The Revenge of Swamp Thing - Page 12

Weldangrind · 09-17-2016, 10:10 AM

Those are a nice addition. You can also get some cheap spoilers and attach them to the bush guards with screws or rivets, and that'll keep the cold wind off (to a point). My new mirrors arrived this week.

GeneralTso · 09-17-2016, 07:01 PM

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Originally Posted by Weldangrind

Those are a nice addition. You can also get some cheap spoilers and attach them to the bush guards with screws or rivets, and that'll keep the cold wind off (to a point). My new mirrors arrived this week.

I'm not sure if you are kidding or not about riveting spoilers on.

Darkrider · 09-17-2016, 08:00 PM

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Originally Posted by GeneralTso

I'm not sure if you are kidding or not about riveting spoilers on.

Most likely serious, he was referring to adding them to deflect more wind away from your hands.

Weldangrind · 09-20-2016, 10:40 AM

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Originally Posted by GeneralTso

I'm not sure if you are kidding or not about riveting spoilers on.

Not kidding. Aluminum rivets would be ok, but I would use ss screws and nuts.

ben2go · 09-24-2016, 07:44 PM

Out f**king standing GeneralTso!

I didn't read or see anything about the front fork internals.Have you checked and/or changed the fork fluid?

Also,if you're in the southern region of mid TN,I was in your area recently.If I had caught this post in time,we could have had a bite of lunch or dinner.My treat,and talk crap about motos.

GeneralTso · 09-30-2016, 01:51 PM

Well guys we come to the end of our story, and it's a happy ending.

So after my long restoration journey I went to get registered and it's a story in it's own of course.

So, head out to DMV and brought the son to work the kid angle with the old ladies (I wasn't leaving anything on the table).

So we get a little old lady, my son chats her up, the manger next to her leans over now she's interested too, this is looking good.

Okay give her the title and my DL she's looks it over, has me fill in a few fields on the title, looking good. She's holding a plate putting the sticker on it!

Starts entering info, bikes not in system it's been purged, ugh. She's isn't put off at all says hold on she'll have April add it back in. Whew...

While shes gone we were chatting up the manager, just making small talk haha

Okay it's in the system! Starts registering it buy keeps getting denied because of the make.

Now I'm getting worried at this point but damn if these ladies didn't get determined! So now we got three of them huddle over a terminal, I hear them talking, then I hear the words "over ride code"

yeah buddy!

Then they ask what color it is and I am like here we go yahoo! Sure enough they pushed it through and I am officially street legal!!

So for everyone that's been following this story we made it! God Bless those little old ladies!

ben2go · 09-30-2016, 02:14 PM

Awesome.

2LZ · 09-30-2016, 02:59 PM

Excellent news!

GeneralTso · 09-30-2016, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by ben2go

I didn't read or see anything about the front fork internals.Have you checked and/or changed the fork fluid?

No I haven't tackled the front end yet beyond lighting. Now that I am registered I've got a few more things to tackle like fork oil change, front wheel bearings and tires.

To be honest I had kind of put the breaks on waiting to see if I'd be able to register it.

LaconiaTim · 10-01-2016, 10:02 PM

I really enjoyed this thread. Thanks for sharing! The tear down and rebuild threads are my favorite because they demystify things and I always learn something. But how were you able to start the bike without a batt? I thought the normal setup requires a charged batt even to kick start the bike. I ask because my tt250 had a dead batt and it would not kick start or push start.

GeneralTso · 10-01-2016, 10:39 PM

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Originally Posted by LaconiaTim

I really enjoyed this thread. Thanks for sharing! The tear down and rebuild threads are my favorite because they demystify things and I always learn something. But how were you able to start the bike without a batt? I thought the normal setup requires a charged batt even to kick start the bike. I ask because my tt250 had a dead batt and it would not kick start or push start.

I don't know the specifics but I just made sure the key was on and the kill switch in the run position. It kicked right over.

Weldangrind · 10-03-2016, 12:09 PM

GeneralTso for the win! I've been through similar heartache trying to register stuff, and I know how gratifying it is when you're successful.

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Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	Those are a nice addition. You can also get some cheap spoilers and attach them to the bush guards with screws or rivets, and that'll keep the cold wind off (to a point). My new mirrors arrived this week. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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2LZ Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Volcano, Ca Posts: 7,095	Excellent news! __________________ "Light a fire for a man, and you heat him for a day. Light a man on fire, and you heat him for the rest of his life." 2007 Suzuki DRZ400S (SM convert) 2009 Q Link XP 200 1967 BSA B25 250cc Starfire 2022 Royal Enfield Interceptor 650 2023 Royal Enfield Scram 411 1948 Royal Enfield Model G 350
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10-01-2016, 10:02 PM	#175
LaconiaTim Join Date: May 2016 Location: New Hampshire Posts: 9	I really enjoyed this thread. Thanks for sharing! The tear down and rebuild threads are my favorite because they demystify things and I always learn something. But how were you able to start the bike without a batt? I thought the normal setup requires a charged batt even to kick start the bike. I ask because my tt250 had a dead batt and it would not kick start or push start. __________________ '02 DR650 SE blue '16 CSC TT250 black (2007 crf230L)
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10-03-2016, 12:09 PM	#177
Weldangrind Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Sardis, BC, Canada Posts: 25,977	GeneralTso for the win! I've been through similar heartache trying to register stuff, and I know how gratifying it is when you're successful. __________________ Weldangrind "I figure I'm well-prepared for coping with a bike that comes from the factory with unresolved issues and that rewards the self-reliant owner." - Buccaneer
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09-24-2016, 07:44 PM	#170
ben2go Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,335	Out f**king standing GeneralTso! I didn't read or see anything about the front fork internals.Have you checked and/or changed the fork fluid? Also,if you're in the southern region of mid TN,I was in your area recently.If I had caught this post in time,we could have had a bite of lunch or dinner.My treat,and talk crap about motos.
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09-30-2016, 02:14 PM	#172
ben2go Join Date: Jun 2011 Posts: 1,335	Awesome.
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