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Hello everyone,
I own 2011 Pulsar 135(Stock), I am happy with the performance it still goes upto 120Kmph, can cruise at over 100KMPH. But I have a few complaints like looks, lights(Intensity), vibrations.
For the looks part of it, I like naked biked so previously I removed every bit of no essential plastic except front mud guard and rear tire huger. It looked okay. But now I have stripped the bike down for a complete rebuild and repaint (Everything) so a need ideas for nice looking colour schemes(no green or orange please)
For light intensity part of it, I have a few option HIDs or bigger halogens or LEDs
HID
I don't want HIDs for three reasons
Firstly too out there,
Second virtually gives no improvements in look as it sits inside the same headlight assembly
And third it give cool white light which is discomfort for riders on opposite direction{yes I think about others too ;p }.
Bigger halogens
No because I will have to get a bigger stator and/or thicker gauge wiring, too expensive to the purpose. And No improvements in looks.
LEDs
Sadly No again, no good affordable LED setups available in India, and even If i get one from China or Taiwan they still go in the stock socket no improvements in looks.
So I decides to make one myself, I bought some 10W and 20W LED(waterproof), a couple of buck-boost converter with adjustable voltage & current and some old CPU fans for cooling(with heat sink although I will have modify it). For the headlight assembly I will go with a mask (Iron man or Transformers) like structure with Eye being light outlets. But the problem is it does not really go well with the instrument cluster, I could get rid of the instrument cluster but I really want to keep it.
So I need suggestion in this regard also. Can I get a new and smaller cluster which works with pulsar 135.
I am also getting rid of the keys, I already bought the anti theft device but I need to modify its wiring in order to get it to work in place of my keys. It possible and I am working on it, will update once I finallise it. and anyone has already done it any suggestion would be appropriated.
Now to accommodate this devices power needs(in long term, as it just uses 5mA in standby) and to be able to turn on LEDs without running the engine (Currently my bike has a device which only allows the current to headlights only when Engine is running, it is connected directly to the stator coil, I will get rid of it and connect head lights direct to battery). But I need a bigger battery for all this, right now I have a 5 Amphour battery which is at the end of its life anyways. So I am thinking going for a 9AH battery.
But then I need more space under the seat. Which is taken up by airfilter, that I can replace with a conical Air filter(like K&N but not K&N), because they are smaller but I don't want them to mess up my air fuel ratio and I don't want any weird loud noises (not that I don't enjoy the occasional the "Dug-dug" and there are ways to get it temporarily but overall I want my right to be silent) and I also don't want any dust entering my combustion chamber. I need some help here too.
Now finally the vibrations, they start at around 4k rpm and increase with increase in rpm after 7k they increase so much so that it kinda numb down our sensitivity to vibrations and I feel it less. But they are there a simple check would be to put bike on double stand and increase rpm in neutral you will be able see the bike slide even on stand because of the vibration. and since the vibration are there in neutral too so nothing wrong with chain set and gear box.
Now when I took down the engine I noticed the timing chain is a little loose that's because the chain guides wore off, I will change them, combustion chamber had a lot of carbon deposit so I cleaned that Piston rings are also worn need to change them as well. I dont think that will change anything w. r. t. vibrations as the issue is there from bikes eternity, my bike has low compression ratio around 9.2:1 i guess, other bikes have ratios of upto 10.5:1
So do you guys think changing the ratios might help? or doing something to the bore size I don't want increase power I just want to decrease vibrations.
I also need to name my rebuild so I am thinking Mark 135 if iron man themed or Optimus 135 on transformers, any suggestion would help?
Thanks in advance.
I own 2011 Pulsar 135(Stock), I am happy with the performance it still goes upto 120Kmph, can cruise at over 100KMPH. But I have a few complaints like looks, lights(Intensity), vibrations.
For the looks part of it, I like naked biked so previously I removed every bit of no essential plastic except front mud guard and rear tire huger. It looked okay. But now I have stripped the bike down for a complete rebuild and repaint (Everything) so a need ideas for nice looking colour schemes(no green or orange please)
For light intensity part of it, I have a few option HIDs or bigger halogens or LEDs
HID
I don't want HIDs for three reasons
Firstly too out there,
Second virtually gives no improvements in look as it sits inside the same headlight assembly
And third it give cool white light which is discomfort for riders on opposite direction{yes I think about others too ;p }.
Bigger halogens
No because I will have to get a bigger stator and/or thicker gauge wiring, too expensive to the purpose. And No improvements in looks.
LEDs
Sadly No again, no good affordable LED setups available in India, and even If i get one from China or Taiwan they still go in the stock socket no improvements in looks.
So I decides to make one myself, I bought some 10W and 20W LED(waterproof), a couple of buck-boost converter with adjustable voltage & current and some old CPU fans for cooling(with heat sink although I will have modify it). For the headlight assembly I will go with a mask (Iron man or Transformers) like structure with Eye being light outlets. But the problem is it does not really go well with the instrument cluster, I could get rid of the instrument cluster but I really want to keep it.
So I need suggestion in this regard also. Can I get a new and smaller cluster which works with pulsar 135.
I am also getting rid of the keys, I already bought the anti theft device but I need to modify its wiring in order to get it to work in place of my keys. It possible and I am working on it, will update once I finallise it. and anyone has already done it any suggestion would be appropriated.
Now to accommodate this devices power needs(in long term, as it just uses 5mA in standby) and to be able to turn on LEDs without running the engine (Currently my bike has a device which only allows the current to headlights only when Engine is running, it is connected directly to the stator coil, I will get rid of it and connect head lights direct to battery). But I need a bigger battery for all this, right now I have a 5 Amphour battery which is at the end of its life anyways. So I am thinking going for a 9AH battery.
But then I need more space under the seat. Which is taken up by airfilter, that I can replace with a conical Air filter(like K&N but not K&N), because they are smaller but I don't want them to mess up my air fuel ratio and I don't want any weird loud noises (not that I don't enjoy the occasional the "Dug-dug" and there are ways to get it temporarily but overall I want my right to be silent) and I also don't want any dust entering my combustion chamber. I need some help here too.
Now finally the vibrations, they start at around 4k rpm and increase with increase in rpm after 7k they increase so much so that it kinda numb down our sensitivity to vibrations and I feel it less. But they are there a simple check would be to put bike on double stand and increase rpm in neutral you will be able see the bike slide even on stand because of the vibration. and since the vibration are there in neutral too so nothing wrong with chain set and gear box.
Now when I took down the engine I noticed the timing chain is a little loose that's because the chain guides wore off, I will change them, combustion chamber had a lot of carbon deposit so I cleaned that Piston rings are also worn need to change them as well. I dont think that will change anything w. r. t. vibrations as the issue is there from bikes eternity, my bike has low compression ratio around 9.2:1 i guess, other bikes have ratios of upto 10.5:1
So do you guys think changing the ratios might help? or doing something to the bore size I don't want increase power I just want to decrease vibrations.
I also need to name my rebuild so I am thinking Mark 135 if iron man themed or Optimus 135 on transformers, any suggestion would help?
Thanks in advance.
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