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- Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:04 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Low down elbow
- Replies: 3
- Views: 647
Low down elbow
http://thekneeslider.com/homebuilt-recumbent-motorcycle-racer-competes-in-mra-sanctioned-event/ Is the low c of g a benefit or hindrance in racing? The frontal area will nearly halve, l guess, but what about the fast cornering? Won't you need a lot more lean angle? I like anything different and this...
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 6:10 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Come on you....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1024
Re: Come on you....
Thankyou for helpful info guys. What is it measuring the position of? If there's only one, I assume it's not the position of the slides? Therefore the actuating mechanism? I suppose it tells the sparks what throttle you're expecting, but not what throttle you're actually getting. Is that right? Che...
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:43 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Come on you....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1024
Re: Come on you....
Thankyou for helpful info guys. What is it measuring the position of? If there's only one, I assume it's not the position of the slides? Therefore the actuating mechanism? I suppose it tells the sparks what throttle you're expecting, but not what throttle you're actually getting. Is that right? Chee...
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 2:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22531
- Views: 1963363
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Decided to give the storm a fire up. Flat battery, goddam data tool I'm assuming. Charged battery, bike started well. Tried cr carbs for size on "rusty", my second gpz500 project. Will need a direct fuel tap as there ain't any vac take off and besides, the diaphragm casting on the original...
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:33 am
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: My Biking Story.... Videos added!
- Replies: 33
- Views: 2102
Re: My Biking Story....
A good read.
I'm seeing a trend here. It involves POWER!!! Hee hee. Good on yer. Go frit.![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
I'm seeing a trend here. It involves POWER!!! Hee hee. Good on yer. Go frit.
![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
- Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:07 am
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Come on you....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1024
Re: Come on you....
T, throttle .P, position.S, sensor. It measures throttle openings and adjust the electric witchcraft . Cheers. I assumed that's what the acronym was, but I've not come across one on a car bree hay tor. Is it on a stock storm? Edit: the stock ones are cv? So the position of the "throttle" ...
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 5:44 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Come on you....
- Replies: 14
- Views: 1024
Re: Come on you....
Forgive my ignorance, I'm new to the storm and barely looked at mine yet, let alone ride it. But what is a tps doing on a carburetor?
Cheers.
Cheers.
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 12:56 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22531
- Views: 1963363
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Woo hoo! Rode the Storm for the first time in 3 months. Went a mile up the hill to the racecourse as I can coast home from there. Everything seemed OK. http://www.corbridge-net.co.uk/VTR_2016-02-06a.jpg Then did only 20 miles but 5 of those at a constant 6.5k. Lost a hugger fixing bolt but that's a...
- Sat Feb 06, 2016 7:40 am
- Forum: Pimp Your Ride
- Topic: VTR Cafe Fighter Project
- Replies: 251
- Views: 54651
Re: VTR Cafe Fighter Project
....with cANTilever suspension, ANTi dive brakes......Dendrob wrote:Could do an ant hill climber.
Pure fANTasy, of course.
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![Embarassed :oops:](./images/smilies/icon_redface.gif)
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:40 pm
- Forum: Pimp Your Ride
- Topic: VTR Cafe Fighter Project
- Replies: 251
- Views: 54651
Re: VTR Cafe Fighter Project
Could do an ant hill climber.
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:07 pm
- Forum: General Chat
- Topic: what have you done to your "bike" today
- Replies: 22531
- Views: 1963363
Re: what have you done to your "bike" today
Filed a bit more ally.
- Fri Feb 05, 2016 10:04 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: "Cafe racers" (or whatever)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4263
- Tue Feb 02, 2016 5:43 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: Rake and trail
- Replies: 0
- Views: 655
Rake and trail
This is old now and a lot of water has passed under the bridge. But still an interesting read.
http://www.tonyfoale.com/Articles/RakeEx/RakeEx.htm
http://www.tonyfoale.com/Articles/RakeEx/RakeEx.htm
- Fri Jan 29, 2016 6:51 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: "Cafe racers" (or whatever)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4263
Re: "Cafe racers" (or whatever)
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![Laughing :lol:](./images/smilies/icon_lol.gif)
Although, if I was offered either one or the other, I'd take the honda.
- Fri Jan 29, 2016 4:29 pm
- Forum: Bike Chat
- Topic: "Cafe racers" (or whatever)
- Replies: 45
- Views: 4263