[VFRLuke]

I've went through countless posts of everyone comparing dan kyle to a superhero of some sort, but does anyone have contact information, or do I need to shine the bat symbol in the air tonight?

I went to go for a ride today and noticed that my left fork seal is pouring oil out of it and the inner tube has some scratches. I'm not happy, but it is the right time of the year and it may be an excuse for an upgrade.

Thanks in advance

Luke

 

[ConqSoft]

dan kyle - Google Search

First result when searching for "Dan Kyle"

 

[VFRLuke]

wow, don't I feel like a jackass. I actually looked at that link and seen "kyle racing engines" and it just didn't sound suspension.

Thanks, that was fast

Luke

 

[maxib]

Here you go!

 

[HondaGalToo]

Yup, he builds racing engines, too. At least he used to, maybe he still does? He was AMA tuner of the year at one point as well.

 

[Mojave954]

And get this,,,, sometimes you get to talk to him personally. :thumb:

 

[HondaGalToo]

And get this,,,, sometimes you get to talk to him personally. :thumb:

Yup, he answers the phone a lot. I've talked to him many times. Got to meet him one year when he came to the fireblades days at Grattan. Great guy!

 

[abtech]

I hear he puts his pants on one leg at a time too . . .

 

[HondaGalToo]

I hear he puts his pants on one leg at a time too . . .

:rotfl:

 

[Mojave954]

I hear he puts his pants on one leg at a time too . . .

:rotfl:

 

[CBR929RE]

I hear he puts his pants on one leg at a time too . . .

:bs:

why the hell is he putting pants on his bike's fork legs?

 

[VFRLuke]

The scratches in the chrome tube are so bad I can feel them with my fingernail.

anybody else have a fork on a 954 fail like this?

I'm assuming a bushing wore out or something. bike only has 9800 miles on it.

 

[Hammer]

How many wheelies do you do?

 

[VFRLuke]

not many, I'm scared of the balance point. I'm no saint, occaisional power wheelie, but I'm reserved compared to most.

I have no business on a gsx-r

 

[Hammer]

That is your problem then, alot of people say "But I set it down easy" yea right. Wheelies are the #1 cause of fork seals to go bad no matter how they are set down. Send them to Dan and get him to fix the seals and quit doing things the bike was not designed for and ride.

 

[phobiaphobe]

How to contact Dan Kyle? You don't need to. Just start a thread about how Penske shocks are better than Ohlins... He'll turn up.

 

[sheepofblue]

I hear he puts his pants on one leg at a time too . . .

Amatuer I am up to 3 myself...

 

[VFRLuke]

so I do the occasional wheelie and that makes my inside fork tube get scratched up?

Nobody else's front wheel ever leaves the ground around here I'm sure

 

[Hammer]

so I do the occasional wheelie and that makes my inside fork tube get scratched up?

Nobody else's front wheel ever leaves the ground around here I'm sure

Dont get offensive, just stating the facts.

I am not sure about the scratch or how it got there, without seeing the bike.

Good luck.

 

[VFRLuke]

Sorry if I sounded defensive. Just wanted to clarify that I'm not a squid. Most sportbikes out there see way more abuse than mine.

If the guys riding VFR's with headlight modulators and wearing the yellow stripe vest are a 1. And GSX-r 1000 guy wearing shorts and a tanktop passing in blind corners and riding wheelies as far as the eye can see are a 10. I'm probably a 3 or 4.

Just seems odd to me that the scratches are there. I'm assuming a bushing failed or something.

Luke