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This page is about my own bike, purchased in September 2001 in a nasty yellow & with the wrong size front tyre (110/90/16). I bought this bike as a replacement for my Suzuki 7-11 which I trashed big time in May 2001 after 7 years of faithfull service ( I still miss her!) Due to the nature of my injuries I found it difficult to ride the bike & initially put the bad handling down to the front tyre & only rode it for five short rides. The first part of the problem I found when the main fuse melted, while hunting for the main fuse I found the rear suspension adjuster on the left hand side of the bike & it was on it's softest setting. Stiffening this made a big improvement though still not right.





          

When I got it home I decided that I ought to check everything, thats when I discovered that the tyre pressures were 18psi at the rear & 12psi at the front. That explained most of the problems so I then replaced both front & rear tyres (correct sizes) with a Bridgestone BT45 front & a BT39 rear. What a transformation, suddenly the bike handles like it's supposed to & on the first ride after the adjustments I managed to scrape the right fairing lower on the tarmac.I'm happy now. I'm due to go in hospital for another op on my left leg next week (Oct 28-02) & hopefully that will sort out my legs once & for all. Also in this year I have painted the bike in NC30 Colours & removed the unbranded NC30 Can to be replaced with NC24 ART can.


          

Disclaimer:  I offer information on this site as a friendly service to fellow riders.  I do not claim to be an expert or to have necessarily written a page so perfect that you could not make a mistake while following its directions.  I have made my best attempts to provide correct information with the factory service manual, my own experiences, and the experiences of the Mail Group subscribers as resources.  Never-the-less, I cannot be responsible for injury to you or damages to your motorcycle, tools, or equipment, nor for other consequential or incidental damage or injury that may occur while you use the information on these pages.  Responsibility for these occurrences must be solely and completely that of the person who performs the maintenance service.


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