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    Wheelies and steering head coming loose

    I guess whatever your comfortable stick with that, everybody is going to be different. I've tried doing James Technique "power wheelies" but I don't like how the bike heaves forward before coming up (feels like it wants to come out from under me, pulls on my arms), when I "slipper clutch" it...
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    Profile pic problems anyone?

    How exactly do I upload a profile pic? I resized them to fit the specs but I get a message that says contact the system adminstrator when I click "proceed."
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    Wheelies and steering head coming loose

    My bike is a 2006. I took it in 4 times because the loose steering head, they'd tighten it up but it'd only last about 2 weeks. When it came loose again, they said not to worry about it, and there was no harm. WRONG! This last time they went to tighten it, they found there were "grooves" from it...
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    4000 miles on a set of tires!!!!!

    Sounds like me, I keep putting it off, but I'm going down to the valley for Thanksgiving (150 miles from here), and I've got 11,000 on my front tire (stock). And my rear has 6,100. I've been running with the contenental road attacks for my rears and have been told they last about 8-9000. I'm...
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    Cam Chain tensioning

    I have a similiar sound, when the clutch is out (while I'm either riding or at a stop) I hear this "ticking sound." At a stop if I'm in neutral, have the clutch out, you can hear it get louder when you rev it. I asked a shop about it, and they said, "ah sounds like the cam tensioner" and said...
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    Wheelies and steering head coming loose

    Just wondering if anyone else is having trouble with their steering head/ front forks becoming loose and causing a "clunking" sound when ever you hit little bumps. I like to do wheelies and I make sure I set her down nice and soft but I'm constantly having to tightin up the front forks and the...
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