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Post by Deleted on May 15, 2018 21:00:24 GMT -7
Let's see your best bang for buck mods. The top three for me is as follows.
1. Grip puppies (hands were numb after 20 minutes)
2. Brake pads (stock brake pads offer little bite and feel numb)
3. Quick shifter (smooth clutchless upshifts FTW)
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Post by RedAndBlack on May 15, 2018 23:33:59 GMT -7
1. Suspension adjustment. $40 to make the bike handle like it should.
2. Got a deal on a used R1 master cylinder for like $70 bucks with the brake reservoir. Of course I had to buy brake pads and lines so the total brake job cost much more, but that was a steal.
3. Delkelvic exhaust. When talking best bang for buck, I felt this was appropriate to mention. It's certainly not the exhaust I want. But for $200, it sounds great and was further made better by an ECU flash. I don't like spending a lot of money on side mount exhausts. They are just too easy to damage and too expensive to replace.
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Post by speedydave on May 17, 2018 7:50:33 GMT -7
I am going with.....
1) Frame sliders and case savers
2) Brake pads
3) Quick Shifter
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Post by evitzee on May 17, 2018 13:49:50 GMT -7
There are a lot of mods that are cost effective, some are better than others. The ones I like are:
1. The QS shifter, not exactly cheap at MSRP of $200 but it adds a lot of fun to the riding experience. Overall a good value.
2. Radiator and oil cooler guards by Evotech. I view this as more of a 'must have' for protection, but they also clean up the front of the bike and make clean up a breeze if you live in a buggy environment. I hate to see bugs jammed into a stock radiator, ugh.
3. Spools for the swingarm along with a good, sturdy stand. Makes any sort of work so much easier.
4. Older riders will remember when all bikes had some means to attach a helmet, usually via a hook under the seat. Then over the years this was a feature that got left off until very few bikes have a helmet lock anymore. A crime, imo. I hate having to lug my helmet into a restaurant or store. There are various options but the most elegant for me is a dedicated lock that fits on the passenger footpeg mounting holes (with or without the pegs). I bought mine from Web!ke Japan. japan.webike.net/ Easy to order from and you get your stuff in about a week, straight from Japan. A diligent person could even rekey it to use the stock ignition key.
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Post by owle on May 18, 2018 0:04:50 GMT -7
1, E.C.U. Flash
2, suspension set up by some one who knows what they are doing ... try it before spending on upgrading.
3, Premium grade fuel, i find that using a higher ron rating ( in the UK ) has increased mileage by about 10% ..... i know that this will divide opinion and i have in the past used the cheapest on offer.
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Post by fastback89 on May 27, 2018 19:04:16 GMT -7
So, because of this thread I just had to get the quick shifter. All I can say is WOW, I never have pulled on a shift lever without at least backing off the throttle. For 200 dollars and 20 minutes of work this truly is the best bang for the buck. Thanks everyone
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Post by hayabusabird on May 31, 2018 10:47:12 GMT -7
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Post by madmagpul on May 31, 2018 11:14:44 GMT -7
A lot of the websites I contacted had them on backorder. Cucamonga specifically told me they were backordered until January and Babbits said July I want to say. Just letting you guys know. Mad |
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Post by n3rd on May 31, 2018 14:28:43 GMT -7
1, E.C.U. Flash 2, suspension set up by some one who knows what they are doing ... try it before spending on upgrading. 3, Premium grade fuel, i find that using a higher ron rating ( in the UK ) has increased mileage by about 10% ..... i know that this will divide opinion and i have in the past used the cheapest on offer. Where did you pick up that carbonfiber flap?! |
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Post by daveinwoodland on Jun 2, 2018 7:22:31 GMT -7
A lot of the websites I contacted had them on backorder. Cucamonga specifically told me they were backordered until January and Babbits said July I want to say. Just letting you guys know. Mad I got mine from them earlier, great people to deal with and very customer oriented. |
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Post by papawheelie on Jun 2, 2018 9:55:06 GMT -7
A lot of the websites I contacted had them on backorder. Cucamonga specifically told me they were backordered until January and Babbits said July I want to say. Just letting you guys know. Mad I got mine from them earlier, great people to deal with and very customer oriented. Same here. FWIW, When I ordered mine from Cucamonga last year, the website said backordered for several months. I was OK with that, considering the great price. To my surprise, my quickshifter showed up at my door just a week later. New, in original manufacturer packaging. So, it is possible, that YOC isn’t as far backordered as the site says. Possible. |
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Post by bikeguyone on Jul 30, 2018 14:20:16 GMT -7
OEM Quickshifter. A heck of a lot of fun for a hundred and forty bucks!
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Post by scuba77 on Jul 30, 2018 18:14:07 GMT -7
Grip Puppies Comfort seat Mirror extenders GIVI windscreen
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Post by Deleted on Jul 31, 2018 5:54:44 GMT -7
Windscreen - this has made my highway riding so much more relaxing
I was going to do a quickshifter but doing clutchless upshifts is just so easy already I dont see the need to spend the money on it.
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Post by harrybalzak on Sept 13, 2018 14:54:42 GMT -7
This thread is not what I thought it was going to be about based on the title. I've got nothing now.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 15, 2018 19:22:41 GMT -7
I was going to do a quickshifter but doing clutchless upshifts is just so easy already I dont see the need to spend the money on it. I was thinking about that too, but if you can do both, I'd get it. If you can't do clutchless upshifts with the QS (some don't like it), then I'd probably not get it. The other thing is this: Can you safely do 1-2 upshifts with the QS? If not, then there's even less incentive to get it. Thanks gang. |
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Post by evitzee on Sept 15, 2018 20:18:30 GMT -7
I was going to do a quickshifter but doing clutchless upshifts is just so easy already I dont see the need to spend the money on it. I was thinking about that too, but if you can do both, I'd get it. If you can't do clutchless upshifts with the QS (some don't like it), then I'd probably not get it. The other thing is this: Can you safely do 1-2 upshifts with the QS? If not, then there's even less incentive to get it. Thanks gang. I've never had any issue doing any upshifts with the QS, including the 1-2 upshift. You physically cannot do a manual upshift (sans clutch pull) as fast with the standard setup vs a QS, those that claim the QS is no better than the old fashioned way of upshifting without using the clutch lever have never experienced the Yamaha QS in operation. You can rack up through the entire gear range, 1-6, in short order under a hard acceleration, just hold the throttle steady and keep flicking the lever up with your left toe as the bike rapidly accelerates, instantly going into the next higher gear without hesitation. No fuss, no muss. It's the best thing going which is probably why Yamaha made it standard on the '18 model, it just makes riding a lot more fun. And you can always use the standard clutch lever if you want, when putt putting in traffic there is no need to use the QS so the standard clutch method works just like stock. Once the clutch lever is pulled the QS switch is disengaged so it operates just like stock, it is invisible in the system if you use the lever but instantly available if you want to ignore the clutch lever. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 16, 2018 18:25:16 GMT -7
Thanks for your answers Evitzee. Glad to read the GYTR works well with the 1-2 upshift. And I already knew it's quicker than shifting manually (that was never in doubt, at least by me), and that it's deactivated when pulling the clutch. But you failed to answer my main question about the QS: Can you do CLUTCHLESS upshifts with your QS? Give it a try, please, and see if the bike likes it. If you can do it, I'd absolutely buy it. If not, then I need to think about it. Contrary to QS shifts, which are better done under at least moderate engine load, you can do clutchless upshifts even with very leasure acceleration. I'd like to have BOTH options. He he. Thanks buddy.
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Post by clayton on Sept 16, 2018 19:08:40 GMT -7
Thanks for your answers Evitzee. Glad to read the GYTR works well with the 1-2 upshift. And I already knew it's quicker than shifting manually (that was never in doubt, at least by me), and that it's deactivated when pulling the clutch. But you failed to answer my main question about the QS: Can you do CLUTCHLESS upshifts with your QS? Give it a try, please, and see if the bike likes it. If you can do it, I'd absolutely buy it. If not, then I need to think about it. Contrary to QS shifts, which are better done under at least moderate engine load, you can do clutchless upshifts even with very leasure acceleration. I'd like to have BOTH options. He he. Thanks buddy. That’s what the QS is for clutchless upshifts under throttle. |
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Post by evitzee on Sept 16, 2018 19:09:48 GMT -7
Not quite sure what you mean by clutchless upshifts, that's what the QS is, a system where you don't need to use the clutch lever on upshifts. It works at speeds over 20 km/h and 2000 rpm, and it works best when accelerating, but a standard clutch technique also works best when the bike is accelerating. I don't know of a manual transmission that likes to be shifted under little, or no, acceleration. I'm not sure why you would want to do that on a bike like the -10.
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