Looking at buying 3XV2

[busa1300]

Was hoping to win the auction today on a SPR airbox, but several people wanted it more than me.
The airbox on the bike definitely has the restrictor rings, but there are other restrictions about the same size in both boxes.....I see why no airbox is used for the 36 Mikunis...
Did a compression check and the engine appears pretty good shape yet.
160 in the left cylinder and 170 in the right cylinder.
Pulling carbs will be next to clean them up and make a note on their set up for the pipes on the bike.

Still plan on a complete rebuild, but with such good compression......I might ride it as is a little before I go all the way with it.

[ybk]

I saw those airboxes, crazy price Even with the one intake boot that was torn, jeez..

What CDI is in there?

[Steveog]

Good to see the guts already seem in good shape. Yes. If this is a winter re-build project, then definitely ride it...with one hand on the clutch lever and a cell phone in your pocket.

My 3xv is a track bike. If it goes wrong, a truck will come to bring us home.

You make this Hoosier proud. Just take care.

Steve

[busa1300]

I saw those airboxes, crazy price Even with the one intake boot that was torn, jeez..

What CDI is in there?

The intake manifolds went for some crazy money as well off that SPR

The CDI on my bike is the standard 3XV-10, but a member on here offered me a 3XV-70 that I think I would like to try. (unable to make contact after deciding I would like to get it from him)
But ultimately after the full rebuild (which will be a while as I need to start collecting parts before I tear bike apart) I will get a Zeel.

Good to see the guts are already seem in good shape. Yes. If this is a winter re-build project, then definitely ride it...with one hand on the clutch lever and a cell phone in your pocket.

My 3xv is a track bike. If it goes wrong, a truck will come to bring us home.

You make this Hoosier proud. Just take care.

Steve

I have had years of practice coasting to a stop.....
I have my van usually at the ready with ramps inside, for worse case scenarios

Thanks, just doing what I love 
I'm going to the Barber vintage fest, were you going to go there as well to this years event?

[Steveog]

Nice rig. Why did this not surprise me? Not planning on Barber, although its tempting. My partner would have to buy into such an adventure. HA. He owns the hauler. The Barber track has been re-surfaced by the same engineers that did "The National Corvette Museum" track. Best traction of any track I've ridden. Add to that, Keith Code says the same thing. His crew goes to just about every track in the US. High praise. From Code, not me.

Next track day for me is Putnam, 9/28. Riding with Mid-West. There are still slots open in every class on Saturday. Only intermediate is filled on Sunday. Putnam also has a new surface. Been there twice this year. Very good.

Steve

[bulldogboy]

now that's what I call a ramp! 

[busa1300]

 

I keep telling myself I need to get my RS250 out for a track day yet this year....but the year is 3/4 over already....

The ramp is 3 pieces, and each piece folds in half so I can store them in the van with the bikes 

[busa1300]

Pulled carbs today on the TZR, after I got my RZV finally running good from bottom to top of the RPM range .....
.....(pulled carbs about 4 times in the past 3 months) ....changed the RZV ignition curve with the Zeel also.
Anyway... TZR
I have seen carbs in much worse condition, but it definitely had not run for quite a few years from the way things looked.....
Into the sonic tank they went after a strip down
195/200 mains and 20/17.5 pilots.....power jet had no hole.....

[busa1300]

It lives....
After I warmed it up I took it up and down my road and ran it through 1st and 2nd..... runs pretty good considering it was off the bottle and no battery....air box....or seat....

youtube
https://youtu.be/Eg3Kxl0l8uE

[ybk]

Good result! Sometimes the luck of the draw works out, that motor sounds great.

[Steveog]

Happy for you, Busa. Weather here slipped back to summer, so I'm guessing it was a good day for you to test.

Let's hope we get lucky this Fall. You know, low humidity, highs in the upper 70's. Lots of time for roads and tracks.

Steve

[busa1300]

  Thanks for the kind words guys.
I am happy it is running as well as it is for sure.
Buying it as a non runner could have meant almost anything, but it sounded from the description, it had been sitting too long as the reason for not running.
As we all know, it needs to be rebuilt soon before I am forced to rebuild it with even more parts to replace, from serious damage.

I did take it out for a very quick ride, and although it ran perfectly fine, I was not really impressed.
I know it needs attention to run and ride as it did new, but I was hoping it would be more TZ like than RZ like.
Don;t kill me here.....but at this point I would prefer to ride my VJ23 before this....

Time will tell

[SeaR1ck]

It still have the stock cdi?

[vinny]

My 3xv r racebike  fitted with 36mm carbs  jackal exhausts ,ported cylinders tightened squish and Avgas heads and a sugo cdi was  pretty slow.
I was scratching my head for a while .
When I put it on the dyno it was  only making 45 hp  .
Switching cdi immediately  got me over 60 hp and some fettling got mid 60s .
It turned out my sugo cdi was either faulty or someone had rebadged it  🤬.
Just something to keep In mind 😉.

[busa1300]

It still has the 3XV-10
Bike runs good, and it's not really a HP thing....more just how the bike feels/handles on the road.
I know it all can be changed to make it a great track bike....but I will only use this one on the street , and want to keep it reasonably original.
Since it is so original already.

It all may change when I eventually dig into it for a full nut and bolt clean up/rebuild.

To be truthful with myself though....I should have held out for a 4DP....