Crash repair- soliciting opinions
#1
05-22-2006, 02:37 PM
Crash repair- soliciting opinions
OK Guys,
I'm doing a fix up on the 02. I would like opinions on maintenance items while I'm replacing parts. I'm fitting on a set of used forks. Seller says that donor bike had extended swingarm (no wheelies). Should I change the fork oil while I have them out? My local shop can do it for $100 flat.
My buddy wants to sell me his 208's from his '04RR (haven't seen the condition of the tires) for $100, but I've been doing some we searching and came up w. about $219 shipped for Pilot Powers. Have a trackday in 2 months, will be street riding until then. Which would be better value for me?
Rearsets:
I want some
Should I put on the new stockers or invest a little more $$ into getting aftermarket
Frame sliders:
B4 or after the bike is painted (I'm pretty much sold on the Vortex)
Bar ends:
Aluminum or Plastic
I want to minimize bike repair for the NEXT crash (hopefully there won't be one)
Suggestions on bar end sliders?? Anyone?? Bike will have some black and Carbon Fiber parts here/ there.
Thanks.
I'm doing a fix up on the 02. I would like opinions on maintenance items while I'm replacing parts. I'm fitting on a set of used forks. Seller says that donor bike had extended swingarm (no wheelies). Should I change the fork oil while I have them out? My local shop can do it for $100 flat.
My buddy wants to sell me his 208's from his '04RR (haven't seen the condition of the tires) for $100, but I've been doing some we searching and came up w. about $219 shipped for Pilot Powers. Have a trackday in 2 months, will be street riding until then. Which would be better value for me?
Rearsets:
I want some
Should I put on the new stockers or invest a little more $$ into getting aftermarket
Frame sliders:
B4 or after the bike is painted (I'm pretty much sold on the Vortex)
Bar ends:
Aluminum or Plastic
I want to minimize bike repair for the NEXT crash (hopefully there won't be one)
Suggestions on bar end sliders?? Anyone?? Bike will have some black and Carbon Fiber parts here/ there.
Thanks.
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RE: Crash repair- soliciting opinions
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OK Guys,
I'm doing a fix up on the 02. I would like opinions on maintenance items while I'm replacing parts. I'm fitting on a set of used forks. Seller says that donor bike had extended swingarm (no wheelies). Should I change the fork oil while I have them out? My local shop can do it for $100 flat.
My buddy wants to sell me his 208's from his '04RR (haven't seen the condition of the tires) for $100, but I've been doing some we searching and came up w. about $219 shipped for Pilot Powers. Have a trackday in 2 months, will be street riding until then. Which would be better value for me?
Rearsets:
I want some
Should I put on the new stockers or invest a little more $$ into getting aftermarket
Frame sliders:
B4 or after the bike is painted (I'm pretty much sold on the Vortex)
Bar ends:
Aluminum or Plastic
I want to minimize bike repair for the NEXT crash (hopefully there won't be one)
Suggestions on bar end sliders?? Anyone?? Bike will have some black and Carbon Fiber parts here/ there.
Thanks.
OK Guys,
I'm doing a fix up on the 02. I would like opinions on maintenance items while I'm replacing parts. I'm fitting on a set of used forks. Seller says that donor bike had extended swingarm (no wheelies). Should I change the fork oil while I have them out? My local shop can do it for $100 flat.
My buddy wants to sell me his 208's from his '04RR (haven't seen the condition of the tires) for $100, but I've been doing some we searching and came up w. about $219 shipped for Pilot Powers. Have a trackday in 2 months, will be street riding until then. Which would be better value for me?
Rearsets:
I want some
Should I put on the new stockers or invest a little more $$ into getting aftermarket
Frame sliders:
B4 or after the bike is painted (I'm pretty much sold on the Vortex)
Bar ends:
Aluminum or Plastic
I want to minimize bike repair for the NEXT crash (hopefully there won't be one)
Suggestions on bar end sliders?? Anyone?? Bike will have some black and Carbon Fiber parts here/ there.
Thanks.
forks: depends on how many miles, if the bike had an extended swingarm it probably put more weight on the forks, so the springs could be compressed a little more than normal, so you might want to send them to a suspension guy (I use CTR, John works miracles with suspension setups)
tires: If you've got a trackday coming up your gonna want about 70-80% tread on the tires so new ones would be better
rearsets: stock ones are okay but aftermarket would give you more ground clearance and the solid pegs protect your bike in a crash
frame sliders: drilling the holes before painting is probably better, but it doesn't matter all that much
Bar ends: plastic or delrin, don't get aluminum. doesn't matter which brand really (oh if you get plastic bar ends there will be a little more vibration in the bars than stock, because there won't be as much weight on the end of the bars)
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05-22-2006, 05:26 PM
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