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Re:First ride with the HSR 42 6 Months, 1 Week ago  
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is it a straight bolt-on to the HSR42 ?

Had to make a bracket for the TPS but got some help from Smokescreens. He made one out of aluminum that was too thick and sent it to me to use as a pattern. Other than that, I need to replace the throttle cables but only because I broke the steel housing on the OEM pull cable. The OEM choke cable seems to work just fine with the HSR enricher plunger. Reroute fuel lines and make small brackets for the choke and idle adjuster. Not a bad job at all.
 
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Re:First ride with the HSR 42 6 Months, 1 Week ago  
Sounds like you got it dead on and did a bang up job. You are going to really enjoy it.
 
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Re:First ride with the HSR 42 6 Months, 1 Week ago  
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Well I just got done with the HSR 42 install and it has a WOW factor. My OEM carb was set up perfect and running strong with no problems. But I caught the bug from all the reading about the 42. Along the the install I dumped the pump. Ported the intake a little more and eliminated the lip inside the manifold at the head connection.(See RSC FAQ porting). The weather here is on the cool side so my tuning will need a little tweeking in the spring but all in all it runs great. As of now I am just using the stock pull cable on the old bracket but I have new SS cables ordered from Max. IMO a worthwhile mod
I had to re-learn to hammer on my bike. The response was much better. I put on a nemesis rigid mount with my hsr42.

Seriously, It responded way faster and I had to re-time grind though gears.
 
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Re:First ride with the HSR 42 6 Months, 1 Week ago  
OK, being a Dumb Ass from the Left Coast...What are AFR's (gonna hate myself for asking) and what gauge are you talking about?
 
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Re:First ride with the HSR 42 6 Months, 1 Week ago  
AFR is short for Air/Fuel Ratio. It is a measurement used to check your carb jetting. The AFR gauge uses an O2 sensor to compute the reading.
 
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Re:First ride with the HSR 42 6 Months, 1 Week ago  
See told ya I was gonna hate myself for asking....Duh AFR, what am I thinking. Thanks for clearing that up,
 
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Re:First ride with the HSR 42 6 Months, 1 Week ago  
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See told ya I was gonna hate myself for asking....Duh AFR, what am I thinking. Thanks for clearing that up,

Don't beat yerself up too bad Grumpy... We've all done it.
Probably more than we'd admit to.
 
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Re:First ride with the HSR 42 6 Months, 1 Week ago  
Happens as we get older.
 
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