I want to see your jack set up, and jacking point.
Easy engine guards in front and rear shock arm in rear. Another angle and maybe a little better pic. This is not something everyone can do most dont have a lift available to them but this is so easy. Takes literally a few minutes to set the thing airborne.
The new tires
I had the same results as everyone else. Smoother, quicker handling, better handling at slow speeds, seem to stick better, at any speed so much smoother. I thought you guys were overstating when you said it feels like a different bike but it does.
I think I also found out what was wrong with the OEM tires by Dunlop, they weren't actually made by Dunlop but were made by Sumitomo. If there is one tire that in my experience is worse than a Dunlop its a Sumitomo. Amazing what you can pick up from reading the tire sidewall.
Did a bit of research and found that Sumitomo owns Dunlop along with Goodyear.
Got the tires mounted and balanced them myself and they came out good. Its so much easier to do these tires than to do the 01 tires. The rear is a breeze and the front came apart very easy also. Gave me a chance to lube some spots I wanted to and do some cleaning.
