NSC fork seals

Otown said:

due to my terrible wheelie abilities and setting it down too hard too often.

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Just throttle up your wheelies and let the traction control take care of wheel lift.

I find the traction control to be the biggest problem, when its on you cant use the quick shifter, and if it gets high enough it just cuts the power completely and drops the bike, these have been the worst and the last time is the one I suspect of finishing the seal, I think I almost crushed one of my nuts too. I try to remember to shut if off everytime I get on, I wish it could be turned off and stay off.

Otown said:

when its on you cant use the quick shifter

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Why?

with the wheel in the air it wont let me shift with the quickshifter, if I remember it just flashes the gear and wont shift until its back down. I tried numerous times to click into 2nd with the wheel up leaving a light and it has never let me, unless I turn TC off.

Otown said:

if I remember it just flashes the gear and wont shift until its back down.

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Well you could try to old school it and roll off the throttle slightly like with clutchless upshifts

I don't understand what you mean by roll OFF the throttle. When leaving from a stop the bike prefers to be full throttle at least until winding out 2nd gear, then its ok to roll off a little when shifting into 3rd. At least thats how my bike likes to behave!!

Otown said:

I don't understand what you mean by roll OFF the throttle. When leaving from a stop the bike prefers to be full throttle at least until winding out 2nd gear, then its ok to roll off a little when shifting into 3rd. At least thats how my bike likes to behave!!

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To get it into 2nd during wheel lift, unload the tranny so you can make the shift into 2nd by using the throttle.

I knew what you meant, I was being sarcastic about not knowing how to let off on the gas a little. It was a poor attempt at making a go fast joke. I clutchless shift quite often on my other bikes, its not really much slower than using the quickshifter.

Otown said:

with the wheel in the air it wont let me shift with the quickshifter,

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Okay, on my way to work this morning I throttled up a wheelie in 1st, while I had front wheel lift with the TC light flashing, the QS allowed me to shift into 2nd as if the front wheel were on the ground.

Otown said:

Interesting, I've tried numerous times

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If you're clutching up wheelies that might make it more difficult. I know there are some subtle ECU differences between the '19 and '21

Not clutching up, just hard off the lights and with the tire in the air between 7-10k just trying to click into 2nd

Otown said:

Not clutching up, just hard off the lights and with the tire in the air between 7-10k just trying to click into 2nd

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Because of the long throw I occasionally hit neutral from 1st with just relaxed riding if I don't put enough force behind it, even on my SC77 SP and every Honda I've owned.

I don't usually have that problem, I am typically wearing steel toe work boots. I'll see if I have time to grab the gopro and see if I can film it.

Otown said:

These are my dress shoes for work

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That's still good gear for riding. I've seen idiots with shorts and flip-flops.

I need a new pair, you can see the part that wraps around the heal is coming off, it keeps catching on the heel guard on my zx6, so lots of times I go to hit a downshift coming into a corner and my foot is stuck, it has provided a couple pucker moments!!

Otown said:

it has provided a couple pucker moments!!

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Another reason why I always wear moto specific boots.