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Armen Serious Thumper Offline Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey Posts: 1452	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #15 - 02/20/17 at 06:13:49 I ain't nearly good looking enough to be calling other folks 'pigs'.
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badwolf Serious Thumper Offline Ridin' my Lil' Bagger - 153k miles so far Posts: 803 Palm Beach County, FL Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #16 - 02/20/17 at 08:03:22 "Good question. Although other than Arnold Ziffle, I don't know of many pigs that partake in alcohol." Read "Animal Farm" by George Orwell.
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Ruttly Serious Thumper Offline Thumpers Rule Posts: 5112 Manteca , CA Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #17 - 02/23/17 at 06:46:35 Batman , Was out riding Tuesday and yes rpms come down much faster when throttled down than with stock flywheel !
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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #18 - 02/23/17 at 10:20:59 Can we assume down shifting going into a sharp turn would be more effective? If so,it might be time to hit the Tail of the Dragon!
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Dave YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 18101 Camp Springs, Kentucky Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #19 - 02/23/17 at 10:40:44 batman wrote on 02/23/17 at 10:20:59: Can we assume down shifting going into a sharp turn would be more effective? If so,it might be time to hit the Tail of the Dragon! More effective at what? Acceleration.....compression braking?
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verslagen1 YaBB Moderator ModSquad Offline Where there's a will, I want to be in it. Posts: 28889 L.A. California Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #20 - 02/23/17 at 11:28:39 You've got to remember that you're not riding some multi cylinder high reving beast and those power or braking pulses are now going to be sharper. Or you'll leave the equivalent of those abs staccato brake skids right off the side of the road.
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Trippah Serious Thumper Offline I ride, therefore I am. Posts: 2517 central Mass Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #21 - 02/23/17 at 11:57:49 This is giving the "pig in a blanket" a whole new and unwholesome image.
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Armen Serious Thumper Offline Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey Posts: 1452	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #22 - 02/23/17 at 12:04:52 Batman, Holy crap, you want to do serious engine braking in a turn, at a place like the Dragon, with a bike that now has a lighter flywheel (and a high compression piston)? Time to learn how to ride. That is a good formula for ending up in a ditch wearing your ass for a hat.
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Reply #23 - 02/23/17 at 12:27:04

Yeah I found that out riding in the rain, doing fifty downshift to fourth going into a left turn got a big surprise got to play flat tracker then whack the throttle to keep it sideways big fun but it got high center of gravity so it was a handful, spent a good 40 minutes playing supermoto on wet & muddy farm roads, if the bike wasn't sideways with tire spinning front end wanting to push, needs steeper rake angle for that kinda riding but it sure was fun , most fun I had on a bike in 25 years , love this bike !

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batman Serious Thumper Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 3806 osceola new york Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #24 - 02/23/17 at 14:09:11 armen ,I was typing fast as I was heading out the door ,what I meant to say was down shift before entering a sharp turn .
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Reply #25 - 02/25/17 at 20:13:04

Armen , You were so right about the turning. I used a slight s curve outside of town , picked a marker on the side of the road , made 3 passes using 3rd , 4th & 5th at entry speed of about 45 mph. What a huge difference , in 3rd the bike needed to be pulled over and pulled thru the turn with alot of effort , 4th not as bad , 5th was easier to move within the lane , tighten up my line thru the curve , apex where I wanted to apex instead trying to pull the bike thru the curve due to the bike wanting to go straight and making me use the whole width of the lane. And transition from right turn to left turn was much lighter in 5th than 3rd. Now I get it , this will make me a much more controlled rider , what fun it is to learn better cornering skills. Faster thru a turn with less effort and better control. So Cool !
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Armen Serious Thumper Offline Half-Witted Wrench-Jockey from Jersey Posts: 1452	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #26 - 02/26/17 at 06:11:02 Hey Ruttly, Way cool that you can feel the difference. It'll be interesting to see how the bike is when you put on the lighter lighter flywheel Thanks for sharing. -Armen
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Reply #27 - 02/26/17 at 07:41:47

Yup it's going to get some taller gearing too when it gets the other flywheel to keep rpms down , it's got enough power to pull way taller gearing. That S curve has about a twenty foot drop at the end before the straight, went thru at about 75/80 ish and was really fighting the bike to keep it out of the marbles on the edge of the road. Combination of lighter flywheel and taller gearing and maybe some better tires will make the bike a safer ride !

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Fast 650 Senior Member Offline SuzukiSavage.com Rocks! Posts: 405 Valrico, FL Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #28 - 06/17/17 at 16:37:18 Ruttly, have you tried the other lighter flywheel yet? Curious because I am getting ready to lighten mine soon. I am thinking something around 3 pounds for mine. Unless you find something negative with your lighter flywheel.
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LANCER Serious Thumper Alliance Member Offline Savage Beast Performance Parts Posts: 10668 Oklahoma Gender:	Re: Lightened Flywheel Reply #29 - 06/17/17 at 18:53:39 You boys having fun yet ? ! REX will be back on the road within a few days...yep.
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