First Real Ride with my Carpenter Head and Cam

[Tripps]

Be careful in 1st or 2nd, especially on a cold road, it will smoke the rear wheel at 60 or 70, before you realize what's happening. DAMHIK.

 

[Claviger]

^^ Exactly why I was being very ginger with her today, with temps so low even a non-carp R3 could easily have 1st/2nd gear traction issues.

 

[Tripps]

I thought I lost 3rd gear once on a cold night riding home, wasn't til the third time I tried third gear til I realized I was spinning the back tire.

 

[IMFASTTOO]

So the weather finally broke a bit today!!

Decided 45f was warm enough to go play on the R3.

First test: is my tune close... shockingly it is! I guess I got lucky with my estimates and the Autotune was flawless at cleaning up a couple of lean spots.

After about 30 minutes the tune was fairly close to dialed in.


HOLY HELL does it pull up top! 5th gear roll ons are a whole different ball game now! Roll on at 60 and it feels like it always did, but as you speed up, you start gaining speed more and more quickly instead of hitting the air drag wall. By 120 it's just starting to really hit stride and wants to GOGOGO!

90-120 takes less time than 60-90, a totally strange feeling on the big girl!

3rd gear is pretty **** epic now!

Something I didn't expect.... the engine is smoother than ever, less vibration and a throatier sound at speed.

It's going to awhile to get the cojones to go full throttle in 2nd or 1st, there is just soooooo much more power now. It was fun and fast before, it's just maniacal now lol, so happy with the bike now after all the drama I went through on my build.

YES its intoxicating cruising on the big Silverback with all that smooooth power and wonderful sound Im happy to see your out there enjoying yourself have fun and be careful .

 

[TriumPhil]

It's a delicate dance between rear wheel traction and keeping that front wheel in contact with the road as you get on the cams approaching 5500 RPM, as you well know, Claviger, so learning to control both yourself (especially your right wrist) and the power up there in the "fun zone", particularly in the lower gears, is a critical skill that Silverback riders must master in order to fully appreciate and enjoy all of the Beast's capabilities.

I've piloted an R3 with the bigger power package and frankly don't have either the cojones or the self control to have more than the 200 RWHP and 175 ft lbs of torque than I enjoy on my everyday rider.

Personally, I wouldn't "play" too much with the kind of neck-wrenching snap your bike has until the weather and your tires warm up some, as they are the mitigating factors for staying connected to the roadways, i.e., better traction.

 

[EasTexRIII]

I have not yet gotten a new exhaust, I'm actually not certain I'm going to any longer. It sounds so good with the CES + Carp setup, throaty, deep and fairly quiet below 4k, but has a pretty mean sound up top, a nice compromise of civility and rage If I do decide to go sidewinders in the future I'll definitely PM you first!

Sorry bull, it was nice, and right as I got home it started raining, lucky timing

HOLY SHAT! ARE YOU ADAM LEVINE?????

 

[TriumPhil]

Look more carefully, Clint. I think we have Naomi Watts' husband lurking about! BTW, happy St. Patty's Day...

He's a real biker, too!

 

[Tripps]

The Touring is heavier with a longer wheel base, mine really only lifts the front wheel with a pillion, the extra weight is all over the rear wheel, it normally breaks traction, even with a 200 rear tire.

 

[EasTexRIII]

Look more carefully, Clint. I think we have Naomi Watts' husband lurking about! BTW, happy St. Patty's Day...

Happy Patty to you tooooo. We better quit swelling Clav's head tho

 

[EasTexRIII]

The Touring is heavier with a longer wheel base, mine really only lifts the front wheel with a pillion, the extra weight is all over the rear wheel, it normally breaks traction, even with a 200 rear tire.

FAT BOTTOM GIRLS.... THEY MAKE THE ROCKETS WHEEL NOT ROUND!!!!