Joel Josephthat one ride is the reason behind setting up this thread. And finally on 27^th march, 2012 I took the plunge.

After the ride, i spoke to Joel about the upgrades and over a period of one month I got the following installed:

1. Free flow exhaust
2. Simota air filter (conical)
3. Big bore
4. Head work
5. High lift racing camshaft
6. Racing clutch springs


Free Flow Exhaust
No words can describe this piece of art. One thing kept in mind from its inception to the final production.

1. 2. db killer has to be off to achieve the max gains. Simota air filter ( conical )Big bore ( 180cc kit)
It is a light semi forged piston made in Japan meeting the requirements specified by Joel himself. It is specially customized for the fz16. Though there is a bump in the compression ratio to around 10 (not sure of the exact figure), regular unleaded fuel can still be used with no problems at all. This piston is not available anywhere nor it is something that has been around since it is specially customized by Joel.




















Head work
This is done to increase the flow and efficiency of the fuel to the engine. The bike revs a lot more freely, it is recommended for those who opt for the big bore. One experiences a good throttle response throughout.


High lift racing Camshaft Racing clutch springs
This increases the feel while actuating the clutch, the clutch lever is a little bit firmer and gives you a positive feedback, I cant describe the feeling. One has to ride the bike to get an actual feeling once installed. The gear shifts have improved too.

I hope I have described the above upgrades to the best of my knowledge so that the members might get an idea as to what they might wanna go in for. None the less, Joel is the best man who can give you a complete heads up as to how each upgrade makes a diff.
There a slew of upgrades that I might go in for in the future, but for now am having a hell of a time on my BEAST


RIDING EXPERIENCE

1. The bike has a completely different characteristic. Calling it a beast now would be an understatement.
2. The exhaust note is a lot more bassy.
3. Power dlivery is linear and strong throughout the rev range.
4. Once you cross 5k, the bike wants to break free of all shackles and redlines in no time at all. One might wonder if ur riding a short stroke bike.
5.
Top speed


1. Post run in I drained all the mineral oil, replaced the oil filter and filled it with motul fs 15w50. Odometer: 800km, hit an empty stretch and slowly started riding to sweep for any interceptors and obstacles (happens only in India). Once the preliminary checks were done, I went flat out and hit a top wack of 120kmph.
2. Odo reading: 997km
The same stretch, I go flat out and hit 124kmph.
3. Odo reading: 1179
The same stretch again, flat out to hit 128kmph.

Thanks a lot Joel. God bless you.

Cheers.