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08-08-19, 10:02 AM | #11 |
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Re: A different engine upgrade?
I'll have a set of pointy inlet cams for sale at the weekend, cheapest upgrade for a performance boost.
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08-08-19, 12:54 PM | #12 |
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Re: A different engine upgrade?
Ride in a gear higher than you do normally.
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Re: A different engine upgrade?
So tonight, on the way home, caught up with a BMW R1200RT who was filtering for Britain but could he get rid of me? Nope!
It was a good chance to really think about how I could improve the bike in any way. I already have a smaller cog, so I have the acceleration, so the only thing I can think of is a quick throttle to gain more of the available power. The bike is a K4 Pointy - so I guess the R6 throttle tube hack doesn't work? As for the pie route - here are the figures! SV650S Wet weight - 198Kg Pie Eater - 110Kg BHP - 72 BHP BHP /(SV + PE) = 72 / (198 + 110) = 0.23 hp / Kg or 4.27 Kg / HP so that means losing 14 lbs, a stone or 6.3 Kg will help gain 1.5 hp! |
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I managed to keep my weight to between 12 stone and 12.5 stone for a long while until early last year when over exercising I pulled a stomach muscle.Took a while to heal and I got lazy and over the year climbed up to around 200 Lbs from around 170lbs ish. Losing excess weight is one of the best performance boosts you can use IMHO. When I was lighter I had to be careful not to wheelie my SV and I can tell the difference in performance now.It's still great but there it a noticeable difference. Not many Fat Moto GP riders Slowly trying to get mine back down but not easy when you are older and love cheap Supermarket beer
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