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So... The CTX bags have the lower mount point attached at a bit different angle compared to the NCX?

They do! ...you just have to buy it as an accessory, it's a lot smaller, it's not lockable, and it's called a "tank bag." That's pretty much the same thing, right? LOL!:p;)

Greg, you may be the only online-forum member (on any forum) I've encountered who understands that in terms of the engine, power is the ONLY graph that matters. Folks, torque and speed (meaning engine rpm) are almost-freely exchangeable, and that is exactly what the transmission's job is...

A friend had a pickup stolen on the farm once, years ago. No tracker, but it was insured against theft. The insurance co. wouldn't pay until they had waited some period of time (2 weeks? A month? Two?). The border patrol found the pickup within 2 or 3 days of the end of the waiting period...

I can appreciate your decision here, Rabbit. I spend a deal of time determining where to spend limited resources on gear, too. The data I happen to know of, suggests (like mzflorida said) that lower leg is the most-common injury in motorcycle crashes, and chest is a very low-frequency injury...

I may have adjusted the clutch cable on Wiley (2012 that I bought new) once. I forget just now how many miles are on the bike, but it's fifty-something thousand, so very similar miles. I also used the bike to commute every day for years, though it was mostly on the freeway going into a huge...

While I tend to agree with Greg, I note that you're in Ireland. The majority of this board's membership is in the USA. What is covered and for how long may well be different between the two places. It couldn't hurt to call your dealer and ask, could it?

I did more or less what Dave did, on my '12. I got a piece of scrap metal from the dumpster at work, then cut it and bent it 90-degrees right in the middle on the hydraulic brake in the shop (also at work). Drilled three holes apiece (2 for the light bar, one for the light), bees knees.

Higher-humidity air is LESS dense, not more dense, than dry air. It's the vaporization of the water that cools the intake charge and thus allows more O2, more fuel, and more spark advance that is why water injection is used.

I find Wiley’s throttle transitions abrupt sometimes. I think my issues are mostly (almost entirely?) to do with the fact that I run my chain at the very loose end of spec. Maybe even looser. I am skeptical that the NC700X cuts fuel at _low_ rpm and throttle closed. It certainly does it at...

Yes!

Glad you got it fixed! I can never get fluid into and through an empty hose by just opening the bleed screw and pumping the brake handle or pedal. The bleed screw MUST be opened and closed at the appropriate times, else you're just moving fluid into and back out of the brake line as you pump...

Cool; thanks. I used a driveline shop where I used to live for all kinds of things, from fabbing new drivelshafts to lengthening, shortening, and repairing. Cross or spider replacement is something I usually did myself, but most of my drivelines had crosses held in place with snap rings...

I got a new-gen MotoPumps inflator for Christmas. It's super speedy yet compact, with alligator clips, a Hella plug, and an SAE plug as options to get power.

Interesting, dduelin. Glad to hear about your driveshaft rebuild. I've thought that would be the smart play whenever I've read the people on the K forums talk about preemptive driveshaft replacement. Not everyone there seems to think having a shop replace the u-joints is possible or...

A Savage should be a very good bike. Suzuki makes very good bikes.

Do you have lots of tire gauges that measure in 32nds of a millimeter (or millimetre)? (-;

I've some experience with Rivian pickups, as well as with some ultra-quick Honda sport bikes. This is a neat story, but don't go direcly racing a Rivian if you want to keep your pride intact. (-;

I'm mulling the bike overall. I prefer to keep with the bike if I keep the bike, or sell all. ...so, no, not the saddlebags.

I do. They come with the bike. (-;