Thanks Chris!. That inner tube fix is fantastic. Broke the kids heart at the bike store though." Do you want presta or schrader?" "Oh it doesn't matter I'm just gonna cut it up anyhow...".

 

hey.. so u just buy any kind of inner tube? (bicycle)

 

700x35 tube

https://www.kawasakiforums.com/m_146..._1/key_/tm.htm

 

I'm glad it worked for you. Can you tell much of a difference in the shifting smoothness?
Whenever I make a change, I'm always su****ious that I'm not being objective when looking at the results.
But when I got my new 500 in December it sure seemed clunky before I made the adjustment; but you can never be sure. (Except of course when you spend $200 on an aftermarket pipe, then you ~know~ you're getting your money's worth.

 

I can definetly feel the difference! Thanks again. I've got another question for you. I had always assumed that my helmet was noisy. So I stood up the other day and low and behold, near silence. On another forum people have said that the Zero Gravity ST wind screen didn't seem to make much difference. I don't know how tall you are, I'm 5'6", but do you have this problem? If so what solutions have you come up with? I've been considering taking the screen off just to see what that feels like.

 

I'm 6'2" and hate windshields. I much prefer an unimpeded, smooth airflow to the buffeting behind a windshield. Riding behind a windshield to me is like riding behind a semi-truck and your head gets bopped around by the turbulence like some high-speed invisible kung-fu adversary.
I've got a taller ZG screen on my 9R, but that's strictly to protect my dog (because she doesn't like wearing the $80 goggles I had custom made for her.)
Some guys like windshields, some dogs don't like goggles. To each his own.

 

So what is the cush drive fix?
Probably through bad riding my chain a sprockets are toast. Have been slamming down the box off road and skidding the back wheel.