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(12-06-2015, 04:43 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: (12-05-2015, 02:03 PM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote: (12-05-2015, 03:05 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Oh heavens, you posted a photo of your license plate on the internet?
Now someone's going to track you down and steal your bike. 
Just teasing, of course. I've never understood why some folks mask their license plate on the internet. Do they believe it's possible to identify a vehicle's owner or address from the license plate number? How? Is this information even publicly available?
LongRanger (are you a helicopter pilot?),
A thousand people that live in my area see my plate every time I go for a ride. So a few more see it on the internet. I agree with you, doesn't seem like a problem to me.
Chip
I'm not. In fact, I'm a bit fearful of helicopters. The alias was conceived by a riding buddy in the '90's, when I owned a Kawasaki Concours. The bike had a 7.5 gallon gas tank and could be ridden quite a distance before refueling. Today, I organize and participate in IBA long-distance riding events. The alias still seems to fit.
(12-05-2015, 02:03 PM)ChipBeck_imp Wrote: (12-05-2015, 03:05 AM)LongRanger_imp Wrote: Oh heavens, you posted a photo of your license plate on the internet?
Now someone's going to track you down and steal your bike.
Just teasing, of course. I've never understood why some folks mask their license plate on the internet. Do they believe it's possible to identify a vehicle's owner or address from the license plate number? How? Is this information even publicly available?
LongRanger (are you a helicopter pilot?),
A thousand people that live in my area see my plate every time I go for a ride. So a few more see it on the internet. I agree with you, doesn't seem like a problem to me.
Chip
I'm not. In fact, I'm a bit fearful of helicopters. The alias was conceived by a riding buddy in the '90's, when I owned a Kawasaki Concours. The bike had a 7.5 gallon gas tank and could be ridden quite a distance before refueling. Today, I organize and participate in IBA long-distance riding events. The alias still seems to fit.
Long,
7.5 gallons is iron butt capacity for sure. I've been a helicopter pilot for the last 30 years and the Long Ranger is a stretch version of the Bell 206 Jet Ranger helicopter. I had never heard that name used for anything else. You are right though, it fits.
Chip
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Don't know if this would help the gentleman with the off-center tire, but I found this to be a fairly interesting "how to" --
[url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/12/08/ienatsch-tuesday-how-to-use-string-for-motorcycle-wheel-alignment/?src=SOC&dom=fb]Cycle World "How To 'String' A Motorcycle (corrected because Cormanus is a nerd)"
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MTC, that article brings into play other causes for a tyre appearing to be off centre. A chain adjustment gone wrong or a bent frame for example. String alignments were common on cars in the good old bad old days and some people still do them at home. Without toe in and camber to complicate matters, a string alignment on a motorcycle is a straightforward way of checking that a chain adjustment has been carried out correctly. It's not an exact science but if a string alignment check was way out it would be cause for further investigation. Thanks for posting.
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(12-08-2015, 03:57 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: Don't know if this would help the gentleman with the off-center tire, but I found this to be a fairly interesting "how to" --
[url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/12/08/ienatsch-tuesday-how-to-use-string-for-motorcycle-wheel-alignment/?src=SOC&dom=fb]Cycle World "How To 'String' A Motorcycle (corrected because Cormanus is a nerd)"
OK, MTC, I give up. How do you sting a motorcycle?
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You all have good eyes. I can't see past that big blacked out plate..
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(12-09-2015, 05:53 AM)Cormanus_imp Wrote: (12-08-2015, 03:57 AM)EmptySea_imp Wrote: Don't know if this would help the gentleman with the off-center tire, but I found this to be a fairly interesting "how to" --
[url=http://www.cycleworld.com/2015/12/08/ienatsch-tuesday-how-to-use-string-for-motorcycle-wheel-alignment/?src=SOC&dom=fb]Cycle World "How To 'String' A Motorcycle (corrected because Cormanus is a nerd)"
OK, MTC, I give up. How do you sting a motorcycle?
OK, MTC, I give up. How do you sting a motorcycle?
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