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Thanks for the heads up martyl. I got some of these yesterday and did some 90mph motorway stretches. They are very comfortable once I'd chosen the correct size and they are great at lowering the high pitched wind noise I get at that speed.

Pretty sure the OP has fully recovered by now, since it happened in December '15 ?

ebay is your friend piotrek. Link to UK version and you'd need to check the diameter of the thread, this was just a guess http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/10-x-M5-Rubber-Well-Nuts-Motorcycle-Fairing-c-w-Screws-Washers-/151127175189?hash=item232fe1b015:m:mONeBChqUtVws7nj9TqKo9w

I have these too. I just drilled the old pin end off with a large diameter drill bit. I really like them, with the only thing I had to get used to is there is slightly more friction between the rubber of the peg and the soles of my riding boots. It just took a bit more thought when sliding my boot around for shifting my weight and I soon got used to it.

Curse/Thank you. Beak on order as this tipped me over the edge.

No pictures, but they're not particularly bright. They are effective in overcast weather, especially if linked up to flash with indicators, and very good at night.

I got my new chain adjusters (linked by piotrek) a few days ago and the weather was good enough to fit them today. My first time doing this so I took some pictures in case it helps anyone. So, onto side stand and a two foot breaker bar made short work of loosening the axle nut (phew, after reading about some people finding this difficult). Back onto centre stand, axle out and wheel dropped gently onto the floor. The axle had some surface corrosion so I cleaned it up with a scotch pad and lightly greased it with copper grease. You can see the corrosion and OEM adjuster here. Side-by-side comparison of OEM and new. And close-up of the damage in OEM A good chance to clean up the whole area while the adjusters are off and I also found the adjusting bolts were oxidising badly. I took these out completely, cleaned the threads, copper greased and re-inserted them. You can't normally do this so it seemed like a good opportunity for preventative maintenance. I put the axle back through the new adjuster and you can see how the design traps the axle neatly and prevents it turning. The same the other side; a neat recess for the washer. Nipped up the axle nut, adjusted chain slack to 1 inch movement, back on side stand and final torque to 150Nm . And then, in complete contrast, the sliders only needed 8Nm Job done!

He posted his reply in the thread he started. Something to do with not tightening the two bolts on a cover symmetrically IIRC.

I have the same mount and screen piotrek. They both work really well don't they!

I didn't use tape during the install and don't notice a difference. I'm just thankful for warm hands! They work so well I had to lower the values for each setting.

I'm sceptical too piotrek. A thin layer of plastic won't have enough heat capacity to make much difference, especially when being actively heated.

He just said later next week to me. I'm in no rush, just trying to preempt an issue I can see developing.

Thanks for the link Piotrek, I've just ordered some as my adjusters are showing signs of damage and I want to catch them before it gets any worse.

Yes, they work together. I drilled another hole through the inner guard for the wire as there is a gap between the two elements now. Very happy with my screen. Mine has the optional adjustable lip and I can genuinely ride at 90 with no wind noise if the lip is in the highest position and the seat is in the lowest. It's a bit eerie actually. I'm 6ft 2 so the combination would easily accommodate more vertically challenged riders. My only grip is that I don't like having the top of the screen in my eye line, so have put the seat back in the high position and the turbulence just hits the top of my helmet at 70. Weirdly, as I accelerate the air flow automatically closes my visor !

I'm just glad you survived so well! I know exactly what you mean about the adrenaline rush and how it alters your perception of risk. I rode like this for a decade and was very lucky quite a few times. Nothing like a near miss to make you evaluate your riding style though. My tractor incident really scared me and it prompted me to do extra training. A year on and I still picture the curve ahead as something that could be full of non-mobile hazard. Two of the useful tips from the training were to use the full width of your lane to see further ahead into bends, so you have more reaction time. I used to always clip bends to take the straightest/fastest line, but it limits your view ahead. The second was to enter the curve in a lower gear than you may have done naturally as this settles the bike better on a positive throttle and also gives you much more speed control with engine braking if you suddenly need to slow down for a tightening curve or obstacle. Thanks for posting your photos by the way. Great to see how well both you and the bike survived.

Last summer I came around a fast, but tight corner to find a car coming at me on my side of the road overtaking a tractor and the whole road full of unyielding machinery. I only made it through by going onto the grass verge. After ranting and cursing for a few miles I finally realised that although the car should not have overtaken on a corner, I was riding too fast as I couldn't stop in the distance that I could see to be clear. I took and passed my Advanced Motorcyclist course in May this year and the main emphasis was making good progress, but riding within the limit of vision. I'm not trying to preach jgalloway, as fast riding is one of the joys of bikes, but using the full width of your lane and riding within your braking distance is a good habit to have.

I just got stung for an additional £28 by ParcelFarce, for import VAT. Grumble. Hope they look good now.

After reading this review I ordered mine and it arrived today, complete with hand guard displacers. I opted for the adjustable visor on the top to give me as many options as possible. Lookiing forward to fitting it, but may just trim the guards rather then use the displacers.

Autosol paste and a cloth. Lightly with a scotchpad on really dark areas. And lots of elbow grease. Took about an hour all in

I cleaned the exhaust for the first time.