Ratranger

Should be a fun one. And hopefully a little better on the highway than the XS. It'll definitely confuse some people.

Yeah, but you are only supposed to take it to shows or exhibitions with classic tags. Regular tags are cheap enough that I'm not...

Well I can finally really start working on this. Got the paperwork straightened out and it's now titled in my name. I didn't want to...

Ivan Hoey is the main guy for high ratio primary gears. You'll have to email him and see if he has any, or is going to do a run soon...

The high ratio primary gears spin the whole transmission faster. So to keep the overall stock gearing you have to run a larger rear...

One option would be high ratio primary gears. They aren't exactly cheap, but they really expand the gearing options. I'm running 18/44...

The best of the best are probably the topham tm34/tm36 carbs. Flatslide pumpers, down side is they are expensive. But it is a pretty...

Looks like the engine in the bike has a later head on it. The early XS1 and XS1B heads had all triangular valve covers. The square...

The entire british motor vehicle industry was rough. Triumph cars and bikes, austin healey, norton, BSA, MG etc. Towards the end half...

I have about $6500 total in my XS. But I did a majority of the work myself. I only farmed out powder coat, lacing wheels, and boring...

Ok, with most setups like that you need to set timing at max advance which is around 3500rpm with a timing light. You also need to...

Tm34 flatslides, not to be confused with the topham tm34 pumper carbs. Really need a picture or link to the CDI ignition. Can't...

I've only had a few short rides on DCT equipped bikes. While from my very short experience I thought road manners were good, the low...

Yeah, this thread is going about the same as others I've read. Maybe 1-2 people saying it was OK for the cost while the rest got...

Yeah, it might not hurt to buy one of the cheap repop tanks just to get going, then later switch to a nicer tank. Since I'm doing the...

Yeah. I've been looking at the norton manx style tanks, but haven't brought myself to buy anything. I can buy a nice handmade one from...

I've seen multiple tanks from india for sale, but I haven't seen any recent reviews. All the ones I can find are from 10yrs ago saying...

The main problem I see is it would have to bolt onto the shaft like a shift lever. The lever inserts from the right side so it couldn't...

Yeah, nothing on mine is stock. It's on 17" rims, but I've run 705s on 3 different bikes now with no complaints. They did well on the...

Might try the shinko 705 tires, they are 80/20 tires. They have good road manners and give the dirt tire look without giving bad...

That's a nice one. I've seen a few in my area for 3-5k and the occasional outlier at 6-7k. I wanted one back in the day, now they are...

I've seen a bunch with a dent right where the slider is on that one. And honestly the one I posted I'm pretty sure they are showing the...

I think thats the remainder of stomp grip or similar. It was probably a nice bike 2-3 owners ago. Sometimes you can find something...

I've got my drz listed right now, and clearly state in the ad no trades. 3/4 of the responses are "would you trade for...

The ideahas been around for a while. You have been able to buy one off ebay or amazon for a long time, but they were really more of an...

I like the idea of the V3, but I'm not sold on electric superchargers. It takes measurable power to spin a blower, centrifugal aren't...

Could be coils or condensors, I've seen them work fine and fail as they get heat in them, then work again once cooled off. I'd also say...

Velocity stack with air filter.

I think it means "with the wideband what AFR are you looking for at wide open, and part throttle."

Mid to low 12s afr wide open. Part throttle cruise mid to high 13s, part throttle accel in the high 12s.

Modified the stack to take a filter. We'll see how it works when the filters get here.

No room for an airbox style set up, shock mount is in the way. But if you look at the 2nd post in the thread you linked you'll see what...

I decided to try an experiment today. The bike runs great, but feels soft below 3500rpm or so. So I got a pair of cheap amazon...

I'm running 1.5" at the head, stepping up to 1.625" after about 12", then it goes into the mufflers. Mufflers have a long cone to a...

Banshee charging system puts out plenty of power for extra lights. I had it running a full fuel injection setup before, ecu/fuel...

I have had 2 FCR carbs on my DRZ, 1st a 39, and now a 41. Using only the needle for 1/8-3/4 throttle makes it a bit of a compromise...

Really makes you wonder how much power or fuel economy gets left on the table sometimes. It's also surprising how much each area can be...

It's annoying, but I have been trying to avoid buying from the US sources for a while. Parts in stock? Not really, you'll get a ship...

Amazing how it is possible to see everything that is going on with jetting, reversion, once the sensor is installed It's amazing to me...

Yeah, I'm using the zeitronix zt2 I have. I went ahead and got a gauge for it, so I've been watching it.

Ok, the topham style tm34 carbs need a small pilot jet. They come with a 20, I dropped to a 17.5 and it's still rich, so I'm going to...

I made my own hydraulic slave, and it works well and is pretty light. But it's definitely not what most people would try. The slave...

Never had an issue with that. But WA was rarely dusty, OK is dusty but it's not the same as going down dirt roads. True. The XS is...

Japan has a 100kph speed limit on highways, that definitely works better for smaller bikes than the 75mph speed limit on the highway by...

Lol, my drz is pretty far from stock. +4 crank, +4 piston, cams, port work, yoshi trs, fcr41, extremely open intake, programmable cdi...

I know the 500 was never sold in japan, but was sold in some countries until 99. The 400 was sold in japan until 21, they stuck with...

Yamaha did the kick only sr400. Didn't sell well in the US due to cost, performance, and kick only. I know it was sold in other...

The modern triumph triples are super reliable if you do the maintenance. My 2012 tiger 800xc had 110k miles on it when I sold it to the...

It's pretty good, but no where near as good as newer bikes. My drz400sm is quicker off the line, less vibration, and much easier to use...

Mt07 has a few advantages, 1. Significantly improved chassis, 2. Better handling, 3. Liquid cooling, 4. 6 speed, 5. higher rpm with less...