Chriso,

I think if they knew what they were missing, people would have a stage 4 103 in a fucking heartbeat...
If they dont know what they are missing out On mate, they just see the money to install one as too much maybe....

Fucked if I'd ever have a standard one again!!!! Just my 2 bobs worth....

Rans

Put the pirellis on tonight, Lucky I'd got me some new wheel bearings. They were pretty screwed. Just to keep things on track check ya wheel bearings Shingles.

Shingles where are ya bud. All this silent treatment ain't helpin.

Be throwin some SE lifters in next service too till I make up my mind what's next.

Stage 1v kit arrived.

I was happy to see the cnc heads come with bee hive springs.

some pics attached.

 

 

Hi,

You put this in yourself Bozza?

Thanks
Robots

No getting the dealer i bought the bike through to install it mate , that way i keep the dealers extended warranty.

ya lose Harley warranty on engine but dealer still honours the stage 1v as well as the rest.

 

forged slugs

Gotta love the cnc work. Had ny XR heads done at Hammer Performance and the Quality with them make ya drool. Gotta love technology sometimes.

Yeah i thought the same Harry i have only seen hand ported stuff in the past.

What are your thoughts with the Pirellis Harry?

They look good at the moment. ol mate and I are off to the pub for some serious male bonding.Lol. I'll get her out for a burn during the week ,tomorrow might be a bit screwed up. I'm still amazed at the crap quaity of them wheel bearings though. 40 000k and they were all shot. Fuck all grease in any of them.

Haha- bond away I say.

Seems the Pirellis are gettin a few more nods of late.

You would think when ya bike went in for a service or at least a tyre change they would packem up with grease! Might give this a mention next service thanks for the heads up mate.

Well Bozza my initial impressions with the pirellis are good turn in better and dare I say it, I know they're gonna be more fun than the metzelers just from todays little play. Wont even mention the Dunlops did I just type out loud.

Yeah those bearings have got the seals on them as ya know, I had the wheels out like 6000k's ago when I put the EBC rotors on and they were fine. 

Just to keep things on track. Get some Pirellis for the stg IV Shingles.

SHINGLES ere jus been lookin back over when I first rote about getting motor made better and geezez a lot of peoples efforts put into words ,now I don't know much about savy talk threads 2 me was something my mother would say about me shirt or something ,like ya lose threads hanging out da back of ya pants better get da sciccors ,an come over here an ill cut em off 4 ya ,an posts well that was spomethin me an dad would dig holes in da yard an put in 2 hold da palings on ,so as ya can see it can get a bit much sometimes an frankly yes im lost ,an may write about things as I feel it or see it an cant even remember where in da heck it is ,somewere ill read somebodies question about something or opinion off something an I may write reply about subject may be takin da piss or maybe not but in general just giving an honest opinion ,which is only my take on watever post or thread that ive come across ,so ive sat back for a bit thinking 2 myself who da fuk am I 2 push my will an feelings as its my way or da hwy ,bit aggressive so ive had a hard long talk 2 myself an said you've said enough ,opinions are only opinions an after all its a free world isn't it ,well fuck it jus saw something about dis morgan an wacker family or watever ,well thruth is morgan an wacker sold to team moto actually and are only using their name because they paid for it ,and Harley shop southport movin 2 Nerang cause morgan an wacker family tacking back their land at southport were Harley shop is now and all morgan and wacker original staff have mostly been removed or have this new company conglomerate TEAM MOTO who basically own all brands imported into oz paul lewis is a name that springs 2 mind ,I have no faith in service dept anymore work that was recently done on my fatbob ,has left a very sour taste in my mouth ,did things that always will be not forgotten and now ive been told by an astute man that if I go to the Brisbane shop ,he can garrantee that proper tradesmanlike person will do work on my motorcycle ,u know the old bitten twice shy saying an that hurts especially when your paying top dollar and receiving unknowledgeable individuals working on your pride an joy nSHINGLES

Good to hear from ya shingles, sounds like the shop fucked something up eh.

No good when they don't look after the pride n joy.

give us some details Shingles. what left the bad taste? if you let us know we will all be that little bit more knowledgable. cheers mate

well firstly young bloke at counter was pleasant enough but asked wat oils qere changed besides engine ,theres no list on invoive just 24000klm service and amount ,i think that some sorta details besides 700doll a bill ,i asked an yep watever had 2 be done would be done and that the mechanics that were here wen was owned by morgan an wacker still here ,ok so of i goes never gave it much more thought probably parked up 4 few weeks ,anyway one day i started 2 check shit of course fukin front master cylinder been filled up screws tighened down weepage ,ive wrote about this before i told delinquint not 2 fill up and tighten screws of cap down ,well of with cap syringe out till i think im at right level clean rubber on cap replace tighten even screw evenly till firm then just a tad more check lever all good ,no more weep why do they do that ,even had locktite on screws ,while was doin that i was looking at tank when i saw balance pipe had something attached wat da fuk is that now i kant kneel so i layed down an sat sounds wierd but im broken ceretain places ,anyway wats this thing attached to pipe couple inches rectanglular and had little handle so iwound it backwards and it came off ,it was a tool that clamps fuel line so u dont have to empty tank it was done up tight before i removed it ,well its mine now was lookind around that area an fuk me dead cunts have put a hose clamp to hold fuel line on ,now its usally a special wierd lookin clamp ,and special tool job to get of an on never once has my bike at same shop wen serviced came back with a fukin hose clamp fitting around balance pipe thats an insult and the bloody bit that wins through wen tightened was dangerous as wen ya washin bike an ya rub ya hand under in in that area would give you a nice wake up call depending on how much vigour u were using with your hand and noy sur but feel dinted underneath tank in that area maybe thats how it was but feels diffenent near balance pipe ,well wouldnt surprise me if was dropped an hit balance pipe causing indentation were pipe goes into tank you can see proper less take tank offf but i dont rember feeling those with my hands before wen cleaning under that part b 4 any way nothing actually visible in general eye view ,but after the hose pinching device an the hose clamp on balance pipe is enough 2 give me da shits ,now if i go back in there i will do my fukin block ,o thats right gotta stay calm an well do better next time will be the answer from desk now this o u cant go out back shit an see wats goin on in workshop leaves me a bit pissed off as wats the big deal will i see i bunch of kids out there with no supervision or only minimal supervision ,i think that area needs to be addressed fuk were payin 4 it even a large glass window or vidio inside shop that u can watch guys workin an see are there mechanics there or apprentices ,i feel insulted that someone put hoseclamp on instead ot correct clamp which evadently this individual doesnt poseee tool to put on or they dont carry spares of that nature ,he had 2 get clamp off that was on there so that was a butcher job 2 start with wat da fuk else did this person fuk up SHINGLES

Shingles!!!
My ride ain't been back to a factory dealer since the first service was done !!
They over looked one fork leg 12mm higher than the other which caused one leg to blow a seal and pump all the oil out in a matter of minutes which almost cost me a life coz it spewed all over the left side and onto the back wheel!! Say no more as you could imagine and the stock exhaust nearly fell off 3 days later, plus a scratch!!
Cheers mate!!
PS: Melb dealer by the way!!

thats pretty fucked service Shingles but ive heard of worse. its fucked when you have no faith in the workmanship done on your bike. at least you scored a fancy little fuel line clamp thingy. ask around for advice on a decent bike mechanic and take your bike there next time mate. this might be a little off topic but i needed new gutters on my house a few years back and went for the cheapest quote. i told the guy i was working the day the job was happening and i wouldnt be there but i trusted him. i managed to sneak away from work for an hour and turned up half way through the job. there was 3 teenage delinqents walking around with tubes of silicon so i asked ''wheres the boss?' they told me he was out somewhere else pricing another job. i had to get back to work . the next time it rained the gutters leaked like fuck so i phoned the boss to come and fix it. he turned up with a tube of silicon in his hand. i told him the silicon wont help cos the gutter is falling up hill and i want the job done properly. he told me its not his fault my house wasnt built properly . i told him to give me my money back (1400 bucks) and he told me to fuck off. that left a bad taste in my mouth. i always ask around for recommendations now.