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I love how mine feels. It is much more responsive, and overtaking is much better. The pull from 6.5k to 9k is awesome, there was nothing there before!
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I love how mine feels. It is much more responsive, and overtaking is much better. The pull from 6.5k to 9k is awesome, there was nothing there before!
Now desnorkel it and put the baffle back in, if you taken it out. It'll pull even harder...
So after a long day bike browsing I've put a deposit down on an ER6F that I find I fit quite comfortably on; going to be test riding it next weekend and if all is well buying it. This has brought forth my realisation that I have a lack of maintenance items. What should I be looking at buying for general maintenance?
Currently got a list consisting of a set of stands and some form of chain cleaner and chain lube.
Currently got a list consisting of a set of stands and some form of chain cleaner and chain lube.
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You'll need to be able to clean, adjust and lube the chain as a bare minimum, so chain cleaner & lube (WD40 stuff is good, not WD40 itself but the chain lube and cleaner), rear paddock stand unless it has a centre stand, and a big enough socket for the rear axle nut (and one for the chain adjuster).
This plus a tyre pressure gauge and pump are the absolute minimum.
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Ah yes, forgot about the tyre pressure gauge. A few psi out can make a bike feel very strange!
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And then go back to restricted and wish you'd never experienced the great powaaa!
I know, much sadness.
Now desnorkel it and put the baffle back in, if you taken it out. It'll pull even harder...
No it can only be #Bafflesout. The sound is too good otherwise
I've got two gauges that I use for my car, I presume they're fine? One is built into the pump the other is one of the bar meters. Hasn't got a centre stand so will need to get a rear stand, is there a huge difference in quality with going from a more generic one to the likes of an ABBA stand?
Yep they'll be fine as long as you can actually get them on the valves, there's a lot less clearance once you're dealing with the brake discs.
For general maintenance a paddock stand will be absolutely fine, the Abba stands are great though for anything a bit more involved.
I prefer more torque/power...No it can only be #Bafflesout. The sound is too good otherwise
Looks like I can put a bike shed in my garden, what were those garages that you guys were linking?
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That's the garage I have (the longer one of the 2, not the extra wide one), any questions let me know
So this turned up yesterday... Wonder what it could be!
Yay, my fairings have made it over from China. From order to delivery it took about a month and that was including Chinese new year.
I did open the box but there was so much packaging that I was scared to take it all out as I wont be able to get it back in easily. I'll bite the bullet tonight as I need to inspect it.
I did look at a few small pieces and on one of them I found a few imperfections....
On this part I noticed a tiny chip or something was stuck in the red part of the paint and also a tiny bit of black paint may have spread out. I also noticed an eyelash stuck in the black paint on one part but nothing that someone would notice unless I pointed it out.
All things considered - I paid £390 all in - I'm pretty happy. People have said set aside 6 hours for fitting so going to get a friend to help me out. If it fits as well as some reviews have said I'm almost tempted to buy another set and petrol tank.
Wish the Yamaha didn't use a proper tank rather than plastic covers but oh well.
Yay, my fairings have made it over from China. From order to delivery it took about a month and that was including Chinese new year.
I did open the box but there was so much packaging that I was scared to take it all out as I wont be able to get it back in easily. I'll bite the bullet tonight as I need to inspect it.
I did look at a few small pieces and on one of them I found a few imperfections....
On this part I noticed a tiny chip or something was stuck in the red part of the paint and also a tiny bit of black paint may have spread out. I also noticed an eyelash stuck in the black paint on one part but nothing that someone would notice unless I pointed it out.
All things considered - I paid £390 all in - I'm pretty happy. People have said set aside 6 hours for fitting so going to get a friend to help me out. If it fits as well as some reviews have said I'm almost tempted to buy another set and petrol tank.
Wish the Yamaha didn't use a proper tank rather than plastic covers but oh well.
Its cold... the rain was freezing up on my jumper that I had over my leathers, summer gloves weren't a good idea. My thumbs are sore still, they were numb by the time I got back. I want spring!
You could actually see rain turn into snow at some point...
You could actually see rain turn into snow at some point...