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  1. 22 hours ago, guzzi850m2 said:

    Well thaiguzzi, looks like I will have to eat my words about the XSR900 because I just bought one. It looks way better in the flesh than I expected.

     

    The owner was kind enough to take me on a fairly long ride, him on his Tracer 900GT and me on the XSR. That's why he is selling the XSR, for his needs the GT is better.

     

    Boy this bike got torque man, it pulls hard from 3000rpm, the engine is just awesome, absolutely loves it.

     

    Maybe I get a Triumph when I turn 60 in 3 years time but until then I gonna enjoy my XSR900.

     

    I put down a deposit already and will hopefully seal the deal tomorrow and will post a couple of photos.

     

    https://www.bahtsold.com/view/2018-yamaha-xsr900-with-quality-suspension-upgrade-and-accessories--349515

    Saw it yesterday too. Amazing deal. Good luck!

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  2. 1 hour ago, kickstart said:

    Last week KTM won the Dakar rally, 10 days and 5000 Km's this year a lot of sand dunes ...........for the 17th time on the trot, I would say the quality would be as good as the parent Austrian company.

    I would say the RE's, with to-days technology, they would be as good as any other modern bike, I would have one, a good bike for Thailand, with the bad roads etc, have had a look at one, Lopburi has a dealership. 

    KTM had 18 straight wins

  3. 3 hours ago, richard_smith237 said:

    I find the clutch quite stiff... in traffic my hand starts to ache... 

    - Is there any simple way of lessening the clutch tension without messing with the clutch itself?

     

    The biting point is also about 75-80% 'let out' which is fine for riding open roads and making convenient changes, but again, in traffic becomes tiresome. 

    - Is there any way to simply adjust the biting point? Adjustable levers perhaps?

    As mentioned before, adjustable levers will not decrease stiffness but you could set your biting point closer to your grip. You could set your bitting point at 35% let out. This would mean 40-50% less pulling/effort required each time you pull the clutch. 

     

    Also over time springs should become softer.

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