Welcome aboard Scampy
So when you say 'skanky desert camo paint' do you mean that insipid yellow colour that the plebs on here mistakenly think is SOOO cool and makes their bike faster &more powerful
or has it had an aftermarket paint job done? Pics would be good
WRT CCT's, you
can be paranoid about them and change them regularly or you can take more of a laisser faire attitude and forget about them altogether
Seeing as how there seems to be no rhyme or reason to how they go (some have gone a few hundred miles after being replaced
, others are at 40,000 miles plus with the original ones)
I've spoken to Roger at Revolution racing (VTR guru) on this subject in the past and his experience/ thoughts included an interesting point
-He's never had one go on his race bikes
Why?
Race bikes are stored and warmed up on paddock stands (ie vertical)
Race bikes are warmed up by reasonably vigorous blipping of the throttle
Race bikes never really use engine braking -they go from throttle on to brakes on
Seems the things that kill CCT's are
- low rev lurchy running of the engine (when the chain is slapping about)
- shutting off abruptly at high speed & using the engine braking to slow you down
With this in mind the following advice makes sense
1. NEVER leave your bike sat idling on its side stand to warm up. Much better to just start it and ride off, refraining from thrashing it until its warmed up
2. When you
do shut the throttle,
roll it off rather than just slamming it shut
I'd be interested to hear from people who have had CCT failure how this relates to their riding/ starting of the bike
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