biffsgasgas

I have painstakenly created a vehicle of terror and placed all of my worldly posessions in the middle. unfortunately more times than not one of my vehicles or its enabling devices end up in a womans restroom or hanging from a tree so it realy never pans out for me. --Biff PS. Keep your ride away from the pranksters.

I know the tryals shop has them here in the states. --Biff

If the oil starts to look milky then its time. I would get a spare but wouldn't replace it just because. --Biff

So back to ethanol based fuels. Can we agree that there is more in Petrol or Gasoline that is both beneficial for environments and aggressive towards parts? --Biff

Welcome. Thank you for bringing one of these fine machines back to the world of rideability! --Biff

I keep my idle high. If i stall in a section I turn it up as a general rule. Eventually i might turn it back down based on that day but in the end it is an on demand thing. When i rode with you last i felt that the temperature was causing my idle to be low so i set it a bit higher. Since then i have set my idle lower and tomorrow i would expect it to be different. --Biff PS welcome back.

Dad of 2 gasoline aka petrol was not invented in the UK. It is a byproduct of crude oil and was discovered by the distillation process and that process has been in place for centuries all over the world. One can't claim credit for the invention of a naturally occurring compound. Ethanol is a solvent and yes it will "attack" components commonly found in engines if those components are not protected as any solvent should. Sulfides and chlorides also in fuel will attack metal and rubber much more agressivly if contents are left in critical quantities. Its not just ethenol that's bad here. Actually ethanol is great allowing water that will inevitably end up in your fuel and sending it out the tail pipe with out issue. With out ethanol you would have water droplets either cause miss fires or freezing up in the system. You have rain in the UK (no you didn't invent that either) and that rain will end up in you fuel holding tanks and your vehicles. Have you ever seen adverts that fuel will help keep your engine clean? Well that can't be done with out some tricky chemistry and that chemistry doesn't always know what is friend of foe. Ethanol isn't the enemy here its etenol along with the incredibly complex mixture of chemicals that the fuel companies add to the base by product. You just have to know how to protect your fuel system or get comfortable replacing some things every once in a while. No fuel is perfect which is why there is so much attention around the energy topic in this world. Furthermore you wouldnt want your two stroke oil to combine with your fuel regardless of ethenol. The oil is there to lubricate the fuel is there to burn. You wouldn't want those two to combine or trade places. You want them to be delivered side by side to the engine so they can do their jobs. All things in fuel have a job to do. I know a few things about fuels because of my background too. --Biff

im intrugued with what a 138lb rides like. props for them building a ti bike that they will have to add weight to for TrialGP --biff PS dear vertigo. please make a 120lb bike. im not getting any smaller.

a fellow team wgasa member got one and im intrugued but not impressed. we rode the hills in the mud because winter isnt here. the bike is well sprung but its still heavy. we were pushing each other and my gg over rode it but again im used to my moped he isnt yet. --biff

ummm Jordi left. cant manage a band with no artists. --Biff

i dont ride with mine in. im on the clutch so much it wont move far. --biff

Welcome pit. love the openness of your post. You will find a great number of people who have been down similar paths. Look up, keep your knees out and move with the bike. those are all primary checklist items you will need and in the end just have fun. --biff

im bringing a box of gloves and can of spray glue to our next two day. every beta will proudly get the utters that they deserve. --biff

People have been implying that 80 bike production runs won't keep people employed. My point was that there is many things that need to be done to keep a plant running. It is also necessary to have the workforce to get your plant up and running again. I think people are losing sight that its not as easy as snap fingers spit out 80 bikes then stop. Profit isn't the same thing as cash either when thinking about manufacturing Return On Investment. --Biff

No but I have to deal with Valencia almost daily. I know the stereo types. --Biff

Ohy veh.... Unless it involves bike choice I am not political but..... This.... Face palm http://www.cnn.com/2016/02/12/politics/donald-trump-autographs-baby-crowdsurfing/ --Biff

2850 trucks leave our plants a day with significantly more complexity. Average days on dealer lot is less than you would assume. Buy a ticket to Detroit and I will show you. Impossible is a word for the weak. --Biff

Um push a broom, stock shelves, tweak procedures, train, build other things. Its not like you snap fingers and can just start building bikes right this moment. There is a small motorcycle manufacture that I have visited several times here in Michigan and its not as easy as it sounds. You have supplier quality issues to discuss and they are probably trying to get as many jigs and high process time issues out of the way so when there is need they can build as many finished product as possible. I would think that building up engine assemblies and frames takes a lot of time. Bolting these things together (as we should all have some perspective on) isn't as long of a process. Also consider building and buying in bulk saves on cost both before and after a machine is built. In the world of economies to scale I can appreciate what GG is going through right now.... glimpse into something I had a front row seat with. https://youtu.be/acVuYHuO8GY --Biff

I admired mine from the couch.... noticed a few things missing but MEH... WGASA! --Biff

Back when trials bikes came with subframes they would just bend with the exhaust. --Biff

Oh and Sadness on the Evo front. --Biff

Nick, You have seen my car. I have a small sticker addiction and admitting that is first step in recovery.... Get a heat gun and 3M Super 77 spray adhesive. Works like a champ. --Biff

i put my raga in the trunk of my passat b5.5 wagon thru the winter. just remove the front and rear tire. i need another van... rip vantastic --biff

mark did you install your xiu rdi adjuster. maybe i will visit next weekend. --Biff

we rode yesterday due to the nice weather. had a blast! even got doc_d to jump into the lovely flint michigan water system. --Biff