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My right hand exhaust has worked it's self a bit loose. That wont help your carb setup. Get that sorted first. You want no intake or exhaust leaks if trying to work out your jetting. :thumbup: (:-}) Yes good thoughts Carl. It's not 'blowing' when engine/exhaust hot, only when cool but still has mov...

Payment sent. RIP Benny.

Did you get around to drilling the main air jets out as well :think: Yep I did, about 2 months ago depending on whether you have or not things are sounding a bit rich all over to me. If you go any richer on the fuel mixtures then you will be looking at going up a size on the pilot jet. Ive just com...

Didn't feel I wanted to post last couple of days. RIP Benny, only met him once (Wales) but he showed me an interesting way to inflate an air mattress: attach to an exhaust pipe and there he had an instantly inflated bed!! Brill. I had a few messages from him and he was very helpful indeed. My right ...

Evening! As a few of you know, I've really taken to my carb fettling. After I met up in West Midlands on the Dyno day I hatched my next plan for the carbs. It was rich low and lean high up in revs/throttle position judged by splutter at 1/8th throttle position (rich low) and a/f being lean at high r...

I was deffo on m62, must've been another hero yellow owner!!

ChrisC wrote:spotted a yellow storm today heading West towards the junction with the M6 on the A580 East Lancs

I was M62/M60/M62/M6 south to M56. Maybe?! I had a roll bag strapped to my Givi rack.

Griff.

Rode my commute Yorkshire to Anglesey- first long ride since I fettled with the carbs on Sat: Pilots #48s Mixture 2.5fr 2.75rr Mains 182fr 185rr 1 x Front slide hole plugged And the starting & slow speed is much smoother/crisper. The 3000-5000 range has smoothed out so corners feel more controll...

fairly standard except for race cans and a lightened flywheel. 112.43bhp 98.01Nm of torque http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/bigspanishmarty/IMG-20130713-00504.jpg http://i1143.photobucket.com/albums/n629/bigspanishmarty/IMG-20130713-00502-1.jpg we could tinker some more, lets see what happe...

AMCQ46 wrote:Jetting still needs a tweak, lean at bottom and rich at the top.

No dip at 5000 rpm and very smooth curve

Mine the opposite Marty, we should swap bits! Mines getting lowered pilots and raised mains tomorrow! And I'll epoxy the front carbs lift hole I think. Griff.

Had a take away calzone pizza with wife & mo in law. And changed the car's front pads. Oh and prepp'd the 'storm for tomorrow's carb fest!! Griff.

Oil and filter change. My first time with the 'storm- I had a man do it last year! Easy enough but I was getting concerned when re filling- getting close to the 3.9l and still not sighted on glass.... Then all of a sudden the oil level appears! Phew. Hope to make my carb changes after the really hel...

Kev L wrote:Nice job Lloydie I would go for the design you have in the photo's precisely for the reason Al mentioned, the Y shape is on loads of bikes, the single arm reaching back to the hanger looks good.

I agree Lloydie; the slim minimalist approach looks good. Good luck. Griff.

I read in Ride last week that they put a Firestorm engine in a lawn mower to make the fastest lawn mower in the world, or something! They tried a CBR900 type but was too wide so went for the 'storm engine. Should be good! (Hasn't been on has it!? I've missed a couple of shows). Griff.

Redthunder wrote:Nope.

Sod it time to disclose!

I like. Apart from the red... Blue... And white, and there's not enough yellow!