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that's... basically a turbo shy of probably the best method to win hospital high-score. it's kind of brilliant
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I find this youtube channel mostly unwatchable, but I watched their snow Hayabusa video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5EyGA3WyYU
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Also what better to drive a belt than a Harley
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These things are so incredibly Italian compared to what Honda make today Incredible to ride, garbage to work on
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So what electrical gizmo was hiding behind which wetted coolant lines that required you to pull which engine parts to remove to prompt that?
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Slavvy posted:These things are so incredibly Italian compared to what Honda make today Now Honda is medicore to ride, garbage to work on
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Phy posted:So what electrical gizmo was hiding behind which wetted coolant lines that required you to pull which engine parts to remove to prompt that? It's a clutch replacement that requires a special tool and a replacement single use castle nut
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thinking about it a bit. i don’t think i’ve ever worked on a bike that had the clutch basket and stator on the same side. kinda neat to see it setup that way.
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Before I saw the baling wire I thought that Honda had made a bike with hinged engine side covers. My thought was "yeah, that seems like something they'd have tried."
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I'll try to remember to take a picture next time but if you look in that hole you can see the crankshaft right there (there is actually a warning about not accidentally hitting it when you're taking the clutch housing out) and you can also see the first of the gear driven cam jackshafts just above it. Phenomenal amount of wasted space compared to a modem engine, they could make it considerably smaller if they wanted to today.
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Nov 4, 2023 19:27
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 This stupid little thing is so obnoxiously fun. It just begs you to do hooligan poo poo. Legit had more fun bombing around for a couple hours this afternoon than I have recently on my bikes with 10x + the hp.
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Nov 5, 2023 00:37
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Fast on slow bikes is much funner than slow on fast bikes
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The fourth gear sweet spot on my 400 is right around 40mph, and damned if I don't rip through the preceding three gears like I'm chasing a podium at every stop light.
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opengl posted:
Tiny bikes rule
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Mr Lanternfly posted:The fourth gear sweet spot on my 400 is right around 40mph, and damned if I don't rip through the preceding three gears like I'm chasing a podium at every stop light.  I love shifting. And riding and sounding like John Connor being chased by a T-1000.
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I already posted this in the slack, but I think this deserves the additional visibility, though this would be relevant in several threads: https://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/mcy/7684440025.html (The guy keeps deleting and reposting the listing, so may be down) Just trying to imagine how something like this would handle.
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Nov 6, 2023 02:58
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Track wider than wheelbase? I'm sure it's fine
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well… i’ve ridden a Ural and that does the thing where it pulls one way on accel and pulls the other way on decel. At least Ural knows about that and tweaks the design to minimize it. so assume that but the affect is larger
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any sidecar does that, so yeah it's gonna be super pronounced on that Vespa rig. you'll get a crazy forearm pump trying to get that thing to turn, assuming the front tire doesn't just give up
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bike clip from the OSHA thread again https://i.imgur.com/eZhNama.mp4
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How can it be so calm 
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I know that riding in nice weather usually makes me feel content and happy, why would a cow feel different?
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It's the cow that drives.
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Collateral Damage posted:It's the cow that drives. IF YOU CAN READ THIS THE COWHERD FELL OFF
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What I want to know is how do you load a 1000+ pound animal who doesn’t understand how a motorcycle works onto a motorcycle? It can be hard to get a human passenger onto a bike sometimes 
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Also there’s a ground beef joke in there somewhere
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Beve Stuscemi posted:What I want to know is how do you load a 1000+ pound animal who doesn’t understand how a motorcycle works onto a motorcycle? I'd imagine one method is to start em young
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Speed beef
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Slavvy posted:How can it be so calm Cows are generally super chill and friendly.
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A wise man once asked me, "What do you do if yer dog don't pull?" To his approval I replied, "Ye pulls yer dog." I guess it applies to cattle and motorcycles too.
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A thing we’re overlooking is that bike seems to be maybe a 125cc single that is putting in WORK drat
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I never did get around to posting pics from the Salmon Arm bike museum, but if you want to see some stuff they have there, check out Ryan Fortnine's latest video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpY-r662EKs (and their photography is better anyway) Phy fucked around with this message at 22:44 on Nov 18, 2023 |
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kVMa3oWIvys
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having lived in the US my whole life it is difficult to wrap my head around major metropolitan areas with pavement good enough to be considered "safe" for any sort of GP race would've binned it in a pothole or hitting a manhole cover sticking 3" up from the rest of the tarmac by the 2nd turn over here
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There was a supermoto race in Reno NV back in 2004/2005 but it makes more sense with dirtbike suspension. Really fun race only the last shot is mine the rest are from the press kit.     
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bobbert posted:There was a supermoto race in Reno NV back in 2004/2005 but it makes more sense with dirtbike suspension. Really fun race only the last shot is mine the rest are from the press kit. Holy poo poo. Holy poo poo. I've had this suit going on like 12 years.  I didn't know its origins and thought it was a factory replica done up by astars for redbull/ktm.
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drat The corner at 1:44 stressed me out, they all stressed me out but that one really did 
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cursedshitbox posted:Holy poo poo. Holy poo poo. Man small world and cool leathers. Looks like he was 40 when he ran the race and won it. Hes on the podium but not in the same suit in more of a dirtbike gear setup.  
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He has a jersey on over it from what I can tell.   It's such an odd suit. External back protector. kevlar stitching and reinforcement panels. Owns, thanks for posting this. I always wondered where it came from
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Thats awesome the pants looked like fabric in the pic, but they are not. Its cool it has the official Redbull logos and and stuff for that time.
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