Ok, here ya go, and I’ve included a bonus pic of an XR200A (1980) that I’ve just done a lot of work on for a good friend of mine.
Losing clicks on the adjusters is caused by incorrect measurements on the damping rod upper threads….and this causes the adjustment rod that sits inside the damping rod to be either too high or too low to enable the full range of adjustment, in your bike’s case, from 18 clicks reduced to 5 clicks.
Gotta love those old bikes....they were made to be tough.....my son had a newer '80s XR350R and it was a really decent bike except that stupid two carb set up that made it a bear to start sometimes....
Licence plate is the same size as the one on the Busa… they are small compared to UK plates lol.
Or the plate things on the front fender in India....
I’ve seen bikers here on NZ roads running around with no plate at all… they don’t stop for cops unless it’s a road block or the cop runs them down.
NZ had the front fender plates back in the olden days… stopped using them in the late 60’s from memory.
We discussed all that before the job and the mechanics were well aware of the setup having worked on multiple Busas' before. I'll just have to take their word for it that the internals had been altered with new valving. Bike rides fine now, just the way I like it in fact, nice a firm but with give on the bumps. On the ride home I sought out all the rough stuff and it was sweet.
Well, it’s good you’re happy with the result.
Hey man…
From my place, that car park area in the mountains is about 50 miles away…. A ‘leisurely’ ride.
