what type of speedometer does LC have?
is it the mechanical type, or the electrical type?

mechanical type is using spring+magnet mechanism to measure front wheel speed. Adjustment is mechanical, can be done using minor adjustment a bit at a time.
electrical one may have a VR on the circuit board to make the adjustment.

If any of you trust me enough, feel free to lend me your meter to have a look.

FYI, I service my own bikes, serviced the meters since my bikes are old, fixed RPM meters, fix my own phones, solder stuff as a hobby etc etc... hope this helps.

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Added on August 3, 2010, 9:40 amand most importantly, I'll do it for free.

http://bikeadvice.in/honda-cb-unicorn-dazz...nsive-roadtest/ hmm this one seems like a nice contender to FZ.. too bad they ain't going to launch it here.

Anyway this comes true from the mouth of my fren at LS. Honda really going to launch a 250cc here. But nothing to be said about 150cc..

err I think it's VTR 250cc.. it can't be CBR.. coz till now worldwide still no info about CBR series. My fren is a honda dealer. BS Honda already released info about 250cc coming to our market but they won't tell about which model n price. The VTR is supposed to be cheaper than Ninja250r. It's a tour sport model.

For me, I rather mod my lc to have more pickup coz I like to feel the surge of boost. Summore pickup power is important if you need to have a sudden rush to overtake big vehicle..

@zelk: I can try. Have you removed your speedometer before?

haha, sure.

Btw how much is koso meter + installation ?

another question is the racing boy swing arm is supposed to be lighter than our stock swing arm right ?

act go for long ride is cool n nice.. coz highway can cruise ma.. but our national speed limit is 110kmph haha.. so i guess if we full throttle our lc also around that limit nia.. won't kena gu bak kua. but i never go for any convoi

hey zelk ! my friend say will help me install the coil at friday for free.. I think I can wait lar... some more ngam ngam ho.. is my birthday... lol.. xD

Tomorrow about 1pm++ go BH find you ?

haha.. last time i wanted to join but everday also work work work.. no time.. but now jobless for 3weeks liao.. so can join if i want. but then my bike is stock le.. n i ride very slow scare cannot catch up with u guys nia. sia sui lo

Mine also stock ^^

CDI & Ignition coil & spark plug (mainly the gapping) needs to match properly. I dunno how, mostly just plug and play.

But I imagine it like CD player (source), amplifier and speaker, CDI being the source, ignition coil being the amp, and plug being the speaker.

If the resistance & impedance not matching, something will blow along the way.

Haha.. head pain sia.. want some panadol ?

Zelk, actually I'm interested in going convoi long ride.. but duno which destination to go.. U know like early morning 6am++ depart from penang then head to maybe ipoh.. go there eat pak cham kai.. then come back.. i duno le..

coz I always read those kapchai mags la .. i see ppl go convoi do something interesting so syok.. some even go do charity.. so meaningful can help ppl.. see other place culture, snap photos.. so nice

we all ride slow... once a while 'test' with Wira etc...
that's right. this is one of the reasons I chose the bikes I have. They are satisfying at stock level... Imagine, for stock bikes, need a CBR or FXR150 only can out perform my RGV. Sometimes I see ZZR250 also I will go 'tiong'.

My TZM is 1994, RGV 2004 I think... it won't be surprising if they stay with me for another more than 10 years.

For convoy, if worry bike got emergency, better do short distance test ride... go to Alor Star, Taiping etc... >100km straight and see how goes.

I'll prepare tyre patch, and chain lube if distance >500km.
I've taken RGV from Penang Seremban, and TZM Penang-Singapore... Penang-KL/Ipoh/Taiping/Lumut/Sg Petani/Alor Setar many other times...

I believe the gearbox for LC is a bit overdesigned. Modding to big bore kits should be no problem.

I dunno how to test the ignition system whether they are compatible or not, so I have no comment to share.
That's why I ask for LC stock ignition coil photo.

I'd say, change CDI - ok, change plug - ok, but ignition coil a bit tricky... one of the things I can think of, check your plug BEFORE & AFTER using the ignition coil for 20-50km. If possible, take measurements of the gapping also, and take photo of the plug tip color also.

Sorry if I scare you all who just bought the UMA ignition coils.... but this is my advise for peace of mind.
It's just I don't know a lot about it, and this is what I think.

Some reasons not to mod bike:
- Kampung style... I kena a lot mechanic like this, good material also wasted. Parts cannot fit, cut here cut there. Wiring diagram dunno how to read, shorted and burn something also dunno...
- 2-stroke bike modded will push over design limit. Imagine 6-gear 2 stroke, from stock redline 8.5k RPM modded to 12k++ RPM. 2-stroke mods are 'destructive'. Exhaust porting is done at centimeter magnitude, and cannot be reversed. Powerband shift to very high RPM, very hard to ride. Lighten piston means 'cutting' the piston to very short, using just one instead of 2 piston rings etc etc... any means to make the bike faster...

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Added on August 3, 2010, 11:38 am

Ok, anyone else wanna go Ipoh for dimsum?

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Added on August 3, 2010, 11:40 am
I was told FXR150 not reliable... so naturally I'd think the same if Belang use same design. worse, if Belang use local parts, as during old times, bike company fully import parts, like EX5 especially famous for it's reliability.

Haha, this is your problem.
If one day you need to tell her, let her know you're going out with decent working adult passionate about bikes & riding. Set some ground rules of not speeding. Wear safety jacket and drink more water...

I hope this is true haha about not speeding ah.. I would love to join if it's safe convoi.

I think you should tell your mom where u r going le..

If the price include installation, same price as Tokico I installed last year. Should consider cheap loh since tire price naik already...

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Added on August 3, 2010, 1:19 pm@zelk: I bring my ka-chang and go find you? You stay landed house, right? More convenient to pull wire for soldering, if needed. How?

this is just changing the fuel injector size. I still prefer to change piggyback to have more precise fuel injector control, as changing the fuel injector to bigger one can make low and mid rpm have too rich mixture.

XD ARAI XD