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Are the Conti Attacks soft compound? If so that explains that. They are soft, like the Scorpion's, especially compared to Z6's. Both are much lighter also... There are so many factors in milage like people have said. The biggest one is the driver IMO. For me I know I get the mileage I do because I ...

Doug wrote:Oh, thats weird. on my screen there is an emai icon next to the PM icon. I will look into this, it must be a setting somewhere.

What happens when you click on my name? Can you email me from that page?

I can PM from the PM icon, but clicking on your name just takes me into your profile.

Can't see it Doug....

Sure. Probably a stupid question, but what's your email address?

I use a Helen2Wheels tent back mounted to the forks on some of my trips. I do like it there, it looks like it balances the bike to me. ( not having a huge pile of crap strapped to the tail..) I use a little gaffer's tape to protect the forks and fender when I do. Couldn't find a tent on Helen's sit...

So Joe, you travel alone? Doncha get lonely? Seriously.

I tried it once, long, long ago. First day was ok, then it started to do my head in not having anyone to talk to.

Guys, what are these factors that affect tyre life? I run 36F 40R tyre pressures, weigh 100kg (220lb) and ride quite hard, although not as hard as Chitown (Footpegs but not valve covers!). I got 4216km out of a rear Conti Attack - that's less than 2,600 miles. I've got about the same on the replacem...

Thanks Joe. I once spent a lot of time, and all the swear words I know, trying to bleed the rear brake on my Aprilia Tuono using the push pedal down - twist bleed nipple, push bleed push bleed system. Then I took it to a mate who owns a car workshop. He hooked the caliper nipple up to a vacuum feed ...

Thanks for that. I've always done "basic" maintenance on my bikes: oil changes, air filter, brake pads, chain and cogs, clutch adjustment and replacement. I've generally stopped at brake bleeding and particularly throttle body / carb adjustment. When I've tried to do this with a friend's b...

Nice post dude, thanks!

Where'd you get that oh-so-useful squeeze bottle for your tranny oil?

Also, how do you find TDC on the hexhead motors? Did you just look at the piston thru the sparkplug hole?

israel wrote:I have the lids on my now one year old R1200R.

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WHERE. DO. THEY. COME. FROM?

Salub, would you mind posting your dealer's details? I'd like to ask them about the system and fuelling issues.

Have you noticed any stumbling, exhaust popping or other problems in operation?

What Don Eilenberger said!

Nice pix Salub, thanks. I heard a Staintune muffler (without dB killer) on the standard downpipes/cat, and it sounded little different from the standard muffler. I think the cat does considerable muffling in itself. How does it sound with a full system? Loud? Mellow? Angry? On a related matter, have...

I've now fitted an Ilmberger hugger to keep crud off my new shock. It looks very pretty, but I must admit to being somewhat chagrined when I was on a ride with some mates last weekend. I saw the owner of a KTM Superduke had solved the same problem on his bike with a rectangle of heavy duty inner tub...

My hat's off to you Klink. You've got my vote should you run for the position of said minor deity. Haha! And where were you when I was getting flamed on AdvRider like a scene from Saving Private Ryan ? :wink: Sadly, I suggest your posts regarding the creation of a single switch replacement set up w...

I don't have a problem with one system or the other--it's the going between the two. For example, after riding the Honda for a few days, I'll get on the BMW and do some stupid stuff for the first few turns. And vice-versa. Maybe it's just me, but I'd think there's some basic human-factors issue at ...

A fellow I know rewired the BMW switches as such: The the right directional becomes cancel, left directional becomes horn, right side cancel becomes right directional , left horn becomes left directional. Think about it this arrangment makes perfect sense. It makes better sense than the std set up,...