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On the topic of dirty pistons...can these be refurbished or do they need to be replaced?

Say for example they had some light pitting or a build up of gunk on them - can these be very lightly sanded and then polished off?

I have one of these installed; awesome light output and pattern. Earlier LED H4 bulbs lacked a low beam shield so had upwards spill, but the new ones have a shroud that mimics a halogen H4. http://www.cyclopsadventuresports.com/3800-Lumen-H4-LED-Headlight-bulb-_p_83.html That looks quite good if th...

cybercarl wrote:But remember to remove the clutch lever first or you will be bleeding again

Remove the lever or tie it inwards (as if being held in) to the bar?

Because I've read two different ways of doing it on here.

Tried bleeding the clutch from the master cylinder end as recommended and although I couldn't see air bubbles coming out (area was covered in rags) since I've done that, the clutch feels like it's back to normal. Bike power wheelies in first with no issues and high RPM throttle roll ons seem fine to...

After removing the front sprocket cover to give it a clean (was massively overdue...), I reinstalled everything back to how it was and have since noticed the clutch does not disengage fully. After taking out the slave cylinder to check everything was okay, I flushed the fluid and bled the system 3 s...

I remember reading about the VTR1000's fuel economy (or lack there of ) when doing my research

Here's what I've had since March 2016. Interesting the fuel consumption worsens after I got it serviced in May...hadn't put two and two together...