Jim C wrote:
magee wrote:
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But basically the tunning is stage 11 as its one higher than 10

Henry,
My memory is not that great, but I seem to remember that experts said the design and implementation would never achieve this outcome.
I suggest that you just come clean and explain the entire exorcism process as well as your war with Satan.
(I think the project was a huge success just in the machining and control of distortion during welding.)
The fact the it took Spinal Tap and divine forces to get that kind of HP seems par with the course.
Can you find another 19 HP to make it an even 150?
I think you are close to the same HP per CI as an FI car (no turbo or alcohol)!
I'm quite certain that there are another 15 horsies living in there....probably more. The old-school chambers alone are probably leaving at least 10 on the table. Problem with going to fatter/modern chambers is where the heck do you put them?
The bike runs so ridiculously "crisp", it's other-worldly. The first time I rode it, I was wide-eyed and holy-crap-i-fied. Basically up and down the road. And it is not a "narrow" power band either. The sucker pulls from 2K (seriously, and when I say "pulls", I mean PULLS!!!!")
The next day, Henry and I switched bikes (so he could experience the BRUTE FORCE of my Denco 75HP H1

) on the 4 or 5 mile ride back to RB's from the little tavern in town. This time, I started to play with it a bit.
This is a bike that needs your FULL attention if you're going to ride it aggressively. It's not like a fast modern four stroke... it is so light, and the throttle response so "instantaneous", you are either on your back wheel or if in a corner, it will want to high side you. You cannot just whack the throttle on Henries bike. I'd love to see some nut job bring it down the 1/4 mile as it sits (NO WHEELIE BAR).....
Think about it? This goofy thing has MORE than 2x's the RWHP horsepower of a stock H2 in a chassis that is LIGHTER, but basically the same geometry..
I wanna ride it again. Please bring it back to Ricks. You can ride the stupid h1 all you want.