Hey all - just saying Hi. Some of you will probably recognize the s/n from TLZone...yup, same guy. Now the owner of a new-to-me 2007 RSVR which I bought to possibly replace my Suzuki TL1000R. I haven't really ridden it much; just 25miles tonight bringing it home (that would be 40km for the rest of the world). Like a noob, I have a bunch of [probably] common questions...
The bike feels ridiculously light on steering; it wants to fall in VERY easily, especially at slow speeds. I've never ridden a bike this light; slightest input and the bike just seems to drop. I feel like I'm gonna dump the thing during slow maneuvers. I've been riding for 12 years or so and been on a number of other bikes besides the heavy TLR (FZ1, 636, R6 to name a few more recent ones) and none of them felt like this. Tires appear to be original Mez Renntec and I admittedly haven't gone thru the usual suspects like suspension setup, tire pressure, etc... Fork and shock height do appear normal. The manual says 3 lines showing for fork. This does not include the "line" where the fork cap meets the top of the tube, correct? My 3rd line (not including cap) is flush w/ top of triple clamp. Rear fork looks to be near the bottom of the height adjustment range...definitely not jacked up.
This bike is hot, DAMN hot. This RSVR makes the TLR look like an icebox...really. I literally cannot touch the bike's frame after that mild trip home. I did some searching and read that the RSVR does normally run hot like the TLR, but this seemed too hot. One specific thing I noticed: the bump stop for the rear shock is definitely melted on top. Is this a sign of abnormally hot, or is this common? The motor/coolant held at proper temp (180*F). I did notice a couple of nuts welded to the rear cyl downtube, nothing attached though. Should there be some heat shield here? My leg tells me yes.
Thanks for any pointers or info!
The bike feels ridiculously light on steering; it wants to fall in VERY easily, especially at slow speeds. I've never ridden a bike this light; slightest input and the bike just seems to drop. I feel like I'm gonna dump the thing during slow maneuvers. I've been riding for 12 years or so and been on a number of other bikes besides the heavy TLR (FZ1, 636, R6 to name a few more recent ones) and none of them felt like this. Tires appear to be original Mez Renntec and I admittedly haven't gone thru the usual suspects like suspension setup, tire pressure, etc... Fork and shock height do appear normal. The manual says 3 lines showing for fork. This does not include the "line" where the fork cap meets the top of the tube, correct? My 3rd line (not including cap) is flush w/ top of triple clamp. Rear fork looks to be near the bottom of the height adjustment range...definitely not jacked up.
This bike is hot, DAMN hot. This RSVR makes the TLR look like an icebox...really. I literally cannot touch the bike's frame after that mild trip home. I did some searching and read that the RSVR does normally run hot like the TLR, but this seemed too hot. One specific thing I noticed: the bump stop for the rear shock is definitely melted on top. Is this a sign of abnormally hot, or is this common? The motor/coolant held at proper temp (180*F). I did notice a couple of nuts welded to the rear cyl downtube, nothing attached though. Should there be some heat shield here? My leg tells me yes.
Thanks for any pointers or info!
