Advice needed

Thank you for your responses yesterday re my question on setting a quiz for
Superbikes.

Could anyone be more specific about the more technical data that could be
included, and which to steer clear of.

Gordon

 

http://www.justfuckinggoogleit.com

 

Thanks for that. I am well aware of how to access the necessary data. the
reason for my request was to ask 'motorbike enthusiasts' which of the data
they would like to see in a quiz and which data would be unreasonable.

Gordon

 

Which of what data?

Do you expect me to trawl through all the replies you've had so far and pick
out the best bits? Why not compile a load of questions from the replies you
already have and ask if we think its a fair and representative set of
wuestions ranging from easy/guessable to 'only for the committed'?

Dave

PS. You might want to consider snipping sigs in future if you want to avoid
Cab (or Pip, or............. quite a few others) "arguing like a girl"
(except obv it's only Cab who "argue's like a girl"[sic]) at you.....

 

Thanks for coming back Dave your help is very much appreciated. The data
below is from the Ducati 999R Xerox. What I am after is what data to use
for three questions which everyone interested in motorbikes would know,
three questions that would need a reasonable knowledge and two questions, as
you put it, are 'only for the committed'.

Frame - Tubular steel trellis

Wheelbase - 1420 mm / 55.9 in

Rake - 23.5° - 24.5°

Front suspension - Öhlins 43 mm upside-down fully adjustable fork with TiN
surface treatment, for radial calipers

Front wheel travel - 120 mm / 4.7 in

Front brake - 2 x 320 mm semi-floating discs, 4-piston 4-pad radial caliper

Front wheel - Y-shaped 5-spoke light alloy forged 3.50 x 17

Front tyre - 120/70 ZR 17

Rear suspension - Progressive linkage with fully adjustable Öhlins monoshock

Rear wheel travel - 128 mm / 5 in

Rear brake - 240 mm disc, 2-piston caliper

Rear wheel - Y-shaped 5-spoke light alloy forged 5.50 x 17

Rear tyre - 190/50 ZR 17

Fuel tank capacity - 15.5 L / 4.1 US gal (includes 3 L / 0.8 US gal reserve)

Weight - 181 kg / 399 lbs

Seat height - 780 mm / 30.7 in

Instruments Speedometer, rev counter, high beam indicator, turn signals, oil
pressure warning light, low fuel warning light, neutral light, water
temperature, immobilizer system

Warranty 2 years unlimited mileage

ENGINE

Type L-twin cylinder, 4 valves per cylinder Testastretta Desmodromic; liquid
cooled

Displacement - 999 cc

Bore x Stroke - 104 x 58.8 mm

Compression Ratio - 12.5:1

Power - 110 kw - 150 hp @ 9750 rpm

Torque - 11.9 kgm (86.1 lb-ft) @ 8000 rpm

Fuel injection - Marelli electronic fuel injection, 54 mm throttle body

Exhaust - Single steel muffler with catalytic converter

Emissions - Euro2

TRANSMISSION

Gearbox - 6 speed

Ratios - 1st 37/15, 2nd 30/17, 3rd 28/20, 4th 26/22, 5th 24/23, 6th 23/24

Primary drive Straight cut gears; - ratio 1.84

Final drive Chain - Front sprocket 15; Rear sprocket 36

Clutch - Dry multiplate with hydraulic control

 

Sounds like a fucking boring quiz for anoraks to me.

 

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Somehow, I don't think you're going to go far with this...

 

Committed anoraks, mind. Frankly, anybody who knows any particular bike
to that level of detail outside the makers should be committed.

 

Oh, for ****'s sake. Are you really that stupid?

 

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Don't forget the 'circuit adjustable gearing' mechanism which allows two
gear ratios to be ran for the same circuit so, for example, you can use
a higher gear ratio on a long straight (to get a higher top speed) and a
lower gear ration on a short straight (to accelerate to the top speed
faster). It's kind of like a derailleur mechanism but a bit 'butcher'.

 

I think you're going waaaaaay too technical.

Try sticking with questions such as:
Easy: "Which rider has won the most WSB races in the history of the modern
Championship?";
Medium: "Prior to Troy Corser in 2005 who was the last person to win the WSB
Championship on an in-line 4 cylinder motorcycle, and what make was the
motorcycle?";
Minor Anorak: "What does the word 'desmoquattro' refer to on Ducati's WSB
machines?"; and
Anorak with bar: "How many riders have won both a MotoGP/500cc championship
race *and* a World Superbike race? Name them."

That sort of stuff. Anything else would be, as stated by others, just a
little bit boring.....

Dave

 

Thanks Dave that's been a great help.

 

No worries..

I'll assume you know all the answers..... :^)

Dave