baroudeur
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Ok.. Fronts done too. Much easier than I thought this time I haven't ridden it more than 40m as yet, but I will do this afternoon.
First impressions: it's *much* lower. Even with the standard (comfort) seat back on the bike, I can get most of my foot down in flip flops. It already feels so much more confidence inspiring as a result. As I say, I'll do some lanes and roads this afternoon and test that properly... Also, the usual dive on the front end is mostly gone (I really think that this is normally worse on the GSA over the GS with the extra weight) and it feels much more composed as a result.
It feels comically low at the moment. I need to get used to it obviously, but the bike feels more like a LC 1200 GS to me now (riding/seating position) and I quite like that.
Also, I *do* need to fit the shorter side stand now the front is done too. On a level surface the 'standard' stand puts the bike dangerously vertical for my liking. So, a small job after lunch to fit the shorter stand and it should all be good to go.
Huge thanks to all the people who posted their experiences on the thread before this, especially Dave for the pictorial guide too. There are some small differences for the ESA shock, but nothing major (some cables is all).
So, fingers x'd this has all changed the bike to make it a lot more fun and give me a lot less worrying about the height (it *was* manageable for me, but always needed conscious thought, I'm hoping I can relax a bit more now..).
First impressions: it's *much* lower. Even with the standard (comfort) seat back on the bike, I can get most of my foot down in flip flops. It already feels so much more confidence inspiring as a result. As I say, I'll do some lanes and roads this afternoon and test that properly... Also, the usual dive on the front end is mostly gone (I really think that this is normally worse on the GSA over the GS with the extra weight) and it feels much more composed as a result.
It feels comically low at the moment. I need to get used to it obviously, but the bike feels more like a LC 1200 GS to me now (riding/seating position) and I quite like that.
Also, I *do* need to fit the shorter side stand now the front is done too. On a level surface the 'standard' stand puts the bike dangerously vertical for my liking. So, a small job after lunch to fit the shorter stand and it should all be good to go.
Huge thanks to all the people who posted their experiences on the thread before this, especially Dave for the pictorial guide too. There are some small differences for the ESA shock, but nothing major (some cables is all).
So, fingers x'd this has all changed the bike to make it a lot more fun and give me a lot less worrying about the height (it *was* manageable for me, but always needed conscious thought, I'm hoping I can relax a bit more now..).