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I picked this 599 up right after Xmas and proceeded to get it set up for this season. I had been lusting after a 919 for a few years but after riding both the 919 and 599 back to back I preferred the handling of the 599. I have been out 2 times since buttoning up the bike and it is so freakin' stable and turns in almost telepathically. It was bone stock when I got it and here is a list of what all has been done to get it set up......for those that care :)

*New Dunlop Q2's

*RaceTech Gold Valves & springs, 15wt. oil, preload adj. fork caps

*Ohlins HO 321 rear shock

*All new fork seals and bushings

*Renthal Ultra Low road bars & Aprillia Tuono mirrors

*T-Rex Racing frame sliders

*DynoJet Stage 1 rejet

*2 Bro's Black Series can with baffle insert

*All fresh fluids

*EBC sintered brake pads front and rear

*Installed paddock stand bobbins

The suspension was well worth the time, effort and expense. COME ON SPRING!!!!! Yeah, I'm jazzed.

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I picked this 599 up right after Xmas and proceeded to get it set up for this season. I had been lusting after a 919 for a few years but after riding both the 919 and 599 back to back I preferred the handling of the 599. I have been out 2 times since buttoning up the bike and it is so freakin' stable and turns in almost telepathically. It was bone stock when I got it and here is a list of what all has been done to get it set up......for those that care :)

*New Dunlop Q2's

*RaceTech Gold Valves & springs, 15wt. oil, preload adj. fork caps

*Ohlins HO 321 rear shock

*All new fork seals and bushings

*Renthal Ultra Low road bars & Aprillia Tuono mirrors

*T-Rex Racing frame sliders

*DynoJet Stage 1 rejet

*2 Bro's Black Series can with baffle insert

*All fresh fluids

*EBC sintered brake pads front and rear

*Installed paddock stand bobbins

The suspension was well worth the time, effort and expense. COME ON SPRING!!!!! Yeah, I'm jazzed.

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Cool. That's pretty much the exact same concept I had for my '09 Suzuki Gladius upgrades.

GSXR Shock, Ricor Intiminators, lower cut down superbike bars, Arrow exhaust, etc. It turned a docile beginner bike into a worthy corner carver.

Oh, and let me know when it's for sale...

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Nice mods. Might go with those same bars myself. Did it change your riding position much on a comfort level?

I never did any appreciable distances on the OE bars but I knew right away they were too narrow and the pullback angle was the suck!

These bars are about 2" lower with less pullback and a more comfortable pullback angle as well as being 2" wider. You go forward and lower which is what I was looking for. I rode for 3 hours Sunday on the Ultra Lows and had no discomfort to speak of.

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