Good evening gentlemen,
Hhmmmm... There is a lot to be discussed about the EFI stuff, that's for sure. My opinion is that it's worth a special thread on this forum 8). But thanks for the info all of you! I'll try and read myself into it and start the thread when ready to go!
Back to buisiness!
@Swagger:
Your plan sounds wicked! I'm not going that far for sure, I'll leave the engine stock and get the EFI running first, maybe XV750 heads (more compression) later on. I'm planning a 40mm exhaust system on this engine, so carbs need some tweeks for sure. But carbs are all black magic to me so gonna trust the motorcycle shop in this one (the guy runs a classic racing team, and has a dyno
). The EFI system is going on the spare engine that I'm using now to build the frame. If the EFI bumps the horses a bit I'm totally happy, a bit better gasresponse is what I'm aiming for.
@Coopersmithingco:
Nice! happy to answer your question. The sheet I posted is from the SKF website, when you register there, you can download all this info and all the bearings directly in CAD. It helped me a lot for sure.
About the TR1 engine. It is the same thing as the XV750 you mentioned. Only chain drive instead of shaft and 981cc instead of 750. I choose thisone becaus I like the character of a twin. I looked into a lot of engine options, and thisone came out on top. It,s quite cheap (spare engine with blown head gasket €35), has reasonable power, chain drive, air cooled and I like the looks. Only disadvantage.... IT WEIGHS A MILLION POUNDS
@Swivel:
Thanks for watching this close! The angle of the picture is a bit strange when i look at it again. But the wheelbase is right (+/- 30mm). Good remark about the ride height, the wheels are in this position when the suspension is totally stretched... when the bike is on it's wheels it will be lower en when I'm on even lower. But because i'm quite tall (1,92m) a bit of ride height is OK
About the engine position... I planned it this way (but i'ts a bit of a gamble) because the engine weighs roughly the same as I do. So I hope weight distribution will be OK when finished. I'll keep you informed
@Staffy:
I'm planning throttle boddies of a BMW GS-something. that kind of engine has sort of the same character. Big displacement, relative low power output, MASSIVE torque. And the goods are for sale everywhere.
Phew... that's it for now, thanks again for all the comments.
Best regards,
Loek