CanberraR3
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You didn't waste any time! Lighting up that fat mother is no mean feat. Can't wait to see it.
HansO
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CanberraR3
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nolton
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Hellfire, give a review on your experience on going from MT to DS. Pros and Cons.
Many will be reading this later.
Many will be reading this later.
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Okay, but the review is going to come in chunks ....
Today I had a revelation that could be relevant to the conversation. I noticed that it was much easier to sit at a traffic signal with the BFG ... it dawned on me that the bike is top heavy. duh LOL
I had been used to the fact that if you let it tip ever so slightly one way or the other, it takes some leg to hold it up ... am I right? yes
That must be because it's a heavy as F*** HUGE bike right? yup
I can sit at a light now and toss it back and forth, one leg to the other with little effort or care in the world that its going to get away from me and try to fall. HMMM, must be the tire? Uh-hu
So, I've said that I got used to the tendency to stay upright and compared it to a weak magnet. And that the feeling goes away just past center if you notice it at all after three days riding. Then I wrote that after a few days it feels totally normal with no noticeable difference from the way it rode before ....
It corners better in the wet, confidence it higher, rides smoother, It feels better cornering dry so far, air pressure changes how you desire it to ride, balance is better stopped at a light ....
Negatives .... 90 degrees to a grade makes it pull, riding slow over steep grades makes it tip, backing over a curb sideways is scary unless you are ready for it and .... and ... and that's all I got. If those are the negatives and mileage, cost, ride improvements listed above are the positives then I see no reason to knock it. And if you can't knock it (beat it), JOIN IT !!!!
I say ... Just Do It !!! You won't be sorry.
I realize that some of you guys are sticklers and purists that will NEVER change, but this bike is different ... It screams DARKSIDE!!! It's the weight. That's the difference. The thing that makes it EAT Metzlers is what makes it perfect for the Darkside.
You naysayers go ahead and keep blowing $300+ a pop every 4 to 5 thousand miles if you feel the need, but if you put 12 to 20+ thousand a year on your bike, that will get old FAST.
Oh, yea ... I've laid it over on both sides far enough to flip the boards up while grinding on the pavement. I've checked just for grins and giggles by tipping it completely over on its side in the driveway ..... IT doesn't come close to wearing/touching/riding/wrinkling etc ... the sidewall !!! That is a TOTAL myth. The only possible way there could EVER be any sidewall damage is if the tire pressure is so low that the tire folds over. And that is the same as riding any tire FLAT. If you are going to sport-bike ride though the corners like it's a 400lb bike, then just raise the pressure.... simple and common sense since it weighs more than twice that. duh
And to anyone who preaches against the darkside without trying it on an R3 while putting 300 miles a year on his bike....
ahhhB L O W M Echooo!!! (sneeze)
Today I had a revelation that could be relevant to the conversation. I noticed that it was much easier to sit at a traffic signal with the BFG ... it dawned on me that the bike is top heavy. duh
LOL I had been used to the fact that if you let it tip ever so slightly one way or the other, it takes some leg to hold it up ... am I right? yes
That must be because it's a heavy as F*** HUGE bike right? yup
I can sit at a light now and toss it back and forth, one leg to the other with little effort or care in the world that its going to get away from me and try to fall. HMMM, must be the tire? Uh-hu
So, I've said that I got used to the tendency to stay upright and compared it to a weak magnet. And that the feeling goes away just past center if you notice it at all after three days riding. Then I wrote that after a few days it feels totally normal with no noticeable difference from the way it rode before ....
It corners better in the wet, confidence it higher, rides smoother, It feels better cornering dry so far, air pressure changes how you desire it to ride, balance is better stopped at a light ....
Negatives .... 90 degrees to a grade makes it pull, riding slow over steep grades makes it tip, backing over a curb sideways is scary unless you are ready for it and .... and ... and that's all I got. If those are the negatives and mileage, cost, ride improvements listed above are the positives then I see no reason to knock it. And if you can't knock it (beat it), JOIN IT !!!!
I say ... Just Do It !!! You won't be sorry.
I realize that some of you guys are sticklers and purists that will NEVER change, but this bike is different ... It screams DARKSIDE!!! It's the weight. That's the difference. The thing that makes it EAT Metzlers is what makes it perfect for the Darkside.
You naysayers go ahead and keep blowing $300+ a pop every 4 to 5 thousand miles if you feel the need, but if you put 12 to 20+ thousand a year on your bike, that will get old FAST.
Oh, yea ... I've laid it over on both sides far enough to flip the boards up while grinding on the pavement. I've checked just for grins and giggles by tipping it completely over on its side in the driveway ..... IT doesn't come close to wearing/touching/riding/wrinkling etc ... the sidewall !!! That is a TOTAL myth. The only possible way there could EVER be any sidewall damage is if the tire pressure is so low that the tire folds over. And that is the same as riding any tire FLAT. If you are going to sport-bike ride though the corners like it's a 400lb bike, then just raise the pressure.... simple and common sense since it weighs more than twice that.
duhAnd to anyone who preaches against the darkside without trying it on an R3 while putting 300 miles a year on his bike....
ahhhB L O W M Echooo!!! (sneeze)
HansO
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CanberraR3
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Jeez mate, you're unstoppable!! Believe it or not I like this and reckon you're on a winner with the idea.
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wonder if Skip is watching nthis thread here's an idea for another patch
Oh Boy that will be next on his list of many lol....looks good, that is one I could wear being I'm a darksider <3 Dustyrose <3 (via Android App Tapatalk)
xhdskip
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yeah but it just got closer to being replaced put the headers on this morning made an excuse to go up to industral area and well gave a stab....well I was thinking little improvement would be nice..now normally the front comes up nicely ..I had a hint on the way there that there was an improvement.. but holy **** 20ft 245 (9 3/4inch) wide black line so I put in second normally it just got light in the front end well it started to light up again ..... so yep its got more, bloody heaps more
Hanso,
Next thing you know, you'll find yourself in front of the harley shop,
leaving black marks on their pretty pavment......
Right in front of their double door,With 6 or 7 harley riders watching you wheelie on down the road,,,,,
Not that i've ever done that, and Mexican is my witness.
It was somebody else......I just heard the story somewhere.
