Suzuki still makes the M109R, so it being a collectors item is questionable. The B-King was available everywhere from 07 to 14. Except the U.S., where it was only available in 2008. So yeha, very unique motorcycle. It's essentially a Hayabusa in drag. Same engine, different style.
I'd like to get a tach on mine and find out what it's running with 4.10s, automatic with low profile 14 inch tires. Had it on the highway a few weeks ago, and it was running 90 mph with ease. Speedo is off about 5% due to the low profile tires, and yes, I factored that in to get the 90 mph.
Haha. I'm a boomer. Still have a 98 Ranger I've had 26 years, headed for 195,000 miles. Still have a 2004 LIGHTNING I've owned 15 years with 76,000 miles. Still have three bad-ass motorcycles, one of which I just got a set of custom rearset foot controls for. Yeah, moving my feet up and back for...
I don't know, don't have a tach. Rarely ever hit the highway, most of my driving is in town / city.
My truck has a bumpy hood, looking for one of those old school hood tachs. So far all I find is stuff for V-8's. None calibrated for a six cylinder.
2020, I went from 3.73 to 4.10 in my 98 3.0 Ranger. Don't regret it one minute. Had a friend with a shop a mile away. Dropped it off there, walked home. When he told me itwas done, walked back and got it.
Had him refresh everything while in there. Spider gears, bearings and seals. Now, when the...
Maybe I'm deaf. I have a 98 Ranger 3.0 that I've owned 26 years, never heard a peep from the ps pump. Yeah, two have gone bad, but it wasn't due to a whine. My 04 LIGHTNING, never heard a peep from it either. But, the blower whines so loud, it may be masking it. :ROFLMAO:
Yeah, that's a monstrosity. I fail to see how Dodge could've ever made that legal, both from an EPA and a safety standpoint. But, for the most part, motorcycles aren't safe. Safe on a bike is in the rider's head.
This guy made a Doge V-10 motorcycle that is a lot more realistic.
I have a 60 mm throttle body on my 98 3.0. My friend Rick, who does transmissions, after installing a shift kit and 4.1 gears in it, said it is a "strong running V-6".
I also replaced the dual circular throttle body on my Lightning with an Accufab, which is a YUGE oval throttle body.
The Mod...
I read an article years ago on the Lightning Bolt. Ford said it was tricky to launch, it got crazy real fast. The Lightning itself, weighs nearly 5000 pounds. Stock it made eight pounds boost. Mine is at 12, and I won't go higher. The stock connecting rods are the weak link. But even with M & H...
Ford didn't build it because they said it was too much for the average driver to handle.
I'd have bought one. And would still have it as well. If it wasn't wrapped around a phone pole. LOL!!
But you do know the first true "Sport" truck was the Chevrolet 454SS. Followed by the Ford Lightnings (93 - 96) and (99 - 04). Then that V-10 contraption that Dodge built.
I don't know if it's supposed to do it, but the underhood light on my 04 Lightning goes off after about 10 minutes. But during that ten minutes, it gets hot enough you cannot touch it to unscrew it.
During the winter the hood is up all the time, to keep a battery tender hooked up to it, since I...
Yup. Where the distributor used to be, there is now a very low profile cam position sensor.
Glad someone remembered the pushrod that needs to e removed. I was going to add that.
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