My V65 Sabre

[ariwhiteboy]

Sounds like a great plan! I just can't wait to hear/feel that thing run in person...I'm sure videos do it justice.

[rpaulb]

Yeah talk about power. It's such a great bike. My father-in-law has just bought one. It's one you don't see as often with the full headlight fairing and the fairing down in front of the legs with the vents for cold weather riding (which he took off for the summer). I took it back a windy mountain road and loved it. I'm tall too, 6' 4", and it's a good fit.

[eightball805]

in that video you really take the revs up. when i ride mine it doesn't sound/feel like the engine could handle going any higher than 6-7k but it runs great all the way up to there, but also my sabre has i think 47k miles on it and is not nearly in the condition of yours.

[Laminar]

What gives you the impression that it can't handle revs that high? The power really starts kicking in there.

[ariwhiteboy]

I thought life began at 8000rpm? 

[eightball805]

it kinda feels like its going to shake apart. even when free reving. but it does have a decent amount of power at the 4-5k range which is where i usually keep it. over 6k it seems to drop off and not sound good so i never went higher.

also i should note when i got the bike the fuel pump was bad and haven't gotten a new one so its been running on gravity feed.

[ariwhiteboy]

If it seems to be "loosing power" over 6k I would think it's not running right. Laminar knows that bike better than I do though, so he'll have to weigh in on a potential fix.

[Laminar]

it kinda feels like its going to shake apart. even when free reving. but it does have a decent amount of power at the 4-5k range which is where i usually keep it. over 6k it seems to drop off and not sound good so i never went higher.

You shouldn't free-rev the bike that high. The engine is the Sabre is solid-mounted so you'll get some vibrations.

also i should note when i got the bike the fuel pump was bad and haven't gotten a new one so its been running on gravity feed.

Go to Autozone and ask for part number E8055 made by Airtex Master for a 1983 Honda Civic with the 1.3 liter engine. The pump is almost a direct drop-in replacement.

[Cherry Bomber]

A timely response.

Motorcycle specific high flow filters.....
http://www.purolatorautofilters.net/products/pages/motorcyclefilters.aspx

If you're thinking you want to install a PureONE oil filter on your bike, please think again. PureONE oil filters are designed for vehicles, not bikes. Because of PureONE's high efficiency, the motorcycle oil pump may not be able to handle the pressure. The Purolator motorcycle filter line is designed to meet the specific needs of a bike; therefore we highly recommend the use of a Purolator ML filter over a PureONE oil filter.

  Next Stop Havana Cuba!  That link is a load of fud and misinformation! The info in this link http://motorcycleinfo.calsci.com/Filters.html#OilFilters is what you get when an independent engineer decides to find the best oil filter for his bike by taking apart a sample of every filter on the market to see whats inside. His conclusion is that just about all motorcycle branded filters are junk.
Peace
Spike

[Laminar]

The problem is that his conclusions are based on a simple visual inspection, not flow and filtration data and statistically relevant failure rates.

You can't look at filtration material and know how much junk it will remove from your oil, or how much of a pressure drop it will create. Unfortunately, I don't know that that info is available anywhere, so we have to work with what we do have.

[Cherry Bomber]

The problem is that his conclusions are based on a simple visual inspection, not flow and filtration data and statistically relevant failure rates.

You can't look at filtration material and know how much junk it will remove from your oil, or how much of a pressure drop it will create. Unfortunately, I don't know that that info is available anywhere, so we have to work with what we do have.

To each their own. I personaly consider his research methods, findings and conclusions to be sound and have used his data in my decisions on which oil filter to purchase for my bike.
Peace
Spike

[Laminar]

The problem is that his conclusions are based on a simple visual inspection, not flow and filtration data and statistically relevant failure rates.

You can't look at filtration material and know how much junk it will remove from your oil, or how much of a pressure drop it will create. Unfortunately, I don't know that that info is available anywhere, so we have to work with what we do have.

To each their own. I personaly consider his research methods, findings and conclusions to be sound and have used his data in my decisions on which oil filter to purchase for my bike.
Peace
Spike

It's not a "what's your favorite color" question, it's a matter of measurable performance, and he's not measuring performance.

FWIW, I went with his recommendations, too, but it's only because I haven't seen any real usable data.