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Aladinsaneuk · #1 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:26 pm

Gen 1 milles run better with a gen 1 air box rather than a gen 2 airbox

D-Rider · #2 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 4:29 pm

Should that be a surprise? They are completely different.

Aladinsaneuk · #3 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 5:03 pm

Not in hobbiton

#4 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 8:30 pm

told you it wasn't happy!! thanks for your help today alad .. very much appreciated.

stand now works a whole lot better. your anglegrinding skills were tops :)

#5 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 9:42 pm

It was a successful day. First visited Sam, then dropped in at the Hempnall Aprilia Centre for airfilter replacement.. the top of the gen 1 airbox had been bizarrely replaced with a gen 2 one, which explained the fekked, squished air filter.. this was replaced with a part off a donor bike (I think you call them Falcos) and a new filter off the shelf. After a quick tyre pressure adjustment (minor) a blast round the countryside with the stealth Falco quickly shew up the problems with the bike's suspension set up.
Bit of yoke dropping (to 3 rings) and some tweaks to the rear shock (which needs an overhaul) and the bike is turning in a heap better and the back end has ceased to try and become a hardtail..
Adjustments to the rear shock linkage had messed up the angle of lean of the bike via the unrecognised and fettled sidestand, so with a powerhacksaw in hand, Alad set about it to cut bits off the bottom (it appears to have been 're-heeled'). when this no longer worked, out came the ANGLEGRINDER! two discs later the sidestand laid on the floor refettled ridersite style. quick bit of bolting later and the bike is sitting a bit happier.
Result!
The ride back across the B1066 was a whole lot better! Cheers mate.

Hempnall Aprilia Centre can be contacted on here: H.A.C.

D-Rider · #6 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:14 pm

Kwackerz wrote: Bit of yoke dropping (to 3 rings) and some tweaks to the rear shock (which needs an overhaul) and the bike is turning in a heap better and the back end has ceased to try and become a hardtail..

That's not dropped - 3 rings is standard on the "cooking" mille.
The standard setting on the milleR is 4 showing.

I have 4 showing with max ride height at the rear. I'm guessing that you probably haven't gone for as high a rear setting as is possible

so I reckon there is plenty of scope to drop the front some more .... making the bike lower and sharpening it up a bit.

I think Keith has his Falco set with 5 rings showing ( I think overall that's a very similar set-up to mine as I seem to remember the back of his isn't set quite so high as mine)

Aladinsaneuk · #7 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:22 pm

Bearing in mind short arses' new triangles, I think being cautious is a good idea

The key to this is getting the rear shock serviced plus a new spring - after a gentle bimble the shock remote was very warm ...

And it was a gentle bimble.... VMAX Tim?

Puff

#8 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:26 pm

it was on 2, so yes,it was dropped.. back to standard..

The rear is still high. as we only reduced it a few mm's. which'd be why the front on 3 is fine for what I need.

as said, the rear needs and overhaul so Ill probably take it down to Darren at MC Technics in Stowmarket. Pricey, but he is legend.

#9 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:28 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote:Bearing in mind short arses' new triangles, I think being cautious is a good idea

The key to this is getting the rear shock serviced plus a new spring - after a gentle bimble the shock remote was very warm ...

And it was a gentle bimble.... VMAX Tim?

Puff

for an ill, plus ill handling bike, I think that was adequate..

and yours with a firebreathing decent handling bike was... 14mph faster? Big puff...

Aladinsaneuk · #10 Post by **Aladinsaneuk** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:29 pm

From what I hear Darren does not often do the setups now.....

Just so as you are aware

#11 Post by **Kwackerz** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 10:32 pm

Hmmm... Will see what happens.

D-Rider · #12 Post by **D-Rider** » Sat Jun 30, 2012 11:42 pm

Aladinsaneuk wrote: VMAX Tim?

so, you think he's more of a Yamaha man then