what have you done to your "bike" today

[Virt]

Two short !!!!
Have fun trying to ride it

I have nothing better to do currently than play with the bike It's all a learning experience, and god knows I need them!

[lloydie]

Let us know how you get on with two short

[Jamoi]

Deal with it or the sexting stops.

Ok

I went to pick a housemate up from work last night and tried again, does this please you? ya barsteward


Today I finally got around to something I've been meaning to do since the end of November, fit 2 long stacks into the airbox. Only when I got round to doing it, I had to call Lloyd to check something (isn't he such a nice guy?) and then changed my mind and thought I'd try 2 short stacks, what's the worst that could happen? I can always try 2 longs if I don't like it, and then even go back to standard if I don't like that. Didn't take me all that long to do so I'm not really fussed.


I'm also still annoyed at Honda for when they switched the vacuum to be on the frame, utter pain in the butt to get the tank off And getting it back on was no more fun either!

Haha that pic is even worse!

Check you out with your spanners Don't forget you'll have to rev it over 4k to feel the difference

[Virt]

Let us know how you get on with two short

Will do on Saturday after I've had a proper go with it on the group ride out

Haha that pic is even worse!

Check you out with your spanners Don't forget you'll have to rev it over 4k to feel the difference

I don't know what you're talking about

Woah, 4k? But that's like 6k revs below the redline! That's scary, I mean the engine could go at any minute!!!

[lloydie]

I'd go a test it now as it might fuel sh1t and you won't be able to ride it

[Jamoi]

Yeah but, it is black, therefore 4k rpm is equivalent to any lesser colours peak power, as we both know 9k rpm on our far superior black bikes is kicking out around 200bhp (give or take 200bhp)

[Virt]

I'd go a test it now as it might fuel sh1t and you won't be able to ride it

I hate it when you're right and sensible Time to go find some nice rounds around the area then (fat chance!)

[agentpineapple]

keep up the spannering virt, your right about the late model vac set up, let us know how you get on with two short stacks.....

[MacV2]

My Xmas prezzie to me turned up today...



F4i callipers & M/C...


A hundred quids worth of stuff left on the rear step in the pouring fecking rain...



Way to fecking go My Hermes tw@...another reason not to use them bloody idiots....

[Virt]

Alright. So I just got back from the ride. Did a nice route that mixed up twisties, town/city riding, dual carriageways and motorways..

I wombles loved it.

Didn't really notice a difference when I first left the house, although the bike was idling a little bit smoother. The first section, city riding, was fine. It felt a little bit weaker under 5k rpm which made it a bit easier, in my opinion, to ride around at 30mph in 2nd gear as it wouldn't try and speed up without my input.

After about 5 miles to get out of Birmingham, joined the dual carriageway and once I got it above 5k rpm it just flew like never before. There is a very noticeable increase in pickup there and I was in 6th gear before I knew it (changing at 8k rpm). It was perfectly content, still, at cruising at standard speeds between 70-95 (kmh ). The engine braking and everything is still there so slowing down was no different than before, just was very nice getting the extra acceleration.

So followed the dual carriageway for a bit, grinning ear to ear, before deciding to exit to take some twisties. I preferred the new setup here as well, changing between going above/below 5k rpm is smooth and unless you just whack the throttle open before it the bike was brilliant through the corners and with constantly changing speed. I did whack the throttle open at 4.5k in 3rd though, that was terrifying It felt easier to go faster through the corners though, and I noticed that I was riding 1 gear lower than I would previously to keep my revs at around the 4-4.5k so that I could easily accelerate above 5k.

Then when I decided to come home, jumped on the M5 and the bike was the exact same as on the dual carriageway. Very happy to cruise at standard speeds and no hesitation when I wanted to accelerate and get past someone..

I couldn't notice any flat spots and I didn't feel any juddering, the bike revs cleanly still and it's an absolute peach to ride. I think I'll be keeping 2 short stacks for now

Gonna get a dyno run at some point for definite, just to see what it says the fuelling is like and how wrong I might be from my test ride

[Jamoi]

My Xmas prezzie to me turned up today...



F4i callipers & M/C...


A hundred quids worth of stuff left on the rear step in the pouring fecking rain...



Way to fecking go My Hermes tw@...another reason not to use them bloody idiots....

Very nice Mac

Alright. So I just got back from the ride. Did a nice route that mixed up twisties, town/city riding, dual carriageways and motorways..

I ferking loved it.

Didn't really notice a difference when I first left the house, although the bike was idling a little bit smoother. The first section, city riding, was fine. It felt a little bit weaker under 5k rpm which made it a bit easier, in my opinion, to ride around at 30mph in 2nd gear as it wouldn't try and speed up without my input.

After about 5 miles to get out of Birmingham, joined the dual carriageway and once I got it above 5k rpm it just flew like never before. There is a very noticeable increase in pickup there and I was in 6th gear before I knew it (changing at 8k rpm). It was perfectly content, still, at cruising at standard speeds between 70-95 (kmh ). The engine braking and everything is still there so slowing down was no different than before, just was very nice getting the extra acceleration.

So followed the dual carriageway for a bit, grinning ear to ear, before deciding to exit to take some twisties. I preferred the new setup here as well, changing between going above/below 5k rpm is smooth and unless you just whack the throttle open before it the bike was brilliant through the corners and with constantly changing speed. I did whack the throttle open at 4.5k in 3rd though, that was terrifying It felt easier to go faster through the corners though, and I noticed that I was riding 1 gear lower than I would previously to keep my revs at around the 4-4.5k so that I could easily accelerate above 5k.

Then when I decided to come home, jumped on the M5 and the bike was the exact same as on the dual carriageway. Very happy to cruise at standard speeds and no hesitation when I wanted to accelerate and get past someone..

I couldn't notice any flat spots and I didn't feel any juddering, the bike revs cleanly still and it's an absolute peach to ride. I think I'll be keeping 2 short stacks for now

Gonna get a dyno run at some point for definite, just to see what it says the fuelling is like and how wrong I might be from my test ride

That's a positive review mate, be good to take your 2 short and 2 long stacks to your dyno day and play about with them to see the results on paper. Sometimes you can feel a gain in top end power but in reality you've actually lost a bit of bottom end power, or vice versa.

But that certainly sounds an improvement.

[Virt]

That's a positive review mate, be good to take your 2 short and 2 long stacks to your dyno day and play about with them to see the results on paper. Sometimes you can feel a gain in top end power but in reality you've actually lost a bit of bottom end power, or vice versa.

But that certainly sounds an improvement.

Oh I've definitely lost bottom-end, if only a bit Will probably do a dyno run or 2 after sorting out my downpipes with lloyd next month.

[Richy85]

In for MOT.

[Richy85]

Well that was alright.
Advisory on brake pads and chain tension.

Amazingly they didn't issue an 'exhaust noisy' advisory which is ironic as my VTR is the loudest bike I've ever heard
Even my old XR650 with a straight pipe which was f***ing ridiculous doesn't have a patch on how loud this VTR is, and I used to get off that thing after a ride and my ears would be ringing
And that was a bike that even got turned away from a MX track as it was too loud

[agentpineapple]

result richy, loud pipes save lives...