Riding the FXR150

[Pathos]

i found a cycle track in hillcrest, we did laps one late night, its great, smooth tarmac.
i hereby challange you on your fxr to race me on a nxr 125 (drums all round)
maybe sunday day...if its dry, and the track is empty..il pm ya my cell
anyways, i can scrape my feet on the fxr but that direct link rear shock is oversprung and underdampened, thats what causes the bounce.
i used to feel mine start to let go when thrashed real hard.
but lets have a "trackday"
hahahahahah
carver (oh yea, i got no lisence.)

alrighty ...

[Korea]

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FXR150 knee-down? Pfft... easy.

[Sketchy_Racer]

dunno why every one says the rear shock on the FXRs are shit. They are perfectly fine. I race mine and it is very nice. It is a little soft for my liking even at full preload but i find the dampning fine. I got a second place on it with me riding so it must be fine. The Tires are the biggie. The stockers are shit and the continetal replacements are shit to.

If you think the shock is shit, come race me ...... Im a shit rider but itll hold up.

Oh and Check your frecking tire pressures!!

[bobsmith]

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FXR150 knee-down? Pfft... easy.

That's some pretty impressive stuff...

Funny, in my 13 years in korea (mind you that was 9 years ago) I've never heard of Hyosung, wonder why the other motor giants like hundai never made bikes besides the taboo motorbikes hold with most koreans.

[speights_bud]

Personally i think that trying to get your knee down on the road is just asking for trouble. I'm not one to be hanging my arse way off the seat, and can still manage to keep up with larger capacity riders on general sorts of rides.

Ask MSTRS about our last bucket racing meet. after spending one race battling it out with two other bikes he just managed a win. Then i jumped on his bike, and no fancy bullshit i beat the other 2 guys by a good distance. He described me as: 'Typical paddy just plonk your arse on the seat and ride the damn thing' (Hey works for me ). Please note that i am not saying it's a bad idea to be moving your weight around while riding, but most often its not necessary for everyday riding.

But as others have already said and i strongly agree with them get some decent rubber on the bike and regularly CHECK YOUR TYRE PRESSURES.
I borrowed a scooter during the week to do some filming of a school running event and wondered why the bloody thing handled like shit (other than the fact it was a scooter). The tyres were soft enough to push in easily with my thumb! they were supposed to be at 36 psi cold! So i shot down to the closest servo and fixed things up, made a world of difference.
Believe me guys get those pressures right, and inside a good set of tyres riding will be alot more pleasant.

[Pathos]

I reckon the biggest thing stopping me from getting my knee down is my own riding ability.

I'm not trying to go fast, the fxr will probably go much slower around a corner with your knee down be cause of the counter steering involved. I just want to push my own limits and be a better rider from it.

[N4CR]

I reckon the biggest thing stopping me from getting my knee down is my own riding ability.

I'm not trying to go fast, the fxr will probably go much slower around a corner with your knee down be cause of the counter steering involved. I just want to push my own limits and be a better rider from it.

Yep, when I hit the carparks a few times and did kneedowning it slowed me down, made bike more stable though. It's good for your confidence but for me made me slower. As sazlex said: it's because I was trying to get my knee down. I didn't really need to.. bit of a wank wank thing really. Hence the avatar

[Pathos]

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FXR150 knee-down? Pfft... easy.

man I'm definitely the one holding the bike up, I didn't realize how much my opposite hand was fighting until I read your tips. you do it without realizing.

[bobsmith]

For anyone still reading this thread, and any future readers wondering about tyres for fxr150, I thought I might mention that I called cyclethreads in Auckland for tyres for fxr150, and they said they can send down a set of BT39s in 100/80 and 90/80 for $269 including shipping, never rang them up before, very friendly chaps that wanted to "make it happen" rather than the, "why the f*&k do you want a better tyre for fxr150" attitude I've been getting just about everywhere else...

Can anyone tell me if that's a reasonable price?

[ZeroIndex]

not on a FXR150, but I want better tires (and a better bike to go with those tires)..

Here is my pity story..
Was just looking at my tires: Dunlop - MADE IN INDIA!!
Rear - Max Speed: 150km/h / Front - Max Speed: 120km/h

..bit random, but if my bike could for some deluded purpose get to 150, that means at 115km/h, i'd be getting ready to do a wheelie, as to not put too much stress on the front tire?