[Bruce CurtisMember]

What Menace you’re his “body-double”????

BTW big fella how’s work going now? you been a bit quiet lately….

Bruce

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Not oil Mick, a few reasons, not enough scuffing, and the bigend would started on you, and the little end would/should be rattling it’s pin out.

AB, a Tag on the handle of the jerrycan is a good one, or be like me, oil goes in before any fuel, that way anything in the 20 litre 2T jerrycan must be pre-mix fer sure.

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Ha ha, you couldn’t do it Moto, well you know what, I reckon I couldn’t either, WTG Brother from another Mother(land).

Shall we book a mid-winters visit to the far north of the state for you and your ilk now?

Bruce

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Yep Moto “GO” at the topend, I rode a few late model KTM300s with the 36mm keihin and their topend is flatter than the old models, it’s not just a transition thing either, as I’ve seen them side by side too, rather been on them side by side.
The GasGas is way softer through Timing and compression to start with, the TMs drfinitely have more uppermid-range/topend when poked with a stick, the Husky 250 the same (can’t speak for the 300 yet) and the SX250s from KTMs own stable. There are other factors here, but without a 38mm or better throat size, it’s a moot exercise.
It’s a relatively easy fix tho’ the carb body is the same and it just needs a bore and a few other things to be up to the powerplants capabilities.

It’s like your old Trials bike; tiny carb= lower end torque and easier to jet, get running crisp in the low to mid revs.

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Good Subject Mr M.

All of the central coast Laddies for a start (yes you too, our token Tommy)

and then work my way down to Menace… wait on too late, already did and it was GOOOODDD.

BC

EDIT: central coast means Port mac and area to me as well, cause that ain’t north coast…..

[Bruce CurtisMember]

You Blokes with Late model KTMs are in a bit of a unique Boat, it is the only comtemporary 250+cc 2T that runs a little 36mm Carb, which is why your topend suffers in comparison to some others, flipside is it makes for a very high velocity intake which assists mixing and burn.

On the Spooge front, you will get it, not overnight but it will happen

BC

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And the bonus of owning A harley, is next time it floods or there’s a bushfire threat, it doubles as a waterpump.

Actually if it has two wheel and an engine it’s still a step up from a mobile coffin….

BC

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Moto wrote:

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menace wrote:

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if i put my red spring in and wind up my PV will my bike spooge?

Mine doesn’t and neither does any of 3 or so other late model 300’s I’ve ridden with regularly.

I think spooge is more an issue on older bikes than the newer ones? That said the 200 doesn’t do it, it just pisses oil everywhere instead

Have you ever had it Mal? Champo? Austblue? Menace? And others.

AB already answered in the affirmative, and Mal said he sees it in his pipe, Have a look inside your silencer Moto, wence it is absorbed as much as it can, then you will see it, although you did a rejet early on which may minimise it.

Bruce C

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micknmeld wrote:

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Yeah I just worked out that the one in Medowie is actually a pub

PERFECT

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Boony wrote:

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excuse my ignorance but what are steg pegs???

think thighbusters on yer bike Boony.

[Bruce CurtisMember]

Yep I’m a bit like confused Dude, why do you need your foot to move around on the pegs so much?

I’ve got them great for lazy old blokes like me, just tilt your weight forwards and rearwards on the pegs to weight the bike up, and shifting and braking are mucho betterer, coming from someone who spent near 40 years on all sorts, narrow, short, wide, sharp, blunt, rubber, alloy, hard steel, these are right after suspension in the list of “must-haves” from now on.

BC

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Actually Mick you can make a reasonable ring compressor from beercans……that is for real tech advice too

Don’t stress it we all do silly things at times, and it shows a healthy ego to admit it in company.

BC

Seriously if you intend on keeping the bike in the family, #1- is out heat transfer, clearances and ultimately longevity and power are compromised by relining with cast.

#2 is Ho-hum not value for money get ripped by the usual aussie “we’ve got the only/best service in the southern hemisphere thing, who else ya gunna go to?” deal

#3 get one of the worlds premier 2T men either build or to oversee Richard (his protege’) you a beautiful clean topend setup, guaranteed to do as you ask of him, for less money.. no-brainer to me, go the Gorr.

But it’s your money your bikes and your kids.

BC

[Bruce CurtisMember]

The old Ring Caught in exhaust port trick.

Kinked ring = Broken motor, TB is right about ring expanders… the best way to go by far.

But I’m gunna disagree with TB on the options, as you don’t have to get all of that done by Eric, just get the squish band sorted, replate the barrel, get the ports syncroed and a top end kit, as unless kawasaki made the only 2Tchamber that is optimum for normal use that alone will make a huge difference to the rideability of the bike, but that’s just how I’m made, like things to run as well as they can as long as the economics make sense.

Plus I have to disagree with TB, it’s my job He’s a Plant Mechanics Instructor, that’s what they were put on this earth to do with….

BC

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mal5.1 wrote:

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Nice thread Mr Blue.

Does this ‘spooge’ biuld up to a point where it block the pipe or reduce performace? How often should I clean it out of the pipe?

I don’t see it dripping from my pipe but if I stick a rag in there I get the ‘spooge’ stuff on it.

Heya Mal, it blocks your silencer packing up over a period, the time to clean and change is usually when it starts dripping out the tailpipe after the bike is stopped.

Heated up it creates Carbon that can and will eventually block the pipe, but only after many many hours usually, it’s mostly the silencer packing that it affects in the shorter term.

BC

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im not trying to be a smartarse here mate :laugh: honest :laugh:

but does that mean that spooge is produced by a lack of clean burning in general.

if i put my red spring in and wind up my PV will my bike spooge?

or is it all in design?

I know Menace, but I was… sorta, It depends, see the red spring does open the powervalve at a different rpm and this may coincide with a change in ignition advance and or a change in fuel circuit, but roughly I’d say it may get worse as it makes the overlap sooner in the RPMS, where the pulses of the pipe maynot be able to cope with the excess mixture being drawn back.

Yes Spooge is a lack of clean burn which is why bikes with smaller carbs and conservative porting get less, and why DFI should fix it up.

BC

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