rbgnwa45
04-21-2012, 01:36 PM
Friend bought a 2004. White Bros exhaust with no spark arrestor. Razrs.
Won't shift into 5th and there's more pull at 3/4-4/5 throttle than at full. When at WOT it seems to rev too fast like when you go WOT on a snowmobile and it winds out at max RPM while still accelerating. There is about 15% less pull than at around 4/5 throttle. There is no sputter. It could hit the rev limiter but as I'm describing the 15% decrease in acceleration it wasn't hitting the limiter. The clutch cable is adjusted to maximum so the clutch must be going. When my friend got it the clutch cable was adjusted so tight that the clutch was essentially pressed in even with the lever out and he rode it like that down the road and said he got up to 80kmh. When I rode it, it would hardly move like this. I couldn't even get out of 2nd as it wouldn't shift properly and I had to hit the limiter just to get it moving but it would start to roll and you could let off. After telling him the clutch lever felt too tight I adjusted the cable and it woke it up. When in the neutral gear it clicks like it wants to find 1st. Pulling in the clutch doesn't help and it sometimes does it while in gear with the clutch in. There isn't much play in the lever (1/4 to 1/2 a CM) and the cable is tight.
I weigh 250lbs and it'll lift me in 2nd on pavement :devil:, the first 450 I've ridden. I was surprized by how fast it went from mid to top. I didn't like that it had a somewhat small turning radius with the bars cranked but when I was crawling on gravel it spun around on a dime, I felt like I was standing in one spot while spinning in a circle. It likes to slide too. Not enough power for me but 10/10 would ride again lol. I don't know what a steering stabilizer feels like but I'm going to say it should have one. The suspension is stiff at speed but soft when stopped. I didn't like it at all because it jerked my hands around. My hands were sore after a 5 minute ride.
Also, please convince him that the clutch is needed when shifting :ermm:. After coming back for a ride I asked if he was and shook his head like it was acceptable *face palm*. He is new at using a clutch but he'll pop it to get going. If he did that on pavement he'd flip it.
Won't shift into 5th and there's more pull at 3/4-4/5 throttle than at full. When at WOT it seems to rev too fast like when you go WOT on a snowmobile and it winds out at max RPM while still accelerating. There is about 15% less pull than at around 4/5 throttle. There is no sputter. It could hit the rev limiter but as I'm describing the 15% decrease in acceleration it wasn't hitting the limiter. The clutch cable is adjusted to maximum so the clutch must be going. When my friend got it the clutch cable was adjusted so tight that the clutch was essentially pressed in even with the lever out and he rode it like that down the road and said he got up to 80kmh. When I rode it, it would hardly move like this. I couldn't even get out of 2nd as it wouldn't shift properly and I had to hit the limiter just to get it moving but it would start to roll and you could let off. After telling him the clutch lever felt too tight I adjusted the cable and it woke it up. When in the neutral gear it clicks like it wants to find 1st. Pulling in the clutch doesn't help and it sometimes does it while in gear with the clutch in. There isn't much play in the lever (1/4 to 1/2 a CM) and the cable is tight.
I weigh 250lbs and it'll lift me in 2nd on pavement :devil:, the first 450 I've ridden. I was surprized by how fast it went from mid to top. I didn't like that it had a somewhat small turning radius with the bars cranked but when I was crawling on gravel it spun around on a dime, I felt like I was standing in one spot while spinning in a circle. It likes to slide too. Not enough power for me but 10/10 would ride again lol. I don't know what a steering stabilizer feels like but I'm going to say it should have one. The suspension is stiff at speed but soft when stopped. I didn't like it at all because it jerked my hands around. My hands were sore after a 5 minute ride.
Also, please convince him that the clutch is needed when shifting :ermm:. After coming back for a ride I asked if he was and shook his head like it was acceptable *face palm*. He is new at using a clutch but he'll pop it to get going. If he did that on pavement he'd flip it.