A shotgun blast of yes and no questions... : )

[REGULATOR]

I'll concede that if you over oil the Unis they are messy, but if you do it correctly ( look there are thousands of artciles about oiling foam filters online) anyway if done properly they work great.

thats why I suggested getting two sets to begin with, to make for faster changes, keep a set clean and oiled in ziplock bags ready for swap and go.

and the difference between 3 individual filters (of your choice) and stock or under seat is UNFREAKINGBELIEVABLE.

 

[RiderRocketman]

Fairchild, your should get your dyno tuner to get the Tuneboy link cable and program for his dyno. Otherwise he'll have to tune your bike with a PCIII (install it too) and then uninstall it and give you the PCIII tune file which you can then upload into your ECU with Tuneboy. If your tuner is setup with the Tuneboy dynolink then it is all direct, no PCIII in the works. Contact Wayne at www.tuneboy.com.au about that.

 

[TurboFan]

Agree with all of the above except the clutch. I am not aware of any clutch that was really toasted and had to be changed. Lots of people, (me too) have reported slippage only to find later it was improper cable adjust. We will wait and see who weighs in with FIRST HAND knowledge of a clutch that was gone before you can be sure on this. The first hand knowledge I have is this: '04 Demo bike at SoCal Triumph. LOTS of demo rides, (did some of them work it hard? :lol: ) and then the bike went to Jardine where it was the mule for setting up the headers. LOTS of dyno time resulted in front brake cables blistered by the heat. Was that hard on the clutch, probably not, but might have been harder than most people normally ride. Then I took delivery. I have gotten 4,000 miles per tire x3 (leaves nice long black strips! :twisted: ). I always use the clutch when I wheelie, (began on dirt bikes, thats just all I know how to do). I weigh 240#'s and pull the bike up, with the clutch, regularly. I have been practicing 1'st and 2'nd gear starts trying to decide which I can use better when I finally find the time, (nerve?) to show up at Irwindales 1/8 mile for test and tune. When I missed a shift and wiped out the tranny I bought a clutch to have it replaced because I was sure it would be needed. It really wasn't bad. No glazing at all. No xs wear, the clutch was still in spects for going back in, so I saved it as a spare, (cause I don't have enough junk Triumph parts in my garage. )

And by the way, welcome to the forum.

 

[Fairchild]

Thank you extremely much! I am already loads smarter than I was earlier this week. As far as what Rider rocketman said tho I am confused....as it is i plan to take my laptop and my tuneboy program to the dyno at the end of august to work on on-site....I figure i can get the F/A mixture pretty close right there...unless I'm missing something....IF I AM PLEASE TELL ME...Other wise I'm wasting 4 hours of pre-paid dyno time...which would make me most sad....


So over all, would the majority of you guys say that the uni's sold by Tuneboy are no better or worse for oil drooling than the K&N's? (assuming you oil them properly and nothing else is amiss...)

Again guys thanks most temendously.

 

[RiderRocketman]

Your dyno guy needs the Tuneboy Link for the computer that is hooked up to his dyno machine. This is a totally separate thing than the Tuneboy Editor and Diagnostics that most of us have. I don't know all the details of it since I'm not a tuner, but I am pretty sure tuning your machine will be more of a hassle without it since the dyno and bike ECU aren't in direct communication. I think your tuner could still get it done without the link but it would be harder. Your tuner would have a better idea of the process and should talk to Tuneboy about it.

The Unifilters definitely drool a lot more than the K&Ns. I followed directions to squeeze out as much oil as possible before installing them and they were still greasy sons of *****es.

Far as clutches, dealers have reported burnt clutch plates on bikes with only a few thousand miles. It is a part that is easily abused from the massive torque of the Rocket. If I were hogwild about practicing wheelies and drag launches every week I am sure my plates would be burnt in a few thousand miles. As is, I over abuse my clutch that way only a couple times a month but do use it hard and often because of the kind of riding I do so I'm expecting to replace my plates again in about 12000 miles. Well, with the supercharger now probably will be half that. :lol: