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I understand how freaking heavy the terraflex is, but it's the only one that's DOT approved for road use and will definitely outlast the others.

Just throwin that out there for your info

Took the bike out for a ride today with mixed road/trail/fire roads and I have a couple questions: How can I make the cruising speeds smoother? When you're off the pipe (out of the power band) it's still a bit choppy/jerky even with the flywheel weight. Are there other tricks I can employ to smooth ...

must be using that makeup with the mercury in it

careful about the shorai, out of 8 people i know none of theirs has made 6 months without crapping out Noted. I'll keep track of use/time. How were they using theirs? Mine will likely be drained to nothing and then charged using a trickle charger. Hmm, Shorai sells a specific charger for their batt...

You can also see in the pics that I went to a 50/50 tire. I have used these before on a DRZ400. Good on-road manners and doesn't feel like a streetbike tire off-road.

Got the blinkers on. http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mbflower1/P5080063.jpg http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mbflower1/P5080062.jpg Had to change to a different style handlebar control. It works out pretty good though because now I have three ways to run the electrical: 1. Nothing on ...

Check out the hot 30-second girl at 51:17

I'm assuming that graph is for a 450 4-stroke? If we're going by the blue line, then cutting out at 9K works great! The red line would be losing about 5hp though

I could probably make some money selling detuned 450's with 1-year warranties...

Ok. I'm putting many hours on my CR500 "race" engine without failure. More than the manual recommends.


Would a CRF450 motor last longer if the rev limiter was lowered to about 9,000-10,000rpms?

I was just thinking: Do you suppose that 4-stroke race motors will keep improving to the point that they will be as durable as, an XR400?

I like this site simply because there's a button that lets me see all the new posts on one page. And the stickies don't take up the entire first page of the tech section

KX100. Sometimes it's more fun to tool around the backyard with friends. Working on getting a KX65 for my gf. You can almost see the 1986 Ninja 250 which is the daily commuter.

Was thinking of getting that for my younger brothers. Although they seem to do alright with either a card in the spokes, or a crushed can/bottle on the tire. The crushed 20oz soda bottle sounds almost like formula-1 when you get moving.

Not much to update. I put the 15oz flywheel weight on. That made a monster difference in how the bike runs "off the pipe" when you're just putting along at 30-40mph; No more jerkiness. I'm also thinking about lowering the compression to further offset pumping losses. Maybe a second head ga...

SO there must be a dealer or shop in my area that puts one nut on top and one under the rim because I see it all the time. And now I know first hand what happens when you do that (KX100 rim): http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r120/mbflower1/0310120934.jpg Picture sucks but you can make out the pitt...

I've called Baja Designs. They were nice enough to answer all my questions. Eline in MA was the company making the billet housings for them. I've called Kevin at Eline in MA; he beat around the bush telling me I need an $8,000 machine to make the parts and that he sold his machine, and they never us...

Got a picture of it?

I'm asking you if I can borrow the housing, so that I can take dimensions of it and draw it in Solidworks. I don't need all the pieces, just the housing.

How would you trust me to give it back? I dunno. I'll give you whatever you think is appropriate collateral within reason.

Would you let another hoon take dimensions from the housing? I have all the internals and access to a CNC. Missing the housing though.

NightBiker07 wrote:Would make an awesome apocalypse generator though. run it on garbage/wood/etc....

http://www.bikeexif.com/honda-cr500 Street legal, but I wouldn't believe everything that article spews. I doubt the lighting coil is "custom" for the 30 watts it puts out. I think ProCom hosed them for an ElectroSport coil. http://www.procomeng.com https://bannedcr500riders.com/images/auto...

Like Bob said, don't check your lawnblower's magneto. Check this (lower right-hand corner):

Check the magneto and see if the ignition pulser is gapped correctly.

Do they still make the FMF STFU pipe? Let's group buy on that one. I heard it's a lot quieter than the others.

What does the fatty do for the 500 compared to the other pipes? I might want one.