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z1100r:
Well to be honest I cant remember ...but the clutch was a real major problem when I raced it..it used to let go big time down Cadwell straight and snetterton straight was a nightmare. It was a real weak point. When I was racing I used to rough sand blast the steel plates every week and replace the friction plates every 2 months. It would be OK then. On the road after I finished racing I was skint and used to go everywhere at 60mph on
Yoshi823:
That 500/4 in the video sounds like a bag of old nails. A bit of set-up & carb balancing needed there I think.
deltarider:
--- Quote ---That 500/4 in the video sounds like a bag of old nails. A bit of set-up & carb balancing needed there I think.
--- End quote ---
If you mean the blue one, yes, that's what I thought... but maybe it's idling way below 1000 rpm.
z1100r:
I thought it was a bit noisy and rattly too. Trouble is most of the bikes on Utube sound pretty awful. The one above is in a bit of an echo chamber though and if he's just started it from cold the original 500 carb choke is a bit crap. I much prefer the cable choke on the 550 carbs, you can position the choke for smoother running as you warm it up. In saying all that when I first got my 500 and started it up Iwas amazed.....you could barely hear it and it would sit at about 800 revs tickover all day and was a little electric motor, no rattles or clonks.
Alot of the clonking is hyvo chain though isn't it - my bikes done sod all since it had a new hyvo and camchain. The rattliest thing on mine is those old RD rear footrests.
florence:
This is why I previously offered to record people's bikes and edit them to film so that you get broadcast quality sound but no-one is interested. I think it would make a great video. The barrier probably is the cost but having said that people spend a fortune on their hobbies.
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