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Newbie, In Every Sense Of The Word

Discussion in 'Newbies Hangout' started by Nigel Machin, Nov 10, 2015.

  1. Advikaz, I'm considering R&G, did you fit yours yourself, if so, how much of a job? Thanks
     
  2. Hello and welcome, new here myself but the locals seem very friendly :)

    My only real advice is to get the bike coated in ACF-50... It's a new bike so you will be riding it on the less grotty days, I ran my Street Triple in over winter, couldn't leave the thing just sat in the garage :upyeah:
     
  3. Ordered Evo tech rad covers
    Cheers Phil
     
  4. The bobbins are literally a 2 minute allen key job.

    Providing you follow the instructions with the grips, i found it pretty easy to fit, just exercise common sense and take your time. I used a heat gun which really helped (could use a hair dryer).

    As for Polish, super resin is fine, i'm using meguiars polish at the moment which is also good. Just make sure you polish in a singular direction, otherwise you'll have sh*t loads of swirls! I hardly ever need to polish mine.

    For protection, you can use venture shield which leaves polish redundant.

    I use Hard Wax, on the bodywork for protection and it really brings depth to the colour, loads available, my current is from Auto Finesse who are great. Others are available such as Do Do Juice, Swissvax etc.
     
    #24 Advikaz, Nov 12, 2015
    Last edited: Nov 12, 2015
  5. Kind of what happened to me, I was bored at work so decided to call my local dealer, ended up buying one over the phone.... ooops.

    I'm not in the camp that some are with regards to fast/sporty bikes when you're new to riding. It can be fine, and is all down to the individual, I'm sure you will be fine :) It can be likened to learning to fly in an F16 rather than a cessna ha ha, but it's certainly doable, it's just a slower learning process in my opinion, because for a long, long time, if at all!? you will likely not get the best out of the bike. Just take your time, and enjoy yourself!

    With track days, just keep in the back of your mind (this is expensive if I crash) and hopefully, that is enough to keep you honest ha ha. I wouldn't panic though, they're a lot of fun! For newbies, my advice would be, get your braking and acceleration done in a straight line (bike not banked), slow in faster out etc. Don't get in to racing someone, treat it as a fast road. Don't go grabbing the front brake with the bike lent over!

    You'll have a great time!
     
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