What do I need to set the gap at on a IXU24? I would like to try one to see the difference but I think the gap is a little too much as stock.
What's your idea?
Thanks
What's your idea?
Thanks
RE: IXU24 gap
Thanks. And you mean not to damage the electrode? It is a bit obvious.
How fast does that electrode wear out? Not that I put thousands of miles a year on my bike, but just wondering.
Thanks. And you mean not to damage the electrode? It is a bit obvious.
How fast does that electrode wear out? Not that I put thousands of miles a year on my bike, but just wondering.
RE: IXU24 gap
On my cars and trucks I usually change them after 30,000. I guess that's because there is not a spark at each TDC and the RPM is lower.
I just would like to see what the rave is all about.
On my cars and trucks I usually change them after 30,000. I guess that's because there is not a spark at each TDC and the RPM is lower.
I just would like to see what the rave is all about.
RE: IXU24 gap
This is off the subject a bit but are the Iridium plugs actually any better?
The Berg and Kato shops around here don't recommend them and the Kato dealer even went so far as to say that they're crap and has doesn't sell them anymore.
Just want some opinions from you guys who are using them.
This is off the subject a bit but are the Iridium plugs actually any better?
The Berg and Kato shops around here don't recommend them and the Kato dealer even went so far as to say that they're crap and has doesn't sell them anymore.
Just want some opinions from you guys who are using them.
Joined Nov 2001
17K Posts | 774+
Ely, England
RE: IXU24 gap
i can't post photos coz the download on the gallery doesn't work specifically for me!
but if anyone will take the photos i hAve that bergoroadracer supplied, we can put them up and you'll be left in no doubt!
i came to this website quite happy with good quality plugs but became converted when i detected a clear difference in how they started, revved and lasted. nah! i love 'em now and wouldn't go back.
what i do believe is that palladiumd and iridiums etc are better than standard and that there is no need to have some of the EVEN more special ones available that have numbers going around the plug twice!
PM me if you can host these photos.....
regards
Taffy
i can't post photos coz the download on the gallery doesn't work specifically for me!
but if anyone will take the photos i hAve that bergoroadracer supplied, we can put them up and you'll be left in no doubt!
i came to this website quite happy with good quality plugs but became converted when i detected a clear difference in how they started, revved and lasted. nah! i love 'em now and wouldn't go back.
what i do believe is that palladiumd and iridiums etc are better than standard and that there is no need to have some of the EVEN more special ones available that have numbers going around the plug twice!
PM me if you can host these photos.....
regards
Taffy
I have decided to reinstall the former plug, an NGK DCPR8. I believe the IXU24 needs some carburetor adjustment, compared to the NGK, as it ran obviously rich (dark color and wet, vs nice gray with the NGK). It explained for my hard restart even with the SEM stator rewound by SEM and cold starts could take up to 20 kicks. After a side fall, the bike did not want to restart. It stalled a lot, and the power was not all there.
After reinstalling the NGK, it took 2 kicks cold, and I had the tank off, meaning no gas in the carb and I adjusted the valves, meaning nothing in the cylinder either.
I suppose the IXU24 can work well with a slightly leaner setting.
After reinstalling the NGK, it took 2 kicks cold, and I had the tank off, meaning no gas in the carb and I adjusted the valves, meaning nothing in the cylinder either.
I suppose the IXU24 can work well with a slightly leaner setting.
Joined Dec 2005
1K Posts | 0+
australia
mr le frog sir ..
perhaps a touch of confusion on your behalf , the iridium plugs are the ducks guts , or the beez knees, top o' the wazza and so on and so forth .
perhaps a touch of confusion on your behalf , the iridium plugs are the ducks guts , or the beez knees, top o' the wazza and so on and so forth .
Taffy said:
All I know is that this spark plug did not work as expected for me. I tried adjusting the gap, no workie. I tried adjusting fuel mixture, no workie either. I mean, it worked, just not well.
And I don't think it was a dud either, as it did function, just badly. When I took it out to inspect it, it was dark and wet. See photo (sorry if it is blurry). Took 20 kicks to start the bike.
NGK plug: 2 kicks cold, not one issue with it. Works strong after 100+ hours, still the same plug as in 2005, except for when I was using the Champion plug for about 3 rides, which performed just as fine as the NGK back then (badly because of a faulty stator).
I don't recommend this spark plug. If you have a better experience with it, good for you. But it is not as sure a plug as the NGK.
It just did not work in my Dellorto/SEM/2001. Now, it might work just fine in a different Husaberg.
It also takes more than one review to get a good opinion. All the good motorcycle magazines have 3 reviewers minimum to comment about a bike. Taffy likes and raves about this plug, I don't. Now Taffy is a trained mechanic, expert rider and knows his bike by heart. I am a different rider. If someone else has an opinion about this plug, please let us know.
Have a good day.
Joined Nov 2001
17K Posts | 774+
Ely, England
i have told the story of how a plug behaves soooooo many times i could have a night out on this tale alone.
when a plug has been flooded out or overheated it's just about pohiqed/finished/finito. this is all that has happened to this plug froggy. you are obviously still well rich. the IXU has terminated it's contract and left the building.
if you want it back to life it has but one chance left! send it to me and i'll put it in a properly jetted bike and get another three seasons racing out of it!
regards
Taffy
when a plug has been flooded out or overheated it's just about pohiqed/finished/finito. this is all that has happened to this plug froggy. you are obviously still well rich. the IXU has terminated it's contract and left the building.
if you want it back to life it has but one chance left! send it to me and i'll put it in a properly jetted bike and get another three seasons racing out of it!
regards
Taffy
It was like that from the get go, Taffy. And that carb is spot on otherwise. Dale jetted it, it is properly maintained.
Joined Nov 2001
17K Posts | 774+
Ely, England
spot on? never, i didn't touch it!
the fact is that if that plug got badly flooded it can only recover by being given a phuqing good thrashing in 4th, 5th, 6th gear for a long ride. that might save it but i get the feeling you're like my mum's jack russell - you'll have the last yap!
regards
Taffy
the fact is that if that plug got badly flooded it can only recover by being given a phuqing good thrashing in 4th, 5th, 6th gear for a long ride. that might save it but i get the feeling you're like my mum's jack russell - you'll have the last yap!
regards
Taffy
Taffy, each time I test something, I report about it. I gave reviews about the services of Dale Lineaweaver, Spark and MX-Tech,about the products from Thermo-Tec, Cycra, NGK, etc... as well as Denso, for their spark plug.
Don't you wish more people would give such reports? I like to read all these reviews myself, which is why I give some of my own.
To sum it up: I don't think the Denso plug is anything to rave about. It may be my setup, but nothing to do with the way I used my bike. Maybe the altitude, maybe the 90-100F heat, maybe the US gas, who knows? In which case, don't overspend on a plug, an iridium NGK will be just fine. Even a Champion cheapie plug will perform better.
And my favorite breed is the French Bulldog, now that will get you going, will it?
Don't you wish more people would give such reports? I like to read all these reviews myself, which is why I give some of my own.
To sum it up: I don't think the Denso plug is anything to rave about. It may be my setup, but nothing to do with the way I used my bike. Maybe the altitude, maybe the 90-100F heat, maybe the US gas, who knows? In which case, don't overspend on a plug, an iridium NGK will be just fine. Even a Champion cheapie plug will perform better.
And my favorite breed is the French Bulldog, now that will get you going, will it?
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