Yeah was rather unamused to see that it came with no instructions whatsoever. They have decent info on their site but thankfully I have my father who is pretty good with electrical to give me a hand.
I'm in the Scarborough area.
"air cooled" motorcycle owners? speak-up!
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Yeah was rather unamused to see that it came with no instructions whatsoever. They have decent info on their site but thankfully I have my father who is pretty good with electrical to give me a hand.
I'm in the Scarborough area.
Ahh well good luck ask on the forums for any questions its a great resource. BTW heads up the electrosport does not have a good rep among the GS community. Make sure you grounds all around are good and your R/R is working. I would suggest going series it should help the health of the electrosport.
Why would OEM-fit parts come with instructions?
I like elegant simplicity. An air-cooled motor is simpler, and so to me more beautiful. I know it is easier to engineer a high-performance engine with liquid cooling, but who cares? What you can do with liquid cooling you can also accomplish (more or less) with more displacement. SV650 or Monster 900? Different approach, similar performance.
Of course the racing organizations recognize this, which is why you can often enter an air-cooled twin at 1000 cc against 600-cc inline fours. Make it a pushrod motor and they might give you 1200 cc. A dream of mine would be to enter a highly tuned air-cooled 2-valver into a suspersport race and actually win. It would take something like an NCR Millona but in principle it is possible. Expensive, but possible.
Back in the real world, I might enter my air-cooled Ducati against the novice 600s in SOAR this year, if I can get my times down to something respectable (meaning, fast enough to run mid-pack against the other noobs). No, I won't win but I will look and sound awesome!
Those guys on the GS forum have been great. I'm hoping to get enough pics to make a project thread once all is done.
It's actually an improved unit over the OEM piece which have been notorious for cooking ignitions on these specific models.
There are very good reasons why air cooling was abandoned by most manufacturers, despite higher costs. The stable temperatures via liquid cooling avoid temp extremes that contribute to wear on even low performance bikes.
All my friends airplane engines are aircooled. Should I have a word?
But they are not installed any differently from the original parts
lol, tell that to my 1986 bike which is still running strong... and the many other older air-cooled bikes with over 100k kms on them!
Air-cooled, spoked wheels, carbs, points - love it!
Very nice. Way too many of these classics are being chopped up for the cafe craze.
I can tell you that the lifespan of a late model (1991-2003) Honda CB750 Nighthawk is well beyond 50,000 km. I have come across many with 100,000+ km without any issues. In fact, there was one on kijiji last week with 105,000 km and still in "excellent" condition (and it sold!).
I am curious as to what you "air cooled" guys are paying for insurance. I am 44, riding since 1987, full coverage with Intact insurance... and I am paying $940 per year.
I feel as though I am getting gouged for a motorcycle that is neither a sport bike (power) or a cruiser (heavy, expensive), and with a market value of maybe $5000. Of course, it's worth more to me
I feel as though I am getting gouged for a motorcycle that is neither a sport bike (power) or a cruiser (heavy, expensive), and with a market value of maybe $5000. Of course, it's worth more to me
Fine by me, as it just increases the value of those that haven't seen the hand of bubba!
