What did you do to your bike today ??
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Definitely sort that out - you don't want to wear your gears down unnecessarily. I'd use the clutch until then.
Rearsets are odd, what I thought would be comfortable wasn't - I had to have them back and up on my zx. Sounds like a good outing though !! I need to get out on my this weekend!
Rearsets are odd, what I thought would be comfortable wasn't - I had to have them back and up on my zx. Sounds like a good outing though !! I need to get out on my this weekend!
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Mick if the qs only has one adjustable kill time you may find it hard to get an improvement going from 1st to 2nd without having a negative impact on all other gear changes.
The problem with 1st to 2nd is its a longer throw as you have to pass through neutral so takes longer to engage the 2nd gear therefore the kill time which is ideal for higher gears is too short for the 1st to 2nd gear shift when passing through neutral.
I don't know which model of qs you have but some have adjustable kill time dependent on gear and engine revs others have just one kill speed setting that can be adjusted slightly but all gears have the same kill time.
Hope the info helps.
The problem with 1st to 2nd is its a longer throw as you have to pass through neutral so takes longer to engage the 2nd gear therefore the kill time which is ideal for higher gears is too short for the 1st to 2nd gear shift when passing through neutral.
I don't know which model of qs you have but some have adjustable kill time dependent on gear and engine revs others have just one kill speed setting that can be adjusted slightly but all gears have the same kill time.
Hope the info helps.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Cold again this morning but on the plus side the roads have been relatively quiet; I think Coventry schools shut this week. Brum ones shut this Thursday for easter .
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Thanks Blade, I did have that scenario in the back of my mind but i'll look into it, when I say brutal its not a bad shift just not as nice as the rest which are as smooth as silk. I suppose its just different to the QS I had on the blade which was lovely in all gears.
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No it's a tried and tested method, just I would be giving the dishwasher a good cleaning flush afterwards.
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Thursday in Cov too [THUMBS UP SIGN]Kwacky wrote:Cold again this morning but on the plus side the roads have been relatively quiet; I think Coventry schools shut this week. Brum ones shut this Thursday for easter .
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I've done that before with parts just make sure its on hot and you run it again empty with more soap.Kwacky wrote:Not me but someone on twitter has put his sprocket carrier in the dishwasher with great results. That's given me an idea
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Took the wheels off the Multi to get the part worn Angel GTs fitted tomorrow.
The Michelin PR4 rear has had it and is on the wear markers in the centre.
The mileage was 5100 when i put them on and its now 12050. That's pretty good even allowing for the motorway miles done on two Euro trips. The front probably has at least a couple of thousand miles left in it.
The Michelin PR4 rear has had it and is on the wear markers in the centre.
The mileage was 5100 when i put them on and its now 12050. That's pretty good even allowing for the motorway miles done on two Euro trips. The front probably has at least a couple of thousand miles left in it.
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Sold an OEM set of rearsets for the zx6r
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Cleaned & polished both bikes this afternoon, put the fairings back on the 999 and fitted some CF swing arm covers, I know this not everyone's taste but they go with the BST wheels ok IMO.
I've also ordered a new rear light cluster and a tail tidy.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Washed the RSV, need to give it a proper clean at some point (read that as take it to be valeted)
Then took it out for a quick blast, just got back home and ended up with a big whole in the rear looks like a screw went in and out again.
They where part worns off eBay so not too bothered about them. Tyre shopping this weekend then.
Then took it out for a quick blast, just got back home and ended up with a big whole in the rear looks like a screw went in and out again.
They where part worns off eBay so not too bothered about them. Tyre shopping this weekend then.
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Re: What did you do to your bike today ??
Try tyreleader Nutz always good prices.
I recommend the Rosso Corsa as a great fast road tyre.
I recommend the Rosso Corsa as a great fast road tyre.
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Been doing a few bits on the zx636 decided for the time being I'm keeping it as my track bike. I want to get it up to scratch so I have ordered some new race fairings as the others were not that great after being chopped and changed about.
I'm changing the colour so I prepared the tank today and gave it a quick coat in primer.
While the tank was hardening off. I took the zx10r out for a tour to Sherburn really enjoyed it was really busy. Down side to today was the amount of bikers I saw / followed doing silly moves. I know I'm guilty of doing a few daft things but its like they were out to prove something.
I'm changing the colour so I prepared the tank today and gave it a quick coat in primer.
While the tank was hardening off. I took the zx10r out for a tour to Sherburn really enjoyed it was really busy. Down side to today was the amount of bikers I saw / followed doing silly moves. I know I'm guilty of doing a few daft things but its like they were out to prove something.
"80mph" sorry officer I possibly could not have done that I'm no Valentino Rossi.
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I know what you mean mate, saw a little muppetry myself, had a good ride today with Rossgo, Farmer and Rossgo's mate. I think a lot of people had the same idea, get out today before the weather turns crap for the rest of the BH.
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I'll check them out, cheers mate. Probably going to stick with the m7's as I'm happy riding in all conditions and they are superb for that.Blade wrote:Try tyreleader Nutz always good prices.
I recommend the Rosso Corsa as a great fast road tyre.
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Yesterday rode 161 mile trip with Farmer and Frankie around Alton way up to Loomies and back around Basingstoke. Great day out
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Here is some of itRossgo wrote:Yesterday rode 161 mile trip with Farmer and Frankie around Alton way up to Loomies and back around Basingstoke. Great day out
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