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If your budget will stretch to it you won’t go wrong with Evotech. This is my machine with a mixture of Evotech and Triumph accessories. Not shown is the Evotech tail tidy I have since added which would be the first thing I would change as it has the greatest visual impact.



This shows the difference that the Evotech tail tidy makes.

 

I understand that the exhaust on the latest models is all in one. So a slip on can will require you to get the hacksaw out.

 

Welcome to the family. Do hit the upload a file button bottom right and show the inmates your bike. Joe

 

No, indicators are a necessary evil. These farty little things that progressively illuminate are defeating their purpose. They are meant to be seen easily by other road users who we already know are driving around with brain in neutral and thumb up bum.

 

Why its a light to flash when turning nothing more. Joe

 

I suspect that your “better ones” will probably be smaller than O E ones and may even be progressive. I must admit that when I wrote my earlier post I hadn’t realised where you are located. Now that I do I would reiterate my earlier comment tenfold. You need to make every effort to ensure that your direction indicators are as noticeable as possible, forget design style.

 

That all may be true, but then in the motorcyclist stereotype mould, isn't lesser compliance preferential?
My mot tester said, "I don't like your indicators!"
I said, "so, who says you have to like them?"
He said, " they arent really big enough."
I said, " do they work, flash at the right rate and are yellow enough for you?"
He said, " yes"

Ok, thanks.

Mot pass.

 

Or more could also be lesser if you get my thinking.

 

Thats well polished up, a very clean tidy example @Baza

Is it a 900SS?
I rode a mates yellow one at the IOM and was a bit disappointed with the top end power. In traffic it promised a lot but once onto the open bits it run out of puff. How do you find yours power wise?

 

The handbook says 140 and I have seen just under 150 on the clock. Standard they are only 80 bhp and even with the Ducati performance cans and ECU which came with the bike it’s probably only another 5. Weight is 185kg but when you are on the bike it feels big, but don’t forget it’s getting on for 25 years old, unlike my Striple which is 20kg lighter but has 120ish bhp, as you will know with your RS.

 

I found the 900ss I rode was very torquey in the lower revs but didn't come on to cam at higher rpm, rather it just flattened off.
My 600 Thundercat which I was on at the time, as we just swapped for an hour, felt faster.
The rear brake felt wooden and the rear suspension was just solid, back jarring with no give at all.

 

Funny you should mention the rear suspension. I only go 66kg in normal clothing and found that any bump in the road would bounce me out of the seat. Also I couldn’t flatfoot both feet together.

It wasn’t until I got the Striple, which has a “C” spanner as part of the toolkit, that I was tempted to experiment with the preload. So far I have wound six turns off of the preload, and may try some more this year.

A spin-off from having done this is that I can now flatfoot, just, the bike.
If your mate still has the machine I would suggest he give it a go.

 

It was around 13 years ago @Baza as I rode it at the 2011 Manxgp and he was going through divorce.
His wife, soon to be ex, smashed the tank up in the garage shortly after and I'm not sure what happened to the rest of the bike as I lost touch with him.