engine plates improve FE handling

I'll split the difference, maybe. Handling is a subjective thing that's controlled by objective things like geometry, weight distribution etc. But there is a lot of rider style, and physical attributes, in the mix too, and its why what works for some, doesn't for others, and that's at all levels too, right up to GP stuff.

FWIW, I have a 400m test loop that we dial setup on just outside my shed. Then I have a technical 10km single track also starting and finishing at my shed. I have done a lot of test laps here. Then I can go outside my gate and I have 100s and 100s of kms of fire trails and single tracks to play on. To top it off, I'm retired and have the time to play about with stuff that interests me.

Will I be able to pick any differences with the plates? Dunno, but it seems that I'll find out and let you know

Pics or video of secret test area please. It's not that I'm jealous, I just need to know how jealous :mrgreen:

Have you tried the plates on your FS Taffy? I trail ride mine and experience the same symptoms both on and off pavement. I really have to yard down on the inside bar to hold a line. Especially on the tighter right handers here (USA). I just wondered if they would help in that regard.

Idle said:

Pics or video of secret test area please. It's not that I'm jealous, I just need to know how jealous :mrgreen:

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But then it wouldn't be secret anymore!

Did a 300 km loop yesterday on the Suzi, and one of the guys took some pics from Badja trig. Do a search in Google earth for 'badja fire trail nsw'. The trig is near the northern end. Views to the surf to the east, and snow caps to the west, and its my extended back yard.

West towards the snow and main range. You can see the snowline if you look closely, about 100 kms away.


East towards the beach and Unzed via the Tasman Sea. Here the curved horizon is the ocean, about 60 kms away to the beach. I can ride trails till the last 5 kms that way.




Unfortunately the 390 died 10 kms from home. Fuel pump perhaps? To be determined

Idle said:

Have you tried the plates on your FS Taffy? I trail ride mine and experience the same symptoms both on and off pavement. I really have to yard down on the inside bar to hold a line. Especially on the tighter right handers here (USA). I just wondered if they would help in that regard.

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And I should add that it could be the left hand side here that's problematic. Its likely the coriolis effect, and/or maybe its because you guys drive on the wrong side of the road :roll:

Well, don’t know if Taffy doesn’t understand my point, don’t want to or it’s my bad English.

I will probably try them anyway, but now I’ll wait for Steve opinion. :mrgreen:

Let me just tell you a story about the “objectivity of handling”:

I’ve been it to off-road for some time now, both on 2 and 4 wheels, driving and helping. Some years ago I was with RALLIART-MITSUBISHI helping with the management of the team, and in one pit stop a very fast driver came out of the car shouting about the bad handling of the car. I talked with the guy in charge of that, he was an “old fox” of RALLIART and he told me to come with him, we went under the car and stood there doing absolutely nothing. So the car took off exactly the same. In the next pit stop the guy went out of the car shouting again and I thought, we have fu..ed it up, he came to me and told me “why haven’t you done this earlier, now I can drive, we wore loosing time, etc .. etc”

That was when I started to understand the “objectivity of handling”

:cheers:
ZAGA

Taffy said:

My originals have been on a paraplegic's bike for a year now and he likes them.

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Is this him Taff?

Foundt whilst looking for Rekluse equipped Husabergs. Very impressive riding for first time on a dirt bike.



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-sM_GISm ... ata_player