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Exactly, what a load of bo**ocks! Maybe a good enough idea for breathing sake but I think Paulsv650s needs to think this one through. It would be a miracle if it were true:rolleyes:

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As a fellow American...I'm going to have to agree with the nice "Brits" as you call them. No matter what you do, you will not change how fast you are going in "said gear" or what rpm that said gear is turning. I do, however, understand what you are saying by more power at a said RPM...that does make sense. Everything else is a headache.

edit: Did you fail phsyics? I hope you are not an Engineer.

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You should try doing this, and I promise you you can go faster at lower engine speeds with no mods at all...and saves a whole lot of fuel.:rolleyes:

Ride to the top of a big hill, then ride down again when you hit 70mph in top gear, pull that lever on the left all the way in. Your speed will increase and engine rev's will drop to below 1000rpm:smt119

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I think problem is that he's talking in American whereas we of course all read it as if it were English.

I think most people have given him an unnecessarily hard time on this. The way I'm choosing to interpret what is said is that due to the mod the engine is producing that 1bhp more. We all know that Power = Torque x RPM so it follows that if power is up then Torque must have been increased. So this could give rise to a situation whereby you could pull a given speed in a higher gear than before without the bike complaining or bogging down.

I hope I've spoken in English and not BS above. If I've got anything wrong I expect to get a very hard time from you all.

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Funny that - when I pull in the lever on the right all the way in, my speed DECREASES - significantly!

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Ease up boys and girls! Apart from a slight misunderstanding, (it must be said I don't think PaulSV650S expressed himself well first time out, but he hasn't said anything wrong). Take your time reading the first post, he does appear to say that changing the intake baffling changed gearing, but has since clarified that isn't what he intended to mean, simply that a given situation that required a given gear can now be achieved in another with the consequent difference in revs.

This has come up a number of times before, (may have been the 1000 site - don't remember exactly), the dirt and water issue hasn't proven to be a problem, there are a couple of bits available, such as the JHS part that resembles the base of the airbox lid, that hold the filter in so it will seal, it may distort if you just use washers. There would have to be a sincere flood before there were enough water to cause a problem.

Ummm... How? Running lean may raise the engine temperature overall, (I can explain why if needed), but won't specifically effect upon the valves, lack of clearance can affect valves, particularly the exhaust - I've never seen a burnt inlet. Lean running will affect cylinder/piston sooner than valves.

Errr... Left? Pulling the lever on the right will arrest your progress completely I would have thought. :D

Agreed.

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I hope you don't notice the edit :rolleyes: ......eer mmmm I though that US models where left hand drive:stupid:

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what a wined up, great bit of entertainment this thred was, so did we end up potato or potarto, but you do really get more revs it goes right into the red :shaking:

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So this statement he has since retracted?

And BigBaddad is your tickover lower than 1000 revs then? Good comeback though on the wrong lever.:p

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Well... Actually, nearly true, the first post was right, it's only once he started trying to defend himself he got it wrong, which is odd :)