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| Gazdaman |
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 feef Energiser Bunny

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do you often suffer tank slappers?
pull wheelies?
ride relatively rough roads that get scary on the bends?
wouldn't consider a steering damper otherwise.
levers.. well.. they pull.. and thats it..
Purely cosmetic.
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(who's thunderace is all go and no show, so no "toys" like that I'm afraid) ____________________ Mudskipper wrote: feef, that is such a beautiful post that it gave me a lady tingle
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looks nice mate im liking that yoke cover as well  ____________________ Now owner of a 1200 Bandit |
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 jonboy Trackday Trickster

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 feef Energiser Bunny

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not at all...
as I've mentioned elsewhere... current improvements on the thunderace are as follows..
PFM cast iron Disks, fully floating slotted disks up front, and drilled at the back, inc sintered carbon lorraine pads and braided hoses.
Custom built shock, and sorted forks, with progressive springs, which have been set up according to my height and weight. Double bubble for comfort at higher speeds, and a scottoiler.
got some nice rearsets too, which Actually makes the bike more comfortable for me.
Engine is stock, as 148bhp is plenty for road use, and I like the spread of power.. tweaking it woud make it more powerful but less useable.
All those mods are, imho, way more useful in the real world than fancy levers and a steering damper ____________________ Mudskipper wrote: feef, that is such a beautiful post that it gave me a lady tingle
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Honnestly cant see the improvment on the levers.
Ok, they probably provide a more square recess for your fingers. But apart from that, They are purely a cosmetic add on. Especially with the annodised bit.
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Its a CBR 6... it dont need a damper... tart.  ____________________ The BCF's very own Party boy! Though he's getting old and feeling it!
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 jonboy Trackday Trickster

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^^that's not what Ride magazine said on their first ever big test of it, though that was all rapidly hushed up  |
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In my defence with the steering damper, I fitted it after a highside, which caused me to go from the nice seated position on the bike to a handstand on the bars, somehow I saved the following tank slapper but from that second I decided a damper was the way to go! .
It stops the front of the bike feeling light which givew me more confidence!, so im happy with it.
The levers, most people think they are totally cosmetic until they sit on the bike and pull them, all becomes clear then!
The yoke cover is of Ebay, theres a chap who makes them. |
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| feef wrote: | All those mods are, imho, way more useful in the real world than fancy levers and a steering damper |
Well maybe on your bike to you they are, to me on my bike the suspension is spot on out the box, so the only handling improvment I needed was a steering damper.
A bike can be rode by 2 different people, to one it will be fine to the other it might need a damper, different riding styles bring out different characteristics in a bike.
Anyone who thinks the levers are 100% for looks(as i did originally) then its your loss, as they aren't!, If fancy ass levers are just for looks why do racers use them I wonder!, I know why they use them becuase I've found the difference out for myself.
Well bottom line im pleased with my bike and Im pleased with all the mods I've made to it, for me they all have a use.
Cheers to all the people who have complimented me on it and those that havent, dont worry you gota keep up to have to look at it  |
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Old Thread Alert!
The last post was made 21 years, 3 days ago. Instead of replying here, would creating a new thread be more useful? |
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