Terry Beckett tuned LC's

[sundaytimes]

I'm hoping to buy a 350LC (4LO) in the next couple of months and I was wondering if I'll be disappointed by buying a "standard one". I last had an LC back in 81/82 and I got it second hand, 6 months old at the time I think. It had a Terry Beckett (Nottingham) road tune, standard pipes, standard airbox, thermostat fitted. At the time I had about 4 mates all with standard LC's and mine was a much better bike, more bottom end, more top end, warmed up more quickly and used less fuel If I remember correctly.

Does anybody know who does a similar tune now if I decide to go that way again? Are there still any Terry Beckett bikes out there?

Thanks

Steve

[muttsnuts]

Hi Steve,

there are a good number of tuners out there, but before committing to any engine work, you may want to read the following threads about improving your LC without engine work, it will tell you all about good bolt on mods etc and which exhausts etc, carbs etc

rdlccrazy.proboards.com/index.cgi?action=display&board=mods&thread=18909&page=1

rdlccrazy.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=mods&action=display&thread=20058

rdlccrazy.proboards.com/index.cgi?board=general&action=display&thread=20282

of cours ea gold tune will help things along nicely, but it all depends what your after and how deep your pockets are

Certainly pipes wise you'd be hard pushed to get better than some TSA pipes as my tests to date have shown them to out perform anything else that I've tested - I will hopefully doing a full exhaust back to back test at some point

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I rode my mates becket tuned 250lc back in the day and to be honest I thought it was awful for the road, had no power til 6,500 rpm then it was off like a scalded cat til 9,000 then it was all over. as mutts says get some pipes some different carbs and you will be very happy
I also have a thermostat in my bike best thing I ever did, warms up very quickly and keeps at a constant temp

[sundaytimes]

Apr 18, 2013 12:36:20 GMT 1 @micksfocus said:

I rode my mates becket tuned 250lc back in the day and to be honest I thought it was awful for the road, had no power til 6,500 rpm then it was off like a scalded cat til 9,000 then it was all over. as mutts says get some pipes some different carbs and you will be very happy
I also have a thermostat in my bike best thing I ever did, warms up very quickly and keeps at a constant temp

I guess it must have been a different type of tune, mine pulled from 5K up to 9K no problem. I tried some Allspeeds on it once and that pushed the start of the power band from 5k up to 7k, they made it unrideable.

I remember trying a few roll on tests in top gear from about 4K and even though I was a good 2 stone heavier than my mate on his standard bike it still pulled away (not that it pulled too quickly at 4K in top!).

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It had been tuned for proddy racing and was very fast on track and only ran with one piston ring as I remember

[muzz350]

I have a set of Terry Beckett barrels as a spare set and they were raced by a bloke called Charlie Corner from Malton - i used them on the road with a modded airbox and allspeeds and they where very rideable and also quick for the day the pistons were well modded as well - last used in '94 but oiled and wrapped up now!

[Dieseldog]

Charlie Corner,
Now that's a name I've not heard for a long time, mid 80's from when lc's ruled the track ;D