Recent content by DarkNinja75

Throttle lag, not power delivery. Those are completely differet. I've already ridden a 250 on the track before and I loved it.

Well, that sucks. What bike was this on? It sucks for you, and for my view on Delkevic in general. They always looked like a reasonably priced alternative to the more popular brands.

They've long been on my list of want-to-own bikes, but the weight keeps me from pulling the trigger. My least favorite bike to own was a TL1000R, solely because it was ~500lbs, which is still lighter than a VFR. I'm a pretty small guy, so I'm trying to avoid heavier bikes. Just for fun...

Nothing special, just an old Ninja 250 racebike I got for dirt cheap. It's already set up, basically just needs the carbs cleaned and adjusted, and new tires put on.

Yep, I have one. It's just under construction at the moment. Should be good to go in a couple weeks.

True, I wanted it to work. I had to put a lot of time and money into my SV650 before I got it just how I wanted it. I thought it'd be similar on this bike, no big deal. But it felt like the starting point on where this bike is from the factory vs where I want it to be is too far to justify. I...

Odd that I would only that this problem on this bike, after owning 8 others. I can see how the rider being the problem is the logical conclusion. :rolleyes: An FZ1 is still in the running for my second bike, but what I've been reading suggests the throttle lag is just as bad. A Street Triple is...

You should've put money down. The bike is going up for sale today. The final straw was doing a trackday on it. Yes, it's not a "true" sportbike, and shouldn't be expected to haul-ass on a track. I didn't expect it to. But I at least expected it to be enjoyable. Those throttle shortcoming...

Zombie thread resurrection: the problem for the OP was most likely altitude plus a low idle. He said he was in Colorado Springs, which is way up there. I found this out last week when I did a tour through Northern California, mostly through mountain ranges. Standard altitude was 5000-8500 feet...

Received, installed, awesome. This is how a clutch's friction zone should feel from the factory.

You could try ronayers.com or bikebandit.com and see if they ship to the UK. I believe they're OEM parts.

When I lowsided a CBR1000RR with fixed Vorset footpegs, the peg snapped right off.

That tends to be dirt bike riders. A bunch of dirt guys I know have completely trashed their knees since they're extra shock absorbers over bumps. It doesn't apply as much on paved roads. I only took one thing away from Twist of the Wrist that I didn't already know from motorcycle forums...

The TLR was actually pretty tame. V-twin engine means (more) linear power delivery, which I enjoy over the I-4's typical jump. That bike was just a pig; something like 500lbs for a sportbike. No thanks.

I've hunted down R1s and S1000RRs on the track with my SV650 and Ninja 500. I don't like bikes with stupid amounts of horsepower. The thing I like about slower bikes is that there's very little need to fear the throttle. You rip on it, it goes, and it doesn't throw you off. I owned a TL1000R...