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Carbs and altitude again...

Postby Bogan » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:19 pm

Dammit my thread got locked, and I missed all the fun.

For anyone interested we did a day trip to Tintaldra on Saturday and I went past a sign that said Great Dividing Range 1250m. Didn't seem like there was any reduction in performance either, although I did have to stop at one stage.

Only to take a pic though...

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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby robracer » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:33 pm

:lol: now you can put it to bed ;)
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby MickLC » Wed Feb 18, 2009 6:58 pm

Crikeys, who would've thought it....
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby Wattie » Wed Feb 18, 2009 7:25 pm

lucky you were runnin on pump fuel. not aircraft kero :kuda:
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby dutchy » Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:46 pm

thought i'd go back and read the previous thread to see what this was about.
what i thought was going to be a huge technical/mechanical read turned out being one of the funniest shit slinging matches i've ever seen. :shock:

just plain funny!!

glad your ride went well and the bike performed bogan. i would have hated to see the result if it didn't :lol:

now where can i get some of this aircraft kero everyones talking about??? ;)
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby mick_dundee » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:29 pm

Same place you buy your yak fat from.
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby Gosling1 » Wed Feb 18, 2009 9:42 pm

that aircraft kero is *THE SHIZZLE* !!! :lol:

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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby IsleofNinja » Wed Feb 18, 2009 11:04 pm

Well bugger me!? :lol: :P :kuda:
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby dave#3 » Thu Feb 19, 2009 8:49 pm

You're a shit-stirrin' prick, aren't ya. Glad to hear the bike went well all the way up and down the mountains ;)
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby Ratmick » Thu Feb 19, 2009 9:31 pm

Jeez guys I completely missed that other thread, what a hoot...especially as I'm now reading the thread in the Kawiriders Forum (also a hoot).

HTF did that happen without me noticing? That guy had all the bad aspects of certain other departed members...but without any redeeming features (at all).

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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby hoffy » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:44 pm

i call bull shit , i re tune my bike every 300 metres of elevation change , you all full of shit !
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby mike-s » Thu Feb 19, 2009 11:56 pm

300m of altitude change? pfft, lazy prick, my carbs come off every time the neighbours cat farts near my garage.
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby Ratmick » Fri Feb 20, 2009 7:41 am

So was that altitude or attitude?

If it's altitude I'm screwed as I live approx 600m above sea-level, I work at around 10m above sea level AND MY BIKE IS FUEL INJECTED so no carbs to take off. I can try pulling the FI off, but there has to be a guaranteed performance benefit, at least better performing tappets.

If it's attitude then I'm also screwed. I'm tired and sick at the moment and cranky as. If the FI has to come off after every mood swing and cranky attack I may as well just take it off and leave it on my desk.

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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby Mike » Fri Feb 20, 2009 8:47 pm

hahaha,

Loved those threads. Good to see the mighty 750 out boags. :kuda:
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Re: Carbs and altitude again...

Postby IsleofNinja » Mon Feb 23, 2009 9:26 pm

mike-s wrote:300m of altitude change? pfft, lazy prick, my carbs come off every time the neighbours cat farts near my garage.



You lot aren't even remotely subtle !!!!

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