Boosting the Performance Of Bikes

In Indian there is a large demand for performance bikes due to interest in biking and so demand due to lack of imported motorcycles. So generally people tends to change the machine from stock to high performance for either street racing, circuit racing, drag racing or for dirt purpose. Earlier some of the high performance material was not available in India due to lack of knowledge about material or because of importing it to India.Now a days in India there are some high performance spares available by some of the direct distributor or importers, for example K&N filters, Piper Cross, MSD Ignitions, NGK, DYNOJET, Microns, Two Brothers etc.The material is extremely high performance but just by putting few spares you can’t increase the performance due to lack of information. The performance is depending on channels or the way you put those spares in-line like computer flow chart.To increase the performance of indian bikes we have the following accessories.

1. Air Filters
   • Factory fitted air-filters are designed in a way that filters maximum possible dirt particles from the air before in enters the engine, the main drawback here is the factory fitted air filters restrict air flow to the engine because of its high filtration capacity and thickness
   • In India the most commonly available power filters are K&N, Pipercross, LM filters,BMC filters.
   • We can simply install these in automobiles without changing other motorcycle parts.
   • High Free Flow Filters increases the air intake of the engine thereby increasing the breathing capacity of motorcycles.
   • It improves performance while at the same time increases engine efficiency.
   • Every motorcycle has a particular air fuel ratio for example 5:1 means 5% is air and 1% is fuel.
   • By using High Free Flow Filters we increase the percentage of a airflow,say to 10%.
   • To get full efficiency of this High Free Flow Filters,the fuel ratio must also be changed by Re-Jetting for instance 2% fuel for 10% of air flow.
   • This will increase the performance of the engine.
   • Grabbing a high-Performance air intake is the quick and easy route to several benifits,including
   1. An instant increase in horsepower.
   2. A noticeable boost to throttle response.
   3. Improved fuel economy
   4. A long-life for performance air filter by proper maintaining it.
   5. Easy to install and use.
2. Re-Jetting
   • Re-Jetting means adjusting the size of jets inside carb.
   • Indian bikes are coming with Mikuni or Keihin carbs.
   • Ellorto / Spaco has got jets but not suitable for Mikuni or Keihin because of thread size.
   • So make sure about thread sizes before Re-Jetting.
   • The size of the jets are adjusted to make the bike more efficient and to optimise the air fuel mixture.
3. High Performance Free Flow exhaust canister
   • When the intake is increased by some amount the exhaust should also go in that ratio which stock silencers can’t do.
   • Here comes the need for High Performance Free Flow exhaust canister.
   • Two Brothers, Microns etc provide High Performance Free Flow exhaust canister.
4. ECU Remapping
   • ECU remap is a method of enhancing the electronic engine management system of a vehicle by updating the software installed by the manufacturer.The ECU ( Electronic Control Unit )is updated with a different set of commands that help the engine to generate more power and run more efficiently.
   • Manufacturers mass produce engines for use in countries all over the world.
   • So they have designed it to handle a range of different operating conditions,including different grades of fuel, various climates and reduce harmful exhaust emissions.
   • Manufactures program the engine control unit so that the engine is capable of passing the stringent emission tests with a low emissions value
   • By efficiently reprogramming the electronic control unit to make the most of market in which it is being used.
   • This type of reprogramming the engine to run with the specific grade of fuel and the air temperatures of the home market can gain better throttle response,generate even more power,torque and use less fuel.
   • The actual power gain from an ECU remap varies between models.
   • Some engines gain as little as 5% while some mat gain as much as 40%.
   • Usual increase of the engine power will be around 15-20%.
5. Lubrication
   • Oil is the main factor in the engine for performance, wrong oil grade can decrease the performance rapidly and might damage the motor or moving parts.
   • In the market High Performance Lubes like synthetic, semi synthetic oils are available.
   • Some of the imported oils are not suitable for Indian Motorcycles, they are very good for Higher CC engines. The major lag of power starts from clutch, so wrong oil can start slippage in clutch. So make sure the oil specification of the vehicle before buying and pouring in the Engine.
6. Inside Engine
   • Burning all the fuel can be done by changing the Spark plug (NGK-Ir)
   • Change in Spark Plug Cable (MSD Ignition Cables)
   • Installing High performance Ignition Coil for better and high voltage for burning the fuel.
   • The main engine power transmission is through clutch so bad Clutch Springs or low tension springs kills the BHP, so use proper tension or some high tension clutch springs which should high tension than stock springs.
   • The next step is Nitriding of Intake and Exhaust Valves and so the cam, which will reduce the wear and tear.
   • Among these the most important is upgrading to Big Bore Cylinder. Change to higher size piston for big bore cylinder.
   • After that next change should be Hard Chrome Plating on Cylinder bore, which helps the piston for fast motion.
   • Then increase in intake bore for better intake.
   These all will transform the Machine into a real beast. Machine into a real beast.
   
   
   Enjoy Biking, Always wear a helmet