I went for a brief ride with a couple of mates last week. One of which was Jim who was having a bit of trouble with his CZ.
Look at how easy MattB's bike kicks into life.
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19.8.10
4.7.10
My bike on the Dyno
Someone organised a dyno day where for $20.00 you get a run and a A/F readout. It was run atDynobike in Morabbin.
After running sportsbike after sportsbike he opened the door of the sound proof booth and saw the SR. "Jesus, will it make it?" he laughed and said something about finding a helmet for when it goes bang.
But it didn't, and here's the vid!
Original link is here.
And the same run in high-def, if you're that way inclined.
Results? 34. something horsepower. And I'm pretty bloody happy with that. The guy there said a standard WR450 puts out the same. And that's a four valve, liquid cooled, DOHC short-stroke motorcrosser. Mine's an air-cooled SOHC 30 year old dirtbike.
(Now we won't say what happens to the WR450 when you start to let it breathe better. Let me have my moment in the sun.)
After running sportsbike after sportsbike he opened the door of the sound proof booth and saw the SR. "Jesus, will it make it?" he laughed and said something about finding a helmet for when it goes bang.
But it didn't, and here's the vid!
Original link is here.
And the same run in high-def, if you're that way inclined.
Results? 34. something horsepower. And I'm pretty bloody happy with that. The guy there said a standard WR450 puts out the same. And that's a four valve, liquid cooled, DOHC short-stroke motorcrosser. Mine's an air-cooled SOHC 30 year old dirtbike.
(Now we won't say what happens to the WR450 when you start to let it breathe better. Let me have my moment in the sun.)
14.4.10
BSA - Regal SR500
I couldn't resist - with the previous post about the snobbish BSA fan - to draw attention to the link between BSA and Yamaha, so I created a new Youtube account and uploaded this tonight:
It's a bit of an oddity isn't it? There's a review here, some detailed pics of one in this thread and the BSA-Regal company timeline that has some of the reasoning behind the build here.
It's a bit of an oddity isn't it? There's a review here, some detailed pics of one in this thread and the BSA-Regal company timeline that has some of the reasoning behind the build here.
11.3.10
Good Luck, SR400
Above are some selected highlights from the Japanese TV series, "Good Luck". It's about a girl and her love affair with the SR400 or a Pilot. Or something. It gets boring in the middle but it's probably the best filmed bit of SR footage on youtube, even if not the most watched.
7.3.10
Moto Dog SR - With Ultimate Suspension?
I came across this on youtube today...
Built by the guys at Moto Dog. Besides having the optional extra-loud valves and camchain it's got some pretty cool stuff on there. The front forks are 41mm Ohlins from aYamaha XJR1300. It'd be interesting to see how the bike actually handled on the road without some pretty major internal tweaks. I'd imagine that if the forks were left set up for a 200-and-something kilo bike it'd be a bit stiff up front.
Nonetheless, it's something to think about. The swingarm is pretty cool, with its protection bars and rear disc. It's also got a Magura hydraulic clutch in there too - an unusual addition.
A pretty drastic way of getting your SR to handle, and not really my style but certainly something out of the ordinary!
Built by the guys at Moto Dog. Besides having the optional extra-loud valves and camchain it's got some pretty cool stuff on there. The front forks are 41mm Ohlins from aYamaha XJR1300. It'd be interesting to see how the bike actually handled on the road without some pretty major internal tweaks. I'd imagine that if the forks were left set up for a 200-and-something kilo bike it'd be a bit stiff up front.
Nonetheless, it's something to think about. The swingarm is pretty cool, with its protection bars and rear disc. It's also got a Magura hydraulic clutch in there too - an unusual addition.
A pretty drastic way of getting your SR to handle, and not really my style but certainly something out of the ordinary!
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