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« Reply #200 on: March 21, 2010, 05:58:18 PM »
took her out for her first hundred mile ride saturday. She did awesome I got a chance to see what she is made of in the turns and flat out. I must say I am very pleased with the outcome in both catagories. In corners the bike is very solid and goes where I point it (now with the fork brace), she tips in quickly and the tires stick like glue. Since she doesn't weigh much dropping her into corners is effortless. So I was on a route I am very familiar with and there happens to be a flat 3 mile long straight slightly uphill with no driveways or side streets so its perfect for a flat out run. I ran to the red line first second third fourth, I reached about 110 mph then shifted fifth and mantained that speed for the last mile or so. She was stable as a rock and had some more to give. The straight has a crest and I slowed at this point, maybe next time I will see if she can push fifth gear to red line. I was impressed that one she could do that speed so easily and two that she felt so planted doing it. So I ended the day very happy. I have come up with her name per say, I think I will call here "Little Horse."
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Re: Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #201 on: March 21, 2010, 07:16:09 PM »
Congrats on doing "The Ton!"  Glad to hear Little Horse was stable at speed.  A bike that looks that good and runs that well - just add a beer tap and you'll have the ultimate trifecta!

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« Reply #202 on: March 22, 2010, 05:47:18 AM »
Nice.. all your hard work has paid off.. Gratz!!!
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« Reply #203 on: March 22, 2010, 06:26:24 AM »
awesome news!!!  glad you got all the issues worked out!!  awesome build, and awesome reward!  now you just need to change the name of your thread to Little Horse!!
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« Reply #204 on: March 22, 2010, 07:19:10 AM »
awesome news!!!  glad you got all the issues worked out!!  awesome build, and awesome reward!  now you just need to change the name of your thread to Little Horse!!

Good idea, and done. What do you guys think she could push if I let her go all the way?
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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #205 on: March 22, 2010, 07:57:14 AM »
Love the name, dude.  Nice job.

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« Reply #206 on: March 22, 2010, 08:06:09 AM »
i'd go with 120...  you said there was a little more to give at 110, what RPM's were you at at that speed?
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« Reply #207 on: March 22, 2010, 09:25:38 AM »
aprox 9k in 4th then about 8500 in 5th for a little bit.
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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #208 on: March 22, 2010, 10:30:28 AM »
I don't believe you. We need video for proof! jk

That's awesome. Congrats.

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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #209 on: March 22, 2010, 07:07:37 PM »
light or not, 120 on an unfaired stock-engined cb500 is pushing it... you were lucky to get an honest 110, in my opinion. those gauges aren't incredibly accurate.
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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #210 on: March 22, 2010, 08:42:27 PM »
My speedo was not the one used, I had a friend follow me on his triumph 675, so I am assuming a brand new bike has a decently accurate speedo, but I could be wrong.
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« Reply #211 on: March 23, 2010, 06:52:11 AM »
only way to get a REALLY accurate reading on a motorcycle is to use GPS or a speed gun.  even the newer bikes start loosing accuracy above 60-75 mph...
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« Reply #212 on: March 23, 2010, 07:17:54 AM »
Well hopefully not too inaccurate as it definitely felt like 110 as well. Guess it is time to bring the gps along for the real test huh.
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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #213 on: March 23, 2010, 07:21:47 AM »
only way to get a REALLY accurate reading on a motorcycle is to use GPS or a speed gun.  even the newer bikes start loosing accuracy above 60-75 mph...

Very true and even above 50 mph. Id say you were closer to 95 -100 if your friends Triumph was reading 110. Modern bikes dont have accurate speedos  - usually they are off by about 10 mph at that speed. Of course it always feels faster on an old bike ;). Whatever the speed sounds like you did a good job on the build. Enjoy it!

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« Reply #214 on: March 23, 2010, 09:32:17 AM »
well speedo's have increasingly less accurate speedo's the faster you go.  it's hard to have a set inaccuracy above a certain speed.  you'd really need to datalog some speeds from the speedo and the gps and compare them to each other to TRY and find a relationship.  it's not always linear. 
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« Reply #215 on: March 23, 2010, 09:44:44 AM »
 ::), you guys don't have to believe me, lol. I know what 100+ miles per feels like.
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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #216 on: March 23, 2010, 10:07:30 AM »
only way to get a REALLY accurate reading on a motorcycle is to use GPS or a speed gun.  even the newer bikes start loosing accuracy above 60-75 mph...

Hey, at least in my area, we have guys with really slick cars and radar guns who are always more than willing to let me know how fast I was going.  They even write it down and invite me downtown to be officially recognized for it!   ;D
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« Reply #217 on: March 23, 2010, 10:32:08 AM »
hahahaha!!!  nicely worded!
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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #218 on: March 23, 2010, 10:49:38 AM »
Why not just take it to a track?

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« Reply #219 on: March 23, 2010, 11:22:19 AM »
Maybe a ticket next time, you gotta have something to shoot for ;D. "Here is your proof suckers!" oh um nevermind.

I will eventually take it to the track, hopefully.
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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #220 on: March 23, 2010, 11:45:19 AM »
only way to get a REALLY accurate reading on a motorcycle is to use GPS or a speed gun.  even the newer bikes start loosing accuracy above 60-75 mph...


If it's accurate at 60mph then all you need to do is check your tach.

4k rpm in 5th at 60mph is 8k rpm in 5th at 120.  just do the math, the connection between gearing and the crank is mechanical and not subject to accuracy.  It is just a simple math problem and numbers don't lie.

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« Reply #221 on: March 23, 2010, 12:00:32 PM »
only way to get a REALLY accurate reading on a motorcycle is to use GPS or a speed gun.  even the newer bikes start loosing accuracy above 60-75 mph...
If it's accurate at 60mph then all you need to do is check your tach.

4k rpm in 5th at 60mph is 8k rpm in 5th at 120.  just do the math, the connection between gearing and the crank is mechanical and not subject to accuracy.  It is just a simple math problem and numbers don't lie.

But now you're relying on the tach to be accurate.

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« Reply #222 on: March 23, 2010, 12:40:47 PM »
Left hook, you live pretty close to me. I was out in the Bald Peak Lauralwood area saturday.
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« Reply #223 on: March 23, 2010, 12:43:47 PM »
She hit a ton....congrats.

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Re: "Little Horse," Yet another cafe bike build
« Reply #224 on: March 23, 2010, 02:57:33 PM »
only way to get a REALLY accurate reading on a motorcycle is to use GPS or a speed gun.  even the newer bikes start loosing accuracy above 60-75 mph...
If it's accurate at 60mph then all you need to do is check your tach.

4k rpm in 5th at 60mph is 8k rpm in 5th at 120.  just do the math, the connection between gearing and the crank is mechanical and not subject to accuracy.  It is just a simple math problem and numbers don't lie.

But now you're relying on the tach to be accurate.


Tachs generally speaking are fairly accurate, as opposed to speedometers.  A revolution of a magnet passing a brush is one revolution, period.  Each rev is counted.  Pretty difficult to get that out of calibration very far.