17-08-13, 08:09 AM
(17-08-13, 07:46 AM)stevierst link Wrote: I used to do quite a bit of engine tuning in my younger years, swapping cams, porting heads, bigger carbs etc....... It rarely makes the bike "better" for the road, peaky power delivery, boggy at the lower end, stupidly high tickover that's lumpy as fook, nightmare to ride in traffic. Overheating, unreliability, the list goes on.
You'll gain a little power by cams/head tuning, but won't necessarily make the bike faster. The best tuning you can do, is get the suspension sorted, then some advanced training, or track tuition. THEN it'll be a lot quicker! You watch a good rider on a 400 hit the twisties, he don't need massive power, just big skill!
James May experimenting with the FS1 (Fizzy) is a perfect example
Bikes are made by boffins after years of modifying and getting things just right.
Admittedly some materials used in construction are questionable, like exhausts, sprocket nuts and headlights, but the bike as a whole is well engineered, reliable and fun, and probably at it's peak state of performance 90% of the time off the shelf from new!
If you want a quicker bike, buy a quicker bike......it ain't rocket science!
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