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The Mad King Pepe'

#345
March 04, 2011, 07:16:24 AM
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

Lars D

#346
March 04, 2011, 03:40:15 PM
Quote from: DRKWNG on March 04, 2011, 04:21:50 AM
Do tell...
Quote from: zooom on March 04, 2011, 04:40:00 AM
+1
I have found multiple bikes in the area and when I am not working on a saturday I will simply go buy one.

Lars D

#347
March 04, 2011, 03:42:48 PM
Also, please do not mention other bikes as I have had a hard enough time deciding.

DRKWNG

#348
March 05, 2011, 04:35:00 AM
Quote from: Lars D on March 04, 2011, 03:42:48 PM
Also, please do not mention other bikes as I have had a hard enough time deciding.

lol

[evil]
And the sugar fountain fairy swore so hard when she came to super-size that stale hope soybean; liiiike a homeless German woman. Who is this super-sizing spirit-crushing femme? And tell her I'll break a tree root up in her shrimp.

Being faster than you thought possible…it feels good. No, screw thatâ€"it feels like shotgunning a gallon of adrenaline and chasing it with an all-night orgy aboard a burning Viking boat.

The Mad King Pepe'

#349
March 05, 2011, 05:22:44 AM
Quote from: Pepe' on March 04, 2011, 07:16:24 AM
FRAAAAAAAAAACK: Sweet Deal!
D'oh, never mind. I just noticed they're W heads which have smaller valves..  :-[
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

tocino

#350
March 05, 2011, 09:33:35 AM
Quote from: Lars D on March 04, 2011, 03:40:15 PM
I have found multiple bikes in the area and when I am not working on a saturday I will simply go buy one.

[thumbsup]

"Purchase this fine motorbike and you will find yourself swimming in a ocean of pre-feminist, lose-moraled women in see-through clothing without any buttons." - PipeBurn

MadDuck

#351
March 05, 2011, 12:49:28 PM
Quote from: Pepe' on March 05, 2011, 05:22:44 AM
D'oh, never mind. I just noticed they're W heads which have smaller valves..  :-[

No worries. Put FCR 41's on it and it'll run with the big valve engines no problem. Seriously. I did that with my old '98 and it's still running strong. However, the FCR with the V heads?, it did cross my mind a few times to that someday.  [cheeky]
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.

Lars D

#352
March 05, 2011, 02:31:48 PM
Has anyone just hogged out a set of heads to see what the performance improvement would be?

If so ,where did you have it done??

tocino

#353
March 05, 2011, 09:13:26 PM
I believe the first thing you want to do (after FCRs) is clean up / open the exhaust ports and then run a slightly bigger pipe, sans the bad collector. The unobtanium spaghetti hears were the ticket.
"Purchase this fine motorbike and you will find yourself swimming in a ocean of pre-feminist, lose-moraled women in see-through clothing without any buttons." - PipeBurn

The Mad King Pepe'

#354
March 06, 2011, 05:19:59 AM
Quote from: tocino on March 05, 2011, 09:13:26 PM
I believe the first thing you want to do (after FCRs) is clean up / open the exhaust ports and then run a slightly bigger pipe, sans the bad collector. The unobtanium spaghetti hears were the ticket.
Quote from: Lars D on March 05, 2011, 02:31:48 PM
Has anyone just hogged out a set of heads to see what the performance improvement would be?

If so ,where did you have it done??

It really depends on what your final goal is and how much dinero you're ready to pour into it. For ultimate performance Chris Kelley recommends the testarossa head work by Guy Martin. If you go the whole 9 yards, the testarossa head work will cost you a good 3K.

But with split 41 FCRs on short manifolds and 95mm high compression pistons (966 cm3), once everything is properly setup, you should be in the 100+ HP neighborhood. That is pretty much the highest amount of power you can get from an old 900.

Buuut now that the new 800, 1000 and 1100 2V engines have come out it might not be worth it to dump all that money into the bike. Brad Black has a good comparison of the different engines on his site. Essentially, for an engine build from the ground up, it's better to start with a 1000 (or 1100), put in a big-bore high-comp kit and then move forward from there to get the most bang for your buck.

The most surprising of Brad's discoveries is that the stock headers aren't that bad. They flow pretty well, and the 'X' section helps get more power at higher RPMs vs two individual pipes.

Bigger is better, but only to a certain point. The bigger the pipes are, the slower the exhaust gas moves, and when it's too slow the heads will not fully empty themselves of exhaust gas, meaning that less fresh mixture will go in. Which is a bad, bad thing!

Me? I'm a cheap bastard! [cheeky] The less I can spend on an engine, the better. I'd like to get my hands on a 1000+ engine, possibly from a Hyper or an old Multi since the cases are already narrow for the SBK swingarm. But that would mean getting and tuning a TCIP box to run the engine off carbs. So a 900 might work out better for me.. but that's for another thread ;)
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

zooom

#355
March 06, 2011, 06:35:56 AM
you can also talk to Donnie about taking W heads and putting the bigger tulip valves in after cleaning up the head and doing a 3 angle on it and some cams out of a newer FI head and you'll have still spent way less than the Testarosso heads and get a damn good bit of performance.
99 Cagiva Gran Canyon-"FOR SALE", PM for details.
98 Monster 900(trackpregnant dog-soon to be made my Fiancee's upgrade streetbike)
2010 KTM 990 SM-T

tocino

#356
March 06, 2011, 07:46:20 AM
Quote from: Lars D on March 04, 2011, 03:40:15 PM
I have found multiple bikes in the area and when I am not working on a saturday I will simply go buy one.

Did ya get one? Didja? Didja?
"Purchase this fine motorbike and you will find yourself swimming in a ocean of pre-feminist, lose-moraled women in see-through clothing without any buttons." - PipeBurn

Lars D

#357
March 06, 2011, 09:37:39 AM
Quote from: tocino on March 06, 2011, 07:46:20 AM
Did ya get one? Didja? Didja?
I had to work yesterday and mor than likely the next 3 to 5 saturdays .

Quite a few SD's I have found are in PA and NJ and are mostly 08's.

The Mad King Pepe'

#358
March 08, 2011, 05:28:52 AM
I hate not having my own garage! I would jump on this deal immediately! >:(
First they came for the Socialists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Socialist.
Then they came for the Trade Unionists, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Trade Unionist.
Then they came for the Jews, and I did not speak out-- Because I was not a Jew.
Then they came for me--and there was no one left to speak for me.

MadDuck

#359
March 08, 2011, 08:35:06 AM
Quote from: The Mad King Pepe' on March 08, 2011, 05:28:52 AM
I hate not having my own garage! I would jump on this deal immediately! >:(

That bike is way too hammered. If you got it really, really cheap then maybe.
No modification goes unpunished. Memento mori.  Good people drink good beer.  Things happen pretty fast at high speeds.

It's all up to your will level, your thrill level and your skill level.  Everything else is just fluff.
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