Cheap Reed Mod for Cag!

craigie16 · 07-22-2008

can some one please email me the pics uploaded throughout this thread! i cannot see them

n i really wana do this mod soon!!

harley.craig91@hotmail.com

cheers heaps!

Cag-a-lackin' · 07-23-2008

i heard about another reed mod...you flip the reeds around so it flows better. but you have to trim the reed stopper. or at least thats what he told me. has anyone else done this? and if so how much does it improve performance. and what the H3ll is the reed stopper haha

craigie16 · 07-23-2008

today im going to mill out the read block so the inlet holes are bigger, and sand back the stopper to allow the reeds to open wider.

ill let everyone know how well this mod works.

Pegdrag · 08-12-2008

Hey guys, heres an idea. How about making it similar to a Boysen power reed. drill a 1/4 inch hole in each of the fiber reed petals 2/3's of the way down from the top where the screws go and place the stock metal reed behind it. The idea is that the stock reeds breathe through the drilled holes at low rpm's and the fiber reeds open at higher rpm's . If you need more power at low rev's then make the drilled holes oval with a dremel or file. Also shim the stopper out with a washer or two so the reeds open farther, but check the clearance by rotating the crank. Those Boysen power reeds work like magic on dirt bikes (2-strokes).Just a thought.

davation · 08-19-2008

hey, sorry it has taken me so long to reply to you guys with questions. My comp has been acting funny. I will have to redraw on read diagram, but this one i found. I will be posting the other one again. I had did it in ms paint and attached it to this thread but i suppose during the changes to the forum, it was lost.

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...eeddiagram.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ddiagram-1.jpg

eeden01 · 10-24-2008

Sounds cool! i did it but will it really work better
than a plain fiberglass reed?

davation · 10-26-2008

yes it will work better than a regular reed alone.

Mini "Ducati" · 10-26-2008

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Originally Posted by sr20hardbody

polini green reed is stiffer (thicker) then the blue so blue if using a real cage since the cag engine isnt powerful enough to snap open dual greens. on a stock cag reed spacer (wouldnt call it a cage) use the green never tried blue nor has standardracer i believe cuz the green works wonders!

now for the good part!!!! its about $30 for a sheet of polini reed which is enough to make about 5-6 cag reeds so by buying it making a few you can then sell them for a cheap price and get all your money back so its free! cant get any better then that for that cheap lol

ohh and about the ada cage center bars cut with polini blues thats the ultimate not the cheapest besides Gianninis stuff.

well if anyone decides to make these(^^^^) i would defiinately take some.
But other then that i tried the cheep reed mod, left the spacer and its working great. You can tell there is a difference in the middle/top end. I love it

Mini "Ducati" · 10-26-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by davation

hey, sorry it has taken me so long to reply to you guys with questions. My comp has been acting funny. I will have to redraw on read diagram, but this one i found. I will be posting the other one again. I had did it in ms paint and attached it to this thread but i suppose during the changes to the forum, it was lost.

http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...eeddiagram.jpg
http://i193.photobucket.com/albums/z...ddiagram-1.jpg

and why cant everybody giving mods give us directions and simplicity like this!? this is the best mod ive read, thanks davation.

Mini "Ducati" · 10-26-2008

is this the right polini material for the reeds? EasyParts.nl - Order list - Online shop for scooter parts and accessories. Shipping throughout Europe.

davation · 10-26-2008

not sure witch one that link specifies, it was kind of generic for me. But from what i saw, the polini material looks good. Look back on this post a bit to see what was suggested.

davation · 10-26-2008

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mini "Ducati"

and why cant everybody giving mods give us directions and simplicity like this!? this is the best mod ive read, thanks davation.

Thanks, and your welcome. Always a pleasure to help. I enjoy making parts for my bike when i can. Its a good learning experience and it never hurts to share the results.

Mini "Ducati" · 10-26-2008

well does anyone have any spare reeds theyd care to share with me? can pay right now.....
also, so are the carbon fiber reeds better then the fiberglass reeds?

davation · 10-26-2008

I ran my modded reeds (one fiberglass & one metal) for almost 7 months of racing b4 they failed. I was going to make a new modded set, but didn't have any more stock reeds either. So I went ahead and shelled out the dough to get the carbon fiber, I don't notice a proformance difference, but they are supposed to last longer.