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It's been a long time coming but the Warhorse has hit the road again.
This started in February 2018 when returning to Melbourne from South Australia she started making bad noises, this turned out to be a cam follower had lost the stellite facing.
As you are aware this entails a full stripdown and renewal. While I was into the motor the decision was made to fit some of Jim Schmidt's goodies starting with the JS one cam shaft and light weight lifters, a pair of the carillo rods and pistons, a pair of the Keihin carburettors and a few little items like the rocker end plates and reusable gaskets and his fork bush kit. Although I had no problem from the Boyer ign, I had a Pazon smart fire ignition unit sitting on the shelf so that went on too.
Also I put my money down for a CNW electric starter.
The bling shockies are ohlins look alikes from China / Bangood that were cheap enough to give a go. I also upgraded the brakes with the resleved master cylinder and a set of high friction brake shoes for the rear from RGM #063417.
So what's the results you may ask,
For me this has been like reacquainting myself with a long lost friend and I realise why I so enjoyed riding the warhorse, it was my favorite bike then and now is even better.
So far I have nothing but praise for Jim's products, the Carbs were tuned to perfection straight from the box and with the combination of the Pazon ignition she idles perfectly, and with the JS1 camshaft she pulls like a train and she flies like never before when I open the throttle, I haven't tested the full performance yet but crikey she is a strong motor.
The CNW starter lives up to the reputation for quality and fires up the 850 instantly.
The brakes are vastly improved, almost feel modern and for the first time in her life you can lock up the rear wheel! the Bangood shocks seem to work ok, rebound is adjustable but the compression adjusters are ornamental only and I noticed today that one of the lower mount rubbers had escaped from its confines.
I almost forgot to mention the motor operates much more smooth than before. I can not say it is vibration free but it is certainly not as harsh as previous.
Time will tell but so far I am super happy to have my old Warhorse back.
This started in February 2018 when returning to Melbourne from South Australia she started making bad noises, this turned out to be a cam follower had lost the stellite facing.
As you are aware this entails a full stripdown and renewal. While I was into the motor the decision was made to fit some of Jim Schmidt's goodies starting with the JS one cam shaft and light weight lifters, a pair of the carillo rods and pistons, a pair of the Keihin carburettors and a few little items like the rocker end plates and reusable gaskets and his fork bush kit. Although I had no problem from the Boyer ign, I had a Pazon smart fire ignition unit sitting on the shelf so that went on too.
Also I put my money down for a CNW electric starter.
The bling shockies are ohlins look alikes from China / Bangood that were cheap enough to give a go. I also upgraded the brakes with the resleved master cylinder and a set of high friction brake shoes for the rear from RGM #063417.
So what's the results you may ask,
For me this has been like reacquainting myself with a long lost friend and I realise why I so enjoyed riding the warhorse, it was my favorite bike then and now is even better.
So far I have nothing but praise for Jim's products, the Carbs were tuned to perfection straight from the box and with the combination of the Pazon ignition she idles perfectly, and with the JS1 camshaft she pulls like a train and she flies like never before when I open the throttle, I haven't tested the full performance yet but crikey she is a strong motor.
The CNW starter lives up to the reputation for quality and fires up the 850 instantly.
The brakes are vastly improved, almost feel modern and for the first time in her life you can lock up the rear wheel! the Bangood shocks seem to work ok, rebound is adjustable but the compression adjusters are ornamental only and I noticed today that one of the lower mount rubbers had escaped from its confines.
I almost forgot to mention the motor operates much more smooth than before. I can not say it is vibration free but it is certainly not as harsh as previous.
Time will tell but so far I am super happy to have my old Warhorse back.
