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And just for the record, here is what I would call a tastefully modded classic bike The biggest change they've made is removing the airbox and battery, replacing them with pod filters and presumably a little lithium-ion somewhere, opening up the rear triangle. They've put on lower clip-on bars; I would go with taller ones but those aren't unreasonable. It has proper modern street tires, the custom seat fits well with the rest of the shapes, and that wonderful engine and exhaust (yes, it's an inline-6 with a 6-into-6 system) are just cleaned up and left alone. Nice. Note that it still doesn't have loving fenders but I'll give them the benefit of the doubt and believe that they just took them off for the photo shoot.
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Sagebrush posted:And just for the record, here is what I would call a tastefully modded classic bike I'm not a motorcycle guy, but that bike made my nipples hard.
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Jul 14, 2017 06:09
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I was going to be rude and snarky but instead, can the bike derail go to cycle insanity or something please?
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Jul 14, 2017 07:07
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I like bikes, too!
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Jul 14, 2017 07:11
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drgitlin posted:I was going to be rude and snarky but instead, can the bike derail go to cycle insanity or something please? how dare someone post something in a thirty thousand post thread that does not align to my interest
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BlackMK4 posted:how dare someone post something in a thirty thousand post thread that does not align to my interest no, we were in the wrong, three motorcycles is far too much for his delicate sensibilities. here's some automotive insanity you big baby  That is the 245cc (14 cubic inch) 24-valve quad-overhead-cam inline-6 from the Honda RC166 racing bike. The cylinder bores are as big around as a poker chip and the valves are roughly the size of pencil erasers. It is fed by six equally tiny carburetors, spins to 20,000 RPM and developed 260hp/L naturally aspirated...in 1966. They won everything.
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Jul 14, 2017 08:32
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Is that the one with different sized cylinders?
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Jul 14, 2017 08:35
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 e: I didnt read this page before posting. Sorry if I triggered you, drgitlin. 
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Jul 14, 2017 08:41
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Sagebrush posted:The cylinder bores are as big around as a poker chip and the valves are roughly the size of pencil erasers. It is fed by six equally tiny carburetors, spins to 20,000 RPM and developed 260hp/L naturally aspirated...in 1966. They won everything. I wonder how long it will take those guys on Youtube that made an inline 4 Briggs and Stratton to fabricobble something like that out of the Honda mini 4-stroke water pumps / trimmers. Roughly 50cc and are decently built from what I have seen doing an autopsy on one. Although, I can fully compress the valve springs by thumb and the oil slinging timing belt driving the plastic camshaft threw me for a loop the first time I saw that. Shore up those few points and we will be off to the races!
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Jul 14, 2017 08:57
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Sagebrush posted:no, we were in the wrong, three motorcycles is far too much for his delicate sensibilities. This is more than acceptable to my delicate four-wheeled sensibilities.
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Jul 14, 2017 09:23
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Sorry for starting that derail there. I just thought the bike looked really good.
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Jul 14, 2017 09:38
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jamal posted:Is that the one with different sized cylinders? Are you thinking of the NR500? https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honda_NR500?wprov=sfla1 Oval cylinders (well a rectangle with two half circles on each end) with two conrods per cylinder.
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Jul 14, 2017 11:09
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IIRC there was a 1960s F1 engine with oval cylinders too; will check my copy of Setright's book when I get back on Monday. Although I may be confusing it for the motorbike engine...
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Jul 14, 2017 11:24
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Puddin posted:Oval cylinders (well a rectangle with two half circles on each end) I think the technical term is "capsule"
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Jul 14, 2017 11:48
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did someone say new roadkill ? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaCGz-2j1Oo
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Jul 14, 2017 12:59
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wayfinder posted:Sorry not a car Cafe racers are cool and I'm not surprised people don't 'get' the concept of them. They're bikes designed for short rides with plenty of stops (at cafes hence the name) and they're supposedly built for handling, not comfort with a firm nod towards oldschool styling. quote:The term developed among British motorcycle enthusiasts of the early 1960s from Watford, and London, specifically the Rocker or "Ton-Up Boys" subculture, where the bikes were used for short, quick rides between cafés, in Watford at the Busy Bee café and the Ace Café in London. In post-war Britain, car ownership was still uncommon, but by the late 1950s the average Briton could now afford a car. So by the early 1960s the café racer's significance was that a bike had come to represent speed, status and rebellion, rather than mere inability to afford a car. BMW R Nine T 
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Jul 14, 2017 13:44
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anyone that goes to more than one cafe in a day is just an insufferable twat though
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Jul 14, 2017 15:49
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Cafe =/= coffee shop
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Jul 14, 2017 15:58
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Sagebrush posted:no, we were in the wrong, three motorcycles is far too much for his delicate sensibilities. oh my god keep going i'm almost there 
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http://i.imgur.com/FKxPy6N.gifv 4-wheel steering 
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Jul 14, 2017 18:55
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I put that in the terrible car thread yesterday because it is terrible. It looks alien.
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Jul 14, 2017 19:10
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Nor is it new. Prelude with mechanical in 87. Volvo passives in the 90s. Gmc with the early 00 bodies.
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cursedshitbox posted:Nor is it new. Prelude with mechanical in 87. Volvo passives in the 90s. Gmc with the early 00 bodies. Was that with the same direction 4-wheel steering or 'only for tighter turns' type?
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KakerMix posted:Was that with the same direction 4-wheel steering or 'only for tighter turns' type? The chevies had a button on the dash to flip from matching to counter steering. it was supposed to be good for maneuvering a trailer. on the other hand.... 
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Powershift posted:The chevies had a button on the dash to flip from matching to counter steering. it was supposed to be good for maneuvering a trailer. I worked at a GM dealership when the quadrasteers were still being sold. Got a chance to drive one around the lot a bit and play with the settings. Whichever mode it was that matched the rear direction to the front was a loving trip. Asked one of the mechanics how much of a pain it was to fix them and he said it wasn't that big a deal because they'd just replace the whole loving thing.
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Jul 14, 2017 21:14
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Olympic Mathlete posted:Cafe =/= coffee shop  
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Jul 14, 2017 21:22
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KakerMix posted:Was that with the same direction 4-wheel steering or 'only for tighter turns' type? Yes. Depending on vehicle speed. Low speeds = rear go opposing direction for a tighter turn. Above that rear go same direction. Mazda had a similar system on the 626 of that era.
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Jul 15, 2017 01:19
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You so wrong. Imagine a diner. Pronounced caaaaf. A greasy spoon if you will.
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Jul 15, 2017 01:34
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The 4WS system on the early-mid 90s 626/MX6 was, as we called it at the time, "highly technical". What this meant was that we would quote customers several thousand dollars to fix them when they broke, and then just disconnect them when the customer, driving a car worth about 3k, understandably declined to do 4k worth of work to it.
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Jul 15, 2017 01:43
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I have lived in North America for my entire life, coming up on 52 years. Not a single time have I ever heard of a bar or nightclub being referred to as a cafe. 
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Jul 15, 2017 03:30
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A cafe sells coffee and, if roadside, MAYBE pancakes. But not full meals, because that's a diner. I have no idea WTF he's on about. They're called cafes because they sell primarily coffee. Or cafe in like three other languages
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Jul 15, 2017 03:32
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:A cafe sells coffee and, if roadside, MAYBE pancakes. But not full meals, because that's a diner. żQuieres un café, mi amigo?
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Jul 15, 2017 03:37
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Baxter you know I don't speak Spanish!
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Jul 15, 2017 03:39
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New Roadkill https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iaCGz-2j1Oo
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I was recently watching some of the early episodes of Hot Rod Garage (when F&F were still hosting), and in one of their Q&A sessions someone asked if they'd ever do a Mustang, they said they'd be super stoked to do a 69 or 70 fastback, with preference to the 69. Cool that they eventually did one, a Mach 1 even.
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Metal Geir Skogul posted:A cafe sells coffee and, if roadside, MAYBE pancakes. But not full meals, because that's a diner. Cafés sell coffee and pastries. Cafes sell this:  with a big mug of this: 
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Jul 15, 2017 13:22
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And this entire conversation about what exactly constitutes a cafe in the context of mid century British motorcycling culture is the real reason why cafe racers are terrible and so are the people that like them.
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Finger Prince posted:And this entire conversation about what exactly constitutes a cafe in the context of mid century British motorcycling culture is the real reason why cafe racers are terrible and so are the people that like them. I put cafe-ish bars on a bone-stock 1964 triumph tr6s. It was fun for a week or two and then I switched back to stock. 
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Itzena posted:Cafés sell coffee and pastries. Cafes sell this: This is worse than the possum/opossum distinction that Aussie cunts make.
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Holy poo poo yes please.
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