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G'day, ordered my street500 last week, just received a call from dealer and the bike will be delivered next Wednesday!!
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Excellent! Welcome to the team!
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Thank you. It will be my first bike. I ordered vivid black. Change the mirror, headlight, and grips with matching pegs
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@thatwoulddo,
Welcome and the "mirrors" change is a smart proactive move. I'd sure like to think H-D would have corrected this obvious safety issue by now, but............................................................
Welcome and the "mirrors" change is a smart proactive move. I'd sure like to think H-D would have corrected this obvious safety issue by now, but............................................................
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It's all about money making I guess
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Welcome! I just got mine yesterday and I haven't been able to stay off of it. Enjoy!
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@thatwoulddo,
"It's all about money making I guess"
What about the "money" that this blatant safety hazard could cost them from physical injury suits. It sure sounds like a very stupid and dangerous way for "money making" to me!
"It's all about money making I guess"
What about the "money" that this blatant safety hazard could cost them from physical injury suits. It sure sounds like a very stupid and dangerous way for "money making" to me!
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Awesome stuff!
Any tips on things to look out for at handover? It's my first bike, no experience at all
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It's my first bike as well, so I wasn't quite sure what to look for either but I definitely looked over the bike just to make sure I didn't see disconnected wires or any cosmetic issues and the person that delivers it should be able to go over all the controls, where the dipstick and other parts of the bike are located as well as give you a little info on the maintenance schedule.
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Thank you! Was worried that I would miss anything.
Welcome - I'm 20 years off the road - for my 500 on June 25th - it's awesome - it's the tail of winter here , just heading into Spring - so looking forward to more riding
Only beef is the sound, but in NZ our rules don't allow any modifications that improve performance - it's a power to weight ratio rule for "learners" - an audible bike is not a good enough safety reason apparently
Depending on your height a bar change may make the ride more comfortable, did for me as I'm 6ft
Mirror change is a mandatory change, but you have that covered
Can I also suggest a Dynajet PowerVision PV-2 for the guages - helps to know what revs and gear you are pulling
Suggestion is to warm it up for about 15
Mins also, makes the initial gear selection smoother
Enjoy the bike - it's awesome!!!
Ray
Only beef is the sound, but in NZ our rules don't allow any modifications that improve performance - it's a power to weight ratio rule for "learners" - an audible bike is not a good enough safety reason apparently
Depending on your height a bar change may make the ride more comfortable, did for me as I'm 6ft
Mirror change is a mandatory change, but you have that covered
Can I also suggest a Dynajet PowerVision PV-2 for the guages - helps to know what revs and gear you are pulling
Suggestion is to warm it up for about 15
Mins also, makes the initial gear selection smoother
Enjoy the bike - it's awesome!!!
Ray
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The mighty Waikato mate - plenty of back country roads to cruise on - stay away from SH1 if I can - couple of mates have bigger bikes and we click up 100km rides one weekends - once I'm confident again, we will do the bigger trips
Good to see another kiwi on the group
Good to see another kiwi on the group
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as far as the quite sound, I first drilled 1/2" holes around the stock muffler's back plate, it helped but wasn't real loud, kind of a more throaty deeper sound.
I'm also going to go with full synthetic oil at my first oil change. I did this on all my other bikes and it seemed to also help in smoother shifting too.
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How many holes did you drill?
Have you a pic of the holes we could see?
Did it effect the performance in any way?
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And you have some great roads-very technical. You need to know how to ride curves. Spent just over two weeks touring your North and South Island last January. I would have loved to have been able to ride my Street on some of those roads, except for driving on the left thing you guys do. Caught your "warm as" comment. Our Kiwi friend had us watch all of the "Beached As" videos on You-Tube. Loved them and came home using the expression.KiwiHOG
Hey Bro,
Where is your location here Down Under?
I'm in Blenheim, been riding most weekends its warm as here, and dry too.....
Lots of roads to travel over the next few months.
Already paid for the upcoming rallies..YeeHaa
Well, really, for you USA guys, we can ride all year around
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