Delkavic slip on exhaust arrived for R3, also set the red line at 13.5k revs now, fitment on the weekend will hopefully happen.

6.5% power increase advertised and hopefully a nicer note. 

 

Next round of World Superbike/World SS 300 series on telly at San Marino to watch if the weather too rubbish here for ridding. 

Had the Scottoiler fitted to the Triumph on Monday ready for a trip to Germany next week

8 hours ago, lol-lol said:

 

Delkavic slip on exhaust arrived for R3, also set the red line at 13.5k revs now, fitment on the weekend will hopefully happen.

6.5% power increase advertised and hopefully a nicer note. 

 

Next round of World Superbike/World SS 300 series on telly at San Marino to watch if the weather too rubbish here for ridding. 

 

Ace! 

 

Id be surprised if you get much of an increase without a remap to suit. 

On 6/14/2017 at 14:45, fabiamk2SE said:

 

Ace!      Id be surprised if you get much of an increase without a remap to suit. 

 

They say no ie "No rejetting or remapping is required after fitment however we always recommend a dyno test after fitting replacement parts to your motorcycle."

 

But I will test it out on the road ie a steep climb I have on an A road and the good thing about a small engined bike is that you can use all the power without doing very dangerous, to licence etc, speeds, I will know if it is producing more power.

 

If it shaved the 0-60 from 5 seconds to 0.3 of a second to 4.7 seconds that is great but if it upped the top speed from 110 to 111 that is fairly irrelevant to me. 

 

 

 

 

Edited 15 June, 20178 yr by lol-lol

1 minute ago, lol-lol said:

 

They say no ie "No rejetting or remapping is required after fitment however we always recommend a dyno test after fitting replacement parts to your motorcycle."

 

But I will test it out on the road ie a steep climb I have on an A road and the good thing about a small engined bike is that you can use all the power without doing very dangerous, to licence etc, speeds, I will know if it is producing more power.

 

If it shaved the 0-60 from 5 seconds to 0.3 of a second to 4.7 seconds and if it upped the top speed from 110 to 111 that is fairly irrelevant to me. 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

They claim it to work with a standard map.. which it will.. but it wont be to its full potential. 

 

My mate had a GPR full system but on his Tracer 900 and put it on the dyno. It was 15bhp down and the AFR was miles off. Needed a map to get the gains. Once mapped it was up to 122bhp... 115 standard. 

 

I had my Tracer mapped and set up last weekend. The guy was showing me the standard Air to Fuel Ratio... very lean below 5k to get through the emissions test, then at higher revs Yam just chuck loads of fuel in to try and make it 'safe' for aftermarket stuff, but it doesn't really work. 

 

The difference its made it mega. You can also change the power modes (not sure if the R3 has those or not?) to make it more responsive in different parts of the rev range. Clever stuff. 

 

 

 

28 minutes ago, fabiamk2SE said:

 

They claim it to work with a standard map.. which it will.. but it wont be to its full potential. 

My mate had a GPR full system but on his Tracer 900 and put it on the dyno. It was 15bhp down and the AFR was miles off. Needed a map to get the gains. Once mapped it was up to 122bhp... 115 standard. 

I had my Tracer mapped and set up last weekend. The guy was showing me the standard Air to Fuel Ratio... very lean below 5k to get through the emissions test, then at higher revs Yam just chuck loads of fuel in to try and make it 'safe' for aftermarket stuff, but it doesn't really work. 

The difference its made it mega. You can also change the power modes (not sure if the R3 has those or not?) to make it more responsive in different parts of the rev range. Clever stuff. 

 

Expect I will go for the full system at some point and see how that works.  Change air filter too I expect.

 

Worked at Piper on a Rolling road as a placement on my HND Mech Eng course and that was interesting to see how much back wheel horsepower things actually produced.

 

No power map choice on the R3 via the handlebar controls like the MT09, not really that sort of bike ie throttle is either closed or pinned with only a bit of transition in the wet which I would rarely ride in anyways.   

 

3 hours ago, lol-lol said:

 

Expect I will go for the full system at some point and see how that works.  Change air filter too I expect.

 

Worked at Piper on a Rolling road as a placement on my HND Mech Eng course and that was interesting to see how much back wheel horsepower things actually produced.

 

No power map choice on the R3 via the handlebar controls like the MT09, not really that sort of bike ie throttle is either closed or pinned with only a bit of transition in the wet which I would rarely ride in anyways.   

 

 

Air filter might not even make a difference tbh. It all depends on the set up. I know the 09 one is plenty free flowing enough as standard. It's all very bike specific but a full system and a map to suit should certainly see you gain a few ponies.  

 

Yeah wasnt sure tbh. Dont know much about the R3. Nice bike though! 

The R3, and the 350cc category is enjoying a revival and the 600 cc seem to be receding.    This is in part, I believe, to the the 600 cc being so similar to the 1000 cc Universal Japanese Motorcycle ie cross the frame 4 cylinder.  The 350 cc category is also so cheap to buy and run ie cheap road tax, insurance and fuel costs whilst still enjoying acceleration like 0-60 in 5 seconds, on a standard bike, and being able to zoom down roads and anything up to three figures without feeling the bike was getting unwieldy, which I felt even the FZ6 felt a bit like that sometimes.

 

Now, for this season, we have a 300 - 500 cc race series with the World SSP 300 and I think, consider the limits on what you can do ie almost nothing to the engine, this race series is proving to be huge fun and a great step for potential racers, like Alfonso Coppola, but we also have lady riders too and kids can start in the series from 15 years old.  

http://resources.worldsbk.com/files/results/2017/ITA2/SSP300/L2A/ALL/AllPdfs.pdf?version=229fff76063372b4eee46959b0f396a9  

 

Already a huge array of tuning bits and with so a low  entry price for the bike, especially via PCP, one can get a capable commuter (it is very comfortable as the riding position is quite upright) that also can double up fun bike with a fair turn of acceleration.     

 

 

102 as the running in progresses.

 

Need to calibrate the speedo against GPS soon. Revving cleaner now. Delkevic on tomorrow hopefully.

I needed another chain and lock after buying the CX500. I'd been looking on eBay and found an Almax 2.5m Immobiliser III chain and Squire Stronghold lock for £150, not a great bargain but still a big saving on new. Ended up a purchase nightmare having to chase it up to be sent. When it was it had no keys or code card. He sent these separate and the Royal Mail lost them. This is where it gets very dodgy as the seller had recorded the key codes and offered to get new keys cut. I find it very odd that he would record these codes before selling them especially as he had my address where my bike is kept. Long story short managed to return the chain and lock along with the keys and code that the Royal Mail eventually found and got a full refund with lots of help from eBay. Watch out for any Almax chain sold tumeloshabangu201010 on eBay even he's not dodgy he's a nightmare to deal with. 

I did buy an Almax immobiliser III chain but 2m this time along with Squire Stronghold lock, Pragmasis anti-pinch pin and an Oxford Nemesis 16mm shackle/disc lock. I'm now able to secure the anti-pinch pin through the swingarm and through the chain locked off with the Squire lock then with the shackle lock secure it the frame too. The chain is also looped through a ground anchor. It's much more secure and a lot quicker to lock up too.  

 

 

Had a nice long weekend in Germany to a family run Hotel in Auderath.

 

Took the Triumph and despite getting all hot and bothered on the Brussels Ring Road (what a nightmare that road is) we got there and back without any issues and put another 800-miles on it at the same time

Little bit of tinkering this morning. Then quick test with new, lighter, jacket. Was just going to go to Squires Cafe for an ice cream but ended in Whitby, down to Scarborough and back home the indirect way. 200 miles later still no ice cream just a load of dead flies. 

Did some R Nine T Tinkering, and got a couple of hundred miles in, 28 days until the next trip down to Italy doing a few WW2 stop off's on the way.

 

 

Hope you're doing it on the tourer and not the R Nine

15 hours ago, CWARD said:

Hope you're doing it on the tourer and not the R Nine

 

 

I am But only because I'm taking my son as pillion again  

You need to able to enjoy it once you arrive in Italy, having done a bit of touring on a naked bike I know which I'd rather be on.

 

Enjoy the journey, hope the weather is nice on route and when you get there. 

Finally got a chance to wash off all the dead flies from the Triumph that I collected on my trip to Germany and back in June

 

No chance for any photos though as I had to whip it back to the garage before a rain shower!

Edited 4 August, 20178 yr by Prykey

Only managed to get a quick trip out to Squires for a shake down red after changing my bar mounts and to leave a helmet there for any one who wants it. 

Also gave me a chance to try the ear plugs/monitors at higher speeds, which worked great. Looking for to our Scotland tour later this month. 

Plenty of other bikers out enjoying the sunshine. Some poor sod dropped his bike, others close by had run to lift it off him straight away. No real damage other than scuffed fairing and his pride. 

 

Took the Tiger Cub to the Brackley Festival of Motorcycling and put it on our club stand. Also on the stand was a £53,000 Brough Superior (new) and many other bikes. The Tiger Cub and the Brough  received the most attention and interest even though they are poles apart in years, cost, design and function.

Just now, Paulius55 said:

Took the Tiger Cub to the Brackley Festival of Motorcycling and put it on our club stand. Also on the stand was a £53,000 Brough Superior (new) and many other bikes. The Tiger Cub and the Brough  received the most attention and interest even though they are poles apart in years, cost, design and function.

 

Sounds ace. First saw one of those a few years ago for sale at a Bonhams auction in Stafford. Went for stupid money that did, cant remember exactly but something similar to 50k

For the fans of Touratech kit they maybe having a sale soon as they've filed for insolvency in Germany. Always found them very expensive and only bought their stuff when no alternative was found, still bad news for their staff. 

i read that earlier.. not much detail on it though. 

 

They'll get bought out i'd think? 

 

It is well over priced though.. and if you're going to make a cut anywhere after the bike... 

Could be a tactic to create a new company purchasing the assets of Touretech cheap including their new warehouse. 

People have got wise to fact that a lot of their goods are produced in China and can be bought much cheaper, the same quality but lacking the instructions and rebranding so maybe more difficult to find the same market they had after the Long Way Round phenomenon 

Edited 13 August, 20178 yr by CWARD

2 minutes ago, CWARD said:

Could be a tactic to create a new company purchasing the assets of Touretech cheap including their new warehouse. 

People have got wise to fact that a lot of their goods are produced in China and can be bought much cheaper, the same quality but lacking the instructions and rebranding so maybe more difficult to find the same market they had after the Long Way Round phenomenon 

 

i wouldn't like to say, but i'd be very surprised if it was the last of the brand. 

 

Decent marketing sells a product.. even if its abit ****e, its the name you pay for. 

 

They'll be back... BMW might even buy them out... 

Quite possible as GS riders will still need to be kitted out for their adventures to Starbucks