tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post6958408982843269092..comments2023-03-25T21:37:45.037-07:00Comments on Moto Tux: Stone age vs. Digital age and the NightstromBadTuxhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-78414413144754127892008-08-04T22:49:00.000-07:002008-08-04T22:49:00.000-07:00I think my KLR hits it just right on the technolog...I think my KLR hits it just right on the technology vs. maintainability scale. Damned thing is indestructible, and you can pretty much fix anything on it with a big hammer, a big screwdriver, and a pair of pliers. The only electronic part on it is the electronic ignition module, and frankly I'll take that over a set of points any time of the day, points were *evil*. The new one has a throttle position sensor to help it adjust the timing, that's the one and only sensor on the entire bike, my old one doesn't even have that. About the only way you could be more stone-age would be if it were air-cooled, and the downside of air cooling is that your valves don't last anywhere near as long because of the heat. <BR/><BR/>Of course, being so primitive is also why it vibrates like a sex toy from hell, has about as much power as a Hoover vacuum cleaner, and is a hazard in the rain because the scrawny front tire will lock up in an instant and put you down. And sliding on your side through a busy intersection and hoping that the cars going through the intersection stop is *not* a fun thing to experience! So for my cross-country trip or my rainy day commuting, it'll be the Nightstrom... a much more pleasant ride, if a much less pleasant wrenching experience.<BR/><BR/>-- Badtux the Wrenchin' PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-66125241172678780062008-08-04T21:57:00.000-07:002008-08-04T21:57:00.000-07:00Gee, what an improvement over the old bikes that h...Gee, what an improvement over the old bikes that had points, adjustable carburetors, and easily adjustable valves.<BR/><BR/>I think I liked 'em better when they were owner maintainable. Half the fun of owning one is getting to work on it yourself. If ya got the right bike, sometimes <I>waaay</I> more than half.Gordonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05772126106416366135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-78359052423542657692008-07-27T23:39:00.000-07:002008-07-27T23:39:00.000-07:00Yeppers. Sez so right on the side on the EPA label...Yeppers. Sez so right on the side on the EPA label -- "Idle: Computer controlled, 1300rpm". It redlines at 10,500 RPM, and makes its 60hp at around 9,000 RPM. This DL650AK8 ain't your Daddy's V-twin :-).<BR/><BR/>My KLR 650 idles at about the same RPM, so this isn't unusual for small Jap bikes. But my KLR sure don't redline at 10,500 RPM :-).<BR/><BR/>- Badtux the Motorcyclin' PenguinBadTuxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01345749557330760251noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4649349012503946628.post-24258491359466573302008-07-27T22:17:00.000-07:002008-07-27T22:17:00.000-07:00It idles at 1300 RPM???!!!!!!It idles at 1300 RPM???!!!!!!Philhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15695733883033137146noreply@blogger.com