Another excellent example of how you can't be an idiot and ride a motorcycle...
I have a GIVI touring screen for my 99 that I'll probably put back on when the weather gets cold to keep the wind from blasting my neck and chest....
Some slight modifying of the inside of the seat cowl makes it fit better. The seat will take a couple hundred miles to break in. Mine became...
Anything is better than the stock setup, and I would eliminate all connectors and solder everything together. These connectors aren't...
Dodge, practice removing and replacing the left side fairing will make perfect. I can remove and reinstall mine in ten minutes. Then again, We...
MRA makes a clip-on for most bikes, and twistedthrottle.com carries 'em. Not sure if they make one for the 1200 yet.
Its in the owners manual if you've got it. I think Y2K has it right except I remember the preload being 3/4 to 1 turn out. How much do you weigh?...
Pull off your engine kill switch and spray it out with some contact cleaner. My headlight switch gets funky after a while and the low beam wont...
From what I've been able to gather is there are certainly better tires out there than the Shinko's. However, for the price they are hard to beat....
VT, do you have any cupping on the front tire? You could also actually have a warped front rotor.
The D.I.D. x-ring is probably the best on the market. I've heard the maxima chain wax is pretty good stuff, I have motorex chain lube now cause...
What brand chain are you planning on getting. I'd stick with D.I.D. and EK, get an x-ring one if you can. With exceptional care you should be able...
^ That looks like the lazer deeptone kit for the 6th gen...
I was in traffic next to a harley v-rod a while back... when he dropped it into first it sounded like someone smacked the bottom of the engine...
Sounds like it may be time for the ricks motorsport R/R and the VFRness from wiremybike.com I did that almost a year and 7000 miles ago and...
Undertail exhausts do look cool, I agree. But functionally, they suck. The put more heat into the seat, crowd passenger space, and raise the bikes...
I liked the dunlop roadsmarts I had on last set. Got 7200 miles, though i could have gone 8,000. I have the michelin pilot road 2's now with about...
Well they did re-tune the motor and the vtec engagement for more low end grunt suitable for an adventure tourer/long travel streetbike/back road...
Yeah, there isn't much break in on motors these days. The machining tolerances are so precise anymore there isn't much to break in. It isn't a bad...
The transmission on my 99 didn't really start getting smooth like butter until around 18,000 miles and with synthetic oil. Preloading the shifter...
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