Does this "CBR 1200" look familiar?
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wow.. just wow
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I've always wanted a bored out CBR, wonder if I can trade my SH for it?
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if you don't know what the bike is then you probably don't know if it was bored out
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someone should email him and quiz him on that model CBR.im curious lol
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Guys, guys...I spotted what threw us ALL off. His motorcycle was "board" out. Apparently, that's a completely different process that not only changes the engine, but the model of the bike as well. Boy do we look stupid, hey?
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It says he has custom fairings. Looks like he has a custom frame too. Infact it looks suprisingly similar the frame on my bike.
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laughed my arse off. :)
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lol that was good for a laugh, what a clueless owner
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I couldn't help myself and sent him a text:
Me: Your "CBR" looks a lot like a VTR 1000. In fact it looks exactly like mine. Seller: Ya i just look that up it is vtr1000 it has 4 cylinders Me: Really? My VTR has 2, just like every other VTR or Firestorm in the world. Seller: Ok you are right i got it in a trade its my vtx that has 4 i know i put 4 spark plug in something Me: So it's not a "CBR", it's not "board" out to 1300, it's not a 98, it doesn't have 2500 on the motor since rebuild. Is there any truth to your ad? Me: Those fairings aren't custom either. Seller N is a 98 and then so it was 1100 so now it IS a 1200 the i know the shop that did it No, VTRs are 996cc, there is not enough meat in the jugs to bore it out that much. As a 98 it must have the electronic fuel injection right? Seller: No it has two carbs and so what is it Me: Yep it's a VTR Will continue....... |
I bet it has a cbr motor stuffed into it. LOL
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What are you guys talking about? It IS a CBR! Look...
http://miami.craigslist.org/pbc/mcy/2258979811.html |
RWhisen, more of this goodness!
Good thing his VTX has four cylinders and four spark plugs! Tell him that the "v" is the roman numeral 5 and his VTX actually has 5 cylinders. |
Originally Posted by RWhisen
(Post 295399)
I couldn't help myself and sent him a text:
Me: Your "CBR" looks a lot like a VTR 1000. In fact it looks exactly like mine. Seller: Ya i just look that up it is vtr1000 it has 4 cylinders Me: Really? My VTR has 2, just like every other VTR or Firestorm in the world. Seller: Ok you are right i got it in a trade its my vtx that has 4 i know i put 4 spark plug in something Will continue....... |
That guy's a wuss.
I would've gone full boat and "board" it out to 1800cc. |
Actually guys, VTX 1300s DO have 4 spark plugs. Serious.
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Originally Posted by Syclone
(Post 295427)
Actually guys, VTX 1300s DO have 4 spark plugs. Serious.
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Originally Posted by 7moore7
(Post 295428)
Oh ok- so maybe he was thinking four spark plugs meant four cylinders. Actually, 1300 cc's would make sense in this case too...
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Silly...it makes cruisers FASTER! I used to have a vulcan and when I changed the plugs it was REALLY fast! Honest!!! :)
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sometimes manufacturers use more than one spark plug for fuel mileage or reliability, not just performance. My 2001 ford ranger is a 4 cylinder with 8 spark plugs and I have to say... it isn't fast. I have heard comments about improving the burn/pressure front of the fuel burn, but I have nothing to really back it up.
Planes often use 2 entire sets of ignition systems to increase reliability, but i doubt that is the case with the motorcycle. Also... I have had people ask what year my CBR is... too bad it normally confuses me because I would love to mess with them, but instead I sit there with a dumb look on my face or looking for someone else on a CBR... |
Originally Posted by Syclone
(Post 295427)
Actually guys, VTX 1300s DO have 4 spark plugs. Serious.
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Originally Posted by the1bolton
(Post 295440)
sometimes manufacturers use more than one spark plug for fuel mileage or reliability, not just performance. My 2001 ford ranger is a 4 cylinder with 8 spark plugs and I have to say... it isn't fast. I have heard comments about improving the burn/pressure front of the fuel burn, but I have nothing to really back it up.
Now a 1959 Porsche Carrera with dual ignition, that was for performance only. |
The engine layout on the VTX engines does not allow for a centrally located sparkplug, such as the VTR. This forces the sparkplug to the edge of the combustion chamber which can lead to flame front issues requiring either excessive ignition advance or low compression to prevent detonation.
The solution is to have a sparkplug on either side of the combustion chamber, cutting the flame front travel requirement in half. |
I love how a joke craigslist add becomes an informative motor layout/history thread...
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Originally Posted by 7moore7
(Post 295454)
I love how a joke craigslist add becomes an informative motor layout/history thread...
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Originally Posted by RWhisen
(Post 295506)
They never miss a "teaching moment" here!
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The 8 spark plugs on a 4 cyl Ranger was an emissions deal, if you notice they are in the exhaust side, not the combustion chamber (IIRC)
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I sent him an email too. He told me the same thing...yes VTR 1000, 4 cyl.!! I simply said, it's a v-twin, which would be quite difficult to turn into a 4 cyl!
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I got this response./....
"ya it is the vt1000 i had to look at the titel when i get home going to fix the cl ad it was board out not that much i was going of if you bore a v8 thats what you will get " |
Flag that shit... msn address, flagrant inaccuracies... it's a scam
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