I don't know alot about the 1000 bike but wouldn't a arrow or povic exhaust get you some more power than the yosh you are using? Or is it a yosh that is unlike most yosh systems sold?
Details of the f1 bike rebuild, with pics
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Started rebuilding the F1 bike today, its the bike we used in this years TT races, but the frame and the swingarm have been sent to Spondon Engineering for straightening and strengthening, and painted black. We also now have the quick release system fitted so a wheel change will take about 8 seconds....
started getting the engine fitted in the frame
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here you can see the stregthening in the headstock, which was cut out and re-welded back in to straighten the frame up
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throttle bodies then added, notice secondary butterflies have been removed as part of the engine tuning process......
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close up
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then the QB carbon high capacity air box is fitted
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Swingarm now back from Spondon Engineering, a real work of art.........
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close up of spindle and chain adjuster
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Spent ages routing the wiring, we are running the Yoshi race loom with a new 32 bit race ECU with higher rev range, then started fitting the rearsets etc
The forks should be back this week, they have been sent to Race Components for sorting out, proper respringing and revalving, they worked really well on the 750 at the TT, the F1 bikes had aparently been reworked by Ohlins, but we now know they just fitted some new springs and oil. So we will have some PROPER compression and rebound damping when we fit the reworked forks.
This is where we finished the day
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Once we get the forks back, the front end can all go back in
We now have a quickshifter, from Translogic, its the QS2 model and its the only one that will not effect the suzuki Fi light. It looks really well made and comes with everything you need, even down to the correct size drill bit for drilling some holes. Not got round to fitting it yet,as ran out of time, just been drooling over it in its box. Will post more in due course
Eric
started getting the engine fitted in the frame
here you can see the stregthening in the headstock, which was cut out and re-welded back in to straighten the frame up
throttle bodies then added, notice secondary butterflies have been removed as part of the engine tuning process......
close up
then the QB carbon high capacity air box is fitted
Swingarm now back from Spondon Engineering, a real work of art.........
close up of spindle and chain adjuster
Spent ages routing the wiring, we are running the Yoshi race loom with a new 32 bit race ECU with higher rev range, then started fitting the rearsets etc
The forks should be back this week, they have been sent to Race Components for sorting out, proper respringing and revalving, they worked really well on the 750 at the TT, the F1 bikes had aparently been reworked by Ohlins, but we now know they just fitted some new springs and oil. So we will have some PROPER compression and rebound damping when we fit the reworked forks.
This is where we finished the day
Once we get the forks back, the front end can all go back in
We now have a quickshifter, from Translogic, its the QS2 model and its the only one that will not effect the suzuki Fi light. It looks really well made and comes with everything you need, even down to the correct size drill bit for drilling some holes. Not got round to fitting it yet,as ran out of time, just been drooling over it in its box. Will post more in due course
Eric
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Holy shit! How in the hell did those guys from Kawi spend 650K on a bike then. Thats crazy money.
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I see now why every one is so pleased with the race results then. So then if your rider took first in the 1000 class that would be an act of god right? That is very impressive that you guys do as well as you do keep up the good work.
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