Antons 88 dommie

[anton88]

Heres a couple of links to pics of my bike (hope they work):

http://www.imagekafe.com/files/t-aa641.jpg

http://www.imagekafe.com/files/t-54c9d.jpg

Changes made: Painted givi front screen. Blue led's added, Renthal handlebars, ufo handguards, cr front mudguard, cr rear shock mud guard, HEL braided brake lines, painted swingarm, a few stickers!, removed charcoal breather, k& N filter, re-jetted carb, stainless steel exhausts. A bit Louder! :twisted:

[Lord Stig]

Looks great! I was wondering how you mounted the higher mudguard, and whether you noticed a slight drop off in performance. I've heard air into the airbox can be restricted by high some models. I couldn't see whether you retained the steel fork brace - did you leave that on? Yep, a nice looking bike alright...

Stig

[samwise]

Wow, that's CLEAN! :D

Superb looking '88 - makes mine look like the ratty shed it is :lol:

Are those the Predator exhausts?

[anton88]

For fitting front mudguard, i just drilled 4 holes in it to line up with the mounting points on the brace under the yoke, and fixed / spaced with some bolts and washers - tested to 98mph and not come off yet.

The mudguard is also vented at the rear, so have not noticed any restrictions in airflow./temp increase.

The exhausts were £220!!!!! for the pair!!!!!! by a guy in Warwickshire. They are top quality and stainless steel. Link to his website:

http://www.supermaxx.co.uk/

I think the price is about £240 now due to increase in steel costs.

I removed the front forkbrace, as it looked crap without the standard mudguard. I think it would only be of use if i did serious off roading which I don't. Haven't noticed any change in the way the bike handles without it.

I was lucky to find the bike - an Italian import so very little rust. And as its a Honda it cleaned up really well. Its only got about 20K miles on the clock. Its looking a fair bit scruffier at the moment following some frantic weekend rides.

By the way, well done to whoever and thanks to XRV site for adding us to this website. Ant.

[Dilbert]

now that is neat, love the high level exhaust plumbing :thumbleft:

[anton88]

thanks for the positive comments on my bike - a lot of tlc and cleaning! - It does get used I promise :P

[Simon]

Wow, that's CLEAN! :D

Superb looking '88 - makes mine look like the ratty shed it is :lol:

Are those the Predator exhausts?

I have a pair of predator stainless exhausts from a Pegaso for sale if you want them. Don't know if the'll work but i suppose you could ask Predator about it. If you're interested we can talk money.

Oh and they are road legal ones too.

Simon

[Simon]

UPDATE on the pipes:

I phoned Predator and asked them if they would do for the Dominator and they said NO WAY! This could be just a way of them trying to sell more cans, you never know.

[Chad]

sweet looking bike mate :D and i notice your only up the road we'll have to sort some meetups 8)

[anton88]

Hi Chad, thanks for the comments. That would be pretty cool, will be difficult for a rideout for a while, as ive recently had a baby and he was born with a hole in the heart. It was a big opp, but he is now doing well. So obviously i am having to spend a lot of time at home supporting the missus, but i am sure i will be able to join up at some point.

Saw the post re the Norfolk/Norwich @ meet/rideout - looked good. Obviously, the prob with my bike is lack of range - 100 miles to a tank if i'm lucky.

I will keep a check on future rideouts/meets.

Ant :D

[samwise]

I'm getting 115 - 130 miles to a tank on my '88 :dontknow:

Which Renthal bars did you fit? A local dealership is recommending the Carmichael's, but I'm not sure which to get.

[Chad]

Hi Chad, thanks for the comments. That would be pretty cool, will be difficult for a rideout for a while, as ive recently had a baby and he was born with a hole in the heart. It was a big opp, but he is now doing well. So obviously i am having to spend a lot of time at home supporting the missus, but i am sure i will be able to join up at some point.

Saw the post re the Norfolk/Norwich @ meet/rideout - looked good. Obviously, the prob with my bike is lack of range - 100 miles to a tank if i'm lucky.

I will keep a check on future rideouts/meets.

Ant :D

wow :shock: glad to hear the babys doin fine :D we can keep it to a small ride out when you have the time or meet up for a pint your tank range is not a problem we'll just have more stops :lol:

[anton88]

Cheers, I will be in touch in due course. :D

[anton88]

Sam, - i must admit i peg the throttle nearly all the time :twisted: , plus after re-jetting, and all my other mods, fuel consumption is increased slightly. Plus Im 6ft 2 and with all my gear on 15 stone plus a bit ! which cant help. :evil:

As for the bars, I just went into a my local mx shop and borrowed a pair of bars and 'eyed' them up against my existing bars on the bike - they had the same angle and rise etc, just about 1 inch wider on each side.

I belive they are less likely to bend in a spill than the original bars, plus being wider gives better leverage.

Sorry - i dont know the name/model of the bars I bought!

Good luck.

Ant.

[squirrelciv]

Hi Anton88, like the bike :D Funnily enough, I just found a hole in my stock honda exhaust :( and was admiring your set up. Did you have to re-jet the carbs for them or were they a straight swop? Mines a '95 model, but I'm pretty sure the pipes would fit. A bit worried by 100 mile range though. I know the '95 has a bigger tank but that can't account for all the differance. I can get 160-165 when hard touring, and 175-180 when gently commuting :shock:

[Rubberchicken]

Hi Anton88, like the bike :D Funnily enough, I just found a hole in my stock honda exhaust :(

Yeah, they tend to do that...

http://rubberchicken.nl/noisy.jpg

The noise it made was... Not quite street legal 8)

[Dilbert]

Hi Anton88, like the bike :D Funnily enough, I just found a hole in my stock honda exhaust :(

Yeah, they tend to do that...

http://rubberchicken.nl/noisy.jpg

The noise it made was... Not quite street legal 8)

Kinda like a psuedo technical spec' I read for oil pipes "when the inside diameter becomes larger than the outside diameter then the hole is on the outside" :lol:

[Chad]

:laughing3: :headbang: you razor :lol:

[Rubberchicken]

Kinda like a psuedo technical spec' I read for oil pipes "when the inside diameter becomes larger than the outside diameter then the hole is on the outside" :lol:

Rrrright. Lovely. :-)

[anton88]

The pipes will fit ok - just watch out - the early bikes (88-89) have 2 hangers on the cans, whereas the later bikes have one hangar i think.

You will probably need to re-jet the bike, as these are open pipes (not for road use - sorry officer i didn't realize !). They make the bike run a bit leaner until you re-jet. Basically you need to get a bit more fuel going into the engine to compensate.

It does make a noticable difference to the performance of the bike - much sharper and will wheelie off the throttle in 1st - never used to before.

If not re-jetted, there is a possibility of the engine overheating and further damage occurring - these engines can run a bit hot at the best of times - i've had my exhaust headers glowing in the dark before ! (before i re-jetted).

There is quite a difference in the tank capacity from old to new bikes i think, hence the difference in range.

Ant.

[samwise]

Sam, - i must admit i peg the throttle nearly all the time :twisted: , plus after re-jetting, and all my other mods, fuel consumption is increased slightly. Plus Im 6ft 2 and with all my gear on 15 stone plus a bit ! which cant help. :evil:

Lightweight, I'm 5'11" and over 16 stone :lol:

I know the '95 has a bigger tank but that can't account for all the differance. I can get 160-165 when hard touring, and 175-180 when gently commuting

The '95 tank is 2.5 litres bigger, so that's around 30 miles more at 55mpg :dontknow:

[Rubberchicken]

The '95 tank is 2.5 litres bigger, so that's around 30 miles more at 55mpg :dontknow:

The older tank is apparently 13 liters, but I've never managed to get more than 12.5 in, even after running it dry once :oops:

Don't know about the exact capacity of the newer one, but "they" claim it holds 16 liter.

And my acerbis tank has a capacity of almost 22 liter. 8)

[squirrelciv]

rubberchicken said;
Don't know about the exact capacity of the newer one, but "they" claim it holds 16 liter.


If I hit reserve, I can squeeze 14.5 ltrs in, so I suppose it is a 16ltr tank including the reserve :D

[Confucious]

[quote="samwise"]I'm getting 115 - 130 miles to a tank on my '88 :dontknow:

Hmmm...This must be the samwise forum that Rallybug recommended :wink: Did a consumption test last year and got a return of 244kms from the original tank (12+1ltrs). Since then the bike has been refitted with K&N filters, so it'll be interesting to do a comparison when the snow's gone.

Although the Dommie was first registered in '89 the spec label under the seat states NX650J which I assume is 88.

NB - SamW thanks for all these accessory snippets - you really don't know how much time you're saving us, as they're not immediately available under normal search engine returns !

[samwise]

No probs, Con - took me long enough to find them. You've got to be very creative with your Google search terms sometimes :lol: