[Skelee]

New Road 5's and out and about.

 

[gnarlydog]

Time to replace the rear tyre Dunlop Trailmax Mission after 20K Km for something a bit more aggressive: Motoz Tractionator Adventure

with 35KP-1,8/120 by gnarlydog, on Flickr

 

[LukySima]

Autumn is here

 

[Mcbrown]

 

[Skelee]

 

[nickmac73]

 

[gnarlydog]

Not my XSR but @trevor 's.
It's a work in progress and his tinkering is mostly DIY: built, not bought

Scoot and Putt by gnarlydog, on Flickr

 

[gnarlydog]

Finally gone for the big tyre up front: 120/90-17 to mimic the feel of a 19" wheel. I now have 195mm clearance under the sump, including sump guard

Big tyre_2_DVZ_2822 copy by gnarlydog, on Flickr

 

[flyor64]

Looks sick! Will you give us a ride-report after you've logged some KMs on it? Interested to hear your thoughts on how it changes (if it changes?) the handling of the bike...

 

[gnarlydog]

Looks sick! Will you give us a ride-report after you've logged some KMs on it? Interested to hear your thoughts on how it changes (if it changes?) the handling of the bike...

Bluff view_bw by gnarlydog, on Flickr

First 400Km with the new set up (Bridgestone AX41 front) are positive, very.
The steep steering angle is now slacker and the twitchiness I would sometimes feel on dirt roads (and badly paved ones) is gone. I feel that the bike rolls over ditches easier and is more stable.
On pavement there is a bit of a buzz at very low speeds (under 30Km/h) but fine at cruising. I don't feel any more vibration than what the CP2 engine gives.
Now, the rear tyre is a Motoz Tractionator Adventure and that one howls at speed Earplugs are a must but that is given since I ride with MX style helmets and wind noise is bad anyway.

To install the taller tyre I needed to raise the mudguard which required new brake hoses (one to each caliper)

Big tyre_1_DVZ_2829 copy by gnarlydog, on Flickr

 

[gnarlydog]

The big tyres are working well: roll easier over ditches and grip extremely well

big tyres by gnarlydog, on Flickr

 

[LukySima]

Update: blacked radiator side covers, short front fender, bar end mirrors

Thank you @gnarlydog for mirrors advice

 

[gnarlydog]

For the few that ride off-road here is a snippet of backroads in Northern New South Wales (Autstralia).
KTM790 in the lead and myseld on the XSR700

 

[gnarlydog]

A bit of country riding

rural ride_3 by gnarlydog, on Flickr

 

[gnarlydog]

Two XSR700 on mild dirt roads, straddling the border of Queensland and New South Wales, Australia.
@trevor in the lead

 

[EricV]

Thanks for sharing the ride with us!

 

[LukySima]

Some minor changes...

 

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Hi, mover from Rebel 500 to a stock 2022

 

[gnarlydog]

Who rode it better: the KTM790 or the XSR700?

 

[splke]

What a beauty

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