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    Recalls on new motorcycles, when done?

    Let's say a dealership has a brand new bike in stock and a recall is issued for it. When do they do that recall fix? Is it common to wait until after they sell it and doing pre-delivery steps? Or would some (most?) dealerships be more pro-active and fix it before a buyer comes along? I...
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    Free VHS moto related tapes

    All VHS Tapes listed below. Cleaning up and these need to go: Trials: This is Motorcycle Trials This is Advanced Motorcycle Trials Donner 97 Wagner Cup Indoor World Trials 98 Balancing Act 3 World trials championships kind of home recorded by some guy Moto-x: Terrafirma & Terrafirma 2 The...
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    SOLD - Free Samsung 27" monitor/display, works great

    UPDATE: ***Monitor gone**** This is model S27D590P Info here: https://www.cnet.com/products/samsung-s27d590p/ Review here: https://www.digitaltrends.com/monitor-reviews/samsung-s27d590p-review/ Includes the power supply and cables and an HDMI cable. My wife used this for work projects...
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    Craigslist tip -doorstep

    So that dealership in Vegas, always running dozens of ads, they have low advertised prices and crazy high fees ... just add a -doorstep in your craigslist search and no more of their ads! :) And I doubt some other great craigslist bike happens to have "doorstep" in their ad. The...
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    GNCC crazy racing, Stew Baylor

    Ok, this just seems too fast!! mUa_uQtNhQ0
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    How to ride a YZ 125 offroad!

    Insane! RPLJiPzAovs
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    Chico Motorsports, two thumbs up!!

    Just bought a new Suzuki V-Strom 1000 from them. What a total smooth, laid back, and pleasant experience! I had been looking at used vstroms and new ones. At other dealers, I would see some great advertised price, call up and find out they add tons of fees so that the deal is no longer a...
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    Fork from 1984 XR250R - free ish

    38mm forks, 10" travel, from a 1984 XR250R. I used these to upgrade an older drum brake dirt bike to a disk brake front. Very easy upgrade for any older bike with 38mm forks. The good: I had them set up by Aftershocks, he put in stiffer springs, added the RaceTech Cartridge emulators, and...
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    What bike would rent well? (for a ride-share)

    It seems the ride share sites are getting more usage ... so I was thinking of getting a bike and renting it out on those sites. Goal would be to get a bike I could have some fun on (when not rented out) and it could be a zero dollar bike, meaning I'd rent it enough to pay for the bike and...
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    Question on how warranty work is done (or not)

    For many years I've been buying used bikes and doing most work on them myself ... occasionally taking them to non-dealers, like SCC for tires or a suspension place for revalve/refresh of shock/fork. I've recently bought a few new motorcycles and have been reading about warranty work and the...
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    Crazy barbie car

    Thank you youtube algorithms for videos to watch ... this came up. First is the end result ... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HHnAjCb3Qfc&list=PLL5hF_waT6s6v0MdIwC0NHxaDFyQ6QgVa Then backing up, time lapsed build process ... Hum, can't embed it like the first one ... see next post for link
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    WTB: Sachs shock - Aprilia, Ducati, other?

    I'm trying to rebuild a Sachs shock and can't find some parts I need. The hardest to find is the reservoir end cap. (Different diameter from KYB and Showa) Anyone have an old Sachs collecting dust in your garage? :) Thanks
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    Shop to revalve a Sachs street shock??

    Any Sachs experts in the Bay Area? I could just start calling around, but figured you guys might know a shop to recommend. The bike is a Moto Guzzi Griso, so sort of an odd machine. But has a Showa fork and Sachs shock. Compression stack is too firm, and high speed comp is set up for I don't...
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    Expectations of dealer's service department?

    Hello all. I've owned/ridden motorcycles for ~40 years but have very rarely taken a bike to a large dealership for work (usually do the work myself or go to small independent repair shops). I have a situation I want to run by the barf'ers and get some opinions. - I bought a brand new street...
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    Free Ryobi battery operated drill - dead batteries

    I never used this much. Batteries got to the point where they don't work anymore. So would need a new battery to get this going again.
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    Free Mountain Bike stuff - new chains and tire, used pedals

    *** Everything gone, picked up already *** Old school stuff here. 8 speed chains - 4 of them, new 26" tire, could be many years old, never opened or used Richie Logic SPD style pedals, used a decent amount, no cleats Egg Beaters, lightly used, I think I have cleats for them All this is...
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    DMV Registering a used never titled bike??

    I've bought & sold a number of bikes and seen odd things before, but this is a new one for me. Looking at a 3 year old used bike, excellent condition, low miles, great price, very excited about it. But ... the guy never registered it. He has the original bill of sale from the dealership with...
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    Anyone up for mid week Foresthill ride?

    Mid week Foresthill ride - 8/29/18 I want to get my KTM 300 out ... can't wait for red sticker season at Metcalf and Hollister. Anyone interested and able to do a mid week ride at Foresthill? Or other Sierra foothill area ride? Thanks
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    Versys 650 redo? Will they do it?

    So Kawasaki did a major revision to the Ninja 650 for 2017 ... all sorts of benefits and dropped a whopping 42 lbs from the weight! I've tried searching and can't find anything about when these revisions might make their way over to the Versys 650. Any one heard anything?
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    Warning/Rant about CL "Premium Dealer!" adds

    If you look at CL, you've probably seen these add. They also state "Delivered to your Doorstep for only $189". I have noticed some ads put in "starting at $189" So here is my experience with them ... Add was a bike for $6495, 0 miles, the $189 to your Doorstep, call them up. Guy says "Bike...
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