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You guys want to talk to steve tassinary. Not anything female. I've known steve for over 15 years. His shop is local to me. Mick has a VF3, I don't know if he ever finsihed his investigation........ last I knew he was bleeding green

powermizer you going to hit sand mountn at easter ?

100hp honda wrote:powermizer you going to hit sand mountn at easter ?

Ya know I realy don't like that holliday down there, lots of neat stuff, just too crowded. I know I am a wous. I guess you will be there.

i would like to get down there when it warms up probly around april. doesnt necesarily need to be easter.

let me know so maybe we can meet up.

powermizer wrote:let me know so maybe we can meet up.

hellz ya. i bought a new ktm i want to see how fast it will go up that mountn

Ya I hope to have my cr5 porting done by then. I am working on getting my quadzilla done first.

will one of your bikes be for sure running ?

Oh ya, I just have to put the cyl back on the zilla and then check the port timing so CPI can build me a pipe. The cr5 is ready right now but I pobly will try to have it ported by then too.

sweet sounds like youll for sure be able to ride. if i have enough cash im having mike make me another pipe for the ktm, not sure when ill have $300 extra though. lets plan for sure sometime april unless theres 2feet of snow.

Don't let that stop you. Same as sand just colder.LOL

seanmx57 wrote:Mick has a VF3, I don't know if he ever finsihed his investigation........ last I knew he was bleeding green

yeah so I've been having some fun on an '09 KX450F so what? Did I tell ya it shit the bed now at just under two years of racing? Glad it wasn't mine...

I posted my initial impressions on the other site, same problems as noted above. Insert was smaller than the rubber manifold. Model even stamped 120A just as Clyde's. Really nothing to get excited about...took a whole of about 90 seconds to match it to the manifold. My ONLY complaint is that I frown upon products mass produced for generic applications. It doesn't look like the VF3 was built for the CR500 at all save for the bolt pattern.

so, whats the story of this kawi you've been riding? how did it "shit the bed"?

cant remember who but a while back someone said mototassinari said they were making a new insert. i wonder if mine is the new version since its now bigger than the manifold hole. personally i would rather grind the rubber rather than the insert. it should fit with no mods but it dont

dannygraves wrote:so, whats the story of this kawi you've been riding? how did it "shit the bed"?

you alittle worried ?

nope, just curious. I know of all the common issues and have infact had most of the common issues. the one I worry about is the poor piston design leading to a crack in the piston. no one I've read about has had any damage from it, just lost compression and the bike quit running, slapped a new piston in and good to go. I'm just wondering.

dannygraves wrote:is the poor piston design leading to a crack in the piston.

I felt the bike was running like every other 450 I've ridden. Which is to say it felt like a sick dog. That ride planted a seed in his mind I guess, cuz three weeks later he was sure it was down on power. Around Halloween it was at the stealership getting a $320 tuneup By Thanksgiving it was dead...totally not impressed with the 450 Kawi anymore, it was great while it lasted

Piston grenaded below the rings, not nearly as badly as this.
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