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i have trouble shifting when i wear my mx boots when i wear any other boot i have it shifts as sweet as..... but that was before i switched to r6 pegs....shifting even better now but still not brilliant with mx boots

had this prob after not using the bike for a few months and the garage not being attached to the house lets in a bit of damp... so looked on net and found it could be thermowax unit pushrod which it was..had dirt and grit on push rod and stopped pushing as wax warmed up. no pics but here's...

so thinking about suspension for that bike got me thinking about suspension for the fz1 likely route is to bung a nitron (made in uk) in the fz1 and fz1 shock in that... but where the cross brace for the top shock mount is going has all been worked out with an old vfr shock which i was...

well very much project stage at mo.... top shock mount away at welders as i type and swingarm needs sleeving and shaving at a machine shop to go on properly...cut back left side frame swingarm boss 5 mm ( that was a task and a half) to get ssssa in for further measurements quick pic, i...

80's gsx750 might go r1 shock in that tho if i can lose 20mm length

yep agree with what you say think i may be too light at 82kg for this shock anyway..heavier bike and with a 16.9kg spring may not work for me...needs a big guy..or gal... getting an r1 shock 2nd hand and then trying to get ride height to 325/330mm puts cost up.. might as well go new and...

bb shock cant be worse than fz1 unit... i see a lot of vfr/vtec riders upgrade to bb shock honda quality on a zzr/hayabusa league bike shouldnt be too shoddy afterall me, keeping options open but handling could be tighter but i can drop yokes 5mm and raise the back a bit for that on...

ive read all the debate on the r1 shock in fz1 gen2... mainly regarding shock length and ride height, which year etc seems a bb shock could sneak in there without all the faff?????

why no? for a budget option...assuming it fits

you know when you have a thought but not sure if its ridiculous or inspirational?.... as above, anyone knows or tried a bb shock in fz1? my thoughts are its 320mm same as fz1 spring rate is 16.9kg apparently adjustable so... will one fit, ie bolt sizes the same? and is it a...

ive always wanted to try seal skin socks for feet but not sure if they are just for wetproofing or work as coldproofing as well? excuse my made up words there...lol

ah that makes complete sense.... not sure how it switched over and yes celsius thanks for that...

i have a bit of trouble getting into second now and again after i started to wear mx boots when riding...was ok before but i also have read that the odd missed gearchange now and again maybe just a yamaha thing with FZ and R1's

just out of interest... i rode in the cold last week and my temp readout was around 72 to 73 degrees...but then i noticed the readout changed to what looked like A....6, possibly R...6 which then rose to 7 then 8... next ride it went back to 73 degrees readout..it was still cold.. any...

i have the half faired fz1 and did a 120 mile trip last week when it was 0 degrees C, 32F...with snow on the fields either side of the motorway i tried getting surgical gloves under my winter ones but couldnt...but my motorcycle inner gloves allowed the outers to slide on ok...i would have liked...

and as promised, one from behind

oh, and that cost me 0 dollars and 5 cents i raided my junk box for bits and the squirt of welding wire with the accompanying electricity is the 5 cents...... double it and add a bit for sterling price...lol

i hear ya but needed the leverage it gave me over a standard ratchet..... i use torque settings as a bit of a guide and go by feel too.....i hate snapping heads off.. so if wrench is out a bit its not really a problem for me..within reason

last time i changed tyres i had no choice but to just give the bike to a dealer to do as i was on a holiday tour.... this time i saved 25% of that cost by getting the tyres as a paired deal off the net and getting the local shop to do the biz on my loose wheels. however i realized i didnt...

i agree it does look like it belongs... i was getting bored of the colour scheme and was going to break it up a bit with maybe a black front tank cover and black wheels but just by adding the titanium GP can has made me happy with the colour again will get a back view..pipe tucks in quite...