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2 wheel GAF UNITE!
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Assuming you have a license and have ridden larger bikes before, that's still a long gap. Maybe call a local training school and do a days refresher lesson, that will give you a good feel for your abilities, and you can get some feedback too
You'll be back on 2-wheels in no time, it's like riding a bike (sorry)
You'll be back on 2-wheels in no time, it's like riding a bike (sorry)
maxheadwound
Member
was asking them about it. It looks like its going to have the previous engine so they are not bugged with all the regulations for emission. The older engine also give it more of a classic feel.
Its going to be exciting times. I was staying to them it would be great if I can put knobbies on my bike for light offroad work. And there we go. They just need to give it 2 years as I just got my bike. lol
Mauser5000
Neo Member
Heyy GAF any love for F4i´s 
Heres my stunter/streetmachine (work in progress).
Frontend is from 929fireblade, which seems to be crazy improvement from the stock!
Picked it up with 28000Kilometers and 2300. Still looking for the front fairing!
She allready made friends with my 525 KTM supermoto ;D
Heres my stunter/streetmachine (work in progress).
Frontend is from 929fireblade, which seems to be crazy improvement from the stock!
Picked it up with 28000Kilometers and 2300. Still looking for the front fairing!
She allready made friends with my 525 KTM supermoto ;D
Poindexter
Member
Finally installed my white walls and spoke rims! Man that was exhausting...
One of the instructors has SIX gold medals in international six days enduro... I was just like wow I suck lol. Never seen anyone ride the balls off a GS like that dude.
edit: geez Poindexter that lift is almost as nice as the bike!
they are actually my brothers pics, I was too busy with the kiddo to take many photos.
Poindexter
Member
Gorgeous!Heyy GAF any love for F4i´s
Heres my stunter/streetmachine (work in progress).
Frontend is from 929fireblade, which seems to be crazy improvement from the stock!
Picked it up with 28000Kilometers and 2300. Still looking for the front fairing!
She allready made friends with my 525 KTM supermoto ;D
Poindexter
Member
Thanks! I stacked a ton of coupons with a Sears sale and got it for about 100 bucks. It's going to make cleaning and maintenance so much easier.
blackprophesy
Member
Finally installed my white walls and spoke rims! Man that was exhausting...
Very nice!
richardhawk
Member
Went to the So-cal Moto swap meet yesterday. There wasn't as many vendors as usual but I did see this really rad sportster. I've seen a good amount of tracker / scrambler sportsters lately and It's really making me consider it my next bike.
I didn't manage to get a picture of the right side of the bike but it had a really nice 2 into 1 exhaust.
I didn't manage to get a picture of the right side of the bike but it had a really nice 2 into 1 exhaust.
Poindexter
Member
Sorry guys. I missed these responses yesterday...
When you get retuned you also lose all the learned trim values in your ECM so the first few rides might be a bit rough after loading a new tune. If it doesn't get better I'd honestly look for someone to dyno tune your bike or see if you can find a better canned map on the web, you probably should be able to.
I hit 5000 miles every 2.5 months or so. I average about 2000 miles a month.
The SE tuner actually isn't bad. Finding someone who works on it might be a challenge though but it works the same as the other tuners I mentioned. Most dealers will not do a true tune though. They'll grab a canned tune that is HD approved and make some minor tweaks for EPA compliance.
When you get retuned you also lose all the learned trim values in your ECM so the first few rides might be a bit rough after loading a new tune. If it doesn't get better I'd honestly look for someone to dyno tune your bike or see if you can find a better canned map on the web, you probably should be able to.
maxheadwound
Member
Finally installed my white walls and spoke rims! Man that was exhausting...
looks awesome and man I like that jack.
blackprophesy
Member
Yeah I'm going to get the cable and download the HD software. I've got pretty common stage 1 parts so a good map shouldn't be hard to come by. All else fails I'll take it to a specialist place. Probably worth the investment.
ugh I had an old one from sears that someone stole from my garage. Thanks for reminding me >_<
Poindexter
Member
It definitely is. Good luck! I'm not sure if it has auto tune like some of the other tuners by if it does give that a try.
Thanks!
Sorry bro
I took the day off and changed the brake pads in the front today too. I'll change the rear tomorrow since my local indy only had two sets of pads in stock.
Poindexter
Member
Damn! These EBC HH Sintered brakes are noisy as hell. They make a "cicada" sound when doing low speed braking. And I'm guessing they need to bed but my stopping power is absolute crap. Everyone says they're better for heavy bikes and they last longer so I hope after they bed they're a lot better.
Get the bike up to 60 or so on some secluded road or in a big parking lot and do a couple quick stops down to 20 or so from that speed. The noise might never go away, but hopefully that'll bed them in a bit quicker.
Fallout-NL
Member
Yeah, apparently you can't apply the brakes for too long when you've got new pads (first 100/150 km or so) or they will glaze over.
No doubt, properly tuned bike can feel like a massive improvement over stock.
No doubt, properly tuned bike can feel like a massive improvement over stock.
You could try taking the pads off and lightly sanding then with fine sandpaper. *might* help.
Poindexter
Member
Thanks guys. I did a couple of more runs last night to bed them and it seemed to help a bit but it's still not to where I'd prefer it. I'll sand them tonight to see if that helps.
thesoapster
Member
Which pads, specifically? My last set of EBC were the EPFA, which technically are called HH pads as well. The thing is the brakes needed to be heated up a bit for them to bite. On a cool morning the stopping power was ass for a little bit. I made sure to get a few good bits of braking in before the twisties came up.
maxheadwound
Member
Here is a dude in South Africa that took the R1200R on the track. Looks like fun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxdzsPSn6jU&spfreload=10
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FxdzsPSn6jU&spfreload=10
nice.
This one time (in band camp) the BMW guys let me drive the new S1000rr around the parking lot of the track. Was very hard to just not take off and bust out a few quick laps...
Not sure what jarred that memory loose or how I actually found this pic. Gotta say though my local BMW shop is pretty solid
Poindexter
Member
Thanks! The white wall classic look is one of my main draws to a cruiser.
Can't remember which ones specifically. I just picked up some sets from my local indy. But yeah after I went on a longer ride today and they warmed up it was night and day difference.
opticalmace
Member
Might be buying a 2011 SV650A (ABS) tomorrow. I'm tres excited to check it out.
blackprophesy
Member
Wish Suzuki would really modernise the SV. The new ones (Gladius or whatever it's called) is just so bland in design. The older ones are much nice looking. Shame that engine is not really given a platform to shine cause it's supposed to be a corker, and sounds awesome with a nice aftermarket exhaust.
The 2011 is a nice shape though.
The 2011 is a nice shape though.
My wife learned to ride on a Gladius and would really love one. I think it doesn't look too bad, but really it's a poor mans Ducati Monster. Just because Suzuki are at the cheap end of the market, doesn't mean they should be producing slightly-worse-looking versions of other bikes
For that engine I still would have a V-Strom 650 though. Or I would if I wasn't 5'7".....
For that engine I still would have a V-Strom 650 though. Or I would if I wasn't 5'7".....
opticalmace
Member
It's fully faired, though I would probably remove the lower fairings. I prefer the semi-naked look. Here's a pic from the shop's site:
Fallout-NL
Member
That's a good looking SV.
Poindexter
Member
Wow. That looks great!
Fallout-NL
Member
Speaking of white
Do those white walls stay nice and clean or do you now have to wash your tires as much as the bike itself, Pointdexter?
Do those white walls stay nice and clean or do you now have to wash your tires as much as the bike itself, Pointdexter?
Poindexter
Member
It hasn't really been a problem yet, but they have only been on since Sunday. They attract dirt like crazy though. I had to clean them after installing them and yesterday while changing my rear brakes I saw dirt all over them. But its really only noticeable when you are very close. From a few feet back they still look great. And the material the white wall is made of feels like a vinyl so all the grease and dirt slides off with very little effort.
maxheadwound
Member
See the new Aprilia RSV4 R ARPC is out and some testing feedback looks like it is very good. The BMW and R1 must watch out
opticalmace
Member
Annnd bought. Picking up the SV next week.
Gotta find an OEM exhaust though, it's way too loud.
Gotta find an OEM exhaust though, it's way too loud.
blackprophesy
Member
Nice one. Congrats!
richardhawk
Member
So I know a lot of you guys do basic maintenance on your bikes. Oil changes and the such. If I wanted to learn that plus fixing random problems here or there would a service manual be the best route? I'm 100% going to pick up a harley next month and since learning to work on my Guzzi is near impossible I figured it would be a good bike to start on. I have access to a lot of tools since my dad restores cars so I'd pretty much only be going out of pocket for a bike lift.
Poindexter
Member
Congrats! Looks great!Annnd bought. Picking up the SV next week.
Gotta find an OEM exhaust though, it's way too loud.
Poindexter
Member
You can't go wrong with a service manual.
What family of Harley are you going to get? Touring, Dyna, etc? I never picked up a service manual. Everything I have wanted to do I was able to find online but it would probably be much easier to get the correct tools, sizes, torque values, etc all from one place by having a service manual.
richardhawk
Member
1200 Sportster. I'm going to strip it of almost everything though.
Poindexter
Member
Ah OK. My sportster was easy to work on. Tons of info on the net if you need to look something up. Unless you're doing work on the internals I would say you can skip the service manual and still be good.
Demoed the Panigale 1299S. It felt like a more refined/polished 899/1199. Great mid-ranged torque fill. Better, stiffer handling. Seat isn't a plank like the 1199, ergo/rake is better too. Feels good in a tuck.
The dampers are electronically controlled, but the controller cuts into your leg when standing stoplight a lol.
Overall it's the best of breed Panigale so far. I liked it. But I think the new R1 is a step or two ahead of this. The steering was almost telepathic and the acceleration was bonkers.
Still and ugly and lame sounding bike though haha