i call b.s.!!!!!!

[jetlee]

it appears I still know something about motorcycle mechanics that you don't

Enlighten us, oh wise one.

Please explain why these guys are wrong:
http://www.ankn.uaf.edu/publications/vs/magneto.html
http://www.auroraelectronics.com/Understanding Spark Plug Wires.htm
http://www.gsparkplug.com/shop/spark-plug-gap-settings/

Getting yourself all worked up into a hysterical rage has never, ever, fixed a bike.

Yes, it has.

 

[ztied]

"A plug either sparks or it doesn't." Not true.

A fouled plug will still spark,and may even run,but it will run like ****. try to bring the plug back for refund,or exchange.Good luck

 

[just_some_dude]

I'll throw this out there. I have used a few different plugs on my Blast including the Denso Iridium Racing and NGK Iridium. I have never gone out of my way to replace my Denso plug, but it does not perform well compared to other plugs. My suspicion is bad plug. Many other Blast riders have great things to say about it.

So, personal experience has been negative, reviews have been positive. Based on the people I've experienced and know that use them I'm guessing I have a bad plug.

 

[go cytocis]

Enlighten us, oh wise one.

Two of those three links are marketing from manufacturers & suppliers; exactly the kind of biased sources I was referring to.

All the links explain the importance of properly gapping your plugs, which is exactly what I suggested the OP do until you insisted that was incorrect.

Anyway Jet, sorry to have upset you. I'm not into pissing matches with trolls so it'll be my pleasure to unsubscribe from this thread. 

Good luck to the OP!

 

[RuiP]

When you find yourself reading 40 plus pages of hardcore spark plug research in a quest to maximize performance from a Blast then you may want to take some advice and just trade up to a better performing bike. It's just not worth all the wasted time trying to squeeze another half horsepower on an already slow bike. Just my two cents.

 

[stopie20]

wow,
all of this clever banter.... race plugs are not suitable for the street period. reading plugs and truly understanding ignition tuning can not be learned by reading a manual, it takes expierence.
I raced motocross for years, and track tuned on a weekly basis reading plugs.... I don't know a fraction of what some of the guys I know do.
run plugs designed for the street, is not a function of horsepower, but instead conditions and abuse.

 

[RuiP]

Splitting hairs son, splitting pubes to be precise.

 

[RuiP]

The epitome of modern edginess with a touch of "tough guy" thrown in for Good measure.

 

[RuiP]

Love you too sweet cheeks.

 

[stopie20]

No, I am just content winning races. lol.
and we all know racing is about cubic dollars...
no need to get your panties in a bunch. I see a 33$ plug the same as a 15$ quart of oil. not worth the added cost when ur measuring in seconds/dollar.
this is just my opinion, and I'm not standing here calling you an idiot because you can "feel"
the difference a spark plug makes on a machine that puts maybe 25 hp to the ground and weighs 370lbs. so please, don't yell at me, it hurts my feelings.
[cool]

 

[stopie20]

I am very familiar with the Blast engine, it's exactly HALF of the one that's in my xb12. lol.

 

[wolfo68]

Stopie, no it isn't. You're assuming, now go to your corner.

 

[stopie20]

NEVER adjust the gap on a Denso Iridium Racing, you'll damage the anode.

You can buy a tool specifically for this....

Stopie, no it isn't. You're assuming, now go to your corner.

I'm not assuming, at this point I'm just fukin with jet, because he's getting so bent out of shape over a spark plug and I find it amusing.
honestly Idgaf if someone wants to spend 100$ per plug to gain 1hp in their lawnmower.
that's their business. I think it's funny how some people start bashing others for having an opinion or different experiences, because they have obviously seen and know it all...

 

[RuiP]

I agree, there is nothing wrong with hot rodding a blast, learner bike or not.

 

[wolfo68]

Have you seen the **** these guys have done with blasts?


Impressive is the f*cking word to be used here.

 

[stopie20]

ok, impressive, like an 8 second civic.
I just can't see the Blast as a motorcycle, no matter how hard I try. sorry guys.
besides, " fast Harley" and " fast buell", these are both oxymorons. pre Rotax anyways.

 

[jetlee]

" fast Harley"  and " fast  buell",  these are both oxymorons.

http://www.chrisrivasvtwin.com/bonneville.htm

http://www.jtsperformance.com/jtscssabout.html
135mph Blast

Maybe a 300hp tuber?

Are you going to tell them they're slow? That's what I thought, go sit down.

 

[stopie20]

http://m.superstreetbike.com/features/0912_sbkp_200_mph_quarter_mile/viewall.html

we all measure fast with a different yardstick...

land speed records are lame, almost anything will go 200mph if you have 9 miles to get there and the wind at your back.

 

[lotusexcelle]

Seriously, jetlee? A moderator telling a member to "shut the **** up"? I understand forum moderators tend to get beat on - but that is astoundingly unprofessional.

 

[jetlee]

Seriously, jetlee?  A moderator telling a member to "shut the **** up"?  I understand forum moderators tend to get beat on - but that is astoundingly unprofessional.

I was waiting for this...

I didn't ask to be a moderator, I've even been banned as a moderator and I asked to be removed, but BuellXB chose not to for his own reasons.

You see, I'm not a global keep-the-peace moderator, I'm a Blast-only moderator; I have no mod power in other sub-forums. I'm here to keep the Blast sub-forums organized.

If you don't like it, send a PM to someone who cares, cause I don't.

The issue you're going to have is that none of you have the Blast experience that the few of us do, to adequately assist new Blast riders. Remove my mod status, ban me, I don't give a ****...but good luck afterwards.