In regard to the earlier mention by Ray cited here :
r raycopper
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Re: 5000 miles in 6 months
« Reply #10 on: April 01, 2011, 06:23:00 AM »
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Thought as much but you may be right! Have worn about eigth of the way through my rear brake pedal. Recken a couple of weeks of tight Pyrenean hairpins may do it lots of harm
Ray
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« Last Edit: April 01, 2011, 06:28:48 AM by raycopper »
(the picture didn't copy but it is on his thread "5000 miles in 6 months"
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QUESTION: are G 5 bikes touching down and scraping the pedal on the Right side, or is it only C 5 owners experieincing this: The wheel diameter is 1 ' less, so the distance from the ground is 1'2 in closer on the C 5 which may be a factor. Rather than modifying /replacing brake pedals, another poster on the Bullet Iron Barrel mentioned that putting Kenda tires on his bile in 100/90/19 size and that this seemed to raise his back end 3/4" from the stock Avons , suggesting that they may have an aspect ratio of 80 not 90---don't know as I don't see this detail on the specs page. Anyway , if this is this the case then simply changing your C 5 18 " tire to one with a higher apsect ratio, or at least a "rounder " profile like the Kendas may fix your scraping. Here is his post :
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Got that tire changed!
« on: April 08, 2011, 07:42:05 PM »
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My Avon SM MKII tire has a manufacture date of 2007, but it looked like it came from 1997, with the cracking and stiffness it had. I decided to change it out, and today FedEx delivered my Kenda K671 rear tire.
The K671 is a 100/90 19 rear tire that's designed for 80% road and 20% dirt use. It has deep treads, and more of a rounded profile that the original SM MKII, which is designed for either rear tire or sidecar tire use. I've read a couple of threads on ADVRider that say the 671 is pretty OK, and one can get between 6,000 and 10,000 miles of use from it, depending on wear.
The tire installed with about 2cm of clearance on the right side and 3cm of clearance on the left side from my swingarm, on a 2009 Military in the classic frame.
It took me just exactly an hour to install after I got the old tire off. I had just removed the old tire when the FedEx guy pulled up and tossed (seriously, this is why I hate you FedEx) me the new tire. It probably would have taken only 30 minutes or so if I hadn't been stubborn and initially refused to make up a soapy water mixture. I was trying to do it using only talcum powder, but I was having issues getting the last 18 inches or so of tire around the rim with the spoons. Once I whipped up the Dawn soap mixture it only took maybe 2 minutes to finish mounting it on the rim, as everything slid around nicely.
Once I had it mounted, aired up, and installed, I took the bike for a ride around the block. Now, this is my first and only motorcycle, so I may not be the most qualified to give an opinion, but the handling felt very different. The Kenda makes the rear of the bike sit up a little higher, maybe 3/4 of an inch, so I felt a little strange from the get-go. The bike was much easier to lean over on its side for cornering, and that is just different enough to scare me a little bit. Now, I've scraped my stock pegs down to the metal on both sides, so I'm not afraid of leaning the bike over in turns, but it's always been much more resistant in doing so before, and the ease in which I can lean it just catches me off guard. I bet that in the end it will be a good thing, just have to adjust to the new style.
Overall I'd say it's a huge improvem
. Here's a link to an album with some pics I took before and after the process. For $60 total (free shipping! even if it was FedEx) I wish I would have done it a year ago.
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Cheers, Nigel Thoughts?
PS The "B 5 Bullet 500 is now up on the Canadian website