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WOT Combat let off surge?
Believe me or not but last week was my first and last time trying to max out on factory Combat Trixie. Oh I'd pressed her WOT a bit now and then over a year but only short enough to sense the dangerous handling till its reactions build up in my spinal reflexes till confident enough to find out what she+me could and could not get away with. Basically just barely good enough to keep up with most riders on sports bikes too scared or lack of skill to press their bikes much to about the ton, but not nearly powerful or safe enough to hang with a rider who does know how to ride sports bikes like they can be in safe thrill zone. Hell a good PU truck can out accelerate and handle a factory Commando.
When I cut WOT abruptly I get an instant of deceleration instantly followed by a whip lash like surge forward then normal engine drag. Its not all drive train lash as chain and gearbox pretty tight w/o clutch wobble or slack. Trixie does not surge forward when cutting WOT short of Hi 6000+ rpm states. This surge is enough to dangerously upset chassis if leaned 45'+ at speed - over 80 in good sweepers.
After 90 Trixie really perks up till at least 110 where I get scared for her stock engine survival. I have not held on to top out Trixie, never will but feels like would pull over 120 before valve float - if I dared. I'm used to 120 mph on Peel and SuVee and don't consider it that fast as aero dynamics don't bother much till then. !20 is my threshold of tucking down.
I don't have to on Trixie to pull strongly as fast as I dare too - so mostly bolt upright only tucking down to lower CoG for entering flings short of full Hinged Horror.
Trixie wears past Peel's 'poorly performing' dual 32 Amals [compared to prior amazing stock single 34 Miki]. I know I know but me and Peel don't know any better how singles suck so bad pulling to top end, nor does Peter with his 40 mm. Amals are slightly modified by race taper needles in middle groove, slot cut in float bowl fuel feed and a 1/16" notch cut in top of spray tubes. Nice response down low to kick out tire right now on loose stuff - BLATT- w/o hesitation that grips too much to throw forward instead of just changing aim. Air enters via factory paper filter air box. Over all seems a tad rich looking at plugs and muffler dark soot, but not that much as requires tickle to start cold but not afterwards unless dead cold again.
What should I think about checking or changing. Spark timing is ~29', just short of kick backs to start and no detonation 87 to 91 octane. I don't press real hard on 87, just in case.
Believe me or not but last week was my first and last time trying to max out on factory Combat Trixie. Oh I'd pressed her WOT a bit now and then over a year but only short enough to sense the dangerous handling till its reactions build up in my spinal reflexes till confident enough to find out what she+me could and could not get away with. Basically just barely good enough to keep up with most riders on sports bikes too scared or lack of skill to press their bikes much to about the ton, but not nearly powerful or safe enough to hang with a rider who does know how to ride sports bikes like they can be in safe thrill zone. Hell a good PU truck can out accelerate and handle a factory Commando.
When I cut WOT abruptly I get an instant of deceleration instantly followed by a whip lash like surge forward then normal engine drag. Its not all drive train lash as chain and gearbox pretty tight w/o clutch wobble or slack. Trixie does not surge forward when cutting WOT short of Hi 6000+ rpm states. This surge is enough to dangerously upset chassis if leaned 45'+ at speed - over 80 in good sweepers.
After 90 Trixie really perks up till at least 110 where I get scared for her stock engine survival. I have not held on to top out Trixie, never will but feels like would pull over 120 before valve float - if I dared. I'm used to 120 mph on Peel and SuVee and don't consider it that fast as aero dynamics don't bother much till then. !20 is my threshold of tucking down.
I don't have to on Trixie to pull strongly as fast as I dare too - so mostly bolt upright only tucking down to lower CoG for entering flings short of full Hinged Horror.
Trixie wears past Peel's 'poorly performing' dual 32 Amals [compared to prior amazing stock single 34 Miki]. I know I know but me and Peel don't know any better how singles suck so bad pulling to top end, nor does Peter with his 40 mm. Amals are slightly modified by race taper needles in middle groove, slot cut in float bowl fuel feed and a 1/16" notch cut in top of spray tubes. Nice response down low to kick out tire right now on loose stuff - BLATT- w/o hesitation that grips too much to throw forward instead of just changing aim. Air enters via factory paper filter air box. Over all seems a tad rich looking at plugs and muffler dark soot, but not that much as requires tickle to start cold but not afterwards unless dead cold again.
What should I think about checking or changing. Spark timing is ~29', just short of kick backs to start and no detonation 87 to 91 octane. I don't press real hard on 87, just in case.