Flatslides
 

Anybody in the UK actually use them? Must be a few curvy thunderbikes about or something like that.

People here seem to fit big bore kit before even thinking about flats :confused:

Re: Flatslides
 

I've considered them but I keep thinking of other things that would make me faster/smoother for the same or less cash.

Any idea how much difference they actually make?

Druid

Re: Flatslides
 

4-8bhp I have heard bandied about. No idea really.

Also varied reports on how much of a handful they make the bike when cold or not being ridden like a nutter.

Oh, and I'm sure big snorting carbs will do their whole big snorting thing and snort big amounts of fuel.

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4-8BHP? Hmm I could live with 83-87BHP :-)

I'm just not sure that it's worth getting over say a slipper clutch and a number of trackdays. :-)

Druid

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I've always read that Flatslides are not best suited to road ridding, thus I've not considered them much. Is this true, or should I be looking for a set etc?

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Well the main difference is you can't just give it a handful and have done, you have to match throttle position and revs.

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Not something that bothers me :-)

Single FCR39 and FCR41 pop up on ebay from time to time (there is one on there now for 190quid BIN) but I've been a bit wary of having two dissimilar carbs (and too much of a skinflint to pay for new)

Then again I wondered if you could buy say something like ebay item 220474980591, split it into two sets of individual carbs and resell one set on to make your money back.

Druid

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They seem popular - almost de rigeur with the Streetfighter guys - especially those with the old gixxer 750's or 1100's.

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Also no choke :D I had a mate's GSXR with flatslides for a little while when I was working on it, ended up using it for a few commutes and getting the bloody thing started in winter was a nightmare.

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So what considerations for the type or model of Flatside are there?

Assume I no nothing of these whimsical items, and you'll not be far off.