barbagris
Mad Scientist
- Joined
- Aug 1, 2010
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- On the verge of insanity
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- 1979 Guzzi V1000G5 - 2018 KTM 790 Duke
Go on - Tell Dave Platt!
KnN pods
- Thread starter Nat67
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Grumpy Ole Codger
Miserable as FECK
So why do the pRatt pipes cost so much in the get up and go figures?
bigprop
loud and alive
Well , all done . Thanks to all who helped and encouraged and a special thanks to @barbagris for sending me a lovely little pair of led indicators ! It's taken longer than I wanted but I'm happy with the results . Also a big thanks to @ChrisACT for the headers , which now I have discovered no one in England does Cerakote Chrome, I shall get them 're done in black with the heat shields chromed . The bike runs awesome . Just a mention here bout a former member @imfastoo , his bedside manner needed a bit of work but that guy knew his subject . He mentioned that the Dp outlaws would cost between 10 to 15 hp and he was spot on . The dyno tuner mentioned they were costing just that , but I love the look and the sound so I can live with that ! No problems with the RX 4010 filters and so far no oily leg . The AIT took a bit of sorting but another thread dealt with that . All in all for a 2010 bike , here it has no equal . Hope you like it ?
Actually i think i you should not turn up to the southeast meet up cos your gonna make me well jealous
love it
Nat67
Rockgoblin
Obviously I was hoping for 300hp . Fact is tho , you can change the inlet and exhausts but an engine can only produce what it can produce . Unless you either add blowers or change internals . Neither of which I could afford ! The tail pipes are costing me 10 to 15 hp but I don't mind , I love the sound . I admit to being a bit disappointed when I first saw the print out , focusing only on the gained 6hp . My first thought being , that's £200 per pony . The linearage didn't strike home until I actually rode the bike . Holy **** the acceleration is on another level and taking your eye off the ball would soon get you in trouble in traffic. Especially if just rolling in higher gears , the slightest pull on the throttle will propell you far faster than you would think ! All in all I am very happy . It's been money well spent and as good as you could possibly get without going into the internals . Altho the tuner did say that for 4 grand he would turbo it , taking it to a different level altogether !
BigNorm
Boobie Inspector
What kind of coolant catch can do you have on there Warp? I like it!
Nat67
Rockgoblin
Yes it is . I first saw them on the motorbike show on tv and followed up from there . They mainly tune race bikes and test the output on new models for Fast Bikes magazine . It's not a huge place but the line of race bikes parked outside minus their engines and totally shredded tyres does start to give an idea of what they do and listening to each run definitely inspires confidence as the engine becomes crisper and crisper . They will only tune via pcv tho . The first time I used them it was hard to get a conversation out of them , but to my pleasure they remembered me from last time and opened up to my questions with far more information than I could actually take in . When I enquired about tune ecu he told me they use it for diagnostics and setting parameters but would never advise anyone to tune from it due to discrepancies in the software . Discovered by destroying a couple of race engines . He went on to explain the limitations of ecus and ATs but I think he noticed my eyes glaze over with information overload . @barbagris would love it there coz his brain is a sponge ! As for the Hagons ? I really like them . I think they are more than adequate for the R3 .Yes you can spend big money for Wilburs with high and low speed comp damping and infinate rebound adjustments but unless your Leon Haslam you would need a tech to set them up for you . I have lost a lot of weight so could now say they are slightly over sprung but I like that . All in all a great buy thanks !
Nat67
Rockgoblin
Yes I did doc . But I bought a second hand one from flea bay so I could keep the original intact . I am going to trim it a bit more here and there just to make it a bit more arty!
Nat67
Rockgoblin
where dammit !
Nat67
Rockgoblin
Too short and as @Paul Bryant once mentioned , too many bends !
Nat67
Rockgoblin
Twas warps inspiration that started this ball rolling Norm . I gotta change the lines of my bear claw now coz it looks like I copied him !What kind of coolant catch can do you have on there Warp? I like it!
