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06-05-12, 10:19 PM | #1 |
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Planned Curvy 'mods' - advice?
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Drew up a mods list earlier and just looking for opinions/advice. Bike is a 2002 curvy. Currently: - Delkevic 350mm slip on - Fender extender - Rear hugger - DIY tail tidy - Tinted screen - Clear mini indicators - Iridium spark plugs - Conti road attacks - Rear seat cowl - Bar ends - Red aluminium dust caps (yes i know ) To do: - K&N oil filter - Oil change - K&N air filter - Fit lower fairings - Respray keeping colour yellow - Spray wheels black - Yellow rim tapes - R6 throttle tube - Stompgrip/tank pad - Crash bungs - Red Braided brake lines - Remove grab rail - Heated grips - Replace rear shock ZX6R/ZX10R/GSXR - Replace fork oil and springs - Paint brake calipers red? - Possible chain sprockets... is it possible to 'upgrade' these? All of which is relatively straightforward but I'm a little apprehensive about mucking about with the suspension. my main questions regarding this are what to go for? Shock and forks wise. On a low budget so not looking for a branded shock or anything fancy. I'm 6ft 12 stone. What oil to go for in the forks/springs etc. Other than those I'm just casually replacing bolts/screws which are rusting with stainless steel ones as I go atm. Anything else you'd recommend that I'm missing? Any comments on current plans? Cheers! Bordtea Last edited by Bordtea; 06-05-12 at 10:37 PM. |
06-05-12, 11:24 PM | #2 |
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Re: Planned 'mods' - advice?
My only advise would be forget the rim tape! I bought a bike today with rim tape on, posted one picture on Facebook and already got lots of abuse. Might keep it on just to p1ss them off
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06-05-12, 11:44 PM | #3 |
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Re: Planned 'mods' - advice?
Haha! I reckon it can look quite good if it's done properly and kept clean. I've got the tapes now anyway so I may aswell put them on to see what they look like. Gonna spray the wheels first though.
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07-05-12, 12:34 AM | #5 |
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Re: Planned 'mods' - advice?
Don't let anyone put you off getting rim tape, everyone knows it's awesome. Fact.
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07-05-12, 12:42 AM | #6 |
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Re: Planned 'mods' - advice?
Whats wrong with the R6 throttle mod, why do you think there's no need?
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07-05-12, 12:46 AM | #7 |
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simple.. would rather spend the cash on go juice than worry about the difference of a cppl mm in throttle rotation.
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07-05-12, 01:06 AM | #8 |
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R6 throttle seems fairly cheap and cheerful so reckon its worth giving a go.
Heard lots of differing opinions on rim tape! I'll whack it on and see how it looks, decide from there Coming to think of it Bib some of them are a bit chavvy, may have to have a rethink haha, though I do reckon calipers can look good painted. |
07-05-12, 08:46 AM | #9 |
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Aluminium dust caps can be a 'mare' to get off if they oxidise on (mine were cheap though) as i had some and had to cut them off (what a faff) Now replaced with good old plastic ones
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Chewies bolt kit & some other stuff from there. Also the pro bolt screen bolts from ebay that match your bike colour.
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