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Re: My next bike

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Supermofo wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:39 pm
weeksy wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 1:09 pm Especially when you're now booking Pembrey
Expenses allowing I can see an evening at Snetterton now being on the cards. I'll look into Pembrey though it's a bloody long way from Herford.
I'm sure there's people who'd share a van... The distance is not significant when you take into context the fact of how many RTTLers we've got coming, the people you've not met, the ones you have, the ones you'd like to.... All having lots of fun, banter, tracktime and beers.

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Re: My next bike

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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 2:10 pm Try to avoid the ones that look like a black mamba sticking out of each side of the bike
Like these? :P

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LOL it's STILL more than 2 weeks to go !!!!
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Re: My next bike

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Skub wrote: Thu Feb 10, 2022 9:35 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Tue Feb 08, 2022 2:10 pm Try to avoid the ones that look like a black mamba sticking out of each side of the bike
Like these? :P

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Those are the ones I was thinking of the R&G aero ones
https://www.rg-racing.com/browsebike/Su ... rettyPhoto

Or the Evotech ones
https://evotech-performance.com/collect ... 18-onwards

Was thinking of bungs/sliders first then pick up some cases later.
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the R&G look better than the Evotech, which isn't something i say very often i must admit.
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weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:17 am the R&G look better than the Evotech, which isn't something i say very often i must admit.
Only concern with these type is do they transfer more force to the frame? I know they are designed not too but worry you save the cases/tank and write the frame off. Although that much force would knacker the bike anyway I guess.

Current priority list for stuff at the moment is, in order.
Crash protectors
Top box
Screen
Heated grips
Rad guard

Have some money kicking about from bdays/xmas/selling stuff so think I can cover the first service, the Aero crash bungs and top box rails.
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Supermofo wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:28 am
weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:17 am the R&G look better than the Evotech, which isn't something i say very often i must admit.
Only concern with these type is do they transfer more force to the frame? I know they are designed not too but worry you save the cases/tank and write the frame off. Although that much force would knacker the bike anyway I guess.

Current priority list for stuff at the moment is, in order.
Crash protectors
Top box
Screen
Heated grips
Rad guard

Have some money kicking about from bdays/xmas/selling stuff so think I can cover the first service, the Aero crash bungs and top box rails.
If i crash my bike either with or without protection on i will drag it down the road and run it over with my car, if it's gone down, i don't want it back. There's a million other MT07s out there, i'll have a new one.
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I had a non-branded frame bung kit on my Desmo racebike.

It replaced the front engine mount bolt that ran all the way through the front of the engine and out the sides of the frame that big black nylon bung attached too.

When I had my off at Cadwell they looked to have done a good job. Halfway through the next meeting the front engine mount castings cracked and a chunk fell off!
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The first thing I put on mine was an Evotech rad guard. With short front mudguards and the state of the roads,it doesn't take much for a random piece of road debris to spoil your day.
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Skub wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:58 am The first thing I put on mine was an Evotech rad guard. With short front mudguards and the state of the roads,it doesn't take much for a random piece of road debris to spoil your day.
Yup that and a pyramid front extender... much as i don't like it, it does a great job along with the rad guard.

Tell you what @Supermofo , check if the GSXR750 K8 is the same Rad protector, i've got a brand new one boxed in the loft from when we nearly bought the gsxr last year.
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Yeah damaging the frame or engine doesn't sound good.

Best not drop the bugger.

Maybe I get a top box and screen instead!
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It's a Suzuki, you need to be bolting Yoshimura tat to it.

https://shop.yoshimura-jp.com/en/produc ... ar_id=1125

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weeksy wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:01 am
Skub wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:58 am The first thing I put on mine was an Evotech rad guard. With short front mudguards and the state of the roads,it doesn't take much for a random piece of road debris to spoil your day.
Yup that and a pyramid front extender... much as i don't like it, it does a great job along with the rad guard.

Tell you what @Supermofo , check if the GSXR750 K8 is the same Rad protector, i've got a brand new one boxed in the loft from when we nearly bought the gsxr last year.
Can't see a rad guard for the 750 to check the part numbers
https://evotech-performance.com/collect ... -2006-2010

https://evotech-performance.com/collect ... 18-onwards
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:08 am It's a Suzuki, you need to be bolting Yoshimura tat to it.

https://shop.yoshimura-jp.com/en/produc ... ar_id=1125

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All the Yoshimura parts I've owned have been expensive for what they are, you're paying for a name / image
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Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:26 am you're paying for a name / image
Just like pretty much every premium branded product ever made.
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:27 am
Le_Fromage_Grande wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 11:26 am you're paying for a name / image
Just like pretty much every premium branded product ever made.
True, but a bit much when it costs twice what it would without a Yoshimura badge.
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Have you bought a Lacoste polo shirt recently?

They're 20 times more expensive than Primarni.
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My clothes come from Tesco and Sainsbury's, I don't need to impress anyone
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KungFooBob wrote: Fri Feb 11, 2022 10:40 am I had a non-branded frame bung kit on my Desmo racebike.

It replaced the front engine mount bolt that ran all the way through the front of the engine and out the sides of the frame that big black nylon bung attached too.

When I had my off at Cadwell they looked to have done a good job. Halfway through the next meeting the front engine mount castings cracked and a chunk fell off!
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