Lets continue... After riding one summer with V-Raptor I felt that riding position, suspension and ability to turn needed to improve.
Also I wanted to make bike look like my own,so bike needed cosmetic mods too.
First cosmetic changes were:
- Changing seat pad to new black one
- Replacing plate holder for smaller and more clean looking
- New taillight with blinkers (Made for Yamaha Airox,
http://www.scooter-center.com/product/B ... ck?lang=en)
- Purchase tailfairing with little seat on it (I found that little seat from ebay, Germanny and stole fairing from my little brothers Raptor 650 because he didnt use it
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- Paint wheels and footpeg hangers
I wanted taillight with integrated turn signals to get more cleaner looking rear. I have high mount exhaust and I don't like hanging blinkers in plate holder. So there werent many option were to place blinkers and I dont want to ride without blinkers either.
Footpeg hangers needed to paint because they were in horrible condition. Reason for painting wheels also were that I didnt like their brown color.
More from footpeg hangers and wheels in next episode.
To upgrade riding position I changed handlebar to more higher and straighter one. I tried to get more upright riding position and handlebar nearer to rider.
I used LSL naked bar to do that. How does handlebar feel now ? I like that bar, maybe it could be a bit wider and nearer to rider.
I have to investigate if new risers could solve that problem. As i was changing handlebar I thought what if I would replace stock throttle with quick action one, just for being curious. I bought Dominos 28mm/73deg twin cable quick action throttle. Installing it wasnt a piece of cake !
![Angry :angry:](./images/smilies/livid.gif)
I needed to make new cables and even modify quick action throttle itself. Other problems were fighting with other cables and reroute some of them and brake lines were almost too short.
Also removed DB-killers like bike wasnt loud enough...
Here is pictures from this stage.
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