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That's good to know. Perhaps (I hope) my high temps is just simply a consequence of break-in. I have under 20 miles on the Malossi cast.

If I haven't posted a hundred times before in threads all over the place, I'm running a similar setup but seeing much higher temps. Have you considered drilling out the pilot a bit on this setup? It seems like the small pilot is a limiting factor with a well breathing big bore / stock carb pairing. ...

The three of us seem to have very similar setups and getting challenged with high temps. My top speed was 54mph (untucked) and was thinking it should be closer to 60, but perhaps that's a bit unrealistic. It sounds like mid 50s is what our setups can do. Scott what temps are you seeing? It's possibl...

Nice bike guy. I might have to add a scoop to get my temps down on a similar setup.

How do the Malossi brakes feel? Worth a swap with good OEMs?

Swapped in a Keihin #88 main to try. Temp went up faster. Air leak or not, smaller jet isn't helping. I might try a fan scoop. Oh, I've been running it without the body panels on it. I don't 'think' that should effect the fan's cooling effectiveness, but not sure. Sprayed exterior with carb cleaner,...

curtis966 wrote:The 8s will do you fine. Just make sure you gap it correctly.

Do all new plugs need to be re-gapped? I read in another thread the 8 should be gapped to 0.24mm. I hadn't touched any of my plugs.

Oh, I wanted to throw out another cosmetic tip I did to the buttons with depressed faded lettering. I used whiteout to fill the depression, then used denatured alcohol on a rag to wipe the raised areas clean. You have to rub pretty hard to clean it up. I've found the whiteout to be surprisingly resi...

I'll let the new Polini White contra break in before making any weight adjustments. Tach ordered and on the way so I can see what it's actually turning at WOT. What I don't get is if it is indeed high revving at say 9k, shouldn't I be getting more than 54mph with 8.4s? The issue would have to be an ...

Might take you up on that tach offer. Installed the Polini White contra with 9g rollers. Still feels light and still tops out at 54, but I'm sure the spring needs to settle in. I'll probably buy a roller kit with some heavier rollers to play around with. Just seems weird. Is it normal to run a setup...

I assumed you already checked for air leaks? The below advise is moot if there's an air leak. It sounds like it's running lean. What main jet is installed? Stock is #68. If he derestricted the exhaust and it's running well with airbox off, the jet needs to be bigger like a #78 to #84. Buy this jet k...

Transmission tuning time: - Malossi 72cc Cast Iron, BR8HS - Stock pipe/carb, #96 main, needle richened - Polini for Dio Vari - 8.44:1 gears - Polini Blue contra (+15%) - Koso 1k RPM clutch springs For giggles started with 5.9g x 6 (35.4g). Way too light. Top speed around 45 mph. Went the heaviest I ...

I should add, are you the only owner? It would be good to know if someone had messed around with it in the past.

The air screw adjusts the early portion of throttle response. Sounds like something with the main jet or fuel delivery. Did you unscrew the main jet and clean the little holes in the jet needle behind the main jet? Is it a bog that gurgles/stutters, or a bog that's clean but seems like it's fading a...

Glad it worked out for you OP. If you want to fine tune it, you can try up-jetting and see how the bike responds. Graphite now sells a cheap jet kit for you to experiment with: http://scooterswapshop.com/store/naraku-jet-kit Have fun and as Trafficjamz said, you might be back here in a little while....

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