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I don't know how it's working out for the new owner, I haven't heard any complaints. I loved it. If I could build a decent looking Vmax trike I'd do it again but with an IDA or IDF Weber. I've gone from the 'dark side' to the paisley side my current project is a VW baja bug pickup for me, my...

Sprained my dick on that one SpecOps13. Love them redheads.

Well, Mr Max is going to OZtralia, hopefully I'll be able to keep track of the Weber adaptation. Does any body have a junk block and a pair of junk heads laying around? I have one more manifold design I'd like to build for Mr Max. Cya around.

Yeah it purdy much sucks, thanks for the sympathy. The bike runs awesome. It should probably go a tiny bit smaller on the main jets, it's just a little fat at cruise 13.5-14 AFR. I did open the air correction jets a touch which made the transition from idle to "hang on!" a little less...

2011 SUCKS sofar. I got Max all ready for test rides, the last part of May, just waiting for the weather to cooperate. I took a little tumble at the shop the first of June, nothing major just lost my balance and toppled over, no injuries, except to mr pride. A couple days later(the 3th) my...

Just a little update, I got some Honda Intercepter cans and made a Venture like exhaust manifold, nice and quiet, too quiet. I decided a nice electric oil pressure gauge to match the AFR gauge would be nice. I built a "dash board"/ windscreen mount to house them. Attached are a couple of pics...

I haven't given up.... Bike projects have been delayed due to slow shipping, creepin crud, excess precipitation and general lazyness on my part. I finally got my mufflers, the antibiotics are working and the sun shone brightly today. When I get the exhaust done we go for test ride, long test...

I don't care much for the looks of the mtxl gauge. I'll probably figure out the data logging functions after I get this bike back on the road and relieve some of this winter/funk stress,,,,IOW I need to go for a nice long ride. Jay

I got the Innovate LC-1 with the DB gauge, pretty blue numbers. Installation was pretty straightforward. I strapped the controller right in front of the battery. I tapped into the unused v-boost plug for my switched power. Lotsa solder splices and shrink tubing. You're right Sam, free...

I got the Innovate system installed, not exciting enough for pictures. It works fine and as I suspected the idle jets are too small. I think I'll open up the existing jets a half step and see what happens. I can adjust the idle mixture screws and get the O2 right at 14.5, but then the screws are...

Well I got my AFR system today. The controller is way bigger than it looks in the pictures, and, the O2 sensor wiring, pigtail & plug are gonna be fun to find space for. We need a bigger motorbike captain. The gauge is nice and small, shouldn't be hard to find a spot for it. I'm thinking the...

So what did Innovate do, just put the LC-1 controller inside the gauge body? I've been perusing the Innovate user forum and there are no posts about the MTX......yet. There are plenty about the one I should have on Monday. It's gonna be sunny here this weekend, I may just punch out the idle jets...

It's just like anything else, start with small steps and measure, measure, measure. With experience you get a feel for it. Jay

These bits are much too small for a drillpress. I use a pin vise to hold the bit, a soft jawed little vise to hold the jet and then just spin the bit holder between my thumb and index finger gently reaming out the exiting hole in the jet. Jets are brass so you gotta be real careful. But if you...

My jet drills start at #80 (.0135") and go up to #61 (.039") They're great for doing half steps in metric jets under 1.0mm. Mostly I use them for cleaning tiny jets but they come handy for making sure the jet is the same size as it's marked. The tiny drills are easy to get mixed up so I always...

The jetting is just what came in the used ebay 38DGAS Weber. The idle jet is the smallest available for this carb (.45mm). The main jets size I wrote down so I wouldn't have to remember them, well I lost the 'post it' I wrote the size on so....... I was gonna use my trusty jet drills and open up...

Well I took her out for a short ride on Saturday. I only went about twenty miles, but I think with an idle jet change and some warmer weather she'll be ready for a little longer test. The idle/low speed circuit feels lean, the transition from low/midrange to main jet circuit is quite abrupt and...

Thanks for the encouragement. Only actual road testing will tell if I get what I'm aiming for. I 'm pretty sure I'll be able to jet it for good range on a tank of fuel. This isn't my first unconventional modification. I built this roadster a few years ago, much to the dismay of VW purists and...

No test ride today, she developed a problem in the clutch hydraulics. The clutch slave is leaking like a stuck pig. Oh well, it's too frigging cold anyway. I need to refine the throttle shaft pulley a bit, the ratio of handle bar twist to throttle plate opening is way too quick, less than a...

Thanks guys. I'd post more pics but for some reason when I plug my camera or it's xD card into my computer it tells me that the disc in drive k needs to be formatted before it can be used. I have to use a friends computer to download from the camera then email the pics to me, isn't technology...