Fresh parts update.
As explained in my previous post, the lockdown period had me pretty busy window shopping and occasionally "adding to cart" certain items and then sulking about it later because I could not afford it at the time or I hadn't planned for it financially.
Well, but in the end, I did make a few planned and a few unplanned purchases too.
So as far as parts that I got my hand on here is the Samco radiator hose kit I pulled the trigger on, got it in the candy red color which I am sure is going to add some awesome accent to the bike's current livery. The other option was blue but I think I made the right choice here.
The Samco hose and clamp kit
Of course, this is going to be a DIY install. But as luck would have it I am still waiting gon another part from Yamaha before which there is no point getting the hoses swapped. Yup, I am waiting on a fresh coolant overflow can.
The next part is the GB racing can chain tensioner cover. I currently have a mixed setup on the right side of the bike with the Clutch cover being GB racing and the cam chain tensioner cover being woodcraft, the replaceable slider part has discolored a bit too and is looking a bit worse for the wear, so I just to satisfy my OCD placed an order in for the GB racing to complete the set.
This was a spur of a moment purchase, the part was not cheap, it's usually cheaper to buy the complete set. I am yet to receive this part, should be in my hands in a few months time.
Next is the much-awaited braking upgrade. Ever since I started riding the R1 I always felt the area the bike was lacking by a lot is the braking feel/performance. No matter how much I heard others saying that it's not that bad, I just wasn't satisfied, I am someone who prefers more bite and feedback from the brakes than a normal person I guess. So an upgrade in this department was on the cards 1.5 years as you can see from my post from Jan 2020, so it was very much a planned upgrade.
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Originally Posted by krishnaprasadgg Yes. That is right.
First step towards improving that was the Steel Braided brake lines, which is already done.
The next step I am looking at is the EBC sintered pads. A set of the pads will cost me around Rs.3.9k and I will need 2. So that sets me back around 7k or so (Planning on ordering from MotoUsher).
And I am also looking into the Brembo Corsa Corta MC, it sits dearly at around 37k or so.
A few more stuff needs to be taken care of before I can save for it.
Cheers |
Well, took only 1.5 years but here I am. The planned upgrades for the brake system for the R1 have been done.
The RCS19 Corsa Cota has been procured, can't wait to get my hands on it and try it on the bike.
Just looking at that box itself is getting me exited RCS19 in all it's glory
A full set of EBC Double sintered pads is also in order that should take care of my braking needs. Unless my rotor is approaching its width tolerance, in that case, I will also be looking at OEM rotors vs EBC rotors, cost and availability would be the main influencing factor and not a more aggressive braking setup as I think the EBC pads and RCS19 should take care of that enough.
Now the final part is probably the most financially stupid decision I have taken with this bike apart from the actual act of purchasing the bike. But I think I have already established the fact that I am not a smart man in the initial posts of this thread so I'm not going to revisit it.
I have been a huge fan of LighTech parts but their price point always churned my stomach into weird shapes. But one too many youtube videos researching mods for the Yamaha R1 lead me down this path and this is what I ended up with.
The Lightech Chain adjuster set.
Just look at that beauty
This does away with the stock chain adjuster nut&bolt and block system and replaces it with this easy-to-use/adjust clicker system. Touted as a must-have accessory for almost any bike because of its ease to use when adjusting chain slack or even to help quicker time to mount or change wheels. It is one hell of an investment...is what I want to say but really it is just an unwanted luxury bragging rights spur-of-the-moment purchase, to be honest keeping my usage in mind. And Xasos636 has and will not let me live this decision down for the rest of my life. Here is a screenshot of a conversation of me trying to justify my purchase and his reaction to the same.
For the non-Malayalam speakers, I was trying to justify my purchase saying that chain adjustment will now be a super-fast job and he was countering it by asking how long it takes me now and how much did I pay for it. The rest of the convo is pretty self-explanatory.
Should make for a good laugh. My Malayali friends will get a kick out of the context of those WhatsApp stickers too.
So yeah. That's it for this week's update post. While this is not the end of the parts haul in any sense of the word. The next bundle will come in time.
I'd share the updated expense sheet but I think I'll pass on that now just to keep my ego intact a bit.
Cheers
Krishna