For the vibration thru the grips, get some weighted bar ends. But before installing them, take a tube of clear silicone sealant and absolutely fill the inside of the handlebar with it. It removes nearly all vibration.
I watched this video last week. Had the 14T and… it’s horrible! It’s much more chuggy, it’s just moved from 3K to 4K in all gears. It’s fine over 4K, but there’s also a lot of “chattering” coming from the chain I’ve never heard before 😢 At 4K in all gears, it’s bucking like a car running in bad fuel for example. The bike has a full Termi and upmap, maybe this is the problem?
I have a 2007 Tiger 1050 and I totally agree with this positive review. It's a VERY reliable bike with a wonderful engine. I get 220 miles on a tank of fuel. I'm not sure why he's only getting 150 miles of range. The only real problem I had with my Tiger was that I was on my way to work one day, I went to upshift and the external shift linkage broke. I pulled over, used my hand to stick the bike into 3rd and rode home. I easily rode home, with multiple stops along the way, with the bike in 3rd gear. Plenty of low end grunt to start off in 3rd gear from a stop.
You have the side stand down. There is a cut out swith conected to it. If you put the bike in gear with the stand down the engine with stop automaticly. Its there to prevent you riding off with it down.
Could you let me know if you used the clips at all? And how is it holding up now (2 years on)? I have one that got partially pulled off in a hit-and-run. Really minor damage, but the clips came off. I cannot tell if they are damaged. It also affected the molding piece that the wheel molding sits on top of. I'm confused about how to get things reattached. Idk if it is better to replace the whole molding (1 wheel) or try and use the original.
I have the Wlidpeaks. I didn't do quite as big though, I do drive in snow for part of the year and wanted a little more clearance. Oh yeah, you didn't mention the tires are 3-peak rated, so better on snow/ice than regular all-season, good enough for occasional winter driving. I also didn't widen the wheel. After looking into how much of a difference it might make, I decided the narrower tire would work just fine and keep the weight down. I do agree, the WRX wheels look better.
you did well! and 2700 USD is really cheap! but man, you put hella labor into it. I have a 2013 m696 and mostly did the things you did. it was therapeutic and relaxing, but also the learning curve and the frustration behind trial and error made me wish to pay someone to do it for me. In the end, I had a mechanic install the new rotors (f+b), chain, tires, and sprockets for me. cost me $642 in labor but I thought it was worth it. also, glad that your fairings fit OEM. I bought mine from amotopart and that shit 1) didn't fit well and 2) had a messed up DUCATI logo placement. I know that we all try to save as much as we can on our projects, but I would rather dole out for OEM and spare myself the frustration and hassle.
Ive got a 2013 from new , its better than ducati. Cheaper maintenence cost , has same brakes and rotors , same tyre sizes. More power on paper than ducati. I love it
I have a 2016 DRZ400 it's gray with gold rims that would look good on my bike you say you ordered them from eBay can you give me an order number off of eBay so I can get that same color
Regarding the handling of this bike - yes, she is feeling pretty heavy. But there is one thing you can do have it more nimble. Go for a model produced after 2012 or change the rear tire. The models before 2012 have 5,5" rear rim, after 2012 a 5" rim. This stretches a 180 tire to the effect, that the bike is loosing they ability to fall into corners. Get a 190/50 tire and it will be much more nimble again. Fun fact: the Shiver 900 got the 5,5" rim again.
You missed tensioning the belts and making sure the pistons are at TDC when tensioning. Extremely important for the reasons you mentioned (interference engine, timing is off if the tension is not set correctly). Other people have mentioned this in the comments. bradthebikeboy has a good video on setting the tension on the 2v engines.
Hey I am looking for a new car your videos changed my plans. I am on a off road jeep team with a fully built jeep. And you did this with a mostly stock car. I have more questions how can I ask
Dude, why don’t you answer any of the questions people are asking thanks for making the video, but the rest of us would like to have some of these answers
