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Thrashed Monday night and last night was it's shakedown cruise...
A few things:
- Couldn't find my overpants I wear. They are fleeced line nylon pants I wear over pants to break the wind. So had to break out the longjohns. Guess that's an excuse to buy some riding pants huh?
- Had not torqued the rear axle nut...it was snug enough. But after the initial break in cruise, I was going to adjust the chain accordingly anyway...so adjusted the chain tension, torqued the axle down. All's well that ends well...I guess...
- Several loose fairing bolts, took care of that.
- Went to shift into 2nd gear the first time and had lots of trouble. That tends to happen when you install the shifter assembly too far up....I guess if I had size 18's instead of 12's it would have worked. Popped the assembly off last night and adjusted / good to go..
Other than that..good to go.
The new SV mirrors look much better than the stockers, in my opinion, and they allow me too see much easier....even with one bolt ( I used loctite and lock washers) they didn't budge an inch, and they don't vibrate any, even at 75mph +...
With the change to 15/47 (versus the original 14/46) AND the addition of the Ivan's jet kit..the bike is MUCH Smoother at highway speeds, and is actually turning a few less RPM at 70mph which is good...
Didn't get real aggressive last night or this morning, since the front Z6 tire is brand new and still a bit shiny.
Heck, the parking garage gate even opened this morning when I scanned my card. Normally on the Kat I have to swipe my card, then ride around holding the gate up with my LH while getting the bike around / under.
Got it parked...and did a walk around. No bolts missing,nothing hanging off, and it appears everything is still where it's supposed to be...all good signs
Some quick cell phone pics I snapped.
A view of the mirrors:
A few things:
- Couldn't find my overpants I wear. They are fleeced line nylon pants I wear over pants to break the wind. So had to break out the longjohns. Guess that's an excuse to buy some riding pants huh?
- Had not torqued the rear axle nut...it was snug enough. But after the initial break in cruise, I was going to adjust the chain accordingly anyway...so adjusted the chain tension, torqued the axle down. All's well that ends well...I guess...
- Several loose fairing bolts, took care of that.
- Went to shift into 2nd gear the first time and had lots of trouble. That tends to happen when you install the shifter assembly too far up....I guess if I had size 18's instead of 12's it would have worked. Popped the assembly off last night and adjusted / good to go..
Other than that..good to go.
The new SV mirrors look much better than the stockers, in my opinion, and they allow me too see much easier....even with one bolt ( I used loctite and lock washers) they didn't budge an inch, and they don't vibrate any, even at 75mph +...
With the change to 15/47 (versus the original 14/46) AND the addition of the Ivan's jet kit..the bike is MUCH Smoother at highway speeds, and is actually turning a few less RPM at 70mph which is good...
Didn't get real aggressive last night or this morning, since the front Z6 tire is brand new and still a bit shiny.
Heck, the parking garage gate even opened this morning when I scanned my card. Normally on the Kat I have to swipe my card, then ride around holding the gate up with my LH while getting the bike around / under.
Got it parked...and did a walk around. No bolts missing,nothing hanging off, and it appears everything is still where it's supposed to be...all good signs
Some quick cell phone pics I snapped.
A view of the mirrors:
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