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General => General Discussion => Topic started by: Hoolander2 on July 12, 2010, 03:42:26 PM
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So yesterday I'm sitting in the left lane on my Xciting 500 at a traffic light in town. I hear "glubglubglub" pulling up beside me in the right lane and it's a Harley rider about my age. He looks over, smiles, and says "wanna race? and we both laugh good naturedly :D Inside I'm laughin with a little devilishness though.
So I say "race ya to the yellow RR sign" which is about 80-90 yards down the road. He was so suprised he didn't believe for a second.
"for real??" he says.
Just then, as he's looking over at me, the light turns green. I say, "YEAH! GO!"
I give him a second and a half to look back at the light and let his clutch out and get rolling while I tiddle the throttle and creep along. Then I nail it and instantly jump 4 bike lengths in front of him.
INTERMISSION. . .
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Nice
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...YEEE-FRIKIN'-HAAAA!!!!!!!!...
..that some funny sh*t!!!
;D :D :) :D ;D
..so, intermission...
..WHAT HAPPENED NEXT??!!!!...
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And Now Our Show Resumes. . .
He realizes he's in for something now!
I stay way ahead of him through his first gear with his motor really reving, though he makes up perhaps one bike length. Then he's got to shift and I stretch it out again. "Good Girl Kimmie"!
He gets into second and sails by me just before our finish line.
So, I didn't win. However. . . I feel if I hadn't given him that break at the start it would have been neck and neck. Even a good chance I would've taken the win.
We get to the next light and he compliments me and my scooter and I do the same for him. He's all smiles and says, "man, we could go to jail for this sh_t, and right here in the middle of town too!" We laugh about it and go our separate ways.
Well, I could say I won't give any more "head starts" to any Harleys cause I'd sure like to beat one. But I'm happy the way it turned out -- me and him laughing.
I'm still going to re-tune my new clutch. I'm certain I can get more out of it at low end. In the back of my mind I'm dreaming of a bigger carb. ;)
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"Good Girl Kimmie"!
..we all love kimmie!!!
..if you two had started neck-n-neck you woulda taken him...wow...
..HOOLANDER RULZ TH' FORUM!!!...
;D
......picture He-Man wielding his sword.........
:o
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Picture a HE MAN if you like, sure! Then don't picture the real me who is 134 pounds, 6 feet.
Embarrassed about my body? Yeah, somewhat.
Embarrassed about the acceleration I can get out of my scooter? No way! :D
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134 pounds, 6 feet.
...same height...got y' by 90 pounds tho...lmao...
:o
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5' 10" + 90lbs :o
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now this makes me wanna get the dr. pulley clutch too!
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sip has a good price on them(dr pulley),running one on mine it's pretty nice with lots of tunning potential
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wouldn't it be sweet if you could get that kind of power out of a zx??. :o :o now THAT... would be cruising!! 8) ps.......(6'2",230)
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Ha!you can,It will last one 1/4 mile run ;) than have to put the fire out and hope there is no nitrus left in the bottle.
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Ha!you can,It will last one 1/4 mile run ;) than have to put the fire out and hope there is no nitrus left in the bottle.
ROFLMAO :)
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Art, you're gonna make him want to try it! Good one. :D
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As tempting as it is, I think I might just pass on that one. My cheap cylinder kit was described as a hand grenade when I first got it. Having got that sorted out I might just stay away from explosives.....For the time being anyway.... ;)
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:D :D :D ...come on sid, just a 25shot???!!!!....LMAO ::)
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...burn and go!!!..
..burn and GO!!!..
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......YEAH, YEAH!!!...... you be smokin!!.......
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..hippie grass...
:o
..where's zombie, dammit...
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i have heard of that "hippie grass"....seems to be popular..LMAO..... ;D
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..yeah, only in certain circles tho....
:o
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TRUE THAT!!...... guess everything is popular in it's own circle..........
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how much does it cost over there? Here it costs $543 to order one. Actually my friend already ordered 1 but still having 2nd thoughts on getting it. Need more feedbacks. BTW it's the old hit clutch that have 3 pads only.
Has anyone installed the dr. Pulley clutch with a malossi variator?
Alot uses them in spain but i get migranes reading their forum even with google translate!
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Love it!!! Now I gotta find a Harley & see if my Super 8 125 can do the same ;D ??? ::) 8) :P :-\
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I dont know about your bike,but i'm running it in my people 50 2t. The tuneing possibilties seem endless getting what you want,with out great cvt tuneing skills is a chore.( I don't have them :D ) Once set to something acceptible it works great. For me to exploit the clutch fully I had to run a larger drive face and a larger torque drive heavier weights and now able to run around 70 mph not dialed in yet seem to be never ending. I changed to much at once! been running in circles. So It does work fine if the operator knew what they were doing it would be awsome! ;D P.s. Check out sip for the best deals it was cheaper than that usd. Under $200 with bell i think (ordered separetly)
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$540 for a new s8?? ??? :o ??? :o ??? i am so starting to dislike the zx........ :'( :-\ :'( guess it could be my shallow pockets
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but i get migranes reading their forum even with google translate!
...Live Search can help sometimes with translation too..
..but i can relate to your migraines...
..i tried to sift through a bunch of chinese sites looking for info on my a50's engine....
..very frustrating...
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My direct deal with Dr. Pulley was $409 USD for the clutch and they threw in a set of sliders and slide pieces for the ramp plate free. Also came with I think 5 sets of tuning springs for clutch shoes and 3 or more for pillow springs. Also a couple shims for the torsion spring if I wanted to increase tension on it.
Express shipping from Taiwan was $101 USD. Got to Georgia, USA in 6 days!
Bank transfer fee was $45. Don't know what Pay Pal would've been but I just don't trust Pay Pal.
I've grown used to the way it came set up and like it fine! No noise other than a faint ringing when clutch is partially engaged. REAL smooth engagement. If I wanted tire smoke and wheelies, I feel pretty sure it could be tuned to give that! ;)
Cleaned inside my clutch bell with a fine little wire brush cause the new shoes are a smidgeon wider than the stock and there was a sort of track of hardened dust in there.
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Not sure which you need here's a couple links. http://www.sip-scootershop.com/EN/Products/HIT161301/Clutch+SERIEPRO+HiT.aspx (http://www.sip-scootershop.com/EN/Products/HIT161301/Clutch+SERIEPRO+HiT.aspx) . http://www.sip-scootershop.com/EN/Products/B16130107P/Clutch+bell+SERIE+PRO.aspx (http://www.sip-scootershop.com/EN/Products/B16130107P/Clutch+bell+SERIE+PRO.aspx) . Check it out!!!
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My direct deal with Dr. Pulley was $409 USD for the clutch and they threw in a set of sliders and slide pieces for the ramp plate free. Also came with I think 5 sets of tuning springs for clutch shoes and 3 or more for pillow springs. Also a couple shims for the torsion spring if I wanted to increase tension on it.
Express shipping from Taiwan was $101 USD. Got to Georgia, USA in 6 days!
Bank transfer fee was $45. Don't know what Pay Pal would've been but I just don't trust Pay Pal.
Jesus Almighty! You paid for someone's monthly salary and tips on top of that just with that shipping and payment processing fee!
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;) Trying to be nice. Almost what i paid for my first people 50, of corse i have sunk a grand plus into it at this point to figure it all out,as a matter of fact it's why i joined . LEARN FROM MY MISTAKES!!! ;D And anyone have some insight please pass it on. I know we are talking apples and oranges in this thread. The bigger 4t's are more pricey.