Both VT500 and V50 as built had fuel tank in front of rider, it was Eddie McDonnell's V50 that had the tank behind the rider. My V50 now has the fuel tank...
Hi everyone, strangely, they offer to sell the articles online, but also it looks as though one can click on the cover and get them free. Please check and see....
... Or have you found the wrong ones....? Ian www.voyager03.co.uk Life on Earth is expensive but it does include a free trip around the Sun each year....
The latest Motorcycle Sport landed on the unfinished porch concrete this morning. In it an article by Andrew Westlake (of the Difazio Club that some FFers...
... this morning. In it an article by Andrew Westlake (of the Difazio Club that some FFers have met at Beaulieu) about the history and development behind his...
That's why I left mine, so back to the single life without the thing I didn't need ! Or wasn't that what you meant :-) BBC2's Top Gear program April 1988, The...
... http://www.athz90.dsl.pipex.com/Difazio%20HCS.jpg Scanned and enlarged from the magazine. Any good? Ian www.voyager03.co.uk Duct tape is like the force....
... You're right of course, although it's worth mentioning that those tanks in front of the rider were at the same height as in the original HFs from which the...
Paul Blezard
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Nov 1, 2006 5:34 pm
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... wrote:> As for FF definitions, I've always used 'two-wheeled car' as alternative description of an FF, especially for non-motorcyclists. Hi Paul! I know...
snip ... That's because the control system is fighting counter steer. They are considering using Carver control, as far as I heard. That could fix it. Arthur....
... wheeled car' yourself ... Hi Peater :-) Actually right now I am working on getting a job! So the "project" is crawling forward without any significant...
Gentlemen- I'm new here so please forgive me but, How do you riders deal with cross winds? Problem or no... These look to have LOTS more side area but, then...
... My GPZFF has no issues with cross winds until I stop. It is by far the most stable bike I have ever ridden in cross winds. I have a tail fairing which I...
... Just the reverse. Most of the FFs do have more side area than many bikes, but it's situated well back. This means that they often tend to lean quite a...
... Ditto. The Voyager is astonishingly stable in pretty strong crosswind from as little as 1mph, but sometimes you have to be ready to balance the bike when...
I added a few paragraphs to the website about how the chain was preventing the rider's position from dropping any more and how I've decided that multiple...
Andrew, the higher SA pivot seems to give better anti-squat characteristics. Also, some rearward movement of the wheels when hitting a bump appears to help to...
snip ... Yes, the FF engine is low. I wonder what the cornering clearance was like? It would not have had modern high grip tyres, so max cornering angle will...
... There's a good reason for calling the Ducati singles "narrow-case". From Michael's solid model of the engine you can clearly see that it is quite wide low...
001 is shown at ride height in this picture, it's on fixed struts. It runs in the same clearance slot as everything else I've done, 45 degrees off each edge...
The intent is to have 50 degrees of clearance at full bump. The drawing is with the suspension fully extended. The engine is placed over to the right (as...
