SGT Ski
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you would have got 10 extra hp if they would have told the dyno that it was dealing with an XX instead of a 1000cc
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I have that problem every couple of days no big deal though the browser remembers it for me
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That's the kit I got. Sweeeeeeeeeet.
So easy to do, a caveman could do it.
Like Sgt Ski!
I think your giving my polish ass more credit than it deserves on that one
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My thoughts?
I have HID low and high. And that's what I think.
I second that motion.
Once you have HID, you wonder how you ever went without it. Especially if you're like me and get caught in the dark with your tinted shield more often than your clear one
I was riding saturday and got caught after dark in a light rain with the dark visor to couldn't see a damn thing. I finally gave up and rode with the visor up so I could see. The headlights on the old FZR suck badly. The worst part was I got home and realized I had the clear shield in the visor pocket on my new joe rocket jacket :icon_doh:
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I picking it up on the way home from work tonight called them this morning and let them know it was sold. Gotta love mom and pop bike shops with a military discount.
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Well I'm getting a large so the recall shouldn't affect me at all. But good looking out
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I had pretty much made up my mind on getting it but I had read the horror stories about leaks and horrible wind noise on the modulars that is mainly what had me worried.
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it fit fine all the way around. The only thing I would change is the face shield for a tinted one.
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when I was messing with it their at the shop it seemed plenty tight to me.
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I noticed that my fulmer is louder than my icon. But not that much
How does it do in the rain any leaking around the flip face?
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50 bucks at the local bike shop it fit fine but I was more worried about wind noise water leaks etc. I did notice that it was a bit heavier than my Fulmer Joust, or my scorpion.
I'm probably going to buy it for the price it's worth a try.
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I'm thinking of getting one of these. anyone here have any experience with them. I have one fulmer and like it but I know there is a big difference in the fit and finish of a modular helmet.
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to each their own, I'll stick with the stock size and enjoy the twisties.
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what do you mean by bigger rim are we talking bigger rim diameter or do you mean a wider rear rim?
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real nice looking work there I really like the box you made up for holding stuff with the undertail installed
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I think BadazzXX still has his complete swap kit for the bird using RC51 parts forks rims calipers the whole package you might want to talk with him.
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You actually might want to talk to John about the shipping side if you have one of us pick up the parts and ship them to you. John explained it all in detail in a thread on the other xx site. I'm sure one of us would be willing to help out to help save a brother some money on shipping and duties involved especially if you would help hook us up with some of the new bird badges for when I repaint my bird.
Here is a link it's about half way down the page where he explains it.
oh and as far as I know all the plastics will interchange the tail light being the only issue on the tail that I know of.
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nah just take a poop before riding you'll be good
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I think the best you can hope for is what they are giving you with the free replacement on the broken link. I wouldn't expect that much on a part that is older than a year, of course that is just my luck so :icon_snooty:
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mental note check my adjustable lowering link when I get home tonight :icon_silenced:
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me to
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agreed all bikes do that at idle it's no big deal
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how many miles are you riding a year Mike?
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Oh WOW! you'll be REALLY suprised at how good the handling is, when you put a 180 on there! It's like Race-Tech's tag line... "the best you've ridden is the best you know"
Mike
I "get" what you're saying Mike. However........bear in mind I'm coming off my 1st bike, an '82 Yamaha Vision 550, to the 'Bird. So I already think the 'Bird handles (and does everything else for that matter)like a dream........even with the 200 on the rear.
When I take the 'Bird on the MotoGP circuit to give Nicky a run for the title....I'll probably swap back to a stock 180 on the rear. 'Til then, I have no delusions my riding style is good enough that the tour will be recruiting me anytime soon
I'm not talking about if you're fast or not, because, like Tim said, it has to do with the tire having a profile it's not intended to have... I'll go one step farther and say that it's a huge safety issue, too... People get away with the 190 if they don't run too many curves, or run REALLY sticky tires that can make up for the fact that they don't have much rubber on the ground at any kind of lean angle, but a 200?? There have been plenty of times that I've come around a corner and there was sand on the road. The bike slid through the sand, and gently hooked back up on the other side, while I was still leaned over... I would say that if I had less contact patch at lean angle at several of those occasions, I don't know if it would have hooked back up at all, being that coeffecient of friction goes down once you start sliding, so it's hard to get a slide back, with no inputs (meaning, letting off the gas, or counter steering)...
How about this... You go to SWMotoTires right now (or whenever you start riding again, if you've stopped for the winter) and buy a 180 rear tire to fit the 'bird (180/55-17), and if it's a Pilot Power or Diablo Strada, and if you mount it up and don't like it, and want to go back to your 200, I'll buy the 180 off of you (as long has it hadn't been burned out with, or had a TON of miles on it) for what you paid for it + shipping to my house. Hell, since you're in OH, if you ride to my house with your old 200 strapped to the back, I'll even change it back on there for you for nothing, and still buy the tire for what you paid for it. It literally is THAT big of a difference, because I've ridden Travis' bike with the 190, and it is WIERD and BAD in the handling dept.. I'll buy it from you if you don't like it. No shit. You have nothing to loose by trying it.
Mike
Now that is putting your money where your mouth is :icon_clap: :icon_clap:
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