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Originally Posted by itgirl
(Post 53667)
you are definately an asset to this place and have my utmost respect. same goes for OTB. you guys are true riders. :dthumb:
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Thanks. I got a lot of information by reading motorcycle articles by Gordon Jennings. He died in 2000, but he really did know everything about motorcycles, especially engines. He wrote for Cycle magazine in the 70's, and latter for Motorcyclist.
Want to know how to read spark plugs? How an expansion chamber works? What's the flow differences between two, three, four, and five-valve engines? Want to know how and why to advance a cam? Gordon Jennings researched and wrote easy-to-understand articles about these and much more. And my wife wonders why I won't throw those old magazines away.
Paul Dean and Kevin Cameron write fine articles for Cycle World about motorcycle maintenance. In the July, 2007 issue, Kevin shows technically why Yamaha went from five valves to four. Most people don't know, don't care, or wonder what's a valve. If I can pass on some of this info, all well and good.
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Originally Posted by DLIT
(Post 53685)
I said more faster guys, not just you. And we don't need to hear that you have a 600lbs bike and shut younger guys on lighter, faster bikes all the time.
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I wish I could pick and choose who I will race against at the next streetlight or on the next curve, but I can't. At streetlights, it's who pulls up next to me or who I pull up with. On twisty roads, it's anyone I catch up with or who passes by me. I'll race anyone except motorcycle cops.
I can usually tell what make and model a bike is by the shape and paint. If it's stock, that is. I usually can't tell the age, gender, or race of the rider unless we raise visors and/or shoot the breeze. And I'm always willing to stop and talk about bikes.
And when I'm on the bike, it's well over 800 pounds. But plenty of sport bikes have beaten me. The GSX-R1100 with the wheelie bar, the two riders on TL1000R's, the 748R, etc. Unfortunately, cruisers, dual-purpose bikes, and scooters outnumber sport bikes here by 3:1 or more. So it's kind of rare that I ride or race with other sport bikes in the limited time I have to ride each day. But, every time I beat a faster bike, I'm going to post it on here.