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I rode my '06 home from the BMW dealer where I bought it (480kms) and my wrist was sore for 2 days (not enough excercise?) Did the TS unwind and the G2 throttle mod at the same time. Less stress on the wrist and smotther roll in. Downside of the G2, is the wide open position is farther into...

Lots of traffic overnight !! If you look at most of the first posts we all chimed in with throttle roll-on as the answer. Bottom line is if you are in the turn with too much lean, too little speed, wrong line you need to adjust. Plus if you are worried about coming out TOO FAST cuz the radar...

Lookin at your avatar explains why you don't do double takes two-up Your pillion is leaning to the outside of the turn, and you look like you want to be on the GP circuit :yahoo:

No comment there :P I been working on a different style with this "touring" bike And that is what I was getting at. Weight change happens in a lot of ways, try to get the weight of the BIKE to shift during the turn by using brakes and throttle. Experiment on a familiar road. The linked...

If you're doing a double take on a 55mph sweeper, then you dove in too hard. On a bike this heavy I don't use weight shift beause I don't think it matters as much as on a sportbike. Your Gen II has linked brakes, so try a little bit of the back brake and throttle at the same time. (do this...

Here is my 2 cents worth: I would say it is the exception that I take a curve all the way through at constant lean-angle / velocity / curve line. That can only happen on the track, because on the street things are changing all the time, and you need to adjust. Also why I ( almost) never ride...

220 not wide open. :rolleyes:

:angry2: boy aint that the truth I practice lane splitting all the time in europe, and just like all aspects of riding some do it with more risk than others. Overall I feel safer riding up through the cages than waiting for one to rear-end me. The trick is anticipating the lane changes, and...

I go with RadioHowie on the distinction between scooter and motorcycle. Now for the other question, hmmmm, the CVT is an interesting evelopment, for urban use it is perfect, but they don't perform well in all situations. You're on the highway and need to pass a cement truck so you drop it down...

OK this is the last post, but THIS ARTICLE gives a good expanation of drag on motorcycles, using a wind tunnel to compare top speeds of a Kawa ZX-12R and a 'Busa. Good reading if you got the time :smile3: If not the conclusion is ....... the Busa is faster cause it has less aerodynamic drag...

All depends on the point we are trying to illustrate; in this case the contributions of weight compared to aerodynamic drag on top speed. here is the drag equation (find it Here at NASA) D = Cd * A * .5 * r * V^2 Notice the Velocity is Squared, which means the faster you go the more the...

Aha!! You said longer, which means a larger "wetted volume" to push through the fluid. (air) Weight affects rolling friction which increases in a linear fashion (straight line). Aerodynamics affects the fluidic drag which increases exponentially, until Mach 1 is reached, then the rules...

Dude, Three Letters "TGV" the french locomotive that goes 320kph (200mph) Horsepower and Aerodynamics are ALL that matter at that speed. :D :D :D :D :D

Check this out. Rear Veiw Helmet

:rolleyes: Well now that you mention it!! I reset the average before the first "trial run" and saw a big increase in fuel consumption. After that I reset again and ride pretty much the same as before and see a much smaller increase, mileage is along the lines of what I see on this forum...

Right, and since I can get to them without doing any wiring (Barb Jumper mod) I think I'll just ride it for a while and see what it does. Maybe could still use some "un-jerkiness" but altitude surging has not been an issue so far. thks

You give sage advise, as long as it is running good don't mess with it.

There is a jumper that puts the torque peak at about 1000 RPM higher, but most people (not that anyone does this) :unsure: don't bother. Torque at low RPM is better anyway, cuz power=torqueXRPM so no real need. No top speed limits. Cars in Germany have this (around 250kph I think). This...

Yea, I did that too, and it seems that the east coast, (especially the South) think that Motorcycles all start with "H" and end with "N" Thanks for the tip. :rolleyes:

Well it has been a couple of weeks now since I decided to start wrenching on my new (to me) still under warranty bike!! :blink: After much research and reading, I decided to install the G2 throttle cam and unwind the Throttle return spring (TPS) to smooth out the ride. ( many thanks to all...