ahh so that's why you offered me a rear fender
i have a stock tire and don't plan on going that big so it should be fine for me ...right?

groupus wrote on 04/12/10 at 21:14:57:


As you already know, I'd like one.  

i wasn't going to put the back pegs on because i had no intention of taking on riders again, but it seems that once the seat was on, i had no shortage of potential passengers. I took my friend for a ride thursday and she had to put her legs up on top of mine - not a particularly comfortable situation for either of us. I'll probably put them on soon enough, although getting the bolts on will be a pain. maybe i'll black them out to be less noticeable...

i have repainted the muffler probably 3 times because it got scratched or rubbed by pavement or saddle bags (or my dumba$$ friend grinding his boots on it   ). The last time i think i took it down to bare metal. sanding is key to any painting operation to give it a rough surface to stick to. The VHT company also recommends using their high temp primer - might be worth a shot.

mine is pretty weak in the 0-1/8 throttle range. i know i need to rejet becasue of my high altitude and my dyna muffler but havent got around to it yet. mine doesnt really try and stall it just doesnt do much. the way i cure this is i let the clutch out slowly until i get to 1/8 so i end up picking up speed pretty quick. i know tis is not the right answer but i enjoy it and it works

took it out for a test drive tonight: it still has a little bit of a weak spot right when i go to take off, but its not unreasonable. the mid-range is real happy sounding now, so that white spacer trick was a good idea. However, the higher throttle range doesn't sound that great. power seems to be consistent, but somewhere over maybe 3/4 throttle its not so smooth. the best way to describe it is it goes from "purring" to "banging" - though not actually banging, that would be bad. clumsy sounding? i need better adjectives...

no i dea what the top speed is either because i must have pulled the speedo cable out when playing with the carb ($h!t)

higher main is a must, but 160  ?! i was just gonna get a 155 and a 52.5 with bleed holes...

also, why put the spacer back to stock when going 1/2 spacer improved midrange? just curious to the reasoning.

ps. i've been trying to keep track of these changes, so i'll post my own tuning guide soon. just have to fix the speedo so i can keep track of mpg and top speed.

right, ok. so i went on a long ride this weekend from Lancaster to Pittsburg, PA, and all i have to say is... WTF!?!  

consistently 35 mpg; 75 mph max - thats only about 65 miles per tank. not good on a 400+ mile trip. i went up to a 157.5 main to go with the 1/2 spacer and cone filter before leaving. i also changed the jets around a couple of times when i stopped between 150, 153.8, and 157.5 (i can do it real fast now), but nothing made any definitive or noticeable difference. I'm seriously considering going back to the stock air filter OR plugging up the cone a bit. performance was fine before, i need the mpg more. used to get 60 mpg; 90 mph max.

i like the look sans airbox but this is ridiculous. any ideas?