Went to the dealer to try on a Shoei RF-1100, because charley tells me it'll keep me quiet about wind noise :P

as I was leaving I was trying to budget buying one of these used for shits-n-grins



Not sure why but I've been on a DS craze as of late I really want one to goof off with.

 

eh you can probably get away with just pressurizing them. tap the fork cap with a schrader valve and blow her up

y'all are teasing me with all these v-max posts lately

 

The Vmax already has a schrader valve on the forks. You can put up to 14-15 psi in them, but you run the risk of blowing a fork seal. The stock springs are too soft, it would prolly be better to add extra fork oil and reduce the air pressure.

 

Do it do it

 

oh we ARE talking about v-maxes... yeah you're pretty much out of options there.

why not just do a whole front end swap?

 

I was just suggesting an easy way dyoungin' could improve the vmax's handling.

 

OR... just love it for what it is, and save the money for a second bike.

 

Who wants to help me replace my chain this weekend in Nova? Shop told me 2 months ago $30, now they wan't $120. Not happening. My boy in baltimore said he can do it, but crap, that's like a 2 hr drive. Watching youtube vids doesn't seem that hard to do yourself...

 

It's not that hard a job, do you have the tools?

 

No. Well all you need is a chain breaker or grinder right? I also don't have stands.
Looks more than likely I'll be making that trip to BMore tomorrow. A dude in Alexandria said he could help but, he's only available today and I don't think I can get it done today. Argh!