Benefits of a 100+ mile trip at good speed

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20 Sep 2017 17:25 #771322 by JWKZ750
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My dad and I love vintage cars. when I got my first car, a 64 buick, he told me to periodically take it on the highway and do 80. I do the same with my motorcycles. Do you find any benefits to prolonged high speed, or decent speed riding, on our bike, as opposed to stop and go traffic?

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20 Sep 2017 17:34 #771323 by baldy110
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No

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20 Sep 2017 18:45 #771324 by JWKZ750
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baldy110 wrote: No


My bikes feel like they run better. My dad claims nonstop driving gets carbon buildup out of the engine

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20 Sep 2017 19:14 - 20 Sep 2017 19:15 #771328 by Nessism
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The 'ol Italian Tune Up!:evil:
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Carb O-ring Kits : www.kzrider.com/forum/3-carburetor/61807...-o-ring-kits?start=0

www.kzrider.com/forum/faq-wiki/618026-new-owner-things-to-know

1981 KZ750E2
www.kzrider.com/forum/11-projects/604901...z750e-project-thread
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20 Sep 2017 20:16 #771330 by loudhvx
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It gets the flat spots off my tires so they are more round.
It reduces the amount of dust on the bike.
1981 KZ550 D1 gpz.
Kz550 valve train warning.
Other links.

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20 Sep 2017 21:26 #771332 by KGKZ1K
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JWKZ750 wrote: My dad and I love vintage cars. when I got my first car, a 64 buick, he told me to periodically take it on the highway and do 80. I do the same with my motorcycles. Do you find any benefits to prolonged high speed, or decent speed riding, on our bike, as opposed to stop and go traffic?



The benefits of prolonged high speed riding are many....and in my experience are generally expensive.
1980 kz1000 LTD
1982 Kz1000B
1980 honda cm400
2x 1993 zx7
1991 zx7 project
1978 km100
1979 'zuk PE250
1993 yz125
....all kinds of other cool shit

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21 Sep 2017 06:19 #771344 by KZB2 650
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I've got a 1/4 to 1/2 mile 2 lane blacktop or two close to me I use for carbon reduction. Seems Other wise I drive drive pretty easy on the old girl.
1978 KZ650 b-2
700cc Wiseco kit 10 to 1.
1980 KZ750 cam, ape springs, stock clutch/ Barnett springs.
Vance and Hines Header w/ comp baffle and Ape pods, Dyna S and green coils, copper wires.
29MM smooth bores W/ 17.5 pilots, 0-6s and 117.5 main
16/42 gearing X ring chain and alum rear JT sprocket.

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21 Sep 2017 07:23 #771350 by Nerdy
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loudhvx wrote: It reduces the amount of dust on the bike.


OTOH it increases the amount of bug matter on the bike. :)
1979 KZ400 Gifted to a couple of nephews
1967 Yamaha YCS1 Bonanza
1980 KZ440B
1981 Yamaha XT250H
1981 KZ440 LTD project bike
1981 GPz550
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21 Sep 2017 13:40 #771365 by JWKZ750
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This is me doing 80-100mph today

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21 Sep 2017 14:28 #771369 by JR
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Looks like the Honda.
500/4 ?
I had one back in the mid 70's. Great bike. Think I got it up to an indicated 110 - 115 mph . Dont have the reflexs to do that any more.
1980 kz750E1, Delkevic exhaust

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