My first real day on the street - put a 100 miles on her - have a few questions
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You should try tech spec. I just got the tank pads for my RR and they're great. They match up really well with my pearl white rr. I hear they're much better with shorts too. From what I read in other forums, tech spec is good enough for track(stomps have a little more grip), but perfect for street and those who really must ride with shorts. Stomp grips are known to ruin leathers/jeans over time too from what I read. Their website has plenty of pictures too.
http://www.techspec-usa.com/overview.html
See this picture below..look at the black wings on the tank...thats exactly what I want to do..I believe this "Gripster Skin Panel" is the stuff?
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"Lol and it's also convenient that the pics they have are of a red/black F4i."
Ha I know..it looks so chitty when they just slab em over the wings though...I plan to custom cut mine
Last edited by 600F4inoober; 07-26-2010 at 01:35 AM.
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i think according to the owners manual...you should shift to 2nd @ 12mph, 3rd @ 19mph, 4th @ 26mph, 5th @ 32mph, & 6th @ 39mph. going down in gears i think is -1mph for each shift down.
though i can't say that i follow that too much.
definitely if you are downshifting and riding in the lower gear at all (letting the clutch out) you should "blip" the throttle. i don't suggest "cranking" the throttle on a downshift. i did that by accident the first time i was going to pull into my driveway after getting the bike. i was all like "what the...?"
though i can't say that i follow that too much.
definitely if you are downshifting and riding in the lower gear at all (letting the clutch out) you should "blip" the throttle. i don't suggest "cranking" the throttle on a downshift. i did that by accident the first time i was going to pull into my driveway after getting the bike. i was all like "what the...?"
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Cruising in 6th, I'd had nowhere to go but down if I needed power. And with the rpms running that low, it'll be a slow climb up before 6th's power comes in. Not exactly safe in my opinion. The street is too unpredictable to limit my options like that.
Last edited by Kuroshio; 07-26-2010 at 11:18 AM.