Managed to bag a x tri options bike over the weekend , picked it up today and all seems good,its was nice to see all the good bits remain in place,bit of a blank canvas so i will spend the next few weeks stripping the bike and thinking of a paint job,sorry about the photo,i will update with pics
To be honest it's not the best one out there but that was reflected in the price, spoke to the rider before I purchased it and it was last used at a wet Silverstone last year and not been touched since, I also managed to confirm that the engine was built by Jhp and has had conrods done ect and it has full k tech suspension, mag casings and slipper clutch and white yes White Samco hoses and a rain light lol, bad points, small crack on the dash , rbw throttle housing and could do with replacing as it is cracked and could do with a new fairing set and screen, one thing I was not expecting is that the lock stops are intact so the r&g savers must work. Looking forward to getting it back to a1 condition .
Started the strip down, almost sure I am going to take the engine out and drop it off for a refresh, it seems the right thing to do as I am half way there and if I leave the light weight wheels off the shopping list I can do it on budget, just !.Who ever designed the catch pan need shooting as its a right bitch to get off. I admit to being pleasantly surprised at the cost of some parts I have ordered , rear mudguard £20 for example I have also ordered ecu housings for both sides as the ones on the bike are cracked. Will keep updating as I go
Considering a 899 track bike (some road) myself. Don't suppose you know what noise limits the stock cans would pass do you bud?
CRC fairings ? Was thinking the same , bloody stupid to have to remove the cans to do a oil change, I was also thinking of drilling a hole to access the sump nut and using a rubber grommet. Are you running water or coolant in yours as I am thinking water is not the best for the internals as the amount of white oxidation that came out was a bit of a concern. I will pm you re the side stand.
Yup - CRC. I got two sets with mine. Fancy pants painted CRC and some scabby ProFIbre (UK not the Eastern Europe lot). Removed the CRC ones and tarted up the others for my recent trip to Cartagena. The CRC items feel a better quality product, however the Pro-Fibre ones are a much simpler design. Mine had distilled water in as coolant, but no anti freeze, I've replaced with an antifreeze mix.
Tbh i have only ever played safe and booked 105/108db days and never had a problem.Never had standard cans on any of my Panigale's.
I have been busy cleaning and polishing all the parts from the strip down, i managed to get a spare fairing set off Sean Nearys old 899 so i am contemplating fitting these fairings and i had some good news today JHP have started rebuilding my engine, cant wait to get i back so i can start rebuilding it.Also swapping the sigma slipper clutch to a stm one so if anyone is interested i maybe selling the sigma.
It was in a job lot of parts i purchased and i was told they are a better clutch than a sigma,might be bullshit ?oh and it looks pretty
Still waiting on the engine so I can get stuck in rebuilding the bike in the mean time I have been painting the tail section to match the rest of the fairings and painted the bum pad also, subframe powder coated, pleased with the colour match,it's a strange flip colour looks flat in the garage but is metallic in the sunlight.
Managed to pick up some wow and a spare tank yesterday , so spent today cleaning the wheels and spraying the tank, there is somthing strangely satisfying about wet tyres .
