M1000 - Winter tinkering

[Pedro]

How did you put your spools (buttons, bobins not sure what you call them) on your swingarm?  Are they just drilled and tapped holes with shoulder screws?

mitt

Hi Mitt

the bobbins are R&G items - I drilled and tapped the swingarm and then added a nylock nut with threadlock as well for safety - I was a little concerned the threaded holes in the ally would pull through without the nut and I didn't want to come home to find it lying on its' side!

[Pedro]

Just found the dyno chart from last year



Red line/numbers are at the crank
Blue line/numbers are at the front sprocket
Green line/numbers are at the rear wheel

As mentioned before, bike was running a little rich, cam timing needs doing and it now has a full Sil Moto/DP exhaust so it's off for more dyno work!

[NAKID]

How did they determine numbers at the crank and the front sprocket? Do they have an engine dynamometer?

[DuciD03]

nice bit of work Pedro!  Heal gurads are a good idea having those pipe cans so close to your boots; might save the heals from melting ; )

some questions;
are those rizoma rearstes? (nice whateever they are)
Outside cases; how did you paint those, ie  Smoothrite what type of paint is that? powdercoated?

[junior varsity]

Cycle Cat rearsets

[Pedro]

How did they determine numbers at the crank and the front sprocket? Do they have an engine dynamometer?

Not an expert on this but I believe the Fuchs Dyno used measures in both acceleration and deceleration and calculates the drag

[Pedro]

nice bit of work Pedro!  Heal gurads are a good idea having those pipe cans so close to your boots; might save the heals from melting ; )

some questions;
are those rizoma rearstes? (nice whateever they are)
Outside cases; how did you paint those, ie  Smoothrite what type of paint is that? powdercoated?

Thanks.

Rear sets are as said above by Cycle Cat - don't think they make them anymore

Smoothrite is a smooth version of Hammerite that comes in a spray can. I just roughened the surface with a Scotchbrite pad, thoroughly degreased them, warmed them in the sun and applied 3-4 coats and let it cure off for about a week. All in all it cost me about 20 bucks!