Write-up on the Carbon Express on motorcycle.com

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Part 1 of a write-up I prepared about the long and "dynamic" relationship with my beloved VTR is now online at motorcycle.com. Here is the link to Part 1: https://www.motorcycle.com/readers-ride ... art-1.html 

(Much) more to come :)

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Brilliant write up Mik, looking forward to part 2 :clap: :thumbup:
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thanks :)
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what a brilliant read mikey :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

love that airbox setup,,, and i seem to rem having a spare K&N in the cave :lol: :lol: :lol: worth a try i suppose during lockdown.

roll on part two :thumbup:
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fabiostar wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 7:05 pm what a brilliant read mikey :thumbup: :thumbup: :thumbup:

love that airbox setup,,, and i seem to rem having a spare K&N in the cave :lol: :lol: :lol: worth a try i suppose during lockdown.

roll on part two :thumbup:
If you lift the tank slightly (about 3-4 mm at back and about 8-9 at front) you can cut out the upper ring on an old airbox bottom and use it as a shim to raise the lid (@ 9 mm), upping volume and clearance above the bellmouths... all good!

When doing the FIL mod, I paid particular attention to make a smooth transition into the filter element (using black silicone), thereby preventing any sources of turbulence (did this as I recall Roger mentioning that it was critical to avoid having a retaining ring that was not taller than 10mm on his lidless set-up). My FIL was somewhat based on his idea, but with greater internal volume and bellmouth clearance.
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A crackin' read 8) :thumbup:

When all your mod's are put together like that you can appreciate more how much work you have done over the years. When I read about single modifications over the years it's all to easy to forget some of the previous work.

I really enjoyed reading that, looking forward to part 2 :D

Thanks for posting the link Micky :thumbup:

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Thanks Chris, it's essentially been 19 years of modding and experimenting. FWIW, part 2 is better :)
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mik_str wrote: Sat May 09, 2020 11:51 pm Thanks Chris, it's essentially been 19 years of modding and experimenting. FWIW, part 2 is better :)
That's what I call dedication :clap:
Definitely looking forward to part 2 :D

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Nice one Mikky, :thumbup:
You might even get OCMD to go mainstream it might even get into the medical journals
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It would give us Blokes a brilliant excuse when the wives complain :wink:

It's not modding, it's a medical condition :angel:
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Mikey what a great read that was.. stunning bike and serious amount of fine detailed work :clap: :clap:

you are indeed a very sick man. well done :lol: :lol:

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Aww looking forward to this :D

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Interesting read mate, well done
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Informative, detailed and well written.
Well done, you should be proud of that.

I just fiddled with mine and bought bits while drunk, then lashed it together with whatever came to hand in the garage.
And stuck it on a dyno.
Then stripped it and did much the same with a bunch of other bits.
And stuck it on a dyno.

Etc.
It's not falling off, it's an upgrade opportunity.
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tony.mon wrote: Thu May 14, 2020 11:43 pm Informative, detailed and well written.
Well done, you should be proud of that.
Well said that man :thumbup:

A lovely read made even better with the photo's :clap:

Thanks for posting Micky 8)

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