SwampNut

It's a "clicky" valvetrain normally, though I didn't hear it so I don't know if it's louder than normal. Don't expect it to sound like your XX. The rotor is warped. I know of a couple of EX250s with 50k on the clock and still going. If you can get it for a steal, go for it, but an SV650 is a far better bike if you can swing the cash.

I get them from Ron Ayers. I put together an order with misc stuff I'll need in the coming year, and just keep it on the shelf. All the part numbers and prices as well as a link are in the FAQ section of the site.

Ah yes, well, the VTR does rule on wheelies. The XX has to be at a higher speed to come up, and has a MUCH higher balance point. You're not going to ride it around on one wheel for a quarter mile like the VTR. Well, at least, I can't.

Your bike was not ridden appropriately. It was ridden like a Harley. You need to get out there for a few top speed runs to blow out the carbon and some second-gear wheelies to teach that chain what life really should be like.

Have you checked partsfish.com to see if it is shown as a seperate part with its own number? Your dealer could just be a moron, or a thief, or both.

I think the Pilot Road might last longer. But I doubt it will be much longer, and you can't really judge from one tire to another directly unless you ride the same roads, at the same speeds.

You're trying to toss your own salad...? Everyone I know who uses them is getting 3000-5000 miles from them. Even the guy with the MV Agusta (light, low on torque) gets only 5k. Tire mileage varies widely with riding style, pavement type, and the phases of the moon. Back when I was using the Avon 39/40 Supersports I got 4500 miles from one rear and 1200 from another. 4k-ish from a third.

File suit in small claims at least, then garnish his wages if nothing else.

Every time I've asked I've been told it's $125 just to mix a color and pick up the gun. What color?

I looked all over the bottle of Crisco, but can't find the weight listed.

They have a steel rear available now? Didn't know. They are probably good, but not the same as OEM. I'm very surprised at the longevity of the Honda rear sprocket. Good for at least two chains easily.

All that money just to make a bike run like shit. Amazing. Put real gas in it. Put the stock pipes back on or re-jet it. And if the problem started right after the new plugs, make sure you have the right ones and double check the hoses you removed when you took off the tank.

Hmm, that could help too. Hadn't measured body height.

I've been running an AFAM 16t front for a very long time, probably 45k miles (not the same one, obviously). I really like it. Stock chain is fine; you certainly can't remove a link with only a 1-tooth change. The wear indicator will be off as said, but that's useless anyway. You'll know the chain is worn when it gets noisy as hell and the bike surges as it goes through tight/loose spots. I don't recommend changing the rear because you can only get them in aluminum. That wears fast on a bike of this size and power. The OEM rear sprocket is good for at least two chain replacements, maybe more.

I took a real close look, and noticed that with 12k on it, my front has one uneven pattern. Not right-to-left, but the "points" of the main part of the tread pattern in the center of the tire are all worn down for an inch or so. I'm gonna guess this is why I get a light wobble at 45 if I take my hands off the bars, which didn't happen with new rubber.

I've touched the right side pipe down at the leading edge, and both pegs, but nothing else. I've seen pics of the front part of the fairing ground down. I think which part hits first depends on your riding style, weight, and suspension setup. I know I tend to shift my weight rear when cornering, probably part of the reason.

Just before she blows me, I want her to huskily whisper the line from that movie she did recently. "I'm the devil." I about blew my load in the theatre. Cow tipping. Heh. I grew up next to a dairy farm.

I like the K&N filter a lot. Wal-mart sells a house-branded Purolator One (widely known as one of the absolute best filters on the market). The filter for the Mazda RX-7 is interchangeable with the Honda filter. As a bonus, it's a little longer so you get more filter media. Another bonus...it's $3. Plus since you're there picking up Mobil 1 or Rotella anyways...

The alternate fantasy is the same dry lake bed at night with no moon. You'd be out-riding your headlight by easily three times anyway. Hit the starter switch to kill the headlight, guidance by the stars only. Then when I get back there's a keg of Guinness waiting for me and a blowjob from Elizabeth Hurley.

Freaky. Mine is perfectly even, and I've got around 12k on it with probably 2k to go still. The rears seem good for half that if I'm nice to them.

Yeah, that's the "service descriptor" I mentioned above. I'll need to go pop the bike on the stand and look all over the tires. But it's 95 degrees here now, and the bike is all the way downstairs, and this server room I'm in has a dedicated A/C set to a comfy 68 degrees. Come for a visit. There's a road here that has four lanes of new, perfect pavement and goes 60+ miles in a straight line. It goes from nowhere to nowhere, so it's barely travelled. I did pass a cop on it once, but as far as I could tell, he didn't even bother. Not that I could see him for very long. This road is where my GPS gave me my personal best of 182.7 MPH. Speaking of high speed, am I the only one with this fantasy...? To find a dry lake bed, where you know there's nothing to hit, get to top speed, and...close your eyes...? :shock:

http://www.cbr1100xx.org/forum/viewforum.php?f=12

Right, the "B" tires are V300 rated (European 300 kM/h rating) which is equivalent to the US Y rating (186 MPH = 300 kM/h). Avon has always had these two options in the supersport tire range. I don't recall seeing any option other than Z rating in the sport-touring range, but they may exist. I've had my 45/46 to top speed a few times, but that doesn't mean much. Maybe I just got lucky. The rating is for continuous speed (5 minutes or more), because the major issue is heat buildup. That's why the V300 tires are thinner. The secondary benefit of thinner tread is less inertial mass trying to rip the tire apart (I believe at 186 MPH the effective load is over 2,000 PSI at the tread, if my math is right). The only time I've ridden at 180-ish for a long period of time I was still on the stock rubber. I held that for about 10 minutes. That's a long fucking time at that speed. My brain could probably not cope with much longer at that speed; just too much to process and consider. Also you run out of gas really fast at that speed.

My tires don't have anything that says "B" on them, and I didn't ask for anything like that. They do have a "Z" rating but I didn't see a service descriptor. Without a service descriptor, Z rated tires are assumed to be rated for sustained speeds of 150 MPH. Y rated tires are 186 MPH. With the old AV39/40 there was a specific set with the Y rating, but unfortunately that had shallower tread and less-sticky rubber necessary to earn that rating. I didn't like them. Where did this info come from? Got any links or more specifics?

Thanks! Working on shimming the rear and trying to have a baseline to work from.