MuppetGonzo

Basically I'm unicorn hunting. I want an exhaust that's quieter than stock with baffle in but better performance and louder with baffle out. is there such a thing ?

going back to slip on exhausts I had good customer experience with delkavic that was for my vfr750 - they make one for the 800 my new VFR800fe came with a leximoto exhaust and the stock. I asked for the stock one to be fitted as it stimulated in insurance. but when policie expired found cheeper one which allowed it the leximoto was cheap and nasty in comparison to delkavic. just a bike trumpet. it sounded awesome but was too loud even with the baffle in.

yes shop vac if you have one. take it to a garage and ask politely is they will blow it out with a compressor. if you wet the crud inside the tank you may end up with sludge lining the inside of the tank and a whole sticky mess to deal with. personal experience-HONDA Transalp 650 I only put water in the tank once quick swill, it needed welding. l left it upside down to drain after stuffing it full of paper towel. I also "fogged" the tank with a water dispersant think it was fsf369 or sfs365. put it back on the bike ran it for a while 2 tanks worth then changed fuel line and filter. the tank rusted within a year but think that was to do with my poor welding rather than the exposure to water.

the patient mentioned this to me in conversation and asked me to warn my friends hence the post

thanks for your post frommaine that was interesting timing . I work in a trauma theatre and had a patient in today who thankfully just had a gentle off #wrist who had break failure they just serviced at the week end the culprit was loose connection . Personally I would not accept any difference resistance on the pistons there the breaks essential stopping gear . if the seals are hung up or there is something could have a catastrophic fail at any point. my patient could have saved themselves the issues they have created for themselves by doing a long term compression test . easiest way to do it is wrap bungee round the break lever and handlebar holding break on measure distance from bar end weight screw to pen mark on lever end. go for cup of tea ( other beverages are available ) come back and check distance. if its the same its ok if its less there is something wrong . if its more you can't use a tape measure ! before you ride and check for leaver creep as this patient didn't anyway please be carful with breaks it could cost you your life and then who would look after your family ?

for the price of it I'm going to try the park thing from LIDL.

which ever one you touched last is the one to keep. get rid of the other one, decision made. - I begrudgingly sold my 750 recently still unsure wether it was the rite thing to do I had stored it for months .

if you would be kind enough to get the chap to give us update on how you get on. I have to live projects vicariously through others as have a tiny rented house in uk and a mrs who won't allow motorcycle in the house 😞

actually my son has just commented it looks like they've been playing cross out . ?? apparently its a game where you canalise vehicles

looks like they really wanted a Kawasaki

ok im in the market for a cordless rotary tool what do you guys recommend?

I didn't realise this was that kind of site - talking of grinding and showing each other pictures of your tools!!

two birds one stone- coke with a slice of lemon

is this a transmission break or is it holding on the back break?

that's also in cola -phosphoric acid. just don't drink it after you have used it for de greasing or rust removal - it ruins the taste!!