Body position

**The Stranger:Me** · 18th April 2008, 18:24

Originally Posted by NZsarge

And by standard mods you mean? I have dropped the front sprocket size from 17 to 16 but that was largely conteracted by putting a higher profile rear tyre on at the same time. Put some lightly used Continental Race Attacks I bought second hand, have'nt ridden it very far yet but i'm liking them so far.
I want to put an Ivan's FCE on soon and after that if I can scrape up the cash an Ohlins rear shock from Robert with fork mods when I can afford that.
I'd be grateful for suggestions, i'm on the Fazer forum but have'nt had too much of a chance to sit down and really go through it that much.

PC3, FCE, DNA filter, modified airbox, Yoshi TRC and mid pipe (removes Exup), gutted cat, Ivans sub throttle plates, no AIS, Factory Pro velocity stacks

Have you seen this page?
You can get a gain of 30hp in the middle with good gains right through.

**The Stranger:Me** · 18th April 2008, 18:29

Originally Posted by The Stranger

PC3, FCE, DNA filter, modified airbox, Yoshi TRC and mid pipe (removes Exup), gutted cat, Ivans sub throttle plates, no AIS, Factory Pro velocity stacks

Have you seen this page?
You can get a gain of 30hp in the middle with good gains right through.

Ivan has posted a chart with the full Yoshi system he develloped. It gains another 8hp at around 6k and 3hp at the top end. But at about NZ $1500.00 I think I will go for the rear shock next.

**NZsarge** · 18th April 2008, 20:13

Originally Posted by The Stranger

PC3, FCE, DNA filter, modified airbox, Yoshi TRC and mid pipe (removes Exup), gutted cat, Ivans sub throttle plates, no AIS, Factory Pro velocity stacks

Have you seen this page?
You can get a gain of 30hp in the middle with good gains right through.

Nice, thanks for that....whew! Gonna need a money tree first I reckon.
Gonna tackle the suspension first (after the FCE) because i'm way too heavy for the present set up, I don't make huge money so it'll be a work in progress.
I kinda like the idea that i'll be building the bike around my needs and the way I want it to go, I see huge potential in the FZ.

And yeah I have that page bookmarked.

**mstriumph** · 18th April 2008, 20:27

thanks for the 'cut and paste' Dingoz ........

actually, it comes as one hell of a relief - i've never done the knee/butt thingy - have always relied on moving my upper body

soooooooooooooooooo nice to find out i'm in qualified company, especially after all the mockers

**Chickenlegs** · 18th April 2008, 20:47

So, who's gonna volunteer to tell Doohan, Abe (RIP) and Schwantsz there riding styles sucked?

**The Stranger:Me** · 18th April 2008, 20:58

Originally Posted by NZsarge

Nice, thanks for that....whew! Gonna need a money tree first I reckon.
Gonna tackle the suspension first (after the FCE) because i'm way too heavy for the present set up, I don't make huge money so it'll be a work in progress.
I kinda like the idea that i'll be building the bike around my needs and the way I want it to go, I see huge potential in the FZ.

And yeah I have that page bookmarked.

Disconnect the Exup cables and gut the CAT from the collector cost nothing. Airbox mod and de-screen the std filter cost nothing.
You can zip tie the secondary flies open, only costs a few cents.

Yoshi and mid pipe $730.00

Yamaha got a lot of complaints about the rear beeing too hard.
The only differences between the 06 and 07 is that the 0 has 15% lighter rear spring and they tickled the fueling to fix the throttle snatch and reduce the HP a whisker on the 07s.
Springing is pretty good for my weight (100kg)

**Grub** · 18th April 2008, 21:35

This is great to read. This is what I was trying to get across in The Bum Steer.

The point was largely lost in the religious zeal of defending the countersteer. It wasn't about killing that sacred cow, it was about thinking of cornering and these guys are saying pretty much that.

**dipshit** · 18th April 2008, 22:00

Originally Posted by Chickenlegs

So, who's gonna volunteer to tell Doohan, Abe (RIP) and Schwantsz there riding styles sucked?

That was a trait of their dirt tracking background. It is not the way the fast top riders are riding these days.

**Mikkel** · 19th April 2008, 00:29

I think that the point about not trying too hard at getting your knee down or whatever is very good.

Ultimately it's just about practicing being as smooth as possible, all the time. (Coupled of course with a few exercises in mastering your braking potential.)

Regarding moving your body off the bike - certainly the upper body is very important since it has more leverage. However, getting your butt off the seat and using your legs provides the foundation for getting your upper body moving to its full potential.

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

But are their moderators cool and sexy??

Originally Posted by Cajun

cool that means i must be cool and sexy then, didn't think you though about me in such ways Mr Maha

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

We still have!!! 007XX makes up for the rest of us in the looks stakes.

Originally Posted by Mental-Trousers

Well join the group that lets you into the forum she moderates mate.

It's actually not hard to be better looking than Hitcher.

So where are the mods, whose job it is to relocate pointless drivel?