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740 carb review also known as DFT DFTA weber
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<blockquote data-quote="joedrum" data-source="post: 159312" data-attributes="member: 98"><p>wow went for ride just now ..after doing some wiring work ....this is my hpme and i still know some nice strait roads loney roads through swamp land ...when i was a kid these roads got a lot of my hi speed riding ....anyway i know every bump and ripple in this one road at top speed and acelleration.....it was in 90s here already...no vetter full motor cover lowers on ...felt the the runners on shovelking induction system....for the weber ...32-34..they were still running cool to the touch even though id been out riding at rather high speed for a 1/2 hr. or so ...</p><p></p><p>so i decided to push the bike a bit .....long story short ..i think i was in forth gear and hooch was approaching 120mph ...it was charging hard there ...i was freaked and begining to break ...all the sudden the bike shut down ....thought maybe i hit reserve ...bike came back sort of choppy at first then fine .....rode a bit ..flip back to main tank ...bike was not out of as there .....truth is carb ran out of gas ....sort of like what the stock carbs did instantly when they were use .....but the weber comes back rather quick where stock carbs wouldnt ....anyway as far running this is one bad ass bike ...i know it hard for most to beleave ...but when this bike takes off its gone ....you have to hang on good ..it hits all gears hard .......theres no telling how fast the bike might go ...it marches past 110 like its 70mph....my my im proud ....got more to post but going to eat something first :thanks:</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="joedrum, post: 159312, member: 98"] wow went for ride just now ..after doing some wiring work ....this is my hpme and i still know some nice strait roads loney roads through swamp land ...when i was a kid these roads got a lot of my hi speed riding ....anyway i know every bump and ripple in this one road at top speed and acelleration.....it was in 90s here already...no vetter full motor cover lowers on ...felt the the runners on shovelking induction system....for the weber ...32-34..they were still running cool to the touch even though id been out riding at rather high speed for a 1/2 hr. or so ... so i decided to push the bike a bit .....long story short ..i think i was in forth gear and hooch was approaching 120mph ...it was charging hard there ...i was freaked and begining to break ...all the sudden the bike shut down ....thought maybe i hit reserve ...bike came back sort of choppy at first then fine .....rode a bit ..flip back to main tank ...bike was not out of as there .....truth is carb ran out of gas ....sort of like what the stock carbs did instantly when they were use .....but the weber comes back rather quick where stock carbs wouldnt ....anyway as far running this is one bad ass bike ...i know it hard for most to beleave ...but when this bike takes off its gone ....you have to hang on good ..it hits all gears hard .......theres no telling how fast the bike might go ...it marches past 110 like its 70mph....my my im proud ....got more to post but going to eat something first :thanks: [/QUOTE]
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