snipped and bottom posted ... transaxle in an old flexable veteran car chassis what required to keep from damaging the bearings and keeping things runing...
snipped and bottom posted ... Indicators are on the bearing journals. One shows TIR at 0.0015 and the other at 0.008. If I flip the crank around on the...
Should have added that centers can be re-cut, but it is a tricky process, probably best done with the crank in pieces. Sometime truing cranks with the bearing...
... Thanks Michael, I have been vaguely following my mail and this thread and have been meaning to wade in and make a few observations/comments. I remembered...
I never liked the "normal" methods (between centres or V block/roller supports) of measuring crank truth. Whether it is measured to be out 1 thou or 5 thou...
The talk about the crank alignment has me curious about the suitability of stepped crank pins in older engines. The current pin in the Aermacchi is 30mm and a...
Current issue of Model Engineers' Workshop (No.146) has an article by renowned motorcycle frame maker Ken Sprayson. Diagrams of his tools, enough to replicate....
I have heard some rumor that the factory riders eg David Knight etc all have stroker kits in their 450 enduro engines taking them to 480cc. Again rumor is that...
I need to make some new valves for my race bike. Any suggestions on which steel to use ? The steel company suggested Nitronic and is $380 per meter for 25mm ...
valves are often not the same material stem and mushroom, they are welded together by friction welding, on of the parts is revolving and the other is pressed...
Not heard of a 480 conversion (I will ask the guys I know) I have run a G450X since October '08 and find it OK, maybe a bit lacking on sand but otherwise OK, I...
The problem with machining existing valves is that I believe that most are Nitrided which means that as soon as I turn the valve stem down I now have the soft...
Unless you have an unusual stem size, the usual solution is to find a valve with the same stem size, with head equal to or larger in diameter than your final...
Hi Group With valves yes its almost usually the exhaust valve that is two part design for the simple fact that they are the best design for that application...
Brent Prindle <brentp@...> Wed, 7 Jan 2009 08:21:17 ... In MotoGP we now have 3 V-4s of varying angles and 2 straight 4s. I have an idea that Kawasaki...
Does anyone know the approximate outer diameter of any 06-08 jap-4 600cc generator rotor? Thanks, Chris Cosentino Cosentino Engineering 812 Jersey Ave. 3rd...
I can do even better than that, I have a Solidworks model for a CBR600RR rotor and stator. If you post your email, I'll send you a copy in whatever format...
http://www.pvl-zuendungen.de/en/ if you go to the technical detail page there is a long list of PVL CDI rotors, tapers, cone types, dimensions and even small...
I got a reply back from PVL and I'm going to interpret what was said as meaning there isn't a list that is available to the customers of what rotor taper fits...
Kawasaki has confirmed this morning that it will quit the MotoGP world championship with immediate effect, leaving John Hopkins and Marco Melandri without a...