how i no i went on a good ride.

[cpatt]

me and a few buddies went out tearing up some roads doing a little peg scraping having a good time. let me just say there was an r1 a cbr 600rr and some sazuki thing and me and the 8 were setting the pace. but i got home the other day. havent ridden my bike seance then and check this out

and yes it rained... the damn cover blew off again







its a custome bracket.... but i didnt think i would bottom out on that....... theres like a foot of space.

 

[master paper clip]

Holy crap, I didn't even notice why I were trying to show till I read the end... That's crazy

 

[codename607]

That's awesome...looks like some serious riding.

 

[cpatt]

Holy crap, I didn't even notice why I were trying to show till I read the end... That's crazy

im honestly still trying to figure out how/when it happened. and it took me like 3-4 days to notice it in my own driveway.

 

[DanS]

Oh hell yeah! I think I would chop a couple inches off the legs of the mount brackets and just leave the license plate all bent up

 

[RoadKill]

the kit i bought from evotech places the plates towards the rear the opposite of yours. if you turn it around it probably wouldnt hit.

 

[krillz]

It happens to me too, I leave mine bent now, also on my supermoto bike.

 

[Jacek3743]

No fat chicks, Plate will scrape!

 

[mikefz8]

I was wondering how the license plate gets this bend in it myself....glad I now know

 

[JSP]

I would stiffen the preload on the rear spring.

 

[mikefz8]

I would stiffen the preload on the rear spring.

Thinking I may just have to do this -- especially since I am no spring chicken

 

[Levek]

I'm getting the PP3's put on my Fz8 as I post... so excited to go melt some rubber in the mountians. What's your opinion on them?

 

[cpatt]

Oh hell yeah! I think I would chop a couple inches off the legs of the mount brackets and just leave the license plate all bent up

yea i was thinking about that looking at the pictures would hate to lose the tire on one of those... there kinda sharp

I would stiffen the preload on the rear spring.

i was thinking about that today aswell.. never done that before any links on how/how much i would need too.

 

[cpatt]

I'm getting the PP3's put on my Fz8 as I post... so excited to go melt some rubber in the mountians. What's your opinion on them?

honeslty i have 300 miles on them maybe and i love them. i can scrape peg where ever i want if i had knee pads i would touch knee. there very confidence inspiring. but when there cold ish they slip on any paint on the roads evin when there warm paint is a bit slippier than i remember. but there the best tire ive ever used. and im very happy with them.

 

[DanS]

yea i was thinking about that looking at the pictures would hate to lose the tire on one of those... there kinda sharp



i was thinking about that today aswell.. never done that before any links on how/how much i would need too.

Yeah it looks like they could really tear up your tire.
The how to adjust your rear shock is very easy look at page 4-16 of your owners manual.
Here's a link on how much to adjust it Technicalities - Suspension and Springs - Sport Rider Magazine
I have no idea if mine is adjusted correctly never anybody around to help measure... so I've just tried different settings and position 8 feels the best to me