Flyinfool
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I have to agree with Gary here. I am sure that at 5 years the helmet is not good today and junk tomorrow. IF you had a good helmet to start with it will begin to have degraded protection at 5 years, but MAY take 10 years to degrade to the level of a new cheap helmit. I have no facts to back this part up but am only trying to make a point. I am sure that the helmet manufacturers will not release this info of just how bad is bad or what percentage of protection is remaining after X amount of time. As far as dropping the helmet and damage. Back when I was looking for a good helmet for stock car racing where there is a good chance that you will be in wrecks often, it was explained to me by a Shoi engineer, that what happens in a drop or a bump is that the shell will deflect and cause the outer layer of foam to compress, the shell then pops back out with no sign of damage, but the foam liner is already compressed and no longer able to absorb the next impact that comes along. The only way to see this is to destroy the helmet to look at the inner layers of foam. When I tried to order replacement parts for a 7 year old Shoi helmet, they would not sell me the new parts because the "helmet useful date" had passed and it should be retired.
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Now I would really like to hear the story behind the mention of duct tape on the wheel. You know that someone had to have done something interesting.
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Butt, there are pond monsters there......
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But if you do come up with a reverse gear you need to make sure it will work on a 1st gen toooo. Or I need to find a reverse that will at least ride with me......
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Since it was laying on the right side for a long time, is it possible that with all of the oil in the clutch area that it added to the viscus drag of the oil on the clutch till it ran a little bit to get everything back where it belonged?? Just a thought. -
There are a lot of people that make assumptions based on a very small amount of the information or even no info other than personal feelings. I had an accident a while back and my right leg was in a cast from the toes to mid thigh. Since this happened in February in Wisconsin and with our weather, I did apply for and get a handicap parking permit. I still almost always parked in the regular parking and cruched my way around. The one time that I did park up front in a handicapped spot because it was pouring rain and I did not want to get the cast too wet, there was some guy came running up to me and started screaming profanity, because no one that can drive a full size 4x4 pickup can possibly be handicapped. As soon as I climbed out with my cast and crutches, His wife proceeded to beat him over the head with her purse all the way into the store till they were out of sight.
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We have a local guy that does mobile tire service. I got a lot of questions when this van pulls up in the parking lot at work and starts putting new skins on my truck. This guy is doing quite well with the mobile service.
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And $600 is the new "cheaper" model. :yikes: I guess I will not be using GPS in the rain any time soon.
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How low is low? Can you post the wet and dry compressions readings for all cylinders?
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From the album: Tools
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From the album: Tools
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I have all of the airlines on the celing and then drops wherever I want an air outlet. I bring the line straight down to a T and then continue it straight down for about a foot for the water trap with a valve to let the water out after every use. The air coupling is mounted straight out from the T. If you use a threaded cap you have to take the pressure all of the way down each time you want to drain it. I use my air often enough that I keep it up all the time except for maintenance.
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Although PVC is easy to work with, for safety reasons I would not use it for compressed air. If you should bump it hard enough while it is under pressure you will have shrapnel flying. I realize that GA does not get that cold that often but PVC can get brittle in the cold making shattering it easier. I used all threaded steel pipe for my air system. Don't forget to design in some water drains.
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You have that backwards. When it comes out of winter storage it gets a good ride FIRST and then it gets whatever else is needed like maybe a bath and a wax.
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There are 3 axes going through the center of gravity. There is for aft COG, vertical COG and side to side COG. It is the side to side COG that determines the lean angle. As long as the side to side COG does not change, the lean angle does not change. Watch a cycle racer, they hang way off to the side to change the side to side COG so that the bike does not have to lean as far, they are also usually sitting straight up entering a corner because the vertical COG does not matter to the corner but they are after the aerodynamic breaking. Due to the geometry of everything involved, adding a passenger will cause a very slight decrease in the lean angle. Slight as in it may not even be measurable. Then there is the real world where having a passenger may have a profound effect on the lean angle of the next turn while you work the busing out of your back from going into the last turn so hard.....
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While I feel that I have the necessary skills to ride side by side, I won't. The defensive driver part of me always wins the battle and I insist that I have my full lane for dodging road derbies without needing a lane change.
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And then we wonder how they can NOT see us on a bike????? I did notice that his backup lights were on, think maybe he slammed it in reverse to stop faster????
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Just build it with off road tires instead of the bearings.....
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dead battery, disconnect, LED speedo is still lit up
Flyinfool replied to papa smurf's topic in General Tech Talk
Nutter dumb question. Do you have an alarm system or something else with its own backup battery? Since an LED takes so little power, it is possible that it could getting power from a filter capacitor somewhere. If not, then you have just invented perpetual power and you need to patent it quick. You will then soon be the richest man on the planet. -
The geese no longer bother to fly south for the winter around here. They have become a major PITA. But the biggest sign of spring is that I have been starting to more bikes coming out of hibernation.
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The extra hour will now give me time to take the dog to the dog park after work durring the week. The park closes at dusk. It will also give me time to start flying again after work. Did I mention I hate work, It cramps my style.
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Ah (Amp Hours) and CCA (Cold Cranking Amps) are two very different things. CCA is the number of amps a new, fully charged battery can deliver at 0° Fahrenheit for 30 seconds, while maintaining a voltage of at least 7.2 volts, for a 12 volt battery. Ah is a little more complex to explain. Basically it is how many amps can the battery supply so that in 20 hours it will be completely dead. For an example if you have a 22aH battery, you can discharge it at 1.1 amps and in 20 hours it will be completely dead. 1.1A X 20 hours = 22Ah. Typically, starting batteries are rated in CCA, and deep cycle batteries are rated in Ah. There is no such thing as having to many amps available to a correctly working circuit. The load circuit determines the amps that it will use, not the source. Just because you have a 20amp battery in your bike does not mean that it is putting out 20 amps when you open the trunk and that little light goes on.
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Some how I don't think that that was the first time that that ass has been in that position. That sure was a nice calm ass.
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side stand shortening after lowering, how much?
Flyinfool replied to cb1313's topic in General Tech Talk
And then the next question is, What is the proper lean angle when on the side stand. Mine has fallen over onto the right side while parked on the side stand. I was also thinking of shortening my side stand. HMmmmm........ Now that I think about it, just find some boards of various thicknesses drive the wheels up on them and when you get a lean you like, that board thickness is how much to shorten the stand. Dang, now I found another project to add to the list. -
Battery Cables for 2010
Flyinfool replied to lonestarmedic's topic in Venture and Venture Royale Tech Talk ('83 - '93)
COOL Timing is working out perfect for me. I should get it just about the time I am ready to dive into the electrical on this thing.