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I get what you are saying about the elevation and mpg, my car lost 2 mpg hwy up there. I bought the bike at that elevation and LOST mpg bringing it down to the lower elevation. Opposite of what should have happened. As far as the fairings. The P.O. had dropped it, so there was a crack in that side ...

So I just moved from 7,200' elevation to 1,100' elevation and suddenly I lost 6-8 MPG. I am trying to decide if its from the bike running super lean or the fact that the side fairings literally ripped off while I was running down the road, so I made my bike a Streetfighter (still using the OEM ...

Ok, I noticed that little port inside the reservoir, which actually looked really clean to me. I will try bleeding it again this weekend. The clutch judder doesn't bother me as much as the slipping. So if that is normal... oh well I ride on a budget so its more maintenance and fuel costs is most ...

Now that you mention that it does seem like it might still get a little more touchy the longer into the ride. I did not notice a bleeder at the bars, then again I wasn't looking for one either. I will check again on my way back from lunch. A good cleaning would defiantly help. This weekend I hope to ...

So I will try to make this as clear as possible. I noticed that the clutch chatters on hard take offs or clutch dumps. The previous owner said that would happen and he would let a little fluid out and the clutch would work fine. When I first got the bike the clutch release point was all funky, so I ...