What Did You Do To Your WR Today??

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:04 pm

Tewster2 wrote:: Perfect thanks!

sorry, 112....110 with 14/48 might be tight

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Tue Dec 30, 2014 5:05 pm

Ok got it thanks.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 01, 2015 1:29 am

Tewster2 wrote:: Thanks Paul, got it on my list. If I read right I need a 110 link chain to fit the 14/48 combo correct?

Yes I'd go with the 112L which will give you room to use 120/90 profile tires like the D606

have use? http://www.gearingcommander.com/

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:23 am

Yep the gearing commander site is good.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 01, 2015 10:08 am

Tewster2 wrote:: Yep the gearing commander site is good.

My problem is I changed out the chain but I forgot what length I had(I remember taking out one link) but I forgot if it was a 112 or 110L. Oh well= one linky, two linky, three linky.....
DAM senior moments cripple

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 01, 2015 2:51 pm

Just got back from another 200+ mile ride. Left early and the weather was epic! With the 14/43 combo my speedo reads exactly 2 mph fast now according to my GPS so all is well. At an actual 60 mph (62 indicated) the thing fells like it is in a zone being pushed along by angels. No vibration, does not feel as though the little motor is working at all, and I actually passed a car today on a two lane road thumb

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Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 01, 2015 3:18 pm

Does anyone make a center stand for the WR?

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 01, 2015 8:46 pm

Tewster2 wrote:: Does anyone make a center stand for the WR?

Tim,

Not that I heard of.
Just remember you now have a Mountain pony in the WRR, but it is never going carry what a Clydesdale(BMW) can and as far as! tough

Paul

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Fri Jan 02, 2015 5:07 am

Well it isn't exactly to my WRR but for it. I had a rack made to fit to my camper trailer so when I move next week I can take the bike with me.

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For now it's just getting sprayed with cold gal but once the 4000km drive is done I'll get it sandblaster and hot dipped.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Fri Jan 02, 2015 9:20 am

That looks neat

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Fri Jan 02, 2015 10:33 am

looking like she's ready to go.. any pictures of the camper deployed ? Don't see models like that around here.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:10 pm

rarepartbuilder wrote:: looking like she's ready to go.. any pictures of the camper deployed ? Don't see models like that around here.

Here is a few from early December.

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Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Fri Jan 02, 2015 6:59 pm

BTW...I joined the WR250R/X group on Facebutt....seems in the "Files" section there is a download that looks a bit like a factory service manual.....could be wrong but it sure looks the real thing....just sayin thumb

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Sat Jan 03, 2015 7:55 pm

Well I got me a can of berliner spray and put a heavy coat of the rubberized stuff on the inside of of my bash plate. Gonna let it cure for a couple of days then install on the bike. Hopefully it will take care of my noise problem. We will see....
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Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Sat Jan 03, 2015 10:33 pm

stevep84 wrote:: Here is a few from early December.

very practical set up.. especially the outrigger roof to pack and unpack things like a bike. Is that a surfboard or a windsurf board in pic 1?

A few years back i made a winter board for the wind surg rig....had three runners for the ice on lakes here.. thing would really go but any deep cracks in the ice would cause havoc... longer rear runners would of been better/ cured that.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Sun Jan 04, 2015 6:44 am

rarepartbuilder wrote:: very practical set up.. especially the outrigger roof to pack and unpack things like a bike. Is that a surfboard or a windsurf board in pic 1?

Cheers, the 2nd awning great. Gives us a heap more room.

That is a 10' surfboard on the roof.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Mon Jan 05, 2015 2:59 pm

Got the bash plate installed with the rubber coating and pad on the inside. MUCH better and just a bit of nice humming when riding. The coating and rubber padding isolates the plate from the frame rails and adds a bunch of impact resistance. I'm good to go with this mod...installing the 14/48 and DID Gold Xring chain next.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Wed Jan 07, 2015 5:36 pm

Went for a ride today and got my tires sandy...temps near 70 and a tank full of non-ehtanol gas....too bad the gas from the lunch tacos could not be used to fuel the thing Very happy

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Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Wed Jan 07, 2015 6:47 pm

Tewster2 wrote:: Got the bash plate installed with the rubber coating and pad on the inside. MUCH better and just a bit of nice humming when riding. The coating and rubber padding isolates the plate from the frame rails and adds a bunch of impact resistance. I'm good to go with this mod...installing the 14/48 and DID Gold Xring chain next.

What did the pad look like ? thickness etc..

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Wed Jan 07, 2015 10:58 pm

It is about 1/8 inch thick. Got a 12 inch square piece at Harbor Freight and cut it to fit. It has adhesive backing. Not pretty but you can't see it when mounted.
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Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 08, 2015 10:14 am

Tewster2 wrote:: It is about 1/8 inch thick. Got a 12 inch square piece at Harbor Freight and cut it to fit. It has adhesive backing. Not pretty but you can't see it when mounted.
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Tim,

Suggestion #3 cut yourself a small 3 inch wide "T" shape out of any discarded oil can or the like. Make the T arms 1 inch tall and 3inches wide with top to the bottom 3-4inches tall. Keep that with your road kit and the next time you change oil you insert the "T" between the bashplate and the engine bottom at the oil drain plug opening, and it will give you access to the plug while it sits there and keeps oil from spilling onto the inside of the bashplate and making a mess.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 08, 2015 11:15 am

Sounds great. I usually take the plate off to change the oil as I have an oil plug that is drilled for safety wire. I wire all my oil plugs since I'm OCD from my racing days. I clean under the motor and the plate when I change the oil so I can also check for any leaks that may occur out of sight. A bit more work but I have all day and it is only a two beer job dutch

A bunch more stuff should be here on FedEx tomorrow. I'll give you a call.

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Thu Jan 08, 2015 12:33 pm

Tewster2 wrote:: I wire all my oil plugs since I'm OCD from my racing days.

Tim what are you attaching the oil plug wire to? is there a bolt near by or something that acts as the other wire attachment point?

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Fri Jan 09, 2015 9:58 am

rarepartbuilder wrote:

Tewster2 wrote:: I wire all my oil plugs since I'm OCD from my racing days.

Tim what are you attaching the oil plug wire to? is there a bolt near by or something that acts as the other wire attachment point?

rarepartbuilder,

If you don't mind me answering(Tim's probably out riding or putting farkles on his new bike); If you look under the bike there is a metal cross brace in front of the oil plug that is perforated that you can use, or just to the rightside of the bike's engine case half there is an engine case bolt you can use. They make tabs that fit under bolt heads if you want to be superclean cheers

Subject: Re: What Did You Do To Your WR Today?? Fri Jan 09, 2015 11:21 am

Thanks PFY .. Its been -20 c here a full week.. i have not been around the bike much. I was orignally thinking some kind of bolt tab which you mentioned.. Unless i make the skid plate easy to remove it may be hard to install a lock wire... maybe a small hole could be put adjacent to the oil drain "clearance hole" in the skid plate.. ... then again if i hit something with the skid plate it may cause a unwanted chain reaction.. eeek

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