Daniel Kavcak, you suggest some esoteric modifications of minimal effect, e.g., trick header, upside-down forks, even a replacement carburetor for the "outdated" CVK40.
Just wonderin' . . . what goals/purposes have you in mind? What is your schedule and budget for these (to me) functionally trivial mods?
Nothing wrong with dreaming; just wondering at your actual intent to implement the mods you mention.
If you should modify your bike, by all means share the "before" and "after" performance change with the forum membership.
I don't necessarily have a budget honestly, however as I told Dave in the other thread, the bike was only $800, so I'm not necessarily sure how feasible all of it together would be versus expensive it is.
But as of now, I'm addressing the braking with some stainless lines since my lines are totally toast. They push rusty fluid out, even after bleeding half a bottle of DOT4 through the master cylinders.
After that, it's fair game for whatever comes first. I didn't necessarily do a ton of research on these bikes since I knew how loved they were by their owners, so I didn't account for how...uh...pedestrian they are.
I'm used to 400 and 450 thumpers (grew up on ATV's and dirtbikes) and 250 two-strokes, so I'm used to the responsiveness of those. Granted, these have a nice shove at low RPM's, I want to try and figure out if we can figure out a way to make them a little more snappy and responsive all over. I knew there are a slew of braking and engine modifications, but I'm moreso curious if we can gain a better mid to high RPM range without heavily modifying the valve clearances, boring the block, cams, etc.
Then again, I could just be an idiot and need to get used to the bike. Perhaps it will grow on me more.
