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I have gone down the Renthal flat bar handlebar conversion myself this year. I was getting problems with my neck, this mod has well been worth while for me now I'm getting on a bit :) Take a look and have a read here:- https://www.vtr1000.org/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=31&t=41099&p=447870 Chris...

I presume when you fit raisers the cables are not long enough?

good suggestions i like the vtr though.

Hi, over the last year or so iv'e started to get bad pains all over, especially on long runs, isle of man ect, can only do about 50 miles when i need to stop :( i don't want to give it up yet but i was wondering if there is anything i can do to make it more comfortable, not the seat so much as i thi...

Thanks tony, i have them on order

Morning all, as i'm changing the front fairing bracket on my 1999 bike, for the second time, i am replacing some bulbs from the instrument panel, which had gone, i notice they are 1.7w, not easy to get locally, is it ok to use 3.0w instead?

Cheers all, was away for a few days, will do as tony suggested.

thanks, i maybe didn't check them after tightening the axle nut, redone it now and made sure the adjusters are spot on.

Ok thanks, i must have left one side a bit slack.

I cleaned and adjusted the chain yesterday, went for a run today, checked when i got back and found the chain side adjuster had slackened off, i used a torque wrench to tighten the axle nut, so that was fine, there isn't a locking nut on the adjusters is there? they were equal after adjustment.

Will defo add it to my to-do list I really fancy doing the nw200/ulster at some point too It's a few years since i last went to ulster, i went to every race there from the late eighties up to 2000, some races i went to are not running anymore, great people and great racing at the nw and ulster, it'...

I'm alright there, not on the flight path, no lights either

I think i maybe into tv a bit more than some others, i have a motorised dish in the garden, this covers many satellites, put it in myself a few years ago, you can usually find a foreign sat with the moto gp and football on, there are ways and means to get these channels, not advocating anything ille...

Thanks all for that, the years are rolling by, not too old to ride though

agentpineapple wrote:I've got a draper large and small torque wrenches, the small one starts at 10nm iirc, the large one starts at 40nm.

I have just checked the one i have and it starts at 27nm, so that will do for that job.