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Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Wed Feb 07, 2018 4:45 pm
by T.RexRacing
Oil starvation from being vertical scuffing crank bearings.
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 3:13 pm
by two-stroke-brit
AHH Thank makes sense
thanks
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 3:28 pm
by Smoker
Nice bike!
Congrats and happy riding.
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 6:31 pm
by RuZty
I quite like those myself, excellent choice. I'd love to hear how you like it compared to the RZ on the same roads once you get it broken in and are comfortable with it.
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Fri Feb 09, 2018 7:23 pm
by T.RexRacing
Yamaha has been making some very nice useful bikes lately. Enjoy.
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Sat Feb 10, 2018 1:04 pm
by RZed
Smoker wrote:Nice bike!
Congrats and happy riding.
Thanks Smoker!
The couple of rides I've had so far have been a blast.
RuZty wrote:I quite like those myself, excellent choice. I'd love to hear how you like it compared to the RZ on the same roads once you get it broken in and are comfortable with it.
Rutzy,
I did do a short back to back ride comparison last weekend. The RZ cuts through corners like butter and definitely feels the 100 lbs. lighter that it is. The XSR has amazing power and torque. And still carves the corners great too. My last new big bore road bike was a 98 Suzuki RF 900. I just been riding the RZ since then and forgot how much fun all that extra power is!!
I just have to get over the feeling that I'm cheating on the RZ whenever I ride the XSR now.
Charlie
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Mon Feb 12, 2018 4:04 am
by hondaror
You'll never lose that cheatin feeling.
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Wed Mar 28, 2018 10:23 pm
by RZed
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Thu Mar 29, 2018 11:41 am
by kpke
Looks like a great choice for a very nice upgrade!!!
But one thing you mentioned does not compute at all.
"instructions"
It's as if you were actually going to read them? That's weird.
Hopefully there was no requirement for hammers, files, drills, etc., fitting it up.
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2018 10:01 pm
by RZed
Thanks Ken!!
The instructions are always a last resort.......I'm just glad there was pictures!
Charlie
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Mon Apr 16, 2018 11:12 pm
by hondaror
Looks great Charlie. Much better then stock.
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Tue Apr 17, 2018 9:51 pm
by RZed
Thanks Rory!!
I think so too.
Charlie
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 12:41 am
by RZed
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 4:49 am
by Smoker
Some nice mods!
The new pipe is very nice, but I have to be honest.
The shorter pipe looked more bad ass. Not the whole bulky pipe, just the short end barely sticking out.
Also, I wouldn't install a free-flowing pipe without the ECU flash, or Dynojet 5. Highly doubt the engine will be running right with the pipe change.
Just my opinion. Keep up the good work!
Re: My Sunday rides with the GoPro and pictures
Posted: Mon May 07, 2018 11:57 am
by kpke
Great pics Charlie!
You say you like the weather down here. I like the green up there (although you pay the price with rain). We are about 50% and closing on all of the hills turning brown.
I'm glad to see you're enjoying that new bike. My son is about ready to get a new steed after his crash last fall. I have him convinced on FZ9. Is the engine on your bike the same exact engine? The more I look at yours the more I like it.
And as you know don't neglect that RZ. They're very temperamental when left unloved.