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Triumph to inject technology into Retro range
By Visordown News on 21/03/2007 19:42:35
Euro 3 emissions may signal an end to carburettors
' carburettor to maintain the classic looks.
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D.I.Y: Sort your fuel injection
By Tim Dickson on 22/10/2007 19:40:13
Like it or not, carburettors are dead. These days there's no finer way of getting fuel into your engine than by injecting it. Here's how it works. And why
, fuel injection has other advantages over carbs. From a tuning point of view, it's a lot easier to adjust fuel injection than it is to repeatedly strip, adjust and rebuild a set of carburettors. Simply plug in a laptop and do it with a few keystrokes
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D.I.Y: How to balance carbs
By Visordown on 25/09/2010 11:38:35
Fuel injection rules today, but back in the day all bikes had carbs. Some still do, and if yours has, here's how to balance 'em
Balancing or synchronising the carburettors on a multi-cylinder motorcycle is an important part of machine set-up. Out-of-synch carbs will cause an engine to cough, splutter and tick-over erratically at the best of times. But no fear, the balancing
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16 steps to carb cleanliness
By Daryll Young on 29/10/2007 15:02:25
Follow this guide to get your bike breathing easily
1 Get all the necessary bodywork/tank/side panels out of the way and put them somewhere safe. Now loosen the jubilee clips that hold the carb to the inlet manifold and airbox.2 Undo and disconnect all the fuel lines and electrical connectors that lead to the carb. Some of the ov...
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D.I.Y: Help your carbs breath more easily
By Daryll Young on 29/10/2007 20:12:03
Is your carbed bike wheezing like a 60-a-day smoker after a 100m dash? Here's how to make your bike breathe more easily
Jump to our descriptive step by step guide for clean carbsWith more and more bikes now coming with fuel-injection the art of fettling carburretors is gradually being forgotten, so here's a reminder. It's only in the last five years that fuel-injection has really become common on ...
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Electronics: ruining motorcycling's simple formula?
By Ben Cope on 28/02/2013 14:15:24
Electronics are everywhere in our lives and modern motorcycles rely on them completely. Is this a good thing?
The digital revolution promises an easier life; cameras that only take a picture when everyone's smiling, microwaves that promise to precisely defrost your dinner but did anyone actually ask for any of this? When it comes to motorcycling, have electronics really helped or has the...
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How modern bikes are made greener
By John Bentman on 19/10/2010 16:19:54
Do you know what OBD is, how it works. Do you know the difference between the Cat on your bike and the cat on your sofa? Step inside
motorcyclists but also more controlled and faster motorcyclists.Go back 30-odd years and the matter of fuel and spark was quite straightforward and almost entirely mechanical.Fuel was fed via a carburettor or multiple carburettors. Spark came via a magneto
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Milan show: Rieju RS3 125
By Visordown News on 02/11/2010 16:24:34
Things are looking good for learners
's best selling YZF125.The Yamaha comparisons don't stop there. The Rieju RS3 uses exactly the same liquid cooled four-stroke, four-valve motor made by Minarelli/Yamaha in Italy. However, running on a carburettor rather than fuel injection, the Rieju
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The planet, the bike & you: On-board diagnostics
By Jonathan Bentman on 06/12/2010 12:11:00
We're looking into how motorcycles are being made greener, OBDs and cats and all
motorcyclists but also more controlled and faster motorcyclists.Go back 30-odd years and the matter of fuel and spark was quite straightforward and almost entirely mechanical. Fuel was fed via a carburettor or multiple carburettors. Spark came via a magneto
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Harada's 500cc GP Aprilia for sale
By Tim Skilton on 04/09/2007 13:03:01
Own a piece of GP racing history if you buy this 500cc two-stroke monster
-rotating shaft, twin rotating discs, liquid cooling, electronically governed Rave valve on exhaust Brake for stroke 72,8 x 60 mm Displacement 498 cm3 Max power / revs more than 140 HP at 11.750 rpm (unleaded fuel) Carburettors n° 2 Dell'Orto VHSD 42 Starter
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