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You need a 13mm wrench as well, to remove the bolt that holds the parking brake caliper lever onto the caliper assembly.
Fancy having to carry a 12mm and 13mm wrench, and a pair of...
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You need a 13mm wrench as well, to remove the bolt that holds the parking brake caliper lever onto the caliper assembly.
Fancy having to carry a 12mm and 13mm wrench, and a pair of...
After backing out of the garage the parking brake would not release.
After checking a thread or two I loosened the adjusters on the cable at the caliper and removed the cable from its bracket. The...
Actually, that's not quite true
The tyre you have referenced has a considerably smaller diameter, which gears the bike down. It would be like comparing a big rear sprocket with a small.
Hi Peter.
I'm sure your warning is well intentioned, but it looks a bit over the top.
I've done over 3,000 miles at 20 psi in the back tyre without problems, some of it in temperatures over...
Did you fit that yourself?
How long ago (miles) was it fitted?
It is obvious (to me, anyway) that the tensioner has skewed sideways because with a correctly installed tensioner the tensioner...
I'm a similar height, in my upper body at least.
The 19" worked reasonably well for me, although there was still a little bit of buffeting on my wife's L.
When my wife went to a 17" so she...
My wife, who came from Houston, burst out laughing when I read her your description of the seat discomfort you are experiencing - swamp fanny indeed!
Have you tried a sheep skin? They certainly...
My wife has already worn out a rear Kanine at 17,000 miles. 24 psi is way too high!
We were running 23 psi for 15,000 miles and it wore terribly in the centre - I posted photos several weeks ago -...
It will probably wear the centre out at that.
We are now running 20 psi all round on our F3s and F3L.
I used an IR thermometer to check the tread and sidewall temps and they are even across the...
It was quite possibly the road surface that highlighted the issue.
A concrete surface does not provide as much grip as hotmix, which is the universal surface type in most of Arizona. You can get...
It is not wearing evenly, but that would probably be a result of running 23 psi, possibly a little more earlier on.
The centre tread depth is 2.5 mm near the wear bar, as shown in the photo. That...
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That's the most even wear I've ever seen on a rear tyre - do you know what pressures it was running?
Here is a rear Kanine at 15,000 miles on a 2019 F3L, inflated to 23 psi cold (obviously too...
The increased or uneven wear wold be insignificant, even if you could suspend a passenger on one side of the rear of the bike, since the weight is transferred to the centre point between the two...
If that was the case the wear would be on the right side edge, not the left.
Remember, when the bike turns to the right, just like a four wheel vehicle it leans out to the left. Hence, the wear on...
What GIVI rack arms did you use?
In practice I doubt that anyone, even the most experienced of us, would be able to notice any difference.
Since all shocks at this level are "gas-charged" (what a misnomer) they will function the...
Fuel consumption is totally related to the speed at which you drive and the load (weight, gradient and wind speed and direction) on the machine.
One other factor is the amount of throttle input...
"Remove spring, as per workshop manual." That is the hard part - you need a very large spring compressor tool
A spring is set correctly when the suspension settles by no more than 1/3 of its travel with the rider or riders seated.
1) Have someone lift the rear of the seat, or use a jack, to fully extend...
Fuel consumption is totally dependent on speed and load. What sort of speeds were you maintaining for those consumption readings?
The rear shock has a compression damping adjustment, the big hand wheel fitted to the right side below the seat.
There are two things which could affect the rear shock action: spring preload and...
Great to hear! I was hoping to find someone doing what you are doing. Tell us more when you can, and thanks
Are you sure?
Normally a stiffer sway bay reduces body roll and makes it easier to lift the inside front wheel under spirited riding.
I bought a Caterpillar O ring cruise control from a CAT dealer in New York, I think it was, early last year, via eBay. Not showing ast the moment, though
It's not in the CVT innards. They use a dry, belt drive to vary ratios.
On the output of the CVT is a reduction gearbox which drives the shaft to the rear wheel.
It's the final, right angle...
Maybe.
I haven't heard the noise but shaft drive motorcycles typically have a clunk when accelerating or decelerating, because of driveline lash, as it is called.
This is just a techo way of...
That's not my experience at all.
I don't have any Can Am CVTs yet but the similar belt drive variator-type CVT on the 75 hp Aprilia Mana 850 v twin and probably just about every scooter today is...
Thanks for the great write-up, and for the engine speed at 60 mph.
I would also love to know what it is at 75 mph. In theory it's probably around 6300, but since it is red lined at about 8,000...
Thanks for that.
Now to see what it is on the 900