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Posted 11 January 2008 - 05:49 pm

Iridium are supposed to last longer? As for performance I've not heard of any advantage.

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Posted 11 January 2008 - 09:12 pm

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FFS - the part at 5 o'clock is the least worn bit of both of them............... huh.gif

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Posted 12 January 2008 - 11:09 am

QUOTE(wicklamulla @ Fri 11th Jan 2008, 08:57 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
possibly, but Q Boney M, 'It's just an illusion' !!!


Dat wid be Imagination. Unless dem Boneys covered it in desperation - but then I expect you have their full back catalogue so you may indeed be right. Ra Ra Rasputin. That was my favourite. smile.gif

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Posted 12 January 2008 - 11:23 am

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Posted 12 January 2008 - 11:37 am

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Posted 12 January 2008 - 11:39 am

Nah, I had to get the ould fella back to the home on time. wink.gif

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Posted 12 January 2008 - 11:43 am

QUOTE(Pict @ Fri 11th Jan 2008, 05:34 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Iridium are supposed to last longer? As for performance I've not heard of any advantage.
There's a claimed performance improvement - I bought a set off evil bay so I'll let you know when I've tried em oot. smile.gif
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Nah, I had to get the ould fella back to the home on time. wink.gif
Was he pished or was it just his troosers? tongue.gif

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Posted 12 January 2008 - 01:35 pm

QUOTE(Minty Hippo @ Sat 12th Jan 2008, 11:28 AM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
There's a claimed performance improvement - I bought a set off evil bay so I'll let you know when I've tried em oot.

Will be interesting to hear. The only thing I've heard is that they may " suit a bike that does a lot of town/city work" - whatever that means.

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 11:21 am

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Will be interesting to hear. The only thing I've heard is that they may " suit a bike that does a lot of town/city work" - whatever that means.

you mean if i ride a lot in town this iridum spark can be useful?? this is my case and i've been told that one of my problems was to ride plenty in town... so should i by them? they're a bit expensive... sad.gif this is what i saw in a web concerned this kind of spark "Designed specifically for the performance enthusiast. Iridium IX offers extreme ignitability, improved throttle response and superior anti fouling

Fine Iridium tip ensures high durability and a consistently stable spark
Iridium alloy has extremely high melting point, perfect for today’s high-tech, high-performance engines

“Trivalent Metal Plating” has superior anti-corrosion and anti-seizing properties

Outstanding acceleration, high fuel efficiency and durability

Ultimate design, technology and performance "

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Posted 14 January 2008 - 11:51 am

I remember a test review about iridium/platinium plugs and the TDM900 / R1.

There was performance improvement only for the R1, not for the TDM.
Seemed linked with high-revs.

The only improvement is about the lifetime which may be four times std plugs.
Not a great deal for plugs that cost heigh times the usual price of std plugs IMHO.

Anyway the lifetime improvement can be expected only with fuel-injection engines, carbed oil-burning engines being no good.

Spark plug is a very basic technology that exist since 1885, don't expect miracles like Outstanding acceleration, high fuel efficiency, etc, with it.


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Posted 14 January 2008 - 06:07 pm



Spark plug is a very basic technology that exist since 1885, don't expect miracles like Outstanding acceleration, high fuel efficiency, etc, with it.
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tongue.gif hi... no i wasn't expecting those kind of results. i'll tell you what i realy want to know: my tdm burns quite a lot of spark beacuse i ride a lot in town and the bike runs very rich. i was wonder if a better spark should last longer. i've read somewhere that this spark dpr9eix-9 it's suitable for those that make many miles in the city. is that so? can you give me your advice?
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Posted 14 January 2008 - 06:47 pm

QUOTE(mechinha @ Mon 14th Jan 2008, 06:52 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
tongue.gif hi... no i wasn't expecting those kind of results. i'll tell you what i realy want to know: my tdm burns quite a lot of spark beacuse i ride a lot in town and the bike runs very rich. i was wonder if a better spark should last longer. i've read somewhere that this spark dpr9eix-9 it's suitable for those that make many miles in the city. is that so? can you give me your advice?
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Sorry, forgot the starting point.

You cannot solve a carb problem by changing the plugs. No matter the kind of plugs if your engine runs too rich they'll go away at the same rate.
IMHO the only change with iridium plugs you'll see will be in your wallet...

Just do as said above : change the emulsion tubes & needles, then tune-up the carbs starting with factory settings.

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Posted 15 January 2008 - 04:28 pm

QUOTE(JBX @ Mon 14th Jan 2008, 06:32 PM) <{POST_SNAPBACK}>
Sorry, forgot the starting point.

You cannot solve a carb problem by changing the plugs. No matter the kind of plugs if your engine runs too rich they'll go away at the same rate.
IMHO the only change with iridium plugs you'll see will be in your wallet...

Just do as said above : change the emulsion tubes & needles, then tune-up the carbs starting with factory settings.

yeah tongue.gif i've done that as you may have seen in the photos i posted, one of the emulsion tubes was realy damaged. i manage to achieve the historic set of 200 km wihtout a problem yahoo.gif but we dind't change the needles they're to expensive..at least in portugal (jesus) sorry.gif now i ask for your help and advice should i replace them? and the carbs can you give me a sugestion how to make a perfect tue-up to my carbs?
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Posted 16 January 2008 - 02:33 pm

hidden.gif ah..i fell like shitt ! puke.gif honestly ! my bike is dead again. it wasn't the emulsion tubes. this morning started ok went to the cafe then to work. at lunch time when i started the engine puf there goes the cursed spark. what the f#$&%$k can i do more?? i'm realy thinking to give a litle fire to my bike. i'm tired of this situation until so far i've spent more money then almost coust me the stupid bike". nobody in my town knows how to help me.. blink.gif so i ask once again: HELP ME PLEASE!! tdown.gif tdown.gif

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 08:01 pm

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hidden.gif ah..i fell like shitt ! puke.gif honestly ! my bike is dead again. it wasn't the emulsion tubes. this morning started ok went to the cafe then to work. at lunch time when i started the engine puf there goes the cursed spark. what the f#$&%$k can i do more?? i'm realy thinking to give a litle fire to my bike. i'm tired of this situation until so far i've spent more money then almost coust me the stupid bike". nobody in my town knows how to help me.. blink.gif so i ask once again: HELP ME PLEASE!! tdown.gif tdown.gif


Are you saying the bike wouldn't turn over, or it would turn over but there's no spark?

Don't panic, there's lots of clever people on here but it's difficult to fix over the internet.

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Posted 16 January 2008 - 09:19 pm

Remembering that strange damage to one of the old tubes, could it not be that the corresponding needle or some other nearby part is also badly damaged? How observant is your mechanic - did he check? I'm not the expert here, but is it not routine anyway to put in new needles with new tubes, to allow them to re-adapt to each other?

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but once again i need a explanation: when you guys refer to self amalgating tape what kind of tape is that? istupid.gif and how to isolate the ignition coils? does anyone have photos? i know i'm being very annoying..but please understand this bike is part of my life. i ride in summer, in the winter, with rain, sun and even it snows.. i love the true essence of a biker. but sadly i also have a very bad luck. i used to own a honda dominator 600 and she was mine for 14 years and we manage to make 65.000 km.(plus the 32.000km she already had) my friends i bought this bike after i've read hundreds of opinions and asked to several persons. she was the perfect sussecor to my domie. and know day after day, hour after hour - problems,problems F%$&#K i'm tired!!

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Posted 17 January 2008 - 11:51 am

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Posted 19 January 2008 - 01:03 pm

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i've got news for all. it seems this is a common problem in this jind of bikes. i've been talk to other owners in portugal and i know just in my town at least 4 identical situations. when we press the starter one of the sparks goes nuts and the bike works just in one cilynder. the real question is - why? if we lift just a bit the spark plug she normalizes. WHY ????
Jesus i'm tired.
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