Re: [ST] a MuZe ment

["Rick & Joyce" <rnjwes@xxxxxxxxx>]

Mark,
Much of the lethargic performance is due to the EPA's casteration
of the Yam 660.  Some time spent with a good dyno tech should be
rewarding.  IIRC, chassis is pretty sensitive to setup but like
you say, a giggle to ride.

Is yours a dry sump?  Figure out how to drain the oil yet?
- --
Have fun,
Rick in Oregon
'01 Sprint ST


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From: "Marc Danziger" <lists@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <labiker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>; <ST@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>;
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Sent: Sunday, May 04, 2003 7:34 PM
Subject: [ST] a MuZe ment


> So got MuZe back from Geoff's shop yesterday (bought the bike
on eBay, had
> some problems with the shifter, which are semi-sorted out, and
a new
> shifter is on the way ... for those new to the story, we bought
a 99 MZ
> Skorpion Sport Cup (not replica)...660cc single with low
clipons, now named
> MuZe (weird capitals are critical part of the name)) and went
for a spin
> today.
>
> Had to meet the Tuttles (Hunter, call me re freelance work) at
Pierview at
> 10:30, so we wandered out of the house at 8:20 and headed up
the 405. I'm
> not used to being outaccelerated by cars on onramps...but it
was
> surprisingly smooth at freeway speeds. Lots of hobbyhorsing on
the
> expansion joints, and a _lot_ of sensitivity to bobbles in the
road
> surface, but all in all not too bad.
>
> Headed up PCH to Latigo, and turned up the hill.
>
> A couple of things; the powerband is narrow and the gear
spacing is wide. I
> hardly ever found the 'sweet spot' of power in corners, I was
either
> pulling up toward the powerband or bouncing off the top of it.
When it was
> in the powerband, it was v. snatchy...on/off throttle would
really jerk the
> bike back and forth and upset it quite a scary lot.
Carburation, cush, or
> character??...we'll figure it out in time.
>
> But the bike corners like a bicycle, just think and go...it's
amazing,
> really. I was riding maybe 20% slower through the corners than
I normally
> do on the Sprint ST and felt like I was going 50% of normal
speed. One
> could get into _biiig_ trouble on this bike, I think.
>
> I tried my normal "in slow, peek and throttle up" corner entry
a few times,
> and just bogged the bike completely or overrevved the engine.
>
> Latigo> Kanan>Mulholland>Rock Store>Cold Canyon>Piuma>Las
Flores and
> breakfast.
>
> We did it backwards afterward.
>
> Lots of - stuff - on the roads after the storm. Piuma lost a
complete lane;
> it's buried under 4' of rocks. There was a full-on tree in the
road on Las
> Flores. Having a nimble bike helped.
>
> So basically here's the short version: I'm clueless at riding
this thing,
> it's more fun than a Beetle full of well-oiled coeds, and I
have a new
> project...figure out how to ride it well and do some incidental
debugging
> on it.
>
> Once that's done we'll work on the style issues.
>
> Grace took it for a spin "around the block" when we got home
and didn't
> come home for half an hour. I envision a lot of negotiation in
my future...
>
>
> MarcD
>
>
>
>
>
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