Rotten_Ronnie

The stock forks actually use damper rods, in the old style, just like the stock forks on a SV650. I could have gone the emulator route, using something from RaceTech, but found out that Bitubo made a sealed, full cartridge insert for my bike. It's not up to racing spec but given that it was around $750.00, and I could do the work myself, it seemed like a no-brainer.

The ergos are reasonably good, as it's based on the sport-touring ergos of the Ninja 650R. The bars have an odd bend to them, though, which can be corrected by swapping them out (regular tubular bars, not clip-ons). I had swapped the bars out, for a set of flat Renthals, but they didn't work with the windscreen. The windscreen keeps the air blast off my chest, which I've found is good enough for extended riding. Lots of leg room. The setup is great for commuting, and for medium length (couple of hundred Km) rides, but I haven't done a real tour on it yet. Since that picture was taken I've also added a set of BarkBusters, for extra hand protection, and I'll be testing them out today.

So far the mods are:
- Bitubo Cartridge fork inserts
- Hyperpro 3D shock
- Givi V35 and E340 cases (have LED signals to mount in the V35s over the winter)
- Kawasaki accessory windscreen (not available in Canada)
- R&G radiator protector
- Barkbuster Storm handguards

Same bike as when you asked the last time, back in June It's a 2009 Kawasaki ER-6n, with Givi V35 saddlebags. Since then I added a E340 topcase and rekeyed the lot, so that they're on one key. Here's a pic:

Apparently not often enough, I just found your your message... I'll have to visit more often!

"Don't worry about going fast, remember, just make every movement smooth. Smoooooth."

i'm thinking about a ninja 250. seems like the most popular beginner bike out there. looks nice too. hearing lots of good stuff about it.

Hey Ronnie, it's Dan from learning curves this weekend.
Had a great time out there. You guys were great and taught us a lot.
Thanks!

you pull into timmies and 1/2 of the bikes will be harleys, 1/2 will be metric cruisers and then you have a couple sport/sport touring. lots of army boys from out east so it's probably one of the CAV

it's possible, 1/2 of trenton rides harleys, lots from out east. pull up to timmies on a nice day and theres 1/2 dozen hanging out.

is he in the army or was in the army?