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1)loose the stem nut, wheel axle and calipers 2)jack the front bike (front wheel free) 3) take off wheel/calipers 4) loose lower clamp. At this point ( if all parts are ok) alignment should already be ok.Just to be sure (and check) loose the upper clamp: both the forks have to drop down freely. If ...

I just Rogered my fork and everything went well there but I encounter a problem with the fork binding after installation. At this point I know I didn't mount it the right way...because of the binding. But what is the right way on this bike? I found something that could be useful but it doesn't refe...

Red3446 wrote: ↑Mon Oct 02, 2017 11:53 am The piston pin's offset should be different.

may be, but it means it hasn't been rotated of 180 degrees

Thinking about it they will have oil drain holes in different positions, so are cylinder specific. ...mumble mumble.. this should mean the cylinder are installed differently... In other words: consider the vtr engine like 2 separate engines of 500 cc.Logically each one should have the same piston a...

If you buy the OE Honda part is countinuously looped.but you have to take off the swing arm to install it No need to remove the swingarm - only need to remover the footpeg hanger to install a looped chain riveted off the bike, as the stock VTR's frame doesn't extend down to support the swing arm sp...

If you buy the OE Honda part is countinuously looped.but you have to take off the swing arm to install it

I've got Ognibene sprockets fitted on my Storm & Transalp - no problems after 20,000 miles between them. I destroyed 3 chain.I bypasses dealer and distributors and went to ognibene in Bologna to discuss with their techniciens The problem comes whe you tight correctly the chain.if you hold the c...

Destroyed chain:
https://db.tt/d5gEGj7LMB

DON'T use Ognibene silent sprockets. They are made on their own. before they were distributors of sunstar,but after sunstar decided to enter in the market with the chain kit,Ognibene abandoned (or was abandoned)from sunstar,and decided to produce with his brand the sprockets (production in outsourci...

Cadbury64 wrote: ↑Tue Sep 19, 2017 12:24 am Sorry about that; should be OK now:

Where did you buy the seat?

mm.. in my opinion the motorcycle is parked on the wrong side to heard something in the clutch area...Unluckly is not generally easy heard something from a video... apart if it's something tragic

Cadbury64 wrote: ↑Mon Sep 18, 2017 10:44 pm This is what my bike sounds like.

Video not available

it seems our problem is very similar. Is it yours a constant problem or may appear/desappear?about mine it usual appears after warming the engine (tipically immediately after the first time you push little hard the engine).it stays with me some kilometres, and may be later desappear for lots of kilo...

Thanks Tony, that was the same logic that I was employing. I suspect most of the noise I hear is from the clutch basket damper mechanism, but I'm too cheap to buy a new basket and I can't be sure a used one on eBay will be better than what I have. did you fix it?may be my vtr is affcted by the same...

Thanks Tony, that was the same logic that I was employing. I suspect most of the noise I hear is from the clutch basket damper mechanism, but I'm too cheap to buy a new basket and I can't be sure a used one on eBay will be better than what I have. did you fix it?may be my vtr is affcted by the same...