Keepin up with pete.

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Nater_Potater said:
comnoz said:
I installed the idle speed control that I had built some time back and it works perfect with a cold idle of 1250 and dropping to 1050 when warmed up.
Air solenoid?

What are you using to run the whole shebang?

Totally enamored!

Nathan

I think Jim is using some permutation of a megasquirt/microsquirt, assuming that is the case it could possibly be a simple air solenoid, it could be a bigger automotive fast idle valve, it could also be a fully closed loop idle control using PWM and an idle control valve or a stepper motor controlled valve.... Lots of options!
 
Pretty sure he's running Ion Propulsion by now, same as Scotty rigged up for the Enterprise engines.
Those babies could be patched up from near dead and still do Warp Factor Nine when a hard pull was needed to outrun the Klingon marauders.

Glen
 
worntorn said:
Pretty sure he's running Ion Propulsion by now, same as Scotty rigged up for the Enterprise engines.
Those babies could be patched up from near dead and still do Warp Factor Nine when a hard pull was needed to outrun the Klingon marauders.

Glen
:D, that's funny worntorn
 
Nater_Potater said:
comnoz said:
I installed the idle speed control that I had built some time back and it works perfect with a cold idle of 1250 and dropping to 1050 when warmed up.
Air solenoid?

What are you using to run the whole shebang?

Totally enamored!

Nathan

It is a stepper motor controlling an air valve.
It is run by an ecm that is my own build. It uses a lot of megasquirt technology along with some of my own engineering that was needed to make it work on a kickstart bike. Jim
 
I made it back from my test drive. 1676 miles with only one fatality. The salt packed up under my rear drive belt on the multiple lake crossings getting out to the pits and snapped it. I had a spare packed in my fairing and it went on without difficulty.

Keepin up with pete.


I only checked the fuel mileage on a couple tanks of fuel and got 50 mpg on one fillup and 58 mpg on another. The ride was mainly twisty mountain roads with a lot of 2nd and 3rd gear work so it probably is not a good representation of what the bike will do on the open road for fuel mileage.

I had a great time on the salt with Ken Canaga and crew and Paul and crew with Sir Eddy's bike. I finished up the week at Miller Motorsports for the vintage racing. I left Miller's at about 10 am yesterday and rode a little over 600 miles to get home last night about 8 pm. The traffic was very light and no highway bandits in sight so the ride across Colorado on 50 was lot's of fun.

The engine only used about 1/2 quart of oil on the ride so I never had to add any. The engine was broken in with synthetic oil from the first start.

If anyone want's to look through my Bonneville photos here is the link. Jim

http://s658.photobucket.com/user/comnoz ... t=3&page=1
 
You sure are living the life of a Nortoneer hero or two Jim. Do ya think worth checking tranny shaft after such a strong jerking of strong belt apart? May of just been the grit feathering away belt edges right there by cycling rhythmically so it parted way easier than shaft bending loads. What a nice high working EFI throttle while plotting lines all day long.
 
Jim, did you happen to encounter my friends from Vancouver at Miller raceway? Since Vincent was the featured Marque at the Miller Event, they were planning to stop at Miller for the weekend on their way to Chicago. In Chicago they will unload the bikes and do Route 66 back to Santa Monica.
They are in an older White GM pickup with a black trailer, three series A Rapides in the trailer. The two black ones are original prewar, the green one is a 2012 model built in the owner's basement machine shop.

Glen
 
worntorn said:
Jim, did you happen to encounter my friends from Vancouver at Miller raceway? Since Vincent was the featured Marque at the Miller Event, they were planning to stop at Miller for the weekend on their way to Chicago. In Chicago they will unload the bikes and do Route 66 back to Santa Monica.
They are in an older White GM pickup with a black trailer, three series A Rapides in the trailer. The two black ones are original prewar, the green one is a 2012 model built in the owner's basement machine shop.

Glen

I did see several Vincents in the pits at Millers but I don't think I talked to them. Jim
 
Just as well, they are Vincent guys, so at least half a bubble off plumb... :mrgreen:
 
worntorn said:
Just as well, they are Vincent guys, so at least half a bubble off plumb... :mrgreen:

Would that be 1/2 bubble in the opposite direction from us Norton guys?
 
You've got it.
Of course those of us lucky enough to be caretakers for both Makes are spot on plumb. :roll:
 
I'm surprised you weren't tempted to take you bike for a spin down the course just to see what it'd do. :D
 
swooshdave said:
I'm surprised you weren't tempted to take you bike for a spin down the course just to see what it'd do. :D

Who says I wasn't tempted. If the salt would have been hard I may have been more than tempted.
Of course an entry is not cheap. Jim
 
Jim, after going through your slides of Bonneville (thanks for posting them), I now better understand your new avatar. Man, I need to get down there again! 'No excuse, as it's less then five hours from my place. Maybe next year...

Nathan
 
Nater_Potater said:
Jim, after going through your slides of Bonneville (thanks for posting them), I now better understand your new avatar. Man, I need to get down there again! 'No excuse, as it's less then five hours from my place. Maybe next year...

Nathan

Well I look forward to meeting you next year. Then maybe you can have a classy avatar too. :D
 
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