I remember that but on the ZXR750 it was remove carb tops insert ZX10/ZZR11 carb tops and refit...then hold on for dear life. Now that bike has hard suspension!Mid/late 80's the Japanese motorbike industry created a voluntary cap of 120BHP on bikes, we bought a ZX10 when they first came out and the mechanic at the first service told me that the green spots on the sides of the carbs indicated the restriction. Involved taking the tank off, removing all four carb tops and breaking/filing a tab off the sliders so they could full open! An hour after picking it up I was 'enjoying' the full experienceDon't know the actual increase but it pointed the nose into the air an awful lot more!!!!
They did a similar thing in the 70s.Mid/late 80's the Japanese motorbike industry created a voluntary cap of 120BHP on bikes, we bought a ZX10 when they first came out and the mechanic at the first service told me that the green spots on the sides of the carbs indicated the restriction. Involved taking the tank off, removing all four carb tops and breaking/filing a tab off the sliders so they could full open! An hour after picking it up I was 'enjoying' the full experienceDon't know the actual increase but it pointed the nose into the air an awful lot more!!!!
And then there's the speed limiter on Japanese Grey imports, particularly the 400s. It consisted of a photocell that detected when the speedo needle got to a certain point and then it cut the ignition. Easily frigged!They did a similar thing in the 70s.
One example being the Kawasaki 900 Z1, the first models were the fastest and then mid 70s it got called the Z900 with smaller carbs, then it became the Z1000 in the late 70s which was slower than all the 900’s. I think it was down to what they thought was an impending ban in the US on too fast motorcycles and emission laws coming in in California. The emissions signalled the end for the triple 2-strokes.
They did a similar thing in the 70s.
One example being the Kawasaki 900 Z1, the first models were the fastest and then mid 70s it got called the Z900 with smaller carbs, then it became the Z1000 in the late 70s which was slower than all the 900’s. I think it was down to what they thought was an impending ban in the US on too fast motorcycles and emission laws coming in in California. The emissions signalled the end for the triple 2-strokes.
I had an H1. Proper wibbly!!!They did a similar thing in the 70s.
One example being the Kawasaki 900 Z1, the first models were the fastest and then mid 70s it got called the Z900 with smaller carbs, then it became the Z1000 in the late 70s which was slower than all the 900’s. I think it was down to what they thought was an impending ban in the US on too fast motorcycles and emission laws coming in in California. The emissions signalled the end for the triple 2-strokes.
5 killed last year! wasn’t sure it was going to take place this year. I went 2018, WOW, should be on everyone’s bucket list to see these guys doing insane speeds down a street.Spot the Difference part two
Both pairs of bikes were seen on Douglas Promenande...
WHich reminds me...TT week next week. Practise this week.
All this talk about sidetracking teachers reminds me of a certain Major Gardner, who taught me Scripture as it was then. We always tried to bait him about Communism, and once the torch was lit there was no stopping him. Ex WW2 and Korean War I think.This bike talk reminds me of my Maths teacher at school. You only had to ask him a question about a particular bike and that was it then, bike talk for the rest of the maths class!