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7980Red
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PostPosted: 14:02 - 14 Feb 2007    Post subject: Iridium spark plugs? Reply with quote
I need new spark plugs in my 1999 ZX6. Anybody tried the iridium plugs? Are they any better than the standard NGK's?
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Jamie S
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PostPosted: 14:08 - 14 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
There shite tbh, I bought one for my TLR and it just runs the same as it did before, not worth the extra £10 or so
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PostPosted: 16:45 - 14 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Over-hiped boy-racer's theoretical solution to "more power"...

IE: gives one the ability to say "my bike runs iridium plugs so it's better than yours as you've only got standard ones in".

Other than that, never seen any performance improvement thru using them... only thing I have noticed is didn't have to change them as often.
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PostPosted: 17:10 - 14 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Marci wrote:
Other than that, never seen any performance improvement thru using them... only thing I have noticed is didn't have to change them as often.


My SP1 uses them as standard. i have recently changed them and have noticed a definite improvement ....the bvike used to be a bit "woolly" when bliiping on down changes, now much crisper.
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PostPosted: 17:24 - 14 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
jamie stokes wrote:
There shite tbh, I bought one for my TLR and it just runs the same as it did before, not worth the extra £10 or so


Er? TL1000R?
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Jamie S
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PostPosted: 18:00 - 14 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Toby R wrote:
jamie stokes wrote:
There shite tbh, I bought one for my TLR and it just runs the same as it did before, not worth the extra £10 or so


Er? TL1000R?


Honda TLR 200.
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PostPosted: 18:04 - 14 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Toby R wrote:
jamie stokes wrote:
There shite tbh, I bought one for my TLR and it just runs the same as it did before, not worth the extra £10 or so


Er? TL1000R?


lmao got one of them sat in garrage under covers genuine 4000 miler on a r plate :O
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PostPosted: 18:50 - 14 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Police Yawn.. repost...

there's several threads in here discussing the perceived merits (or lack thereof) of iridium plugs.

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JonB
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PostPosted: 15:06 - 15 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
Anybody remember that guy on the CBR125R who claimed that Iridium Spark Plugs gave him the ability to go 125MPH? Laughing
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PostPosted: 17:03 - 15 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
i find my iridium plugs a wee bit less maintanance,
no power increases or anything like that, but i would put them in future bikes of mine
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PostPosted: 19:04 - 15 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
hmmmnz wrote:
i find my iridium plugs a wee bit less maintanance,
no power increases or anything like that, but i would put them in future bikes of mine


Can't see that, what maintanance do you do with spark plus nowadays. I just put mine in and forget about them, next time they see light of day it when they are being replaced and thats only as one would be causing problems.
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hmmmnz
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PostPosted: 20:05 - 15 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
my gs runs rich, so every few weeks i give them a clean,
the iridium plugs don't seem to get as black,
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PostPosted: 20:56 - 15 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
hmmmnz wrote:
my gs runs rich, so every few weeks i give them a clean,
the iridium plugs don't seem to get as black,


Can I ask how you clean them as a wire brush would take the Iridium coating off them as would a garage type plug cleaner?
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PostPosted: 21:00 - 15 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
thats my point, i dont clean the iridium plugs Very Happy
just normal ones Mr. Green Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 21:55 - 15 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
hmmmnz wrote:
thats my point, i dont clean the iridium plugs Very Happy
just normal ones Mr. Green Thumbs Up


Ahhh..all makes sense now. Mr. Green
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PostPosted: 04:47 - 17 Feb 2007    Post subject: Reply with quote
They allow me yo run things a touch rich, which is nice when running pods and loudish pipes.
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