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It's got. A three piston calliper on the front?

Where did you go for the kit? Hein Gericke

Wouldn't worry about the Kevlar jeans. I use them on bikes as well as scooters, the're great

Couldn't get it to work on my dirt bike, between having a tube and how ridiculously thick the tire was, I just took it to a shop. :( Decent tyre levers should sort out a tubed off road tyre Once had a police motorcyclist pull over and fix a puncture by hand at the side of the road. I thought he was...

ALL brakes will behave in this manner when they are overused and get over heated (Unless they are of the ceramic variety) Planned long decents carefully and try not to keep pressure on brakes for the whole time, or as you did, make frequent stops. No easy answer really. Or alternate between front a...

If your 23 your fitter than I am...,

EddieC wrote:

qed wrote:
Is the cam chain tensioner automatic?

If you're asking wether or not it's spring loaded, yes it is. It will slowly unwind and auto tighten the cam chain as it stretches over time. You will probably never need to touch it at all.

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gn2 wrote:Have to be careful what helmet you paint and what paint you use though.
Those Davida lids are pretty, well made and expensive, but nowhere near as bad value as the utterly ridiculously priced Ruby helmets which are made in China.

Ruby if you have a Harley then?

Nowt wrong with that

Any chance of a picture of the bike from behind so I can see how big the topbox is please

Yeah, I suppose it's expensive for a piece of rubber but cheap for a pillion backrest

Why not just get a helmet painted to match?

Davida - and there hand made in the UK. Against all my principles but I'd have to go for the easyrider version. How cool is the General Lee one too

maddiedog wrote:The backrest is an additional option for the Givi topboxes, I think it's around $30 to add.

Looks good but that's a lot for a piece of rubber

Suppose it would depend on how often you took a passenger

Looks good Did the backbox come with that backrest?

Wow. You be Tuttle and il be Buttle

My twopenneth would be just get on and ride. It's all easy as everyone else can do it. If I had to give some advice it would be pick a quiet time for your first ride, and ride with confidence, you've paid for your part of the road Well done for going for your CBT and passing, that was the hard part ...

Tristik wrote:Yeah we don't get idle stop

Why not?

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That's a really good video to see how the bike looks on the road! Thanks for linking that.

What's the thing on the dash with the green A with the circle around it? To the left of the speedometer.
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It shows when the idle stop system is activated

Divvy

In the background

MCN ride log is an excellent app for this

The filter is definitely different isn't it? There's a small primary air box at the front