Am I the only one that looks at this http://www.rotax.net/Photos/monoshock.jpg and wonders why Supermotard bikes don't look like this. And wishes there was a...
and your point brings up another one: is it really always better to get a wider rear tire? I'm not sure it is, and I don't really trust what club racers say,...
So, check this out... http://members.aol.com/gstarron/wood_rotax.jpg Ron...
GStarRon@...
Apr 1, 2006 5:00 pm
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I vote for that Rotax in street trim - especially to zip around town compared with my Zane Laverda.... Been a sucker for singles and twins since I can...
... I agree it looks appealling, in an American flat-tracker style. Just a guess but maybe it's too old-fashioned. The suspension especially has very small...
I rather like what someone did with a mere Enfield ? http://www.sachs-bikes.no/madassbilder/500/madass500.jpg Where do we queue ?...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Apr 2, 2006 3:01 am
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Just joshin.........
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Apr 2, 2006 3:02 am
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Just saw a behind the scenes peek at the pit workings of the Toyota team on TV. As the guide took us past the 'engine and gearbox room' the camera zoomed in on...
Don't they weigh about half the weight of a Triumph "Rocket 3" motor, and put out 5 times the horsepower ? Maybe not quite the longevity but... I see mention...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Apr 2, 2006 3:43 am
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aarwar916 <aarwar916@...> Sat, 1 Apr 2006 22:10:51 ... I looked at these at the London Racing show this year. It's going in the right direction but all...
In a message dated 4/2/2006 12:00:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, ... All that is missing are the BSA's and Triumph's.... TT Racing is again alive...! ...
GStarRon@...
Apr 2, 2006 4:13 pm
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... And if you read a little closer, the moto-journalists ALWAYS (allow me some leeway here) attribute the Zook 1000's "heavy turn-in" (compared to the 600cc...
http://www.nortonmotorcycles.com/bike/961_gallery.asp?imageNum=2 According to my new Cycle World mag, the new Kenny Dreer Norton is just about ready for...
Ray, those are 1971 model bikes in the MX shootout article. As to the new Norton, maybe Dreer took a look at a TRX850 Yamaha with the 270* crank version of the...
the guys that run these in supermoto almost always get worked. In addition to not handling well on the MX sections of the track, they also have a tough time...
Kinda, sorta. Both have the crankpins 90 degrees apart, but one fires the cylinders 90 (and then 630) degrees apart, and the other fires them 270 (and then...
The movie "The World's Fastest Indian" has just been released in Australia - I saw it twice over the weekend - what a great story. Just out of interest - where...
D.M.Co.
iwd@...
Apr 3, 2006 6:58 am
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Wasn't it in NZ about 6 months ago ? The book came out years ago, great read. The movie is apparently a very trimmed down version of his life - haven't seen it...
RohanB
newboltz333@...
Apr 3, 2006 7:13 am
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hello gang, I appologize if this is some classic trick of silent masters, but I\'ve herd of it yesterday. the trick is: clamp the \"somewhat machined\" billet...
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