes. Oh well.
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posted August 28, 2010 04:25 AM
THE place to eat if you find yourself sport-touring in the middle of nowhere
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SteveWFL
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posted August 28, 2010 08:53 PM
17,000 miles as of tonight.
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aliveagain
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posted August 29, 2010 04:20 AM
Steve, you seem to put a lot of miles on your bikes.  Have you ever gotten analytical and wrote down the mileage per tankful just to see how they compare?
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posted August 29, 2010 03:59 PM
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THE place to eat if you find yourself sport-touring in the middle of nowhere and sign says "welcome to banner elk"
dang, 10 miles from my house and didn't even call.
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SteveWFL
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posted August 30, 2010 07:49 AM
I thought you were North of Boone/Todd.
I'll catch you in Tampa soon though. Or come meet us, I;ll be in Gatlinburg TN weekend of the 10th? The usual Tail of the Dragon/Cheroholla/Hellbender 28.
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posted August 30, 2010 01:50 PM
 Edited By: H2 to ZX12 on 30 Aug 2010 21:51
Right here vvvvvv
http://maps.google.com/maps?client=firefox-a&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&channel=s&hl=en&q=496+rocky+knob+rd++zionville,+nc&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hq=&hnear=496+Rocky+Knob+Rd,+Zionville,+NC+28698&gl=us&ei=eCd8TJnBC8OqlAec093uCw&sa=X&oi=geocode_result&ct=image&resnum=1&ved=0CBQQ8gEwAA
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posted August 31, 2010 11:42 AM
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Steve, which windscreen do you have on there???
Cee Bailey Ultra Tour, I can't describe how happy I am with that screen!
That's right!! DB was asking a couple few weeks back, and I'd told him that you had a damn nice shield on your Connie, but could not remember what the hell you'd told me it was..........thanks for the reminder - I'm noting it in my phone this time 
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wormgear
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posted September 11, 2010 05:46 PM
49k on my 08. had the old tps issue / fixed. Valves adjusted once. Tires, pads, oil & filter. Not even a battery. Due for a set of tires, I love it with new tires. Handles like a dream. Motor seems as new, uses 0 oil between 5k changes.
Pretty reliable bike.
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ThunderCK
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posted September 12, 2010 06:48 AM
With all the money you must make I would think you could spare a couple hundred bucks for some good Kawasaki gear. Love the pics but it would be much better if your riding partner would lose the Honda shirt...
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Hellmutt
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posted September 12, 2010 07:36 AM
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Nice signature line Hellmutt...Pussy 
Fuck, I just now caught that rich..........give me some time man, I'll come up with another dinger for everyone to flip-the-fuck-out over...........I carry one big fuckin' spoon to stir the shit with
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2000redrocket
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posted September 12, 2010 10:09 AM
i just replaced my batteries in both key fobs at 9500.
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wills
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posted September 13, 2010 06:07 PM
Edited By: wills on 14 Sep 2010 02:09
26,000 miles and still no problems, except for eating tires. I am trying the Dunlop Roadsmarts and after 3,000 miles they look good and handle better than the PR2's I used to date.
A photo the Mrs took whilst traveling on Rt 36:
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SteveWFL
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posted September 13, 2010 07:27 PM
nice! my new one has almost 20,000 on it. I had Dianne on it tonight and when I pulled up it was at 19,820
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2000redrocket
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posted September 14, 2010 02:40 PM
going to road smarts soon. went through 2 stock fronts while i was waiting for the rear to die. it will have 10,000 mi on the rear easy.
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SteveWFL
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posted September 17, 2010 10:10 AM
let us know how it works out!
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SteveWFL
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posted September 19, 2010 08:12 PM
the HONDA jackets makes this bike so reliable! 20,000 on my '10! shitty orange phone cam pic but here it is...on I-81 in TN Fri night to meet Heather in Marion, VA:
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