Sweet lookin ride, congrats. I think I would have a 21 inch front rim laced up to it and beefier rear tire. Looks like your are in for a lot of fun.
Yeah i'm sure that would improve the steering and overall handling of the bike . Those stupid japs in white coats have no idea how to build a well engineered motorcycle . Cut the muffler off too - it'll get much better fuel economy and double the horsepower and torque plus sound SO badass - seen it a hunnerd times .
But, but, but, what if I don't wanit to sound badazzed? I might want to putter up on a spring bear with it....
The larger rim on the front end could interest me if there is real benefit to it.
I just wanted a light weight bike and found I wasn't able to buy a new one due to what I suppose is common sales tactics with bike dealers that I found to be a bit scamish.
How can a dealer advertise a new bike for sale at $3900.00 and then expect a customer to be cool with a out the door price of $5200.00? It happened again and again so I just went for sorta new used.....
But again, about that 21 inch rim, improved steering, handling? Really?
I assumed the bike had a smaller front tire like a TW [18''] and thdrbstr was saying a 21'' would be better . I'd never put a 21'' wheel/tire on a bike designed for 18'' wheel/tire . The added radius would cause many problems -tire hitting fender , steering geometry out of wack , Fork rake possibly weird . Bigger wheel/tire would give slower steering on a bike designed for 18'' tire . Adjust the bike to your weight , set static sag . Put a zip tie around the shock rod and front fork legs so that it will be moved to show how much the suspension moved . Hit the biggest bumps/jumps you're going to hit with your type riding adjust until you're using all of the suspension travel . This will give you the smoothest ride and best handling .
Rider tip that i tell novice to expert riders ; if/when a mishap happens - PULL THE CLUTCH IN - . When things aren't going as planned and you're trying to not lose control of the bike - a rider will accidentally open the throttle when you're getting bounced around . When you're on the verge of going down the last thing you need is the bike getting twisted to full throttle - PULL THE CLUTCH IN - then it doesn't matter if the engine gets revved to 15,000RPM .
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