Lucky Phil

The Rizomas on my bike work really well, just small enough to be discreet but still give an acceptable view and quality enough to last and not vibrate around. Part of the reason I mentioned them. They aren't cheap of course but as they say "long after you've forgotten the cost the quality remains". Ciao

I ran a pair for years on my bike. They also have a practical benefit as well in that they quieten down the valve noise a noticeable amount. Downside......a little extra weight. Ciao

[LuckyPhil said]: Look at my V11 Daytona project thread. Lots of info on gearbox cracking there. Ciao _________________________________________________________________________________________________ [LowRyter said]: If you have a red ( and some black ) frame bikes , there is a shop that make them . Motiv Cycle Works . 906 N. Ann Arbor Ave . Oklahoma City , Ok. 73127 _____________________________________________________________________________________________ [Kane said]: She’s a lovely steed! Looking forward hearing about you and your Greenie! When was that picture taken? ______________________________________________________________________________________________ [hammershaug said]: Thanks, Kane, and welcome to my spot. I took the picture on September 1, 2019. ______________________________________________________________________________________________ Cheers! That’s a great photo album. Such cool rides. Beautiful landscapes! ______________________________________________________________________________________________ [swooshdave said]: I bet that was a shocking ride compared to the V65! Can you tell us more about the trip? Did you take pictures? ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [hammershaug said]: Finally, I got time to do some work in the basement. Took down the sump and filter. Cleaned it. Ripped off headers and crossover. Removed the air filter box and the worn intake rubbers. Tomorrow I will remove both throttle bodies. The rubber hoses on both sides of the throttle bodies will be replaced. Then I am thinking about putting the throttle bodies in my ultrasonic cleaner... Is that a good idea? [hammershaug said]: You bet! Very powerful compared to my Lario, and my 1953 Husqvarna:) I think I have one or two few photos. _______________________________________________________________________________________________ [LuckyPhil said]: To do that you should probably remove the injectors. Personally there's no real need to ultrasonic them as everything can be easily accessed with the simple traditional methods. So throttle plates and the bores and the air bleed screws and passages etc. I have a large ultrasonic cleaner bath that will fit throttle bodies and I didnt do mine. If I was going to totally strip them I would but otherwise no need I think. Oh and believe me throttle bodies arent easy to strip. I just did a set for a Ducati and its virtually impossible without ruining a lot of fasteners. Weber put them together with red loctite. My advice is dont remove anything from them unless its absolutely necessary. Ciao _______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________- [gstallons said]: I think there are things in the throttle bodies that don't need that kind of treatment . ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [LowRyter said]: You might get the transmission bracket that attaches to the frame. It the keeps the gearbox housing from cracking. You want it for a redframe. My guy at Motiv in OKC can sell you the bracket and fasteners. He sells kits, you might find a factory piece but hardly available. http://www.motivcycleworks.com/ _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [LuckyPhil said]: May as well check the gearbox mount as well Ciao ________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [hammershaug said]: Thanks for the tip! I will check that out. ___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ [hammershaug said]: I will definitely not strip the bodies. I can't see any harm to try USC. As long as my precious vinyl tolerates the treatment, why not a throttle body? Don't you think? [hammershaug said]: No information or photos on the website... Can you tell me more about the transmission bracket? Yes, I have searched the forum with no luck. Thanks!

Unless you're a Guzzi guy. Ciao

In the harsh light of hindsight I'm really quite mad aren't I. Ciao

Yes I've been lucky enough to own a lot of nice bikes inc 3 Late model MV's and early GT Ducati and early 750 Sport Ducati and a factory TT2 Ducati a 888 Corsa Ducati, 851 SP2 Ducati,a Kawasaki Motoplast, A DB1 Bimota a couple of BMW K100's, 3 late model Triumphs plus a lot more. I've never actually sat down and counted or listed them up. Ciao

Personally I think Hondas are the quality yardstick for mass produced motorcycles and have been for many years. I was killing some time at a shopping centre about 4 or 5 years ago and was looking at a CBR1000RR parked there. The one with the Ohlins suspension and was impressed with its build quality. It was always Honda then Yamaha then Suzuki and Kawasaki quality wise for me. I did own an RC30 for a while in the mid to late 80's and that thing was on another planet compared to my 1000 Hailwood replica that I also owned at the time. More bar ends alas Ciao

I've seen it done on an old in line 6, they idle pretty low. Not sure what the point was. Ciao

No docc not you, and your test did show useful results with regards to engine temp for clearance adjustment in that it doesn't need to be stone cold. I was commenting on GuzziMotos post about the clearances closing up when the engine was hot, which they do however its running hot. So he's right thats why if the clearances are too tight cold you will burn a valve due to it being held off the seat when hot and not cooling. I've seen valves being adjusted on a running engine docc, very messy. Ciao

Yes they always leave the mirrors off. Most road gear detracts from the look. The overall idea is to make the ugly stuff "disappear" as much as possible by either dimension or colour. If thats not possible then make really high quality and a "feature" Ciao

Here's an old shot of my bike. Mirrors are still the same, high quality, discreet, useful and dont add a foot to the width of the bike. Ciao

Sorry docc, still not "feelin it" They just have that "tacked on" look, not integrated.Like the designer got the bike to the manufacturing stage and remembered he hadn't thought of mirrors. Ciao

As a blanket statement valve clearances get tighter with the engine at operating temperature, however doccs test was a little flawed in that the engine isn't running. The valve temps on a running engine are wildly different to a warmed up engine sitting stationary for 5 min while you get the rocker cover off and measure the clearances. Also different materials expand at different rates. My VFR750 Honda during warm up had valve noise that went from silent to tappety and back to quiet again as the head and valves all expanded at different rates. So measuring valve clearances with a warm engine doesn't actually tell you what the valve clearance is running at WOT with the valves running red hot. In that scenario you wont have more valve clearance than cold and thats what you set the clearances for,valve and head temp running at WOT at peak torque. Ciao

Very nice bikes except for the hideous bar end mirrors. Why the hell people run these I have no idea,they look bad and just add width to the bike you dont want. Like putting big rubber ears on Cindy Crawford. I ran a single bar end mirror on my Hailwood Ducati back in the 80's and was never happy about it but you couldn't buy nice std mount aftermarket mirrors back then and the Ducati mirrors were cheap rubbish. You can now though. look at the Rizoma mirrors on my bike, beautifully made small and discrete but still useful, almost perfect. Ditch those things, no excuses for flappy ears on a bike these days. Ciao

Ok, thats a surprise. It must have some residual pressure in the lines as it only runs for a few seconds. I wonder how long after the last time the pump ran did he do this. I surprised the system holds pressure for any time at all after the pump shuts off. The pump would need a check valve in it to achieve that. I can see how dumping the line pressure would assist uncoupling the fittings though. Thanks. Ciao

So how is the bike going to run with the fuel pump wiring disconnected. It wont start without fuel pressure. Hmmm, ok, do you mean disconnecting the fuel pump wiring and then "cranking" the engine on the starter as opposed to "running the bike" ? Ciao

Maybe you meant the fuel tap. Ciao

Doesnt look 90 deg out in the image, maybe 45 deg. Ciao

Jackets and pants, they shrink over time. I've got a wardrobe full of gear thats shrunken, I'm thinking of trying to get a class action up against all these manufacturers. Ciao

Yes of course, a good refresher. Thanks Ciao

My friend at one point was modifying Harley pressure regs to be adjustable ( same ones as our bike runs) so you could easily richen the whole map. He accepted it was a band aid because he knows a lot about efi stuff but it was "good enough" for the Harley guys and actually solved the running issues they had at the time. I spent some time assembling them and setting them on the test rig. Ciao

Hopefully he'll chime in. Thinking about it docc the "overall richening" issue not being valid will be because at some points in the map and engine operating envelope the fuel pulse width and therefor delivery will actually be reduced at least not increased due to volumetric efficiency considerations at different rpm and load points. Ciao

Ok docc, I will be happy to stand corrected here but if you move the TPS to a higher voltage output for the same throttle plate position wont that be telling the ecu that the throttle is open a greater amount than it actually is and "by and large" give longer injector duration for a given rpm because it thinks the throttle is actually open more than it is? Thats always been my understanding, I might be wrong. You set the base TPS voltage with the throttle plates closed to give the ecu the shut limit and then it calculates throttle plate position from there. If say you have the plates closed but set the TPS voltage at 3 deg open the ecu will supply fuel or injector pulse width advanced 3 degrees across the board which would generally mean more fuel. I may have missed something here, others may know the details better. Ciao

Higher the voltage the more fuel. Ciao