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Old 07-28-2009, 11:03 AM   #11
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lol no excuse for someone to rear end you
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Old 07-28-2009, 12:21 PM   #12
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The undertail looks good.

I'm not sure about the stompgrips. I've never ridden a bike with them so I don't know how the feel or how well they function.
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Old 07-28-2009, 06:29 PM   #13
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Yea I don't know... I've had good experiences and not so good and I'm afraid that part of the blame for the not so good has to be placed with me. I don't think I've done all the prep work or allowed them to sit as long as recommended. This time I waited until it was 90 deg, sat the bike out in the sun and the pads on my dash for an hour. Washed the tank 3 times with cleaner and 3 times with 90% alcohol. Took my sweet time measuring and applying the grip, so I didn't have to move it at all. Then, I took a roller and put a ton of pressure on it to force the bubbles out and to make sure it was completely set. Then, I heated it up with a hair dryer and made sure that all of the edges were good and sealed. Lastly, I waited until this morning to ride the bike, almost 40 hours (instructions call for 24). If there are any fuck ups, it won't be because of me!
Wow damn, I just wiped my tank off with a towel(dusted it basically) and pressed them on. I let them sit over night at the most, and rode the next day...

They did last me 6 trackdays before finally coming apart from the tank. Oh well screw it, I can put that $30 for the next set to something else.
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Old 07-28-2009, 06:43 PM   #14
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Wow damn, I just wiped my tank off with a towel(dusted it basically) and pressed them on. I let them sit over night at the most, and rode the next day...

They did last me 6 trackdays before finally coming apart from the tank. Oh well screw it, I can put that $30 for the next set to something else.
Yea the instructions say that the adhesive cures in 72 hours and they recommend waiting for at least 24... FWIW that's basically the way I installed them the first time... on a freshly painted tank yet. For those that don't know, paint will still give off "fumes" for up to a month after application, so if your dumb ass (my dumb ass in this case) installs a big "sticker" on the tank within oh 3 days, it just "might" develop air pockets... I'm surprised my tank pad is still on!
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Old 07-28-2009, 07:23 PM   #15
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What's up with the exclamation point? You do that yourself?
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Old 07-28-2009, 07:45 PM   #16
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What's up with the exclamation point? You do that yourself?
NC baby! You can use any symbols you want basically. It has got to confuse the shit out of the cops.
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Old 07-28-2009, 11:01 PM   #17
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That is awesome!!
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Old 07-29-2009, 05:16 AM   #18
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Yea well, I had a couple problems with the last set but they were my fault. This is the 4th set of Stomp Grips that have been on this bike for various reasons and hopefully the last!
I just rub sexwax on my tank...
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Old 07-29-2009, 09:20 AM   #19
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I just rub sexwax on my tank...
Yea I heard that was good but I wouldn't want that on my jeans...
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Old 07-29-2009, 10:45 PM   #20
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Big problem is if you let the stompgrips sit in the hot sun BEFORE you put them on.......the glue gets all runny and it comes off when you peel the backing off.

Stompgrips are great for hard braking, but for quick transitions I don't like how you have to practically lift your leg off the shit in order to pivot around. There's another company that makes grips, I forgot their name, but theirs are black and much less aggressive.
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