GlockPointer wrote:
Wow TBolt has some neat stuff! I have an '81 frame that might get a nasty motor someday. With all these nice old CTs I want one to murder out.

I rode Barney around the hood for about 10 miles, nothing new to report except maybe the clutch is getting old, seems to slip a little when hot. So I have a Vesrah kit on the way from the Dr. The speedo had me at 90mph in a 30mph zone so I guess it runs well. Have any of you hit 90mph on your CT? Yah I guess you all have.

Yeah, TBolt has all the stuff to hop up a 125 to 181 (with slightly higher compression, a different cam, heavy duty auto clutch, vm26 carb, and etc) and you can buy it and build the motor you already have, or they sell them already built with all the goodies for $100 or so more than you would incur buying a 125 and then their parts and doing the build yourself (this is of course you factor the 125 at being at its original price not the now exorbitant prices being asked for them). image I would like to throw one of those in a CT or Cub someday and make a real rip roarin' scoot.

Yeah 90mph is 'OK' but you really need to tune that motor, it should be running closer to 110mph flat out on an even surface. image

You may just need to adjust the clutch, though I would recommend that at your next oil change you go ahead and pull the the side case offthen pull you clutch and inspect the discs.

If you haven't already changed the oil since getting the motor running I would go ride it for 10-15min to get it nice and warm (gets all the bits of metal shavings, sludge, and particulates suspended so they'll drain out not just sit at the bottom) then drain that oil and check your clutch discs. If they're in good shape put it all back together top off the oil and adjust the clutch.

Also make sure to use NON-synthetic oil since it makes our 'wet' clutches more likely to slip. Rotella 15w-40 T/Triple Protection (like for diesel engines) is great stuff and is truly non-synthetic, its now even rated for motorcycle use. I've got a 5gal jug of the stuff from my local COOP for a lot less than what the equivalent amount in quarts of the cheapest oil that my local parts store carries.