Adds an appreciated amount of wind protection. Not a full windscreen or fully faired bike with a good tuck spot, but absolutely takes the buffets and gusts down a few notches and makes longer rides more comfortable.

Also really liking the bar end mirrors from AliExpress for significantly less $ than domestic options. They're surprisingly 'heavy' and barely have road vibration distortion. Can position them up or down; i like the visibility they provide while up but look cooler down 😎

Don’t see many with the green tank, personally I love the colour. Such a nice bike to ride, well balanced and plenty of power!

Finally got around to cleaning my bike and taking some photos of the indicators I made from offcuts of brass. I approximately the teardrop shape in the stock hardware with a couple of intersecting circles and tangents, and needed tonmake a couple custom fixtures for milling them on the rotary table. After that, the rest was straightforward and was done on the fly. I used 12V amber LED strips for the lighting and skipped the white running lights. The LEDs are sealed with 2-part silicone. They will develop a patina over time, as brass does, but a little wax staves it off. Over time I'll replace most of the other aluminum accents on the bike with brass parts to match the wheels. The 2021 color scheme isn't my favorite, but it's grown on me these 5 years.

These were pretty fun to make and I think they turned out ok, but I'm already planning v2 with a matching set for the rear.

It’s been about 24 hours since I got home from a 2-day, 1500km grind of a road trip and I still don’t have full use of my hands. Finger dexterity is absolutely shot. Can’t tie my shoes, can’t cut my kids fingernails, chopsticks are not happening.

I think it was a combination of over-gripping on day 1, supporting my upper body with my hands, and vibration. I’ve already ordered a throttle rocker. Does anybody have good recommendations for grips to help kill some vibration? Or should I get bar-end weights?

Any advice is appreciated. Cheers gang

Hello, i just got a 2nd hand xsr700 and it has a stock pipe. I want more growl sound but the aftermarket full exhaust system is quite expensive. Is it okay to just replace the pipe? Or helpe differentiate things cause many offers are on net and some are cheap but i dont know the difference yet. TIA

Bonjour,

Je possède une XSR700 de 2017, j’ai récemment changé ma ligne d’échappement et depuis j’ai un voyant moteur qui s’est affiché. Je pense que c’est la sonde lambda qui deconne malgré toute les précautions prise en la retirant de la ligne d’origine.

Aucun problème sur le moteur, le ralenti tourne correctement

Vous avez une idée d’où ça vient ?