All I know is with the 250 Ninja I used to own, I could turn the run/stop switch off, twist the throttle and turn the run/stop switch on would make it produce a really nice BANG!
Sometimes I could time it just right so as I was exiting from under an overpass my buddy would be under the overpass when it would BANG! quite the echo it would have also.
How cool is this!?! I love the idea of a rotary and worked on several as our race car in college was an Rx7. Maybe not enough torque for our needs but when your flywheel out powers the power plant then you can make up for some of that.
Take away the apex seals and let the thing breathe!
Direct quote from the liquidpiston.com website "LiquidPiston’s X Engine is a non-****el rotary embodiment of the company’s innovative High Efficiency Hybrid Cycle (HEHC). The X Engine has few parts and three combustion events per rotor revolution, resulting in tremendous power density."
If you are a W@nker, this engine is not for you.......................
You know there is this little button "Quote" that will place a quote of the post you are referring to into your response to said post. It makes it much easier to convey the point you are trying to make about that post. That way the individual in which you wish to respond to will know easily that you are responding to that individual.
And if you choose to respond to many posts, there is the option of the "MultiQuote" button that will allow you respond to multiple posts in the same manner.
The only reason, and also the most obvious one, the two strokes almost were banned a few years ago is because of environmental legislation, it's as simple as that.
And now the 4 strokes are in danger because of noise ........................ ever feel like your damned if you do and damned if you don't?
Paddy pulls alongside a lorry and shouts, "Oi, driver! You're losing your load!" Driver replies, "**** off!" 5 miles further along, Paddy again shouts, "Oi, you're losing your load!" Driver again replies, "**** off!" 5 miles further along, Paddy yells, "I'm not joking! Honestly, you are losing your load!" Driver then shouts, "Will you go away you thick Irish ****, I'm gritting!"
I believe that would be the salt truck for those of us in the States..........well the Northern States at least. Down South all they use Salt for is seasoning.
So the Texans and Floridians might be wondering why the Northern States want their roads to taste better.
I have really enjoyed reading this thread. I think the advent of lanyard kill switches will bring out a lot more plebs among us.
There are only three types of riders with lanyard kill switches - those that have tried to start the bike without it, those that will try it sometime soon, and those that are goddamn liars.
Biffsgasgas has a lanyard on his bike, He is good at planning ahead.
He made up a spare lanyard for anyone that forgot to bring theirs............It had a pink, and girly lanyard made up to hold the magnet.
OK so I was watching the FIM trials videos from MavTV and my wife was playing on her iPad and watching somewhat when she says, "Why does Toni Bou always make the really big steps and nobody else does?" I, of course, went into a long winded explanation about his conditioning and the technical expertise of Honda along with very deep pockets, blah blah blah... She wasn't buying it. She made me replay some of the big hits over and over in slow motion and full speed
I am just impressed that your wife willingly showed an interest in trials and requested to see the videos...........I tell my wife to come watch this, and she says "not that trials stuff again"
Wife, wife! Who mentioned wife's, if she is reading the bike was £200 it costs a fiver a month for traveling fuel spares and entry. And you get free food and drink at events.......
At 2 day events free drink does sometimes occur..........
depends on how stupid your friends want you to act..............
Also in practice many of us tend to "practice" the bits we enjoy and are good at. example: big hillclimb, big obstacle, etc....
But we tend to forget what caused us to take points at the last event. like that really stupid tight turn in the mud and my front tire washed out..............
So try to have 2 parts to your practice sessions.
Really fun stuff to put a smile on your face
Actual work on techniques that you need to master.
A quick one as I'm off to run a trial the problem is no one knows about trials.
Secret sport and non existent promotion unless that can be addressed things wont progress!
yep
I just watched "On any Sunday - The Next Chapter"
Wonderful film does a great update to the first film. Many great stories and highlights the people involved.
But failed greatly to bring up Trials. there was about 5-10 seconds of a Trials bike, no mention of what the bike was or even that trials is a sport. missed a great opportunity to showcase the skill involved and bring trials to more people.
oops may have been too much .... 
but for some reason I stopped scrolling....
Plastic Lever On Fuel Tap
in Gas Gas
Posted
I just leave the fuel in the on position on mine.