Fair point Si! I got about 800 miles post run in... So bit more than you but still pants, and the front was aweful...
Yes, I'll vouch for that, the Qualifiers I'm sure have a Teflon coating on them and more so on the front. I'm going the Sportmax route as soon as I get my QTech front stand set up and the wheels whipped out.
while putting the rear paddock stand on i like to put a bit of wood under the kick stand first so she's more upright at the start without me needing to balance the weight of the bike as much
Although its a pain on the newer blade i would recommend that you remove the side fairings at least once a year to give it a good clean and a good ACF-50, I do this with my 954 (ok a lot easier to remove the panels on my bike) and its amazing the amount of road crud that can be hiding behind the plastic pieces. I had my bike in at KAIS suspension for the fitting of an Ohlins unit at the back and i had already removed my fairings for them (i am nice like that), and we then got talking about other customers bikes, he said he was amazed at how some bikes come in (only a few years old) which on the surface are mint and gleaming but when he then takes the side panels off they are just filthy, with all the associated issues that come with moisture being held in crud in all those dark places..... just a thought.
There is an inherent problem on Fireblades with the nut that connects the handlebars to the seat. Make sure that that nut is not a loose one!!!
I would recommend you do not allow your 19 year old son sit on it with only 4 miles on the clock!!!!!
In my business there is a disease known as Thrombosis of the Viewfinder. It's caused by a clot behind the eyepiece.
Is it because of this you've not managed to find the handlebars/seat connection. Checked mine and it was tight... now where did I put my glasses??
Oh ye of little faith! If you fill the tank the gauge will zero. It will then count up according to how many gallons (or litres, but you'll have to have km/h etc) you use. Then, once you've used 3 gallons (I think. I'm laid up at the mo and the bike's not with me) it zeroes again and the low fuel light will come on and it will count up from 0 to 0.7 and then you're empty. I'll get the manual once I've walked the dog. It will also give present mpg and mpg over the last tankful.
