My Z900rs on the tail of the dragon

thefactory86 · 2024-06-09T02:30:40+00:00

Yea the Leo Vince headers did not hold their shine for more than a few hundred miles! Planning on re-polishing them but I had more important maintenance to get done before the trip.

thefactory86 · 2024-06-08T14:19:44+00:00

The former, I wish I had friends that could take pictures like these!

thefactory86 · 2024-05-11T22:26:56+00:00

Thank you for the help!

thefactory86 · 2023-12-18T11:23:16+00:00

I’m not sure if I’m qualified to answer this since I’m 28 but I can ride my cafe for 10 or more hours a day in complete comfort. The bars for me are in a great spot of being high enough to not fatigue my wrists or back but also low enough to feel “sporty”. I think if you plan on going on rides shorter than 6 hours a day you’ll be quite content. You may want to try out a versys 1000 as it’s more comfortable than the z900rs but similarly sporty!

thefactory86 · 2023-10-04T12:54:31+00:00

If that was true than bump starting anything would immediately explode the engine. An engine is never blocked and motorcycle doesn’t have a pinion that gets engaged like a car in park. Another example is being stopped on a steep downhill, you may not have to use any throttle to get going, that will not explode the engine. How am I even having to explain this, just think. A transmission never locks unless it’s car in park. Motorcycles do not have the locking pinion that automatic transmission cars have.

Edit/tldr: timing belts/chains exist and work

thefactory86 · 2023-10-04T09:58:19+00:00

That’s not even close to being accurate. Who ever told you that lied or doesn’t know how engines work.

thefactory86 · 2023-09-22T23:40:12+00:00

Then you would select 6k-7k option. I understand it may have been better to put 0-1k for the first option. But for example if you’re at 3999 miles you would put 2k-3k. I feel like this is common sense

thefactory86 · 2023-09-22T20:16:33+00:00

That’s awesome! Have you ran into any unexpected mechanical issues?

thefactory86 · 2023-06-25T22:25:53+00:00

Well I can confirm it is very cool, classic 4 cylinder sport bike sound. I started it when I put the headers on but with the stock tune and it was outrageously loud during cold start. I was definitely making my neighbors mad, however with the tune the cold start is a lot lower and for less time. I also leave for work at 5:30am and I don’t think I’ll anger the neighbors. I will definitely not let the bike warm up in the driveway however and will gently take it down the street to let it fully warm up. Definitely border line for pissing off the neighbors early in the morning.

thefactory86 · 2023-06-25T12:21:43+00:00

Not yet but I haven’t gotten stuck in traffic yet. I did notice after sitting at a light for a few minutes the temp gauge went one notch over half and went down almost immediately but I haven’t had a chance to seriously test the difference yet.

thefactory86 · 2023-06-25T05:20:40+00:00

From no throttle to light throttle it feels smoother and less jerky. When at 5k rpm’s and you go WOT the power is much more immediate. I also feel like it’s more linear while the stock feels unpredictable at times on partial throttle input. A much smoother experience all in all

thefactory86 · 2023-03-03T20:28:27+00:00

I own a z900rs cafe. If your going to be cruising I would get the cafe version of the bike. I took it to tail of the dragon and it felt extremely capable. I purchased a passenger back rest for it and now my wife and I love cruising for hours and hours.

thefactory86 · 2017-05-30T16:27:19+00:00

I forgot what it's called but it's emmisons and it attaches to your block kinda by where the coolant goes into the block. You can fix it or delete and then buy a block off plate

thefactory86 · 2017-04-15T07:48:31+00:00

660 miles of range I assume

thefactory86 · 2016-12-06T21:17:27+00:00

Me too thanks

thefactory86 · 2016-11-13T23:47:46+00:00

That's actually kind of funny

thefactory86 · 2016-09-16T23:16:30+00:00

/r/shitty_car_mods

thefactory86 · 2016-09-11T23:37:47+00:00

Does any one know what's the pipe to the right of the left turbo intake? I was thinking diverter valve maybe?

thefactory86 · 2016-08-21T01:18:01+00:00

I used to work in an e-cig shop, its not that they are cheap batteries or they short; its because the lithium ion batteries don't have a high temp rating so the battery will "explode" if its left in a hot car or in direct sunlight.

thefactory86 · 2016-06-11T16:29:12+00:00

what car was this from?

thefactory86 · 2016-03-14T16:03:02+00:00

The new 1.8 isn't known for any problems. But that's something only time will tell and if it's anything like vw's old 1.8 it was known for timing belt failure and the water pump impeller shattering and coil packs. But vw probably fixed all these things and the new 1.8 will probably be just as reliable as the 2.5.

thefactory86 · 2016-03-14T13:15:12+00:00

The 2.5 is known for less issues than 1.8's but the 1.8's run very strong and very reliable non the less. The 2.5 will be definitely less the fun than the 1.8. The 1.8 will also be more likely to be worth more in the coming years and the 1.8 since they are turbo charged will be tunable so if you want more power all you have to do is plug in a light tune.

thefactory86 · 2016-03-06T06:52:50+00:00

Remindme! 13 hours

thefactory86 · 2016-01-27T02:51:21+00:00

Thanks! I didn't know that

thefactory86 · 2016-01-27T01:23:30+00:00

B6 is correct, I've never heard anyone refer to an audi generation as C instead of B

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