Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: davipu on November 13, 2005, 10:09:17 PM
Post by: davipu on November 13, 2005, 10:09:17 PM
*insert pics of exaust.
*insert pic of your "best side" that I took.
*insert pic of your "best side" that I took.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 01:54:49 AM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 01:54:49 AM
That pic came out blurry. Actually, they all did. Shitty pic day fer me.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Alphamazing on November 14, 2005, 01:57:46 AM
Post by: Alphamazing on November 14, 2005, 01:57:46 AM
OHHH. I was wondering wtf those pictures were of. Your exhaust looks a little rough at this point, though. Gonna polish it up? What is that sourced from, too? I like the oval shape.
I also like the picture where it's dangling in the air, hoisted by the grab rail and bars.
I also like the picture where it's dangling in the air, hoisted by the grab rail and bars.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 02:15:43 AM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 02:15:43 AM
I head down on Saturday. It's raining from Tacoma on down. Traffic sucks. No surprise. My mileage sucks. Surprise. Just under 60.
Exhaust on Saturday night. Plan - quick trip to the farm to weld it, do the first service, do some riding and hiking on Sunday before I head back.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/60.jpg)
The welder doesn't work. We go back. Plan - do the first service on Saturday night, weld the exhaust first thing Sunday morning, get in a quick hike before I leave.
Dave contemplates an engine swap.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/61.jpg)
'05 sans lowers.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/62.jpg)
Rejetting for the exhaust. Mains up one size. The rounds they give me are bigger in diameter than the mains in the bike, but I put them in anyway. I hold the hex base with a wrench and take the jet off of the top.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/69.jpg)
A valve check is part of first service. My left intake has so little clearance that the cylinder won't hold full compression. Hmm, maybe that's the bad mileage culprit. The rest are in spec. Check plugs, put bike back together. I did oil and chain before I left.
Sunday morning - we have to wait for the owner of the nice shop with the nice welder to get back from church before we do the exhaust. Plan - weld the exhaust, I leave not too long after noon to get home at 4ish and do my labwork.
Blurry pic of me ensues as I put the lowers back on.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/70.jpg)
Yes, the bike is filthy.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/74.jpg)
Noah is building the ark in the shop.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/76.jpg)
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/79.jpg)
Dave wants to have a little private time with my exhaust. I turn my back.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/81.jpg)
A little welding...
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/84.jpg)
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/85.jpg)
And the gouges are filled in.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/89.jpg)
A little grinding, and they're smooth.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/92.jpg)
My bike is hoisted to a position that defies me flatfooting it.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/98.jpg)
Old vs. new.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/113.jpg)
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/114.jpg)
I want to polish it, but the finest paper in the place is 80 grit, so it has a very scuffed look still.
The flange... er, During.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/115.jpg)
Clean that up a bit...
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/124.jpg)
The Plan is now... get back home before it's dark, I hope.
Weld it on. I want it tight into the bike; Dave is saying some silliness about not wanting it to hit the swingarm.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/130.jpg)
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/132.jpg)
Dave starts to put the exhaust on the belt sander's polishing wheel side, but for some reason decides not to. The little bit that is done there is smoother than the rest... but the whole exhaust will have to wait for one of my long rainy boring Seattle evenings to finish polishing.
Horrible picture of the exhaust.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/135.jpg)
It really isn't any louder than stock. I'm curious to dyno it. It ran like crap and blew smoke when we first fired it up, and Dave was convinced it was running rich. This, by the way, is his answer to any bike ill I have. Including not being able to reach the ground. However, I stopped when I hit I-5 to top off the gas and tweak the idle with the bike warm, and it was running perfectly, with no crap from the can. I think it just had junk to blow out. The Plan was now to set out before dark, and I just barely made it. Any plans of labwork or cleaning my poor filthy bike are out. I dunno if the valve job helped the mileage - I was literally 2 miles off of where I would go to reserve on the previous 2 tanks with the lousy mileage by the time I got home. But going that far after jetting up is a good sign. We'll see.
I'll take a better picture when the bike is clean, the headers painted, and the exhaust polished. That's a TL1000 exhaust, BTW. It doesn't come through in the pics, but it's much more slender and curvaceous than the stocker, and I like that muchly. Oh, and you can take the headers off of an F without taking off the fairing, although I took off the two plastic fasteners on the bottom holding the two lowers together and two of the screws on one side to give me a little room to play.
Exhaust on Saturday night. Plan - quick trip to the farm to weld it, do the first service, do some riding and hiking on Sunday before I head back.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/60.jpg)
The welder doesn't work. We go back. Plan - do the first service on Saturday night, weld the exhaust first thing Sunday morning, get in a quick hike before I leave.
Dave contemplates an engine swap.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/61.jpg)
'05 sans lowers.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/62.jpg)
Rejetting for the exhaust. Mains up one size. The rounds they give me are bigger in diameter than the mains in the bike, but I put them in anyway. I hold the hex base with a wrench and take the jet off of the top.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/69.jpg)
A valve check is part of first service. My left intake has so little clearance that the cylinder won't hold full compression. Hmm, maybe that's the bad mileage culprit. The rest are in spec. Check plugs, put bike back together. I did oil and chain before I left.
Sunday morning - we have to wait for the owner of the nice shop with the nice welder to get back from church before we do the exhaust. Plan - weld the exhaust, I leave not too long after noon to get home at 4ish and do my labwork.
Blurry pic of me ensues as I put the lowers back on.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/70.jpg)
Yes, the bike is filthy.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/74.jpg)
Noah is building the ark in the shop.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/76.jpg)
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/79.jpg)
Dave wants to have a little private time with my exhaust. I turn my back.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/81.jpg)
A little welding...
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/84.jpg)
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/85.jpg)
And the gouges are filled in.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/89.jpg)
A little grinding, and they're smooth.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/92.jpg)
My bike is hoisted to a position that defies me flatfooting it.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/98.jpg)
Old vs. new.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/113.jpg)
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/114.jpg)
I want to polish it, but the finest paper in the place is 80 grit, so it has a very scuffed look still.
The flange... er, During.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/115.jpg)
Clean that up a bit...
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/124.jpg)
The Plan is now... get back home before it's dark, I hope.
Weld it on. I want it tight into the bike; Dave is saying some silliness about not wanting it to hit the swingarm.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/130.jpg)
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/132.jpg)
Dave starts to put the exhaust on the belt sander's polishing wheel side, but for some reason decides not to. The little bit that is done there is smoother than the rest... but the whole exhaust will have to wait for one of my long rainy boring Seattle evenings to finish polishing.
Horrible picture of the exhaust.
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/135.jpg)
It really isn't any louder than stock. I'm curious to dyno it. It ran like crap and blew smoke when we first fired it up, and Dave was convinced it was running rich. This, by the way, is his answer to any bike ill I have. Including not being able to reach the ground. However, I stopped when I hit I-5 to top off the gas and tweak the idle with the bike warm, and it was running perfectly, with no crap from the can. I think it just had junk to blow out. The Plan was now to set out before dark, and I just barely made it. Any plans of labwork or cleaning my poor filthy bike are out. I dunno if the valve job helped the mileage - I was literally 2 miles off of where I would go to reserve on the previous 2 tanks with the lousy mileage by the time I got home. But going that far after jetting up is a good sign. We'll see.
I'll take a better picture when the bike is clean, the headers painted, and the exhaust polished. That's a TL1000 exhaust, BTW. It doesn't come through in the pics, but it's much more slender and curvaceous than the stocker, and I like that muchly. Oh, and you can take the headers off of an F without taking off the fairing, although I took off the two plastic fasteners on the bottom holding the two lowers together and two of the screws on one side to give me a little room to play.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: pandy on November 14, 2005, 09:47:39 AM
Post by: pandy on November 14, 2005, 09:47:39 AM
:? Dayim....I knew he was a perv, but... :? :? :?
:lol:
Quote from: RoadstergalDave wants to have a little private time with my exhaust. I turn my back.
:lol:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Phaedrus on November 14, 2005, 10:24:06 AM
Post by: Phaedrus on November 14, 2005, 10:24:06 AM
It's getting there :thumb: But you mentioned it isn't really any louder than stock..so why did you choose to swpa? Appearence? Or did it have something to do with the poor mileage? :dunno: Slap me if I wasn't paying attention.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 10:35:29 AM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 10:35:29 AM
Lighter and purtier is enough for me.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: coll0412 on November 14, 2005, 10:39:10 AM
Post by: coll0412 on November 14, 2005, 10:39:10 AM
Quote
(http://www.roadstergal.info/11_13_05/69.jpg)
Unrelated question,
why do the new carbs have Throttle Position Sensor, is it for the newer style ignition? i have seen it on other carbed bikes but cant figure out what it
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 10:41:08 AM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 10:41:08 AM
I can tell you why an FI bike has it, but don't ask me to explain anything to do with carbs. Carbs are the devil.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: MPA on November 14, 2005, 11:48:39 AM
Post by: MPA on November 14, 2005, 11:48:39 AM
I kinda dig the bike w/out the lowers. They need come out w/ a fairing similar to the SV-S fairing for the GS
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Alphamazing on November 14, 2005, 12:26:53 PM
Post by: Alphamazing on November 14, 2005, 12:26:53 PM
Quote from: MPAI kinda dig the bike w/out the lowers. They need come out w/ a fairing similar to the SV-S fairing for the GS
I'm quite the opposite. I hated the look of that upper fairing so mouch I just took it off. The fairing as a whole isn't so bad, but still not as good as pure nakedness. Half naked is just blah, IMO.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 02:41:38 PM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 02:41:38 PM
While looking for my lab keys in my pocket this morning, I discovered that Oregon is Where Life's Worth Living.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: pandy on November 14, 2005, 02:42:35 PM
Post by: pandy on November 14, 2005, 02:42:35 PM
:lol: :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
Gee...I wonder where THAT came from! :lol:
Gee...I wonder where THAT came from! :lol:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: davipu on November 14, 2005, 02:58:48 PM
Post by: davipu on November 14, 2005, 02:58:48 PM
hahaha, sucker. I'm keeping a eye out for the glasses case, I didn't see if it made it back intot tha saddlebag.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: davipu on November 14, 2005, 03:48:31 PM
Post by: davipu on November 14, 2005, 03:48:31 PM
11_13_05/62.jpg
trying to pass off your lack of a good ass pic as one of a 05 gs.
trying to pass off your lack of a good ass pic as one of a 05 gs.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 04:53:01 PM
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 04:53:01 PM
She does seem to shoot you from the back a lot... :nono:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 04:56:38 PM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 04:56:38 PM
Quote from: RVertigoShe does seem to shoot you from the back a lot... :nono:
Looking at that post - 10 pics in which Dave appear; 1 is from the back, 1 from 3/4. Methinks you're just seeking out the rear shots. :lol:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 04:59:24 PM
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 04:59:24 PM
Nah... You gotta look back farther than that... Compile all the davipu shots and count the ass-visible vs ass-not-visible ones...
You'll find a trend.
:lol:
You'll find a trend.
:lol:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 05:00:25 PM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 14, 2005, 05:00:25 PM
I give up - are you stalking me or stalking him? :lol:
The snowboard pic was from the front... I can't remember the rest...
The snowboard pic was from the front... I can't remember the rest...
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 05:01:52 PM
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 05:01:52 PM
I'm stalking everyone... Just ask BlueBellyLint. :lol:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 05:04:17 PM
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 05:04:17 PM
Quote from: BluebellylintBTW (so you can be a better stalker :lol: )SEE!!! He knows!
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: davipu on November 14, 2005, 05:42:06 PM
Post by: davipu on November 14, 2005, 05:42:06 PM
good thing danny or tony n4ever took pics of my leather pants...
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 05:47:27 PM
Post by: RVertigo on November 14, 2005, 05:47:27 PM
Very good thing. :lol:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: MPA on November 14, 2005, 07:25:25 PM
Post by: MPA on November 14, 2005, 07:25:25 PM
Quote from: AlphaFire X5
I'm quite the opposite. I hated the look of that upper fairing so mouch I just took it off. The fairing as a whole isn't so bad, but still not as good as pure nakedness. Half naked is just blah, IMO.
I like it meaning it looks like it woud offer some decent wind protection :) How it looks doesn't really matter to me as I would only see the backside of the bubble and that's what counts.
I'm just hoping there are some decent half fairings I can buy when/if I get a GS. So far all I've seen pictures of are little fly screens or touring winshields. Like I said earlier, an SV-S type fairing would be sweet.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: starwalt on November 15, 2005, 06:27:56 AM
Post by: starwalt on November 15, 2005, 06:27:56 AM
Quote from: coll0412Unrelated question, why do the new carbs have Throttle Position Sensor, is it for the newer style ignition?Yep! The new ignition controller only takes a crank position information from where the original dual coil was. The TPS feeds the new "box" that is more like an ECU than the original.
I have xrays of the original. No brains to be seen. The OEM manual discusses this a little for the 03-04+ models.
Now for the question that I came up with after reading that; can we hack it?
There is no "service port" on the schematics that I can see.
Quote from: RoadstergalCarbs are the devil.So does that make Srinath a tool of the devil? :lol:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Onlypastrana199 on November 15, 2005, 09:51:54 AM
Post by: Onlypastrana199 on November 15, 2005, 09:51:54 AM
Wonder how you kept her busy when....
...gerbil... :dunno:
...gerbil... :dunno:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: davipu on November 15, 2005, 01:24:45 PM
Post by: davipu on November 15, 2005, 01:24:45 PM
i run on the little wheel, expending exuberant amounts of enegery to get nowhare. she finds it entertaining. I also juggle and have a tap dance rutine in the oldschool vaudeville style that's always good for a few laughs.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 19, 2005, 12:57:09 AM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 19, 2005, 12:57:09 AM
OK, I finally polished the exhaust. And dyed my hair red. A reasonably productive evening. Painted the footpegs red, but I won't have time to install them for a while.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Phaedrus on November 19, 2005, 05:14:21 AM
Post by: Phaedrus on November 19, 2005, 05:14:21 AM
You are the only girl I can think of that will have matching hair / footpegs. :P
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: aaronstj on November 19, 2005, 01:35:22 PM
Post by: aaronstj on November 19, 2005, 01:35:22 PM
Quote from: starwaltYep! The new ignition controller only takes a crank position information from where the original dual coil was. The TPS feeds the new "box" that is more like an ECU than the original.That would explain the imfamous G-Pack. I always figured it was probably an electronic ignition advancer or something along those lines.
I have xrays of the original. No brains to be seen. The OEM manual discusses this a little for the 03-04+ models.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Blazinjr on November 19, 2005, 03:01:36 PM
Post by: Blazinjr on November 19, 2005, 03:01:36 PM
Quote from: RoadstergalOK, I finally polished the exhaust. And dyed my hair red. A reasonably productive evening. Painted the footpegs red, but I won't have time to install them for a while.
Pics of the exhaust? Foot pegs?
What about a pic of the hair too? ;)
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 20, 2005, 07:15:36 PM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 20, 2005, 07:15:36 PM
No pics of any of those three at the moment.
I do think the bike is running a skosh rich. Not bad, and it's getting slightly better mileage than it was pre-valve adjustment, but it does have a bit of a bad temper starting up. I think it's the rejet with that can; I don't think it's less restrictive than the stock GS. Each cylinder on a TL does push 500ccs, but shares it between two cans, so each can is supposed to pass 250ccs of air, just like the GS500 can. But since I have that nifty bracket, I can get an aftermarket TL exhaust.
I do think the bike is running a skosh rich. Not bad, and it's getting slightly better mileage than it was pre-valve adjustment, but it does have a bit of a bad temper starting up. I think it's the rejet with that can; I don't think it's less restrictive than the stock GS. Each cylinder on a TL does push 500ccs, but shares it between two cans, so each can is supposed to pass 250ccs of air, just like the GS500 can. But since I have that nifty bracket, I can get an aftermarket TL exhaust.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Phaedrus on November 20, 2005, 07:19:43 PM
Post by: Phaedrus on November 20, 2005, 07:19:43 PM
Quote from: RoadstergalI do think the bike is running a skosh rich.
So you are publicly admitting that davipu is right :P
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 20, 2005, 07:21:30 PM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 20, 2005, 07:21:30 PM
Yes, and I'm also publicly saying he's wrong for saying the TL exhaust is less restrictive, so it balances out. :lol:
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: davipu on November 20, 2005, 08:55:38 PM
Post by: davipu on November 20, 2005, 08:55:38 PM
tl is 500 cc per can. with a flow through design. gs is 500cc with a internal baffle.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: davipu on November 20, 2005, 08:56:22 PM
Post by: davipu on November 20, 2005, 08:56:22 PM
see I'm good for two things. sex and killing spiders.
Title: been keeping the roadstergal busy all day
Post by: Roadstergal on November 20, 2005, 09:06:48 PM
Post by: Roadstergal on November 20, 2005, 09:06:48 PM
Well, I'm certainly internally baffled. Spiders?
But I still think it'd help the rich if I get an aftermarket TL can. And you're right, the pod makes working on the carbs easier. I'll get me one of those, too.
But I still think it'd help the rich if I get an aftermarket TL can. And you're right, the pod makes working on the carbs easier. I'll get me one of those, too.