For a weekend warrior with some track duty your best value for your money providing great traction and low price is the Shinko Stealth.
http://www.canadasmotorcycle.ca/shinko-003-stealth-rear-tire.html
I Know exactly how you feel. I've got similar problems with my back and pulling muscles allways gets me if I've slacked off on exersize. I also lifted too many transmissions over the years and my spine needs a self re-alignment now on a daily basis by day end. I have a Northern lights gym at...
"The guy is like 40" .....Geez now I feel really old at 55!
" Harley Rider his whole life " He must of gone though a hell of a mid life Crisis to try and Re-gain some youth if he traded in his Harley for a Daytona!!:yes:
I had an 02 Daytona last year and have a couple of gen 1 fz's. I've had both bikes on the our Dyno and the FZ made 140+ the daytona 134+. The daytona is a few pounds lighter though and seat of the pants they feel very close. ...Riders being equal in a straight line I think it would be very close...
My thought on this was the 190/50 tire is ideally designed for a 6" rim with its 10mm wider width. If its used on a 5.5" rim the profile arc will likely closer to the 180/55. I have 2 FZ gen 1's....one with a 180/55 and the other a 190/50. Tomorrow I 'm going to take a piece of wire and bend it...
They are universal EMGO 5 3/4" with side mounts. I ordered these in through one of our suppliers here in Canada but I'm sure many suppliers have access to them. My cost was around $38 each, They don't plug into the stock harness but I did splice on a male adapter sockets purchased from NAPA...
I'm sure the 4 brush starter being able to spin the engine faster will smooth out the uneven compression pulses and help the life of the gears and one-way clutch.
Welcome to the litre class!...The Gen 1 does everthing pretty well, it's easy to work on and provides excellent performance and value for your money.....You won't be dissapointed
Yes they've had their hands in not just engineering but also some production aspects of engines for other manufactures. Combined with Yamaha's diversifications and for politiclal reasons they probibly don't want to get into producing complete Cars.
Out of the top 4 Jap manufactures, Honda and Suzuki have had the experiance of automotive competition where fit and finish are scruitinzed intensly. Yamaha doesn't have that direct brand name establishment of automotive but we all know they have diversities the others don't including musical...