a couple of items that puzzled me
item no. 1 greasing the front axle???? seems like it doesnt make sense since the bearing are what needs the grease but maybe im missing something.
item no. 2 enlarging the air box holes. seems there is more sqaure inches of opening on the airbox than the sq inches of the carb throat so i cant see where that would help if it aint restricted? |
The grease is to stop corrosion on the axle and it siezing in the bearings. I'm not sure on the airbox deal.
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grease stops the axle seizeing in the bearing inner race...
the motor creates a vacume on the motor side of the air filter so you need enough air flow to recharge the space on the motor side of the filter in the split second when the intake valve is closed... some air boxes/filters are more restrictive than others.... .. |
If you ever have to take out a rusty and stuck axle using a big hammer, you'd be bathing it in grease before putting it back in.
As for the big holes in the air box - think of them as a "natural compressor" :D |
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Tim, the other reason that you should grease the front axle is because there is room for you to install and remove the axle bolt without having to heat or cool various parts. From a maintenance perspective that's a good thing, however the dilemma with that is two fold: 1) enough room to easily put the bolt in means enough room for the bearings to spin on the axle, and not the races. Normally that's not the case, but when the suspension is ratcheting up and down, it happens often enough to be a concern. 2) If there's room around the bolt, that means there's not a seal there. Any water you come across (not even ride through, just riding in the rain or splashing along in puddles) will be drawn to the inside 'safe space' between the bearings. The axle bolt is designed to keep the front tire on the bike, not guard against corrosion. As a result, any water you get in there will do what water does and start breaking everything down to it's base elements. As for the airbox, there are very rapid pressure changes that occur inside when the bike is running. Think of it this way: The fuel/air mix from the carb wouldn't go anywhere if there wasn't a vacuum to draw it into the cylinder. That's why timing and valve adjustment are so important on an engine. When the air starts moving from the airbox into the carb, that would naturally create a low pressure zone in the airbox. Air is drawn in from outside to airbox to try and restore a pressure balance. If the engine can't breathe freely, you would be slowing that movement down, and thus reduce engine power. You had mentioned the carb throat being smaller per square in than the airbox openings. That smaller size is required to create the venturi that will draw the fuel up out of the float bowl (through the jets) and create the fuel air mix. So the short answer at the end of this very long response is this: It's not the size that matters, it's how you use it! :D Hope this helps shed some light on the questions you presented.
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I've seen a fair bit of airbox modifying/eliminating go badly. Any time you modify any part of the intake tract be prepared to possibly have to re-tune.
Just enlarging the air inlet hole on the box is unlikely to change the tuning since it's also unlikely to change air flow, it'll make it a little louder which many people equate to more power. If you decide to open it up do some before & after speed runs to see if it helped or not. My guess is it won't just like you're guessing based on the logic that the hole is already bigger than the carb inlet, but it would be interesting to find out. |
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