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What did you do to your Street Triple today?

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#1 ·
not for how to, or debate on products but just a general... what did you do/get done/install/buy/contemplate/where did you ride it kind of thread.

ive been building my parts wishlist for mine lately. seems like i find more to add to it every day
 
#4 · (Edited)
coing from someone who was born and raised in baltimore and is currently transplanted in northern california all of 2 hours away from Lake Tahoe i can tell you, our heatwave isnt all that fun. i want to be snowboarding!

winter in baltimore = get work done on the rides!

EDIT: when I closed this window and opened my email my shipping confirmation for my helmet showed up and its apparently being delivered tomorrow!
 
#8 ·
Jaconrad, the R shock is night and day better than the stock. But make sure the shock will fit between models. The swingarm has a different mount on 13+ but the shocks may still interchange. Also my highest recommendations is to add a FLUX I or II plate. Take as much as the high rise rate out as possible, give a more linear feel (unless youre doing a lot of 2 up riding).

But for a "hoist" or holding system. Take your bike, put it on a center stand. Take your car jack ( bottle type jack or similar style works best) and put it on top of the tire and under the license plate mount. Raise the jack to add tension and then disassemble...

Its how I hold the rear up to change my rear shocks, linkage, or springs, etc.
 
#12 ·
However you can work out to support the rear of the bike is fine. Bike on paddock stand, jsck on tire pushing up on tail section should work well. Just use some wood or something to spread the load and make sure your bike is in gear!

:D
 
#13 ·
Alright, tonight is the big night. Going to attempt my first shock install with my paddock stand and my jack on top of the wheel.

Wife is out on girls night for about 3 hours so that should give me all the time I need. :)

Should I start my suspension at the 9 clicks (standard) setting first and then adjust?
 
#14 ·
Definitely. There should be someone local to you knows a suspension guru. Unless you know what you are doing you can spend a long time chasing the right settings. Someone who knows what they are doing should be able to dial you in fairly quickly.
 
#15 ·
Thanks, I'll have to find someone.

On the install front, turns out I don't have the right tools and putting the jack on my rear wheel makes me nervous (I feel like I'm gonna scratch the underside).

I'm just gonna take it to a local motorcycle shop and have them install it Saturday morning. They quoted me $75 an hour, or it could be less if it takes than the full hour.
 
#19 ·
Okay, got the R shock installed this morning. Front forks are still the non-adjustable standard ones.

Bike feels a lot better, stiffer but quicker to soak up the bumps in the road. I'm 230lbs. geared up. I can definitely see if I were 80+ pounds lighter it would be a bit of a teeth-chattering ride with the R shock.

The guy who installed it said the rear is still too soft for me (after measuring the sag). I'm not sure if he's right or not, the bike feels just fine to me.

I'm definitely not a track guy, I just want a bike that has a nice linear feel and tracks well around corners. For now, I'm happy. As I ride it more, that may change.

If I do more changes, I'll get stiffer springs for the front and then stiffen the back.
 
#24 ·
Take the c-clip off the pin, pull the pin - being careful not to lose the spring, invert and put the pin back in.

This is the best picture I could find. It shows the c-clip on the underside of the peg bracket.



Pay no attention to the peg, that is an adjustable one. Yours stick straight out from the bracket.
 
#28 ·
I just found my the suspension settings Wheeler put on mine and noticed that a 200# he recommended stiffer fork springs. At 230# that might almost be mandatory. My sag started and 43/44, front/rear and he set it at 40/35.
 
#30 ·
It was going to happen sooner or later. At least you got it out of the way. Hopefully, there's not too much damage.
 
#37 ·
Actually, MFW does have a video that shows just how easy it is, if you haven't done it already. It starts at about 2:00.



However, since the footpegs are behind the bike's center of gravity, this won't help you much in getting the front of the bike off the ground. Flipping and jack-standing the pegs is better for swapping rear shocks. However, if you don't have a paddock stand, it is a great way to stabilize the rear of the bike while you use another method to lift the front.
 
#40 ·
Actually, MFW does have a video that shows just how easy it is, if you haven't done it already. It starts at about 2:00.

However, since the footpegs are behind the bike's center of gravity, this won't help you much in getting the front of the bike off the ground. Flipping and jack-standing the pegs is better for swapping rear shocks. However, if you don't have a paddock stand, it is a great way to stabilize the rear of the bike while you use another method to lift the front.
Yeah I did it last night. Just left the springs out for the time being.

I will hold the bike up with four jack stands. No I do not have a paddock stand yet but I do have bobbins installed.
 
#39 ·
Last week I put an HP Corse Hydroform full exhaust system on my '09 R. It looks gorgeous and sounds awesome! Very happy with it and love going through tunnels :-D
Today I got a carbon fibre seat cowl as I had to take the passenger foot pegs off when the exhaust went on. Love the cleaner look of the bike now :)
HP Corse is the best looking exhaust around IMHO.


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#41 ·
having decided to make a test pipe for the exhaust which will remove the catalytic converter... i now have no use for a belly pan (probably will get too hot to run the plastic pan safely) so i have some extra money to spend on accessories.

the only thing ive decided to spend my $500 voucher on so far is a set of black levers. and even then i cant decide if i should get the regular levers or the radial ones
 
#47 ·
The R model has a radial master cylinder, so you have to get the brake lever to match. There should be no difference for the clutch lever.

Exactly what did you mean by, "radial" levers?
 
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