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    #31
    Went for a ride down to the lake area and found a public access for boats. I like the bike so far. Getting used to the clip ons. I'd like to go from a 17 tooth front sprocket to a 16. It's hard trying to do the speed limit. It will easily do 45mph in 3rd and feels weird.

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      #32
      That thing looks cool, though I wonder whether you meant 145 in 3rd.
      "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
      ~Herman Melville

      2016 1200 Superlow
      1982 CB900f

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        #33
        I dont lug it really, but I dont like to rev it too high either. Highest speed limit near me is 65 and she does that in 4th gear at like 5000 rpm.
        I dont have a need for anything over 80mph, so why not back it down a little to make the available gears more usable?

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          #34
          So I did the spark plugs today. I really thinking someone in this bikes past did not change two of the four plugs because #3 and #4 are hard to get to.

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            #35
            Yuk. At least the electrodes look healthy.
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              #36
              Took the carbs off today. Ordered all new rubber for them and they finally showed up.
              It's easier to start cold and seems to run better, but I might be a little biased.

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                #37
                Got tired of the tear in my passenger seat getting hung up on my back pack.
                Did a half-arsed repair.
                The adjuster on top of my fork looks to be ground down from a crash/ sliding down the road up-side down. I can only assume the pass seat got messed up the same way.



                Some clamps and steel tube with a heat gun to put a crease in to hide my horrible stitching.



                Complete-ish. I need much shorter staples. I'll pull these out and fix it later. Maybe...

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                  #38
                  I like your project of course, not so different from my 7-11 Katana.
                  Mine is so fast, want's to be ridden so hard, it only feels normal on a race track.
                  Had it up to 130 no problem, with plenty of room to slow down for the next corner.
                  Still only average compared to other bikes on the track.
                  "Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
                  1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
                  1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
                  1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored

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                    #39
                    Thank you.
                    I was considering a different sprocket set.
                    Stock is a 17 x 47 with a 532 chain.
                    The speedo runs off of the front wheel so that won't be an issue.
                    I want to say if I switch to a 15 x 48, it will have a lower top speed, but will have better acceleration. Right?

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                      #40
                      I looked at all the possible gear ratios I could use, but came back to what the Suzuki engineers chose, 15-48.
                      My engine is a 92 GSXR 1127 with the highest lift cams they put in those engines. A tweak one way or the other would not matter a bit, it has the highest torque figures I've seen.
                      I think getting clever about gear ratios is something you only need to do for small displacement engines.
                      Are you using the Gearing Commander site to help you?
                      Gearing Commander.com
                      Last edited by Buffalo Bill; 01-17-2017, 11:53 PM.
                      "Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
                      1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
                      1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
                      1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored

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                        #41
                        Yep, Had that site bookmarked for a long time.

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                          #42
                          I really like this, i just picked up a 93 fzr1000 with the ex-up set up. Im wondering if its the same as the yzf?
                          I build Pipers

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                            #43
                            Originally posted by thebrandonbeezy View Post
                            I really like this, i just picked up a 93 fzr1000 with the ex-up set up. Im wondering if its the same as the yzf?
                            I know it has the same function, and if you take it off the bike, you've f_cked it up bad.
                            "Only fe' collected the old way, has any value." from His Majesty O'Keefe (1954 film)
                            1982 GS1100G- road bike, body, seat and suspension modded
                            1990 GSX750F-(1127cc '92 GSXR engine) track bike, much re-engineered
                            1987 Honda CBR600F Hurricane; hooligan bike, restored

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                              #44
                              I removed the EXUP from my FZ1 when I mounted the first Holeshot header made for that bike along with his exhaust canister and an Ivan's jet kit with K&Ns. Bike ran flawlessly.
                              "Thought he, it is a wicked world in all meridians; I'll die a pagan."
                              ~Herman Melville

                              2016 1200 Superlow
                              1982 CB900f

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                                #45
                                Originally posted by thebrandonbeezy View Post
                                I really like this, i just picked up a 93 fzr1000 with the ex-up set up. Im wondering if its the same as the yzf?
                                I think the engine is the same. Some burn oil and some don't. It's weird like that.

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