higher mileage bikes
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They've been there for at least the 10 years I've been in Wolves
My only experience of them was when I crashed my YBR and needed the forks straightened so I popped in to see if they could do anything and while pleasant enough they were completely uninterested banging on about not knowing tolerances and things for Yams.
How difficult is it to strip the forks off and find out if they're straight!? Highway motorcycles across the road done it no problems.
They've been there for at least the 10 years I've been in Wolves
My only experience of them was when I crashed my YBR and needed the forks straightened so I popped in to see if they could do anything and while pleasant enough they were completely uninterested banging on about not knowing tolerances and things for Yams.
How difficult is it to strip the forks off and find out if they're straight!? Highway motorcycles across the road done it no problems.
hjaha they sound like our engineers everything totally to the book absolutely 100% right!
except of course tonight after they had ordered some special concession sized bolts, they forgot that the rework lads spot faced the back of the false spar to get it ready and now the bolts are too long....
on the plus side i now have a £7,000 bolt glued to the side of my box to hang my bag on (it was just the right size/shape
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That bird does look pretty good from the pictures. Couple of things to note:
- It has bar risers on it. I have the exact same on my bird but it's personal preference as to whether or not you like them. It also has an aftermarket screen again personal preference. One thing to note about the bar risers, if you want to remove them, it isn't as simple as just removing them, you need to swap the fork spacers at the top, so if you do go for that one, and you are thinking about removing them, see if they have the originals.
Also, you might want to budget new end cans. The stock ones are quite muted (which you may like) but they weigh a ton. You can save a good deal of weight by swapping them out.
- It has bar risers on it. I have the exact same on my bird but it's personal preference as to whether or not you like them. It also has an aftermarket screen again personal preference. One thing to note about the bar risers, if you want to remove them, it isn't as simple as just removing them, you need to swap the fork spacers at the top, so if you do go for that one, and you are thinking about removing them, see if they have the originals.
Also, you might want to budget new end cans. The stock ones are quite muted (which you may like) but they weigh a ton. You can save a good deal of weight by swapping them out.
yeah bar raisers are not something i'm not sure about, was hoping it was a simple removal job (meant to ask do people have to swap the brake/clutch lines for longer ones with bar raisers, and so leave me with extra length that could be a problem).
Hondas ive always found fit me so damn well its like the guy who they base their ergonomics on is exactly me so i dont like messing with them,.
The bird does sound good with after market cans on. My dad had one as factory and it was pretty quiet. My direct access instructor had one with after market cans and it was a lot better. Not "look at me" but enough to have a presence when required
