APT SmartCarb
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Diggs345
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yesterdays ride with the smartcarb was the best yet , nice and smooth and plenty of power when you need it , i did however change a few things since my last time out , new alloy water pump impeller , remove thermostat housing and replace with home made inline cooler , new coolant mixed with water wetter and put some more tungston balls in my rekluse clutch so now it has 10 .
i had a problem with the clutch though , it decided it wanted to be a manual clutch for a change for most of the day , only problem was it was dragging when the lever was pulled all the way in
, the last hour of riding saw it return back to normal
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i laid the bike on its side to test the new valves and after half a dozen kicks she fired up so all good there .
fuel economy was good too , 62 miles for 7ltrs of fuel , although were were not on the gas a lot , just a nice relaxing pace
i had a problem with the clutch though , it decided it wanted to be a manual clutch for a change for most of the day , only problem was it was dragging when the lever was pulled all the way in
, the last hour of riding saw it return back to normal .i laid the bike on its side to test the new valves and after half a dozen kicks she fired up so all good there .
fuel economy was good too , 62 miles for 7ltrs of fuel , although were were not on the gas a lot , just a nice relaxing pace
I raced the National Enduro in Blackwell Texas a couple weeks ago.
On the first test I had a high speed get off on a STEEP up hill.
The bike was literally up side down for a couple minutes while I figured out how to right the bike. I had to bull dog the bike down the hill. Bike would not start due to being flooded.
Lost 10 minutes getting the bike going again. I ended up with 4th in the Masters class.
Got home at 1am Sunday.
Checked the mail box Monday-only to find my check valves in there.
On the first test I had a high speed get off on a STEEP up hill.
The bike was literally up side down for a couple minutes while I figured out how to right the bike. I had to bull dog the bike down the hill. Bike would not start due to being flooded.
Lost 10 minutes getting the bike going again. I ended up with 4th in the Masters class.
Got home at 1am Sunday.
Checked the mail box Monday-only to find my check valves in there.
Diggs345
Gold Level Site Supporter
I wouldnt have thought anything would eliminate it , thats no more or even less than a standard carb.
I did the race without the check valves.
GMP
Active member
I got a nice detailed email on cast carb progress, no mention of delivery date though. Considering content and reading between the lines I'd say it has slipped a little. Perhaps I'm wrong. Whatever the case, quality and performance are still priority for me as we'll as APT.
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nambo-trev
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I was told around middle of may for mine
nambo-trev
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I was emailed personally saying I'm in line for the middle to end of may
nambo-trev
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Mine was not a mass email and said I would receive mine at the end of may
nambo-trev
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I wasn't one of the first orderd and I would say they emailed me to let me know its later than may 1. Like she said in the email first in first out. I'm not in a panic for mine anyway when it gets here it gets here!
We're trying to follow the first out as ordered. I'm not sure why Liz sent out an email to you, we wanted to communicate to the late late pre purchasers because we received so many last minute orders. I'll find out tomorrow. Things are still looking good so far and the mold tooling investment cast process is fast but no doubt with the current state of trying to manufacture in the US as we are experiencing it it's going to be tight.
Got you covered andoman, the threads will fit your MP cable. You should see it any day now.
