Tenacious Duck First Fire Up.
10:01
Santa Pod October 2023
0:42
8 ай бұрын
Dyno Fun Run.
1:20
10 ай бұрын
Westonzoyland 11th & 12th June 2022.
1:55
Smeatharpe 19th March 2022
1:06
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RC24 Big Bang Conversion
6:12
4 жыл бұрын
TFDT 184bhp dyno run
1:42
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Henstridge 23rd May 2018
1:49
6 жыл бұрын
Westonzoyland 12th & 13th may 2018
2:31
Smeatharpe, May 28th 2018
1:10
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Wings and Wheels 2017
1:43
6 жыл бұрын
Carb removal on a VFR750
3:57
6 жыл бұрын
Westonzoyland, May 6th and 7th 2017
1:50
Super Charger Bedding In Session
3:46
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@jerryeinstandig7996
@jerryeinstandig7996 Күн бұрын
what possible advantage would this be ??
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Күн бұрын
It changes the way the power is delivered, giving it more grunt on acceleration, especially out of corners. It makes the tyre feel like it is digging in better. And the sound. Definitely the sound!
@nicolashoyt5341
@nicolashoyt5341 Ай бұрын
Any info on what you did on the carbs? I'm doing a turbo on my VF750C which is very similar overall and have been trying to figure out if I need new needles in the carbs
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Ай бұрын
Just balance the float bowl pressure to the plenum. We used a pitot tube taken from the charge tube directed through the breather tubes and a variable (rising rate) fuel pressure gauge with the pressure tube taken from the plenum. The size of the pitot tube will vary depending on your area and jetting. I have an 8mm outer diameter tube with a 5mm inlet hole bored into the side. The needles are standard in my case and I am using 130 main jets. Nothing else has been changed.
@nicolashoyt5341
@nicolashoyt5341 28 күн бұрын
​@@TheFlyingDuckTheorythanks for the reply! You're a legend!
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 28 күн бұрын
@@nicolashoyt5341 thanks. I hope it all works out for you.
@leondavibe
@leondavibe Ай бұрын
i think this is BS yes you changed the firing order ie 1 will fire when 3 was suppose to and then 3 will fire when 1 was suppose to here (link below) is a reresentation of vfr (180 degree crank) firing instead of firing in a cross pattern now it will fire 2 on the left and 2 on the right, ie you just stuffed up the x balance a bit , it is impossible to get a big bang without taking the crank out cutting it and rewelding it in 360 fashion , that is according to stories where the rc30 comes from, a privateer team actually did this with a vfr750 and whipped the buts of the factory teams and then the RC30 was born or so the story goes kzbin.info/www/bejne/qou8f41-odOie5Y google the different cranks rc30 and other 360 variations you will see the two wide journels point the same direction and the 180 variations they point opposite directions it is techinically impossible to make a big bang by just rotating the cam that is exactly why we have wasted sparks ie 1/3 spark together but only one of them is on the ignition stroke and the other wasted , that is why the bike still runs when you do this since you just moved the ignition stroke to the wasted one and the wasted one to the ignition stroke also adding the 360 big bang notice how the two cylinders fire so close together and then nothing for a while because of the way the crank is built the 1/4 fire close together and the the crank has to go all the way around before those 2 can fire again hence the big bang, same applies to 2/3 kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z2KTqmuLa7OIq9E
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Ай бұрын
2+2 =4, so does 1+3, so does 0+4. There is more than one way to create a big bang engine. Simply, given the fact that the RC36 is a 180 degree crank as opposed to a 360, there's no need to cut it up and reweld it, it already lends itself to the configuration. The ignition pulses are brought to 90° intervals the way I did it, with a firing order of 1-2-3-4. I don't know what the RC30 spacing/firing order is but I'm willing to guess it isn't any closer than what I've done. So you can call it whatever you like but you'd still be wrong.
@leondavibe
@leondavibe Ай бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory i don't get what you think you are doing, the firing order is already 90 apart swapping one bang for another doesn't create a big bang ie you don't create a dead spot by rotating the cam on 180 you just swap which one is ignition stroke ie you swopped 3for 1 and 1for 3 Moving when the bangs can happen creates a big bang Rc30 2 cylinders fires close together ie the cylinder 3 fires then as that journal reaches top om 2/4 90 later, 4 fires then because the crank is 360 On the next 90 there is no piston that is tdc the next one will only be tdc again 270 later , thus the bangs have been moved creating what is regarded as big bang because longer break Ie the cams follows the crank if you want to change bangs or the space inbetween you must change the crank
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Ай бұрын
​@leondavibe there is so much wrong with that comment, I'm not even going to bother trying to explain it to you.
@leondavibe
@leondavibe Ай бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory yea we both made mistakes There isn't a spark every 90 there is a piston tdc every 90 napkin math dumb mistake it will only fire every 2nd time it gets there though, and i had the order wrong 1/4 follows closely and 3/2 on the next crank rotation Now yes i get you think you spaced the bang by 180 by rotating the cam 180 but the cam makes one rotation while crank does two so technically you just swopped the strokes of the two pistons And thus the combustion stroke is still happening just on a different cylinder Ie spark/ignition is happening when that cam rocks wether it is on piston 1 or piston 3 it happens so the bang characteristics hasn't changed at all You just messed with the balance for no gain
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Ай бұрын
​@@leondavibe​@leondavibe I haven't made any mistakes. I have changed the firing order by utilising the wasted spark system. That's what make this work. Rotating the cams moves the original ignition events of cylinders 1 and 3 to what would have been the exhaust stroke so that it is now the compression/ignition stroke. It subsequently changes the firing order to bring the ignition events closer together in a regular 90° crank rotation pattern. It's as simple as that. Big bang doesn't mean all the cylinders ignite at the same time. It can, but it doesn't have to. In this case it just means there is a significantly short ignition sequence compared to a much larger non ignition period. As for no gain, you have never ridden a VFR with this configuration so how would you know? Stop speculating, ignorance is not a good look.
@ElMyggo
@ElMyggo Ай бұрын
Your video inspired me to fix my modified lawnmower with VFR750 engine, check my channel for the testrun clip
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Ай бұрын
Do you have a link?
@ianjeffery4730
@ianjeffery4730 2 ай бұрын
sounds very good
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 ай бұрын
Given the set up, it sounds way better than I thought it was going to. I really need to get it rideable now. It has been an ornament far too long.
@jorgevillaelx7723
@jorgevillaelx7723 2 ай бұрын
Los cigueñales de rc30 y rc 36 son diferentes...has cambiado configuracion y sera algo big bang pero sin prestaciines...gracias
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 ай бұрын
It has never been the intention to increase the power this way. The point was A, to see if it worked, B, what it would go like and C, just for the fun of it. On the 36 it pulled really well. No it wasn't any faster overall but it was more fun to ride. On the 24 it just didn't seem to work. I have a theory why but no proof.
@BurpTheKitten
@BurpTheKitten 3 ай бұрын
Oh, the joys of building a Bitsa. Well done mate, result!
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 3 ай бұрын
Thank you. It'll be worth it once it is finished and I am riding it.
@gs425
@gs425 3 ай бұрын
Hi dude. You came up in my feed! Well done on this latest project build ! G
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 3 ай бұрын
Cheers. When I see you next, I'll tell you about the bloody wiring issue I had today. 🤣
@francescodalba7195
@francescodalba7195 4 ай бұрын
Great man! There some difference on max power or torque?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 4 ай бұрын
It doesn't change the amount of horsepower or torque, just the way it delivers it. It feels punchier away from traffic lights and outcof corners. And on a decent end can sounds evil.
@menno1upload
@menno1upload 4 ай бұрын
Sickest Viffer ever😂 About to try your big bang theory🙂
@emiledaviot5823
@emiledaviot5823 6 ай бұрын
Heyy whats up ! I love it ! Where did the supercharger kit come from ? Thanks man
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 6 ай бұрын
Hey. The supercharger is a Rotrex C15/60 and was originally bought with the cooler/filter/pipes and traction fluid from Greece. The fitting kit, ie the mounting plate and all the spacers were made by us specifically for this bike.
@martinotalotti8986
@martinotalotti8986 10 ай бұрын
Precedent owner make this mod on my 950 KTM. Cause premature wearing
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 10 ай бұрын
Is your KTM a V4?
@martinotalotti8986
@martinotalotti8986 10 ай бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory no, is a 950 se from 2007.
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 10 ай бұрын
Then that could be why it had premature wear. I ran my road bike for two years in this configuration with no issues.
@martinotalotti8986
@martinotalotti8986 10 ай бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory maybe isn't the only reason. But really big bang in that motor gives kicks
@NovatoCustom
@NovatoCustom 10 ай бұрын
What about ignition timing and firing order? Isn't it affected?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 10 ай бұрын
Yes, that the point. It brings the ignition events closer together in an even pattern which is what defines it as a big bang. Instead of 1-3-2-4, it will then be 1-2-3-4.
@NovatoCustom
@NovatoCustom 10 ай бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory I understood the point, I was talking about the ignition itself only, you couldn't do that on an 800 without a custom ECU, I reckon?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 10 ай бұрын
@NovatoCustom no, you couldn't. The 750 is lucky in that it runs catbs so nothing the change there and as it runs a wasted spark system there is nothing to change there either. The 800 running fuel injection needs the timing for that changing and possibly the ignition timing (I don't know if it runs a wasted spark) neither of which you can do on a standard ecu so you are correct.
@IntoTheDepths444
@IntoTheDepths444 10 ай бұрын
dam wtf is that top end? does it have nos or super big turbo or something ?!?!
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 10 ай бұрын
It is supercharged and runs nitrous oxide. Don't know what the total top speed is until next year but it did a standing quarter mile in [email protected].
@billbelcher3214
@billbelcher3214 10 ай бұрын
power figures??
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 10 ай бұрын
166bhp 85ftlb torque. Down on previous runs but the overall setup is different so we think the numbers don't add up. We've never spun the rear wheel like that before which is an indicator of more hp than was registering. Previous session showed 184bhp 96ftlb torque and we were still in the mid to low tens. Now we have hit 9.51, we are pretty sure it's closer to 200.
@billbelcher3214
@billbelcher3214 10 ай бұрын
Truly inspiring what you have done to the old rc36 engine! Thats an amazing amount of power. Ive followed your videos and I'm truly inspired with what you have acheived. I have 4 VFR's 2 rc24 and 2 rc36 !990's . I raced one over 10 years ago I'm building another but am now thinking of adding extra's. I know the engine itself is fairly untuneable so you must have done some lovely tricks with the super charge. Is it possible you do a more detailed look at how you developed it. I'm so curious. Thank you for inspiring someone to get back in the shed!!!@@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@billbelcher3214
@billbelcher3214 10 ай бұрын
this is my bike ( s): vfr750l.blogspot.com/?m=0
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 10 ай бұрын
@billbelcher3214 thankyou for your kind words. It took a lot of work and as much luck to get this thing working. There are a couple of things we did which I cannot disclose but what I can say is that going fuel injection would have saved about three years of hair pulling. The trouble was that I made the claim I could do it with carbs and had to back it up. However, doing it the way we did taught me a number of things which were not known anywhere as (as far as I know) this format has never been tried on a VFR750 before. Next year will hopefully see us chasing a top speed record as well. Don't forget we are using nitrous as well which is a major kick in the power stakes. I have a page on FB which details our journey. Team Flying Duck Theory Motorcycle Sprint Racing.
@nigelgilbert1971
@nigelgilbert1971 10 ай бұрын
Are you still running the BB configuration
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 10 ай бұрын
No. We haven't been doing that since we fitted the supercharger as we had no information about air reserves in the plenum at the end of the cycle. We didn't want it running out before it got to no4 intake . I am thinking on trying it once the season is over.
@danmadsen5604
@danmadsen5604 Жыл бұрын
does this offer up any power gains in any way or is it just to get a more even grip on the rear tyre?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
There are no power gains but it does change the way the power is delivered. It helps the tyre dig in when accelerating for better drive away from traffic lights and out of corners.
@fabriziopandolfi1857
@fabriziopandolfi1857 Жыл бұрын
Is this the big bang engine? Why you are not running anymore?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
It isn't the big bang engine. We haven't run it in that format since the supercharger was fitted as we don't know what effect it will have on the engine at full throttle and big gaps between the last inlet event of one cycle and the first inlet of the next. With the nitrous on it could lean out the mixture too much on no1 cylinder and melt things. It might be tried one day but not this season as we are in contention for the lead of the class and can't afford to risk the engine at this stage. I have thought about it though.
@fabriziopandolfi1857
@fabriziopandolfi1857 Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory Thank you very much for the detailed explanation. In your case it's not worth the risk at the moment. I'd like to make this mod in my stock RC36/1 engine. Is there any advice you can give me? I have blackwidow full exhaust also, but i don't remember if it is 35 or 38 millimeter diameter. I think i will need to re jetting. I'm searching for someone who can make programmable CDI for RC36 because i think that this engine even in the stock form has a little bit of hidden potential and i want to get the maximum out of a stock engine (only exhaust, filter, dynonet).
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
@fabriziopandolfi1857 on a standard engine, the big bang works fine. I use a spark box from Ignitech. They are a Polish company and have a couple of versions for the rc36. The box is fully programmable and on the race bike, I have left the box with the settings it came with. Much cheaper than a new oem Honda unit as well. Look up their website.
@TheBlibo
@TheBlibo Жыл бұрын
Hi How was the performance changed on the rc36, pull better in low to mid range, lose some from the top? . I ask as I wish to do similar with my gpz900r a bit more difficult as cams will have to be cut and welded Great informative vid Keep up the good work
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
It pulled better from the line and felt more like it was 'digging in' on the rear when accelerating out of corners. Top end seemed to be much the same. Exhaust note changed though. Be a little more cautious doing this conversion with an inline 4 though. The VFR crank is very narrow and so is more resistant to twisting. Good luck though if you do go ahead with it 👍
@mickeymouse4897
@mickeymouse4897 11 ай бұрын
Read up on the differences of an inlne 4 & V4 motor ... what you're proposing can't be done, it'll just smash the motor to bits, this 180 cam flip can only be done on a V4, it can't be done on a fuel injected V4 either as it won't ever run, it'll only ever work on a Carb'd V4.
@ziggyinta
@ziggyinta Жыл бұрын
I will 180 my cams this winter and see how it goes. Will try remember to post results back. Any particular models of vfr cams to look out for?
@ziggyinta
@ziggyinta Жыл бұрын
What cams from stock vfr models are beneficial/differing? Have a spare set from a hybrid vfr build. Could probably find the answer on the web somewhere but noone is asking the question
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
Unfortunately, aside from the early days when the VFR was used by the likes of Ron Haslam, Freddie Spencer and Bubba Shobert, very little development has been done on the VFR compared to inline 4s. This was the main reason I went the supercharger/nitrous route. Aside from lowering the compression, you don't have to modify the engine much for it to give good power. There may be different cams available for the RC24s if you hunt around long enough but the 36 onwards was considered more of a touring bike so power development was very sparse. The bike as it stands works well with standard cams so I see no benefit in changing them.
@ziggyinta
@ziggyinta Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory cheers for sharing the info
@ziggyinta
@ziggyinta Жыл бұрын
So my parts bike is an 86/88 vfr700/vfr750 hybrid (rc24), my current bike is a '90 rc36, the rc24 had more top end cams and the rc36 had more mid range (?). Had to look at the frames as i never need to-its a vfr, oil n other consumables n away it goes ;) I need to give it a refresh this winter(your summer) and valve clearance is one of the jobs, will look at rc24 cams and compare. Maybe thats way the rc24 dosen't like the 180' cams. I wonder how the 180' cams effect the legendary vfr reliability?
@ziggyinta
@ziggyinta Жыл бұрын
Not alot of info on the net for vfrs, thanks for adding to tge info pot
@ziggyinta
@ziggyinta Жыл бұрын
The old rc24 frame is inverted so the frame n rear swingarm lock straight, which is now a single wheel trailer for my smaller bike, the headstock makes a great pivot point, i road that bike into the ground with endless gravel roads and mud, eventually the carbs broke n everything was pretty beaten up after 160,000kms of abuse, but the engine still ran fine, was amazing, so i brought the rc36 and parted up what was left of the rc24 for storage
@ziggyinta
@ziggyinta Жыл бұрын
Cool, i owned an old skinny wheels 86 vfr700 with an odd hybrid build to make it 750, that lasted until 160,000kms before the carb mounts broke from all the gravel roads, engine was fine so i decided to get a 90's new model and part my old one, new one has 120,000kms and no worries, still lots of life, never once had either failed to start n go. This idea of big bang vfr has intrigued me, great to see it in action supercharged!! I have cams that are from my California vfr model conversion, wondering what cams are best from stock vfr models? Asking on you tube lol
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
I am running the standard cams in this one. The big bang worked well on the 36 but the 24 didn't like it. Never found out why.
@ziggyinta
@ziggyinta Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory cheers, interesting concept for something out of the usual
@joopliebig8242
@joopliebig8242 Жыл бұрын
hardcore
@mickleblade
@mickleblade Жыл бұрын
Fireblade motors have those numbers cast into the metal now.
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
It does make things so much easier.
@jordykellogg5568
@jordykellogg5568 Жыл бұрын
This is a honda vfr750?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
Yes it is. A 90-93 RC36.
@mickeymouse4897
@mickeymouse4897 Жыл бұрын
Yes this will defo change the valve timing 180 degrees & it'll still run, but it's defo not turning it into a so called "Big Bang" engine ... do some engineering research & you'll discover you'll need a "Cross Plane Crank" to achieve the generic "Big Bang" motor.👍
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
Considering the firing pulses are very much closer together than on a standard VFR, it's close enough to be called a big bang. It comes down to definition. And this ran pretty damn good. Look up the Henstridge Airfield big bang test video on my channel. Proof is in the pudding, as they say.
@BRIMATH1927
@BRIMATH1927 Жыл бұрын
Buenas tardes hablo desde Venezuela me gusta tu vídeo. Soy un amante de las motos de alta cilindrada. Quisiera que me ayudarás con una moto similar con respecto a la puesta de tiempo. Es un proyecto y solo falta ponerla a tiempo.
@kik_performance223
@kik_performance223 Жыл бұрын
Hey how did you mount the super charger to the bike and what modifications needed to be done? I’m interested in doing this to my 97.
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
Hi. We had to manufacture a plate to hold the supercharger and then bolted to frame and engine mounts. A boss is needed to be welded into the timing inspection hatch .to centralise the shaft for the drive pulley . Internally we jave undercut and procut the gearbox which has then been polished along with the camshafts. The heads havevbeen mildly ported, mostly just a clean up. We have a Facebook page, Team Flying Duck Theory and lots of pictures showing most of what was done.
@blackandwhitejazz
@blackandwhitejazz Жыл бұрын
Is this your mod? kzbin.info/www/bejne/r5CckIJsfbqAfsk
@narfi666
@narfi666 Жыл бұрын
I was wondering what kind of exhaust headers you have? Did the conversion to mine and I now have a big flat spot around 7-8k rpm everything is looking good so Ian guessing the stock exhaust is somehow resonating weirdly with the new firing order. Sounds awesome thanks for the idea :D
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
My exhaust system is 38mm diameter whereas standard and aftermarket ones are 35mm. This may have some effect. On the road bike I had a 4 into 4 system (38mm). There was always a hesitation before it came onto the cam so I just dropped a gear if I needed to get past that quickly. My race bike was never affected by it (4 into 2) but I did a fair bit of carb tuning on it.
@narfi666
@narfi666 Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory Out of curiosity wich cylinder did you pair together?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
@@narfi666 the two fronts together (2 & 4) and the two rear (1 & 3 )
@leondavibe
@leondavibe Ай бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory the cam lobes are apposing so rotating the cam you rotate both so you actually caused 1/2 to fire closer instead of 2/3 And Moved 3/4 instead of 1/4 closer You can't affect 1 without affecting its siblings that use the sane cam So 1 is know your 3 and 3 your 1 This is a duffus modification The exhaust will sound different as the gases move different and the balance is affected so imbalance is perceived as big bang this is so funny
@leondavibe
@leondavibe Ай бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory1/3 is on the same cam the only way they can fire together is if you cut and reweld the cam. The same with 2/4
@blackandwhitejazz
@blackandwhitejazz Жыл бұрын
Have you listened to the 2022 RC213V? According to that Wikipedia page, in 2017 it was changed to 180 and 90-90-90-450, same as yours. But there have supposedly been big changes since then. Have a listen. Does the 2022 model sound like yours? kzbin.info/www/bejne/ZmWcg6J3rM13hKc
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
Can't say that I have. I'll look on KZbin and see if I can find a video of it.
@blackandwhitejazz
@blackandwhitejazz Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory Try searching: Day 1 Testing Misano|Marc marquez back on track
@blackandwhitejazz
@blackandwhitejazz Жыл бұрын
Have you considered installing a 360 crank?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
No. I like the sound of the 180 and the big bang derivative. The 360 to me just sounds like an inline 4 and I'm not a fan.
@elieduguay9488
@elieduguay9488 Жыл бұрын
Nice.
@johannesk.6885
@johannesk.6885 Жыл бұрын
Hello and cheers Mr. Langdon. I‘ve got some questions about the engine. I‘m driving a MY '92 RC36 in Tasmania Green Metallic and I love this bike so much. But after I‘ve found out, that you made a Bigger Bang version of the engine (that‘s how I call it, because the natural state of the RC36s engine is already Big Bang), I totally lost my mind in rejoice. Now that I found out, that HRC uses the same crank as the VFR 750 F in the MotoGP, but with a configuration similar to yours, I’ve got more interested to convert my bike to the same specification. Now, after I asked some questions how to properly convert the engine to that firing order in the forum of the German VFR Owners Club, I got some messages, regarding the fact that the starter freewheel would crash because of the double pressure on the pistons and the airbox like the exhaust manifolds would need an adjustment too. Because I know, that you went already through all that stuff, I’m asking you: what beneath the cam gears on the rear cylinder bank have you changed on the engine and the bike? Kind regards and thanks in advance from Germany
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
Hi Johannes, thank you for your enquiry. Can I ask if anyone who responded on the forums where you asked the question had actually performed the big bang engine conversion them selves? I find that a lot of people dismiss ideas without ever having tried, or seen in person the thing they are rejecting. As far as the starter gear is concerned, there is no more pressure on it than on a standard engine. With the big bang, the ignition pulses are closer together but do not happen more than one at a time. The standard airbox is perfectly adequate for the running of a big bang engine as well. The only differences that were outside the engine was a custom made exhaust because the bike was constructed in a very non standard way but all engine internals were what arrived with the original engine. I used this engine for approximately two years in this configuration without any issues at all and the bike was used daily. I hope this answers you sufficiently. If you want more information please ask. Cheers.
@johannesk.6885
@johannesk.6885 Жыл бұрын
Good morning and thank you for the fast answer. I think none of these persons did that conversion, they all wrote in a subjunctive way ("would crash”, "would need a new airbox", etc.) So, now I‘m more convinced to get this job done. But I’ve got one last question: I don’t have the ressources (time and money) to change the manifolds. What would happen, if I would drive in that new configuration with a standard exhaust system (with a Remus Stainless exhaust on it)? Best regards again
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
@@johannesk.6885 Hi again. Using the standard manifolds would have no negative effect on the way the bike runs. You would still have the same jetting ratio of air to fuel per cylinder so the stock exhaust would be fine. If you are already using an aftermarket slip on silencer and the engine works fine with that then it would work exactly the same with the big bang configuration. The best part about this is that if you don't like it, you can reset the cams back to standard as you are not physically modifying any parts just the timing on the cams. 👍
@johannesk.6885
@johannesk.6885 Жыл бұрын
That‘s some cool sh*t, I really need to admit.😂👌🏻 I will send you a vid, when I‘m done with the work. And yeah, the 90° V4 with a 180° crankshaft is a very versatile engine when it comes to the firing order. Yamaha needed to build a whole new engine, we VFR drivers just switch the rear cylinder bank cams.😆 Thanks for your help and always stay safe.👍🏻 Best regards
@johannesk.6885
@johannesk.6885 Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory So Mister Langdon, I did the transformation yesterday. Especially without a muffler you can hear the difference between the configurations: old one like a crossplane V8, now it sounds like a too loud Honda CB500. With the Remus muffler on it close to no difference, but with the new configuration I noticed much more of a rattle on the exhaust. Driving it was a bit strange: close to no feedback on the rear wheel. But a very interesting experience. Cheers from Germany again.
@blackandwhitejazz
@blackandwhitejazz Жыл бұрын
The stock firing order, with degrees of interval, is: 1--180°--3--270°--2--180°--4--90° The stock firing order, with the firing points, is: 1 @ 0° -- 3 @ 180° -- 2 @ 450° -- 4 @ 630° So your mod changes the firing intervals to: 1--90°--2--90°--3--90°--4--450° and the firing points to: 1 @ 0° -- 2 @ 90° -- 3 @ 180° -- 4 @ 270° Right? The wiki page on big bang firing order en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Big-bang_firing_order has the 2017- Honda RC213V as an example of a bike with your firing order.
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
As far as I worked out, yes. 90° between firing intervals and 270° after no 4.
@blackandwhitejazz
@blackandwhitejazz Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory OK, I just added the Langdon Honda VFR750 to the Wikipedia page for big bang firing order.
@blackandwhitejazz
@blackandwhitejazz Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory You're mixing apples and oranges. It's 90 degrees of interval between the firing POINTS, except between 4 and 1 (i.e., after no. 4), where there's 450 degrees of interval after no. 4 fires and before no. 1 fires. There isn't 270 degrees of interval AFTER No. 4 fires. Rather, no. 4 fires AT 270 degrees.
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
@@blackandwhitejazz yep, sorry, confusion on my part. I knew it was 90° between each from 1-4, after 4 I hadn't really thought too much about it and the 270 number was stuck in my head for some unknown reason.
@blackandwhitejazz
@blackandwhitejazz Жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory I just realized that on the Wikipedia page for Big-bang firing order, in the Four-cylinder section, subsection 90° V4 "Big bang," the only other entry besides yours is the 2017- Honda RC213V. You've found a very inexpensive way to make a GP replica!
@jesuschrist-alphaomega
@jesuschrist-alphaomega Жыл бұрын
BS not happening. I had one back in the day.
@Darksouldan89
@Darksouldan89 Жыл бұрын
Not with a turbocharger on it you didn't, slow boi.
@jesuschrist-alphaomega
@jesuschrist-alphaomega Жыл бұрын
@@Darksouldan89 nope not with a turbo. Don't really care about 10 seconds in a straight line. Put enough money into it an a monkey can go fast. Straight liners are posers.
@Darksouldan89
@Darksouldan89 Жыл бұрын
@@jesuschrist-alphaomega I don't care about drag times either, but you're deflecting now anyway, you stated it was BS just because you had this same bike back in the day. But he has done way more to that bike than the stock bike you had so 9 seconds is perfectly doable, Don't comment stupid things in future...
@jesuschrist-alphaomega
@jesuschrist-alphaomega Жыл бұрын
@@Darksouldan89 ignorance an stupid are two different things. Please educate me on where in the video or title does it say anything about being turbo charged. Maybe I missed it small screen on my ph
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
@@jesuschrist-alphaomega it doesn't say anywhere in the video that it is turbo'ed and it won't. The bike is supercharged and uses nitrous oxide. If you cared to look at my other videos you would have seen this. My FB page Team Flying Duck Theory also shows everything that has been done to this bike. So no, it is not bs and I also have an ACU verified timing ticket to back up my claim. I am a member of the National Sprint Association in the UK and they are very strict about the timings. If you still doubt it, I am more than happy to demonstrate how fast this bike is, all you have to do is show up at one of our 1/4 mile venues and you can see for yourself.
@rogerwild1966
@rogerwild1966 Жыл бұрын
Well done. Long may it continue.
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
Thank you 🙂
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory Жыл бұрын
Thank you. 🙂
@ericohara2582
@ericohara2582 Жыл бұрын
I remember racing with Jane and Dave, very nice to see them again. Bw all
@pmncoelho
@pmncoelho 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, but... How do you manage the spark timing for the new ignition order ? Thank you
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
Hey, no worries. The spark timing is taken care of by the fact it is a wasted spark system so what was the unused spark automatically becomes the ignition spark.
@prawny12009
@prawny12009 2 жыл бұрын
With gear driven cams it is essential to align the silencing gear when tightening up the can bearing caps. If the gears jam you can snap the shaft
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
If you mesh the cam drive gears correctly, that will happen automatically.
@lookingupwards8652
@lookingupwards8652 2 жыл бұрын
This is very interesting when I’m all finished with it what will you do for me
@matthewglaze5398
@matthewglaze5398 2 жыл бұрын
Is this changing the motor to fire 2 pistons at a time? I am unfamiliar with the big bang setups purpose.
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
No. It makes the firing order happen in quick succession rather than spaced out as per standard. The purpose is to give a better drive out of corners, better torque delivery away from traffic lights (if that is your thing) and less fatigue on the tyre because it is getting a 'rest' between the ignition sequences. It sounds evil too. 👍😁
@matthewglaze5398
@matthewglaze5398 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory thanks for the info. I have a 91 vfr that I love the way it is. But maybe one day if I get bored I'll give this a shot.
@buni7340
@buni7340 2 жыл бұрын
I like crazy english people for this kind of ideas))
@joshuaconley4665
@joshuaconley4665 2 жыл бұрын
Freaking sick
@hamahama3578
@hamahama3578 2 жыл бұрын
great video . I opened the other part of the engine and could not install the gears. If you can show us another video of the second part of the engine, thank you
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
You only need to change the rear bank of cams so I don't understand what you are asking?
@hamahama3578
@hamahama3578 2 жыл бұрын
I don't know English very well. The engine contains 4 cylinders, you modified 2 cylinders. I want to modify 4 cylinders because I disassembled the engine and forgot how to install it, do you understand me?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
@@hamahama3578 ah, I see. I'm afraid you will need the manual for that as it is not something I have covered. It is not the same as installing the rear cams.
@petecurran3995
@petecurran3995 2 жыл бұрын
Nice job, chap! 👌🏻
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Hope it helps 🙂👍
@user-ic1kg1qj4b
@user-ic1kg1qj4b 2 жыл бұрын
Очень интересно что он тут зделал и какой с этого толк?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
I apologise but I am unable to translate your comment and therefore cannot give a response 😞
@sts9567
@sts9567 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory Тёма Басов says "Interesting what you have done, but what is the use?"
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
@@sts9567 it changes the character of the engine and the way the power is delivered. Very good for roads with tight corners.
@jujucattys156
@jujucattys156 2 жыл бұрын
any vids on droping the engin out i kneed do engine swop
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
Unfortunately not. I will advise to remove the front mudguard (fender) first to prevent damage and either use a winch or engine hoist to help lower the engine in a controlled manner. Or at a push, a trolley jack underneath. The engine weighs 75kg on its own and is difficult to manage without some kind of assistance tool.
@jujucattys156
@jujucattys156 2 жыл бұрын
@@TheFlyingDuckTheory ye thinking removing frame off engine insted engine from bike think consurning ,me is swing arm been atached to engine
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
@@jujucattys156 if it is a 750 (you haven't specified which model it is) then the engine is separate from the swinging arm. It is the 800 that the swinging arm bolts to the back of the engine. Either way, if you are doing a complete strip down then taking the frame off the motor is the way to do it. If you are just dropping the motor you can do it either way. You'll need another pair of hands though.
@andrestefanowicz4486
@andrestefanowicz4486 2 жыл бұрын
Thinking of trying this with my 1991 VFR750. How did you come up with this procedure?
@TheFlyingDuckTheory
@TheFlyingDuckTheory 2 жыл бұрын
I heard someone else mention that someone somewhere else had done it a long while ago. There was very little information available but the essential part was there so I gave it a go.
@vm4920
@vm4920 2 жыл бұрын
Legendary "Flying Duck"