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Like my new Kawk?

Supposed to be good for about 3hp on the top, but a good solid power gain all the way from the beginning to the end.

If the bike's pipes are bluing near the header, the bike might be running lean, if the pipes are blueing further down then you are probably okay.

You can tell if someone has messed with the carbs if the brass plug is removed over the air/fuel screws on the bottom of the carb...
 
Just put my first 100 miles on it already. That idle adjustment knob comes in handy when you realize it's idling way too high. LOL
 
Congrats that is one fine Kawk I'd ride that thing all day and into the night!
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"Whatta ya doin Daddy?"

Cute. :laughing



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Not quite correct......

NorCal_SV650S said:
It has the old firing order like the original Bonne right? So it will be more vibey than expected. That is part of the charm. Triumph chose not to run that firing order, in order to smooth out the bike and give them the option to improve the HP without worrying about the bottom end.
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The New Triumph Bnneville has a 360 degree crank just like the originals. The vibrations are damped with counter balancing shafts.

The New Triumph Scrambler has a 270 degree crank; it is supposed to give more torque and less horse power to the Scrambler.

The "900" (865) cc Bonneville has sufficient power to allow passing at freeway speeds plus ( up to the ton). I do not believe the 650 Kawk does so.

The Kawk is a lovely bike never the less and the gear driven cam is definitely cool.
 
Haha! Nice bike man! Reminds me of a triumph look to it!

Great Bike man! Have fun and stay safe!
 

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Ready to Ride said:
The New Triumph Scrambler has a 270 degree crank; it is supposed to give more torque and less horse power to the Scrambler.
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The thing that sets 270 degree parallel twin engines apart from 360 degree (Bonneville & W650) and 180 degree (EX250, 500, 650, and lots of other bikes) engines is in the 270 degree engine both pistons don't change direction at the same time. In the other two configurations they do.
 
The W650 is counter-balanced and rubber mounted. Why can't Harley Davidson do the same?
 
davidji said:
The thing that sets 270 degree parallel twin engines apart from 360 degree (Bonneville & W650) and 180 degree (EX250, 500, 650, and lots of other bikes) engines is in the 270 degree engine both pistons don't change direction at the same time. In the other two configurations they do.
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The old Brits all had 360 degree cranks and nothing else sounds quite the same. The counter balance shafts on my NTB make it much smoother and have muchmuch less vibration than my Commando.
Triumph also states that it has more hp, but less low down torque,than the 270 crank Scrambler.
 
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Ready to Ride said:
The old Brits all had 360 degree cranks and nothing else sounds quite the same. The counter balance shafts on my NTB make it much smoother and have muchmuch less vibration than my Commando.
Triumph also states that it has more hp, but less low down torque,than the 270 crank Scrambler.
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That's all true. I was just pointing out the fundamental difference. FWIW boxer twins also have both pistons change direction at the same time. It really is a big thing when you consider what makes an engine shake and vibrate.

As far as how it plays in real world vibes and shaking I can't say, since the 270 and 360 engines get counterbalanced differently.

I've spent a lil more time on a scrambler than a bonnie. I think the bonnie was smoother. Scrambler had a cooler sound.
 
Ahh, that explains why there really haven't been any truly new Harleys in the last 10 yrs, they use rubbers:teeth
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yodaisgod said:
Well slap me around and called me Susan. But "only" the Dyna models have the counter-balanced engine and rubber mounts? Not that you believe everything on Wiki.
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No. Dyna models have the rubber mounts (and no counter-balancing) and the Softail family (to include all touring models) have the counter-balanced engine with no rubber mounts.

Just go to a dealer and look a the bikes if you don't believe Wiki.
 
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