Triumphrat

dazco · 05-27-2006

Man, i swear my bike is just running like it never has. The phrase "like a scalded dog" just doesn't do it justice. Last week as i posted i cleaned out my filter to find it really dirty, then side gapped my plugs. All week i've been riding to work and just never got "used" to how good it was running. (in other words the honeymoon continues and doesn't fade)

Then today i did a few more experiments. I side gapped the irridiums which were shelved after i saw how good the bike ran with the stock plugs after side gapping them. But the iridiums don't work as well as the stock plugs now with both of the sets side gapped. (and thats good considering the $ diff) SG'd stock plugs are the ****e ! then i did something i've been meaning to do for a long time. I've felt my bike was running rich in the mids with 2 regular shime plus one thicker one which equalled about 3.75 regular shims. So i removed the thick one from each needle and wham....the bike just friggin flies ! it feels like the torque just went thru the roof compared to how it was pre-SG and shim removal. I can be in any gear at any speed as long as i'm not lugging it and when i twist it it feels like i'm gonna tear my arms out of the sockets. It hits the limiter very quickly.

I just had to post this out of sheer extasy ! I feel like the bike just went up another rung on the ladder of performance and now seems very close to being at it's limit considering the internal tuning. (stroke, cams, etc) The side gapping did wonders, and combined with the right midrange jetting i think these are 2 things that are the key to making these bikes run thier best from my experience. I am absopositivly stoked !

bonnieblackinfl · 05-27-2006

I've always heared good things about side gapping plugs, the only down fall was shorter plug life, but like it was mentioned before, the stock plugs are cheap enough to do that. So you took the groove to the center of the electrode?
I may have to go out to the garage!

Greg

bluesjeans · 05-27-2006

Sounds to me like dazco's really got that Speedmaster "dialed-in" now..!

Bhakti-rider · 05-27-2006

Kudos for the achievement, Daz...

Thanks for offering the fruits of your efforts to others. Sounds like you've got essence of British twinness manifesting for your very self... how cool!!

Copper · 05-27-2006

Glad your machine is flying now...Do you need a private pilot endorsement on your license now? :-D :razz: :-D

[ This message was edited by: Copper on 2006-05-27 15:18 ]

Liontari · 05-27-2006

Let's see how many of us run out to the garage and file the electrodes down on our plugs this afternoon--I'm doin' it!

Liontari · 05-27-2006

Daz:

Did you reduce the gap by .010" as some recommend?

HiVel · 05-27-2006

What is a side gap??

bluesjeans · 05-27-2006

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On 2006-05-27 15:46, HiVel wrote:
What is a side gap??

Scroll down to the middle of >> THIS PAGE << for an explanation.

dazco · 05-27-2006

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So you took the groove to the center of the electrode?

No, further.

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Ignore the periods and the top is the ground and the bottom the center electrode. Cut them so that looking straight down at the plug the ground does NOT hide any of the center electrode from view. I went a bit further actually, but thats the general idea....nothing directly above the center electrode.

Don't forget guys, it wasn't just the plugs that prompted me to post this.....removing one of the shims really healped too. But unless side gapped plugs will vary considerably from one bike to the next, i'm sure they'll put a smile on your face. Not that the bike will be a LOT quicker, but that it will pull harder....like it has more torque. It's subtle yet not subtle, if that makes any sense. (it will to some that have felt that before) But with the jetting fix mines had me smiling all day. :-D

Oh, and when you gap them make sure you insert the gauge at about a 45 degree angle . The point is to measure the closest points on both electrodes, which now will be thier edges. And PLEASE, anyone who does this plese post. I'm dying to see if it does as much for others as it did for me.