> EH FCC of the QCB Wrote:
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> Based on the zip tie cable extension and red tape over a bike light, you
> probably have more to worry about then which pipe will give you a mile
> per hour faster.
>
> I honestly have not been able to tell a huge difference in performance
> in the 2 pipes. The Estoril is a way better pipe with the lows and the
> mids being much nicer. But as far as top end it may only be a couple
> miles per hour difference.
>
> Now the only question. Do you know how to tune your carburetor for the
> pipe? If so I would put the Estoril on there and tune it correctly and
> look up how to correct the size on your brake cables. Buy some Knaps
> or make your own by drilling a hole in a bolt. That whole thing looks
> like a recipe for not being able to stop when you need to.
The cables though they need fixing aren’t necessarily his fault, the aftermarket puch cables I’ve been complaining about for years because the internal cables many times are made too long compared to a stock cable,
I think benji corrected the problem on latest batch of puch cables he sells but otherwise you need to stock nos puch ones, I don’t like using Karps on brake cables because they crush some of the cable flat weakening it
(When you crimp a twisted cable flat some strands are tight and some are loose, it decrease the strength by 30-40%) as well as making a corrosion point and it can fail, having custom length with cast metal ends like motorcycle shops used to do back in the day is best,
They do make a adjuster you can add before the other adjuster that I’ve used a few times instead of cutting the cable and crimping it flat,