Tales from the Emporium

[cooneyr]

Make me!
I only pulled the lever while Wayne was trying to fix the dash wiring

Um Yer - I'll come up there on a magic carpet and tickle you to death with a feather.

Would be interestink, even with the 15t sprocket
Also to let Wayne ride both and comment as an impartial observer.

I'm keen to get some info. I have a hunch that the mods you are making may be decreasing or maintaining the torque and inreasing the power thereby making the bike feel more peaky. I kinda like a nice linear torquey feel. I've driven diesels for the past 13 years so that might may explain things.

I keep feeling that it's not an "official" import - No TPS, bigger hole in pipe, brake light.
Murray Thorn may have got it in direct for someone or that's what NZ got that year.

The rear light was stock on the older bikes as far as I know. No evidence other than the yank prattling to confirm this and the pipe and TPS are odd.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

I'm keen to get some info. I have a hunch that the mods you are making may be decreasing or maintaining the torque and inreasing the power thereby making the bike feel more peaky. I kinda like a nice linear torquey feel. I've driven diesels for the past 13 years so that might may explain things.

The recent mods (carb spring, header weld grind) all felt like they gave it more bottom end.

I'm feeling that it's probably maintaining peak power and torque but the torque curve is broader now.

Hmmm...
Wonder how many free dyno runs I've got left.

[NordieBoy]

Just testing the roll-on from 70-100 in 4th gear today and it's about 3 seconds but I have no idea how fast or slow I'm counting whilst doing it

Thinking and measuring my next next project now...
Cheap good lights without going to HID

Single or twin stacked spots or even the Buell mod if I can get a price locally.

[NordieBoy]

The rear light was stock on the older bikes as far as I know. No evidence other than the yank prattling to confirm this and the pipe and TPS are odd.

Wayne told me today how NZ's bikes get allocated by Suzuki.
If Suzuki are making up a Canadian shipment when we order stuff, we get Canadian spec bikes.
If it's Aussie bikes being made, we get them.
If it's Californication bikes, we don't get them 'cause they're crap.
When your bike came over the whole shipment was probably the same.

[cooneyr]

Wayne told me today how NZ's bikes get allocated by Suzuki.
If Suzuki are making up a Canadian shipment when we order stuff, we get Canadian spec bikes.
If it's Aussie bikes being made, we get them.
If it's Californication bikes, we don't get them 'cause they're crap.
When your bike came over the whole shipment was probably the same.

Interestink. I'll have to go and have a look at the manual and try and figure out which model it is then. Glad to know that I'm not the only special one in the country!

Cheers R

[warewolf]

My DR-Z250 was an Aussie spec bike, in fact it was Aussie-new & complied, then shipped over to NZ to be sold new here.

The DR200SE was an American-spec bike, speedo in miles, steering wheel on the left, etc.

In both cases, the bike came with an American hand book, but the Aussie-market bike had an addition wrt Aussie noise/pollution regs.

[NordieBoy]

Braided front brake line arrived today
Too wet for me to install it though



Somehow I just did 345km to reserve (20km/L).
I normally get 300-310 max.
I'll see how this next tank goes.
Either the cut carb spring/header weld grind really helped out or I forgot to reset the trip meter at some stage.

[cooneyr]

Braided front brake line arrived today
Too wet for me to install it though



Somehow I just did 345km to reserve.
I normally get 300-310 max.
I'll see how this next tank goes.
Either the cut carb spring/header weld grind really helped out or I forgot to reset the trip meter at some stage.

Stop ya winjing about the rain and go get my bike. Left a message on your cell. Get to try out a braded line in the wet (bribe for you there).

Do you know how much does an IMS really holds? I know it is advertised as an 18 l but I'm sure I saw a referance to 22 l when brimming.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

It hit reserve and probably 2km later I just squeezed 17.2L into it.
I have no idea what sort of reserve they have though, especially as everyone runs different fuel taps.

I stopped whinging about the rain long enough to install my braided line
Had to nick one of the kids syringes to prime it but...
I think I'll like it.

I can probably pick up your bike tomorrow.
Mmmm, braided line, unfamiliar bike, wet conditions, knobblies.

[NordieBoy]

Hmmm, Buell headlight $126 + gst, windscreen mount $55 + gst...

[cooneyr]

I can probably pick up your bike tomorrow.
Mmmm, braided line, unfamiliar bike, wet conditions, knobblies.

Play nice now please Nordie

Thanks for doing this.

Cheers R

[NordieBoy]

Play nice?
I'll be shitting myself braking for the first corner!

[Transalper]

You'll just have to test them in the carpark then again a little bit faster on the road just outside the carpark first... before you need them for the first corner that is.

[NordieBoy]

Boring
Where's your sense of adventure(riding)

[warewolf]

Or just make sure you fall to the left...