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Newb with lots of questions - hope that's OK?
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(20-08-25, 08:04 AM)robbo Wrote: Hi borderline13, welcome to the forum. If you feel you need to get more weight over the front one option would be to drop the forks through the yokes and maybe alter the dog bones to give a 25mm lift, which would still allow the rear wheel to be off the ground when on the centrestand. Changing from stock to Renthal 758 handlebars would also help as they have a lower lift than stock. One other option would be to change the handlebar clamp for a GYTR one, which mounts the bars closer to the top yoke than stock. You wouldn’t be able to drop the forks through much if fitting the GYTR mount as it is that close to the top yoke. If you feel it’s under geared, then checking both sprockets to see if they are stock or not would answer that question. Never had a problem with the stock set up, although when I first got my Fazer, coming from a Fireblade, I did find myself searching for 7th until I got used to the engine note. An option there would be to fit a Healtech Gipro gear indicator, if it continued to be a problem for you. Hope you get your queries answered, ride safe??

Hi robbo,

Thanks for your input.

Will try dropping the forks through this weekend and maybe upping the preload at the rear a bit. Trouble is I'm trying not to put too much weight on my wrists so it'll be a bit of a juggling act to find the right balance. The Renthal 758 bars would be a good option I think as they're a bit wider and I want to change the stock black bars for a silver/titanium colour too.

I'll have to check the gearing too as I'm just not using 1st at all now and still trying to change up from 6th! As you say the engine note probably has a lot to do with it as it sounds so much 'buzzier' than the Triumph which is to be expected. A gear indicator would be a good idea too as the engine is so much quieter than the Triumph making it harder to sense which gear it's in.

Thanks again :-)

Hi unfazed,

Thanks for replying and your advice.

I don't think it the TPS (well I hope not - just seen how much they are!) as it's not as bad as I initially thought and more down to me not being used to the bike. I'm sure the carbs need balancing though and will try that first. Hopefully it might help with the starting too as it's still wanting a fair bit of throttle to start - hot or cold. I'll definitely fit some progressive springs as the front end seems excessively soft and try some 7.5W oil too. Any particular brand recommended for the springs? 

Maybe the rear shock has been replaced at some point as I can't fault it at all although I've heard/read lots of good things about the R6 shock so that might happen at some point in the future!

Cheers.
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RE: Newb with lots of questions - hope that's OK? - by borderline13 - 21-08-25, 07:09 PM

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