Rear header pipe out. Linkage all removed and "strut" installed. Next good weather day, a good cleaning of the oil pain/rear engine/swingarm...
It's gonna be a great upgrade for a bike that nobody offers a shock for. I'm stoked.
Linkage and swingarm movement all feels nice, but I had already kinda been in there so I pretty much knew that. You know what is else is nice?...
I think me likey.
Me too. More of a want than a need. And I don't know where I would put that beast.
You'll like the sound of the Kerker slip-ons.
Very good. I really appreciate that you make me look reasonable. Can't wait to see more!
Honda crankcase cover and wheel paint is very resilient shit. I've used stripper on both and still had a lot of work to do. I had to actually...
The scabs on your shins?
There is probably a pressed in roller bearing in there.
On a bike I was trying flip, I would do ANYTHING to avoid popping that glass out. I would triple/quad up some masking tape for sand blast. Maybe...
Time to get back into the shock area to confirm the YSS fitment and install. I thought now is the time to remove the whole exhaust and refurb, it...
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RVT1000R Never liked calling them "RC51". I don't care what the decal says, it's not an RC. It can't be, the displacement is wrong and the VIN...
I can think of a couple bikes I could sacrifice to help make one happen. And then I would still have at least $35,000 to come up with.
A big difference is you're not looking to make it 50% of your motorcycles.
Haha. Yeah that answer doesn't help, and it does. Same with the RC45. Awesome, cool, all that. But when that one weird thing goes bad or...
Very good advice and a very good decision to follow it. You're in there and you found the problem. Fix it right.
I feel like if you had one, but sold it, then you already know your true feelings about it as a street bike to own. Very much like an old...
Not bad for a tricked out example that you could actually ride without worrying too much about it. Nice.
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