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From: randy@megatek.com (Randy Davis)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: ZX-11 problem.
Date: 15 Oct 92 22:53:35 GMT
Reply-To: randy@megatek.com
Organization: Megatek Corporation, San Diego, California

In article <1992Oct15.182725.81@iris-dcp.es> marrevola@iris-dcp.es writes:
|I'm getting mad with a problem in my ZZr-1100 (ZX-11). When I open the throtle
|of my bike, it responds with an instantaneous lack of power and then goes
|perfect. This happens at all rpms and in all gears. I revised valve clearances,
|carburettors sincronization, changed spark plugs, etc, etc....
|The bike has 10000 miles and I took a great care of it.
|No one in Spain has an answer for this (HT leads, low speed mixture, ignition
|timing?????).

  In my very un-expert opinion, it sounds definitely like an internal
carburator problem, not solvable just by synchronizing them - perhaps one
of the jets is clogged in one or more of the carbs.  I've never had any
problems with the carbs on my ZX-11, yet I had an old Camaro when I was
in high school that exhibited the same problem, and it was a clogged jet.

|(Do you know that a RF-200 Shoei helmet costs $400 in Spain, or that a 4-1
|Yoshimura exhaust system costs $800 ?).

  No I didn't.  I guess I won't be going to Spain to buy these items... :-)

Randy Davis                            Email: randy@megatek.com
ZX-11 #00072 Pilot                            megatek!randy@uunet.uu.net
DoD #0013                                     ucsd!megatek!randy
From: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au (Conrad Drake)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: TECH: Con Rod Angularity
Date: 9 Oct 92 01:22:27 GMT
Reply-To: conrad@pico.qpsx.oz.au
Organization: QPSX Communications
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markk@tcs.com (Mark Kromer) writes:
: In article <1992Oct1.183521.8765@swlvx2.msd.ray.com>, csl@swl (Scott Lilliott) writes:
: 
: >To what extent does Con Rod angularity play in the balancing and/or
: >vibration of an ICE?
: >I remember reading (but don't recall where)
: >that the minimum Con Rod length (eye-to-eye center) should be twice that of 
: >the stroke for smoothness, which also means the angle of the ConRod.
: >Can anyone define or describe this mechanically why ? 
: 
: Increasing the anglar motion of the con rod (shortening the rod) has
: two vibratory effects.  Assume one cylinder engines.
: 
: 1) On the power stroke the rod pushes the piston against the cylinder
: wall and pushes in the opposite direction on the crankshaft.  The
: resulting couple creates a rocking vibration.  
: 
: 2) A shorter rod will increase the difference between the maximum
: accelerations of the piston (and therefore the forces on piston and
: crank) at TDC and BDC.  The resulting imbalance creates a vibration
: along the axis of the bore that cannot be corrected by counter-
: weighting the crank.  
Or, for the mathematically minded,  the up-down position of the piston
can be approximated as a cosine series.  The magnitudes of the
acceleration (& thus force at the crank = vibration)  harmonics
are proportional to frequency*ratio-of-stroke-to-rodlength all raised to
the order of the harmonic.  Or something very similar - the proof is a
bit messy & I haven't done it since first year engineering.  Oh, yes,
the side loadings on the crank and cylinder walls can be cacluated
diectly from that - it's a quick vector sum problem.

--
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 Where gathered 'round the ballot box we reap what we have sown"
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From: amir@ms.uky.edu (Amir Sadr)
Subject: Re: Motorcyclist Hits Bicyclist on Skyline Blvd. (10/4/92, 1:30p)
    <RTARAZ.92Oct6105923@bernoulli.WPI.EDU>
Date: Thu, 8 Oct 1992 22:05:30 GMT
Organization: U of Kentucky, Computer & Mathematical Sciences Division

In article <RTARAZ.92Oct6105923@bernoulli.WPI.EDU> rtaraz@bernoulli.WPI.EDU (Ramin Taraz) writes:
>
>I think its a jungle out there.  The bigger vehicles screw around with
>smaller ones (given a dickhead is behind the wheel)  
>
>cars harass motorcyles,
>motorcycles harass bikes,
>bikes harass pedestrians.
>big pedestrians harass small ones!

No,
     pedestrians harass cats
     cats harass squirrels
     who in turn run up trees and eat nuts and shit on dogs
     dogs get pissed at cats for starting the whole thing and bark
     big pedestrians get pissed and harass small pedestrian dog owners


:-) :-) :-) :-) :-)

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From: aki <aki@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
Subject: Re: Harley riders are JAGOFFS!!
X-Xxmessage-Id: <A6F88D9981052631@akidamme-233324.worldbank.org>
X-Xxdate: Wed, 7 Oct 92 17:50:33 GMT
Organization: The World Bank
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Date: Wed, 7 Oct 1992 16:57:26 GMT

In article <4038@cvbnetPrime.COM> Tod J Johnson, tjohnson@atcc5.prime.com
writes:

...ok boys and girls...let us review what we have learned...


>I happen to ride a Harley Davidson Heritage Softail. Here are the reasons
>I bought, and ride it......

...heeeerrrreeeee we go!....

>
>1) I love to ride. <<---- #1 Reason Folks!!!

...good for you. few people ride bikes because they _hate_ it. DUH! 8-?

>2) I love the weight and size of this particular model.

....good. hate to see you on at two ton mini-bike or something..

>3) I consider it an investment of sorts. It's worth well over $10k and
>   I only owe abut $5k on it. It retains a lot of its value.

...invest in something else..if you bought a bike, _any_ bike for an
investment, you need to talk to your broker, he's also got a really _neat_
bridge to sell you...

>4) I love the sound of it. Not that it is just loud and obnoxious, cause
>   it isn't. It just makes enough noise to please my ears and help me be
>   noticed in traffic.

..point taken.  I thought the loud sounds of engines went out with
glass packs in the sixties...oh well...

>5) It's a "rough yet comfortable" ride. Cop seat on a rough bike makes
for
>   an enjoyable combo.

..you said it, I didn't.  $10K bike that is rough...'merican engineering
at its best.

>6) I love the seat height along with the leg position. I'm tall and
slender
>   and prefer my arms and legs to be as straight as possible, along with
>   a low center of gravity.

...hmmm...I believe in the OB/GYN clinics it's called a "stirrup"...no
thanks..

>7) The new generation of Harley tends to be quite reliable.

...compared to what?  A VW microbus?...just wait until you need a part,
you'll have to trade in one of your "straight as possible" arms or legs
for
the it..
>
>There; is that reason enough? Is that OK? Am I a "Harlee Jagoff" for
having
>chosen a bike for these reasons? Am I a Yuppie scum???

...yes you are... Now go clean up that oil puddle in the corner.

>
>You people are way out of line for the most part. I'm proud to say that I
>bought a Harley primarily for the above reasons, and only secondary
because
>I wouldn't be caught dead on one of those JAP pieces of shit that sound
>like a Chiwawa with a broomstick up its ass.
>

what an idiot, the best working parts on your bike is Japanese, that's
what made it "quite reliable".  Funny, you fancy around Chiwawa's with
various sundry items up their bazoos?  I myself don't even _know_ what
that would even sound like...

-Aki
DoD 0628
*****there...that's my sig and that's all you're gonna get ********
From: mparsons@fleming.csc.bcm.tmc.edu (Mark Parsons)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: close call! & a question
Date: 15 Oct 1992 14:19:26 GMT
Organization: Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Tx
Distribution: usa
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In article <962z=1g@rpi.edu>, root@june.cmp.rpi.edu (J.R. Ordon) writes:
|> 
|> handlebars seem slightly out of alignment . When going straight, the bars are
|> turned slightly to the left. Is this something that can be easily repaired,
|> or is something major, like getting a new set of forks?

I had a similar problem when I dropped my bike at the first Splatterfest!
Turns out I had twisted my fork tubes in their clamps.  Joe Senner helped
me get them twisted back . . . we jacked the front of the bike up(no
center stand), loosened the clamps, and twisted the forks(by pushing
and pulling the front wheel) until the handle bars were straight again.
It took several tries to get it right . . . try that before replacing
your forks . . . . 

I would think that if your forks were bad you'd have some problems at 
higher speeds.  With my twisted fork tubes I could still go 60+,
the handle bars were just turned to one side . . . 

Mark
From: frankb@hpsad.sad.hp.com (Frank Ball)
Date: Mon, 12 Oct 1992 20:08:48 GMT
Subject: Re: FOUND:  Old Honda 450
Organization: HP Signal Analysis Division - Rohnert Park, CA
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles


>Also, does anyone know anything about dual cam Honda 450 twins?  Would it even 
> be worth it to get it back on the road?  

A friend used to have one, about a '68 I think.  It was a real shaker, but
it had been bored out, so a stocker might not be so bad.  Serious midrange
power.  The electical system was pretty pathetic, but otherwise it was a
fine bike.  It needs the recifier upgraded and a better headlight.  My
friend had to use the kick starter because if you kept the new improved
headlight on the battery wouldn't keep charged if he used the electric
start.  But it was easy to kick start so thats no big deal.  It was made
for quite a few years, a later one might have better electrics.
I would definiately try to get it on the road.  

Frank Ball   1UR-M          frankb@hpsad.sad.hp.com
Hewlett Packard   	    (707) 794-4168 work  (707) 538-3693 home
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: viking@iastate.edu (Dan Sorenson)
Subject: Re: Harley Outperforms ZX11, Film at Eleven
Organization: Iowa State University, Ames IA
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 1992 04:34:07 GMT

	Pardon me, but Harley *defined* the cruiser style.  My '66 Honda
was one of the first Japanese bikes in the cruiser style.  The old Dream
just doesn't cut it, ya know?  Showa tried it a few years before.  How
many of you knew Showa used to build some of the hottest bikes on the
street instead of just shock obsorbers and forks?  History shows who
sets the market, Indian, Vincent, and the like not withstanding.

	Now then, doesn't Harley have some interest in Rotax, or some
such firm?  The AMA dirt track races show various brands, but all use
the same motor, and the announcer mentioned something about all the
companies having an interest in the motor manufacturer or else
having a license for them.  Given that this motor is fast becoming
the standard for mid-displacement flat-track, why not use that as a
base for low-production sportbike development?

<Dan Sorenson, DoD #1066 |"I see angels on Ariels in leather and>
<z1dan@exnet.iastate.edu | chrome, Swooping down from heaven to >
<viking@iastate.edu      | carry me home."   ---    R. Thompson >
<ISU thinks I need more education, which they provide for a fee.>
From: bob@halfdome.sf.ca.us (bob pasker)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: What to do with old battery?
Date: 14 Oct 92 12:26:03 PDT
Organization: Disorganized Organization

In article <3880151@hpcc01.corp.hp.com>, aliamus@hpcc01.corp.hp.com (Steve Aliamus) writes:
> I just purchased a new battery for my VFR700.  Now, what do I do with:
> 
> - the old battery?  Anywhere is the San Francisco Bay Area to recycle it?

usually the place where you bought it will take the old one and have
it recycled for you.  you can probably stick it on the battery pallet
near the tires/battery replacement center at the price club near
SFO.

> - the left over battery acid from the new battery?  It came in a plastic
>   container, and there is still about a cup of battery acid in it.

if you are a resident of san francisco, you can bring noxious
chemicals to the recycling place near the cow palace, right off 101.

in general, you can always call your local dept. of public works and
ask them about recycling programs.

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From: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com (Dances With Bikers)
Subject: Re: 80/81 CB750 s
Reply-To: blgardne@javelin.sim.es.com
Organization: Evans & Sutherland Computer Corporation
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 14:29:15 GMT

keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer) writes:
>In article <9901051@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney) writes:

>>This is great!  Too bad I have to wade through so much spooge to get to the
>>good stuff.  Let's have a CFV for rec.motorcycles.cb750.  ;-) 

>Nope, make that rec.motorcycles.cbXXX

I know the CBX was a 6 cylinder, has Honda got an 18 cylinder CBXXX in
the works now? If so, I think it certainly deserves its own newsgroup.
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: kehoe@netcom.com (Thomas David Kehoe)
Subject: Syntec 5W/50 oil
Keywords: Wheel Alignment Fork
Organization: Netcom - Online Communication Services (408 241-9760 guest)
Date: Sat, 17 Oct 1992 01:37:56 GMT

I just saw a new type of oil in an auto parts store:
Castrol Syntec FSX 5W/50.  Sounds better than the 10W/40
I always use (Golden Spectro), but the label said it
molecularly bonds to the insides of your engine somehow.
This didn't sound good with a wet clutch.  Should I
not try this oil?

Also, a motorcycle shop person here told me to use
20W/50 in my 1982 KZ550, instead of 10W/40, as the
owner's manual recommends.  Is he right?  Maybe he
means "in California in the summer. 

BTW, I've been meaning to post this suggestion:
Shampoo the inside of your helmet at least once a year.

Also, I found an awesome road in California.  It heads
east from the south end of Mono Lake, near the Nevada
border.  There's a couple miles where it heads straight
across this plain, with ridges about 10-15 feet high.
Sort of like jet skiing in the ocean, I guess.  There's
no traffic, and as you crest the ridges you can see for
miles, so you see that the road's straight with no traffic.
But then you drop into a trough and you can't see more
25 feet in front of you.  So you open the throttle and
try to drive over the next steep little ridge without
reflexively slowing down.  I was screaming and giggling
the whole way, at no more than 35 mph.

And for prettiest paved road in the country, I nominate
the Burr Trail, which runs 40 miles east from Boulder,
Utah, to the Capital Reef National Park.
-- 
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From: declrckd@rtsg.mot.com (Dan J. Declerck)
Subject: Re: Beautiful Harley Destruction Scene in Northern xposure
Organization: Motorola Inc., Cellular Infrastructure Group
Date: Thu, 15 Oct 1992 17:58:31 GMT

In article <daved.718993003@convex.convex.com> daved@convex.com (David Dorfman) writes:
>I hope all the harley-bashers on the net were able to watch last
>nights Northern Exposure episode.
>
>A full dresser Harley is sent full throttle over a cliff, the
>following slow motion scenes of destruction are just to beautiful
>to describe in words.
>
>Perhaps the Harley owner will now be smart enough to buy himself 
>a new BMW/Honda/Yamaha/Kawa to replace his lost bike.
>
I died when I saw that scene. Chris dumped his Harley over the death of 
a Parakeet (too funny, too funny). Anytime a good working bike is dumped, it
makes me cringe!

-Dan


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From: dbc@po.cwru.edu (Dean Cookson)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: Books and beeping bulbs
Followup-To: rec.motorcycles
Date: 16 Oct 1992 17:29:34 GMT
Organization: Case Western Reserve University
Distribution: world
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In article <1992Oct16.050909.7808@netcom.com>, jfh@netcom.com (Jack
Hamilton) wrote:
> 
> Also, I think it might be useful to have an audible signal on my turn
> signals (some busses have them).  I've heard of beeping bulbs for cars, but 
> never actually seen one.  Is there something like that for motorcycles? 

In the last JC Whitney catalog I look at, I saw a turn signal flasher
that plays 'Love me Tender' while it flashes the bulbs.  Would that
do the trick?

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From: edw@boi.hp.com (Edward Walsh)
Subject: Re: ZX-11 problem.
Date: Fri, 16 Oct 1992 00:25:10 GMT
Organization: Hewlett-Packard / Boise, Idaho
X-Newsreader: Tin 1.1 PL4

marrevola@iris-dcp.es writes:
: I'm getting mad with a problem in my ZZr-1100 (ZX-11). When I open the throtle
: of my bike, it responds with an instantaneous lack of power and then goes
: perfect. This happens at all rpms and in all gears. I revised valve clearances,

Does your bike have an accelerator pump? It's a small diaphram and dashpot
device that gives an extra squirt of fuel right when you twist the throttle,
to feed extra fuel before the air velocity in the carbs builds enough to 
deliver the extra fuel it needs in the normal venturi fashion.
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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: rescorla@rtnmr.chem.yale.edu (Eric Rescorla)
Subject: Re: Harley Outperforms ZX11, Film at Eleven
Organization: Rescorla for himself.
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 15:21:40 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.110610.16328@husc3.harvard.edu> zeleny@husc10.harvard.edu (Michael Zeleny) writes:
>Well, too bad for them then.  I think a manufacturer ought to adapt to the
>demands of the market, not the other way around.  As evidenced by the
>number of people still trying to race their agrarian machinery, Harley
>loses a lot of customers by not building sport bikes.  I think even the
>factory has come to recognize this by instituting the 883 racing class, and
>making a lot of noise concerning their perennial race bike development
>efforts.
"Harley loses a lot of customers by not building sport bikes."
Seeing as Harley basically sells it's entire production NOW, how is
it going to sell more bikes by building sport bikes?

-Ekr



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From: keith@balrog.dseg.ti.com (Keith A. Schauer)
Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
Subject: Re: 80/81 CB750 s
Date: 15 Oct 92 17:49:30 GMT
Article-I.D.: balrog.1992Oct15.174930.9023
Organization: Texas Instruments Information Technology Group    Plano TX

In article <9901051@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM> jld@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Jeff Deeney) writes:
>After 11 years of living
>with miserable cold starting, I'm inclined to start fiddling with the jets.
>If only the carbs weren't such a bitch to get out. 

I'm not sure it would help.  Which jets would you change?  I thought the pilot
was used for idle.  I leaned out my secondaries and there was no difference
in starting...still crappy.   BTW, the first pull of the carbs is the worst.
After you've done it, it gets better.  Maybe not great, but I was happy with
a two hour rejetting job.

>
>This is great!  Too bad I have to wade through so much spooge to get to the
>good stuff.  Let's have a CFV for rec.motorcycles.cb750.  ;-) 

Nope, make that rec.motorcycles.cbXXX

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Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: daved@convex.com (David Dorfman)
Subject: Beautiful Harley Destruction Scene in Northern xposure
Organization: CONVEX Computer Corporation, Richardson, Tx., USA
Date: Tue, 13 Oct 1992 16:16:43 GMT
X-Disclaimer: This message was written by a user at CONVEX Computer
              Corp. The opinions expressed are those of the user and
              not necessarily those of CONVEX.

I hope all the harley-bashers on the net were able to watch last
nights Northern Exposure episode.

A full dresser Harley is sent full throttle over a cliff, the
following slow motion scenes of destruction are just to beautiful
to describe in words.

Perhaps the Harley owner will now be smart enough to buy himself 
a new BMW/Honda/Yamaha/Kawa to replace his lost bike.


Dave
DoD 1085

Newsgroups: rec.motorcycles
From: root@elektro.cmhnet.org (Charlie Smith)
Subject: Re: Turbo mod info wanted
Organization: Why do you suspect that?
Date: Wed, 14 Oct 92 20:59:32 GMT

In article <1992Oct13.205610.17165@ringer.cs.utsa.edu> johnny@ennex3.eng.utsa.edu (Johnny Roberts) writes:
>
>	Once again I am curious as to who has info on or experience with  
>turbo mods for small to medium sized sport bikes (example Ninja or  
>Interceptor 500-600 2 or 4cyl.). 
>
>	If you can give me any leads on this subject (turbo suppliers,  
>technical literature, experiences, etc. ) I will greatly appreciate it.
>
>|*    John Roberts                     *| complete                  |
>|*    johnny@ennex1.eng.utsa.edu       *| for me to study, to play, |

Try Luftmeister in California.  They make some well engineered turbo kits
for BMW's.  Their kits may not fit your bikes, but they can talk to you
about turbo sizing and such.  The exhaust and intake plumbing is no sweat.
If you get the right size turbo, and if your bike engine has an adequate
volume of oil out of the pump to supply the turbo bearing you should be able
to do the rest.  The phone number for Luftmeister Accessories is 800-275-2129.


Charlie Smith   charlie@elektro.cmhnet.org  csmith@dsac.dla.mil  whois ces10
MOA# 52888, RA# 15633, DoD# 0709, AMA# 574722, Buckey Beemers 411, BK Ohio V
BMW K1100-LT, R69S, R27 and other even less worthwhile [ 2 | 3 ] wheel stuff

            {  Friends don't let friends ride un-turbo'ed bikes  }

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