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Ice racing totally rules. At its simplest, you get some screws and put them in the knobs of your tires. You can also just buy them pre-studded. Look up Jeff Fredette racing. I think he has some guides floating around on how to screw them if you don't want to buy directly from him.
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Deeters posted:Ice racing totally rules. At its simplest, you get some screws and put them in the knobs of your tires. You can also just buy them pre-studded. Look up Jeff Fredette racing. I think he has some guides floating around on how to screw them if you don't want to buy directly from him. Thanks, I am checking out his site now. I found some planet minis ice racing threads and got a better understanding from that. Noticed in a thread from 2007, someone I know from mini moto racing was talking about their Ice experience so I might have to hit them up as well. I don't know what tire to use, I have brand new OEM crf50 knbbbies but 10 x 2.50 tires are inexpensive and I would rather do it right. I am leaning towards Kold Kutter 3/8" studs, I noticed that Fredette offers down to 1/2" but I think that might still be too long for a CRF50
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Sep 20, 2016 15:48
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wrong thread, whoops
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Today I realized the Ducati will auto-crank itself until the engine catches, with only one press of the start button. I've never seen a vehicle that does that, let alone an entry level motorcycle. 
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Coydog posted:Today I realized the Ducati will auto-crank itself until the engine catches, with only one press of the start button. I've never seen a vehicle that does that, let alone an entry level motorcycle. GM has done this since the early 00s. P much every car does that poo poo now. Its hilarity when something like a fuel pump starts taking a poo poo and it cranks like crazy.
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Coydog posted:Today I realized the Ducati will auto-crank itself until the engine catches, with only one press of the start button. I've never seen a vehicle that does that, let alone an entry level motorcycle. There is an entry level Ducati?
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Sep 20, 2016 23:47
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Coydog posted:Today I realized the Ducati will auto-crank itself until the engine catches, with only one press of the start button. I've never seen a vehicle that does that, let alone an entry level motorcycle. the first time i learned that was because i was watching youtube videos of one way clutch replacements and the guy was working on a panigale. italianexperience.mov
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Psshh, my 2000 Suzuki Marauder would crank itself. That was with the kill switch off though. And the key off, and the sidestand down, and In gear.
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Sep 20, 2016 23:53
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This is a terrible idea, but I wanted to chat about it anyway. I have great cell coverage along some kickass roads near where I live, and Facebook has a live stream option. I wonder if there's a way to mount my phone with the camera pointed forward so I could livestream taking a ride.
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Actually it's an excellent idea. I recommend duct tape. Edit: also link the stream here for all to enjoy.
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pokie posted:There is an entry level Ducati? 400cc Scrambler. Honestly haven't heard much about it.
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Sep 21, 2016 00:31
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Monster 620 also counts I guess
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After doing a long (4+ hour) ride on the VFR I have decided that the windscreen has to loving go. With my height and the angle the windscreen is at, my helmet is right in the buffeting zone for air coming off of that loving thing and holy poo poo is it fatiguing. Standing up and getting my head into clean air is a goddamn dream come true after an hour of being bobbleheaded. Anyone with a VFR (6th-gen) done anything about the windscreen? I'm thinking about the MRA Vario with the adjustable spoiler on the top. I kinda want a naked bike again 
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EX250 Type R posted:Thanks, I am checking out his site now. Here's a guide I've been told is good for low power bikes (it's obviously a bit old and geared towards full size flat track bikes). Should be good for a 50 or 150.
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Carth Dookie posted:Actually it's an excellent idea. I recommend duct tape. The resulting snuff film will also be very useful for next year's compendium of bad riders.
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VERTiG0 posted:Anyone with a VFR (6th-gen) done anything about the windscreen? I'm thinking about the MRA Vario with the adjustable spoiler on the top. In the meantime, if it's truly horrible, you can just remove the screen, leaving a big gap in the front fascia.
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SquadronROE posted:This is a terrible idea, but I wanted to chat about it anyway. I have great cell coverage along some kickass roads near where I live, and Facebook has a live stream option. I wonder if there's a way to mount my phone with the camera pointed forward so I could livestream taking a ride. I was thinking about doing that at the track so y'all can poo poo talk my lines
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Coydog posted:Today I realized the Ducati will auto-crank itself until the engine catches, with only one press of the start button. I've never seen a vehicle that does that, let alone an entry level motorcycle. The new SV650 does this  It also applies some throttle if the ECU see's you being a moron with the clutch to keep you from stalling
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:The new SV650 does this And yet I bet the suspension is still made from springs they fished out of someone's mattress.
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SquadronROE posted:This is a terrible idea, but I wanted to chat about it anyway. I have great cell coverage along some kickass roads near where I live, and Facebook has a live stream option. I wonder if there's a way to mount my phone with the camera pointed forward so I could livestream taking a ride.  Of course there is. I have a disconnected Galaxy S5 I stuff in there as a dedicated GPS on long, specific trips. Has a hole on the other end for the cam lens. My actual phone stays with me though. That way, when I get hit because I was looking at my GPS instead of paying attention, my phone will be on me to call 911 instead of attached to my bike, wherever it lands.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:It also applies some throttle if the ECU see's you being a moron with the clutch to keep you from stalling Nooooo my van does this and it's a handy thing for hillstarts and the like but it would be utterly maddening on a bike.
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Slavvy posted:Nooooo my van does this and it's a handy thing for hillstarts and the like but it would be utterly maddening on a bike. Don't all fuel-injected engines do this if you're relatively gentle on the clutch?
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Don't all fuel-injected engines do this if you're relatively gentle on the clutch? They idle up but they don't actively apply throttle (yes I realise it's technically the same thing on a DBW vehicle with no IAC). Unless that's all JSB means in which case carry on.
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HotCanadianChick posted:And yet I bet the suspension is still made from springs they fished out of someone's mattress. Have you seen the inside of a new mattress? Spring technology has come a long way!!
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Sep 21, 2016 12:24
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It's all memory foam these days.
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Jim Silly-Balls posted:Have you seen the inside of a new mattress? Spring technology has come a long way!! Sleep number beds are literally a foam box with an airbag in the middle attached to an inflator/deflator Long story short, Suzuki should start putting air suspension on their bikes any day now. Real talk, I wonder if the magnetic suspensions that GM has been putting on some of their cars for the past few years would have any application on bikes vs. the active valving that's out there now.
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Jazzzzz posted:Sleep number beds are literally a foam box with an airbag in the middle attached to an inflator/deflator old news: http://www.motorcycledaily.com/2012/05/2013-450cc-motocross-bikes-from-kawasaki-and-honda-get-new-air-forks/
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older than you'd think. this stuff was around in the 80s.
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Jazzzzz posted:Sleep number beds are literally a foam box with an airbag in the middle attached to an inflator/deflator Is it actually fully magnetic like the stuff the F1 teams were playing with in the 90s (i.e. the suspension is fully controllable), or just the ferrofluid stuff that's been turning up on performance cars for a while now (where they can just change the damping properties)?
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Is it actually fully magnetic like the stuff the F1 teams were playing with in the 90s (i.e. the suspension is fully controllable), or just the ferrofluid stuff that's been turning up on performance cars for a while now (where they can just change the damping properties)? I think he is referring to magnetorheological dampers. GM has been using them on the Corvette for a while.
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Gorson posted:I think he is referring to magnetorheological dampers. GM has been using them on the Corvette for a while. Yeah that's the ferrofluid one I was talking about. It's interesting but not as cool as the fully-active ones where you've basically got a rail gun for a suspension system. Mind you it's been one of those "Any day soon" things for a couple of decades now.
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goddamnedtwisto posted:Yeah that's the ferrofluid one I was talking about. It's interesting but not as cool as the fully-active ones where you've basically got a rail gun for a suspension system. Mind you it's been one of those "Any day soon" things for a couple of decades now. They seem to be limited to "halo" cars: the Corvette, Ferraris, and I think some Audi's? They must be expensive to manufacture. It's probably a replacement cost issue.
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Wouldn't you need a much beefier electrical system as well to run the things?
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Gorson posted:They seem to be limited to "halo" cars: the Corvette, Ferraris, and I think some Audi's? They must be expensive to manufacture. It's probably a replacement cost issue. You can get it as an option on the new Camaros.
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Electromagnets and accelerometers aren't exactly new tech. They're not pricey: quote:ACDELCO Part # 5801056 A raspberry pi could probably run them.
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They are heavier, more complicated, and more expensive to develop and build.
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BlackMK4 posted:They are heavier, more complicated, and more expensive to develop and build. but it'll shave 3 seconds off my daily commute, so it's worth it.
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Slim Pickens posted:but it'll shave 3 seconds off my daily commute, so it's worth it. If that was the case we'd see them in some form of racing 
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They're on the Corvettes, the newer Camaros depending on trim level, the SS sedan, and the Cadillac CTS-V (and maybe the ATS-V as well?) I have an SS sedan; there's three selectable modes (tour, sport, performance) that steadily firm up the suspension as you go between those modes. I know dick all about suspension, it just seemed like magnetic dampers might be slightly less complicated than active valving and preload. Didn't think about the weight, though.
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Jazzzzz posted:They're on the Corvettes, the newer Camaros depending on trim level, the SS sedan, and the Cadillac CTS-V (and maybe the ATS-V as well?) While that may be the case, the Corvette T1 suspension package (track level) is conventional. I don't know anything about the other cars.
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