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  1. WArdogG

    Random 450 and 501 tinkering

    I took apart my '03 FE 501 and my sister's 05 FS450 for a well needed inspection. Motors were becoming very noisy. Lucky there was no serious damage, so I can get away with not replacing the conrods or pistons. I had some shiny new stainless steel intake valves made for 501 and putting in the...
  2. T

    TomTom's 570 70 degree engine tinkering.

    This isnt going to be anything new, just my reflections on trying a fairly well established concept to get power out of the 570 70 degreer, not saying it will work, but I set my mind to try it out, and that is perhaps the proper description here :) Bike is a 2009 570FE and is used mainly for...