blackhawkxx

If you build this thing and start going with him to the track to tune it, I think you will really start to get into drag racing. There is nothing like it.

So how much difference does the Ohlins make out on the street? Does it just take the bumps better in a turn or is it all around smoother?

Don't you have to remove the shock and replace it with a solid bar? What times do you get with the bars?

No, this is not normal for the XX. Are you sure that it is the gearbox and not the chain? Inspect the chain for tight links. Lube and adjust. Then, I would change the oil and filter. Try Mobil 1 15w-50 (red cap). It makes for smooth shifting.

If you are not using the rear brakes, you are not using all of the front brakes as the rear pedal activates one piston on each of the front calipers. To be fair, I should have said that my bike had 5,000 miles on it when I got it and the rear pads were shot. Fronts are still good.

Mine were shot at 5,000 miles. Fronts last almost three times that long.

I found this in there catalog but couldn't pull it up on there web site (which sucks).

How could polishing hurt them?

Price: $48.27

I myself prefer to take the tank off. Gives you more room to look around. You could also throw in some new spark plugs while you are there.

Would you compare it to turning up the timing in a old carbed muscle car? If so, it would feel a little crisper, snappier. Not night and day just better. Right?

Dah-Thanks Peter. Sometime you can't see the forest for the trees.

What gas do you run and any pinging?

Joe, how did you find the package deal for $32.00 at ronayers? Do they also have deals like this on other multi parts?

Well, did you ride it yet?

How about if you shimmed the back 3 mm and dropped the front 3 mm's?

You can get girls naked and take pictures to post here but can't find a washer to slip under your shock? :roll: :grin:

That's a good idea :idea:

That is what I used on my trailer without the rubber insert. It gets used weekly without any trouble. I have never tried them in the truck bed though.

Would any one happen to know, on the new RR, right before the muffler, there is a flapper valve with two cables hooked to it. What is the purpose of it? None of the slip-ons (that I know of) has this. Is it for low rpm throttle response? Would you lose you low end by putting a slip-on it? Thanks.

Come on, tell us what you think.

This is most important. Pull the bike into the chock using the straps. You can't use too many straps for me. You know, just in case.

Thanks Joe. I dropped the rear 1" with a dog bone and slide the tubes 8 & 1/2 tenths to start. I guess I should go a little more down in the front looking for the twitchy feeling and back it off a hair. I would rather it be a little slow turning in than it doing something strange at 160 mph! BTW-dealing with the bike day in and day out, I love the lowered stance.

Would dropping the front instead of raising the rear do the same thing?

Where do you get it from?