02-03-2026, 09:11 PM
It's time to resuscitate this conversation, bearing in mind that it's directed at the essence of RLETS — why and how they profoundly change the CB1100. It's not directed at the mechanics of installation or other more practical matters. For that see here.
Right. So, after nearly 12 years of wear and tear (literally), it was time to replace the RLETs on my bike. It was much, much, much harder than I remember, leading me to wonder whether there was some RLET force resisting replacement. Have I done the right thing? Should I have left the originals undisturbed, despite the fact that they've become rather tattered? Or was it right to replace them and thereby renew their vigour? Or is it just my ageing and growing ineptitude?
Help, please, you RLET philosophers out there. Have I done the right thing?
Right. So, after nearly 12 years of wear and tear (literally), it was time to replace the RLETs on my bike. It was much, much, much harder than I remember, leading me to wonder whether there was some RLET force resisting replacement. Have I done the right thing? Should I have left the originals undisturbed, despite the fact that they've become rather tattered? Or was it right to replace them and thereby renew their vigour? Or is it just my ageing and growing ineptitude?
Help, please, you RLET philosophers out there. Have I done the right thing?
Sometimes the road not travelled is best left that way. (Jane Goodall)