TOAK the Thread Of All Knowledge VIII
#7131
02-19-2017 | 07:06 PM
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Joined: Jul 2008
Posts: 112,202
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From: On a hill among the hills, PA
Evening fellers.
Had a great little 75 mile ride today after all. It was just too nice out not to, so I rode instead of washed!
I swear I just don't know how Ol' Blue could be tuned any better than she is right now. Throttle response is awesome and no decel pop. Filled up with close to 135 miles on the odometer since the last fill and it took 3.8 gal. (almost 36 mpg and the majority of that is start and stop and not highway miles) But what with pulling my big *** around that 'aint bad and is close to what it was before the mods.
She is a little harder to start because of the added compression and that translates to a pause before she turns over, especially when hot, but hell it's about a 4 year old battery and that could be the culprit too.
Not sure why, but RPMs seem to be slightly lower (mebbe a hundred rpms) at a given speed than before.
I'm seriously considering foregoing the dyno tune if my guy thinks it would be alright. That's $475 that I have already paid for and could translate to more goodies to put on like a new better looking breather assembly and other stuff.
I don't know how much hp I picked up with the mods but my seat of the pants dyno sez wow!
I'm a happy biker!
Had a great little 75 mile ride today after all. It was just too nice out not to, so I rode instead of washed!
I swear I just don't know how Ol' Blue could be tuned any better than she is right now. Throttle response is awesome and no decel pop. Filled up with close to 135 miles on the odometer since the last fill and it took 3.8 gal. (almost 36 mpg and the majority of that is start and stop and not highway miles) But what with pulling my big *** around that 'aint bad and is close to what it was before the mods.
She is a little harder to start because of the added compression and that translates to a pause before she turns over, especially when hot, but hell it's about a 4 year old battery and that could be the culprit too.
Not sure why, but RPMs seem to be slightly lower (mebbe a hundred rpms) at a given speed than before.
I'm seriously considering foregoing the dyno tune if my guy thinks it would be alright. That's $475 that I have already paid for and could translate to more goodies to put on like a new better looking breather assembly and other stuff.
I don't know how much hp I picked up with the mods but my seat of the pants dyno sez wow!
I'm a happy biker!
#7133
02-19-2017 | 07:20 PM
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Joined: Feb 2014
Posts: 19,653
Likes: 834
From: North Carolina
OK That there is funny. I don't care who ya are...
#7137
02-19-2017 | 07:26 PM
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Joined: Feb 2015
Posts: 12,064
Likes: 2,698
From: Traverse City
Greg, gas tank is off because I had the paint chip touched up. I also have to get into the rocker boxs to do the rock-outs. Good thing the riding seasons is a long time off. My bearings feel good but I'm going to change them anyway.