• There were many reasons for the change of the site software, the biggest was security. The age of the old software also meant no server updates for certain programs. There are many benefits to the new software, one of the biggest is the mobile functionality. Ill fix up some stuff in the coming days, we'll also try to get some of the old addons back or the data imported back into the site like the garage. To create a thread or to reply with a post is basically the same as it was in the prior software. The default style of the site is light colored, but i temporarily added a darker colored style, to change you can find a link at the bottom of the site.

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  1. Pilo

    belt tension video

    Just bought the little gage... Just bought the Gates Green Stripe Krikit II Micro-V Belt Tensioning Gage. To say that its instructions and small sketches are confusing is an overstatement... :cus: Anybody out there with clearer instructions / pictures on how to properly use this gage...
  2. Pilo

    Crankcase breather revisited

    Mine plugged... because the foam sort of compressed when I pushed it into the breather hose. Consequences: Crankcase pressure built up, busted (pushed) oil seal at front-sprocket drive shaft..., and some other gasket joints as well. Oil everywhere...:cus: Solution: KewlMetal Air Filter Kit...
  3. Pilo

    best oil?

    In the Tropics... Temperatures here in Venezuela average 95-100°F year-round. I have asked local people who supposedly know about oils, on changing from 5 to 10 or even 15W-40. :( Their argument is that the time of most wear on an engine is when it gets started cold, and that the thinner...
  4. Pilo

    best oil?

    Add more wood to the fire... This article may dissipate doubts for some people in those groups, including the stray bullets...: http://www.vfrworld.com/tex_vfr/tech/oil.htm Saludos, Pilo
  5. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Everybody chip in... Dennis and Everybody: How easy or how difficult is to adjust your mix settings once you have your JB installed...? What do you have to do to get it right...? By the answers received I am of the impression that it is a sort of a trial & error process... Thanks and...
  6. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    A little late... Dennis: Thanks for the advise, but it came a little too late... Yesterday I spent the morning putting the SE5 together, to have it ready for today's rendezvous with the local bikers at the usual Sunday morning breakfast place. During the week I will try to adjust those...
  7. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    That is the technical info... Bones: Thanks a lot for the explanation. I was precisely looking for that kind of info. As I tried to say before, it has nothing to do with the backfiring at the exhaust, usually caused by a leak at the system joints, thus allowing fresh air to be sucked into...
  8. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Tripod: I was living and working very close to Puerto La Cruz in 1999, when the floods near Caracas occurred. We were building the very first heavy-oil upgrader / refinery called PetroZuata. These are some old pics from that area. Enjoy...
  9. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Just for the record... I had the Hindle installed by the USA dealer because I liked the looks and the sound. Never had it associated with additional performance. Did the canisterectomy to get rid of the fuel fumes. That included plugging the servo valve. Again, this other mod was not...
  10. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Nope, I doesn't surge or varies RPM's. I did the canisterectomy a while back, and plugged the intake of the servo / purge valve. Yes, it has always backfired thru the exhaust system (Hindle installed) in the conditions you mention. I always thought it was caused by some leaks in the system...
  11. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    And some more... Pics from a Spyder in Venezuela...
  12. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    More pics... Spyder in Venezuela...
  13. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Got them, thanks... Not many Spyders here in Venezuela, probably 2 (or 3 if you count mine...) :D Some pics:
  14. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Tom: You are right, the original air-box also acts as a muffler to quiet down the suction sounds. And yes, the KewlMetal kit makes the SE5 louder (+ the Hindle sound...) :D But the occasional misfire is a loud pop (not from the exhaust) when I open the throttle while in low revs. I already...
  15. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Moose: Idle is smooth as silk. In Venezuela, and especially in Maracaibo, every day is a hot day... Average temp here (all year round...) is 95-100° F :yikes: Saludos, Pilo
  16. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Throttle body it is... Hi Friend: I ride mostly at sea-level elevations. I did a couple of mountain trips and even went thru 13000 + feet altitudes, but I had the original air-box at that time (so I did not experience the burping..., but had the oil-in-the-airbox problem :cus: ). The...
  17. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Juice box...? Please enlighten me about the 'juice box'..., don't spare details...
  18. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Burping...? Should I have said "burping" instead of backfiring...? :opps: Don't remember the right 'technical' word for it... :dontknow: Saludos, Pilo
  19. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Recently installed KewlMetal's Air Filter Kit on my 2009 SE5 (+/- 6K miles, with Hindle)... The back-firing is thru the throttle body, not thru the exhaust system... Saludos, Pilo
  20. Pilo

    Backfiring thru the throttle body

    Recently installed KewlMetal's Air Filter Kit on my 2009 SE5 (+/- 6K miles, with Hindle) with 3 purposes: 1.- To get rid of the oil-in-the-air-box-syndrome. 2.- To get rid of the original (and enormous) air-box, and thus have complete access to the engine upper sections, including the very...
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