My Renthal 758's got delivered yesterday. I'd like to retain the stock bar end weights, so thought I'd take an end weight and the bars to a local engineering firm to get the bars tapped accordingly. However removing the weight is causing me grief. Is it just a matter of unscrewing it using the appropriate allen socket, have tried but didn't want to give it too much stick. Also looking into the bar end there's a torx screw head. What's that for.
Thanks in advance.

I don't know if you've considered having a link pipe made to your own requirements. In the south of the country there's a custom exhaust franchise called Stainless Longlife. You just turn up with your bike and chosen can, tell them where you want it to go, and they'll do the rest, fabricating any brackets if necessary. I don't think they have any dealerships north of Ipswich though. Just a thought.

On the RS website it says that no "basecoat" is required, however when I emailed them to check if that's correct, their reply was that an etching primer is necessary, so a bit confused at the moment. Anyone had any experience in using the RS products for minor repairs on the black engine.

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Any suggestions would be appreciated for a suitable paint match to repair a couple of chips in the black engine finish.

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Ermax is the one I'll be going for.

When I retired I helped a British Superstock rider for a season and learnt very early on not go rely on the factory markings for the rear axle.We used a Ronometer,which is basically two lengths of square section alloy tubing that were clamped either side of the rear wheel.The other ends of the tubing would reach either side of the front wheel.Adjustments to the rear were made until the gaps either side of the front wheel and tubing were equal.You had the opportunity then to make your own reference marks on the swing arm. Don't know how much they cost, but would be easy enough to make.

R1FSR,
Is your Blueflame can only supported by the bracket coming from the footrest hanger mounting holes, or is there also another fixing from below the seat area.
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Thanks for your replies guys, all your input has been much appreciated. It's going to be the 758s, just deciding on the colour, thinking of gold. At the Excel Show tomorrow, hope I don't make an impulse buy that I later regret.

RMT1983,

Thanks.PM for you.

Another question from a newbie. Was thinking of getting the Ermax undertray to tidy up the back end, especially if my high level pipe idea works out. Does anyone know if there's cutting involved in order to fit this. I only ask as at the moment my bike is fairly mint, only 8000 odd miles, and would seem a bit sacrilegious to start carving lumps out of it. Also I'm presuming that no-one makes a tail tidy for the Gen 1 thou anymore, or am I wrong. Thanks.

Having read through quite a few posts regarding changing the stock bars to Renthals, the preferred choice seems to be 758's. Is the code 758 only associated with the ultra low bars. If so, what's the code number of the low bars. It's a toss up between those two that I'll go for.

Hi Smurfbud,
That looks the business. I'm swapping e-mails with Dale at the moment, so that's the route I'll no doubt go as it saves taking the bike to a pipe bender to take measurements etc. Love it.

The Ixil's look good, very much like the old Migs. What I like is the small diameter of the can with a big outlet. Personally I prefer the single pipe look, but that twin pipe set up certainly makes a statement. When the Gen 1 first came out it seemed every owner in France had gone for that look as well as R1's, so I knew that if I ever got one, that's the way I'd go . Even though it's taken almost 15 years to take the plunge.