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Thanks and you're right the shim valve check/adjustments mileage interval are usually pretty long. My '97 Yamaha Seca II has them specified for every 16k miles, which ends up being about every year and half or so, possibly because it's an air-cooled 4 cylinder. Anyhow, some of the valves on my...

There's a first gen 2002 SV650 Naked or Standard version for sale not too far from me. I've not rode one nor even seen one locally. But I was kinda wondering about the gas mileage but also the valve clearance check and what procedure might be. One place I read about it, the guy kinda walked you...

I wish my old bike would get that kinda gas mileage, that's pretty good.

Another ride into work, although today for some reason there was very little traffic, so it was just Me, Myself, and I :) on my bike this morning. It was a nice ride at or around the speed limit through the hilly, curvy, rural roads into Cape Girardeau, MO to the University where I work at. Of...

I watched it here at work, the SEMO University I work for closed for a few hours so everyone could enjoy it. Both campuses had a bunch of people watching, playing music, had some food trucks, games, etc. available too. Probably the most people I've ever seen here.

If you don't mind, could we/I get your opinion of the CB500F? What's different, what you like about it over the NC700, etc.. A couple coworkers have had a CB500X and they seemed to like them well enough (Both were sold and the guys no longer riding unfortunately). A separate topic is fine if...

Wow, your rides sound good! I need to figure out a local ride route I can do for 30-40 miles. We've got quite a few good riding roads around here in SE Missouri, so it wouldn't be too difficult. I just rode into work today, the ride was nice, temps were in the 60s, 30 miles of hilly & curvy...

I did bike maintenance today. New Air Filter, new spark plugs (but not installed yet until I finish the valves). On my valve clearance check two of the intake valve clearances were too tight/small. I was able to adjust one to spec. by installing a smaller shim but the other one already had that...

Unfortunately I didn't get to ride today even though it's beautiful weather. I had to buy a new battery for my '97 Yamaha Seca II. The old one didn't want to turn the engine over very well yesterday evening when I got off work. A quick jumpstart from a coworker and off I went towards home. This...

Yeah, it is. After mounting so many tires over the years, and having to remove and re-install one, I've gotten to the point of putting a piece of duct/masking tape on the brake disk and marking the tire rotation direction .

It’s time for a new front tire, so I got that done this morning. I put 18k miles on that Avon RoadRider front tire, but it was time to replace, probably should have replaced it earlier. My bike has 140,071 miles on it now, so it's doing pretty good.

The clutch cable on my bike broke Friday morning (Sept 15th) coming into work, I had two stoplights to go before the parking lot so that was fun, not... Along with the clutch lever assembly being a little worn also (26 years and a 138K + miles, so while I'm waiting for a new clutch cable, I...

Nice Bike! Would that be Little Creek, VA? Just down the road from Norfolk, VA. The ships I was on, the USS Nassau & USS Saipan, were home-ported at Norfolk many years ago.

I've ridden a few BMWs, no Guzzi's yet. But I keep coming across a Guzzi Breva 750 in a few hundred mile location occasionally, not close enough to go get a demo/test ride though. Also interested in a V7 Stone, but haven't seen any semi-locally. What are your thoughts on those?

I've had the same opinion. I've rode several different models of Harley Davidsons at the local HD dealer. I was always glad to get on my bike when I would head home later.

Those are Avon RoadRider MKII 's. I normally get 10-12k miles on my tires, but that depends on brand too. Michelin's Pilot Activs seem to be the best tire for me in range (over 16k miles) and wet/dry traction, but also the most expensive too, especially with the latest model (Michelin Road...

Well, I had fun yesterday. Apparently I just picked up a nail in my rear tire. I had stopped to fill up my fuel tank and the fuel pump didn't print out a receipt that I could read, so I went inside to get another one. On my way back, I seen something on my rear tire. When I looked at it, scraped...

Well, I'm sure they put a lot of work into whatever that is and their custom work looks good. However, I'd rather seen the original bike restored and actually be able to be rode, but that's just my opinion.

Low 60's *F and a little cloudy here in SE MO today, nice day for a ride, the only bad part was that it was a ride into work. Ah well. We've had strange weather as well, in the low 20s Monday but warmed up some during the day. The rest of the week has been warmer but rainy.

My first bike was a 1975 Kawasaki KZ400D. I tried to attach a photo, but apparently it didnt' work. I rode it for several years before buying my '89 Kawasaki Ninja 250. My Dad bought me and my brother an already well abused Yamaha 80 dirt bike when we were kids.. It was great! That bike was...