Forum: Performance
12-11-2008, 11:32 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,531
Re: final word for this mod.
> So that means that the air filter offers signigicant restriction to the air flow.
'Significant' is your word. The stock air filter supplies adequate restriction in the airflow for the...
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Forum: Performance
12-11-2008, 09:43 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,531
Re: final word for this mod.
> OK, the second part is true.
It's all true.
> It is also true that you will "feel some performance improvement"
> just by doing the carb mods. That basically yields a "European model".
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Forum: Performance
12-11-2008, 04:27 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,531
Re: final word for this mod.
The stock filter is less restrictive than many think it is. You should be able to just open the pipe and rejet the carb and feel some performance improvement. It's all about flow through the head,...
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Forum: General Maintenance
12-11-2008, 01:46 PM
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,287
Re: Cleaning burned rubber from exhaust chrome?
It has been my experience from restoring motorcycles that steel wool will damage the finish of pipes and mufflers. The swirls may not be noticed in the shop, but you will see them under direct...
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Forum: Performance
12-11-2008, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 15
Views: 6,531
Re: final word for this mod.
Putting holes in the muffler just makes a bike sound ratty because of the muffler's internal baffling. If you want to hear good thumper bark, you will need to fit a straight-through glasspak. That...
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Forum: General GZ250 Talk
12-10-2008, 03:49 PM
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Replies: 35
Views: 12,342
Re: Photo of your first motorcycle
Had to borrow this photo from suzukicycles.org, but my first 'real motorcycle' back in 1965 was a 150cc two-stroke twin Suzuki S32. In those days synthetic oil was rare, so it was common to add...
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Forum: Forum News & Support
12-08-2008, 09:08 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,968
Re: message
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Motorcycles, speedboats, hydroplanes, and hot rods all benefit. Contrary to folklore, NOS is an easy way to gain extra power, and it is safe if used conservatively. The negative stories...
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Forum: Forum News & Support
12-08-2008, 04:01 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,968
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Forum: Forum News & Support
12-07-2008, 01:18 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,968
Re: message
Thanks for the welcome 'mrlmd1'. :) I've been riding and working on bikes since the 60s, and have had a different machine almost every year. Many were Suzukis, the last three were LS650 Savages and...
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Forum: Forum News & Support
12-06-2008, 05:30 PM
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Replies: 20
Views: 10,968
Re: message
First, my apologies to everyone for being a bit overzealous with the TU250 info. The forum that is accumulating a collection of info about the nifty new bike is...
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