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Cruiser Editor Yes, Harley is my real name. And no, there’s no relationship. But I do enjoy riding Harley-Davidsons, which comes in handy as the Cruiser & Custom Editor of Motorcycle USA.

There’s no denying that Honda builds some of the smoothest running, best performing motorcycles out there. The CBR1000RR has won our Superbike Smackdown numerous times, its Honda CRF450R is always competitive in our 450 Motocross Shootout and many claim its Gold Wing is the best touring motorcycle out there. Despite making some of the most rider-friendly motorcycles on the market, Honda has also been known for its conservative styling, a label it tried to shed with the introduction of its first factory chopper, the 2010 Fury. Aftermarket firms like Cobra have demonstrated the customizing potential of a Honda cruiser with its Cobra Scrambler and Tracker, two Honda RS750 project bikes it introduced at the Long Beach IMS. Honda’s own R&D department also introduced three new custom motorcycles based on the company’s VT1300 line at the LB IMS, which our own Ryan Merrill touched on in his 2010 Long Beach Motorcycle Show Review. Honda released more specs and information on the 2010 Stateline “Slammer,” Sabre “Switchblade” and “Furious” Fury yesterday so we thought we’d take a closer look at its VT1300 Series Concepts.

by Jeremy Korzeniewski
Honda has been producing V6 engines with Variable Cylinder Management for their line of automobiles and minivans for the past few years. Consumers can see a fuel savings of around ten percent when the engine is allowed to switch between six, four or even just three of its cylinders. According to Honda President and CEO Takeo Fukui, the company has plans to begin introducing its Variable Cylinder Management technology to its line of motorcycles beginning in 2010. Another possible fuel and emissions-savings technology will appear on every one of its bikes at the end of that same year in the form of Programmed Fuel Injection. No Honda motorcycles will be equipped with old-school carburetors any longer. Honda has been producing motorcycles with its VTEC system for some time now.

Honda CBR 600RR. Racing Team AX 52. 12. 26. Will Gruy. USA. Yamaha YZFR6. Team Trasimeno 2. 13. 30. Mickael Savary. SUI. Yamaha YZFR6. Millet Racing Yamaha.

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Timing: The Enhancer Ignition allows the user to adjust the ignition timing curve to optimize engine power output. This is done by rotating the potentiometer shaft located on the back of the ignition. Clockwise rotation retards the timing while counterclockwise advances the timing (Figure 1). Coil: The MSD Enhancer Ignition System includes a special Pro CD Coil. This coil has an extremely low primary resistance and a high turns ratio to produce maximum spark energy. The Pro CD Coil is encapsulated in a Rynite compound that is impervious to contaminates and vibration. The MSD Ignition can be mounted anywhere on the motorcycle provided it is away from direct engine heat sources. It is also recommended that if you mount the unit to the front triple clamps that you attach the black ground wire to the frame and not the triple clamps. Bolting the unit to the frame is recommended but not required. COIL It is recommended that a second ground wire (18 gauge BLACK wire supplied) be run from the negative side of the coil (BROWN wire) to the engine cylinder head. This will assure a good path for the spark to follow (Figure 2).

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