Cleaned and lubed the chain, rode to Socal Motorcycles to pick up my fork bolt washers, and stopped at The Hat for a BBQ Beef sandwich.

 

Installed my new R/R and am glad i will no longer have a low sperm count from my seat being on fire from a failing R/R

 

I checked your pressures and then pulled it out of the garage and hit it with some rubbing compound and wax to shine the paint up again. I had my 2-1/2 year old little boy helping me and he loved it!

 

installed my shorty levers and went for a ride! also tried to do a handle bar flip. thought it might work since i have risers on, but alas my thumbs would go smoosh on the tank, at full lock :'(

then while riding i noticed this.... guess its time for a new rear. with this being my first street bike and all, i am not sure whats out there that is good or not. so feel free to throw some names of some good street tires at me.

 

then while riding i noticed this.... guess its time for a new rear. with this being my first street bike and all, i am not sure whats out there that is good or not. so feel free to throw some names of some good street tires at me.

You won't hear people recommend Shinko's very often, but believe me their 011 Verge is a good tire for a very reasonable price. The others in their lineup...meh. But 011 grip is good and they have a very deep tread for long life. In fact, just looking at my notes the Michelin PR2's only went 5500ish on my SV where the 011 went 6600....and I just ordered a new one for $98.!! Hard to beat the miles/dollar ratio on that tire.

Edit: To be totally fair to Michelin, the PR2's (two of them) weren't worn to the cords when replaced...they came off because they were starting to handle funny with an edge where the compounds change that could be felt when leaning over. The Shinko 011 wore very evenly and was able to be taken to near the cords with good handling the whole ride.

 

Michelin PR3 or PR4 are the best tires out there for everyday riding, bar none. Excellent longevity, wet-weather performance, and enough grip to drag your knee.

For me, I didn't do much. I fixed my rear brake fluid reservoir that I ****** up when I was bleeding the system last week. I didn't quite get the diaphragm back into the right place, so it's been letting air into the system and spilling brake fluid all over my subframe. I also tested out my new Power 2CT front. Changing from 60 to 70 aspect ratio was weird for a few minutes, but it felt right at home on the twisties. And *******, it's got some grip!

Edit- and is it just me, or is your chain rusty?

 

I've been partial to the Michelin's as well. I currently have a pilot road 3 up front and a 2ct on the back. Stock Dunlops were garbage. My second tires were the old Michelin Pilot sports that grows great but only got 2k miles out of the rear. I then got a set of Pirelli Diablo Stradas that were ok but the back would occasionally break loose coming out of turns. I stick with Michelin now since I get decent mileage out of the newer dual compounds and they grip well.

 

What sort of mileage have you been getting out of the 2ct rear? I'm considering changing out my PR3 rear for the 2ct whenever it finally bites the dust, but will hold off if it has terrible longevity.

 

As I understand it, the PR series has better longevity than the Power.

 

Yeah, the Pilot Roads definitely get better mileage. I've got about 4k on my rear now, and it's just now really starting to look worn. But if it's only an improvement of a couple thousand miles, I'd be more than willing to sacrifice it for the better grip of the Pilot Powers.

 

Hit 20,000 miles on the way to work this morning. 13,500 of them mine since June 4, 2013.
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Replaced the clutch cable and installed the 434 Racing levers. They look and feel sweet!

 

Listed it on craigslist!

 

Lubed the chain.

 

Left it at home. Either the battery is shot or the relay. When I try to start it, it sounds like a jacobs ladder

 

Left the poor sob in the garage for what, fourth week in a row? I'm dyin' here!

 

Fixed the font end thanks to Sergei and Wally, both of whom I now owe money.

 

No problem, man. Just PayPal me the money.

 

Pulled most of the front end off and dropped the GSXR top triple off at a shop to get the pivot milled out.

 

A priest who was part of a christian riding club tried to bless it... I politely declined.

 

The devil's gun git youuu

 

Did an oil change and then used a tank of gas to go nowhere and back .

 

I think i figured out what the c42 code on the bike is from. Maybe.

 

Welp..did more testing on it today..thought for sure it was the ign switch. But with the help of tee and recoilrob, looks like the ecu is the culprit.

 

Not so fast there Matt! The ignition switch still could be the problem, like Tee said the ECU might make a very quick check the instant the switch is turned and never look at it again, so your voltage checks are always much, much later and the switch could be doing OK by then which would be a sneaky thing to find. You've got a new ECU on the way to try, so you'll soon see if that's the right guess.

In the meantime, the switch isn't all that hard to remove and inspect...might not be a bad idea to at least look inside for bad solder connections or whatnot, then you could be sure it'll be good for the long run.

 

Swapped in a gixxer750 shock. Put in the replacement rear wheel.

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Yeah i firwd the trigger on the ecu before i saw tees post abt that.

We will see. If the ecu doesnt fix it ill break the ign switch open. Like i said i got the ecu cheap enough i should be able to make my money back.

 

Installed new R-6 Brembo front master cylinder. Bled all brakes. Wow!! this is what it like to have brakes that are not an on/off switch. I find myself creating situations that I have to brake in now.

 

Nice to know. I just got mune in the mail. Need to rebuild it first.

 

changed coolant and lubed chain.

 

Technically last night, but finished up today. got my new tire on. cleaned and waxed the chain, and installed new rear brake pads. hopefully that will take care of the squeaking when I stop.

Also I pulled the front sprocket cover and found a ton of crud built up in it, started pulling it out and noticed a ton of gunked up little o-rings. anybody have a clue what these could be from?

 

Also I pulled the front sprocket cover and found a ton of crud built up in it, started pulling it out and noticed a ton of gunked up little o-rings. anybody have a clue what these could be from?

That can only come from a chain gone VERY bad.