Some interesting thoughts there on the flywheel Mickymik_str wrote: ↑Sat Jun 20, 2020 3:58 pm Went to the dealer to have a new Road 5 rear tire installed, had them put the original flywheel in (to replace the lightened (-2.6 lb) version I had been running). Why the change? The engine was perhaps a bit too lively for the street ( I was also concerned about the omni-present "chugging" whenever I fed it gas in a determined manner; already broke one crank, don't want to go there again), something that was made somewhat more evident when I rode a friend's Thruxton R last weekend. I had been thinking about it for some time and decided to give it a go. It has definitely calmed the engine down (a bit too much to be honest, t has lost some of its incredible "urgency") so I will run it this way for a while and see if I like it better. Of course, flywheel or not, my bike has had a massive reduction in rotating weight (aluminum clutch plates, loss of quieting gear, conrods, -20 lb from wheels and rotors...). It still lights up, just a bit more smoothly. Again, will ride it for a while and decide if I like this better. I suspect I will stay with this as I only ride on the street, though if I rode the track I would keep the light one.
Other point is I installed some smaller pilots (35s; NOT a typo! lol) as I was running the 38s with the fuel screws all the way in. Remember my bike is far from stock and adding the X-wing-type carb device, I believe (among numerous other things), has greatly improved the intake signal, causing the fuel to be pulled up at a feverish rate. I have 33s on order too in case these are still a bit too rich (bike is a little but burbly at steady throttle just above 3K rpm). Ah, the life of a pioneer, lol
cheers
and your pilot jets
Chris.
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..... its good to be back
