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Sanchez
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 12:43 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Three years after my M2 and I lost our tragic battle with gravity, I finally found the right tuber in the right place at the right time for the right price.



It's a 98 S1 with an NHRS 1250 kit, Mikuni carb, Vance & Hines pipe, and a bunch of other odds and ends.

It's already marking its territory in the garage. : )
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Littlebuggles
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 04:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Looks great and welcome back!

You should see all the dudes putting XB wheels on their tubers these days too...
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80rs427
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 06:32 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Hey, that bike looks familiar! Great find.

98s1
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Nevrenuf
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 08:40 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

welcome back sanchez and great find. hope all is well for ya up there.
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Spiderman
Posted on Saturday, May 08, 2010 - 11:13 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

SANCHEZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ

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Sanchez
Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 03:58 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

> You should see all the dudes putting XB wheels on their tubers these days too...

I can see why! This thing goes pretty good, but it doesn't stop very well. : )
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Pkforbes87
Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 04:13 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Best way to have a tuber with XB wheels?

Park an XB next to the tuber : p
Much less work involved, and you can enjoy each bike for what it is.

The S1 looks great Sanchez. Congratulations!
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Guell
Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 04:17 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ebc iron rotor, and some ferodo pads and i no longer felt the need for xb wheels
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Sanchez
Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 10:29 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I expected the front brake to be weaker than my XB, but the back brake kind of surprises me. Is it normal that it doesn't have enough force to lock up?
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Guell
Posted on Sunday, May 09, 2010 - 10:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

cant get mine to lock up, its mostly for small steering inputs while leaned way over and holding it still at a stop
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Littlebuggles
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 12:28 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Had to stand on mine to get it to lock when I got it. Braided line helped feel a lot and gave a very slight improvement in power. New non-stock pads, bleed and/or a rebuild should also help.
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Nallac
Posted on Monday, May 10, 2010 - 02:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

my X1's rear brake is nearly to touchy to use, just think about using it and it locks up....

Thats a sweet looking S1 you got.

(Message edited by nallac on May 10, 2010)
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Kalali
Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 10:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nallac, you are probably the only person who "complains" about the rear brake being too touchy...There must be something wrong with it!!
Mine improved greatly after putting in Ferodo sintered pads and is strong enough to keep me out of trouble.
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 11:50 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I found yesterday that my rear brake won't even keep the bike from rolling backwards on a hill at a traffic light. On my other bikes, I just rest my foot on the lever at that particular light. On the S1, it vibrates inexorably backwards.

I'll have to check it against my Uly when I get home. I'm pretty sure the rear brake mounts haven't changed in the past decade. If rebuilding this one doesn't firm it up, I can always put on a newer one.
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Sanchez
Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 11:56 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Oh, and check out what I discovered yesterday. Funny, that doesn't look like the stock cam position sensor ...



Ooh, it's a programmable ignition module!



The bike was pinging, and the previous owner mentioned he'd adjusted the timing, so I pulled the cover off last night. Turns out the TwinTec was set on the most aggressive race curve. I put it back on a less aggressive street curve, and I didn't hear any pinging this morning. Sweet.

Now I just need to sort out the carb. The idle's a bit inconsistent, and it sputters some times at low speeds. It's disconcerting in mid u-turn. : ) I'm hoping I can dial it out with the air screw, but I have a sneaking suspicion the pilot jet needs to come out for cleaning.
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Nallac
Posted on Wednesday, May 12, 2010 - 04:12 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Nallac, you are probably the only person who "complains" about the rear brake being too touchy...There must be something wrong with it!!
yes i gathered that from what i've read on here...its easy to lock it up.
i do prob 60% of my braking with the rear only as its that good.
oh and the front was crap until i changed pads last weekend.
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