tinkering
Posted: Tue Oct 07, 2014 8:25 am
Been busy with projects here, as well as getting aligned with a new sales gig... haven't had much time for riding, unfortunately so I've been taking my frustrations out on my long-suffering Bandit 1200 for the umpteenth time.
I ran the bike turbocharged back in the 2001- 2003ish timeframe, which was pretty entertaining... that combination needed as much weight as possible over the front wheel so I put it together with some very low clip-ons:
Even with the low bars and a +6" swingarm, engine torque would pull the front wheel off the ground in fifth gear at ~100mph... pretty exciting , although for 90% of riding it's more fun with a warm normally-aspirated engine (which is has now).
Haven't had the bike set up that café-racerish in ~10 years, but still had all the crap stashed to put it back together... still needs a few minor details dithered out, but it's about ready to hit the road:
Seating position isn't really that extreme, but I'll certainly need to get my wrists limbered up... waiting for a fresh PR3 for the rear, will probably take a run out to 181 next week to see how it gets around.
I ran the bike turbocharged back in the 2001- 2003ish timeframe, which was pretty entertaining... that combination needed as much weight as possible over the front wheel so I put it together with some very low clip-ons:
Even with the low bars and a +6" swingarm, engine torque would pull the front wheel off the ground in fifth gear at ~100mph... pretty exciting , although for 90% of riding it's more fun with a warm normally-aspirated engine (which is has now).
Haven't had the bike set up that café-racerish in ~10 years, but still had all the crap stashed to put it back together... still needs a few minor details dithered out, but it's about ready to hit the road:
Seating position isn't really that extreme, but I'll certainly need to get my wrists limbered up... waiting for a fresh PR3 for the rear, will probably take a run out to 181 next week to see how it gets around.