Here's a picture of a guy's Tmax in Italy that shortened them the same amount as I did...but with a bit LESS engineering, structurally...

Show's how it looks with a different screen than my WIDE AirFlo..

Rode it to work and on the way home was enjoying riding it so much took it for a bit of a spin.

Raven

Went to Merry Hill shopping centre on it .

Nothing at all, still cleaning out the shed ready for the new Mill.

Finally got my delivery of new belt, oil and air filter and a new dipstick. Saturday its spanner time!

Fitted my new rear hugger and chain guard and replaced some rusty fasteners .

Went to B&Q on it

Rode home from gatwick airport at midnight upon returning from a week in the sun.

Taipan wrote:Decided to take the belt cover off and check the condition of the CVT belt on the scoot. It is cracking and need to be replaced and whilst I was there I fitted a new set of Dr \Pulley sliding variator weights but will annoyingly have to strip it all back down again to fit a new belt. Ho hum. I checked a few other things and its clearly due a service and in all my years of servicing bikes and cars this is one of, if not the, filthiest air filters I've come across.

Taipan wrote:Finally got my delivery of new belt, oil and air filter and a new dipstick. Saturday its spanner time!

Well I fitted all the parts at the weekend and rode the bike today. I have no idea whats happened but its like a different bike? Quicker revving and has much more punch. Thing is I MIC'd up the old belt and there was little in it to the new one. Maybe its stiffer and doesnt compress and that affects the gearing? OR maybe the FI has been able to work much, much better with a air filter that is actually flowing air? I really dont know why but its like riding a different bike!

It's the FILTER!!!