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Tech. Advice: Series 'B' / 'C' 500cc/1000cc Bikes
MK1 carb tuning and BTH noise?
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<blockquote data-quote="Ducdude" data-source="post: 24735" data-attributes="member: 2077"><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Hi Howard,</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">I am running my BTH at 35 degrees BTDC with the original 60 year old heads and pistons on the shadow. Compression is at about 150psi in each cylinder and leak by is 7 and 8%. So the heads/cylinders seem to be doing their job.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">The needle position was raised for the around town performance which was less then impressive. Better now all the way up. I am still working on the 932 MK1s and I am convinced that the 210's are to small and I am currently planning on trying the 230's to see how that feels.</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Time will tell...</span></span></p><p> </p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Many thanks,</span></span></p><p><span style="font-size: 12px"><span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman'">Eric</span></span></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Ducdude, post: 24735, member: 2077"] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Hi Howard,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]I am running my BTH at 35 degrees BTDC with the original 60 year old heads and pistons on the shadow. Compression is at about 150psi in each cylinder and leak by is 7 and 8%. So the heads/cylinders seem to be doing their job.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]The needle position was raised for the around town performance which was less then impressive. Better now all the way up. I am still working on the 932 MK1s and I am convinced that the 210's are to small and I am currently planning on trying the 230's to see how that feels.[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Time will tell...[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman] [/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Many thanks,[/FONT][/SIZE] [SIZE=3][FONT=Times New Roman]Eric[/FONT][/SIZE] [/QUOTE]
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