I got a good road test in today. Stopped by the stealer to get the Pilot Road 2 tires on, and 90 degree valve stems. If you do the front 90 degree valve stems yourself, ever, you can't make it stick out perpendicular to the wheel, or it will hit the caliper.
In my case, it would hit the ZX10 cf front fender too, probably. So it is angled at 45 degrees, and clears. And it still easier to get to with an air chuck. The one I have on my compressor has two ends, and the back end (hose side) will now slip right over the front 90 degree valve stem easy as could be.
Ok, so my road test got me up to 60mph (double the city limit, but oh well), and the Vario VTA-1 mounted on a Zero Gravity ST windscreen is kicking the air over the top of my helmet, just grazing the helmet top. No buffeting, no wind noise. I'm impressed.
But if you put one on, make sure the windscreen is warm, and hold the VTA-1 to it and bend it until the mounting feet are contacting the windscreen fully. Have masking tape down so you can hold the VTA-1 and have a friend/spouse/whatever trace around the pegs that go through the windscreen. Oh yes, take the part of the feet off that ends up inside the windscreen attached to the pegs that poke through. When you drill, drill halfway from the front, then halfway from the back, then slow speed through from the front. VERY SLOW speed.
I had the stealer check the 2-line stainless steel braided front brake "bleed" and I must have got it right, because they said there was no need to burp it. I just wanted a second opinion, because 2-line feels a lot different from the stock "T" configuration. I move the dial on the new brake level to move the lever 1 setting further from the grip, and it feels really good now.
The hydraulic clutch is stainless steel braided now too, and I posted elsewhere I cut the insulation off the stock clutch hose and tie-wrapped it to the new hose where it passes over the exhaust and along the side of the cylinder. Just to keep the fluid a little cooler.
So, as soon as I get the electronics pod back from the machinist, I'll solder the connections up, cut the wires that are zip tied to the handlebar now to correct length, and get it all tested and buttoned up.
And then post pictures in the Picture section.
And when the VA finally rates my disability claim, if they don't low-ball me and force it into Federal Court (which my advocate is quite willing to do) my 2-years of back pay should be more than enough to buy a new truck and a set of BST cf wheels, to complete the cf-ing of my baby.
* Last updated by: privateer on 4/23/2011 @ 9:36 AM *
