Mk2 mexico project begins....

[kas750]

Having completed the bike earlier last year and used it at rallies and covered over 1000 totally reliable miles i thought it probably best to run it up on the dyno to see what power it has.
Dave at higgspeed kindly offered a while back to do a power run on his facility.

I really was apprehensive as i wanted it to perform ok but i also wanted it to hold together as obviously dyno testing is very hard on the engine.
So this is the dyno room
All the big talk ends here!!!

Dave warmed the engine up on the dyno and then did what was probably about 5 maybe 6 power runs.
We had a problem with the tyre spinning on the drum when the power came in and this gave false readings,but as the tyre warmed we had total grip and at last we could really go for it!!
Before i go any further i must say i can't believe how robust these 400 engines are even when given treatment that it would never get in the real world.
It was revved to oblivion (with my consent) yet didn't complain or misfire and after all that it settled down to a steady 900 rpm..remarkable really...
So heres a vid of one of the runs with dyno Dave at the helm.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b1r5ZB5_W7c

So lets get down to the nitty gritty of this.
Heres a dyno print out of a standard s3 which has been previously posted.
As you can see it varies quite a lot compared to kawasaki's claim,but no suprises there!
Peak power at the wheel 30.1 hp

...and now heres the print out for my scrapper.Please bear in mind that we didn't do a tune,just a power run and it is on 100% kr1s jets and needle positions.

[kas750]

the mex bits are comin on nice m8...nice bike aswell

do this to give you a little look of what she will look like when done

Thanks for that Paul.I hadn't noticed you had done that!..I hope it looks as good as that picture when its done.

[taffr]

now that is a fit looking bike, not really into kawasaki's but i want it

[RS2000&MEXICO]

Thanks for that Paul.I hadn't noticed you had done that!..I hope it looks as good as that picture when its done.

i'm sure it will....did you like the plate

[kas750]

[kas750]

I have been on with another couple of jobs over the last couple of days.
I took the propshaft to be checked out.They reported that all was well and didn't charge me either!So i have given it a coat of paint...another part done.

[kas750]

I have also been trying to repair a bulkhead pad that i bought.Its been pretty hard work as it had quite a few splits in it.I have reinforced the back of the splits with grp and then filled the cracks with plastic bumper filler.I have painted it with satin black as people recommend, but i think it may be better matt black...I am not really satisfied with it but they are pretty tricky to find...

[taffr]

I'd be ****ed of if mine turned out as bad as that Adrian, must try harder

[RS2000&MEXICO]

I have also been trying to repair a bulkhead pad that i bought.Its been pretty hard work as it had quite a few splits in it.I have reinforced the back of the splits with grp and then filled the cracks with plastic bumper filler.I have painted it with satin black as people recommend, but i think it may be better matt black...I am not really satisfied with it but they are pretty tricky to find...

lol that look's mint

[rwdrs]

I am not really satisfied with it but they are pretty tricky to find...

Photies usually makes stuff look better than "in the flesh", that said you made an exceedingly good "provisional" job of it. I suspect an NOS one wouldn't look any better, Ford parts weren't that good mind

[Dave1800BDA]

like the RS bulkhead pad, came up well

nice trophy cabinet as well adrian

[kas750]

nice trophy cabinet as well adrian

Missus threw all me "pots" out of the house years ago.

[RS2000&MEXICO]

i did mine in satin black and this is what it come out like

[kas750]

..That looks really good..I will have another go at mine at a later date and see if i can improve it.

[SHIFTY]

Coming on a treat mate