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i've had good luck finding a variety of replacement clips and pins at Lowe's. But not at Home Depot. just an fyi

it may not be pretty but i made my fairings rideable with silicone adhesive - small crack(s) but didn't spread at all after the fix - seems the silicone gave some flex to the repair.

depends on the map. i had a map dynotuned on my pc3 2002 xx with regular.

Anybody done this? http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAP...item=2462707888 looks interesting. and would make that front sprocket more accessible for inspection and cleaning for sure! thoughts?

1st :grin:

using m1 syn in my 2002 for the last 21k miles with only positive effects on clutch.

it's really good to give your chain a hard scrubbing with a fine toothed toothbrush ... ....and some good lube to really PUSH that grime and abrasive dirt and dust into the inner workings of the o-rings..... or x-rings.. :shock: .... sorry, just kidding

i don't clean mine at all. i just oil it. last chain on this same bike lasted about 30k miles. :grin:

i'm 205 and went with 1.05g traxxion (1.1 on left, 1.0 on right) straight rate springs. made a world of difference for braking!!!! with no more front end dive! did the job myself as well, even though i'm not much of a mechanic. top 5 mods for me :grin:

2002 and 1.5 years old, and 36,000 miles, battery is fine. for the adhesive tank pad, blowdryer and patience. :grin:

2 things helped me: 1) throttlerocker (ultimately taught be to relax also 2) power commander (much of the twitchiness was tuned out with the new map) but if you want a non-mod answer, it's "relaxing"

Bear in mind my riding at the time 95% commute straight up, and 5% sport, leaned over...

oem bt57's will get you high mileage but less sport grip. i've gotten as high as 13k on a front and 8-9k on a rear. running pilot roads now, undecided on conclusion, but like them so far (1000 or so miles)

oem front sprocket is 17. imho, go down 1 or 2 in the back :grin:

thanks folks! great ideas! :worship:

unfortunately it was bought as a 'one off' from Ayers in the UK. Returning and exchanging will be, is an impossibility or would be a royal pita. any ideas on aligning it? ps don't think it's warped.. hopefully just misaligned :sad:

or this?

can you see this?

did either of you find that the screw holes needed to be enlarged? They are only the size to fit the threaded portion of the screw and not the spacer portion of the screw? the pic loads strangely, even I have to hit back and then hit the topic again and i see it then, maybe that will help. thanks!

any suggestions on better aligning my Pyramid Hugger? here are some pics. There is no rubbing, but I'd just rather have it 'right' than off like this: (see below, hopefully) It's got 4 mounting points... (2) normal chainguard mounting points and (2) rear brake line mounting points on right side of swingarm. any ideas?

wanted to post the Lowe's product # of the plastic push pins i used from Lowe's for the bottom pan plastics. Hillman 5mm Nylon rivet Screw-In 0 80358 83781 7 you get like 2 of them for less than a buck!... and imho they stick better!

oh yeh! i lost one of the plastic pins on the bottom of the Cowls where the side cowls come together.... replaced with a Lowe's substitute for 95 cents. hmmm.... nothing like owning a suzuki that starts on fire by itself :shock:

a year and a half old 2002 model and almost 36,000 and I've had to replace nothing. aside from the usuals of oil, tires, brake pads etc.

initial impressions of the roads after 110 miles :grin: I elected to replace both the ront and the back (instead of mixing) since I found a 1/4inch raised flat spot on my rear tire lol..... too much commuting, too little twistie to round out that tire! I have noticed that they don't "fall in" as the bt020's do, gotta give a little harder push... but that's my preference... i'll post more later

EXACTLY! 2 tires I got nails in at between 6-7k per tire and had to replace :grin: