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01-01-2008, 04:35 AM
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| Newbie Joined: Jan 2008 From: Washougal, WA I Ride: 2008 C14 with a smile | New to PNWRiders in 2008? Post here! Hi everyone...wishing you all a Happy New Year from Oslo Norway. Am here now visiting my daughter and family. Will be back in the saddle again the end of the week...after jet lag though...  |
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01-04-2008, 07:31 AM
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| Streetfighter Joined: Jan 2007 From: Lake Osghetto, OR I Ride: Whenever I can | 
__________________ --- BILL ---  Deferment on a speeding ticket... it's a like a mulligan for sportbikes.You're right - Hayabusas can't corner... but you're behind me on your 600 that CAN corner, so it must be YOU that really sucks!  | |||
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01-05-2008, 12:11 PM
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| Post Whore (In Training) Joined: Jul 2006 From: Portland OR I Ride: 99 Valkyrie, 89 Transalp, 05 Rune |
Welcome,  if you get around to posting soon, I am dying to know that the bike was that lasted 150K, (and how well it lasted), I have this disturbing tendency to love bikes that last forever  upon rereading it is possible that it is a typo and you meant 15K on the kawa (meaning 15 of the 27 are yours). Oh well, always looking for the bikes that will out last me 
__________________ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams | |
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01-05-2008, 05:55 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Nov 2007 From: Eagle Creek, Oregon I Ride: 2004 Kawasaki ZG1000 Concours | It is an 86 Concours, no joke or typo 150k, it took 15 years, I still have the bike. I had to replace the valves at 44k (a design flaw on the early connie), an oil line leak, and a water pump were the only problems it had it was abused and neglected the whole time too. That's why I bought a second one, the 04 which has 27k on it now. Possibly the most underrated, under unappreciated bike ever, basically unchanged for 20 years. 06 was the last year of production. This was the old girls last ride  |
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01-06-2008, 04:33 AM
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| Post Whore (In Training) Joined: Jul 2006 From: Portland OR I Ride: 99 Valkyrie, 89 Transalp, 05 Rune | Thanks for the info, what years had the valve design problems? Oh, and nice pic, good too see someone else who rides in that white solid rain. 
__________________ Human beings, who are almost unique in having the ability to learn from the experience of others, are also remarkable for their apparent disinclination to do so. Douglas Adams |
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01-06-2008, 09:10 AM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Nov 2007 From: Eagle Creek, Oregon I Ride: 2004 Kawasaki ZG1000 Concours | 86 for sure and maybe some of 87, they didn't use hardened intake valves. http://www.concours.org/forum/topic....ms=valve,tulip The intake valve faces would "tulip" they call it. I did the work myself except for the machine shop, which was $600 back in 94. I didn't exactly ride in the snow that day, that was a 60 mph surprise, notice the skid marks that end just before disaster, it would have been a different picture otherwise. I have done my time in the slippery stuff though. Last edited by Turnfour; 01-06-2008 at 10:05 AM. |
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01-08-2008, 04:33 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Jan 2008 From: Salem, OR I Ride: My pony. Saddle's waiting. Come & Jump on it.... | another newbie... I accidently stumbled across the site. I didnt know this group even existed! I have been tipping in hot for about 20 years! My 1st bike was a 600 Hurricane. A Fireblade dinosuar by todays standards. My current ride is an 03' 954 double R. Love her to death. She was picked over a new 07' Repsol......I just had to have a 954 in the stable. [IMG]  [/IMG]I am a regular in late spring to fall up and around Detroit. Love the drop into Estacada! Hoping to hook up on some group rides and meet some new faces!
__________________ Tuck in behind me........ I'll show you where to crash........ |
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01-09-2008, 02:56 PM
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| WMRRA Qualifier | hey Ironhead  sweet looking bike this is a great place and great people 
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01-09-2008, 06:39 PM
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| MotoGP Champion Joined: Dec 2005 From: Tigard/Portland, OR I Ride: in the BMW til the 636 gets fixed. | Welcome to all the new folks! I need to make a 2008 thread. So many new faces in 2007!!!
__________________ I'm Santi.  "We are what we consistently do. Perfection, therefore, is not a gift, but a well-learned skill."
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01-10-2008, 08:01 AM
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| WMRRA Qualifier  Joined: Sep 2007 From: Salem area | Welcome Ironhead and Mott - watch the Oregon-Northern forum for rides in Portland and Salem. I am from the Salem area and we get some decent rides going here. Going out Sunday with another guy as it stands. jim Last edited by Bing44; 01-10-2008 at 08:03 AM. |
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01-14-2008, 09:22 PM
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| Streetfighter Joined: Jan 2007 From: Astoria, OR I Ride: The best damn bike in the world: Kawasaki | Damn, lot of new peeps in here. I'm in Astoria if anyone is ever on the coast, look me up. Ron
__________________ 2006 Kawasaki Z1000 1992 Suzuki Bandit 400--sold  2007 Honda TRX 400 EX 2007 Honda TRX 400 FA "A free people ought not only to be armed and disciplined but they should have sufficient arms and ammunition to maintain a status of independence from any who might attempt to abuse them, which would include their own government." George Washington |
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01-15-2008, 12:10 PM
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| Endorsed Joined: Oct 2007 From: Portland I Ride: 999/666 |
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01-17-2008, 05:07 PM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Jan 2008 From: Troutdale, Or I Ride: Kawasaki Ninja 250 r 08 | new guy here too from troutdale... soon to be riding... when ever the 08 ninjas come out... just waiting on that... hit me up if u wanna ride... need a riding partner.... but not yet wait till i get my bike though lol |
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01-17-2008, 05:13 PM
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| Streetfighter Joined: Sep 2006 From: Portland, Oregon I Ride: 1986 Honda Magna V65 |
Hope you get your bike soon !! and hope to see you out on the roadways !!
__________________ Dean 86 Honda V65 Magna 97 KTM EXC 620 85 Yamaha TT600 "Political Correctness - a doctrine fostered by a delusional, illogical liberal minority, and rabidly promoted by an unscrupulous mainstream media, which holds forth the proposition that it is entirely possible to pick up a turd by the clean end."
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01-18-2008, 07:09 AM
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01-19-2008, 01:08 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Jan 2008 From: vancouver I Ride: zx10r, for the street, and two banshee's, a brute force 4x4 and a Rhino side by side atv. | newbie hi all, I am looking forward to some better weather, its been so cold and wet here in Portland..... I have been riding for 15+ years, dirt, street, sand dunes, bikes and atv's, whatever goes fast! I have put on 60k+ miles, on two (and quite a few on one...) wheels, but the guys I ride with are all getting old and lazy, so I need some new riding buddies, Sundays are best for my schedule, anyone game? |
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01-19-2008, 01:22 PM
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| Pit Crew Joined: Jan 2008 From: vancouver I Ride: zx10r, for the street, and two banshee's, a brute force 4x4 and a Rhino side by side atv. | just trying to figure out how to get pics on here. again, sorry. hi again, I was just trying to figure how to put pics on here. I sold this zx12r to a buddy recently, and bought a 05 zx10r, same color, just no good pics yet.  this is my other hobby, banshees, this one has a 90hp stroker motor, anyone else ride in the sand?  Last edited by kaz440; 01-19-2008 at 01:30 PM. |
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01-20-2008, 07:15 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Jan 2008 From: Portland, OR I Ride: '88 Hawk GT | New to Portland, new to PNWriders.com I just discovered PNWriders.com last night but it was too late to go to the bike night in Portland. It looked like fun. I hope there will be another one soon. My bike has been in storage for a while and it's not running properly now. I've tried the obvious things, fresh gas, fresh battery, new spark plugs. I don't really have the space to work or the desire to get into the carbs. I would like to find someone with experience with older (20 year old) bikes and the problems they have. Hawk Hawk GT experience would be super. So if anyone has recommendations for a trustworthy and qualified repair shop in Portland, I could use one. I completely missed out riding last summer (my first summer in Portland) and I'm really wanting to go riding and meet some other local bike riders. Thanks! Kevin 88 Hawk GT ps. Great Forum! I really like that it's broken down to geographical areas. Last edited by NT647; 01-20-2008 at 07:20 PM. Reason: Great Forum! |
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01-20-2008, 09:09 PM
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| Newbie Joined: Jan 2008 From: Portland, OR I Ride: '88 Hawk GT |
http://picasaweb.google.com/HawkGT20...37255463072834 Hmmm... I am not sure how to do it either. I just see the link. http://lh4.google.com/HawkGT2008/R4U...jpg?imgmax=720 <a href="http://picasaweb.google.com/HawkGT2008/HawkRideToMtRainier1996/photo#5153537255463072834"><img src="http://lh4.google.com/HawkGT2008/R4UK1EieNEI/AAAAAAAAAHs/O5_-TcoTHXU/s400/kevin%20ranier.jpg" /></a> OK. Do I have to be a member in good standing for some time before I can post a picture? or make a certain number of posts? I saw at the bottom it says I "...may not post attachments" under posting rules but I couldn't find any explanation. Last edited by NT647; 01-21-2008 at 09:47 AM. Reason: trying to post picture from picasaweb | |
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01-21-2008, 05:39 AM
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| Training Wheels Joined: Nov 2007 From: Portland, OR I Ride: naked and with my hands in the pockets | You can post your pics even if you're posting for the first time. Just click the "insert image" symbol on the top of your posting body and paste the link to your pics. Be careful not to paste "http://" since the dialog bar already has it. And the link must have to be to a free hosting website, like photobucket.com. To go even further, take the link of the picture's URL given by the site, not from the address bar of your Internet Explorer.
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