What the f!@?! is wrong with my bike!? (Honda GB)

[T.W.R]

You've got a PM

[sammcj]

You've got a PM

Now you've got me all worried about tomorrow!
Hopefully they're good bastards and good a good job for their money

I've had a few bet's from other KB'ers that the result will be good but we'll see!

[Kickaha]

Now you've got me all worried about tomorrow!
Hopefully they're good bastards and good a good job for their money

I've had a few bet's from other KB'ers that the result will be good but we'll see!

You got nothing to worry about

I rate them quite highly on the "good bastard " scale and so do a few others I know who have used them

I would have bet you everything you own but I would have felt guilty about taking it all off you

[sammcj]

I would have bet you everything you own but I would have felt guilty about taking it all off you

haha thank you for the reassurance. I sure hope so; this bloody bike's been a headache, can't say I haven't learnt a thing or two though!

One thing I did like about them is that when I asked if I could hang round while they were working on it, the mechanic was more than happy I mentioned I was going to take a few photos to chuck on the net!

[T.W.R]

Now you've got me all worried about tomorrow!
Hopefully they're good bastards and good a good job for their money

I've had a few bet's from other KB'ers that the result will be good but we'll see!

nah you've nothing to worry about with the quality of their worksmanship the guy who does most of the dyno work know his stuff.
The crew there are some of the better mechs for modern stuff in Ashvagas

[izzyc]

I had a mate with a similar problem....check that the fuel tank breather holes are completly clean and clear....once he cleared the breather holes were clean the bike went a shitload better......[being blocked causes a vaccume effect on the fuel system and makes it look like an electrical problem]

[sammcj]

Alright, I'm Back…

Where do I even begin?
I have to start by saying I could not possibly be more impressed with Honda Country / Dynoworx than I am, They were in a word… brilliant! Very honest, Fast working, clearly very clued up and at no point tried to 'up-sell me'.

They strapped her up on the Dyno and we went to do the first / base run… BUT it was running so damn Lean it wasn't even safe to push it (Yeah… Thanks for that KG Motorcycles…)

So off came the carb, They decided to go 4 sizes up with the jet.
Here comes the second run… WOW WTF IT'S WORSE?!
Off comes the carb again…

Turns out KG Motorcycles had replaced the jet with one he had drilled out and never scratched the label size off!

This time they put a main size of 158 in and back on the Dyno.
Talk about hit and win… The bloody thing nearly took off!
Some small adjustments to the idle mixture and up for the last run…
Came out just shy of 32BHP so we're guessing it'd be around 36-37HP at the flywheel.


Took it for a spin up the road and all I can say is Wholly Shitballs!
It's running A) Smoother than has ever run. B) Feels like it has around 40-50% more power!



I have to give a 1-Up to the guys there, they were really great and didn't at all mind explaining things along the way, they even replaced some old hoses and adjusted my chain for me while I was getting ready to head off, also the cost really isn't really much at all - definitely worth the benefits.


SUCCESS!

(I owe a round to some of you guys for pushing me to do this.)





[Little update at 6.45PM - Just got to take her out now it's dry - VERY impressed, she has power right through the rev's, very responsive and boy is she smooth!]

[MSTRS:Me]

Turns out KG Motorcycles had replaced the jet with one he had drilled out and never scratched the label size off!

I hate that!! Cheap, lazy bastards. Causes no end of trouble for those down the line.
Glad you are sorted.

[JKM]

Congratulations on that!! You'll be pleased to finally reach some of that potential power!!

Are you happy with it now, or is there still more work on the horizon?

[sammcj]

Congratulations on that!! You'll be pleased to finally reach some of that potential power!!

Are you happy with it now, or is there still more work on the horizon?

Thanks mate!

Well I'm pretty damn happy with how it's running.

Next I need to:

-Slightly re-shape front mud guard
-Do fork oil
-Replace cracked headlight


In the future I plan to replace the exhaust system completely.

[dino3310]

awesome bro good to see you back up to boogie

[crazyhorse]

Good on you - at least you'll be out riding soon - if winter actually goes away grrr!

[sammcj]

Slight problem:

Just looked at the factory specs for the 500cc and compaired it to my 600cc after the dyno and guess what...

My 600cc is putting out 31.5BHP but the factory 500cc puts out 33.3BHP on the dyno and 38HP at the flywheel!
Something can't be right, Obviously it's running better than it was before the dyno but WTF!?


http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...ist_trophy.htm

[Kickaha]

Slight problem:

Just looked at the factory specs for the 500cc and compaired it to my 600cc after the dyno and guess what...

My 600cc is putting out 31.5BHP but the factory 500cc puts out 33.3BHP on the dyno and 38HP at the flywheel!
Something can't be right, Obviously it's running better than it was before the dyno but WTF!?


http://www.motorcyclespecs.co.za/mod...ist_trophy.htm

Dont waste your time comparing different dyno specs for a start, you could run that bike on 6 different dynos and get 6 different figures

As long as it's going ok and you're happy with it HP figures are meaningless

[sammcj]

Dont waste your time comparing different dyno specs for a start, you could run that bike on 6 different dynos and get 6 different figures,yours is also rear wheel Hp the factory quoted spec is most likely at the crank

the 38hp is at the crank, but the 33 was of a stock 500cc.

I took her out for a spin yesterday and I SWEAR she was far more guttless than shes been since the dyno.