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Quannon / Re: engine swap ?
« on: November 22, 2011, 01:50:48 AM »
I'd agree engineswaps are just a waste of time/money. You already mentioned you're used to bigger bikes, which leads me to assume you're also used to having powerful multi piston, multi caliper brakes and shockabsorbers that actually... well... absorbe shocks. So I also assume you noticed the quannon doesnt need that because of its limited topspeed and weight.

Now lets say you'd manage to squeeze a 250 - 500cc block inthere. You'd be increasing your bikes weight significantly (its not just the weight of the motor, but think smaller parts like sturdier mounts, all kinds of brackets, bigger radiator etc. etc. aswel). So you now have to find a front fork with decent shocks, rotors, calipers, a fitting rear shock (they exist but arent exactly cheap), exhaust etc. and you need to find a way to assemble it all ( rest assured nothing will fit without lots of modifications ).

And even if you do manage to make a well engineered bike out of it you'll end up with a bike your wife doesn't want to drive anymore cause the characteristics she loves of the quannon are now gone (lightweight idiotproof with in-law power) so you end up driving a bodged inbred bastard that still doesn't meet up with bigger bikes you may have owned earlier.

If I were you I wouldnt bother. Give the bike to the mrs. and start saving up for a bigger bike for yourself.

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Quannon / Re: Racing my quannon
« on: September 22, 2011, 09:42:42 AM »
If you feel you need a faster bike, that's probably what you should get :D

Me, i went from a 164bhp Honda CBR1100XX super blackbird to the 11bhp quannon 125. I do occaisionally miss the insane accelaration, but the little quannon makes up for that when chucking it around tight cornered mountain roads where constantly changing gears is a bare necessity  ;D

Don't worry about getting yourself killed on something faster. If i'd be given a dime for every time i heard someone say something to the likes of "-Oh No, I know myself!, Ill go flatout constantly and get myself killed-" i'd be rich by now. Truth is most of these people haven't got a clue what they're talking about and most of them have never even driven a half decent motorcycle.

Think about it, You're storming at a sharp corner at an uncomfortably high speed, do you really believe your response would be to open the throttle wide?
It's not. The moment you'll realize you're going too fast your mind/reflexes won't let you. (unless you're insane ofcourse ;D)


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Quannon / Re: Nitro fuel
« on: September 22, 2011, 09:34:42 AM »
It would be stupid to run anything but regular gas on these bikes. Even if you do find the perfect add on that doesn't get the mechanical internals above and beyond design temperature limits, all you'll do is hit the rev limiter sooner.

If you want to go faster, most sensible way to go is buy a faster bike.

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Quannon / Re: What is your Quannon top speed?
« on: September 22, 2011, 09:24:36 AM »
Quote from: thumpersnoopy on September 02, 2011, 06:38:33 PM
do you guys take it in to the red line zone or keep under it ?

Im redlining mine most all the time. I've got the 125 and it just doesnt deliver anything below 6 a 7k revs.

When i bought it my dealer said to stay out of the red as long as she isnt broken in yet. But as soon as i noticed she needs revs to deliver i shift right before the limiter kicks in ( got a real good feel for the exact moment by now ).

I think i wrote somewhere earlier that these small motors are capable of running more revs than the limiter allows without breaking anything, but hey! Even the quannon has got to meet all kinds of emission specs right!?

I've also been thinking about a bit of tuning like different damper, portflow, 150 kit but , disable or adjust limiter just so it overtakes trucks a little faster. In the end decided against it. Didn't buy it for its power so it'd be silly to spend dosh on it to receive an extra 3 maybe 4 horses tops while a trade in for a zxr250 whould be about just as expensive ;D

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Quannon / Re: Couple of Quannon questions from new forum member
« on: November 19, 2010, 11:58:28 PM »
Quote from: axy on November 19, 2010, 03:16:19 PM
No such thing as too much power. :)

Im sure you're just kidding. But just in case.. There's defenitely a point where power turns into overkill. Unless you believe standing in a traffic jam in a ferrari makes perfectly good sense  ;D

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Quannon / Re: Couple of Quannon questions from new forum member
« on: November 19, 2010, 12:40:42 PM »
1. I own the 125 for about a year now. Rode some 4k during that period. Thus far it hasn't given me any trouble at all. The only thing i had was the headlight suddenly stopped working. Turned out the connector vibrated of the bulb feet. Easely fixed (just squeezed it a little with a pair of pliers)

Bear in mind though, the standard tyres on it (some taiwanese brand) are really crap. They wear out fast but do not provide the grip you'd expect from a soft tyre. Especially when cornering at steep angles, the rear tends to break out. I'll be trying a couple of bridgestones next time round.

 2. I really don't know what my quannon uses. Simply never cared about any of my past motorcycles about that. All i know is... its not a lot ;D

3. I'm not sure it has a reserve :o Never checked it It does however have a clear fuel indicator in the dash. Just fill her up when you've reached the last block of its display.

4. I can maintain 50 and more all day on the 125 which has slightly less power than the 150 you're looking for. Obviously when wind and steep angle roadclimbs do have a negative influence. Last weekend i took it for a trip with a friend sitting on the back and we could maintain 55 all the way. ( had to downshift at times though ).

5. Like yourself i've owned quite a number of motorcycles prior to this little gem. The last one was a honda cbr1100xx. I was amazed by the fact how 'at home' the seating position of the quannon felt. I think kymco nailed this one spot on!

6. Same here. When i migrated to spain there was no use for my over 160bhp bike anymore. The mountainroads overhere are very curvy and anything over 50bhp is just... well, overkill really. Nowadays i think its more fun to be able to constantly push the quannon to its limits rather than driving on eggs on a big bike. -I do miss the brute force though- ;)

Good luck mate!

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Quannon / Re: 0-100 kph timing
« on: July 17, 2010, 10:44:03 PM »
I really have no idea how long it takes for my quannon to reach 100 from zilch. I've never found it particularly interesting on any of my former bikes.

With slow bikes it's not an issue because you know before you buy it's not exactly stockpiling torque right!? And brute force isn't the reason you've bought it.

My last bike on the other hand ( honda cbr1100xx superblackbird ) could manage that sprint in less than 3 seconds. You'd still be in 1st gear as the speedo passed the 100kmh marker. And even on that thing i didnt find the exact time particularly interesting because with that much power it's all down to the driver if he's capable of timing clutch release and throttling up just right. You'd just be measuring is it pulling hard or is it pulling really hard.

So my answer to your question can't be anything other than: "don't know, don't care"  ;D

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Quannon / Unrestricting the quannon 125
« on: July 17, 2010, 10:56:46 AM »
Hi All. Mij name is Tom, i'm living and spain and bought a new quannon 125 in september 2009.

Having owned all sorts of motorcycles from 400 up to 1100cc the quannon is the lightest thing i've owned so far. And i like it a lot. Overhere in spain there are lots of winding curvy mountain roads where the power of a bigbike really is overkill. It is here where the quannon is into a league of its own. I just love that thing.

However! I have found a very strange thing. The engine is oversquare, meaning the bore is larger than the stroke. This implies an engine construction that would lead to a machine that likes to rev and delivers its power in the higher rev regions. The dynographs i've seen on the net confirm this. This means i always need to keep the revs between (at least) 7 and 10k rpm in order to make the most of the little power you have available.

The dyno indicates the engine delivers its max power at 10k, which is exactly where the rev limiter stops the fun >:(

Long story short. I really want to know how to disable the rev limiter so my rev band gets a litter wider. ( note, i do not care for top speed, i just want to be able to squeeze every single horse ( well, pony ) out of it.

Cheers!

Tom

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