In a message dated 01/11/2008 02:05:41 GMT Standard Time, whitfield.dan@... writes: Thanks for the well thought suggestion Graham, however I have been...
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Grahamrobb@...
robbgr2002
Nov 1, 2008 8:12 am
In a message dated 01/11/2008 01:23:13 GMT Standard Time, paulblez@... writes: It's worse than that. You can't use your normal two strongest...
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Dan Whitfield
ed3gooding
Nov 1, 2008 9:51 am
... Interesting ECO fact: I don't know how they do it, but the ECO tank is integraly with moulded with the monocoque apparently out of the same kevlar ...
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Bob Wreford
bobwreford
Nov 1, 2008 10:51 am
... is ... both a ... And I ... Burgman ... You ... hand side ... function ... control the ... trick ... all ... money to ... Julian - I totally agree with...
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Arthur Middleton
conrod55
Nov 1, 2008 1:41 pm
snip ... My brief spin on FJ showed me that the handgrips and trigger throttle and front brake were fine for brief periods at least. The RH gear change was ...
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Grahamrobb@...
robbgr2002
Nov 1, 2008 6:30 pm
In a message dated 01/11/2008 09:52:10 GMT Standard Time, whitfield.dan@... writes: the ECO tank is integraly with moulded with the monocoque apparently...
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Grahamrobb@...
robbgr2002
Nov 1, 2008 6:40 pm
In a message dated 01/11/2008 13:41:51 GMT Standard Time, artmidd@... writes: I had to back off to stop squashing my little finger when the lever came...
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Grahamrobb@...
robbgr2002
Nov 1, 2008 6:43 pm
In a message dated 01/11/2008 10:52:27 GMT Standard Time, bobwreford@... writes: Mind you Arnold is rather like Henry Ford, the Model T had the ...
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Arthur Middleton
conrod55
Nov 1, 2008 7:05 pm
... Top Gear had a feature on this. I forget what was the catalyst for the change but ISTR that the Austin 7 was one of the first "cheap" cars to have the...
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bristolmp3
Nov 1, 2008 7:40 pm
... wrote: Now I try to use all 4 fingers on the track, but still just 2 on the road. GD; Arthur confesses at last! Is his use of "2 fingers on the road"...
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David Scott
badgersettuk
Nov 1, 2008 11:04 pm
Having watched a lot of MotoGP it seems that most of the riders only use one or two fingers on the brake lever but then again their brakes are much more...
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Dan Whitfield
ed3gooding
Nov 2, 2008 3:13 am
... Dan Whitfield [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ... [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]...
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Arthur Middleton
conrod55
Nov 2, 2008 9:09 am
... The front brake I have on the TDFF is barely capable for the track, which is why I use most of the available travel. I rode a Cagiva Mito around a car park...
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Grahamrobb@...
robbgr2002
Nov 2, 2008 7:39 pm
In a message dated 02/11/2008 09:10:43 GMT Standard Time, artmidd@... writes: One finger stoppie would be easy. So what we have is a different riding...
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David Scott
badgersettuk
Nov 2, 2008 10:21 pm
I was watching a 250 MotoGP race a few weeks ago and at the start of the last lap the lying 2nd went past the leader as the leader moved across to break the...
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David Scott
badgersettuk
Nov 2, 2008 10:28 pm
I think your reasoning has gone slightly astray. I'm an old timer type biker and I think the brakes today, in the main, are terrific and I know, like those...
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ianpegram@...
ian_pegram
Nov 3, 2008 12:38 am
Well, Genesis covered most of these points, and even had a switch on the left hand bars marked Up and Down, They must have known,,,, ... From: Paul Blezard...
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Dan Whitfield
ed3gooding
Nov 3, 2008 1:44 am
... Your are going to grab the biggest handfull of brake you can get!! And with those one finger brakes, the result is always the same: wheel lock, fall and ...
... <whitfield.dan@...> wrote: Snip ... And with ... fall and ... the ... stopping rates ... emergency ... I had been seriously thinking how to uprate the...
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Graham Addis
grahamaddis
Nov 3, 2008 8:22 am
... And what does Arnold have to say about it? Graham - Cogito, ergo recubo....
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Grahamrobb@...
robbgr2002
Nov 3, 2008 10:43 am
David said: your reasoning has gone slightly astray. Re-reading my missive, I concur - I did not mean to say that modern brakes were not an improvement - but...
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Andy Tribble
tribbikes
Nov 3, 2008 12:55 pm
Microsoft Hotmail have just updated their user interface, only problem is that it no longer scrolls so I can only read the top of each bulletin. So I have...
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Andy Tribble
tribbikes
Nov 3, 2008 12:55 pm
Microsoft Hotmail have just updated their user interface, only problem is that it no longer scrolls so I can only read the top of each bulletin. So I have...
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Dan Whitfield
ed3gooding
Nov 3, 2008 3:18 pm
... Sounds like a question for him?? peraves@... is his email address. I no longer communicate with the dowager. Dan Whitfield Graham - Cogito, ergo...
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Govert G
super_grvr
Nov 3, 2008 3:24 pm
Sounds like a question for him?? peraves@... is his email address. I no longer communicate with the dowager. Dan Whitfield Graham - Cogito, ergo recubo....
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Graham Addis
grahamaddis
Nov 3, 2008 3:28 pm
... Did his husband die???...
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bristolmp3
Nov 3, 2008 7:33 pm
... I hit a pedestrian when I was out in Aden and I could see the accident coming for about 25 yards. The brakes must have knocked all of 15mph of my speed so...
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Julian Bond
jbond23uk
Nov 7, 2008 10:04 pm
http://www.craigvetter.com/index.html http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/470MPG/Last%20Vetter%20Fairing%20P20.htm l and ...
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Arthur Middleton
conrod55
Nov 8, 2008 12:07 pm
... Thanks for this Julian. Some interesting testing on some other pages of Craig's site. Arthur....
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russellc50
Nov 8, 2008 10:24 pm
... 20P20.htm ... http://www.craigvetter.com/pages/Other_Designs/Energy_absorbing_fairin g.h ... 2173 Hi Julian, Have trouble launching these links from this...