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smifff

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  1. mftic, yes the Yamaha panniers will fit with the Saddlemen bag, the sides of the bag will rest on the top of the panniers, probably not ideal but it does work, also I had to take the rear grab rails off to fit the bag. sludad's SW Motech bag in the above post looks more fit for purpose to me, a little higher if that matters but certainly a better fit with the panniers and the grab rails can stay on,
  2. it doesn't really expand, not like a double zipped suitcase anyway. it's not a big top box, it's more an alternative to a tank bag I guess, I think it holds about 22 litres which I think converts to .75 of a cubic foot, is that even the right conversion? Had I remembered I still had this I wouldn't have bothered buying the tank bag. here's a couple of shots where I've filled it with some towels to better show the size, I usually have some water bottles, a few snacks, a tyre repair kit with mini compressor, thicker or thinner gloves opposite to what I start the day in it.
  3. I see a few questions about rear storage ideas, here's what works for me. Most details you may need will be better explained here, https://www.saddlemen.com/ts1450r-tunneltail-bag-universal I have the Saddlemen Tunnel Bag, I bought it about 8 years ago for a different bike. It's done plenty of miles in a range of weather and has held up very well. We get the Tracer here in Aus with the panniers included in the price, I just don't always need that much space or need to carry that much weight around. The bag fits like it was made for the Tracer and holds plenty for one or possibly two day rides,
  4. I'm pretty much the same weight as you, I would fit pattonme drop in fork cartridges and correct rate fork springs first, the original shock doesn't feel as bad when the front works. I fitted a rear shock first, because it was easiest, it improved things a bit but not as much as I'd hoped. Then the pattonme cartridges and springs, huge improvement. I refitted the stock shock after the forks were done so the Wilbers could be revalved, another story for another time. I was surprised how well the stock shock worked with the forks sprung for my weight and damping that works. My understanding is the stock suspension is not balanced front to rear, front springs are softer than the rear and a big part of the issue as standard is the poor spring balance. I could be wrong though. I can't offer an opinion on the rear, I've fitted a Wilbers which won't fit the budget.
  5. Yeah, it is. Is the road into town still gravel or have they finished laying the bitumen?? What happened to the Yowie footprints?? wordsmith and kimmie, Mt Lindsay hwy is fun, a bit rough in places but fun, I have no idea how it classifies as a "Highway" though. Yes bitumen all the way, but, we came in from the West, parts of the road leaving Legume are possibly the worst bitumen road I've ever ridden on. The bikes were moving around a lot, the wheels chattering across the small bumps, impossible to hold a line. There were some new bits too which were great. Worse was the spot road repairs, the council team had been spraying tar on the holes then covering with loose gravel. Hard to see them with the mix of sun and shadows across the road, we both had some close calls, bloody dangerous. Yowie footprints? There are markings painted on the road a few k's out of Woodenbong towards Rathdowney that say Yowie, I'll stop next time and see what else is there. I've only been out that way a couple of times, both prior times I've gone via Murwillumbah, Kyogle, Woodenbong then Rathdowney. I saw this map on another mc forum and went this way, we couldn't see a way from Findon Creek though so ended up back tracking via Summerland Way to Rathdowney. Lions Road is closed at the moment but apparently there's another way, any ideas?
  6. Just a rock, I hadn't upset anybody that much that they felt the need to shoot at me, not that day anyway, Worst part is the rock was simply flung from the front tyre, I didn't actually hit the sump on anything. Fastest speed I was doing on the dirt road would have been 80 km/h (50 mph) but most of the time I was closer to 50 km/h (30 mph), imho that's slow for a rock to come off the front tyre and hole the sump. I was riding with a friend on an MT09, his bike was still ok when I noticed this damage to mine, he went into the nearest town and bought me some stuff to fix it. By the time I got going and we both got into town he also had a hole in his sump plus a slowly deflating rear tyre
  7. Sunshine Coast hinterland, not quite the road we were looking for, I need to take some better photo's
  8. you could use someone else's bike, I guess you'd have places like this, https://wheeliezone.com.au/ edit, I just found this too, https://www.superbike-coach.com/portfolio-item/wheelie-course
  9. Not quite, I have the 640 with remote preload adjuster if that helps
  10. Thanks for your help, I didn't mean to leave my response so long, pc has been playing up. Pattonme, my pc problems may explain the missing pm, issue at my end, thanks for following up.
  11. Hi all, Hoping for some help, I have contacted Omnia Racing in Italy, I've read here that the cartridges come with one spring weight only. My question, "Hello, I am interested in buying, " ANDREANI ADJUSTABLE HYDRAULIC CARTRIDGE KIT FOR FORK YAMAHA MT-09 TRACER FJ-09 2014 14_ [105/Y07]". My weight is 105 kgs, what spring rate will come with the kit? Thank you," Their answer, "For 105kg ohlins/andreani give us spring with 8.8/9.3. You can give me the use track tour city, and we can do the best setup." 105 kgs = 230 lbs, do these spring rates seem ok? which is the better option? I'm thinking 9.3 Here in Aus the best price I can find is from Omnia, I have dealt with them before and had great service with no issues and if they will provide the correct weight spring in the price, that's a deal! I'd be happy to buy Pattonme's modified cartridges but I PM'd him a couple of days ago and haven't heard back. Thanks in advance,
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