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Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 12-27-2017, 08:06 AM
Replies: 352
Views: 76,547
Posted By clark
I had a Kawasaki dual sport before my current...

I had a Kawasaki dual sport before my current Magician 250. I needed new tires for the Kawa. I ordered the tires on-line, and took them to a local hole-in-the-wall cycle shop for mounting.
The shop...
Forum: Video and Pics 10-21-2017, 07:43 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 46,462
Posted By clark
Oh No front fork Magician 250, ran over few small fallen trees

When you blew the fork seal, did the fork start leaking? O more sag due to only one side of forks supporting weight / working properly?

The reason I ask, I was trail riding my Magician 250, and...
Forum: Dealer & Distributor Discussion 09-30-2017, 07:45 AM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,211
Posted By clark
I finally got around to swapping out the Magician...

I finally got around to swapping out the Magician 250's Odometer/Speedometer w/ the - new trip reset knob. (I was adjusting the valves - WOW - what a difference!) And when I finished the valve...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 09-18-2017, 08:08 AM
Replies: 12
Views: 2,745
Posted By clark
Wow! I have the same issue with my Magician 250,...

Wow! I have the same issue with my Magician 250, i.e. idle at cold start would be very high once engine warmed. If low idle set when engine warm, I would have to throttle the engine w/ choke upon...
Forum: ATVs 09-15-2017, 09:48 PM
Replies: 13
Views: 7,731
Posted By clark
Magician 250 vibration

Any luck with reducing the vibration?
I have a Magician 250 (229) enduro, and above 30mph have quite a bit of vibration (from the engine?) Cruising at 50mph, I use cowhide gloves to help reduce some...
Forum: Video and Pics 09-09-2017, 08:29 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 46,462
Posted By clark
Yikes, you say "rear bearing starting to go"......

Yikes, you say "rear bearing starting to go"... and your bike is still new. How many miles on the bike when you changed the rear bearing? (And maybe the factory installed my bearing on the Magician...
Forum: Video and Pics 09-06-2017, 06:46 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 46,462
Posted By clark
Hehe FOX body armor - too hot for SW Florida?

Pete, thanks for the body armor review. Only problem for me, here in SW Florida... the heat! It will be into the 90's Sept, and maybe Oct also... think HOT. The body armor would likely add to the...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 09-03-2017, 07:26 PM
Replies: 17
Views: 3,141
Posted By clark
Boy is that an awe-shucks! I'll be following your...

Boy is that an awe-shucks! I'll be following your repair (just in case I run into this.)
Forum: Street 08-01-2017, 12:09 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 929
Posted By clark
KTM 390 Duke spec shows 42.9hp (32Kw). The...

KTM 390 Duke spec shows 42.9hp (32Kw).
The Dominar 400 is showing 34.50 bhp

http://www.ktm.com/naked-bike/390-duke-1/?color=WHITE
https://www.bikewale.com/bajaj-bikes/dominar400/
Forum: Street 07-31-2017, 12:01 PM
Replies: 8
Views: 929
Posted By clark
Bajaj Motocicletas - Dominar 400

I saw this ad in the Honduran newspaper La Prensa.
Most motorcycles in Honduras are 200cc and below.
In this advertizement, a distributor is announcing a new model,

Dominar 400 produced by...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 07-22-2017, 02:39 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 9,891
Posted By clark
My Magician, aside from the kickstand kill switch...

My Magician, aside from the kickstand kill switch "gotcha", has been relatively trouble free. I made a minor adjustment to the hand-brake switch (see other post.) I do have minor issues with the...
Forum: Video and Pics 07-21-2017, 11:47 AM
Replies: 351
Views: 46,462
Posted By clark
Yeah... I've taken a few weeks off to visit down...

Yeah... I've taken a few weeks off to visit down here in mountainous Siguatepeque, Honduras. It's the rainy season... today I'm thinking the high will not even get to the usual 81 F. July / August...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 07-19-2017, 08:49 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 8,768
Posted By clark
Eddie... welcome to the club! I think all of us...

Eddie... welcome to the club!
I think all of us Magician owners get stumped by the darned "kickstand kill switch" Mfg needs to apply a sticker over the ignition switch advising to put the kickstand...
Forum: Video and Pics 07-12-2017, 04:07 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 46,462
Posted By clark
Yeah, that pic of your Goldwing... makes me...

Yeah, that pic of your Goldwing... makes me salivate! An old bike, and as a mechanical engineer, typically old/miles means worn out for most users. However, seeing your near OCD (that's a compliment...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 07-03-2017, 08:54 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 8,768
Posted By clark
And the winner is... #1!!! (er, unscrew switch...

And the winner is... #1!!! (er, unscrew switch from mount.)
My solution to overriding / defeating the Magician 250 kickstand kill switch...
(Ordered an impact screwdriver on ebay (since I did not...
Forum: Video and Pics 06-25-2017, 12:42 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 46,462
Posted By clark
What would be a quick test / exam to see if the...

What would be a quick test / exam to see if the sprocket is secure / loose? Light tap with the toe of the shoe - see if any movement?
(Sorry to see that Mega... I know how excited you were with the...
Forum: Registration Issues 06-24-2017, 09:24 PM
Replies: 95
Views: 101,925
Posted By clark
It was a few years back when I titled 'n taged my...

It was a few years back when I titled 'n taged my Qlink in rural GA. Registration was a breeze. However, the county did not collect sales tax... SOooo... the state of GA came back wanting the $75? in...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 06-21-2017, 12:27 PM
Replies: 34
Views: 8,768
Posted By clark
Brozz, yes, agree. Although not OCD, I like to...

Brozz, yes, agree. Although not OCD, I like to keep things in order. I was hoping to remove the kickstand kill switch. But, given it is, on my cycle, almost welded on with rounded off phillips-head...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 06-20-2017, 07:56 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 8,768
Posted By clark
I am looking at overriding the kickstand kill...

I am looking at overriding the kickstand kill switch. My first obstacle is that the two phillips-head screws mounting the kickstand, look like they were screwed down with a gorilla fisted heavy duty...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 06-19-2017, 07:29 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 3,768
Posted By clark
Yeah, now that you mention it, I recall my Qlink...

Yeah, now that you mention it, I recall my Qlink had a similar problem - no air allowed into / past fuel cap, which created a vacuum across the fuel system, starving out the carb.
I do not recall...
Forum: Dual Sport/Enduro 06-19-2017, 07:16 AM
Replies: 34
Views: 8,768
Posted By clark
Make sure that kickstand is up. Kickstand has as...

Make sure that kickstand is up. Kickstand has as a kill switch attached; when the kickstand is down, the ignition circuit is open.
Forum: Video and Pics 06-13-2017, 01:50 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 46,462
Posted By clark
Ah! The Hawk does not come with a kickstand...

Ah! The Hawk does not come with a kickstand switch... but the Magician does? WTH, I would have thought the wiring the same. Curious.

Mega... nice pic. The GF must have taken that pic too! (JK)
Forum: Video and Pics 06-12-2017, 05:31 PM
Replies: 351
Views: 46,462
Posted By clark
Are your kickstand Phillips-head screws rounded...

Are your kickstand Phillips-head screws rounded off like mine? (Looks like a gorilla installed those screws w/ an automatic screw gun?) I was thinking to pull the kickstand and "re-wire" the...
Forum: Dealer & Distributor Discussion 06-12-2017, 05:12 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,211
Posted By clark
Thanks for the snug bolt heads-up. Me, I have not...

Thanks for the snug bolt heads-up. Me, I have not been "gorilla handed" since I was a teen. (Ask me how I know not to be gorilla handed. Haha)
The whole reason I want the trip reset, is to reset...
Forum: Dealer & Distributor Discussion 06-05-2017, 12:28 PM
Replies: 33
Views: 15,211
Posted By clark
Grin So I contacted Txpowersports because the knob on...

So I contacted Txpowersports because the knob on my Magician 250 speedometer trip reset was missing? (See pic)
I thought Tx would send a replacement knob?
But they sent a whole new speedometer...
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