Amps still shit after 8 years.

[GrayWolf]

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Cookie cutter engineering jap bikes

Just get quicker bike that is designed to be quicker

yes unlike HD who have S&S, Screaming Eagle and a lot of customising extras to make the bike 'non' cookie cutter

OOOOOOPS all owned by HD......

[schrodingers cat]

Question to the OP?

When it goes pop on the dyno who's problem would you try to make that?

A lot of 'cunts' who are in business never were cunts before they started.

And the customer is always right.

[Crasherfromwayback]

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yes unlike HD who have S&S, Screaming Eagle and a lot of customising extras to make the bike 'non' cookie cutter

OOOOOOPS all owned by HD......

HD don't and never have owned S&S.

[Big Dave]

Actually, I agree with mr brp.

Every bike I've hotted up became proportionally unreliable according to the hotness bestowed.

These days I prefer buying the right tool for the job, instead of fixing one till it breaks.

[BMWST?]

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A simple contract taking away liability from the shop would be an answer to that as mentioned earlier which is why I'd like to hear more from the OP.

a simple contract is fine,but the guy whose bike has just blown up isnt going to be too happy and i guess there is also the fact that you have a clean up job.So they figure its not worth the trouble and have said so quite plainly.Whats the problem?

[Big Dave]

One of you mods should change the title of this thread too.
Something like 'RM has a spack' would be good.

[Zedder]

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a simple contract is fine,but the guy whose bike has just blown up isnt going to be too happy and i guess there is also the fact that you have a clean up job.So they figure its not worth the trouble and have said so quite plainly.Whats the problem?

I just wanted some more info because I didn't think the OP was giving the full story.

Like Crasherfromwayback said, he gets customers to sign off liability.

[renegade master]

so how many bikes blow up on dynos?

[Big Dave]

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so how many bikes blow up on dynos?

Let's start with yours. Get some aviation fuel from that BP at Kumeu and we'll go from there.

Blow Up is too emotive.

Expedite mechanical failure in an older vehicle with a questionable service life.

[gammaguy]

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Just buy a more powerful bike ..... that way the crank etc is designed for the power

the last models that I can remember that had underengineered cranks were the TX750 Yamaha in around 1975

To be honest most if not all bikes from the reputable makers these days are correctly engineered.

[gammaguy]

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Cookie cutter engineering jap bikes

Just get quicker bike that is designed to be quicker

with all due respect-bullshit

every bike owner has the right to have his or her machine performing to its true potential,and only correct and proper tuning can give that result.

the factories never have and never will invest the time and effort to do that,its up to the person that has the money and emotions invested to do it.

If the owner is happy as it is,fine.But I can assure you there is not a bike made that can not be improved or at least tailored to its owner if they want to invest the time and money.

I own three bikes,one small,one not very big,and one a little bigger.as far as im concerned I get a great buzz out of them being the best they can be,and would not trade them for a "bigger,faster"machine for all the tea in China.

Different strokes and all that,but fair dues to those who want a better bike than they started with.

whatever size it is.

[pritch]

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Actually, I agree with mr brp.

Every bike I've hotted up became proportionally unreliable according to the hotness bestowed.

Ummm nobody much was talking about hotting anything up? The discussion had evolved to being mainly about getting the bike running to its potential.

[Maha]

Must be deja vu for RM...I remember he and a good friend pushing a clapped out project into Cycletreads one fine Saturday morning, got shown the door soon after....back onto the waiting trailer it went..

[Crasherfromwayback]

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Is that to say my bike needs to be retuned?

You still got the nipple? We could make it bettera for sure mate.

[Crasherfromwayback]

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Every bike I've hotted up became proportionally unreliable according to the hotness bestowed.

These days I prefer buying the right tool for the job, instead of fixing one till it breaks.

I bet you're talking old bikes BD.

Cause modern ones don't break.

Even though we're talking about tuning what you've got..you can (if you want) get rather large gains on any modern road going motorcycle without the risk of failure.