the way my bike runs, she needs adjustment of the clutch wire at the lever adjuster; tighten slightly when there is a traffic jam up ahead and loosen slightly when I want to speed on open stretches. I've been running 30psi on both front and back wheels since i noticed the front tread was wearing out a little more on the sides than the center. I imagine, I brake at lean angles more often. Other wise, my favorite tyre pressures are 28 in the front and 30 at the back. Of course, since I weigh about 58 kg, it works for me. I actually like my tyres slightly soft and grippy instead of tight and inclined to slide on loose surfaces. Speaking of slides, with the clip on bars, I've been experiencing a nice back wheel pull to the outside of the turn. I never felt the rear slide except in uncontrollable Roadking spills. Do you know that most Roadkings that fall on the ground end up 90 degrees to the direction in which the bike was going? This is because of the additional torque on the rear wheel that causes the rotation. (suggested reading up on torque reaction and interesting things like why helicopters need that little rotor on the tail, if you need more light).
Bad news is yesterday, I dropped my headlight lens and broke it (also sliced my thumb gathering up the glass pieces before the dog stepped on them by accident. Last night when I returned from a second hand furniture shopping project for a friend, I noticed that my back stoplight's red plastic lens had also fallen off. So there I am, the Lens armstrong in si-lens planning a trip into Noida's Sector 9 bike repair hub of workshops for the glass-es. It's great fun to ride in there, firstly all the oldies know me and my bike ('...the guy does his own bikes', '...is a Yezdi
ustaad' etc). From the hardware shop I buy my monthly Castrol GTX (the only SAE 20-50w oil I found and use to add to my petrol. yes i know about how car gearbox oils are gummier and all that, but all that has changed in my last 15 years of riding Yezdis is the sound. it got deeper than the 2T mixers out there, that's about all.) to the welder who helped me with the Y-chair sculpture and the forever footpeg welding to the old mechanic who no longer does bikes but is happy sitting around and lacing spokes and denting out wheels instead. It's home turf for me and my bike.
the way my bike runs, she needs adjustment of the clutch wire at the lever adjuster; tighten slightly when there is a traffic jam up ahead and loosen slightly when I want to speed on open stretches. I've been running 30psi on both front and back wheels since i noticed the front tread was wearing out a little more on the sides than the center. I imagine, I brake at lean angles more often. Other wise, my favorite tyre pressures are 28 in the front and 30 at the back. Of course, since I weigh about 58 kg, it works for me. I actually like my tyres slightly soft and grippy instead of tight and inclined to slide on loose surfaces. Speaking of slides, with the clip on bars, I've been experiencing a nice back wheel pull to the outside of the turn. I never felt the rear slide except in uncontrollable Roadking spills. Do you know that most Roadkings that fall on the ground end up 90 degrees to the direction in which the bike was going? This is because of the additional torque on the rear wheel that causes the rotation. (suggested reading up on torque reaction and interesting things like why helicopters need that little rotor on the tail, if you need more light).
Bad news is yesterday, I dropped my headlight lens and broke it (also sliced my thumb gathering up the glass pieces before the dog stepped on them by accident. Last night when I returned from a second hand furniture shopping project for a friend, I noticed that my back stoplight's red plastic lens had also fallen off. So there I am, the Lens armstrong in si-lens planning a trip into Noida's Sector 9 bike repair hub of workshops for the glass-es. It's great fun to ride in there, firstly all the oldies know me and my bike ('...the guy does his own bikes', '...is a Yezdi ustaad' etc). From the hardware shop I buy my monthly Castrol GTX (the only SAE 20-50w oil I found and use to add to my petrol. yes i know about how car gearbox oils are gummier and all that, but all that has changed in my last 15 years of riding Yezdis is the sound. it got deeper than the 2T mixers out there, that's about all.) to the welder who helped me with the Y-chair sculpture and the forever footpeg welding to the old mechanic who no longer does bikes but is happy sitting around and lacing spokes and denting out wheels instead. It's home turf for me and my bike.
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