Oldfeller--FSO wrote on 08/10/08 at 06:31:47:Justin, is your bike properly tuned for riding in the mountains?
** Honestly not certain of the tuning, reasonably satisfied, growls on decel, occasional little pops, no big shotgun or machine gun stuff, like it did stock. It was an embarrassment before, so much popping, tho, now I expect that was largely exhaust leak issues.
Do you have any beautiful scenery and good isolated roads relatively nearby that are beautiful and curvy?
OHH yea, decent looking roads & scenery, tho nothing like what is Out ther in the world, but having lived in West Tx, I figure I live in Paradise.
If memory serves, you have a Lancer cam in your bike and one of those nice disk tuneable exhaust systems that you have rejetted for very carefully.
As carefully as I am capable of without getting absolutely persnickety. I figure I am an 80% mechanic. Some folks can squeeze every bit an engine has out, I figure I can get 80% & not make myself crazy. I have enough other hassles that demand I knock off on the bike & deal with other stuff, that is nowhere near 80% function. I have a Honda car head off & some issues with going back together, a lawnmower that has leaked the juice out of its "Sealed from factory" rear axle/transmission, & a backhoe that hasnt run in 2 years, so, the bike is running & must be left alone for now.One day tho, I want to feel like messing with it & have time & do Lancers full run thru the carb. Sure would like to slap it on a Dyno.
Lancer was able to whup all of us very handily, you should be able to do the same.
Yea, yea, yea, in my dreams. I have corners I have been working on for 2+ years & continue to set new exit speed records. One I was getting thru at 35 I am now hitting 55 & I figure a real rider could nail it at over 60 with the Savage. I get pegs down & push my limits, but I expect others are just simply better riders & faster thru the corners. But, thats okay, cuz I get a thrill out of my self competition. I would like to see someone( a good rider) take my bike thru those turns.
I would be happy to offer you the opportunity to do so some time during the two weeks leading up to Labor day -- that way you could remove the stain on the honor of hot sounding low performing very noisy exhausts everywhere.
I don't think my exhaust is all that noisy. But, if there were 3 of us set up the same, running together, it would be for sure, so, I guess it would be better, quieter. I do wonder if it would be better with a few disks pulled out. It has 14 on it & that was not done scientifically, at all. I dont get ugly looks from folks at lights. Or maybe, they are Skeert to scowl at the Big Bad Biker Duuuude, all 135 pounds of me.
BTW, Lancer's exhaust wasn't as noisy as the rest were by a long shot -- what does that suggest to you? He also put resistance back into Toymaker's system so he could tune to it.
Weeeell, it suggests what I have suspected. I am considering finding the time to pull a few disks, daggummit O.F., you are seriously making me think I need to. I know Reelthing has some doubts about the tuning as is, with the 14 disks & only a 150 main, stock idle jet & so close to stock white washer it would take calipers to be sure its not, so, maybe I could pop a few disks off & hear & feel improvement, I like a quiet ride.
Hmmmmm .....
As far as going to Florida, too long a trip, too hot, too flat and once you got there all the stop lights would get in the way a lot ... Plus Ed is working on some accessories for his bike, he has some plans for newfangled improved foot pegs and such.
PM me if you are interested, I am looking for a good relatively short trip and a good reason to make the trip.
Oldfeller
I have heard that a well tuned Thumper will growl a bit on decel. Mine does. Once I got it feeling good on accel & giving a rumbling with occasional snarl on decel, I called it good. What I do notice is that it idles lower than I want after its been running 15 to 20 minutes, but after Ive been out for an hour, the idle is up. How much?? HekkIdunno, I bet thers a couple hundred RPM swing, so I mess with the idle speed, jack it up a bit when I drive away, after I kill the choke, which I run at the first click for 5 minutes or so. But, Ive seen 94 on the clock, so I figure its getting a decent amount of fuel, but maybe I could restrict the exhaust a bit & improve things generally.
I believe there is room for improvement, enough to justify spending the time to go get.