Thunder
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Could be......, don't tell me your interested cause if you are I'm going to scream and throw a hissy fit.
Its arrived.
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Could be......, don't tell me your interested cause if you are I'm going to scream and throw a hissy fit.
Could be......, don't tell me your interested cause if you are I'm going to scream and throw a hissy fit.
I might have bought them but then again maybe not
Not really got a use for wheels or a larger tank as I am only going to using it for off road. I save the GS for the supermoto style of riding
Just as a small update I fitted some Renthal Dakar high bars, absolutly perfect for me. They are about 1 1/2 inches higher. I had to reroute the throttle cables but everything fits just fine. I also took off the gear and rear brake levers and ground the sharp steps off. The step on the inside of the gear lever is almost criminal, looks like it was designed to cut a hole in the cover ! Also took of the stupid starter inhibitor switch from the clutch lever, dead simple if you havn't done it, just pull the wires out of the loom then rejoin the male and femail conectors.
Just need to find time to enjoy it now.
Thunder
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Don't forget to change the gearbox output spacer which goes through the oil seal for a stainless one, the standard steel ones rust and rip the seal dumping all your oil
Been done Tim, one of the first things I'd picked up from reading the collectives views on the DR.
Thunder
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I might have bought them but then again maybe not
Not really got a use for wheels or a larger tank as I am only going to using it for off road. I save the GS for the supermoto style of riding
Just need to find time to enjoy it now.
I think that's why I never pushed them in our discussions. Should have mentioned them at the East Mids but I have a valid excuse on that score.
snoopy
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Don't forget to change the gearbox output spacer which goes through the oil seal for a stainless one, the standard steel ones rust and rip the seal dumping all your oil
3,300 miles and 5yr old and mine was fine.
Changed anyway, because I like stainless.
A couple of local run outs has proved that the silencer was indeed slightly noisy A strip down of the end cap revealed that it wasn't so much a silencer as a noise tube. 
So a simple quest to find a way of quieting it down a bit was started. Tracked down the west county FMF supplier and ordered a quiet core insert. Buggered if I could make out how to fit it. 
A strip down of the end cap revealed that it wasn't so much a silencer as a noise tube. So a simple quest to find a way of quieting it down a bit was started. Tracked down the west county FMF supplier and ordered a quiet core insert. Buggered if I could make out how to fit it. Attachments
Anyways it turned out it was the wrong part. They put me in touch with their people and after a couple of phone calls and a few photos e-mailed this arrived in the post. Just the job and complete with a new end cap.
Have yet to try it on the road but next doors windows have remained intact so far.
Very nice people at www.rushracing.co.uk
Have yet to try it on the road but next doors windows have remained intact so far.
Very nice people at www.rushracing.co.uk
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Davy F
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Buggered if I could make out how to fit it.
You could always have given NASA a call........
Health to ride.
I did, but they waffled on and on about Titanium, Warp Drive Values, Fazers etc etc. But they didn't have clue about FMF silencing.
Thunder
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It was Rush Racing who supplied the end can and header for the bike originally, very helpful people.
So how does the can sound with the new insert compared to it's original state?
So how does the can sound with the new insert compared to it's original state?
Good mate, up to about 1/3 throttle nice and quiet. over and it starts to get a bit louder. Give it max and it barks out proper. Did about 60 miles through the local forest this afternoon and just great, quiet bimble when wanted or full noise for roosters. Took the "Through Town Route" on the way back, its market day so lots of people. Anyways no problem, people kept chatting, talking on their mobiles etc nobody taking any notice of me at all.
They said it might be down a bit on power I can't tell any differance.
Did about 60 miles through the local forest this afternoon and just great, quiet bimble when wanted or full noise for roosters. Took the "Through Town Route" on the way back, its market day so lots of people. Anyways no problem, people kept chatting, talking on their mobiles etc nobody taking any notice of me at all.They said it might be down a bit on power
I can't tell any differance.
