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has anyone seen or used these before? are they basically a cheap alternative to an RB Carb Mod?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KAWASAKI ... 1512wt_758
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/KAWASAKI ... 1512wt_758
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That installs at the rear of the carb... RB is installed at the front with other mods being done to the slide and other carb components.
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I believe I remember Rich Rohrich over at dirtrider tested them and found them to be snake oil
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MMmmmmm not quite.
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Forgive my ignorance but what exactly does RB do to make these engines wake up so much?I'm not doubting the performance I'm just curious what exactly is done to the head and carb.from the way you guys talk he's got a magic wand that he waves over the parts to get them to perform the way you guys claim they do.
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A good question, Budget....
All I have is my experience to offer
I had a stock 220. It was awfull.
I adjusted the jetting and put a rev pipe on it. It was much better.
I researched various things I could do to further improve performance. I got most of that information here but also some other sites.
I decided to send the head and carb to Mr. Black. While that was going on I also put a new piston in, replaced all the linkage bearings, fixed a sticky KIPS valve problem and changed the fork oil.
When I was done, I had a new bike!
I suspect a lot of folks do the same. They send thier stuff in while doing other stuff.
These are just my opinions:
I think the head mod did more for what I wanted on the 220 than the carb work.
The carb works much better. The low/mid rpm performance is nicely tunable. The motor performs much better at the higher rpms as well. It was worth it to me.
I have so far found that the most effective way to improve suspension and handling is to perform maintenance on the existing equipment. I'm done riding around wondering about shim stacks and preload while my linkage bearings tirn to rusty dust. HA!
I think
All I have is my experience to offer
I had a stock 220. It was awfull.
I adjusted the jetting and put a rev pipe on it. It was much better.
I researched various things I could do to further improve performance. I got most of that information here but also some other sites.
I decided to send the head and carb to Mr. Black. While that was going on I also put a new piston in, replaced all the linkage bearings, fixed a sticky KIPS valve problem and changed the fork oil.
When I was done, I had a new bike!
I suspect a lot of folks do the same. They send thier stuff in while doing other stuff.
These are just my opinions:
I think the head mod did more for what I wanted on the 220 than the carb work.
The carb works much better. The low/mid rpm performance is nicely tunable. The motor performs much better at the higher rpms as well. It was worth it to me.
I have so far found that the most effective way to improve suspension and handling is to perform maintenance on the existing equipment. I'm done riding around wondering about shim stacks and preload while my linkage bearings tirn to rusty dust. HA!
I think
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'99 CR/KDX Hybrid with that RB stuff done to it
KX100 for the boy
'99 CR/KDX Hybrid with that RB stuff done to it
KX100 for the boy