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Ha I thought by the subject and first few words of your post, you were going to say you were riding without a jacket on because it was too hot :). Yes you're soft! I've ridden in 45C (113F) all day (New Year's Day about 4 years ago)! When I stopped, I downed a 2 litre carton of juice (1/2...

Changing your forks won't help turn in. For example on a nice smooth road and approaching a turn where you don't need to brake much, your suspension really isn't doing much at all - so changing it won't make a significant difference to steering sensitivity. Have you tried raising the fork...

Ha, loving this thread. MotoG, which site are you going to for your Aussie shopping? My tip for Vegemite is to use about 3:1 ratio of butter to the Vegemite. After a while you'll be doing it 1:3....! I love the stuff. Every morning it's either that, or honey on a bagel after my cereal. You...

They're cheap too, like 25c each if you look hard enough! I didn't think this was just an Aussie thing.....! I guess they're similar to hash browns, but the potato is just a single slice.

I read an article that stated a 1kg weight reduction in unsprung weight is equivalent to a 5kg drop in sprung weight which I thought was interesting.

Shiver GT has a superb motor, but premium priced. $14,990+orc imo is too much. It hauls though, similar power to my old SV1000 which is impressive. The mapping isn't quite right yet with the Shivers though, a PCV would be in order. They're snatchy at low revs I found, although not an issue...

Some crazy awesome Moto2 racing again (as usual), and first time I've seen someone literally fly over the finish line. Nice :)

That's good info, and certainly validates the video to a great extent. In light of that, it's crazy the speeds of some of those cars, obviously THEY can't read the signs! Again thanks for the validation.

Someone here made some pipes from an Akra carbon set designed for another bike. Can't remember details sorry but same guy with the carbon frame wrap. Sure it can be done, just need the tools :)

The stock oil is Yamaha 01, which is equivalent to 7.5 weight. They could have at least drained them and used 10w. If you feel no difference I'd be insisting they do this.

If you find them a bit quirky, change them early (ie now) before you crash. I hate them because they take too long to warm up. I ended up locking up on a few occasions, 25mins into a ride where no tyre should ever have locked up. Save yourself a crash and change them NOW! I ended up with...

Dropping unsprung weight.

It was only ever an issue for me when doing a mountains run and was absolutely roosting. This was before my PC3 was installed. Around town I don't notice it whatsoever. Hoping for another decent ride soon. Heading to the Blue Mountains tomorrow but riding a Street Triple :)

It's a damned sight better than the FZ6's shock if that's any consolation. Yep for anything other than commuting they're my favourite bike. There's very little to complain about with them. Exciting times mate.

Looking good. What pipe are you running there?

Him and Uccio look quite cosy here.....

For Tassie, I'd keep it stock. The roads are not super-high speed, and in many cases are quite narrow. Look out for the logging trucks! You won't be cruising on freeways down there. Wish I could join you but got two 2yo boys and the law won't let me squeeze them on the back :) But hopefully you...

My experiences with the Z750 were all sensational except for one massive issue, that seat!! Do you have the same issue? It's angled forward so badly that it just shoves you into the tank. Then the rearsets are high and rearward, and bars high. I feel like a chicken riding it :) Which is such a...

What gearing do you have on your Tour Edition?

I don't know how much help this would be. My bike is only 2 months old and jerking is a prevelant.