| Author | Message | ||
     Wooody |
so my SV died last week for a little bit waiting on a engine... so i bought this Blast P3 and its exactly that.. its the most fun in town i have had in a long time in charlotte its fun to throw it over when making a right or a left and throw a foot out dirt bike style and scrape something i need rearsets... my problem is i own the bike for now in 4 months its going to a friends son he is 17 and its his first bike.. SO... i am not going to do any mods to it really.. well i will install a stearing damper on it.. as for this thing is horrible on the highway.. and through a turn at high speed almost scary and i want it to be safe for shawn anyways the bike is a 2001 P3 with 1270miles on it when i bought it 1380 now i think got it here last night from atlanta GA and like any good bikers you all could care less about all this and just want to see the damn pictures so...  | ||
| Swampy |
Welcome to the Thumper Forum Wooody! If it still has the stock Dunlops on it, changing to a different brand of tire will really make the bike handle like it is a different bike. Check out the tire section in the Knowledge vault. | ||
| Ezblast |
Concur - its the tires doing that. EZ | ||
| Gearheaderiko |
Double concur! Going to something else than the Dunlops will make more difference than a damper. Super safe, cheap and runs nice at 100mph-Pirelli's! PS Seen a million stock Blasts, but the forks and other parts hanging of the wall (and the floor) are much more interesting! The only thing more interesting than someone else garage is a junkyard (or 'lovers lane', iron graveyard, etc.) | ||
| Dummkauf |
Triple concur, I just got a pair of the Pirelli MT 75's put on my 02' Blast(had the Dunlop's removed) and I am still amazed at the difference just driving down the freeway, not to mention cornering. I'd strongly recommend the Pirelli's | ||
| Zane |
Welcome aboard Wooody, Yeah the blast is a sweetheart. I have the same issue as you do. Anything over 60 and it starts to worry me. I need to get new tires too. Let us know what kind you decide on. | ||
| Reuel |
I frequently find myself doing over 80, and it's smooth as silk! | ||
| Wooody |
forks on the wall ehh? try breaker bars the seat is to my 92 FZR600 with 140000miles on her... the blue tank is from when i wrecked the SV going to repair its hole for the track... i really need to clean shop but there is 5 motorcycles in it a small 2 stroke atv a pocket rocket and a 86 yamaha PW50 i have a small MC Repair shop here in charlotte just basic repairs although i know how to do full engine work i only do that to my own bikes... but i do need to clean up a few buddies were over tearing apart my SV motor and well we kindof left it all laying around a little bit so come the weekend it will be clean lol but i have just about all the tools ever needed in my shop for the bikes so im content and thanks for the new tires advice i thought they might have something to do with it... |
