Me too. But one day when this Covid-19 crap is over......
No the scout tacho is 8000rpm,mine is 10000rpm with shift light, it comes out of the far east and is not a straight fit but it works fine for 8000km now.That the Scout tacho? Straight fit?
Agree.I have no problem with it tbh, I just want it to start back up in Track mode if that's what I used the last time....
How do you manage the settings then?Apparently the bike still works if you take it off
you don't.How do you manage the settings then?
It's in track mode almost permanently. I'll engage TC and ABS if the temperature is low or the road is either wet or damp.you don't.
Good job, Holmes...So, the final touches. In the past few months new blinkers were added from motoism.
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And last week I replaced the stock bars with Protaper Carmichael bars. These are roughly 2" lower, and a little straighter. To get a bit more weight over the bars. Yes they are further away now. Gone is the somewhat lazy stock rider position. This made a bigger difference in how the bike feels than I had expected. Where it used to feel like the front wheel was "way down there doing it's thing" (a feel very typical for adventure bikes, and often blamed on the 19" front wheel), it suddenly feels a lot more direct. Especially in sharp switchbacks pushing the bike under you, and hanging off in fast sweepers. Highly recommended for those "sport riders".
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While riding today on Angeles Crest ( 60 miles of large fast sweepers, some blind, some open, others tightening halfway, average cruising speed around 75mph) with a buddy of mine on his Super Duke 1290, we switched bikes. Went for about 25 miles. From the get go the SDR1290 felt nearly similar to my FTR. The steering, the throttle response. The suspension is a bit more comfy, the front wags a tiny bit in long blind turns, where my FTR is rock solid yet turns in just as easily. No adjustment needed, within a mile or so we were riding as if we knew the bike for months. The adjustment from my stock bars to the low ones was bigger for me, than from my bike to his.
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We stopped at some point, and he said:"Damm, that chassis is so tight, but other than that, these bikes feel so similar!" I felt the same. The FTR engine feels a bit more raw, alive, while the SDR feels a bit more refined. Throttle response was very similar. The SDR felt a bit more "sport bike ish", while the FTR felt more like a big supermoto due to the lack of a tank hump. Shades of grey...
I'm super happy how my bike turned out.
I was told the same by Pitt/Cycles - Lloyd’z. They encouraged me to leave the CAT.Ha! For two reasons.
1. I like my bike a bit louder than stock, but love to keep it within limits (as Performance Bikes once wrote: if you plan on breaking the law by riding too fast, don’t draw too much attention)
2. Ryan from Lloydz insisted on keeping the cat, that’s the best setup for the FTR unless you’re installing the full Toce low. The cat doesn’t rob power and the resonator is actually good for midrange. I hate the looks though…
I called it the bar-top laptopWish I could bin the stupid fucking TV screen on the 1200s
Hi there,So, the final touches. In the past few months new blinkers were added from motoism.
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And last week I replaced the stock bars with Protaper Carmichael bars. These are roughly 2" lower, and a little straighter. To get a bit more weight over the bars. Yes they are further away now. Gone is the somewhat lazy stock rider position. This made a bigger difference in how the bike feels than I had expected. Where it used to feel like the front wheel was "way down there doing it's thing" (a feel very typical for adventure bikes, and often blamed on the 19" front wheel), it suddenly feels a lot more direct. Especially in sharp switchbacks pushing the bike under you, and hanging off in fast sweepers. Highly recommended for those "sport riders".
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While riding today on Angeles Crest ( 60 miles of large fast sweepers, some blind, some open, others tightening halfway, average cruising speed around 75mph) with a buddy of mine on his Super Duke 1290, we switched bikes. Went for about 25 miles. From the get go the SDR1290 felt nearly similar to my FTR. The steering, the throttle response. The suspension is a bit more comfy, the front wags a tiny bit in long blind turns, where my FTR is rock solid yet turns in just as easily. No adjustment needed, within a mile or so we were riding as if we knew the bike for months. The adjustment from my stock bars to the low ones was bigger for me, than from my bike to his.
View attachment 6599
We stopped at some point, and he said:"Damm, that chassis is so tight, but other than that, these bikes feel so similar!" I felt the same. The FTR engine feels a bit more raw, alive, while the SDR feels a bit more refined. Throttle response was very similar. The SDR felt a bit more "sport bike ish", while the FTR felt more like a big supermoto due to the lack of a tank hump. Shades of grey...
I'm super happy how my bike turned out.