Ride the stock 937 first. Öhlins can only be a big improvement over the Kabia stock suspension but after riding the V2 SF, the Monster needs the 959 engine. EU6 has a lot to answer for. Andy
Yeah, I know it won’t feel anywhere near as fast, but I’ve got the PP for all out speed. Having something not quite as quick as the V2SF may not be a bad thing tbh, as I always forget about my back/ neck etc when I ride it, so end up aching for days after a ride. I’d put the full system on it, which should free it up a lot more, but will see how the standard bike feels on a test ride.
Maybe something a bit more 'classic' and beautiful Rich? Thinking of sticking with my PP and selling my sport classic......for comfort and new car reasons
Yeah I’ve been thinking along those lines as well. That bike looks like it’ll be the end of my back! Maybe a Monster 1200R, but I’d be slightly concerned about buying a lemon.
Finally ride number fourteen today, but it nearly didn't happen as some idiot forgot to plugin the optimate charger from the last outing, anyone a little bit of grass strimming for 30 odd minutes and it fired up for me. I keep telling myself it's time for it to go, but then riding it for a short period it gives me that.....i'm a lucky bastard or rock star for the day again.!...............keep it for another year i say.
Fitted a rotary steering damper to my 696 (just because I can). Then started machining a new damper clevis that will allow me to raise the ride height.
I have that style (and probably the same brand) of steering damper on my track Multistrada 1200, it's an excellent bit of kit. Andy
I doubt your a cheapskate like me. Mine is a unbranded clone and cost £80 new. Still triple adjustable.
Today I changed the oil filter on my ST4 as part of a service prior to trip to IOM for the Classic. Not a big job you think but I have had a cup wrench for years to do this job and it didn't fit!! Problem was the last service was done by a dealer who fitted a Ducati filter which is 76mm x 8 flute and my wrench was for a HiFlo HF153 filter which is 'different'. Took me a while to work out what was going on BUT we (me and a strap wrench) got there in the end. HiFlo now fitted LOL. Slow? Me? Je ne crois pas!
The silencers on my Nsr250 have had loose Kevlar sleeves since i bought it. The rivets that hold them on work loose and I’ve re riveted them a couple of times but one ride out and they are loose again so today I stripped them down and added a thin shim of Ali to take out the play around the sleeve. A quick test ride and they are still solid.
Recently purchased a NOCO Genius1 battery charger for my Lithium batteries. So today I fitted the permanent lead to the battery to connect it. No more need to remove the fairing to charge the battery!! Hurrah my Lord
Realised that despite my reservations, after a day of hooning, I bloody love my V2SF, so that’s staying. If anyone knows anyone that wants two high end e-bikes and a Honda monkey, let me know, as I’ll be getting rid of them to make way for the new acquisition.
Finished as such my lads 2 stroke Aprilia MX125, it’s been a painful journey and hopefully the last on bikes previously owned by the ‘cable tie fetishised ‘. Took it for a shakedown test to make sure if something did fail it would be me finding out what it was……Pulls surprising well for such a low capacity bike, easily gets up to 70 mph with more to come if only I wasn’t such a law abiding citizen. He’s got his module 1 bike test tomorrow so fingers crossed he passes which he should do.
