Wow. I just had the 44 tooth rear sprocket installed. That is 4 teeth down from stock. I was worried about loosing power but it has werked out great. no notable power loss.
I really like it. I now have a long 4th gear. That is great for around town. I actually sometimes do not realize I am still in 4th gear and anyone who has ridden this machine knows that you are in fifth gear before you can say "God bless America"!
The new custom 44 tooth XF200 rear sprocket brought the rpms at 75 mph down a full 500 rpms to 7,000. not bad for $29.95!!!
I got the valves adjusted and it was needed bad. The high speed stuttering is gone. The mechanics eliminated a fuel issue as the cause and quickly determined the valves needed adjusting. I am definetly going to go back down on the jet as I am dumping too much gas on the plug. It was really black.
I noticed that I am having more fun on the XF200 with the new sprocket. It acts a lot different. Some of the characteristics take a little while to realize. I have had it on for about a week now.
Get one for yourself from JP Motorsports. They have them in stock now!!!
Monday, August 18, 2008
Wednesday, August 13, 2008
4000 km update
That’s right 4000 km update. I have now discovered that this odometer is reading in kilometers and not miles!!! It only took me 3,999 kilometers to figure this out!!! So at this point 4,000 kilometers = 2,485.48477 miles. So now that we have that straight the bike needs some maintenance.
I am experience pretty significant sputtering when 65 mph or above on the highway. I noticed the hose from the emissions unit going into the air box was disconnected from the air box so I reattached it and it amplified the problem. So I am going to take it in and have the regular scheduled maintenance done.
The problem has started to present itself about 1 month ago. It is getting worse so I have no choice. I have determined that a valve adjustment will be in order.
I am getting some light popping at speed as well from the exhaust. Nothing too severe at all. So I may need to re-jet the carb back down. I went too big when I went from a 122.5 to a 135 jet. Also there is no fuel filter so that will be added as well.
Even with the issues I am still riding it everyday to and from werk. 40 miles = 64.37376 kilometers!! I trust the bike enough to get me there and back.
I am experience pretty significant sputtering when 65 mph or above on the highway. I noticed the hose from the emissions unit going into the air box was disconnected from the air box so I reattached it and it amplified the problem. So I am going to take it in and have the regular scheduled maintenance done.
The problem has started to present itself about 1 month ago. It is getting worse so I have no choice. I have determined that a valve adjustment will be in order.
I am getting some light popping at speed as well from the exhaust. Nothing too severe at all. So I may need to re-jet the carb back down. I went too big when I went from a 122.5 to a 135 jet. Also there is no fuel filter so that will be added as well.
Even with the issues I am still riding it everyday to and from werk. 40 miles = 64.37376 kilometers!! I trust the bike enough to get me there and back.
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