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I'm glad to hear it! I'll try to do more.

@@dakavanagh David, I put the carbs back in the bike, but I didn't have the success you did 😒. The bike will start with the choke but it won't idle. I'm feeling a little stuck. Not sure what my next step should be. The bike did idle before I replaced the mixture screws. So, I'm not sure if the screws are the problem or if it may be something else. Any advice you have would be greatly appreciated. PS, the previous screws were turned all the way in. With the new ones, I did the 2.5 turns back you recommended.

I agree that it isn't convenient to have to guess at the fuel level. I often check the tank before getting on the bike. Then I have an idea about it. I also reset the trip odometer when I fill up. I can get 100+ miles on a tank, so that's also helpful. The reserve switch buys you some time if the bike start sputtering, but I forgot I'd already flipped it on one time and ran out about 1/2 mile from a gas station. That was a long up-hill push!

@dakavanagh I have to use my reserve switch after 250 km from filling the tank. Only once I had to switch at 200 km, but this time was after only one hour from when I had filled the tank. I had made 200 km in... 1h! 😇

@@dakavanagh You must be a strong man. I can barely move the bike on a flat surface. I also reset odometer every single time that I fully fill the tank. Mandatory!

I have a recommendation for you. It is very important to fine tune the exup valve position, and having the standard exhaust pipe, in order for the engine to run smoothly from 2000 to 11000 rpm. The pull is constant across a 5 to 1 ratio when exup valve is properly set. Jetting was carefully designed for the stock pipe. An after market pipe like yours requires to try different jets. Another good hint is replace the 17 teeth sprocket with 16. The best and cheapest apparent power increase! I tried 15 teeth also but I was leaving black marks on the pavement every time I pushed hard on 1st gear. Bike felt heavy on corners so I went to full preload on rear shock absorber, replaced the standard 130/60 with a 120/60 front tyre, and moved fork up 20mm with some minor mods on both front bars. Bike is as heavy as always but feels clearly lighter. Another benefits is that speedometer and rpm meters show the exact same angle on 4th gear. I always know if I'm ridding on 5th, 4th or 3rd. I no longer have to guess at what gear I'm driving.

It's really important to find out *where* the leak is. As you say, fuel leak is very bad. I often look at "partzilla.com" for parts. Once I find the part number, I shop around.. ebay, etc. You can also buy gasket material and make your own. Just be sure it's designed for fuel applications.

@@dakavanagh Thanks a lot for your super quick answers and recommendations!

I've been able to find the idle adjust screw pretty easily. I shine a flashlight into the hole in the frame, to be sure I know where to put the screwdriver. If it isn't close, yes, I suspect something isn't installed properly. The engine is hard-mounted, so it would have to be carbs, or how the idle screw bracket is installed.

@@dakavanagh I have to try the flashlight. Thank you!

@@josemariatrueba4568 i have an 01 thunderace.. where is that idle adjustment.. not been able to find info

​@@Errol.C-nzIl There is a hole on the left side of the bike, covered by a gray plastic circle. A long screwedriver and a flashligt and bit of patience allowed me to adjust idling to 1000 rpm +/- 100 rpm as specifies the service manual.

We "used to" have a Catalina 27. We've given that up to focus on other things for a while.

@dakavanagh Mine is 25 feet. Model is 747 O.D. designed and built at northern Spain, that I bought new in 2001. It's a one design racing boat for 5 or 6 with a maximum crew weight of around 800 pounds, designed by this naval engineer named Iñigo Echenique, who had designed the rudder and various parts of the Spanish America's Cup boat that raced in San Diego. My rudder is a downsized A.C. rudder huge for the size of the boat and looks like the fin of a big whale. In fact it's almost a carbon copy of those kind of fins. Most boats went to France and the class went to the smaller and easier to be trailed and raced Laser sb3, now renamed as SB20, which is a 20 footer for three. I'm from Bilbao, located in northern Spain near France, sailing the coasts of the Bay of Biscay since I was 3 months old.

@@josemariatrueba4568 800lbs.. man you have huge crew over there 😨 🇳🇿🇳🇿nz 👌

I think you're right. It runs smoothly once I get it off idle, but at idle, it's not so smooth and getting it off idle takes a little coaxing. I ought to check compression, and ignition wiring. I do think cylinder 4 is a little "off" based on plug inspection.

Spray the header pipes with some water after minute or two of running and you will know which one is not firing. It sounds like it runs on only 2 cylinders when you hit the throttle.

@@Jumbojt I have a thermal camera that attaches to my phone. It shows them all heating up, but I think 4, not as much.

@@dakavanagh They will heat up but not as nearly as those which run properly.

They were plug-n-play, but you'll want to upgrade the master cylinder as well to get good brake feel.

I don't think I did. Was that mentioned in the video? I often get parts online. Babbits or eBay

I remember tightening those screws, and I changed them to socket head cap screws so I could use a ball-end Allen wrench. Some of the angles can be tricky.

Here's a PDF of my parts spreadsheet. Hope this helps: drive.google.com/file/d/14xeDjO_4fif18qk5Dzo15uf5zGKAzTOk/view?usp=share_link

I bought 4 so I could cut any of them!

@@dakavanagh Score, I was recently trying to figure the same issue, South Bend wrenches were so high and a strike wrench is outrageous. Just did what you did.

The feel of the stock brakes can be improved with a larger master cylinder and that is part of what I've done on mine. I've also shed some weight by switching out the calipers, so 2 wins in my book. Of course YMMV.

@@dakavanagh By larger master cylinder you mean larger diameter piston right? Doent that decrease the force on the pads? i.e. you need to squeeze more for the same effect? What is the advantage? More "feel"? Less travel distance for the brake lever?

Im dealing with my brakes today, I have 10 eized calipers in the oven with 36 pistons in total lol. Im debating what brakes to rebuild. All of them are 4 pot and 6 pot Sumimotos. I have a pair of blue pots that are probably in better condition and I'm not even bothering with them. I never liked the way they feel and I don't know why. Like I said the best combo I've experienced is 4 pot Sumimotos with the master cylinder with the cast trapezoid fluid reservoir from the '88 FZR Genesis. The ones from the Exup are the same calipers with a different master cylinder, they didn't feel as good, and the ones from the tunderace are blue pots, with a brembo master cylinder, if I remember correctly, and they felt worst of all. I'm planning on using the Trapezoid master cyl with 6 pot Sumimoto calipers from a '94 foxeye FZR. What are your thougts on the subject? I've never dealth with brakes before other than changing out pads.

PS Sorry if my comment came off as a bit abnoxious, I didn't mean it that way.

@@bobby89bobbyAb no worries. just conversing here.

My wife keeps asking also. I'll get back to it soon!

Thanks! I checked the back face and there is no perceivable lip worn there either, just no flaking. I'll certainly get this together with new felts and proper way-oil.

I often look stuff like this on partzilla. They will show you other models that have that part, which helps when shopping ebay or other places. I know mine came from a 2002 R1, so I looked up the part for that bike. Here are the links for the left and right caliper assemblies. www.partzilla.com/product/yamaha/5PW-2580T-00-00?ref=50bfbdd44fd9140b6b64fcf1fed12ae7ae8ff631 www.partzilla.com/product/yamaha/5PW-2580U-00-00?ref=50bfbdd44fd9140b6b64fcf1fed12ae7ae8ff631

I think that around 14.0 to 14.5 volts above 2000 rpm is alright. It depends on rpm and... meter accuracy, battery charge state, and a maybe a little on temperature also. 12.6 volts at around 20°C is what my meter reads the day after I had run the engine. Volts drop down to 12.3 if it's colder in the garage.

These came on the bike.

Perhaps not a great choice. At speed, the wind noise takes over.

Outside the US, they had twin disks and an oil cooler.

@@dakavanagh Ok, didnt even notice it didnt have a cooler.:-)

I got an ultrasonic cleaner and ran the cabs through it last year. I feel like I still have a vacuum leak, but I know the carbs are totally clean and all the seals are fresh.

Sorry yours isn't working so well. When a stepper isn't moving properly, it could be wiring or the driver on the board. With the control panel, can you command the extruder to move both directions while you check the wiring? There's a facebook group? facebook.com/groups/1068531466501015

@@dakavanagh i'll look forward to it.

I still have the stock rotors and they work fine!

@@dakavanagh thank you for your time David👍

Hi Angelo, thanks for the compliments! In a nutshell, the gold spots are lighter because they have alloy pistons. This link talks about options in a little more detail: www.exup1000.co.uk/tech_info_area/spots.htm

@@dakavanagh I am actually enjoying your videos I am a new FZR 1000 owner and every little info counts thanks for doing this. 👍 also do I need to change the master cylinder if I change the calipers

@@angelomiranda4361 It helps to change the master cylinder to improve brake feel. I've heard even with the stock calipers that upgrading the MC will help with brake feel since the larger MC pushes more fluid.

Hi Dave one more thing lol 😂 what year should I look for the YZF R1 Calipers and MC for this conversion thanks 🙏

@@angelomiranda4361 Around 2001-2002 are the right years. I also googled for pictures of those bikes and saw they had the right calipers on them. I also used www.yamahapartshouse.com/ to look up specific part numbers for things like brake pads.

That's all I can hope for, being helpful with my videos.

It's pretty funny because I had no clue at first either!

@@dakavanagh Thanks again for your help