Of course Aprilia had the advantage of years of road racing experience, whereas BMW was starting pretty much from zero. I do wonder if the...
Both T1 and T7 at TWS are a lot faster.
Well, I guess the larger point is that it shouldn't be. If you change sag and then don't change fork height or shock length to get the geometry...
Beat me to it. :) It affects geometry, but it's not how you go about setting it up. Kinda hard to change swingarm angle (for example) with preload...
I've got a 2006 E350 passenger van, love it. Gas though, and the standard not the extended. Bought it in late '06, with 24k on it for $13,500. Now...
Thanks for the info guys.
Tried to search but didn't come up with much. The wife and I planning to go to Valencia for the last MotoGP round this year. Anybody else been to...
Yeah, 81mm. That works out to 206 cm^2. But they also limit displacement to 1000cc, and the max number of cylinders to 4, so in effect it's a 4...
There was a triple also. :) Given the way the rules were written, it was obvious that twins wouldn't work. I think we're all talking past each...
Inefficient in relation to what parameter? In relation to displacement, yes. But if that's important thing then a four is inefficient compared to...
Um, no. BMEP is really a measure of specific torque, i.e. how much torque per unit displacement an engine produces. It's a function of cylinder...
I really don't think the flame speed/mixture homogeneity/distribution issue is all that significant. Is the BMEP of a Duc that different from one...
Be aware also that the length of the forks is different, and most likely the triple clamp offset too. Together they can have a major impact on...
Well, displacement may be displacement, but displacement is NOT power. Displacement times revs is power. If you chase the math around a little...
Yeah, there was a thread a few months back on the cargo vs passenger van. I've done both, much prefer the passenger van. Right now I've got an...
The current rules actually have the twins at a significant disadvantage. (A twin needs about 30-35% more displacement than a four to overcome it's...
Those are one of the best looking bikes ever made IMSHO. :) Here's mine: [IMG]
Umm, that's how superbike racing started. Wes Cooley and Reg Pridemore managed OK. :)
Nope, been around a long time. I just occasionally like to swim against the tide. :)
I really don't see how you guys can defend Ludington. Not so much on the JRP crap ('tho that was inexcusable), but on the teardown threats. No...
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