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Damn......you might want one of these or maybe a Polaris Dragon 800
Hope things work out with your dealer.
I wonder if all the high reving above 8500 rpm has anything to doo with that???
Your thoughts ??????????????
Here is a good clue on the mid range jetting of the 800R's from the dootalk flatland section by Mach1Z yesterday
"Thanks,this info is a must to have for guys like myself,who like to test and tune as well,how much of a ***** was getting to the carbs,and air box off,could you get to the mains from a hole in the bottom of the float bowl,like carbs of old,or did you just remove the bottom carb cover,you said you raised the needle w/a plastic shim,where do you get those shims,and what size are they? .020-.030 thou?? How did you decide it was running hot in the midrange,do you have egt probe on the pipe,its funny you mention this,cause one of our dealers here in maine stated the same thing,about the hot spot in the mid. which is where i have always burnt up my 2-strokes before,let me know how the heavier pin weight works,and if you had to click down to #2 and how much the 26 top gear gave you."
"Changing mains wasn't bad. Remove airbox, loosen carb boots, you have to remove the outside antifreeze line to tilt the carbs up. I put vise grips on the lines so I didn't loose much fluid. It's an allen drain plug on the bottom. Now to get to the needles you have to remove the carbs completely which requires removing choke cable, throttle cable, inside antifreeze line and vacuum hoses. needles already have a shim in, I just put another one of the same on top. Be careful not to overtighten the needle lock plate screw. I got the shims at the dealer. Didn't use any egt's. My temp gauge was getting close to pegging out while riding the river at a steady 1/3 to half throttle and when ever I got on it the temp would drop from the fat mains."
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You couldn't pay me to take my new XP out of my garage first ride without raising the needle at least one clip by position or shim, and I have been of this opinion for a number of years because of EPA and feedback from friends. Shims for the 800R's are about $13 from HiPerformance engineering. High performance two strokes need three things to survive, enough fuel and enough oil and enough
cooling !!!!
Any one of these is lacking and ..........................
Good Luck
Shims for the carbs? What are those? Don't need any for my Polaris. Must be a Doo thing.
definately mechanical-40 mph and cruising out and weird noise and stopped..
Sometimes its better to keep your mouth shut and then other people don't have a clue to what you don't know.
ROFLMAO!!! Was thinking something similar myself! Got my carbs with needles in #2 WOB (washer on bottom), but no shims!
No matter what brand it is it still SUCKS to break down. I hope the stealer stands behind it.