Looking great! Like you, I'm not sure of the cam cover.............................
Winter Project
#182
Posted 19 February 2019 - 07:58 am
#183
Posted 04 March 2019 - 11:15 am
Been quiet for a while, just slowly working my way through the bike cleaning and replacing bits as required.
I have given the throttle bodies a basic clean. They are clean but quite tarnished. I couldn't be bothered to go right through them given I will be fitting my new ones at some point.
current status
Trying to find space for the extra length of cabling for the ignijet ecu has been problematic. Should be worth it in the end.
#184
Posted 04 March 2019 - 07:24 pm
My charging system is dire on the xs.
So Im fitting a Bosch fuel pressure sensor.
As regards lamda sensor is it right that ignijet doesnt like it permanently connected?
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#186
Posted 04 March 2019 - 10:43 pm
While you have all that stuff off the top of the engine it is worth doing the cold start mechanism modification - that area looks untouched on the photo above.
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#187
Posted 04 March 2019 - 11:10 pm
and again in 2018! it was siezed solid.It's been done - around 2009
its going in the bin in 2019/2020 when i fit the new TBs
#188
Posted 06 March 2019 - 01:53 pm
wheels refurbed.
Stuck with the 18" front as I loved the way the bike handled the rougher road up Scotland and I don't want to compromise that.
I've gone up to a YZF750SP rear wheel as
a) it can take a 180 tyre
b) I had one in the garage
and c) it looks cool.
Both fitted with new Bridgstone T30 Evo sport touring tyres. yum.
Edited by Coxylaad, 06 March 2019 - 03:45 pm.
#189
Posted 06 March 2019 - 05:08 pm
Looks good
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#190
Posted 06 March 2019 - 06:37 pm
looking good, i wonder what the handling will be like with a 180 tyre at the rear....at least you know you can go down to a 17" at the front if you need to tweak it
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#191
Posted 07 March 2019 - 08:40 am
well you get the usual pile of experts telling you that the bike will be slower and harder to turn than if it had a 160 on, however I don't hear R6 or Fazer owners, (or litre bike owners if you want to take it a step further) complaining that the bikes are hard to turn. I know there is more at play that just tyre sizes in how a bike handles, however if you follow the analogy through we are almost getting to the point where we are saying the TDM will turn better than a bike with a bigger tyre. I doubt that very much. the ducati daivel has something stupid like a 240 section rear, long wheel base and really lazy steering head angle, and that handles great.
I am going to stick my neck out and say it will make sod all difference. That said I still have the original wheel if I want to go back. but I doubt I will.
#192
Posted 07 March 2019 - 09:32 am
well you get the usual pile of experts telling you that the bike will be slower and harder to turn than if it had a 160 on, however I don't hear R6 or Fazer owners, (or litre bike owners if you want to take it a step further) complaining that the bikes are hard to turn. I know there is more at play that just tyre sizes in how a bike handles, however if you follow the analogy through we are almost getting to the point where we are saying the TDM will turn better than a bike with a bigger tyre. I doubt that very much. the ducati daivel has something stupid like a 240 section rear, long wheel base and really lazy steering head angle, and that handles great.
I am going to stick my neck out and say it will make sod all difference. That said I still have the original wheel if I want to go back. but I doubt I will.
It will be interesting. I've read about how its more the combination of front/rear which brings all the pieces together. I'm right up the edge of my 160 rear on the 900 but there's at least 5mm of untouched edge on my front (17" front, if that's relevant0, but that's quite common from what i've seen of other bikes too.
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#193
Posted 07 March 2019 - 01:08 pm
yes, even on track I don't get to the edge of the front, its just the profile differences.
honestly when you look at different brand tyres the same size there are some huge differences. It cant make that much difference. I will report back
#194
Posted 07 March 2019 - 06:46 pm
Well when you see a 180 on the MT07 and 9 i have to agree, prolly wont make a difference.
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#195
Posted 12 March 2019 - 03:44 pm
#197
Posted 13 March 2019 - 09:35 am
I am just going to suck it and see. if it starts causing problems I will upgrade. its not like I am turboing the beast.
speaking of clutches, my attempt at a hydraulic clutch conversion has not gone so well. the ratio of the master and slave cylinder is wrong. its too stiff and with a short throw.
Looks like I am going to have to go back to the original idea of the magura master cylinder with the some custom switch gear.
#198
Posted 13 March 2019 - 09:53 am
Looking good. Should have them mk1 panels for you soon.
Yeah, might as well wait and see what extra pony's ya get afore forking out on a new basket. From what I recall reading on here, some baskets do wear over time and only one basket has broken. It is possible to replace the basket springs, someone on here did it many moons ago.
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#199
Posted 15 March 2019 - 10:20 am
Looking good. Should have them mk1 panels for you soon.
Yeah, might as well wait and see what extra pony's ya get afore forking out on a new basket. From what I recall reading on here, some baskets do wear over time and only one basket has broken. It is possible to replace the basket springs, someone on here did it many moons ago.
Studz are yew referring to basket replacement on a TDM 900 or and 850 as i'd not heard of 9er basket problems?
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#200
Posted 15 March 2019 - 10:43 am
these arrived today. Top quality.
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