A sideways step - I'm still working as a freighter pilot on o'seas flights ... no complaints aside from the difficulty in getting a regular meal (with closures and all) and those that don't take isolation or distancing seriously!
A thanks to everyone who posts 'cos LAVERAFORUM has been a home away from home for the last month and provides some great sanity checks. I've done about 2 months away from home (and know many Aussies / South Africans / Irish / British etc.) and they can't get home.
Back to business. I got my first ride on the 1200 about a month ago after the snow had cleared, equipped with the new Ignitech box (after timing checked at ~ 7 to 32 degrees on both pickups) (magic marker and ruler method) and it shows a improvement. Mind you I had had idle problems before that and counter to good practice had also changed the idle jets from 17.5 to 22.5 (RS36's). It was a little rich so the air jet went to ~1.0 (self drilled mode) and that worked well. Mains were changed at the same time from 127.5 to 122.5 (maybe lean - but I am at altitude). Needles not checked but appear to be up a notch or 2. That leads to fitting of the 'black box' and limited mounting options ... so I've gone the route of changing out the regulator for a Shindengen SH775 (shunt type) and retain the original single phase generator. With a different fuse box that should make mounting a lot easier.
The only mod. that might be questionable is a lithium battery on order ... we'll see how that works out.
I can't wait to get home to warmer weather, a few days in the garage and a decent ride.
A thanks to everyone who posts 'cos LAVERAFORUM has been a home away from home for the last month and provides some great sanity checks. I've done about 2 months away from home (and know many Aussies / South Africans / Irish / British etc.) and they can't get home.
Back to business. I got my first ride on the 1200 about a month ago after the snow had cleared, equipped with the new Ignitech box (after timing checked at ~ 7 to 32 degrees on both pickups) (magic marker and ruler method) and it shows a improvement. Mind you I had had idle problems before that and counter to good practice had also changed the idle jets from 17.5 to 22.5 (RS36's). It was a little rich so the air jet went to ~1.0 (self drilled mode) and that worked well. Mains were changed at the same time from 127.5 to 122.5 (maybe lean - but I am at altitude). Needles not checked but appear to be up a notch or 2. That leads to fitting of the 'black box' and limited mounting options ... so I've gone the route of changing out the regulator for a Shindengen SH775 (shunt type) and retain the original single phase generator. With a different fuse box that should make mounting a lot easier.
The only mod. that might be questionable is a lithium battery on order ... we'll see how that works out.
I can't wait to get home to warmer weather, a few days in the garage and a decent ride.
