Recent content by Mythos

Not for any cause, for a reason. The reason is services for people in dire need of psychiatric care has been sorely lacking in our country for decades. Back where I lived in Milwaukee, the east side was a fairly tolerant and safe place for unstable individuals to live. They weren't all...

If it's original, that would sure add value to the car as a collectors item. If it's a very convincing fake, that would have the same effect, unfortunately. ...or someone might have an odd sense of humor. If the present owner were a Nazi, I don't think he'd hesitate to place the emblem on...

I have raising links. I'm pretty sure I got them from Schnitz. They're non adjustable and raise the tail one inch. They cost about 60 bucks a few years ago. One inch sounds like it will cause a shocking change in handling but I had a few members here recommend them and tell me the busa is...

We're really talking about a taller tire. A tire put on a rim that is slightly narrower than the tire was intended for is definitely going to compress that tire at the beads just a bit. What is compressed in width has to go somewhere and that would be outward. The diameter of the tire...

Glad you found one but I was going to suggest buying a Ti bolt kit. SAE Outlaw has a good one. Expensive but less than the other engine and suspension Ti bolt kit I found a few years back.

I'm glad you came away without getting injured a lot more seriously. That'll be a totally legitimate use of your insurance. It's not often the insurance pays you but this time they will. Go get a new busa!

This was a nice one. OK it was a 200/55/17. I probably wouldn't go any wider. If it squeezes in at the sides a bit, that will make it a little taller and flatten the sides of the tread. Weight is an issue too. A taller tire is going to weigh at least a pound more and it's rotating mass.

As as a sidenote, I have used race slicks on the street too and I thoroughly enjoy them! I will look for a slick designed for low temps because I'm sure I never get my tires up to track temps on the street. I have never had a single issue with cold tears or exceeding the limit of heat cycles...

If you put that tire on your rim, you'll see the cross sectional view is more of an ellipse. The stock size tire has a circular cross section shape. The elliptical shape has flatter sides with a more pointy top. Flatter sides = a larger contact patch. The higher, more pointy top makes it...

I use a 190/55 on my busa and I like it. I even used a 200/55 on my ZX-14 and I liked it even more. Turns in quicker and has a larger contact patch which according to science doesn't cause better grip but I think scientific theory and real world application can often be different. I'll trust...

It's been a very long time since I removed the rear wheel but maybe if the rear end is lifted off the ground high enough, the caliper will clear the rotor. Then you'd have to lift the rear wheel back up into the caliper though. It sure looks like you might be able to just remove the rear bolt...

Nope, I never could either. It's even a little tricky to coax that caliper out without touching the wheel. When I remove the caliper, I always put tape on my rear rim where the caliper will contact it to avoid any accidental scrapes. It's trying on my patients but I always have a struggle to...

Great topic and excellent info. I was working on a step by step tutorial a couple of years back. LOL I will need to dig those threads up again this summer and finish the work off. I haven't wrenched or ridden since 2021 because of a bad crash and lots of life changes. I'm back on track now...

The firmware in the PC5 may need to be updated to match the latest software. DJ customer support will help you with that. I believe you can get the latest firmware off of their website as well as the latest version of the software. What you need is a USB cable to connect your computer to...

Too finish the story, it took two months of medication adjustments to get my BP to 150/100 and I was able to take the occupational stress test. The test was ridiculously easy. I was hired. I've been training for the past 4 weeks and making decent money again. If I keep doing this another 10...