Installed the Polini White contra with 9g rollers. Still feels light and still tops out at 54, but I'm sure the spring needs to settle in. I'll probably buy a roller kit with some heavier rollers to play around with. Just seems weird. Is it normal to run a setup like this with that much weight?
I'm glad I went with 8.44:1 over the 9:1. There is some hit to the take-off but acceptable for my usage. It cruises nicely without too much throttle around 40, where I'll probably be spending the majority of the cruising time. I wanted to share how I mounted my license with low-profile taillights since I know some guys use weird mounts:
All I did was use a regular metal license plate frame, but instead mount it backwards by drilling small holes in the frame for two bolts to go through the mudguard mount holes. On the back I used large fender type washers with nuts. You can see a little bit of the bolt head by the red arrows behind the plate. Fast and easy to do plus no extra holes in the mudguard.
A little sneak preview before the unveiling. It was stock yellow with some minor body damage and dirty. Pretty much everything but the frame got repairs and a new paint job:
"Is that a smartphone mount bolted through the mirror nut with a USB power cord that turns on with ignition!?", you ask. Good eyes is all I have to say.
Now back to business. This was a brand new plug before this run:
Yea, not too pretty. Sure doesn't look like a plug running a huge main. There is some oil residue around the threading and near the plug sealing point. I removed the crush washer and used the copper CHT ring per Trailtech instructions. Maybe this is air leak source?
