Wanted: more and faster....

[limbimtimwim]

I want my bike to be a bit louder, as a courier I want to be heard, I have been told its not worth taking the baffels out the the muffler I should just get an aftermarket one.

Don't get a carbon fibre muffler. Sure, they look cool, but I realised once I fitted mine, if I dropped it on that side it would likely make a very expensive shattering sound. It's a very very light very firm tube, with sturdy caps on each end, but I think it would loose a fight with a car or the ground. Heavy, but stainless is probably the way to go.

'Course, once you have done that, it's mainjets, needles and fuel screw fiddling time. You won't be able to resist, it's fun. I'm getting OT..

[inlinefour]

Just a few questions out there for the CBR guys....
My front end is a bit soft how can I make it a bit harder? I want my bike to be a bit louder, as a courier I want to be heard, I have been told its not worth taking the baffels out the the muffler I should just get an aftermarket one. Brighter head lights again with being a courier and being on the road all day long I want to do what I can to be seen Are there any bulbs out there to give my bike and extra bit of shine? How often do you oil your chain? What fuel do you use, currently I am useing BP's 98 or what ever it is.
Thanks ya'll

Dunno about your year, but mione is 2005. Frount end----->adjust or change oil in the forks. Mine was too hard and needed to be softened, just needed a adjustment. Making it louder, heaps of options, take the baffles out, drill some holes, change the can with a car coby (done it with a old CB and it sounded awesome) or some other type of can. Bulbs can be purchased in different wattages and colours, go have a look at who ever stocks bulbs. I can tell you who it is in NP, but that wont help ya. Oil my chain, about once a month, but I use this wax looking stuff now, oil the cables at the same time as the chain though. Fuel, 91 of course, modern bike require it and are designed for it I am told and I wonder if anything else actually does make a bike quicker, or quicker to get tired/die.

[texmo]

Just a few questions out there for the CBR guys....
My front end is a bit soft how can I make it a bit harder? I want my bike to be a bit louder, as a courier I want to be heard, I have been told its not worth taking the baffels out the the muffler I should just get an aftermarket one. Brighter head lights again with being a courier and being on the road all day long I want to do what I can to be seen Are there any bulbs out there to give my bike and extra bit of shine? How often do you oil your chain? What fuel do you use, currently I am useing BP's 98 or what ever it is.
Thanks ya'll

I changed the oil to a 15 weight and man the diffrence is awesome, I am going to bleed my brakes when I get a change and put some new stuff in along with changing the pads... I have done 5,000kms so I need to do a service too. I have decied not to change my pipe as I like to hear things and I jsut ride around with my H/beam on all day, currently changed to 91 and I have not noticed anydiffrence slightly less km/ltr though, I get 180ish out of a tank...