08-11-2020, 12:16 PM
ok! for science, and for reference, for anybody that's asking "how often do i really need to change these?"
here's what they look like after 34000 miles of neglect
this was enough wear and tear to cause a very slight but noticable hesitation in the bike when maintaining a very small throttle opening at speed. about 55mph in 6th gear was the sweet spot to generate that hesitation. it didn't do it all the time, and the first time i think i ever noticed it was at around 33000 miles. it's also worth mentioning that upon measuring i found the gap to be way off. almost .4
Having swapped them out though the bike is back to 100%, and I can feel the power gain (or more accurately, i can feel the power i lost back in my hands). I figure i probably shoulda changed these at around 16k to keep everything in tip top shape.
here's what they look like after 34000 miles of neglect
this was enough wear and tear to cause a very slight but noticable hesitation in the bike when maintaining a very small throttle opening at speed. about 55mph in 6th gear was the sweet spot to generate that hesitation. it didn't do it all the time, and the first time i think i ever noticed it was at around 33000 miles. it's also worth mentioning that upon measuring i found the gap to be way off. almost .4
Having swapped them out though the bike is back to 100%, and I can feel the power gain (or more accurately, i can feel the power i lost back in my hands). I figure i probably shoulda changed these at around 16k to keep everything in tip top shape.