Experience with Shade Tree Fab exhaust?
#51
Aerobatic competition flying
This vid of a fellow competition pilot gives a good feeling of what it is like to fly at a contest. Where you look and what you see is extremely important. He does have a camera on his head, so you should see the wingtip on the horizon, and of course you don't see the tail view, (If you are the pilot) but for some reason you can stay oriented watching this. The roll rate and speed are equal to the Extra.
Last edited by Jetfever; 12-26-2015 at 09:39 AM.
#52
Back on track: Shadetree
Ok, I am still interested in the original thread here, sorry again for the hijack.
I was looking at the Web photos, and I noticed the headers are different in these 2 similar exhaust systems.
I like the way the rear cylinder headpipe meets the the front on this system. I like the tapered muffler entrance as well
I noticed this rear headpipe looks a LOT like the Paughco system the rear pipe meets the front at closer to 90 degree angle, not as nice IMHO.I think I like the front head pipe better in this second system though :-/
So which header system does Kyle ship? Are both available?
I was looking at the Web photos, and I noticed the headers are different in these 2 similar exhaust systems.
I like the way the rear cylinder headpipe meets the the front on this system. I like the tapered muffler entrance as well
I noticed this rear headpipe looks a LOT like the Paughco system the rear pipe meets the front at closer to 90 degree angle, not as nice IMHO.I think I like the front head pipe better in this second system though :-/
So which header system does Kyle ship? Are both available?
Last edited by Jetfever; 12-26-2015 at 10:19 AM.
#54
A side benefit of the shade tree pipes is you can install a kicker.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Speed-Tran...3D150974949451
Of course, you'll wear yourself out trying to kick a twin cam unless you can figure out an ignition that will allow kicking.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/5-Speed-Tran...3D150974949451
Of course, you'll wear yourself out trying to kick a twin cam unless you can figure out an ignition that will allow kicking.
Thanks, Steve
#55
I know Evo aftermarket ignitions have a "kick" setting which fires right away, and a regular setting which waits for a certain rpm to fire to protect the starter. I know my Evo bike used to kick back on its starter a lot more frequently than my twin cam bike, and my twin cam spins more before it starts.
p.s. thanks for that last video, that pilot is encountering a lot more G's than I do drag racing! That inverted runway pass 3:30 in is just crazy, what about 20 feet off the ground????
#56
Correct - the way I understand it is that the TC engines must make two
complete revolutions for the ignition to "synchronize" for timing.
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complete revolutions for the ignition to "synchronize" for timing.
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You barely get one compression stroke with a kicker, so you need it to fire on every single stroke. My understanding, though I haven't tested it, is that the twin cam computers will only fire when rpm reaches a certain (albeit low) threshold, to keep the bike from kicking back on the starter.....snip.....
#58
#60
So, funny story. My 2nds old lady wonders how we can go to a place that's an hour and a half away on the map, and take 8 hours to get there and back. So yesterday she went with us...and found out in spades.
Windy roads, washed out roads, trees down (seriously, I should have bigger bags so I can carry a chainsaw), wrong turns, a beer...maybe two, walking it off with an unplanned tour of the Booth Western Museum (amazing, cool...see pics attached, we had to beg them to take our money. Funny the reaction black leather will get ya), Talking to old guys about their bikin' days, takin' the long way home when we're already late.
OK, now back to the topic at hand...which is making our bikes even cooler, so we spend more time talkin about bikes, which allows more time for drinkin beer. But first, this commercial message. Come to Cartersville, Georgia and visit a cool western museum.
OK, not western museum, but Christmas tradition.
14' sculpture. Sharing water with a cougar.
Eagle catcher...'nuff said.