Recent content by John S

Well , welcome to Colorado Yes we are quite fortunate with the selection of twisties . Have fun …stay safe !

Hey there , Been off and on . Needed to change my password . Never listed myself as “ New Member “ so here it goes Denver canyon rider , awhile ago a shop guy said “ why don’t you just go get a R1 “ …that was 6 years ago And i still have my 2007 raven FZ1 I would say “ all “ of the normal items...

Mine had a severe high speed ( 100 plus ) bounce . Turns out as has been suggested above the wheel weights fell off both the front and back . Balance both tires , bounce is completely gone …Good Luck !

Thank you for sharing. Have a 07 low sided it last year , had full leathers on so I was fine Bike was a bit of a mess . Replaced the bars , windscreen, electronics but went mad max with the tank dent and some various scratches using black duct tape to mask the issues. Your story has me...

How do you like the rearsets?

Yes on the tape , may need to do that next oil change . I did not know about the metric to standard options. Would that really work on a oil drain bolt ? Thanks John

Well I applied way too much pressure when installing it last oil change . It turns out there was some damage to the threads . I pulled two threads with my finger . But I got lucky Purchased a new drain bolt , had it drilled so I could safety wire it , carefully tighten it until I felt the crush...

I run about 50/50 with screwing things up ...always learning ...conquers boredom

Hey there ...I may have over tightened my oil drain bolt . With the season starting I am nervous about attempting to remove it and causing damage to the oil pan . So ...I’m thinking of removing the clutch cover and using my pump extractor to remove the oil through the hole on the bottom of the...

Good idea ...lots of them out there.

Still available ?

Back on the road after a nasty low side . Does anyone have perfect Raven Tank they would like to sell ?

I’m back !

My crack fixed .Seems strong. Been the the track twice and had a 70 MPH low side ( sucked ) and no issues with the weld . Bike is back together !