OB_valklex
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Bike is fantastic; better than anything I've had. Weather finally cooperated and put some miles on the beast (100 so far). I installed the RS-3 slip-ons as commented earlier and I like them the best (I'm getting used to the not so loud sound and I like them a lot now; I hear engine and exhaust at the same volume, and it gives the bike a stealth tone; I already have ear-splitting straight pipes on my valk). I installed yesterday the ZG DB, and it is great. I put 3M tape on the bottom of a few strategic places to push it up, and it looks almost like factory (I just wonder if it will hold at 150+ mph: it is flimsy).
Here is where I need your input: I got my first and only (so far) false neutral between 5th & 6th (I pull the clutch in, stopped and shut the engine off, put it in N and took off). Anybody else experiencing that with old/new bikes? I think I got used to the silky smooth tranny and maybe I was applying less than needed force on the shifter (I have hardly used 6th at all).
The other question I have is that when I roll on in the upper gears (4th & up) to merge on the freeway, for example, I hear and feel kind of a grinding/vibration noise coming from the chain. What is it? I also noticed about 1-1/8" of chain slack, but it's within spec. Final comment, the choke lever is indeed just a fast idle lever, as somebody commented. It is just a cam off the throttle linkage that slightly opens up the throttle (you can see it with the right fairing removed).
Final question: When I removed the fairings, those stupid plastic fasteners (both holding the fairing on top against the frame and the little ones inside the fairing next to the radiator top) are a ***** to remove, and I broke 2 off trying to back off the stupid pin. Any suggestions out there other than just buying a bunch?
Thanks for your comments and enjoy your busa as I am. It is the best looking bike there is. No ifs or buts.
Good to be back. I was out of town a few days and missed the site.
JC
Here is where I need your input: I got my first and only (so far) false neutral between 5th & 6th (I pull the clutch in, stopped and shut the engine off, put it in N and took off). Anybody else experiencing that with old/new bikes? I think I got used to the silky smooth tranny and maybe I was applying less than needed force on the shifter (I have hardly used 6th at all).
The other question I have is that when I roll on in the upper gears (4th & up) to merge on the freeway, for example, I hear and feel kind of a grinding/vibration noise coming from the chain. What is it? I also noticed about 1-1/8" of chain slack, but it's within spec. Final comment, the choke lever is indeed just a fast idle lever, as somebody commented. It is just a cam off the throttle linkage that slightly opens up the throttle (you can see it with the right fairing removed).
Final question: When I removed the fairings, those stupid plastic fasteners (both holding the fairing on top against the frame and the little ones inside the fairing next to the radiator top) are a ***** to remove, and I broke 2 off trying to back off the stupid pin. Any suggestions out there other than just buying a bunch?
Thanks for your comments and enjoy your busa as I am. It is the best looking bike there is. No ifs or buts.
Good to be back. I was out of town a few days and missed the site.
JC