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by laverda99
Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:34 am
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Jota bars
Replies: 17
Views: 5485

Re: Jota bars

Here's the link for the bars btw, in case anyone else is interested, quite a snip at £49.99
http://shop.tecbikeparts.com/products/a ... s-ace-bars
I am finding the riding position absolutely spot on - I'm an old bloke and can't do clipons any more.
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Steve
by laverda99
Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:18 am
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Jota bars
Replies: 17
Views: 5485

Re: Jota bars

Yes, I find the weird bits of aluminium annoying too, no grip at all. All I can say is they came with the bike and might not last too long! Quite cute though.
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Steve
by laverda99
Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:16 am
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Jota bars
Replies: 17
Views: 5485

Re: Jota bars

I used to ride Laverdas a lot (standard Jota 1000, Motodd mono shock 1200, RGS1000) hence the handle, used for eBay etc too!
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Steve
by laverda99
Thu Dec 10, 2015 10:11 am
Forum: The Workshop Knowledgebase
Topic: Bent valves? Thread hijacked, so closed for replies
Replies: 80
Views: 41972

Re: Bent valves? VTR 1000 cylinder head rebuild service

Just wanted to mention that Tony put my new CCTs in and did a great job!
Thanks
Steve
by laverda99
Sat Dec 05, 2015 12:14 pm
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Jota bars
Replies: 17
Views: 5485

Jota bars

Hi all, I recently joined the VTR club with a 98 yellow one. It came with Renthal bars which were cute but really too wide (32") for threading London traffic, which I spend a lot of time doing. Rather than putting the original clipons back, I got myself a pair of Jota bars off eBay and fitted t...
by laverda99
Thu Oct 15, 2015 12:27 pm
Forum: The Workshop Knowledgebase
Topic: Bent valves? Thread hijacked, so closed for replies
Replies: 80
Views: 41972

Re: Bent valves? VTR 1000 cylinder head rebuild service

Hi there, This is possibly not the right place to be asking you this, but I couldn't work any other link on the forum, maybe as I'm a noob here. I've just got me a new VTR1000, and it appears to have unmodified CCTs as far as I can see. I understand its a good thing to change asap, and I saw a post ...