03-26-2019, 11:17 AM
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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Pismo Beach
Posts: 387
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Caffeina, nice looking bike.
Nice looking bike. I like it better than the Buccaneer.
Wish it was available in the USA. Thanks for sharing. |
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04-06-2019, 11:36 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: RDU, NC
Posts: 677
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I made a friend with a Buccaneer and she is breaking her bike in very gently. The attached photos show the swarf af her first 200 mile oil change.
The mechanic argued with her about replacing the stainless filter with a paper filter... until the stainless filter literally came apart in his hands as he attempted to clean it. Charles. |
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04-07-2019, 06:58 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2019
Location: Minnesota
Posts: 19
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I don't know.. I think I might like it better. Then again, maybe I just personally relate too much to the ugly/simple nature of the bike? |
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04-08-2019, 10:51 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: RDU, NC
Posts: 677
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Well, I'm thinking the numberplate is crooked and looks weird in that location. The italjet logo on the tank is not attractive in either color. The voltage regulator is also crooked. The lack of any kind of sidecovrers shows off ugly stuff inside the frame behind the motor. Not a fan of the taillight, and please can I have a seat big enough for two actual humans? Also the tank-mounted speedo... why? Just to make it impossible to see? It works on the triple, leave it there!
I do like the exhaust, USD forks, and wheel selection. If these go into production, I'll be looking for a place to order the wheels at the very least. Charles. |
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04-08-2019, 10:53 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: RDU, NC
Posts: 677
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Update on my bike:
I've got 1600 miles on it so far, and my rear tire is looking like it's about halfway through its life. That's not good! I love these tires, but I'm on target to get 3000 miles out of a rear, I'm thinking. Charles. |
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04-09-2019, 10:07 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: RDU, NC
Posts: 677
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Hrm, somehow those images I posted are tiny. I guess becuase I did it from my phone. So here's the full sized photos of my friend's filter swarf at 200 miles. VERY gentle break-in, by the book.
It looks like a little bit more swarf than I had, and I did a harder break-in. It's still a small sample size though, so no conclusions can be drawn yet. Charles. |
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04-09-2019, 10:08 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: RDU, NC
Posts: 677
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Wierd, the forum kept resizing the photo down really small. I had to re-save it with a .jpg extension instead of the .jpeg she sent me, and then it worked.
Charles. |
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04-09-2019, 12:20 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 83
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I would still maintain that manufacturers have good reasons for their recommendations, or else they wouldn't burden their customers with them. But since I encounter so much pushback for what seems to me to be a reasonable position, I no longer want to upset any sensitive types by pressing the issue. Carry on, optimists, say I! (And by sensitive types, I don't mean you, Charles.) Buccaneer |
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04-09-2019, 12:34 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 83
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Don't overlook the ABS being introduced on the Caffeina. I'd like to have that.
As I believe I mentioned before, this cosmetic design is older than the Buccaneer, and was to be produced and sold by an Indonesian manufacturer, apparently before Italjet gave up and went with Ningbo Longia. I think it is extraordinarily ugly, and could scarcely believe it is to be marketed in Europe but for the inclusion of the ABS that European standards now mandate. But tastes differ, and mine aren't universal. Buccaneer |
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04-09-2019, 03:59 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: RDU, NC
Posts: 677
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I did ask SSR if they'd ask Longjia if they can get the exhaust header off that bike, and they said it's unlikely but they'd ask.
Charles. |
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04-09-2019, 04:42 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 10
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Hey everyone. I am picking up an ssr buccaneer in a couple weeks. I live in the mountains and plan to use it on curvy roads up here only and stay away from cars and main roads. I am curious has anyone tried to reduce vibs with rubber engine mounts?
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04-09-2019, 07:12 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Location: Madison, WI
Posts: 83
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I don't know of anyone using rubber engine mounts. Are they made for the Virago 250, perhaps? I found using really heavy bar-end weights helped reduce vibrations a lot, though not completely. They are the stock weights for a Moto Guzzi 1100 Breva, and are not expensive. Welcome to a very select club, I think. Buccaneer |
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04-09-2019, 10:36 PM
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Join Date: Jan 2019
Posts: 10
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04-10-2019, 11:15 AM
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Join Date: Feb 2018
Location: RDU, NC
Posts: 677
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Very cool, that's right near Suches and Two Wheels Only motorcycle resort! I've been there a lot in the past, but not since they've re-opened.
The vibes on this bike really aren't bad. Most of it is in the seat, not the bars. Rubber mounting is not an option, there is no provision for that on the motor or on any Virago 250 motor. Charles. |
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04-10-2019, 11:47 AM
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Join Date: Mar 2010
Location: Volcano, Ca
Posts: 7,103
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I also found filling the bars with bar snake or spray foam, helps a lot.
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