Thundercat Mods?

[Maccydee]

Love the cat to death, but think a little bit of extra spice would seriously improve our relationship. The old girls completely unfettled at the moment so what, if any changes should I make?

[DrDonnyBrago]

[Maccydee]

It stops perfectly well now so I'll leave the brakes alone.

Might have a browse at end cans though.....

[stonesie]

Add carb balancing to DonnyBrago's list and that's about it, maybe get the jetting looked at if you go for a race can.

If 'cats come with rubber brake hoses then you wont notice how spongy they are. New braided lines/fluid and a clean of the caliper pistons is what I did to the old sv and the difference was dramatic, it already had HH rated pads with plenty of meat left so I didn't replace those...

Maybe some Spazzo* levers?



* Chinese Pazzo rip-off's, some are shiny and bright, other's are really not bad, I had some from "mlabel.parts" and they still looked new after 10K miles of use.

[weasley]

The quickest way to a bit more pizzazz is to lower the gearing; there are not a lot of power mods available for the Cat that won't mean significant tinkering.
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[chris-red]

I would get the suspension looked at and set up for you and get some braided lines.
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[arena]

You can get a double bubble for ~30quid if you keep your eye out on ebay. I got mine for £25

Braided brake lines should definitely be on your to-do list.

I'm not a fan of the grips/ends so I got rid of those too.


Also the "aero super sport" decals - Taking them off reduced the 90s tack look tenfold

[MarJay]

Thundercat mod?



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[Dilyan]

I got upgraded brakes, double bubble, Scorpion end can and mini rear indicators. And a top box bracket. All that made it pretty much a universal bike.





If I lose another 40 pounds and put super unleaded it will feel like runnin a turbo-charged Bandit 1200S ... on NITRO
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[P.]

I'm staring at mine everyday thinking it could do with something extra.. I can't fault it though.

Stops on a penny, corners amazingly well considering its terrible rider, enough revs to keep me happy, sounds nice, but then again I have a CBR600 can on there...a stock one

Its annoying as I can't fault it

[arena]

[Dilyan]

Think he considers himself (actually he doesn't) a terrible rider; not the bike.
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[arena]

that makes sense.

I think Im a bit too hungover to be on here

[P.]

Yeah I'm shit at riding. Cant turn right

[Dean-J]

First things first is suspension, get it refreshed and set up properly for you, will make a world of difference to your ride.

Braided line make a MASSIVE difference on a cat, even if you dont think you need them, do it. Stopping faster means going quicker...

A good service and carb sync will not only make her more responsive, but will also see more mileage per tank - well worth doing.

As for performance mods, apart from a race can- save your money.

I have a piperx filter here you can have cheap if you really want to go down that route, but in all honesty it isnt worth the hassle. Yes i have a bit more go up to about 110- but after that the extra airflow makes it suffer. Getting her properly jetted is about £250-350 for a very small gain over what she has currently, not worth it imo.

-1 front +2 rear on the sprockets makes her a bit more peppy without sacrificing too much top end.

[Dean-J]

[Maccydee]

Settled on a Mod, got myself a new Shoei helmet

[colicabcadam]

get the suspension setup for your riding style - so many people forget this is the best bang for buck mod you can make

i think it's something like 19/20 bikers leave their suspension settings as they were when they got the bike
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