My 950 Refresh or Mission Creep...

[LukasM]

Originally Posted by sakurama

It might not be possible due to case restrictions but hopefully he'll figure it out when he opens up my old 950 mill.

Oh it's possible. Paul from OZ built his SE into a 1090cc.

"STD 950 Se Motor is 100 x 60

Mine will be 105 x 62.4

Custom made forged pistons, HC
Crankshaft from 990 (62.4 stroke)
40mm Titanium Inlet Valves
Heads ported and flowed
Balanced and lightened bottom end
990 SD R Camshafts

It made 122.4 RWHP, up from 94 STD. Most importantly, an extra 15 Nm through the middle... It wheel-stands in 4th gear, no shit... It's apart again, being treated to 50mm Akra headers and EFI. 140 here we come!"


Keep in mind before beeing rebuilt this bike was ridden 43.000 km across all of Africa and then across Asia to Magadan.... (www.donkeyandthemule.com.au)




More info here:

http://www.advrider.com/forums/showthread.php?t=328225

[sakurama]

Mikael thanks - I've enjoyed watching your thread as well. It's nice to finally realize some gains from all the work so far. Now I'm trying to push Chris to keep the momentum going. My bike is still in NYC for the foreseeable future and there's a spare old 950 engine just sitting there waiting to taken apart.

Lukas, I just found that last night. It's super cool and the build is very clean. There's also the German company that took a SuperDuke to 102.2mm so it seems that you don't need to modify the cases to go oversize. I would love to put this on my bike and see it go to 1089cc's because every little bit larger I go makes those big ports of mine all the more useful. Plus, I did threaten Flanny over a year ago:

Originally Posted by sakurama

I threatened to open a can of fabrication whoop ass on Flanny years ago and the time has come. Since my last update here I've aquired a mill, a lathe, a tig welder and the skills to use them. I don't have the time or money for this but that won't stop me. I'm going to build a Flannymobile killer. Get ready Beeeatch!

Gregor

Really, there's little I won't do or spend to continue opening this can of whoop ass on Flanny.

Gregor

[Flanny]

Originally Posted by sakurama

Really, there's little I won't do or spend to continue opening this can of whoop ass on Flanny.

Gregor

Welll...you know what they say huh? (At least in Canada). Better to have your ass whooped on the dyno then on the trail....

[CosentinoEngineering]

Lots to cover!

OK, on intake splitters I am undecided. They can induce turbulence and other flow characteristics to increase fuel mixing and burn quality but also decrease overall flow area, not just by the thickness of the plate but by introducing 2 boundary layers (on top and bottom of splitter plate). I think the more modern the engine design (more downdraft ports than sidedraft) the less a splitter will help. It also goes to show why a lot of these are done on singles with a horizontal carb. The flow having to turn 90 degrees to get through the valve introduces a lot of flow compromises that a modern v engine with its largely straight ports do not experience.

On the big bore kit I have to see what the inside of the 950 looks like. The 990 superduke engine cases may be machined differenly than the 950 engine. Ducati does it with the various 7xx thru 10xx engines. I also want to make a kit that is bore only, no stroker crank needed. That would keep kit and install price down. Reboring existing cylinders is nice but if new castings are needed it is not a big problem. Will find out and let you all know.



Gregor, did you do a photoshop drop shadow curved text addition to the engine in a crate picture?

[sakurama]

Originally Posted by CosentinoEngineering

Gregor, did you do a photoshop drop shadow curved text addition to the engine in a crate picture?

Yes, well, a little more than that but like I said... there's nothing I won't do, blah, blah, blah. That includes photoshop. Of course if we do a big bore kit I would like to suggest we incorporate that into the casting somehow and then offer it to everyone but Flanny. In fact we could offer these kits in "Flannymobile Killer Level 1" etc. I think that might prove popular.

That was a low blow Mr. Flanny. There will come a day when I will actually ride my bike again instead of just work on it endlessly. It is a difficult to imagine day, I will grant you that, but one that will come sooner than you'd like. You will know that day has come when you find your bike sand blasted down to the primer from the roost I will throw your way. Just sayin'.



Gregor

[Flanny]

Originally Posted by sakurama

. In fact we could offer these kits in "Flannymobile Killer Level 1" etc.

Gregor

That is the best concept I have heard in a dog's age!

[brents347]

Originally Posted by Flanny

Welll...you know what they say huh? (At least in Canada). Better to have your ass whooped on the dyno then on the trail....

Oh! There is no HP cure for an on-the-trail ass whooping is there?

[Seth S]

wurth

[snowhawk jockey]

Hope the dyno room and bike projects are safe from the storm surge!!

Best wishes to those affected...

[sakurama]

Originally Posted by snowhawk jockey

Hope the dyno room and bike projects are safe from the storm surge!!

Best wishes to those affected...

Fortunately our shop is on the third floor so while I haven't heard anything directly I'm pretty sure it's all fine there. However a friend who has a motorcycle garage across from my old East Village apartment (and where I used to park my 950) sent me a few photos from last night...





This is near the intersection of 8th Street and Ave C so not all that near the water. Pretty amazing the devastation and when you see this and realize that it's up and down the whole coast the cost to repair/replace the homes and cars and property will be beyond staggering.

Gregor

[cjracer]

Wow, Very sad to see this.

[snowhawk jockey]

Thanks for the update and I am very thankful to hear there is no physical loss or injury! Of course, I am very sad to see the poor ponies in their stable, up to their axles in salt...

All the best to anyone affected and reading this!

[slidewayes]

Originally Posted by cjracer

Wow, Very sad to see this.

plus1

[sakurama]

So Chris is fine but the shop has been without power for the last week so everything has been on hold back there. My job that was supposed to start next week got postponed until the week after Thanksgiving so I'll be flying in on my birthday and will get my bike swapped over to the production intakes then and spend the week riding it while I'm there and then do the 41 swap the following weekend so I get a day to see what that feels like.

Gregor

[HappyGoLucky]

Originally Posted by sakurama

Gregor

Tried this in two diff browsers, just got a jpeg.

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