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Hi, For the high speed runs I wind it up to the required speed/revs & hold it for around 5/10 seconds then cut the engine clutch in & free wheel to a planned parking area on the dual carriageway. Remove the front plug (Fairing & tank removal for the rear one....) & pop in a fresh one...

Hi, I am quite impressed with the running, but I suppose I will have to do some plug chopping to see if what my ass is telling me & what is really going on are the same. These iridium plugs are a pain to read as the ceramic is quite long & the main body of the plug is shrouded like inside of...

Hi, Are you sure? I am lead to believe that they improve the air flow & so makes it run leaner. The engine sounds more gruff, it's not the intake roar because I can't here it through the sound proofing (baglux cover & bag full of waterproofs). The engine firing over just sounds louder, nasti...

Hi, Just been on the bike (another test ride) to the local bike club meet at the Anglesey circuit. Waste of time, blowing a gale & the low fuel light came on half way there...... Still impressive though, I am thinking that it might of been running a little rich before hand & this mod has sor...

Hi, Quick update on the Stack mod. Firstly, I stole a rolling pin from the kitchen & removed the handles, this left me with a perfect diameter tool that fitted into the aluminium trumpet. It only went down half way, then with a slight tap it was held firmly enough to work on as aluminium gets ve...

I have been looking up bits about trumpet design & found this good read.

http://www.profblairandassociates.com/RET_Articles.html

Might be of interest to someone...

Hi Tony, All fixed. I had a good read of your work on the modded stacks & am quite looking forward to having a go with the Ducati items. You have got my alarm bells going with the height issue though, that never occurred to me. Like I mentioned above, this project is still in the resourcing all ...

Sorry guys, I stand corrected! HRC copies they are...

How well did the SP1 modification work? Also how did those beautiful fibreglass stacks work out?

Hi Carl, There are some Velocity stacks made from the same Moriwaki CAD dimensions on the US eBay. eBay item number: 121451472377 I Mailed the guy & asked if they were the same as the ones Dr Honda had made for some members on the US Superhawk forum & he agreed! I know that my above mod will...

Right then, I have been reading up lots on velocity stacks! Long & short, big & small, different edge radius for the mouth section etc. There are many variations & more specifically, where the owner/tuner requires the torque & horsepower to be in the rev range. I am not very knowledg...

Hi Tony, Your right! I have just popped to the shed were I have a spare head, 42 teeth on a cam wheel! looks like 1 tooth = 8.6°....... Any one ever tried this much advance? If so what was it like? Seems like a good way to bend some valves! All I can hope for if the timing wheels are out a few degre...

Hi, I have also got a clean CBR600fy for the road & for track day's. Parts I have bought for it are; full Arrow high exhaust system, Gilles rearsets, R&G crash bungs, later race fairing from FSi & rear subframe with single seat conversion, Ten Kate clipon's, Stack rev counter & dash,...

Hi, I was going to go down that road, but the more you read into it there isn't that much difference in the engines. The carbs & camshafts are the biggy, then because of the higher rev's, double valve springs & a lighter flywheel to let it spin it up faster, also the the six speed box & ...

Hi, Right then, I have been looking & asking about the differences of the VTR & Varadero camshafts, because it looks like these are the only camshafts available to play with, unless you get lucky & find some hot ones or have lots of money to make some. Whilst reading the valve timing spe...

Hi, Thanks for that Bleh. I have been hunting for the right tools for the porting job & I think I have found them, they are called "cartridge rolls". Here is the info & cheapest place I've found to get them:- York Cartridge Roll Kit Spirally wound aluminium oxide cloth roll that we...