Hey Rob!!! Do I get to keep the saddlebags on???? Need to pull over once in a while for some refreshments!!! Yeah know what I mean???....Pete ----- Original Message ----- From: "Rob Chapman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 7:45 PM Subject: Re: 6500KM update
> And the new Works Rider for Yamaha, to compete in next year's Superbike > Series......is............(drumrolls).......MOTOTUNE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!\(no > offence intended, Pete:>) > Regards, > Rob Chapman > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "mototune" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Thursday, October 31, 2002 11:38 PM > Subject: 6500KM update > > > Good day folks. Welcome to all the newbies. You've got yourselves an awesome > motorcycle. This season is a done thing for me pretty much. So with 6500Km > on the clock, I have this little update. This years upgardes include: > Bagster tank bra\tank bag combo (excellent product). Factory shift kit for > the tranny (excellent procuct). As you all know by now 1 of the little > gadgets a Techlusion EFI box (excellent idea for a product but poorly > executed). A softer seat for increased comfort (made an incredible > difference in the buttox area) and a couple of other interesting items that > are still going through the evaluation process. The Avon tires are pretty > bald. They wore out well with no cupping or waves or any sort of abnormal > wear whatsoever. They both wore out pretty even. They offer good traction & > feedback but are not the most confident inspiring when the g forces rise & > although they offer good braking there is a room for improvement. Every ride > I took in twisties made these tires erase themselves noticeably as they > always showed signs of the rubber melting & I was rubbing rubber of them > with my palm. Overall these tires are better on bigger heavier bikes like > ours & not so good on smaller bikes like my FJ. Conclusion: I wouldn't try > them again. My break-in period is just about done but I haven't had the time > to do any real good power tests. However everyone that tagged along on the > few rides that I have taken are very blown away with this bike. A common > remark is ''that thing is deceiving. '' The biggest surprise that I have had > with bike is it's ability to produce serious speed whether on a straight > line or in the curvy stuff. It's got tons of torque & it can do the twist > with amazing momentum for a bike of this size. I've had the little > supersports , the bigger sport tourers, the standards brag about their > ability but when the going got onto the road the stories all changed. I've > even taken a very experienced motorcycle instructor for a ride in tight > twisties (this is what he specifically specified) for more than 200KM & he > freaked at the speeds we were doing. He had his ZRX1100 pinned for most of > that ride & claimed that it was the bare minimum required for that kind of > riding. His friends showed up the day after to see what bike kicked his butt > for a whole day. He apparantly needed a couple of days to recouperate. Well > that's enough of that. Some upgrade for the next season will include some > custom work on my OHLINS shocks so that I can tune them in a little more. > More to come. Pete. > > > --- > Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. > Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). > Version: 6.0.408 / Virus Database: 230 - Release Date: 24/10/2002 > >
