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  6. Posted

    I had the emissions system validated at one of the dealers along with the addition of the FMF pipe.

    Came home with some extra parts in a bag that apparently weren't needed . . .

    The popping on deceleration was cleared up, and the throttle response off idle and at low throttle openings was much improved.

    Between the pipe, validation, and addition of a KTM power parts rear disk guard, I think I spent around $800.

    Disk guard came back from Big Bear with a few scratches on it but rear disk was fine :)

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    I always (unless I forgot to switch it between backpacks) carry a small mountain bike tire pump. Have been on rides where the CO2 inflator didn't work right and the hand pump was a handy backup.

    Fender bag with spare tube (front), combo wrench/tire irons (2), CO2 kit with scab patches and glue.

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    Wow, I can't imagine riding some of that two up. I'd guess maybe the passenger dismounted a few times riding up certain spots.

    I rode tracks 1 and 2 of the hard way and called it a day after that. Got through Gold Mountain OK - that was the first thing you hit on track 1.

    The rest of the stuff on track 1 and 2 wasn't that bad - a couple of rough spots on track 2 but not too bad.

    My conditioning level was too low to consider going any further. John Bull and Redondo Ridge will have to wait for next year. Making getting back in shape a priority.

    New KTM did well, but I had a few observations of improvements needed. Stock front tire didn't seem to be the right choice for up there. Had folks make a few suggestions, but still happy to hear more feedback. Other area needed is a steering damper. Front end is much more nervous than my other bike. Recommendations for damper and associated bar set up welcome.

    If I can find some other folks interested, ideally will head back up a few times this summer while weather is nice, and ride the other hard way sections a few at a time to get practice on the obstacles without killing myself till the endurance level comes back.

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    See you up there.

    I'll arrive sometime Friday afternoon/evening.

    I sent them a note asking about this because here in Geneva I don't get great updates on what's going on for the fire.

    I did see that highway 38 is or was closed at some point.

    I was told by the organizers that they've adjusted the route to avoid trails that are near the 38, but that all should be fine.

    The driving instructions they gave me were to take the 210 Fwy to Highland and exit on to Hwy 330 to Big Bear.

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    I had a 3.1 kW system purchased several years ago through the Solar Alliance. Haven't heard much from them lately and I think they may have merged with someone else. Did a great job and got me out of the tier 3 & 4 rates down to tier 1 most months and my bill was typically less than $35. I bought the system and my cost was $14,000 after the rebates

    We moved a year ago to a new house and sold the old house. My realtor didn't understand the value of solar and wasn't doing much to try to get any extra out of the house for the inclusion of the solar system which was still pretty new. The new buyer didn't want to pay extra so I took the system with me.

    The electrical bill at the new house was around $400 each month. The pool accounted for a significant portion of the monthly electric costs, so I swapped out the pool motor with a variable speed unit which helped.

    I was going to do a self install of my old panels but some health problems kept me from being able to do anything physical for a while. When I checked with the various companies to do the installation for me, most wouldn't touch it because they were only interested in doing new installations of their own panels.

    Finally I found Precision General Contracting who is doing solar these days. They in turn sub contracted the work to Sun Fusion Solar. In addition to having my old system (14 panels) installed I also added 8 more panels, which was the amount we figured was needed given my bill. Cost after rebates was about $10,000.

    I should add that the Sun Fusion guys did a really great job. Very clean work site and crew was respectful and knowledgeable about each aspect of the job.

    The old panels were Canadian Solar 315 W units connected to a Sunny Boy inverter. I don't remember the brand of the new panels but they use one micro-inverter per two panels and have improved output over my old panels.

    The orientation of my house is such that I don't have a due south facing roof, so we went with a south west roof facet. Still, my old 14 panel system now generates about 17.5 kWh on a good clear day and the new system generates 15.5 kWh for a total of 33 kWh. That's just a bit over my typical daily use of around 30 kWh.

    I'm in unincorporated San Diego county on the San Marcos side of the border with La Costa. Still coastal enough to be affected by the marine layer sometimes, but not as bad as my old house in La Costa. Still, there were a surprising number of crummy days last month and the most recent three days haven't been great for solar either. Still last month's bill was $22 and this month is looking to be in the same ball park if the June gloom doesn't go away. I'm definitely generating more than I use on clear days, so come July hopefully I'll be due for some credit.

    If you or someone you know can do the roof work of installing the mounting points for the rails and any necessary conduit to the electrical panel and you know a decent electrical contractor, you could save a lot on a DIY system. About half the cost of my first system was equipment and the rest was labor/profit. The new system was more skewed toward labor/profit because of the reinstall of my old panels.

    If not going the DIY route, for new installs there is a fair bit of competition in the market so I would get a couple bids to weed out anyone who's price gouging. A number of sellers are also touting the lease option which I haven't taken the time to understand and compare with outright purchase.

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    Double check the settings on the left hand side of the new content page to make sure you don't have a check mark in the wrong spot. Depending upon what you have selected you could end up with no content showing up as new.

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    hook, line, pole, boat, trailer, truck............ :)

    I debated asking if it was a joke.

    I remember when we did have a problem child on the site and many members did have him on ignore until he was banned all together.

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    I know this has been covered before on other threads, but for new readers, keep in mind also that the radios are not legal to use in the ham band without an amateur radio license. The FCC has removed the Morse code requirement and made it easier over the years to get a ham license. Most people can pass with only a modest amount of study. There are exams regularly all around SD.

    As pointed out above, it's pretty unlikely that you'll be caught using the radio without a license or out of band on the GMRS/FRS frequencies, especially way out in the boonies on low power on a simplex channel. The FCC runs monitoring programs from time to time, but it's more likely it would be a licensed ham dropping a dime as they're pretty protective their frequencies.

    And since my day job involves a lot of FCC and related regulatory work (I was in DC last week for several meetings with the FCC and OET), I should point out that if you do get caught, the fines can be substantial - in theory on the order of $10,000 per day. Though in practice they tend to be only in the $3,000 to $5,000 range for first offenses.

  22. Posted

    I've run heavy duty tubes and slime in the past on the DRZ and TE. Knock on wood, but I've never had a flat.

    Used to get flats from thorns all the time on my mountain bike, but added slime and the problem went away.

    I've got a new mountain bike now that can run tubeless but haven't made the switch. A lot of folks swear by it though.

  23. Posted

    Our satellite is licensed through the Isle of Man. The guy who runs the company that does all the space licensing for the Isle of Man has told me stories about all the folks in both cars and bike that come out each year - and not just for the race itself, but all year round - and get into to trouble driving around the course.

    He said the IOM folks have a pretty Darwinist view of it. Let them go and kill themselves if they want, as long as they don't hurt anyone else or livestock in the process.

    Sucks that as much as I travel to the UK, I still haven't managed to work things out to be there for the TT.

  25. Posted

    I do know it was a constant velocity type, so even if the throttle was whacked wide open it only opens the the slide according to vacuum available or whatever it is that they do. If it had an accelerator pump as part of that, I can't recall. I never had occasion to pull it because the bike was maintenance free except for oil and filter changes. Sold it to a friend from work and it's still working fine for him and going on 15 years old :)

    The E version was definitely tuned for higher output than the S version. Even when geared the same, my E version would strongly out accelerate the S version of my friends.

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