Price matters. I paid $2500 for my 2001 SV650S in 2003 and blew away Duc 748's on track days that cost 5X as much. I now have 50K miles on the...
Please don't think I haven't thought about that! At least my rather vintage aircraft designs are simple compared to modern cycles. But age may...
I haven't done a track day since 2004 when I was only 58. Rode my SV650S, FZR400's , 94 GSXR750 and my 2004 GSXR1000. The bloody 1000 GSXR w/o...
Thanks. You right about my friend Dave. As i said in the mechanics forum I took the carbs home, put them on and it ran worse, would idle but...
You learn something every day. I've been riding several Japanese bikes for 15 years now butt mostly just ride them..... Put the carbs. back on...
I've built a couple airplanes, OH'ed a Lycoming aircraft engine and have wrenched my own vehicles for over 50 years so I believe I have some...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] OK some pictures. Two Brothers Racing muffler. Also note Airtech one piece upper coupled with slightly bent...
My new 91 has a left side exhaust which I find odd. Searching online I found only one picture of a bike with LH exhaust. How odd is it?...
Yea, if anything like a FZR400. I got 2 FZR400 race bikes in a trade many years ago. Fixed one up to do track days. It was great except for that...
It seems I might have been to quick deciding the pistons were shot. After we gently blew air into the "1/2" dia. black hose" and observed all 4...
I was working on the airplane and getting my bi-annual flight review and my mechanic friend was bow hunting or sighting in his rifle(it's that...
Maybe start at the beginning, what the bike does. It has no power will only go 55-60 mph. I ran it with air cleaner off and it will struggle to...
Thanks guys. I was mostly kidding about the Flex seal but was told by my friend/mentor who is an experienced mechanic that if available the vacuum...
Maybe an intro. I rode English bikes in the 60-70's. Sure wish I kept the 72 factory 810 Dunstall Norton. Had a couple bikes in the 80's for a...
3 of the 4 diaphragms on my new 91 Interceptor are bad. Anyone know of a source for new ones. Also, has anyone ever tried to repair. Just a...
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