Recent content by RipGroove

I've sold plenty of off-road bikes in the past but I now have to part with my absolute stunner of an MT09 so wondering how to conduct a private sale without the risk of someone just riding off on it because a potential buyer will surely want to test ride it? It's easy to say "no test rides...

Thanks yeah I use Sportsbikeshop a lot anyway but I'm actually heading to the Milton Keynes branch at the weekend to hopefully get a new helmet. I always try motorcycle clothing on in a local store before buying from Amazon, I tried the Shark Spartan Carbon on locally first, it fit great but...

Thanks yeah I did actually go to my local Helmet city yesterday they don't have the one I'm after in stock to try on, I'm hoping to get to J&S and/or Megamotorcyclestore this week also.

Yes it was sold by Amazon themselves, I actually did come to that conclusion and sent it back last Tuesday but the status just keeps saying they are waiting for the return to arrive, I have proof I sent it using their label free returns service so I'm talking to Amazon Live Chat right now...

Does anyone know how I can contact someone in the UK about a new Shark helmet I bought? I bought a Shark Carbon Spartan recently which has what I would say is a normal amount of wind noise on the left hand side but a lot of wind noise on the right hand side at anything over 25mph which seems to...

I scrubbed the areas that contact the bike with MucOff yesterday and I've ordered some Glove Glu (arriving today) which I'm hoping will make everything a bit grippier while the Nikwax wears off. The annoying thing was I had to cancel my ride yesterday in the glorious weather and the fact that...

Yes I followed the instructions perfectly and they've had a week to dry.

I gave my 1 piece lather suit a clean with Nikwax Leather Cleaner followed by a treatment of Nikwax Leather Restorer last weekend but I've just tried to go out on the bike and have had to turn round right away and come home as the leathers are now super slippery on the seat, dangerous slippy...

Thanks. It had a service today at Yamaha and a tech took it out and could feel the clutch slipping, maybe I'm imagining it, I'll have to do some more testing.

I'm sure mines been ticking louder than it should for a couple of years now (2014 bike on original CCT), but every time I have a dealer listen they just go "nah that's normal".

I'm 90% sure my clutch has been slipping since having the Woolich Racing ECU map. It does it under load in 4th gear at about 7000rpm. The bike has done 6600 miles in total. So anyone had this problem? I'm assuming I can just replace the friction plates? If so do I go for stock or uprated...

It is actually yeah, with remote and built in alarm, only had it fitted a few weeks ago, makes getting the bike in and out a pleasure!

I also have the Ohlins YA335 but have the Andreani 20mm fork cartridge kit with springs. JHS Racing in Bristol did the whole lot for £1110,00 which included setup to my riding weight (90kg with race leathers and full gear). It sounds like a lot of money but the bike is super smooth now, has tons...

Me too, Onlins rear and Andreani fork cartridges, installed and setup by JHS Racing for my riding weight, absolutely amazing.

That's why I kind of settled on a Street Triple RS, it's quite similar to the MT, less torque but it's supposed to be more refined and corner better. One day.