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Maurizio Benelli´s pics & other sh** from Finland!

Yes that´s a stock muffler from 2007 R1. Sounds very nice, actually the sound is more pleasant to ears compared to stock exhaust, so it seems even quieter now.
I´ll install the muffler better during summer, now it looks stupid. Also I´m going to add some kind of a shield over it, so I can place a backpack or something over it.
 

Not much of a snow here, so I decided to do something for the rear suspension. It traveled only about 3 inches before coming to a sudden stop.
I've always thought it's the track that's overtightening (extended from 121 to 144) but this wasn't the case. I got a chance to look at the suspension
while my friend was pressing it down and it was the transfer rod that caused the minimal movement of the suspension.

So we cooked up a quick solution:
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We cut the shaft and welded a 1.18 inch extension to it. Now the transfer rod doesn't limit the suspension movement anymore and now I have full travel.
On the other hand, I can't do any serious testing yet, since my sled is missing all shrouds and there's not enough snow. Any ideas what could go wrong with this mod?
Weldings WILL hold, they've been made with extra care. I also tested that there aren't any wrong parts touching each other when the suspension compresses.

Here's a pic from today:
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My 2 inch lug sometimes rubs against the "cradle" where the original muffler sits, so I'm gonna cut that off. Then I'll cover the hole with an aluminium plate.
I'm also thinking of shortening the pipe before R1 muffler and installing the muffler in a different way. Backlight wiring has to be made and then I will fab an
aluminium shield over the muffler, so I can carry some stuff on the back of the sled.
 
Sorry for the XXXXXL size pic!

You might think my seat is pretty low? I'm rocking a shortened RX-1 seat for now, before I find something better ;):D
I didn't do the seat modification, I bought it for 26 dollars.
 
I ended up in that position so many times that I had to reroute the oil breather away from the airbox
just to prevent the oil going on top of the pistons. My oil breather hose is coming down by the oil tank
and the oil is collected into a small container filled with absorbent material. Then this absorbent material
can be used as a wonderful incendiary for the fire!
 
Here's a nice strip about an american man who is visiting Finland and he's been invited to Sauna with Finnish guys.
One guy says "our american guest is feeling a little bit shy, go and talk with him"

So, Heimo and Rape (that's a Finnish nickname for guys named Raimo, Rauno etc) go introduce themselves to the guest.

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Those are pretty funny! I will have to show these to my mother-in-law Ritva.
 
Ha Ha! Ask your friend if he would like a double nut kick. Yes please!
 
Finnish weather explained:

+15°C / 59°F
This is as warm as it gets in Finland, so we'll start here.
People in Spain wears winter-coats and gloves.
The Finns are out in the sun, getting a tan.

+10°C / 50°F
The French are trying in vain to start their central heating.
The Finns plant flowers in their gardens.

+5°C / 41°F
Italian cars won't start.
The Finns are cruising in cabriolets.

0°C / 32°F
Distilled water freezes.
The water in the Vanda river (in Finland) gets a little thicker.

-5°C / 23°F
People in California freeze to death.
The Finns have their final barbecue before winter.

-10°C / 14°F
The Brits start the heat in their houses.
The Finns start using long sleeves.

-20°C / -4°F
The Aussies flee from Mallorca.
The Finns end their Midsummer celebrations. Autumn is here.

-30°C / -22°F
People in Greece die.
The Finns start drying their laundry indoors.

-40°C / -40°F
Paris start cracking in the cold.
The Finns stand in line at the "grilli-kioski".

-50°C / -58°F
Polar bears start evacuating the North Pole.
The Finnish army postpones their winter survival training awaiting real winter weather.

-60°C / -76°F
The Finnish army goes out on winter survival training.

-183°C / -297.4°F
Microbes in food don't survive.
Finnish cows complain that the farmers' hands are cold.

-273°C / -459.4°F
All atom-based movent halts.
Finns say "Perkele, it's cold outside today."

-300°C / -508°F
Hell freezes over.
Finland announces a tax reduction.
 
Thanks for the explanation I really do like the #s and Finnish explanations .
I always thought HELL FREEZING OVER was the Mark of the Minnesota Vikings winning the Super Bowl !!!!!
 
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