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lukeduck Full Member Offline "Come to terms with the ass that bears you" Posts: 166 Ontario, Ca. Gender:	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #165 - 09/25/10 at 14:36:35 One I heard a long time ago ( and do on a regular basis). After filling the gas tank, take off, get running down the road reach down and switch to reserve. Run 15-25 miles, turn back to run. gets you used to switching to reserve, also prevents water and other crap from accumilating in the bottom of the tank.
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Brillo YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 4	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #166 - 10/04/10 at 12:22:44 Shine bike up with Lemon Pledge -- ole' show bike secret.
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Brillo YaBB Newbies Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 4	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #167 - 10/07/10 at 20:12:57 The Scotch-All-Weather-Fasteners (Velcro..only 3x as strong) work great! I attached my IPhone on the gas tank. With the GPS App I can plot my trips easily and keep track of my distance so I know when to get gas. I test drove it at highway speeds and it worked like a charm; although, I do have a shield.
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Reply #168 - 11/25/10 at 17:55:26

crabpainter wrote on 04/03/10 at 17:48:18:

My head apparently has a ridge or deformity at my hair line just above my forehead.... discovered years ago after wearing any properly fitted helmet for any length of time a pain which became so intense as to have me strapping my hat on the back of my bike and riding sans protection. Shocked

Yesterday I got so fed up with my latest headache that I grabbed my helmet and headed to the garage. Putting the helmet against my leg, holding the straps out of the way, I took a hammer and firmly pounded the foam down a bit right where the pain originates. Tried it on and quickly realized I was on to something!! Tweaked it a bit more and viola!!
As I type this I'm near shedding tears of joy at the thought of putting that once torturous iron maiden back on my irregularly shaped dome.

I hope this helps somebody half as much it helped me.

I did the same thing years ago with a Bell helmet. Then I discovered Arai makes what they call a "long oval" helmet for people like us. The Profile. It fits very nicely and they offer different thicknesses of cheek pads. Expensive but worth it.

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Reply #169 - 11/27/10 at 23:52:54

If you have been out later than you should,and you forgot to call your wife ,and you have had way to many drinks, Now here is what you do to avoid the wrath of a p1ssed off wife, walk in you front door and slam it shut,then trudge upstairs to the bedroom throwing your shoes off,all the time singing very loudly "I'm in the mood for love"
when you walk in the bedroom she will be sound asleep.

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Reply #170 - 12/01/10 at 02:47:38

MotoBuddha wrote on 11/25/10 at 17:55:26:

crabpainter wrote on 04/03/10 at 17:48:18:

My head apparently has a ridge or deformity at my hair line just above my forehead.... discovered years ago after wearing any properly fitted helmet for any length of time a pain which became so intense as to have me strapping my hat on the back of my bike and riding sans protection. Shocked

Yesterday I got so fed up with my latest headache that I grabbed my helmet and headed to the garage. Putting the helmet against my leg, holding the straps out of the way, I took a hammer and firmly pounded the foam down a bit right where the pain originates. Tried it on and quickly realized I was on to something!! Tweaked it a bit more and viola!!
As I type this I'm near shedding tears of joy at the thought of putting that once torturous iron maiden back on my irregularly shaped dome.

I hope this helps somebody half as much it helped me.

I did the same thing years ago with a Bell helmet. Then I discovered Arai makes what they call a "long oval" helmet for people like us. The Profile. It fits very nicely and they offer different thicknesses of cheek pads. Expensive but worth it.

I bought a Profile a couple years ago for the same reason. Very comfy! And got it on Black Friday, so the price wasn't quite as unbearable. Grin

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Reply #171 - 01/30/11 at 20:44:11

For those of us who ride at night, or even may get caught off guard riding in the evening.
Buy a couple or more of those neon glow sticks. You can get em cheap for a dollar at some places. Place inside your saddlebags, purse, back pack or whatever you use for storage on your bike.
They will last forever till you need them and, at least give others approaching you if along side the road, notice that your there.
They come in different colors and again an inexpensive item that takes up very little space and not a heavy object either.

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Reply #172 - 01/31/11 at 21:27:35

kimchris1 wrote on 01/30/11 at 20:44:11:

For those of us who ride at night, or even may get caught off guard riding in the evening.
Buy a couple or more of those neon glow sticks. You can get em cheap for a dollar at some places. Place inside your saddlebags, purse, back pack or whatever you use for storage on your bike.
They will last forever till you need them and, at least give others approaching you if along side the road, notice that your there.
They come in different colors and again an inexpensive item that takes up very little space and not a heavy object either.

kim

Great idea!

I also try to keep a small flashlight in one of the bags on my bike. MiniMag's are great, or Harbor Freight has coupons in their fliers all the time for free LED lights; they're pretty good, I have a couple.

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arteacher Serious Thumper Offline Ride as if your naked and invisable! Posts: 2581 London ontario Gender:	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #173 - 02/10/11 at 08:31:44 To install a screw or bolt in a hard to reach place, stick it on your screw driver or socket with Blue-Tac, the stuff teachers use to stick stuff on just about anything. It's not as gooey as gum, is stickier than gum, cleans up very easily and is re-usable for a while. It has scads of other uses as well.
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Reply #174 - 02/22/11 at 18:00:31

Great idea, carry your favorite fuel additive (many probably use seafoam) in empty 5 hour energy bottles to the gas station. The bottles hold 2oz which is a little light on the ratio for our 2.8 gallon tank, but it beats carrying a whole bottle around. I cannot take credit for this discovery as I read about it on the TW forum I'm a member of.

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Boofer Serious Thumper Offline Nearly too old. Posts: 1760 N Ms Gender:	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #175 - 04/03/11 at 18:05:35 Most of the stuff we buy in tubes costs a lot of money. RTV, Gasket Maker, Etc. To keep the tube from being a one-time use and ending up sticking a knife in the side to get two uses put a little petroleum jelly on the threads before recapping. Next time the cap just unscrews like when it was new.
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Re: DAILY HOT TIP
Reply #176 - 04/05/11 at 16:53:17

Hey everybody. I will use my first post here to share a tip that makes me love how my Savage shines.

To remove areas of light rust and oxidization on chrome and other shiny bits all you need is some aluminum foil and soapy water.

Fold up the foil into a nice little square, dip it in the soapy water, and scrub away. It leaves absolutely no scratches or swirl marks. All the chrome on my Savage looks like it did when it was new 10 years ago.

My buddy did this on his Harley and showed me the trick he has been using for a few years.

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Reply #177 - 04/11/11 at 20:08:24

Posted this in another thread, and thought I may as well throw it in here too. Best part, it's free! Wink

What I like to do in the summer is freeze a pop bottle full of water ahead of time, then throw a couple pairs of old (clean!!!) socks over it for insulation and to keep it from sweating all over, and throw it in my saddlebag. Presto, you've got ice cold water all afternoon long! Cheesy

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justin_o_guy2 Serious Thumper Offline What happened? Posts: 55279 East Texas, 1/2 dallas/la.	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #178 - 04/11/11 at 20:30:51 A sports sprayer bottle strapped on the bike lets me spry water ( Hot as it may be) on me, then, when I am running down the oad, that water evaporates & Im Feelin Kool, Bay Beee..
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mick Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Hell-bound Posts: 7323 Dayton Oregon Gender:	Re: DAILY HOT TIP Reply #179 - 04/29/11 at 22:23:13 Might be a bit late now ,but their is always next year. When riding in very cold weather (no snow or ice) about every hour or so get off the bike and push it for a few hundred feet,warms you right up. I had to do that in England because a motor cycle was my only means of transportation.
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