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Woody1911a1
| | Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 08:31 pm: | 
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hi guys and gals , getting back into biking after 30 yrs away . got bitten last winter when an aquaintace said he had an old honda sabre for sale , finally unloaded it lol . yesterday bought a 2001 blast and really trying to love it . it has a v&h exhaust , not sure what other possible mods . been reading here alot .
first off , GOD , i thought my friends sportster with straight pipes was loud !!! took it apart and found what was left of some packing along with actually a pretty good but minimal homedone baffeling . i did a lil more baffling today and it's almost tolerable . found a stock exaust picking it up tommorow cheap just out of curiousity .
is there anything in between ? anything tunable sound wise or should i just continue my tweaking . my fav thing (early riser) is to go for a ride just as the sun is rising sunday mornings ;-P want nice throaty but mellow.
ok next question . carb jetting and adjustment . i have a factory service manual and NOwhere in the carb section does it even show a mixture adj screw ? and where are you guys getting your jets/needles ? from buell ? mines definately running lean in the low end which sucks driving in traffic .
ok will rant more later
happy thumping  |
Xgecko
| | Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 09:09 pm: |
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find a White Brothers or use the header from the V&H and find a generic Supertrap can & graft the two together for a modern equivelant. After have used both types I can say with experience that a Disk outlet can is waaaaay quieter than a regular Glasspack can |
Marijane0569
| | Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 09:09 pm: |
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I got my jets at the local custom bike shop. Told them I had a cv carb, and what jets I wanted and they pulled them out and sold them to me. |
Marijane0569
| | Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 09:12 pm: |
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http://www.nightrider.com/biketech/hd_cv_mods.htm
This should show you where the mix screw location |
Woody1911a1
| | Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 09:29 pm: |
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WOW , thanx to both of you . was suprised to get replies so fast .
love tinkering and tweaking . yesterday was wondering if i made a big mistake buying this bike , today after making it a lil quieter started to really appreciate how nimble it is , tomorrow ..........vroooooooooooooooooom , probably more questions hehe ;-P
thanx again |
Ezblast
| | Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 09:36 pm: |
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See our engine TKV section - under carbs, part numbers, pics, references to other sites also - V&H makes a quiet core insert as well.
Welcome and enjoy!
GT - JBOTDS! EZ |
Swampy
| | Posted on Sunday, October 15, 2006 - 10:53 pm: |
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Welcome to the board Woody1911a1!
The Big Kid has a 1911 clone. First thing he bought when he turned 18. |
Woody1911a1
| | Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 06:59 pm: |
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thanx for the nice welcome and all the info
thanx Marijane gonna get into the carb this weekend .
and you to Ezblast , waiting for a reply from v & H but after looking into the supertraps ,TY Xgecko , i like the tunability the supertraps have .
oh and Swampy 1911's rule , i have several clones and a few real colts . the clones are my competion guns |
Xgecko
| | Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 08:20 pm: |
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Word of warning about that tuneablity, the more disks the louder it is |
Woody1911a1
| | Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 08:38 pm: |
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so i shouldn't buy and install like a thousand disks if i want it on the quiet side ?
just kiddin bud ;-P
personally looking for more in the low end , commutting in slow stop an go traffic and quieter .
first gear on this bike seems to be really tall , chit i've been shifting to second at like 30 mph and then i'm bogging in the low rpms till things get nice again at about 40 , unforunately thats the speed range for my comute to work . maybe this weekend i'll drive a half hour to the nearest highway so i can check out third gear lol |
Swampy
| | Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 10:13 pm: |
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Go check out the carb section, there is tons of info there. Rejetting your carb will make a huge difference. |
Ezblast
| | Posted on Monday, October 16, 2006 - 11:25 pm: |
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21 to 23 discs for power - lol - and it will still be quieter than the old exhaust.
GT - JBOTDS! EZ |
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