Hi been riding for the last 3 days, did about 1050 km, bike ran extremely well, only problem was the aftermarket blinkers I fitted to the rear, the rubber bulb holders kept coming out of their bracket, from there the bulbs would break, not a biggy, also think I have an earth problem on the blinkers as well.
Cruising speeds were from 65 to 75 mph, must get a kph face for the speedo
What I learnt from the ride.
1 bike handles very good all round considering front forks rebuilt standard, rear shockies still original, bumps never really affected the handling in corners and straight line handling still good up to 90 mph plus
2 seems to be revving too high for the speeds so may change gearing as per no. 1 bike, has good acceleration at high speeds though
3 had crank balanced when rebuilt, very smooth from around 55 mph upwards, but vibrates below this speed, have to look at what balance factor was used and see if the vibration can be reduced down lower as you can do with singles?
4 the ride included a good selection of roads, from twisty 25 kph bends upwards, to miles of relatively straight roads with high speed bends 65 to 90mph plus when we got out in the county.
Good time had by us all, mates were on modern bikes, Hondas and BMWs kept up with them no problems when they were in the lead.
Burgs
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