Race Bike "Flat Spot"
Posted: Tue Apr 18, 2017 7:44 am
I have just restored a FZR400RR Race bike that has been in storage for the last 12 years. Bike was built up as a full race bike from new in 1990, and is heavily modified. (Ported Head, Cam, 1mm oversize forged pistons, velocity stack airbox, full race exhaust, total loss ignition etc)
I have stripped down and cleaned the carbs. Bike starts instantly and runs fine from idle to about 6k, then has a large "flat spot" not really a miss, that lasts to about 8k. Past 8k it is very powerful and rockets up to the 14k red line.
It's almost like a 1970's 2 stoke power band.
Does this sound like carburation or more likely CDI.
If CDI what are the Chinese CDI's like? I can get them delivered for US$100....
I have stripped down and cleaned the carbs. Bike starts instantly and runs fine from idle to about 6k, then has a large "flat spot" not really a miss, that lasts to about 8k. Past 8k it is very powerful and rockets up to the 14k red line.
It's almost like a 1970's 2 stoke power band.
Does this sound like carburation or more likely CDI.
If CDI what are the Chinese CDI's like? I can get them delivered for US$100....