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Offline curly

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There, I fixed it!
« on: May 28, 2012, 07:36:37 PM »
Much better!



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Offline Bosco

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #1 on: May 28, 2012, 07:37:32 PM »
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Offline wally_games

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #2 on: May 28, 2012, 08:49:42 PM »
Interesting. Love the duals, not to sure about the mufflers. What are they?

Oh, and what kind of tires are those?
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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #3 on: May 28, 2012, 08:50:19 PM »
I like the duals!  8)
 
What rear tire is that??  ???
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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #4 on: May 28, 2012, 08:51:10 PM »
Quote from: ZG on May 28, 2012, 08:50:19 PM
I like the duals!  8)
 
What rear tire is that??  ???

Great minds think alike!!  ;D
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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #5 on: May 28, 2012, 08:52:10 PM »
Quote from: wally_games on May 28, 2012, 08:51:10 PM
Great minds think alike!!  ;D

Indeed, we posted that same question at the same time!  :chugbeer:
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Offline C14PAINKILLER

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #6 on: May 28, 2012, 10:29:34 PM »
I think they are Dunlops. Duals look great!
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Offline StPeteKawi

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #7 on: May 29, 2012, 04:13:57 AM »
Looks like ZX14 mufflers, I like it!
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Offline mike

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #8 on: May 29, 2012, 04:26:41 AM »
The dual exhaust looks great! Let us know how those dunlops hold up.
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Offline curly

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #9 on: May 29, 2012, 05:56:37 AM »
It's a 2007 zx-14 compete system. Sounds like a sport bike but still quite.

The tires are Dunlop d616. So far they are holding up well.
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Offline Jeremy Mitchell

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #10 on: May 29, 2012, 06:23:01 AM »
Do you ride many gravel roads?  Those are the most "knobby" looking sportbike tires I have ever seen.  It looks like they would have close to 10 mm of tread depth when new.  The Ulysses crowd sure seems to love them.  Seems like that tire would be a good candidate for a trip to Alaska.
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Offline wally_games

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #11 on: May 29, 2012, 11:17:52 AM »
Quote from: Jeremy Mitchell on May 29, 2012, 06:23:01 AM
Do you ride many gravel roads?  Those are the most "knobby" looking sportbike tires I have ever seen.  It looks like they would have close to 10 mm of tread depth when new.  The Ulysses crowd sure seems to love them.  Seems like that tire would be a good candidate for a trip to Alaska.

It IS a sport bike tire per the Dunlop website, not in their sport touring line. Looks very "dual sport" rather than "sportbike" to me, so must be a rainy weather sport tire.
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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #12 on: May 29, 2012, 12:02:08 PM »
Is that tire sticky on the sides?
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Offline curly

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #13 on: May 29, 2012, 06:55:38 PM »
Ok, this was supposed to be a look at my dual exhaust thread but has turned into a tire thread instead. Ask me what kind of oil I use and we can really get the ball rolling :P

Dunlop classifies these as spotbike tires but they come as original equipment on the Buell Ulysses. I used to own a Buell and that's where I got hooked on them. They perform as well as pure sport tires (sticky sides as Steve says) and can handle the occasional fire road. They are much cheaper than most sport or sport-touring tires as well.
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Offline Pokey

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #14 on: May 29, 2012, 06:58:53 PM »
Now it looks like an FJR! :yikes:
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Offline Barry

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #15 on: May 29, 2012, 07:17:52 PM »
Those tires look like rain slicks !!!
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Offline Locol

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #16 on: May 29, 2012, 09:15:48 PM »
Looks like a tire I had on my Uly. I think they came stock on the XB12X. I did not much like them.
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Offline tonedeaf

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #17 on: May 30, 2012, 04:22:53 PM »
Like it!!!

I am an unrepentant lover of symmetry :). I would love to see a dual shock touring machine that could come even close to a mono setup.
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Offline Spike

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #18 on: June 19, 2012, 07:47:05 AM »
Nice dual set-up.  Are there any issues with the centerstand clearance or operation? 
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Offline Cold Streak

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Re: There, I fixed it!
« Reply #19 on: June 19, 2012, 11:34:41 AM »
I hate to break into the love session, but I've always thought there is nothing that sounds better and looks cooler than a 4 into 1 system on a bike.  So there, hate on me.  Your adaptation is very well done, don't get me wrong, but I for one, prefer the single can system.

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