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Hi Franky,

Weight wise they are halfway between Antera's and BST's.

So what is the weight saving between the Antera's and the BST's?

I've been offered an SB8RS with 8k miles on it. Other than the fueling issues you mention above (I thought the RS had a different setup to the SB8R anyway?) is there anything else to look out for on ...

Have you had the suspension set up on it yet ???
I dropped the bars on the forks a bit - 25mm made it easier to get close to the tank and feels a bit better

This was really my first shake down ru ...

Well today I really opened her up and gave he a good run out.

A quick action throttle would be a good addition, travel is a bit far for my liking. There were some sublime moments but you really h ...

They're difficult to tune with flatslides by all accounts. Has it also got pod filters? Are they Keihin's or Mikuni's? I'm not sure about the Mikuni's but the Keihin FCR's definitely don't fit without ...

...update

She passed her MOT! Minor advisory to fix the indicator switch gear which is not secure

Feel like I breathed a ton of exhaust gas or something, actually feel a bit high!
Opened her ...

So I decided to bite the bullet and try and take her for a spin.

What a handfull, this bike is going to take some getting used to. The handling feels strange, probably tires are old and crap (recom ...

I bled the fluid, there was no air in there that I could see. So its still dragging a lot. I put it on the paddock stand and knocked it into gear and revved it to get the rear wheel moving a fair bit ...

Hello all,
I did a search of the forum for advice on bleeding the slave. (I thought I had solved my starting issues over the winter and was ready to MOT the bike, but as soon as I popped her in gear ...

Thanks guys, That was really helpful, I got them in with a lot of cursing. All the idiot lights work and the lights, horn etc. The only thing that doesn't is the starter button!! Argh!

I checked a ...

"a Bimota jacket "

Any more details on this?

Thanks
Greg

Can anyone help with a photo of the way the batteries are wired together. I dismantled it all last year with a view to using just 1 lithium battery but it turned out to be a failed experiment and I no ...

Oh don't get me started.
Went to buy a second hand RC30 in 1991,about £6.5k from memory, dealer was an ARSE , would not take me seriously , so I walked out !! What a mistake to make !!!!

I wei ...

Welcome Dan,
SB6 owner in South Lakes if your ever heading that way
Greg

Welcome Hippotech.

Looks like you into your 90's stuff TL/888/996.

I was a Ducati man back in the 90's , 888sp3 , got a bit bored of it , tested a 916SP , OK but no soul compared to 888 . Tested ...