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Need tires mounted in Nampa

Picked up a nicely cared for fz6 S2 yesterday that had two flat tires. I aired them up and drove home slowly but they are shot, rear is on the wear bars and the front is weather checked pretty badly. I...

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It wouldn't be winter.....

Without a project in my garage. Thanks to NFlames (Troy) for letting me know about it. And a special thank you to blizzanthimum (bailey) and Whitedevil (don) for loaning me some funds and helping me...

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Exhaust help

I have a 2007 cbr600rr with a slip on kr tuned exhaust. I want to put a full exhaust on my bike but I can't find the headers and mid pipe for this slip on. Was wondering if I could use the pipes from a...

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Where to get new fork springs installed??????

Just got new springs for my Husaberg FE501 (KTM 500) and after watching some videos I see too many chances for me to screw things up on the 4CS forks doing it myself. I checked Grizzly but they are...

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Best Place to get Tires Mounted/Balanced?

Where do you like to get tires spooned on? I thought CycleGear did them for free if you ordered from them, but now they are $20 a tire.

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Clunking at low speed

My zx6r makes a clunking noise at low speed. I can feel the vibration in my left foot peg. It doesn't happen all the time but it is audible when it does. What does a bad bearing feel like? Could it...

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Clunking noise at low speeds

I have a 2007 Kawasaki ninja 500r that makes a clunking noise at low speeds, the noise seems to stop somewhere between 30 and 40 mph. If I accelerate slowly it doesn't seem to happen but does pretty...

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2-Stroke Pipe Repair

Anybody know of anyone in town that can repair dents in a 2-stroke pipe . . . for I have sinned and ridden for two summers without a guard on my Pro Circuit Platinum . . . and now have two moon crater...

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Ignition switch frozen

I had a problem leaving the parking lot this evening, my ignition switch appeared to freeze over. I couldn't get it turned. Fortunately, there was a sporting goods store where I was able to get some...

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Suggest a Machine Shop

Some of you may remember me posting about rebuilding a BMW 3-series awhile back. I have some vacation time scheduled next week to get it put back together, but the only parts I am missing for the build...

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1978 Yamaha DT125

So as I mentioned in my welcome thread, I relocated to Boise around the first of December from Alabama. since moving here, I have been growing restless. My WR250F and DR650 are still stowed away until...

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Cruise control

Any of you ever installed cruise control on your bike(s)? I am not talking a throttle lock (why anyone calls those cruise controls is beyond me) but a bona fide electronic cruise control. I have one on...

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New Lift Table

I've been looking at the Harbor Freight lift tables for a while. Now, I'll be the first person to tell you that this is NOT a pro quality lift - but it's also NOT +$1,000. They've been on sale for $429...

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ISO OBD2 for triumph

Looking for an obd2 cord with ftdi chip set so I can do some tuning on the speed triple. Anyone have a cord I can borrow for a day? I have one on order but it won't be here till next week. Let me know...

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Check out my meat...

Got a new rubber!! I would show you but the site says its too large....just have to use your imagination.

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Need tires mounted in Nampa

Picked up a nicely cared for fz6 S2 yesterday that had two flat tires. I aired them up and drove home slowly but they are shot, rear is on the wear bars and the front is weather checked pretty badly. I...

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New Tire Changing Services in Mountain Home

I have been mounting and balancing my own tires since 2002 and I have upgraded my manual tire changing machine to a fully powered machine. I'm offering tire changing services for motorcycles and atv...

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It wouldn't be winter.....

Without a project in my garage. Thanks to NFlames (Troy) for letting me know about it. And a special thank you to blizzanthimum (bailey) and Whitedevil (don) for loaning me some funds and helping me...

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Where to get an Aprilia serviced localy?

I have only been able to get a little over 200 miles on a new to me Aprilia Dorsoduro 1200. After about 20 miles if the engine goes to idle it starts bouncing from 2500-3500 RPM's. I need to turn it...

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RAM X Grip

Wonder if anyone else on here uses this product? http://www.rammount.com/products/xgrip If you do what is your experience/luck with it? Just ordered one and am impressed but skeptical on just how much...

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