The Angels and Pilot Road 5's are great choices, I'd add the Metzeler Roadtec 01 in there, and also Bridgestone T31. I doubt you'd be disappointed...
[ATTACH] I'm also very partial to the VTR, I've had a 1997 for about 4 years, looks great from about 10 feet away but the bodywork is not the...
If you are reasonably dexterous there should be no need to use a speed bleeder. Take the top off the reservoir. Make sure you don't allow the...
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There's nothing in the linked brakes that should be causing any more or less drag between the pads and disc compared to any other bike. When you...
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I think he's trying to tell you to check that the wheel is installed the correct way around and the axle spacers on left and right are correct. If...
The fuel gauge is an electrical resistance device, and high resistance = low level. If you have any kind of electrical circuit issue e.g. dirty...
Yes you need to connect the grey output from the flasher to the grey input to the switch, that is where the 12v + power comes from, from there it...
The grey wire supplies blinking power to the switch, the output is either orange or light blue (left or right). If you connect e.g the orange wire...
Also take a look at the RR/alternator connector on the left side below the sidecover/seat area, the connector has a bad habit of corroding which...
I mounted my gauge through the steering head, used an irrigation fitting to adapt between the gauge and the steering stem, and ran the wires up...
A voltmeter wired direct across the battery terminals is the best but you need to add a relay so that it switches on/off with the ignition. A...
What does the oil filter look like? That does appear to be clean engine oil, the oil filter is at the front of the motor and would result in the...
Here we are, this is the area below th seat to the left side, with the tail cowl removed. The "offending" connector is the lowest one with the 3...
If you are looking to get the best from the charging system I can strongly recommend looking at the 3P connector between the alternator and RR...
Apologies if I'm teaching you to suck eggs... Thumbs is correct, you need to downshift as you slow down. Motorcycle gearboxes use engagement dogs...
The bleed sequence is very important, as is the orientation of the SMC during bleeding to the PCV and rear centre piston. The manual has details...
The VF1000F2 is a full fairing version I believe. That also has an 18" front wheel compared to earlier VF1000Fs which had the same 16" diameter...
The valves are the only things I would check proactively. On these engines the valve clearances slowly close up over the miles, so the valve gear...
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