Ascot Forum
'Round The Campfire => Cool Rides & Adventures... => Topic started by: J6G1Z on August 17, 2013, 10:08:35 am
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I have an '83 FT that is mostly stock. It is a fairly low mile bike & I plan to keep it as original as possible.
Either I, or the P/O, have performed most to all of the tricks described in the "Ascot Essentials" such as the petcock mod, air-box mod, jetting, 16 tooth countershaft sprocket & a Cobra F1 slip on muffler. These tricks have turned the bike into a great runner. I have also changed the original tires to a pair of Avon Road Riders. The bike is intended to be strictly a street bike & dual-purpose tires would just not do for me.
I ride the bike fairly aggressively & love the twisty mountain back roads.
I have picked up another FT500 that was involved in a low speed dump. That bike is receiving the full treatment more or less & will make for another posting down the road.
J.
UPDATE: I have since installed the ThumperStuff performance header & the Rick's CDI ignition. The bike runs even better than ever.
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the bike begs for suspension work. unfortunetly that is big money for the forks to be done up right. shocks can be had for a reasonable price... did a supertrapp can from a FJ 1100 on mine. K & N in the stock air box. rifle 1/4 fairing. and big gearing changes + 1 on the CS and down 3 teeth on the rear, along w quality rubber....
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im just doing the cheap or basics:
carb jets, chain and front sprocket, forks heavy oil, brighter headlight.
still to do:
shocks, foam air filter, seat re-padded.
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Seized it!!! :(
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Seized it!!! :(
OH NO!!! :o :'(
How'd you manage that?
J.
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Riding up to Scotland for a bike rally through the Galloway forest 120 miles off road riding.
The water pump failed on the way up and the temp gauge was stuck at the bottom of the gauge.
Thought the fuse that controls this had gone again. On a rare Hot summer day opened it up in top and it went slower then cut out at the next junction.
An opportunity to improve I think. :-X
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...An opportunity to improve I think. :-X
Sorry to hear about that.
What are your plans & what all is available to Hop-Up the V-Twin? Perform an over-bore plus a port & polish job?
Good luck
J.
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The best person in my opinion to do tuning work would be JD Hord who has been tuning Honda Hawks for many years. He can be contacted on the Hawkgt forum.
Unfortunately for me he is on the wrong side of the pond. My budget would not stretch that far anyway.
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You can probably do some light port-work yourself. Just clean up the passages of any casting flash & teardrop shape the valve guides, etc. I'd give it a try if I were taking my top-end apart.
Are there any aftermarket performance camshaft grinds available, or do folks reduce the base circle of the OEM camshafts?
Good luck
J.
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Jd Hord has a variety of grinds that he uses. There are also listing for the VT ascot at Megacycle cams Who I think supply JD.