justin_o_guy2 wrote on 06/24/11 at 19:08:20:


when I sit on the bike, I still have about an inch of clearance for the license plate. I only weigh about 150 pounds too. A friend on mine who is pushing 200 pounds sat on it, and the license is nearly touching the wheel. I may try it out for a week and see what happens before re-locating it. My Dunlop K70's on the rear definately make it more of an issue relative to the stock tires that RYCA provides. THose dunlops are over 26.5" in diameter, which is significantly larger than the tires in the stock kit.

sbaugz wrote on 06/24/11 at 20:25:02:




Drums hit a big rock & boogered his freshly jazzed up bike up.

Got my bike fired up today and took it for a spin.
I like the way it drives and handles.
The EMGO pipe is not as loud as I thought it would be. It sounds alot different than the stock s40, much throatier sound. I did re-pack the EMGO with fiberglass packing, which I think helps.
I ended up using 150/55 jets. I turned the screw out 3/4 turn and it fired right up. I drove around the block a few times and it drove really, really, well. No pops, backfires, and acceleration was excellent.
Now for the bad news- I did the entire test drive with my choke on. I forgot to push the choke back in. I did not get a chance to drive it again without the choke on, and will attempt that tomorrow. My fear is that it won't drive quite so nicely the next time when I actually remember to push the choke back in. \
Only other issue I had is that the turn signal buttons are a little awkward, so I have to rotate the bars just a touch so that my thumb reaches a little easier.
Oh, and one more issue. WIth that big dunlop K70 tire, my license plate is rather close to the tire. I hit a pothole and the license plate hit the tire for a second. I might have to move it to the side of the shocks after all.

sbaugz wrote on 06/25/11 at 18:14:47:



I've never done ANYTHING like THAT!!    

Gyrobob wrote on 06/25/11 at 20:12:33:



Good point about trimming the plate down. I will try that. I think you might be in for trouble- my friend is about 200# and when he was sitting on my bike, the license plate was very close to the tire- probably around 1/2"-3/4" with him just sitting on it.

MotoBuddha wrote on 06/23/11 at 16:41:05:


might decide to contact RYCA to see what a second set of these (side covers) would run me. I was thinking if I made them black, they might not stand out as much, and they would sort of blend in with the frame, shocks, motor a little more. Hmm, too bad I don't have photoshop or I'd see what black side covers would look like with my copper tank and seat.

Gyrobob wrote on 06/26/11 at 06:11:59:


thought about that. At this point, I just wanted the bike done. Just not sure no side covers would like right either- because of the gap between the seat and frame on top. I like rpnsht's approach with the mini side covers, but don't feel I have the technical experience to do all the mods required. Will probably ride mine as is for the summer and then think about changing it over winter.