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by Smokinjoe73
Sat Jul 13, 2013 4:50 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Tyre warmers
Replies: 7
Views: 1087

Re: Tyre warmers

If you are using them for trackdays, you can also factor in the cost of crashing on cold tires, which happens alot. I have raced 13 yrs and only ever used the single temp warmers. I have chicken hawks and tire sox. The sox are less expensive, but have outlasted like 8 pairs of chicken hawks and suzu...
by Smokinjoe73
Thu Jul 11, 2013 3:03 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: cbr front end swap
Replies: 21
Views: 1106

Re: cbr front end swap

Could you or should you?
by Smokinjoe73
Wed Jul 10, 2013 4:30 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: Carb Sync Going Wrong - Fluid keeps sucking into bike
Replies: 5
Views: 591

Re: Carb Sync Going Wrong - Fluid keeps sucking into bike

For me in the same situation, I used valves made for aquariums to regulate air flow and calm things down. Baring that, try kinking the tubes, but its only a couple bucks (quid) for the valves.
by Smokinjoe73
Fri Jul 05, 2013 2:52 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: July 4th (touchy subject(?)
Replies: 24
Views: 1045

Re: July 4th (touchy subject(?)

What film are you guys speaking of. Born on the 4th of July or independance day? Kind of a boatload of movies about the 4th & revolutionary war.
by Smokinjoe73
Thu Jul 04, 2013 7:21 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: July 4th (touchy subject(?)
Replies: 24
Views: 1045

July 4th (touchy subject(?)

So here in the States we are celebrating our independance day. Always wondered if you blokes are aware of it, or is it a sore subject? Are you happy for us or do people grumble about the insolent upstarts?

To us we figure the hatchet was burried long ago & the UK is still family.
by Smokinjoe73
Tue Jul 02, 2013 3:58 am
Forum: Workshop
Topic: speedometer/tacho/temp.
Replies: 25
Views: 3334

Re: speedometer/tacho/temp.

Mine are cbr600. The 1000 are probly superior if only due to closer redline, but the 600 clocks have tons of sweep so in real life you dont notice. I got mine for like $160 shipped (105 pounds). The 1000 clocks were going for twice that much.
by Smokinjoe73
Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:26 pm
Forum: Racing
Topic: Lorenzo in warm up now??
Replies: 24
Views: 2553

Re: Lorenzo in warm up now??

Wow, there is no decorum of putting a courtesy "spoiler alert" on these tags huh? Just blurting the info in the headline kinda spoils the excitement for those of us who cant watch it live.
by Smokinjoe73
Sun Jun 30, 2013 1:21 pm
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Look Mum, no standard undertray!
Replies: 7
Views: 1226

Re: Look Mum, no standard undertray!

I like your work, but would be concerned about the jarring shockwaves now going directly to the ecu/black box. Those things are isolated from solid frame members for a very specific engineering reason. Seems like their lives will be shortened by an order of magnitude (approx). So I guess dont stray ...
by Smokinjoe73
Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:38 am
Forum: Pimp Your Ride
Topic: Look Mum, no standard undertray!
Replies: 7
Views: 1226

Re: Look Mum, no standard undertray!

You can acually make a nice box in there out of sheet metal. Mine can carry a 4 foot kryptonite chain and huge armored padlock, plus tools.
by Smokinjoe73
Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:26 am
Forum: Bike Chat
Topic: Smaller rear sprocket
Replies: 4
Views: 555

Re: Smaller rear sprocket

Divisible combinations? I gotta know, how does the divisibility enter into it? Is the logic that the same part of the chain lands on the same teeth? Is it the plumage? Gripping by the husks?
by Smokinjoe73
Sun Jun 30, 2013 2:23 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why riders dont wear gear
Replies: 24
Views: 2903

Re: Why riders dont wear gear

If you wear mesh gear, its not much different than none temp wise. I race in full gear at 103*F (39.4C) and you really get used to it. Spending months recovering from skin grafts is way harder to get used to.
by Smokinjoe73
Sat Jun 29, 2013 4:21 am
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why riders dont wear gear
Replies: 24
Views: 2903

Re: Why riders dont wear gear

Luck of the draw, or stacking the deck in your favor? Yeah, its a personal choice, I get that. Doesnt negate which is a better choice. I just can't go for the situational ethics. Riding wrecklessly on a public road ungeared is always dumber than going to a racetrack. Yeah, you are free to be stupid,...
by Smokinjoe73
Sat Jun 29, 2013 12:17 am
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Another North America rider
Replies: 21
Views: 1596

Re: Another North America rider

How fashionably late of you.
by Smokinjoe73
Fri Jun 28, 2013 9:22 pm
Forum: The Welcome Inn
Topic: Another North America rider
Replies: 21
Views: 1596

Re: Another North America rider

Dear God, they will let anyone on here. I guess which is evidenced by my presence. What did Groucho say?

"I would never want to be in any club that would have me as a member"

Welcome to the proper Queen's forum Eric.. Tea is at 4.
by Smokinjoe73
Fri Jun 28, 2013 4:53 pm
Forum: General Chat
Topic: Why riders dont wear gear
Replies: 24
Views: 2903

Why riders dont wear gear

Why riders dont wear gear and/or make bad decisions. This facinates me as a race/ride instrutor. Also when talking to new riders about their perception of risk vs reward. Human have adapted bad ways of believing things, like the lottery. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c-4flnuxNV4 This is similar if ...