Reed Cage
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jaguar
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By "supports" do you mean reed flex limiters (curved)?
Those are designed to help the reeds bounce back to zero position quick enough when at high revs although they add some restriction to opening enough at lower revs. So if your bike has good top end power then your reeds probably don't need the limiters.
Those are designed to help the reeds bounce back to zero position quick enough when at high revs although they add some restriction to opening enough at lower revs. So if your bike has good top end power then your reeds probably don't need the limiters.
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The reeds I have on the cage are one solid piece, no petals.
From the looks of the picture you provided I must not have stock reeds. Do you have any idea what brand they could be? Should I purchase some reed stops and see if help the top end power?
Thanks for the help I really appreciate it. These forums are great!
From the looks of the picture you provided I must not have stock reeds. Do you have any idea what brand they could be? Should I purchase some reed stops and see if help the top end power?
Thanks for the help I really appreciate it. These forums are great!
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Man...I've forgotten what boyesen power reeds look like. Are they one petal?
IF you have a strip of metal vs: the pictured stops, that's certainly a boyesen mounting method. Don't know about FmF and others.
No, you should not purchase reed stops to see if they improve the top end. They limit reed movement.
Note: Wibby's pic is from his '92. I assume it's a '92 cage. That's not necessarily true. It sure seems to look the same as my '00. I'll check that tonight.
Buykawisaki.com shows a '92 to have 'split' reeds.
IF you have a strip of metal vs: the pictured stops, that's certainly a boyesen mounting method. Don't know about FmF and others.
No, you should not purchase reed stops to see if they improve the top end. They limit reed movement.
Note: Wibby's pic is from his '92. I assume it's a '92 cage. That's not necessarily true. It sure seems to look the same as my '00. I'll check that tonight.
Buykawisaki.com shows a '92 to have 'split' reeds.
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Yep, sounds like Boyesen's to me. A Boyesen set-up for the KDX is a single petal with a presure bar attached by 3 or 4 screws per reed.
From this post, I just learned that there is no longer a need for me to replace my OEM reed cage with aftermarket reeds. I just assumed (usually a bad thing) that the reed cage I pulled and inspected during the winter rebuild was a stock unit.
Based on the picture of the OEM unit shown on CC's post, lets just say mine don't look like that.
Now that you have my attension, the unit in my 96 200 is a white plastic triangular frame with white blades that look like very fine screen material. I don't remember looking at any part of this mystery unit that allowed for any adjustability. All this from memory is sketchy at best, I should probably pull it apart and see what is in there. Or, any ideas on what is in front of my carb.
This is what can happen when you buy used equipment.
Based on the picture of the OEM unit shown on CC's post, lets just say mine don't look like that.
Now that you have my attension, the unit in my 96 200 is a white plastic triangular frame with white blades that look like very fine screen material. I don't remember looking at any part of this mystery unit that allowed for any adjustability. All this from memory is sketchy at best, I should probably pull it apart and see what is in there. Or, any ideas on what is in front of my carb.
This is what can happen when you buy used equipment.
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There is a white piece that fits in BEHIND (upstream..toward the rear of the bike..in 'front' of the carby) the reed cage pictured. It's NOT the reedcage.
Got a pic of that, wibby?
I don't recall the blades being of a fine mesh material, though.
Got a pic of that, wibby?
I don't recall the blades being of a fine mesh material, though.
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Boyesens power and pro reeds fit on the stock cage.
Well, considering that's what you order!
There are aftermarket reed cages like boyesens rad-valve and the deltaforceII. Both of these have their own specific reeds that fit that particular cage.
With either the boyesen or DFII aftermarket reed blocks, the reed attachment is similar in that it's just a strip across the top..not the big duckbill oem stops.
Well, considering that's what you order!
There are aftermarket reed cages like boyesens rad-valve and the deltaforceII. Both of these have their own specific reeds that fit that particular cage.
With either the boyesen or DFII aftermarket reed blocks, the reed attachment is similar in that it's just a strip across the top..not the big duckbill oem stops.
jaguar
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Canyon, the instructions that came with my carbon fiber reeds said to leave the limiters on. I suppose since they are so flexible they'd probably flutter a lot at high revs which would limit power.
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Thanks jag.
I wasn't specific. Bad info is worse than no info. :(
The boyesen power (fiberglas) reeds use the small strip. I've not tried the boyesen carbon on the oem reed block, only on their radvalve.
I wasn't specific. Bad info is worse than no info. :(
The boyesen power (fiberglas) reeds use the small strip. I've not tried the boyesen carbon on the oem reed block, only on their radvalve.