VFRSuperfreak

Hi, did you get a chance to post the analysis? Thanks!

wouldn't miss it if I had to ride one with a wire basket! :cheerleader:

I'll try to go to 4th notch, altho last 3 times, it just snapped back. Will check carefully for damage or stuck debris around the adjustment area and take pix. It didn't help that we tried to do this by the side of a twisty road last time... BTW, finally tried this 2002 model. very nice, light, flickable-lier than my 4th gen (except for the weavy rear but that's to be fixed as we speak). And the 02 owner rode mine for a few minutes... "no lag!, I just blip the throttle the smallest bit and feel the shove immediately. how's this more powerful than my 02? ummm, it isn't. -We'll have to check air filter and all else I guess, friendo. HB Since you don't have a pic.... and you say it's in ok shape.... Then try notch 4....just to see if it WELL work..... I'm thinking that it's been sitting in that low setting for so long that when you try to move it , that it's not letting the spring slide ... and the spring is recoiling and moving everything back to notch #1.........Maybe put some WD-40 on the top and bottom of the spring.........

Revisiting this since I'm trying to adjust the rear preload on a 2002. and something is strange; If I try to adjust more than 3 steps from zero preload, the adjuster snaps back to zero. Looking at the pix I can see there's a lot more than 3 settings. The previous owner had it at zero preload, and tire pressures at less than 20psi both, :pissed: Does anyone know what may be causing this? I don't see any damage and I can't imagine how I can step up the adjuster to go over 3rd step. Any help appreciated.

I have something like that but with a single line of leds, they flash in selectable patterns. Best $10. bucks I ever spent. While we're in the subject, how about this; I know someone who imports led strips, flexible tape with leds that can follow a contour. (audi-like)I bet these would work great too!

Yea, part of it is the "Helmholtz resonance" -Standing waves created by the cycling of air going in then valves shutting off. There has to be an airbox+ducts big enough to compensate for this so that these high-then-low standing waves don't starve the intake. -link; see the section "Volumetric efficiency"

Fantastic!. Hope after all that it isn't too much trouble to bring a camera and post video to get a taste of audiopr0n!?