Ryca CS-1 Review

[Buzglyd]

Originally Posted by schizuki

I'll bet a single-cylinder V-twin has less drag.

Just wait until you see the two cylinder V4!

[The Spaceman]

Originally Posted by schizuki

Suzuki has successfully engineered the world's only single-cylinder V-Twin!

Nah, Puch had that in the 60's with the "Twingle."

AllstateTwingle

[Duken4evr]

Elemental bike. I like it. Always liked the looks of the Suzuki 650 single too. Wondering if a cam and a carb could wake the thing up a little though. They are amazingly slow for something with 650cc.

Perhaps go even a bit more elemental, ditch the side covers and have a flat tracker inspired K&N pod filter on display. That would be a cool addition.

[anrajala]

Savage's engine is a fine, fine concept but complete crap in execution. So imbecile that it is almost unbelievable that the smart-pants japanese have let this happen.

The fatal problem is that the timing chain tensioner has far too little extension travel, the little travel is already pretty much used up already when new, and there's no tension arm travel limiter.

In other words you ride maybe as few as 30,000 km and the tensioner's "piston" pops off from its guiding socket, chain jumps and the engine turns into mayonnaise. You know the story, piston gently tapping the valves into the head with various comical side effects.

There are remedies like changing the chain often enough (Kawi ZZR600 chain works here, part no. 92057-1297) or making a mod that extends the tensioner arm and makes more efficient use of the moronically limited tensioner travel.

- cruiz-euro

[schizuki]

Originally Posted by anrajala

Savage's engine is a fine, fine concept but complete crap in execution. So imbecile that it is almost unbelievable that the smart-pants japanese have let this happen.

The fatal problem is that the timing chain tensioner has far too little extension travel, the little travel is already pretty much used up already when new, and there's no tension arm travel limiter.

In other words you ride maybe as few as 30,000 km and the tensioner's "piston" pops off from its guiding socket, chain jumps and the engine turns into mayonnaise. You know the story, piston gently tapping the valves into the head with various comical side effects.

There are remedies like changing the chain often enough (Kawi ZZR600 chain works here, part no. 92057-1297) or making a mod that extends the tensioner arm and makes more efficient use of the moronically limited tensioner travel.

- cruiz-euro

Good info. Thanks.

[Buzglyd]

Originally Posted by schizuki

Good info. Thanks.

You took time out from drinking for that?

If all the savages on Earth have that many miles total, I'd be amazed.

[The Spaceman]

Originally Posted by Buzglyd

If all the savages on Earth have that many miles total, I'd be amazed.

My uncle got suckered into buying one. It quickly became known as "The Salvage." That was one butchered POS.

Speaking of butchered PsOS, how's the new Beemer working out? Did you get any speeding tickets on it yet?

[schizuki]

Originally Posted by Buzglyd

You took time out from drinking for that?

If all the savages on Earth have that many miles total, I'd be amazed.

Hey, some of us actually keep our bikes for more than a couple of years before ****ting off to a new one that catches our eye.

Besides, 30,000 kilometers is only, like, a thousand miles or something, right?