Recent content by Sindarin

The only BMW engines using an ionic current knock system are the S85 (E6x M5/M6) and S65 (E9x M3). The S1000RR engine uses typical peizo knock sensors. I have not heard of a motorcycle using an ionic current knock system, probably due to cost as special ignition coils are required.

My understanding of the neutral to first gear clunk: With a multidisk wet clutch there is always a certain amount of drag across the clutch plates due to the plates being bathed in engine oil. So when you pull in the clutch lever and the bike is in neutral the mainshaft of the transmission is...

Barkbusters finally has the NC700 listed on their website with the recommended mounts listed as the S1 and BHG46.2-NP. The S1 only mounts in one location on the bar which I'm not to keen on. There is no link provided for the BHG46.2-NP yet but I'm hoping it will be like the BHG46-NP mount for...

I've read through this thread and still have a hard time understanding what this problem is. On my bike I have noticed a slight rhythmic pulsation at low rpm in 6th gear but have attributed it to the uneven firing order (270 degree crank) nature of the engine. I could get a similar pulsation at...