Measuring discs and a battery

Andy Bonwick wrote:
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The rest of us can cut out pies for a couple of weeks to reduce unsprung
weight.

 

YTC

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Krusty

'03 Tiger 955i
'02 MV Senna (for sale) '96 Tiger (for sale)
'79 Fantic Hiro 250 (for sale) '81 Corvette (for sale)

 

You're getting a chopper?

 

Where the **** is the seat on your bike?

 

More like five minutes if you don't burn the starter out first.

 

How does eating pies reduce unsprung weight then?

 

Want pictures instead? ;-)

T i m

 

You asked.

Oh, that was sorta why it was long ... in the hope it would be easily
understood?

Frankly, I was surprised you were interested in the first place!

Ok, a real interesting tip for you then ... drill holes in the battery
to make it lighter for racing <ducks with fingers in ears>. ;-)

T i m

 

Monstrosity.

I was completely against the idea of a BIG bat, until I got one.

It was a wonderful substitute for talent.

It also had the added bonus of not being borrowed. Or picked up.

 

Have you read 'Motorcycle handling and chassis design - the art and
science' by Tony Foale?

I personally found it a bit more descriptive and less terse than
'Motorcycle Tuning: Chassis'. Though it has formulae, it relies a bit
more on graphs. It has to be said that these graphs are, I think,
mostly based on simulations, whose accuracy I guess you have to take
on trust.

It covers real-world bikes and experiments, which is more my kind of
thing. It also covers odd effects like pneumatic trail, which I don't
recall being mentioned in 'Motorcycle Tuning: Chassis', but to be fair
I haven't read either book cover to cover.

It comes in hard copy or pdf and I think it's only available from his
website, but ICBW. Not cheap, mind.

 

No, and I might make an effort to rectify that.

 

Quasars have quite a cult following and most are still running. There is an
owners club. Be interesting to try an updated version with gixxer thou power
but I don't think it would lend itself to twisties. Great for distance and
comfort though I expect.

I had his K100RS prototype for an evening and really liked the front end
design, only took BMW a decade or two to steal the idea. It was adjustable
and you could choose no dive under braking or just a little. The latter
seemed perfect. A slight dip seems to set a bike up for going into a tight
bend and trailing the front brake through it somehow.

 

YM "is".

http://www.tonyfoale.com/

 

Considerably less time for that American dentist to steal his Guzzi frame
design, too. Or are you thinking of Norman Hossack?

 

Aaargh you TTTC that was Norman Hossack's bike, apologies.

www.hossack-design.co.uk

It wasn't that one, being a later 16v in the pic.

 

No. Hossack's fork design became the BMW Duolever fork as seen on Nige's
K12. The Saxon-Motodd fork was the Nigel Hill Sax-Trac design that later
became the BMW Telelever.

http://www.tonyfoale.com/gallery/roadbike/images/MG_04_jpg.jpg

 

Can I have a copy of your lightweight wheels please?

Didn't Monz do that with a previous Gixxer? I recall him saying something
about getting his supenders sorted and I *think* it was at Maxton. Whatever
(or whoever) did it, it pleased him no end as it transformed the handling.

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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19

 

I bet it's fucking uncomfortable sitting on a wheel spindle or mudguard.


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Beav

VN 750
Zed 1000
OMF# 19