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Pete Sighting
开云体育I was traveling north on I-77 on?Friday near the North
Carolina/Virginia border. ?Spotted a guy on?what looked similar to
a?Kawasaki ZRX1200, looked like one. Just
before it started raining, was that you Pete?
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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN
开云体育Probably not!?? We've joined the VMCC and
they organise some events I'd like to have a go at - timed road trials with some
off-road sections sound like something I can manage to get round (as opposed to
being competitive!)
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I'm going to collect the Morini today and I think
the bill will be about ?500.? Having said that, Alex at NLM says the
performance and starting are transformed. It went pretty well before so I'm
looking forward to trying it again now.? Trouble is, I think I will need to
sell the TY in order to pay off the resulting overdraft!? I'll then be
looking for bits to put together a trials Bantam.? I've got a rusty rolling
chassis as a starting point and I know people who can make bits for it if
necessary so I'm quite looking forward to the project.? I'd really like to
have a go at Red Marley but I don't think it will be next year.? There's a
Midlands Classic club who organise a couple of easier hillclimbs with beginners
in mind and a broader range of bikes being eligible so Jon and I both fancy
trying that next year.
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Haze
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Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN
Dick Tym
开云体育Quite honestly I think I prefer that. Should I be
booking my hotel room in Fort William for next year so that I can watch you in
the SSDT?
Dick
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Dick Tym
That will soon me Hazel on her Bantam :)
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From: "Gene Fitch" <cafeboy@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 1:47 AM Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN Laura, here's some trials riding: |
Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN
Dick Tym
I thought that it would be too big for me as the R1150GS certainly; was. I just happened to mention to the salesman that I really fancied a GS but size was a problem so he said try sitting on one. before I took it out he fitted the optional lower seat which was a simple clip off clip on job.
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I am seriously considering one for next year Dick ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonhaddock@..." <jonhaddock@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2007 2:22 AM Subject: Re: [W650riders] :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN But what better bike to tackle the odd flood than a Beemer traily? |
Right side driver peg assembly
ksufanatic342
Ok...So I have decided to go back to the stock footpegs. Issue is I
can't find my right side pegs. (Got the left just no right.) So, I was looking or hoping someone on here might have a right side assembly they would sale. Most importantly I need the arm and the rubber. (I have the brake lever and all the bolts.) Email me with what you have, and prices. Thanks |
Re: pipes
ksufanatic342
As far as I can tell this exhaust/muffler is what I have on my dub.
They have the baffles removed, guy cut the ends off, removed the baffles, welded the ends back on. Very nice sound and mount to the stock headers no issues. Personally I want a set of fishpipes, as I love the older look. BUT, I love the sound and looks of mine...so it is a toss up. --- In W650riders@..., Brent Burtschell <burtschell@...> wrote: dyno but The dynothat figure is well within the tolerances of different dynometers. people who hadI used was considered to be conservative according to various with abeen on other dyno's before using 'mine' so I think my figure of 51 HP or two52 'bump' was close. W, and theabove 7400 rpm, which is where my pipes make their maximum on the to makeDunstall Decibel was after all designed to allow the Triumph twin modified withpower up to 8500...But it would only do that if the motor was the W iscams and head work to do that. I don't know if the 7500rpm point on on thisdictated by my pipes or the motor but I think at least one person would assumesite dyno'd a Dunstall equipped bike and got...50 bhp...So one in motorsthe motor does 50 bhp. Obviously there will be slight differences optimistic dynoand measuring equipment and a properly bedded-in motor on an can getcould easily see 54 bhp or PS but on balance 50 bhp is about right.Jon same as54ps, with some of their Silverstone exhausts, isn't 54ps the delivery. ::54bhp? delivery.Send an email to W650riders-normal@... to resume email Yahoo! Groups Links |
Re: NHC: onboard videocam?
Ruari McLennan
Yes, why not make a mount and use your own 640 x 480 30 fps digicam? See:
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Ruari ----- Original Message -----
From: "Jonhaddock@..." <jonhaddock@...> To: <W650riders@...> Sent: Friday, June 29, 2007 6:40 PM Subject: Re: [W650riders] Re: NHC: onboard videocam?
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Re: NHC: onboard videocam?
'Gift' is the phrase you use. Get a US lister to buy it for you...They can then post it as a gift...Something the retailer might not do.
640 by 480 pixels at 30 frames per second is not great...My digital camera can do that. Images look rough on a TV screen but if you use Windows movie maker and once your edit is done save it to your PC as an AVI file. It'll be huge, but it'll be the best quality you'll get and you can then ake compressed versions of it and compare them to find a compromise between quality and size. Also, check that you get a PAL version....our TV is 625 line at 25 frames per second, the States use NTSC which is 480 TVL at 30 fps.... Jon My te has MPEG2 portable recorders which record to hard-drive/card....Full DVD quality but the units are the size of a big paperback book. We have loads of colour bullet cams at work...I might experiment one day and do a ride down the lanes to Salisbury..... James I am very interested in what you have to say about the ATC2000 bullet cam you ahve just bought. I have been thinking about getting one of these and spent most of yesterday afternoon researching them, told you I was bored, and, whislt some footage looks poor, other footage looks fine, whether this is the way it is compressed in order to be hosted I have no idea. I can order the cam from the states for 49 plus 18 p&p, however does anyone know if I have to pay import taxes, customs at this end or can I just get the seller to put SAMPLE on the packet, as Ia hve heard this gets around any problems? --- In W650riders@..., "James Franklin" <jimw650@...> wrote: short legs (which won't even hold the mount to the tank) which protect thetank. With the camera in place you can still top off the gas on the Hawk (I hadthis on my Hawk at ECHR 2007). I used to just bungy the camera to my tankbag..got some pretty good shots that way, but there was occassionally slipage.have an input, mine doesn't, so I sold that and bought an Oregon ScientificHelmet Camera..it is self contained, records to a 2 GB flash card, usedthat as my "tail camera" this year at ECHR, but it comes with a handlebar mountand a mounting system to attach to your helmet..haven't figuired out howto mount to my modular though.MSN Go to temporary photos site - :: Send an email to W650riders-nomail@... to stop email delivery. :: Send an email to W650riders-normal@... to resume email delivery. Yahoo! Groups Links -- No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG Free Edition. Version: 7.5.476 / Virus Database: 269.9.12/878 - Release Date: 28/06/2007 17:57 |
Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MDS STRIKES AGAIN
But what better bike to tackle the odd flood than a Beemer traily?
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I've long been a convert to the trail bike riding position. My first 250 was a pukka competition bike with that classic sit-up and beg position and for urban street use and traffic splitting, there is nothing close. The only time it falls down if you don't have a screen is above 90, but that Beemer has one. Too big for me and too ... er...inelegant looking but understandably one of the UK's best selling bikes. Jon and the fact that I'm currently watching a programme on the floods where the weather experts are forecasting more heavy |
Re: Couple of newbie questions.
--- My W had a wobble in the front when I bought it. Went away with
the right amount of air in the tires. In W650riders@..., "pete7953" <peter.sluman@...> wrote: AC03 front and the rear was the original AC04 mileage approx 5000. I'veto be unavailable at the moment, according to my local dealer. Theno luck.with a rideroriginallylarger than the average Japanese, for whom the bike was designed.willLet the group know your height and weight and I am sure others chime inlotwith feedback on tire and suspension interplay.(depending on aboutcouplethis. Others will comment - I am less than expert in this area. of issuesyou'vehave arisen. probably been dealt with before but who knows. gotitthere isboth hand on the handlebars, but if for some reason you don't,a noticeable shimmy until the speed drops to 40-45mph. Thought mughtmadehave been down to a worn (very) rear tyre, but a new one has noalwaqysdifference. the ride.recovers instantly and then won't happen again for the rest of |
Re: :WAS goodwood breakfast club NOW MBS STRIKES AGAIN
开云体育I was very lucky, although I didn't realise it at
the time.? My Mum had saved up about ?350 so I could buy a car when I was
18.? When I announced I was going to buy a GP100 she didn't object at
all.? It wasn't until years later that my Dad told me she had never liked
his bikes so I can't imagine she was pleased with my decision.? Mind you,
it's only in the last couple of months that my Dad has admitted that he had a
Lambretta before he owned the AJS and Panther that I
remember.......
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Haze
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Dick Tym
开云体育When I was coming up for my 16th birthday and
wanted to ask my dad if I could have a bike (Those were the days when you asked
permission from your parents) I leant against the mantle piece on which stood
the trophies that he had won for trials riding on his Red Hunter.. It made it
harder for him if he wanted to say no. fortunately he said "Of course you can".
the only proviso was that I didn't buy a scooter
Dick
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Dick Tym
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开云体育Lots of questions, Laura!?
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Greenlaning/trail riding is not the same as trials
& trials is not the same as motocross.? Have a look for the TRF website
for an idea of trails/greenlaning.? Trials is more about getting around
sections and you lose points for having to put your foot down.? My Dad used
to marshall at trials events and we used to get "dragged" around with him;
although I enjoyed it I'm not so sure about my mum and brother. I want to try
trials and trails - they both appeal.? I told my Dad I wanted to try
trials, thinking he'd be pleased but he was quite worried.? He reckons its
a family trait that Clarkes don't bounce when they fall off, they just go
splat!? I'll just have to try not to fall off much, then :-)
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We're off to the BSA international rally in Belgium
next Friday.? Unfortunately, I haven't got my BSA sorted and Jon's
developed an alarming rattle from the engine the other day so neither of us will
be on BSAs -?just have to?hope we won't get kicked off the
site!
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I'm average height (5'5" ish) but shortish legs -
just long enough to reach the ground though.? The F650 isn't really low
like a cruiser.? I think I've seen a few favourable reviews of it by women
riders.
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Haze
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Re: Couple of newbie questions.
pete7953
Thanks for the input,
Well, I'm 12.5-13 stone and 5ft 10in. The bike has the original AC03 front and the rear was the original AC04 mileage approx 5000. I've just replaced the rear with an Avon roadrider as the AC04 appears to be unavailable at the moment, according to my local dealer. The shimmy problem is the same with both new avon and worn rear ac04 tyre. I've also tried various rear shock adjustments but have had no luck. --- In W650riders@..., Salvyrider <salvyrider@...> wrote: a rider larger than the average Japanese, for whom the bike was originallydesigned. Let the group know your height and weight and I am sure others willchime in with feedback on tire and suspension interplay.(depending on RPM). If you stay here any length of time you'll be reading a lotabout this. Others will comment - I am less than expert in this area.of issues gothave arisen. probably been dealt with before but who knows. there isboth hand on the handlebars, but if for some reason you don't, mughta noticeable shimmy until the speed drops to 40-45mph. Thought it nohave been down to a worn (very) rear tyre, but a new one has made the ride.difference.
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