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mentodan
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Wed Feb 26, 2014 2:32 am |
Hi,
Finally picked it up last Saturday, sunshine and 47F! lasted long enough to ride it back home. 1st impressions are really good. It's black and it's fast(er). More comments ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Thu Feb 20, 2014 4:50 pm |
Thanks for the info on the cam belt tensioner bearings, and the web site for parts number!
still crappy weather, so haven't picked up the bike yet....... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:11 pm |
another questions: when doing the belts, the bearings putting the belt under tension need also to be replaced.
Is that correct?
How do you call these parts?
where do you guys get these parts, belts ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
Views: 52898
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Wed Feb 05, 2014 4:05 pm |
Thanks guys about insurance and cold starts, this is very useful.
So $800 is definitely on the very high side.
@Chippertheripper, as mentioned in previous posts, dealer checked the VIN and it see ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 7:15 pm |
Yes, I think you're right.
My initial offer would have been 45, but a regular customer of the dealer had beat me to it (damn weather) and had proposed 46. So I went up to 47...Was there really anothe ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
Views: 52898
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Tue Feb 04, 2014 3:42 pm |
Hi
Finally, after all this bad and frigid weather, I made some progress and I got to see the bike last WE.
Good/clean shape in general, but lots of rust on bolts, nuts etc. as mentioned before as ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Mon Jan 20, 2014 5:03 pm |
| Thank you all for the inputs. For the last 3 Saturdays, they would not have let me test ride it because of the bad weather, so I haven't driven down to check it out yet...I'm thinking 2h driving is us ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 7:28 pm |
Hi Keener,
right, design weakness of desmo system, the rocker movement is not a nice straight translation following the stem axis, it's curved. So it is hard on valve stem then on the guide. You're ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Fri Jan 03, 2014 2:05 pm |
Thanks,
From what I've read, all bikes from 2003-2007 can have valve guide issues, with 2003-2005 being the most impacted.
Bike was in winter storage every winter, so oil/filter change each time a ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Thu Jan 02, 2014 3:09 pm |
hey,
I made up my mind, multi is on top of my bike list
hard to get info from owner during holidays, I got some more though:
_tank replaced under warranty, owner did not say if related to ethanol ... |
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falling for a 2005 1000ds
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mentodan
Replies: 26
Views: 52898
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falling for a 2005 1000ds Posted: Sun Dec 29, 2013 10:48 pm |
Hi guys,
My name is Dan. I'm in the North East, looking for a new bike (current= 1981 CB900c, love it). The multi was not a natural contender for me, adventure/tourer not my style. And since I'm 5' ... |
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