Matts Yokes 998cc Comfort Kit fitment

Been out for a test ride and I have some mixed feelings so far.

Definitely love the new look. Might be due to the fact I put effort into it but look ace. Riding position a lot higher and more natural. Handling is a bliss, I never imagined this bike can manoeuvre so easily through corners.

Need to adjust the clutch as it's a bit too tight, probably due to extra bends the cable took. I might have misjudged the angle of the indicator block as it seem a bit too difficult to reach. I will give it a week or two to get used to it before drilling another whole.

Ironically my back hurts after only 25 miles. I hope is due to being more tense with the new controls. I missed some gears, less rear observation etc. so I wasn't at my best.

Worst part are the throttle cables which dangle in front of the speedo making it impossible to read. What did you guys do about this?

Overall very happy. I can't wait to put a few hundred miles to fully get used to the new setup. Thanks again guys for your support and advice!

Check that gear lever and brake lever are still in a good position for you and adjust if necessary. I found my first ride after fitting it quite strange, it just takes a few miles to get used to it.

I did mine today, I had to remove the throttle bodies because there was NO WAY the return cable was coming off without it, not a great faff, hell of a lot easier than something like a SRAD.

The brakes were not much bother, I did it the old fashioned way, there's always a wee bit of air that gets stuck in the banjos at the M/cyl, but a quick tweak of the banjo lets it out, the ends with a slight kink go to the calipers.

One thing I noticed, when the bars are in the comfy position for me, the switches would hit the tank so I had to turn them round a wee bit, odd at first but I'll get used to it I guess.

The handling was pretty much as I expected, I'll probably use the bike a bit more now, I was riding my Bandit a lot more because it's just so much more comfortable.

How did you arranged the throttle cables? Do they obstruct the speedo in any way?

Just kept a standard ish routing, not too sure if the hang over the rev counter face, they're fine for the speedo.

When I drilled a hole for the OEM brake reservoir, I refitted the OEM clip that guides the cables. It just holds them nicely away from the speedo reading.

I managed to fit the reservoir to one of the brake lever's bolts without the bracket and clip so that must be why it didn't occur to me.

Still, some shorter cables would be ideal. Any idea how long the naked cables are compared to these ones?

No idea at all as I used the kit ones. I also found the OEM's were too short. Give them a bash if you think you can get them right with a bit of re-routing.

Couldn't you get some cable ties arranged in a way to hold them off the Speedo.

Originally Posted by danf1234

Couldn't you get some cable ties arranged in a way to hold them off the Speedo.

I did this with a couple of ties and I could clear the speed fine, although this obstructed the engine temperature LOL. The cables are also rubbing against the dash. I'll take some pics as soon as the rain stops to show what I mean.

Mate , I may have a spare set of shorter braided lines , if it is a big issue then I don`t mind doing a swap as I am fitting brake calipers from an SV 1000 anyway and will need plates and longer lines , I already have a spare set of lines and some that are a tad shorter that are on my bike , so if you wanna swap then it will be no trouble to send you this spare set I have .