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Old 09-05-2007, 05:33 AM   #1 (permalink)
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Question Anymore words of wisdom?

After reading lots of useful info and watching/listening to excellent exhaust comparisons from jedhooks28 and bonnielass, I have finally decided on a pair of TOR's for my T100. I am going to disappear into the garage at the weekend and intend to do the following,
remove AI, pull the snorkel, fit jenks bellmouth and unifilter, fit 120 mains, 1 shim and 2.5 turns on the pilot, and drill 3mm air hole. Has anyone got any final words of wisdom before I start?
I am also fitting a Hyde damper, Goodridge front brake hose, EBC HH pads, Dart screen, Mototwin ST bars, oberon bar end weights and mirror, 19t sprocket, long seat bolts, Iridium plugs, Zenon headlight bulb, and a locking fuel cap, so I could be gone for a while!
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Old 09-05-2007, 07:01 AM   #4 (permalink)
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Words of wisdom

A good assortment of tools, 36mm socket + power bar for sprocket removal, 8mm ring spanner and dumpty screwdriver for jets. If you do remove diaphrams to fit shims and can't get diaphrams to re-seat be patient they will go back on their own!

Balance your carbs.

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Old 09-05-2007, 10:15 AM   #6 (permalink)
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I guess your gonna be busy for a while. One piece of advice - no phone calls to interrupt your thinking. Too many times we take a call and then loose track of where we were and then have to start all over. Good Luck!
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Old 09-05-2007, 10:31 AM   #7 (permalink)
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Advice ... what ever amount of time you think its going to take ...multiply by 3 !!
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Old 09-05-2007, 10:45 AM   #8 (permalink)
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good luck! sounds like you are totally customizing your bike within two days. it's gonna be a totally new ride!

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carb ,hex key replacment screws,the float bowl ones are hard to get of .i just got them off with a lite tap on the end of the screwdriver. and take out the restriictor plate.
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