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Yep, good on ya, well done.

I tell ya what jompy. As far as I'm concerned it's the same over here. Amongst the youngsters driving cars, I
reckon 1 in 3 are using their phone for s…login to view the rest of this post

Thanks jompy.
I have a few bikes and tend to be focused on one at a time.
The last 6 months i've been riding around on my bandit and the 18 months prev…login to view the rest of this post

Gday boys. Been a long time.
Anyway I went ahead and replaced the original head stock bearings with tapered ones and changed the fork oil.
Made it feel…login to view the rest of this post

yeah the front tyre is an 014 .

I found a wheel weight ages ago but at the time i couldn't figure out which bike it came off. Now i do , this one.

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Fair chance i'm crap too. I have bridgestone battlax BT104f on my front.

It's like you have to anti - countersteer it.

Been gone a long time . Anyway thanks for the replys.
Still haven'y got it sorted . Bit short of funds and have being doing bits and pieces to some ot…login to view the rest of this post

Just read the whole thread. Looks great. Top Job.

I'm in the process of getting a new front muddy from partzilla myself soon .

Will fit fresh decal…login to view the rest of this post

never gave that a thought mate. one side started weeping a year ago and sorted that but i havent pulled them apart and freshened up the fork oil.

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will do, thanks for the link.

I will make up a stand or something so i can get the front wheel off the ground and check .
But it doesn't feel notchy or anything with weight on the…login to view the rest of this post

Thanks for the replies. There's not a lot of life left on the tyre so that could account for something .
But for now i'll do some homework on the ste…login to view the rest of this post

HI all. Have to ask if this is normal. My 98 R1 almost wants to fall over when doing slow turns left or right. OVER sTEERS. big time.
At speed its muc…login to view the rest of this post

Thanks for the replies fellas, ended up just mounting the reflector off the bottom of the guard,
over here now we dont have rego stickers so it fits …login to view the rest of this post

G'day, Gotta ask . Where did all the brackets get to? Did they just fall off or something?
The only one I can find for sale in the whole world is in t…login to view the rest of this post

gday jompy, the reason i ask is i was watching a you tube video with a bloke going thru his paces on his r1 and the camera picks up the
tacho needle b…login to view the rest of this post

G'Day, I have noticed that when i get into the 6000 + rev range the needle wobbles a bit while the revs are climbing,
nothing drastic, just wondering …login to view the rest of this post

cant wait to have a ride on it hash , my right knee is stiff from an accident a month or so ago, hopefull soon though,

well it finally turned up, im happy with it, i hate buying a bike unseen, it has a hole in the right fairing approx 2 inches round, i will
have to find a protector that fits that size hole or repair/replace, heres a few pics, ken

http://i814.photobucket.com/albums/zz63/kennymick65/IMG_8384 ...

thanks for the parts cat,

ken

thanks again fellas, still got lots of reading to do before i ask where the centre stand is hidden away, ken

wow ruley , i just found the thing on the right of the page (signature) i didnt realise you are a brisbanite, im at bracken ridge, how far away are you? to be honest id rather be a #3 than a #2

gday stu, new here myself, i could be #2 if your the #1 aussie member, i only just purchased my 98 r1 on monday but i dont get it till the 13 feb,
thought id join the pommy site as i like their sense of humour. ken

thanks all for the warm welcome, heres my LC, blew it up 12 months ago, still havent fixed it

thanks pod, us oldies have to stick together