dang, santa found MY house....

[TAftonomos]

You do not need a press to remove the bearing from the pressure plate.  A socket and hammer works fine.

No No, you're supposed to heat it up like that one shop did and ruin the finish on the PP. LOL

J/k, +1 to the above socket and hammer.

[lazarus7]

oh and goeff theres a bit of free play on the lux grips on the 696 already,
but its not obnoxious...
i expect the same on the s4rs...

[ghostface]

There is a Santa! Nice stuff man. You know who is jealous. 

[lazarus7]

thanks for the motivation pompetta....!





















speedymoto scudo clutch cover, rizoma pressure plate
http://www.pjsparts.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=24_32_210&products_id=647
now all ive got to do are the bars, grips, and the fluid reservoir risers....

[DucHead]

Looks great, nice job!!      [moto]   

[OverCaffeinated]

I'm seriously concerned about your relationship with this "Santa Claus"

[lazarus7]

oh, its purely platonic...
relax, get over it....

[geoffduc]

I'm seriously concerned about your relationship with this "Santa Claus"

and don't forget his "little helpers" 

[lazarus7]

i just couldnt stand it, sitting there looking at them....




















all thats left is the black rizoma bars, and the fluid reservoir risers....
whats next....?

[lawbreaker]

Very nice.........
I'm jealous...


Santa brought me a rather nice lump of coal.

Still trying to figure out where it goes on the Monster

[lazarus7]

why, in the charCOAL canister, of course.....

[DucHead]

   "Rizoma" is Italian for "bling"

[Statler]

only things left are termi's and bst's.....

losing that heavy udder will feel good.  (the Termi kit or any other option that uncorks the testastretta is a ride-altering mod)

Putting BSTs on her will forever make you forget adding horsepower and go for killing rotating weight.

Bike looks great by the way.


Keep telling Santa you've been very very good.

Find a way to new Hampshire for DIMBY 2 and try out an RS with BSTs and Termis to see if it's worth it for you.  I require a bit of good tequila for the keys and a promise to not ride into a ditch.

[moto]

Those black reservoirs look fantastic and I'm always surprised at how much different grips change a bike.

[corey]

how was the install on those rearsets? and do you know what size that large retaining for them is? i just ordered mine yesterday (self-santa'd i guess). got the black heal gaurds too...

[lazarus7]

rearset install was a piece of cake,
took about an hour....
retaining bolt broke free with a 15/16ths socket and light pressure,
certainly dont need an impact or anything....
trickiest part was trying to get the stock linkage rod to work with the new rearsets....
hint - look in the rizoma box under the bottom of the bubble wrap for the new, longer linkage rod.....
if you havent determined already where you want your pegs positioned,
allow another half hour to try different placements until you get settled for the final assembly.
AND shifter toe position/ length, etc etc......
these things are mega- adjustable.....
rode them a good bit last night and today,
theyre everything theyre cracked up to be...
tight, smooth, much more room for my big-ass feet....
actually, thats the best compliment about ALL my new gear...
rearsets, grips, boots, helmet....
you dont even notice/ think about them while riding
it all just flows....