boofhead
New Member
Hi,
I'm new here. Brief back story, been riding 15yrs, exclusively on track with a 2015 Aprilia RSV4 for the past 6 years. Haven't ridden on the road in that time. Moved to a new country, just out of the city and would finally like to get back into road riding.
All my bikes have been super sports (even my first a baby CBR 250RR) Now too old to ride a super sport for hours on end, I've decided I want a naked. I've taken an MT09 for a test ride, while it was great and fun it just left me missing what it didn't have.
MT10 is out of my price range these days, and it appears these are the next best thing (just an MT10's dad on paper ?) So I've made the decision this the bike I'm looking for.
Anyway, so I do have a couple questions if anyone is willing to answer, before I start inspecting bikes.
1. I'm a bigger guy 6ft 250lb in leathers , can I just re-spring & re-valve the forks ? or is it worth replacing internals ? similarly for the shock, can I just spring/valve or replace it ?
2. I just planned on doing slip-on, ecu flash, air filter. Are there any other bike specific mods that should be done (e.g with Suzuki the restrictor plates can be removed to give wot in lower gears)
3. Do they make aftermarket quickshifters for these (e.g woolich type stuff) ?
4. What is the motor/clutch like ? as all the examples I'm looking at inspecting are between 18k - 25k miles
5. I'm aware of the rotor issue which I'll be fixing soon as I buy one, but wondering if there is anything else I need to look/listen for ?
Cheers
Boof
I'm new here. Brief back story, been riding 15yrs, exclusively on track with a 2015 Aprilia RSV4 for the past 6 years. Haven't ridden on the road in that time. Moved to a new country, just out of the city and would finally like to get back into road riding.
All my bikes have been super sports (even my first a baby CBR 250RR) Now too old to ride a super sport for hours on end, I've decided I want a naked. I've taken an MT09 for a test ride, while it was great and fun it just left me missing what it didn't have.
MT10 is out of my price range these days, and it appears these are the next best thing (just an MT10's dad on paper ?) So I've made the decision this the bike I'm looking for.
Anyway, so I do have a couple questions if anyone is willing to answer, before I start inspecting bikes.
1. I'm a bigger guy 6ft 250lb in leathers , can I just re-spring & re-valve the forks ? or is it worth replacing internals ? similarly for the shock, can I just spring/valve or replace it ?
2. I just planned on doing slip-on, ecu flash, air filter. Are there any other bike specific mods that should be done (e.g with Suzuki the restrictor plates can be removed to give wot in lower gears)
3. Do they make aftermarket quickshifters for these (e.g woolich type stuff) ?
4. What is the motor/clutch like ? as all the examples I'm looking at inspecting are between 18k - 25k miles
5. I'm aware of the rotor issue which I'll be fixing soon as I buy one, but wondering if there is anything else I need to look/listen for ?
Cheers
Boof
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