Not as cool as the Barbie KLR though, those things were early '90s radical from the factory

Sounds like something a vstrom rider would say. I would know, my own 20 year old red strom has turned pink from sun exposure (and not giving a shit).

You should take it out to Purdue this Saturday, they’re flying an A-10 warthog and P-51

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Really great video, there’s a followup video with a full restoration of that CT90.

Are these parents unable to keep their kids away from smartphones?

I have a generic Stebel nautilus clone that’s better than the original. It’s loud as fuck so I use a very quick tap unless I really need to get someone’s attention. Will echo what another said, a relay is a necessity.

For any compressor based horn, try to mount it somewhere where it doesn’t ingest water and dirt.

I’d challenge anyone to A/B a 16bit 44kHz sampled digitization with the original and tell the difference consistently. This is one of the reasons I love pbthal vinyl rips, his rig is awesome, I could never afford it, and it captures the sound I’m looking for. The 24 bit 192kHz vinyl rips on torrent sites are chasing ratio IMO.

How low? Is it leaking somewhere? How much front brake pad is left?

If you do truly need to add fluid (shouldn’t be necessary if it was added to the correct level initially), get a JIS screwdriver as those screws are not actually Phillips head. Don’t allow brake fluid to get on any painted surface or plastic as it will ruin those in short order.

How’s it run? I used to run a fleet for training and they were the most temperamental.

In the coming decade, China will dominate technology because it has focused intensively on the important partnership between the public and private sectors with stunning results.

It’s the “partnership between the public and private sectors” in particular that lost consumer and foreign government trust in technology originating from China.

How is China going to “dominate” anything when it’s spent the last 20+ years shamelessly ripping off R&D through reverse-engineering and corporate espionage? What can it even claim of its own as true innovation?

Somehow myself survived the night

— Emily Dickinson

I’ve used LibreOffice Draw before to remove content from PDF files without reprinting

I wouldn’t use Seafoam as a gasoline treatment after the Project Farm video I saw on it. There are other stabilizers I’d choose before it. If it’s just a couple months then wouldn’t add anything.

I don’t think it’s true that lower octane burns faster or that aging results in less energy, though results from a search are conflicting. The important factor of octane is knock resistance, tendency against igniting before the spark in a high pressure environment - for example wide open throttle on a hot day in a high compression ratio engine. Degradation from sitting isn’t that serious in the short term for OP’s purposes.

Iso or better yet methanol is good to absorb and burn off water in the tank but you don’t want water in there in the first place. It will leave deposits in the fuel system that clog things up, and can start the tank rusting. Better to avoid in the first place by riding the bike regularly to keep the gas fresh and checking the tank ring drain of a bike sitting outside once in a while to make sure it’s clear of grime. Passive water absorption is a thing too but less of a concern over a timeframe of months.

3 months is no problem at all

Gas should be okay to sit for a while but will gradually lose its octane rating. FI bikes are especially tolerant. Carbed bikes can have issues as the gas evaporates out of the float bowls (jets can clog). Might be worth draining them or running them out before you leave it.

Don’t park your bike under trees in a rainy region or the drain hole can clog, water could get in your tank which is a really bad time.

This was a great era for Suzuki and a good engine, it should serve you well for a long time.

Just like the damn grass clibbins, almost haddalayerdown

Riders get hurt on chill bikes too. I have a lot of experience and been down a couple of times. You can control a lot of risk by making good go/no-go decisions. Alcohol in me or drinking holidays, bad weather or at night, unfamiliar area, unfamiliar bike, passenger on the back, fatigue, known problem area, emotional state. There are a few more and past one or two should stack up to an automatic “no go”.