On The Pegs June 2018 - Volume 3 - Issue 6 | Page 76

On The Pegs
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ALIEN
AUTOPSY
A M O T O R H E A D ’ S G U I D E T O T H E CO O L E S T B I K E S
bike work great. Just little quick adjusters to adjust my clutch and brake levers.
Then going on to the engine, we’re running the Boyesen carbon fiber reeds
that I had a part in development with. Two years ago we started those. Then
last year they were standard on the GP and now again in 2018. The Ohlins rear
shock that came out with this bike works really, really well. I’ve just gone two
clicks on the rebound and a little up on the pre-load, just to compensate for
the hard impact. I take my rear light out of the back fender to prevent it from
just taking weight out of it.
The carburetor has an extended float bowl, which just gives it more volume.
It’s more of a peace of mind thing than a performance thing. It’s a standard
28-millimeter Keihin, which comes with the bike. It’s matched with a titanium
header pipe that the bike comes with, and then obviously the red silicone
hoses really put a good touch to it. Everything else is standard. Radiator is
standard. I know some of the overseas guys they run larger radiators, so that’s
standard. We run a carbon fiber number plate, just to save some weight versus
the plastic. Other than that, we changed our tank graphics for the team versus
the standard bike. That’s it.
Other than that, we’ve added a Flywheel weight and also an S3 high com-
pression head. The Flywheel heavier. It’s just again a personal thing. I prefer it
to decelerate for a little longer than it does standard. It’s just a standard bolt
on. There’s nothing custom to it. n