Post #217,433
8/4/05 11:12:04 AM
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Update?
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Post #217,466
8/4/05 12:51:04 PM
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PB blaster, crowfoot 5/8ths wrench and a breaker bar
after it came out I stuck a finger in the hole and all I got was dust. Filled it with fresh 90 weight and it rolls much better. Still I am thinking of a motorcycle or something I can afford to put gas in.
thanx,
bill
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Post #217,470
8/4/05 1:12:26 PM
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Good. Just the thing for you, here. 36 kB .img
I'm pretty sure it's been here before...
[image|http://www.strangevehicles.com/images/content/11370.jpg|0|Motorcycle Camper|315|420]
From [link|http://www.strangevehicles.com/content/item/11370.html|here].
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #217,474
8/4/05 1:29:09 PM
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I like these better
[link|http://www.coolcityusa.com/|http://www.coolcityusa.com/]
thanx,
bill
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Post #217,475
8/4/05 1:34:06 PM
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Neat! Would be, um, challenging in the snow though. :-)
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Post #217,482
8/4/05 1:56:08 PM
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hey I live in Atlanta, stay home both snow days
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Post #217,540
8/4/05 4:45:38 PM
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Sparrows
[link|http://www.motorcycle.com/mo/mcnuts/sparrow.html|http://www.motorcycl...nuts/sparrow.html]
There are a couple of these in use running from the island to Seattle. I see them on the ferry a lot. They have the best of most worlds. They pay motorcycle rates and load/unload with the cycles - which means they go straight to the head of the line everytime, even when car wait lot is maxed to capacity.
OTOH, during the rain, you stay dry.
They're kind of spendy for a single seat though.
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"This is still a dangerous world. It's a world of madmen and uncertainty and potential mental losses." --George W. Bush
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Post #217,559
8/4/05 5:42:30 PM
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only one hr before a 6hr recharge? feh
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Post #217,561
8/4/05 5:48:49 PM
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2-3 hrs at 220 V.
Presumably different battery technology (I assume they're using conventional lead-acid car batteries) could lead to faster recharge times, at greatly increased cost. E.g. [link|http://www.nytimes.com/2005/04/02/business/02plug.html?ex=1123300800&en=9b7e4fd4fdc168fc&ei=5070&ex=1113109200&en=fcbf3746bb10e42d&ei=5099&partner=TOPIX&oref=login|Hacking a Prius].
TANSTAAFL, at the moment.
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #217,545
8/4/05 4:59:32 PM
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My cousin's got
[link|http://www.gizmag.com/go/3535/|one of these].
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #217,546
8/4/05 5:03:08 PM
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That site is nuts! "700 HP from Suzuki Hyabusa"! =)
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Post #217,567
8/4/05 7:49:15 PM
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You made me look
beyond the article - that sites got some pretty cool stuf on it.
[link|http://www.runningworks.com|
] Imric's Tips for Living
- Paranoia Is a Survival Trait
- Pessimists are never disappointed - but sometimes, if they are very lucky, they can be pleasantly surprised...
- Even though everyone is out to get you, it doesn't matter unless you let them win.
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Nothing is as simple as it seems in the beginning,
As hopeless as it seems in the middle,
Or as finished as it seems in the end.
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Post #217,571
8/4/05 8:20:15 PM
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Yeah, but it's nuts!
100 HP street bikes are scary enough as it is.
I don't think anyone is more respectful of the skill of people who can make powerful machines, of any type. It's a bit of a shame though that more of that talent and brainpower isn't used to develop more efficient machinery though.
More of those kids should read "The Fountainhead". ;-)
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #217,574
8/4/05 8:30:57 PM
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Based on limited reading
[link|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower|http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horsepower]
I'm still confused.
My Millenia is 170HP.
That Motorcycle is 700HP.
Does that mean it's engine it 4 times stronger than my car's?
Or do other facters come into play such as engine weight?
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Post #217,579
8/4/05 9:04:39 PM
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I have a friend with a 700hp pickup
It has a top speed of 85 mph. It gets to that speed very quickly with all 4 dually's in the rear smokin.
Yes the motor is more powerful than your car but is it as mechanically efficient in transfering that power to wheels. Probably not as efficient but more power and speed.
thanx,
bill
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Post #217,581
8/4/05 9:07:42 PM
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A couple numbers for comparo
HP/cc displacement (or cu. in. for the plebes) is a decent measure of the efficiency of a design of whatever size.
But HP/# of gross vehicle + driver wt: determines ~~ acceleration possible.
But, as with CPU benchmarks.. the Torque curve, in actual USE of a machine, is the Eliminator: 'twist' is what you experience; HP is an abstraction. A peaky torque curve.. as with lots of screamer DOHC car engines (dual overhead camshafts) of today.. generally means effete low-end torque / where you spend most of your time.
Etc.
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Post #217,616
8/5/05 1:51:37 AM
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Wadaymean "plebes", you effete SF Eurowimp . . .
"There is no substitute for cubic inches" is trumped only by "There is no substitute for cubic money". Up there you have "wealth" (an abstraction), down here weh have "cash" (the hardware layer) so y'er struck out twice.
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Post #217,630
8/5/05 6:12:18 AM
8/5/05 6:30:12 AM
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Waal now, Mr. Cash n'carry on -
Y'see, back in the days,
when our Brit Vincent 1000 cc machines would eat-for-lunch them chromed Hollywooded Harley truck things with their, what was it? 74 cubic 'inches'? Oh yeah ~ 1200 ccs -- we were just in the habit of using real engineering notation, not that bar-speak slang. I mean, we went around corners and stuff too; reel handicap for them trucks -- a scrapin and a sparkin as them inches-wide cast iron footboards dragged them 800# [360ish real Kilos] along the tarmac. (Shoulda taxed those suckers for the extra road repairs)
'Course too, we'd all read Proust; guess it was just a cultural | barrier kinda thing..
Oops, full-disclosure:
Yes, one of our clan did once refer to his Shadow as, "havin 61 cubic inches" - though he Was interpretin, for a recently-trounced low-life just up from So Cal on his Hog, IIRC. Then too, Boyd was from Texas and had traded his Harley in on the Vincent. We took that into account, but -
He got no Pernod at the next pit stop, natch.
Nurse! I need oh, a couple cubic inches o' that serum - what? that's a Lot??
Edited by Ashton
Aug. 5, 2005, 06:30:12 AM EDT
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Post #217,652
8/5/05 9:05:01 AM
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Don't know nothin about Harleys . .
. . everyone I knew who rode a bike back in the olden days had an Ariel Square Four or a Ducati.
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Post #217,786
8/5/05 5:44:16 PM
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Oooh - envy; that'd be when I had a mere 500 cc Matchless..
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Post #217,792
8/5/05 6:01:56 PM
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well I might settle, afford one of these
[link|http://www.bikeengines.com/info.htm|http://www.bikeengines.com/info.htm]
last one down the page, my commute would take the same time, better airconditioning than my van. If traffic is stuck I go around it and would save $60 per week in gas.
thanx,
bill
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Post #217,817
8/5/05 9:59:33 PM
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Heh - a 00's *Whizzer* !
A Whizzer std. bicycle + engine in frame + rubber belt - was my first 'powered' vehicle sans license n'such - all over San Diego..
F r e e d o m
All the later stuff was vastly more capable, but that First autonomy sticks above them all.
Ever ridden a motorcycle / any size?
How you'd like this gadget depends on how many hours you have ever spent on a bicycle and/or on a 150 CC or so, conventional cycle (?) Whether you'd be comfortable with the kinda iffy brakes and not particularly good road manners, especially for any controlled evasive action.. is the question. (I gather your reaction time is at least up to frustratin folks with the fastest-mouse-click in the dive - that's a start)
Suggest that a light 200-300 cc gives most all the performance needed for transport, short of silliness/sport. Decent handling, brakes are priceless.. I always advocate minimal weight bikes for learning. And it's Fun, fresh air and not boring like the usual sleds. Hell, might even be fun in one o'those SoFla gully-washers (I arrived in Miami in a VW-diesel truckette during one of these sky-pissing things - like drivin a miles long car wash / blind.) I just followed the bumper in front.
If you've never ridden before, suggest you consider taking a local 'course'; I gather these have become not-boring, pretty efficient and -- will tell the absolute neophyte a few things you simply do not want to learn by omission. You do not want to go out amidst the unconscious '05 cel-fone herds with just an hour of 'practice'! If your ego says Yes / tell it to Fuck Off.
I'd think that for not much more than this bare motor, you might find an OK used 250. I haven't noted used prices in some time, but recall that used took a hit pretty fast - given the New-smell pheromones and the fickleness of the average jaded-Murican buying toys.
Bon appetit
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Post #217,828
8/6/05 12:10:10 AM
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difference between a small motor and a bicycle
motorbikes have to obey all motor vehicle rules. You will get a ticket if you drive on the sidewalk or try to pass on the right of a traffic jam. A whizzer on the other hand can go on the sidewalk, use the shoulder to pass an umpty long line of stuck motor vehicles or head down a forest trail legally. After a 5 hr commute home when dennis came thru I thought often of an off/on road solution which is why I am leaning towards this.
At the age of 17 was invited to Join Satan's Choice, have ridden alongside angels in the sault area and have congregated and written alongside of many harley types. Also rode dirt bikes as a youngster and often enjoyed stunts with automobiles. Ever take a renault up on 2 wheels to see how far you counld keep going until rolling? A whizzer is about my speed at my age, my reflexes are still decent and I have lost so much feeling in my appendages that an occational ride upon a car hood wouldnt hurt so bad as long as I am wearing my brain bucket.
thanx,
bill
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Post #217,842
8/6/05 11:29:56 AM
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Pssst. Dot! You gettin' this down?
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Post #217,582
8/4/05 9:08:33 PM
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Short answer: He'll get to Heaven before you.
A bike like that would have to be ridden very carefully to 1) not do a wheelie and flip over, and 2) not torque steer into a ditch. It would make driving an old [link|http://www.pistonheads.com/doc.asp?c=103&i=8887|Porsche 911] (notorious for "[link|http://groups-beta.google.com/group/rec.autos.driving/browse_frm/thread/2b2b4041224fa77a/32f4106b4f970f52?lnk=st&q=lift+throttle+oversteer&rnum=8&hl=en#32f4106b4f970f52|lift-throttle oversteer]") look like driving a pedal car.
Yeah, it's 4 times as powerful as your car. HP is just torque times RPM (times a unit conversion factor). On a power-to-weight basis it's probably closer to 25 (700 HP/~ 500 # versus 170 HP/3000 #). It used to be sports cars were ~ 10 #/HP. That bike is around 1. !
Cheers,
Scott.
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Post #217,610
8/5/05 12:38:30 AM
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No way they can use it
Yamaha developed a 2-stroke 4-cylinder engine for F1 a couple of years ago ... well damn, seems more like 10-15 years or so, now that I think about it. (Gawd, I'm old.) Made somewhere over 200 HP on the top end -- they never released official dyno results -- and fit into a bike that was under 250 lb.
These were ridden by the very best riders in the world, and they said they couldn't handle them. In nearly any gear they could light up the rear wheel by twisting the throttle about degree too much. (Note that race bikes have shorter throttle travel than typical street bikes.) Yamaha decided to smooth out the tourque curve, and let the riders not shift so often.
If they need a little taken off the top at ~200, there's no one outside a drag team who can handle 700. It's posing.
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Post #217,647
8/5/05 8:32:27 AM
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the old 911 was a pedal car, might as well drive a vw bug
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Post #217,580
8/4/05 9:05:14 PM
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OT when did everyone switch from chains to belts and why?
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Post #217,585
8/4/05 9:19:57 PM
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Re: OT when did everyone switch from chains to belts and why
Let me know the history! when you find out how all the lemmings sorta adopted it at once.
Recently dropped-in on such a discussion .. and the consequences of a broken Kevlar belt.
Belt's quieter. It's quite cheaper, too with the drive pulleys and such figured in. I think both factors were loved by management and PR.
(Note that some motorcycles, even a big Hog or two - have used belts for rear drive)
Where it bites you in ass - is every 90K-100K miles OR.. [and some forget this to their peril] every 6-8 years, depending on how lucky you feel and how much thrashing you've done.
Pisses me off.. my Saab had fussless chain; self-tensioning, checked - never needed changing. Newer Plutocrat-5 has the idgit belt.. BUT - it had just been changed when I bought it - I won't have to change it, so WTF.
Note too re belts - by the time you Need one, you are apt to have had to do the same labor anyway - to change the fucking water pump, and maybe a couple cam, crank oil seals on general principles. So it isn't an easy call.
bloody infernal machines..
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Post #217,587
8/4/05 9:25:45 PM
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I think he's asking about motorcycle drive belts. ;-)
See, e.g., [link|http://z.iwethey.org/forums/render/content/show?contentid=56189|#56189] and Drew's reply.
Cheers,
Scott.
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