Dear All,
My thoughts so far:
Rider Training:
Great idea. I've had my license for 15 years, but I took a
long break due to not being able to afford a bike. I've been "born again" for a year now
, so the time is perhaps right for some advanced training. The discussion has reminded me of the old story... "Give a man a fish and he eats for a day, teach him to fish and the European Union quota's on cod will take away his livelyhood" I think thats how it goes?
Crash bungs:
I called a dealer and they said that because it's a fully faired SV they would have to cut holes in the fairing! Shock horror! I've started a
seperate thread on this.
Forks:
Funnily enough they don't bug me that much. Perhaps I'm not pushing the bike hard enough yet. What I have noticed is that the front seems to "bottom out" very quickly. When I go over a speed-bump (those plastic ones that are about 4 inches high) its like mounting a curb... CLUNK! Is that part of the same problem or is that something else?
Can:
Hmmm... definitely think I will do this
... but maybe not immediately. I think I'll look at the safely stuff first
Tyres:
The bike came with non-OEM sticky rubber already on. I will however follow advice I found here about getting a proper pressure gauge.
Thanks for your great feedback!
Terence