"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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Harley Davidson riders are among the most feeble minded
people in the world and Vito proves it with his justifying
the many Harley major breakdowns on the basis that
parts are available. Of course parts are available.
There would be NO Harleys on the road if this were
not the case.

I'd be offended if you weren't so feeble minded that you cannot comprehend
what you read.

I don't know of "the many Harley breakdowns" you run on about and suspect
you heard all about them from people who never owned a Harley.

My 15 year old H-D crossed the country a dozen times, did any number of 1000
mile days, racked up over 200,000 miles and never ever left me stranded. It
never HAD a major breakdown. After 90+ 000 miles it went from zero oil
consumption to a quart every 2000 miles, but ran fine and H-D fixed it free.
10-15000 mikes later it quit charging, a problem Hondas have every 10,000
miles, so I rode it to a nearby dealer where it was fixed for free. While
fixing it he found a porous spot on an engine case that'd caused no problem
for over 100,000 miles but when I got home my dealer replaced the cases and
all the lower end bearings, again for free. I find that remarkable.

I have owned and enjoyed 3 or 4 of every brand of rice plus BSAs, Triumphs
and Enfields, a dozen BMWs, and a Ducati. They have all been good bikes,
each in its own way, but not one has given me any better service than my
many H-Ds.

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
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What is the Lentini mod? And what is 0-0 ?

Scotty
'77 R100S

Not to worry on your R100s. BM buys fuel injection systems pre-calibrated
from Italy for their R1100/1200 models. They have a simple pot (variable
resistor) on the throttle shaft that tells the computer how far open the
throttle is. About 1 in 10 of these are off a tad making the bike run
crappy. Bob Lentini's "mod" is simply to reposition of the pot with the
throttle closed so it sends the right 'closed' voltage to the computer like
it is supposed to do and does on most BMs. But the adjustment screws have
"tell tale" paint installed in Italy that perforce gets broken during this
fix so BMW calls it a "unauthorize modification". Replacing the $10/apiece
spark plugs with cheap US ones finishes the job.

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
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So much for your theory that Harleys are made in the USA . . .

I never theorized that. It was the gawdam Jap stator that crapped out on
mine, remember.

"Vito" wrote in message

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message


What is the Lentini mod? And what is 0-0 ?

Scotty
'77 R100S

Not to worry on your R100s. BM buys fuel injection systems pre-calibrated
from Italy for their R1100/1200 models. They have a simple pot (variable
resistor) on the throttle shaft that tells the computer how far open the
throttle is. About 1 in 10 of these are off a tad making the bike run
crappy. Bob Lentini's "mod" is simply to reposition of the pot with the
throttle closed so it sends the right 'closed' voltage to the computer
like
it is supposed to do and does on most BMs. But the adjustment screws have
"tell tale" paint installed in Italy that perforce gets broken during this
fix so BMW calls it a "unauthorize modification". Replacing the
$10/apiece
spark plugs with cheap US ones finishes the job.

The reason the Lentini mod is eschewed by BMW corporate is that it does
screw up the emissions somewhat, which could put BMW over the limit for
fleet levels. BMW *claims* that it might screw up the oilhead boxer engines
to do such mods, but that's nothing but pure bull****. I have friends
who've all done the mod and their bikes run great and have no residual
problems.

Your airhead, Scotty, isn't affected by any of this.

Max

Oh. Thanks for the clarification. I have Bing CVs. I like Bings,
real simple, that's what my Maicos had.

Scotty


"Vito" wrote in message
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"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
What is the Lentini mod? And what is 0-0 ?

Scotty
'77 R100S

Not to worry on your R100s. BM buys fuel injection systems
pre-calibrated
from Italy for their R1100/1200 models. They have a simple pot
(variable
resistor) on the throttle shaft that tells the computer how far open
the
throttle is. About 1 in 10 of these are off a tad making the bike
run
crappy. Bob Lentini's "mod" is simply to reposition of the pot with
the
throttle closed so it sends the right 'closed' voltage to the
computer like
it is supposed to do and does on most BMs. But the adjustment screws
have
"tell tale" paint installed in Italy that perforce gets broken
during this
fix so BMW calls it a "unauthorize modification". Replacing the
$10/apiece
spark plugs with cheap US ones finishes the job.

Shows you know nothing about carburetors for motorcycles.

Nothing beats a Mikuni carburetor.

The reason being is that Mikunis are totally adjustable
with respect to low speed, mid-range, and top speed
whereas crapola like Bings have no mid-range adjustment
possible.

Mikunis have air and fuel jets for low range
Bings only have a screw to adjust the air.

Mikunis have jet needles and needle jets for
mid range adjustment while Bings offer only
needle jets.

Both Bings and Mikunis have an assortment
of high speed jets.

Anybody who knows how to tune a motorcycle
for max performance given the altitude the
machine is used in knows Mikunis are the
preferred choice.

I hope this helps.

CN


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
Oh. Thanks for the clarification. I have Bing CVs. I like Bings,
real simple, that's what my Maicos had.

Scotty


"Vito" wrote in message
...
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
What is the Lentini mod? And what is 0-0 ?

Scotty
'77 R100S

Not to worry on your R100s. BM buys fuel injection systems
pre-calibrated
from Italy for their R1100/1200 models. They have a simple pot
(variable
resistor) on the throttle shaft that tells the computer how far open
the
throttle is. About 1 in 10 of these are off a tad making the bike
run
crappy. Bob Lentini's "mod" is simply to reposition of the pot with
the
throttle closed so it sends the right 'closed' voltage to the
computer like
it is supposed to do and does on most BMs. But the adjustment screws
have
"tell tale" paint installed in Italy that perforce gets broken
during this
fix so BMW calls it a "unauthorize modification". Replacing the
$10/apiece
spark plugs with cheap US ones finishes the job.

"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
Shows you know nothing about carburetors for motorcycles.

Beg pardon cappy, you may know more about sailing than me, but you
don't even come close when it comes to bikes.

Bings, and Amals for that matter, flow better at top end. That's where
you want it.

bottom end? mid range? Bah! WFO!

Scotty #35



Nothing beats a Mikuni carburetor.

The reason being is that Mikunis are totally adjustable
with respect to low speed, mid-range, and top speed
whereas crapola like Bings have no mid-range adjustment
possible.

Mikunis have air and fuel jets for low range
Bings only have a screw to adjust the air.

Mikunis have jet needles and needle jets for
mid range adjustment while Bings offer only
needle jets.

Both Bings and Mikunis have an assortment
of high speed jets.

Anybody who knows how to tune a motorcycle
for max performance given the altitude the
machine is used in knows Mikunis are the
preferred choice.

I hope this helps.

CN


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Oh. Thanks for the clarification. I have Bing CVs. I like
Bings,
real simple, that's what my Maicos had.

Scotty


"Vito" wrote in message
...
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
What is the Lentini mod? And what is 0-0 ?

Scotty
'77 R100S

Not to worry on your R100s. BM buys fuel injection systems
pre-calibrated
from Italy for their R1100/1200 models. They have a simple pot
(variable
resistor) on the throttle shaft that tells the computer how far
open
the
throttle is. About 1 in 10 of these are off a tad making the
bike
run
crappy. Bob Lentini's "mod" is simply to reposition of the pot
with
the
throttle closed so it sends the right 'closed' voltage to the
computer like
it is supposed to do and does on most BMs. But the adjustment
screws
have
"tell tale" paint installed in Italy that perforce gets broken
during this
fix so BMW calls it a "unauthorize modification". Replacing the
$10/apiece
spark plugs with cheap US ones finishes the job.

Smooth bore Mikunis flow better than your European crap
plus they have more adjustment possibility.

As for top end being the only important thing that is
bunk! If your motor stutters or gasps because of
poor low and mid-range jetting it takes a lot longer
to get to the rpms where the main jet circuitry comes
into play.

Mikuni rules!

CN
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
"Capt. Neal®" wrote in message
...
Shows you know nothing about carburetors for motorcycles.

Beg pardon cappy, you may know more about sailing than me, but you
don't even come close when it comes to bikes.

Bings, and Amals for that matter, flow better at top end. That's where
you want it.

bottom end? mid range? Bah! WFO!

Scotty #35



Nothing beats a Mikuni carburetor.

The reason being is that Mikunis are totally adjustable
with respect to low speed, mid-range, and top speed
whereas crapola like Bings have no mid-range adjustment
possible.

Mikunis have air and fuel jets for low range
Bings only have a screw to adjust the air.

Mikunis have jet needles and needle jets for
mid range adjustment while Bings offer only
needle jets.

Both Bings and Mikunis have an assortment
of high speed jets.

Anybody who knows how to tune a motorcycle
for max performance given the altitude the
machine is used in knows Mikunis are the
preferred choice.

I hope this helps.

CN


"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
Oh. Thanks for the clarification. I have Bing CVs. I like
Bings,
real simple, that's what my Maicos had.

Scotty


"Vito" wrote in message
...
"Scott Vernon" wrote in message
...
What is the Lentini mod? And what is 0-0 ?

Scotty
'77 R100S

Not to worry on your R100s. BM buys fuel injection systems
pre-calibrated
from Italy for their R1100/1200 models. They have a simple pot
(variable
resistor) on the throttle shaft that tells the computer how far
open
the
throttle is. About 1 in 10 of these are off a tad making the
bike
run
crappy. Bob Lentini's "mod" is simply to reposition of the pot
with
the
throttle closed so it sends the right 'closed' voltage to the
computer like
it is supposed to do and does on most BMs. But the adjustment
screws
have
"tell tale" paint installed in Italy that perforce gets broken
during this
fix so BMW calls it a "unauthorize modification". Replacing the
$10/apiece
spark plugs with cheap US ones finishes the job.

"Scott Vernon" wrote in message ...
Beg pardon cappy, you may know more about sailing than me, but you
don't even come close when it comes to bikes.


I think not. I worked as a mechanic in a Suzuki shop for seven
years and then I worked as a Technical Advisor for U.S. Suzuki
Motor Corp for seven years. I taught carburetion in their
training center in Chicago and I taught electrical systems there
as well. I spent most of the time in the field helping mechanics
fix things they could not figure out. I'm good. Better than
you, I'm sure unless you can show similar qualifications.

CN

Capt. Neal® wrote:

Shows you know nothing about carburetors for motorcycles.

Nothing beats a Mikuni carburetor.


Ahem. Fuel injection?

Cheers