
any advice? about to swap my flywheel
Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
hopefully try mine today, have have just taken the 13mm off the flywheel but have HRC throttle already and 15/44 gearing so it could be an interesting morning 

Max


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Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
Max wrote:hopefully try mine today, have have just taken the 13mm off the flywheel but have HRC throttle already and 15/44 gearing so it could be an interesting morning
you wont need a front tyre any time soon thats for sure.
missing the noise, not the vibes. However never say never!
Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
How did you get on Max. Did you get out on the bike today. Mine had a good thrashing today, two tanks worth all the way down to Bognor and back. Back end slips out a bit when giving it some full throttle if not careful. I also found following cars at a steady 20-30mph on B roads a bit twitchy on the throttle especially when hitting bumps in the road.
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Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
Sorry about the delay work got in the way, managed to get out on the bike wednesday. there is a noticeable difference to the way the bike goes. If i hadnt just renewed the chain and sprockets I might be tempted to go a little higher again on the gearing, that said it does accelerate noticeably faster especially mid range. the other thing i thought was she pulled cleaner from lower revs as well, I was trundling around over the black mountains and theres a couple of bends where she has to chug around normally but she pulled without chugging. I dont know if its me but i think the she changes direction quicker as well, dont know how that bit works it might just be me. Did about 200 miles and I like the change. Top gear work on fast roads took a bit of getting used to, the engine breaking increase is very noticeable at higher speeds.
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Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
So how are the super light flywheels holding up?
Whats the sizes on the super light ones?
I feel a mod coming on......
Whats the sizes on the super light ones?
I feel a mod coming on......
Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
I have a little more that 13,000 miles on mine now,,,, most of that time spent at 6k rpm or more.NZSpokes wrote:So how are the super light flywheels holding up?
Whats the sizes on the super light ones?
I feel a mod coming on......
No issues so far... motor gets torn down this coming winter so I'll have a better idea then if it is causing an issue.
(NOTE: No abnormal bearing, crank wear means all is well, some abnormal wear may be an indicator, but not definitive as to it being caused by the lightened flywheel, still it'll be a good look/test)
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Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
So if I was going to go a bit on the extreme side but not to far, what spec would I take it to?
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Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
So about to get this done now. Anybody got specs on the most I can go?NZSpokes wrote:So if I was going to go a bit on the extreme side but not to far, what spec would I take it to?
Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
I cut a "mild" one initially, it was fun, but I soon got bored & wanted lighter.
Then I cut an ultra light one to the late Benny's specs (mentioned previously in the thread).
The ultra one is the one to go for in my opinion
You won't be sorry, its a hoot
Then I cut an ultra light one to the late Benny's specs (mentioned previously in the thread).
The ultra one is the one to go for in my opinion

You won't be sorry, its a hoot

Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
SHITTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT iv just realised i have that mandrelVarastorm wrote:I cut a "mild" one initially, it was fun, but I soon got bored & wanted lighter.
Then I cut an ultra light one to the late Benny's specs (mentioned previously in the thread).
The ultra one is the one to go for in my opinion![]()
You won't be sorry, its a hoot


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Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
Mine heads off tomorrow, hope to have it back for next weekend. Its 7 6 1/2.
Or 3.36kg for those in the metric world.

Or 3.36kg for those in the metric world.
Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
Its back and on the bike. Came in at 5.11lbNZSpokes wrote:Mine heads off tomorrow, hope to have it back for next weekend. Its 7 6 1/2.![]()
Or 3.36kg for those in the metric world.
Or 2.58kg.
Looking forward to a ride tomorrow.
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Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
You'll like it :-)
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Re: any advice? about to swap my flywheel
Is anyone still supplying these or is it a case of having one machined? Atb.
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