Interesting data invisible cities. Below is a photo of the Aprilla RSV4 exhaust system which does have equal length headers. I sure would like to...
Have you noticed the new Aprilla v4 has equal length headers? The collector box is directly under the engine so the 4 headers CAN be equal length.
AND...The vf1100 even had a different firing order that the VF1000R's.
I like that description invisible cities! Absolutely right.
I hope I was not too hard on you invisible cities. Sorry.
"Anyone know what models had those Honda 90 degree V4s " Honda 750's (edit mistake - previously said 954) designed to compete with the...
You mean with a TUBE bender. They do not make exhaust systems with PIPE.
Honda 2RC143 1961. Nothing fancy here. No computers no programs for designing exhuasts. They did have a dyno though. But it was a mechanical dyno...
What kind of bender? Can it bend .065 wall stainless tube? You would need a real mandrell bender and someone who knows how to operate it.
HONDA has not always had dynos, computers, and physics wizards. The physics may be of little help anyway. What works is trying different combos...
I have been working on exhaust systems for more than 40 years. I started by working in a Honda dealership when I was 16 and now I am 61. I have...
You cannot send electricity anywhere. You can draw a load on a circuit though. Trust me, the start circuit has a fuse.
The starter goes through a fuse. No fire possible, unless you have a wire that is too small. I have seen many motorcycles and cars that the...
Your battery ground copper goes to a steel bolt on the aluminum engine. It is also good to have a ground going from the battery to the frame...
BTW....The shop manual tells you which order to remove the carbs from the plate so that you DO NOT break the plastic fuel tubes or float bowl vent...
Just buy the workshop manual and follow the instructions. That would be a lot of writing and it is already written with photos as well in the...
i understand..... but leaving the top plate on and removing them in one piece is easier. Experienced motorcycle mechanic. All that is needed is...
I agree completely. Wish I could buy one of those 650 Yamahas now. The motorcycles now are fast ,but cheap disposable aluminum frames and the...
Here is the problem. There is usually a ground on asian motorcycles from the battery to the engine case. The bolt is steel and steel and aluminum...
I wrote a Email to Mick Smith and asked him directly for the answer to some of these questions to see what he would say. Waiting for a reply.
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