Thread: What kind of Motorcycle do you own.

168hp

This could be me!

Cripes, Bee Emms. Best take the Long Way down....

Well a few of us are off to Maha Salakham today, sun is out and the bike is polished, well sort of I see the wife missed a bit.
The guys from Salakham big bike are even putting on a bit of a do for us with a small pig on the spit and beers on ice.
I will take some pictures and do a bit of a write up. Well try atleast

Originally Posted by Rigger

Well a few of us are off to Maha Salakham today, sun is out and the bike is polished, well sort of I see the wife missed a bit.
The guys from Salakham big bike are even putting on a bit of a do for us with a small pig on the spit and beers on ice.
I will take some pictures and do a bit of a write up. Well try atleast

sounds like fun. enjoy the ride and keep the rubber side down.

yea i got home on sat morn, went out to me lock up and got me babies, mind you the hd just cranked over, sitting too long and too cold, nothing that a good 500 k run won,t fix! down side is i gotta take the trumpy to work and its about 6degrees on the way home, i hope its nice and sunny on the weekend again, i need to defrost!

Originally Posted by Bung

Hooray. i finally got the front sprocket out but not after a bit of gentle grinding and a few litres of sweat pissed out.

congrats, are you downgearing? -1, -2, how much?

Yeah, down gearing. 1 on the front and a couple on the back. It is way too high for me, it won't go anywhere near max revs in top so got a little room for some perking up down low. i got a set of standard cogs as well if I don't like it. Hope the chain fits or i will be back to standard. New tyres fitted today so I will sling them on in the morning and go for a spin.

Lucky you
I am at home making the wife’s life a misery after having some sweat gland things cut out from under my arm, stitches don’t come out for a week so no riding and now the wife tells me no alcohol.
Anyway I hope I can get on a bike for the weekend

Originally Posted by Bung

1 on the front and a couple on the back

-1 by +2 rear should be the same as adding 4 to 5 to the rear which should make a huge differents.
I have done the same to the TLR it now red lines in top at 265 acording to the gearing program I am using. Speedo reads 285 at red line but thats bull shit anyway the TLR was way over geared for Thailands roads before, but now is hard keeping the front down in the first three gears and much more factor

keep in mind by gearing it down. will create higher revs at crusing speeds. some are ok with it some not. also will hurt your fuel economy. Downgearing is really only applicable if your bike engine is a bit on the weezy side. As it does help with acceleration at the expense of topend. -1 +2 gearing is a fair bit and usually the combo is reserved for tracks rather than the street. A -1 on the front usually suffice for the streets.
Happy riding.

Originally Posted by Travelmate

Downgearing is really only applicable if your bike engine is a bit on the weezy side

I wouldnt say my engine is weezy. I just dont see the need for such a hi top end. I changed the sprockets on mine and added a 1/5 race throttle insert, much better to ride with a bit of whooo yehaa hang the fok on

Originally Posted by Rigger

Originally Posted by Travelmate

Downgearing is really only applicable if your bike engine is a bit on the weezy side

I wouldnt say my engine is weezy. I just dont see the need for such a hi top end. I changed the sprockets on mine and added a 1/5 race throttle insert, much better to ride with a bit of whooo yehaa hang the fok on

true.
on mine. it -1 +2 gearing combo. quick throttle, quick shifter, race camshafts. goes totally bananas at the mere twitch of the throttle.
Also may add the ZX10R hold the record for a normally aspirated liter bike at 209mph or 334kmh!!

Originally Posted by Rigger

-1 by +2 rear should be the same as adding 4 to 5 to the rear which should make a huge differents. I have done the same to the TLR it now red lines in top at 265 acording to the gearing program I am using. Speedo reads 285 at red line but thats bull shit anyway the TLR was way over geared for Thailands roads before, but now is hard keeping the front down in the first three gears and much more factor

I would like to that with my GSXR, can we get the parts in Thailand ??

Originally Posted by Travelmate

Also may add the ZX10R hold the record for a normally aspirated liter bike at 209mph or 334kmh!!

The Thai guy with the ZX14 just ordered a new ZX10 as a track bike. bloody rich barsted. I havent ridden the newer ZX10 but have spent a few days on a ZX14 with a G pack, full race system and PC III. and loved it

Originally Posted by Dalton

I would like to that with my GSXR, can we get the parts in Thailand ??

easy for the sprockets and chain but I think the race throttle may be harder. Let me check and see if the TLR race inserts fit a K4 which they may well do as many of the parts are the same.

I am going to be in Korat on friday night if your around

Originally Posted by Dalton

Originally Posted by Travelmate

Also may add the ZX10R hold the record for a normally aspirated liter bike at 209mph or 334kmh!!

Impressive, but even my mother who is 78 years old can ride a bike fast on a straight road....Get the fokker on a curvy road, with cows , drunken Thais, pick-up trucks where stuff fall of right in front of you (ask Rigger). Ride the bollox of the bike there, then I'll be impressed...

Some of the reasons I gave up riding on Thai roads.

Originally Posted by Rigger

The Thai guy with the ZX14 just ordered a new ZX10 as a track bike

There is already one been bought and soon to be converted to track.
New ZX10R retails around TB620,000. Ouch!!

Originally Posted by Travelmate

Some of the reasons I gave up riding on Thai roads.

A shame really... The feeling after coming back from such a ride is amazing....How the fok did survive that...

Originally Posted by Rigger

easy for the sprockets and chain but I think the race throttle may be harder. Let me check and see if the TLR race inserts fit a K4 which they may well do as many of the parts are the same. I am going to be in Korat on friday night if your around

I don't need the race-throttle, just the other parts..
I live 125km east of Korat, are you gonna spend the night there ???

Originally Posted by Dalton

Originally Posted by Travelmate

Some of the reasons I gave up riding on Thai roads.

A shame really... The feeling after coming back from such a ride is amazing....How the fok did survive that...

Agreed used to enjoy those sensations until I almost got wiped out. You will think differently when having somersaulted thru the air and landing in a ditch. Bike destroyed. Caused by a wayward scooter.

Originally Posted by Dalton

I don't need the race-throttle, just the other parts.. I live 125km east of Korat, are you gonna spend the night there ???

You would be suprised at how much differents a race throttle makes.
well the guy brought in a suit case full of bike parts for me so I have to go down and buy him a bottle of whisky and help him drink it

Originally Posted by Rigger

Originally Posted by Dalton

I don't need the race-throttle, just the other parts.. I live 125km east of Korat, are you gonna spend the night there ???

You would be suprised at how much differents a race throttle makes.
well the guy brought in a suit case full of bike parts for me so I have to go down and buy him a bottle of whisky and help him drink it

Why bother with other parts, Dalts. Rigg, just give the fat bastard a camel and he will never have to change any parts.

Originally Posted by Rigger

well the guy brought in a suit case full of bike parts for me so I have to go down and buy him a bottle of whisky and help him drink it

Are you gonna spend the night there ????? Or just the 10 minutes it takes to empty a bottle of whisky...