Edible hats at the ready guys...

Hmmm, well, it'd be interesting to find out just how similar in design
and dimensions the Horex and the Hosk engines are. Tricky one to
research tho'. Mebbe I should just get a life instead eh ;-)

There is a beatiful replica of a steam powered 3 wheel daimler built by
a guy in Harrogate. I have a jpg somewhere if I can dig it out.




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I bought a 650 Yam off darsy. I understand all the mechanicals, but so
far only 80% of the electrics.

)

 

(The Older Gentleman) spouted the
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Err, no .

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Daimler and Benz were separate firms and did not merge until 1926.

Ron Robinson

 

Andy Bonwick <> spouted the following in

I don't get this. If you are referring to how long it was before I
posted proof of the 140mph commando (which you still haven't
acknowledged after all the previous decrying) then I already knew of it
before I posted the original assertion.

I don't need to waste time searching for proof of the poor design of
direct running gudgeon pins because you have already supplied it.


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(WorkTOG) spouted the following in

I'll just repaet the fact that my brother held the twins class record
three years running with a standard fuel, normally aspirated, stock
framed Bonnie with a best time in the high 11s (11.87 IIRC).

Which makes this full on extended supercharged XS650 drag racer look a
bit crap dunnit?

Pegasus I think.

Have a good time. ;-)



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Why? Which ones have you ridden?

Pegasus, wunnit? In the National Motorcycle Museum these days.

 

Hmm, my XS' little ends are getting a bit rattly, lets do some
maintainence.

"Yes sir, that'll be EEK pounds for new con rods."

Design with Yamahas bank balance in mind rather than the punters.

Or maybe as you said it was to save a few grammes on the difference in
weight of alloy and phosphor bronze.

Either way it's more jap crappery IMHO.

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What the **** planet are you on? All he's said is that the design is
perfectly good unless you 'screw it together well' enough for 140+mph,
_way_ beyond the original design criteria, at which point a weekness
is exposed.

Unlike the Brit bikes you're constantly lauding, which were unreliable
in their basic design, and needed 'well screwing together' just to
keep running. And this is not my opinion I'm paraphrasing, it's yours.

 

You don't understand the relative wear characteristics of aluminium and
phosphor bronze do you? The little end eyes will wear whether the engine
has been tuned or not, it's just a question of how many revs the engine
does before the wear gets bad enough to warrant replacing the little end
bearings. In the case of a SOBritter this is just a matter of pressing
out and replacing a couple of Phosphor bronze bushes at a couple of quid
each. On an XS you have to replace the conrods FFS!

Also Ace, where did Andy say anything about his XS being capable of
being tuned to do in excess of 140mph?

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Nope, and I don't want to either.

Nonsense. Even if I don't understand 'wear characteristics' I can see
that the pressures between the bearing surfaces would be a hugely
significant part of the equation, not simply the amount of movement
there has been.

 

True but irrelevant. Wear still occurs. More slowly in a less stressed
motor, but will still need sorting eventually.

And your answer to the bit about the 140mph+ XS?

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It was a pisstake, you fool.

 

<hint>

Not everything on this newsgroup is 100% in earnest.

 

Andy Bonwick <> spouted the following in

Wasted as in not economically viable to refurbish?

Lol. Get real. Indicated 135 maybe, on a good day, with a following
breeze. And you passed them while they were flat out?

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Terminal velocity will be around 178mph ITYF. ;-)

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Nah - don't forget it has a "wind-tunnel tested" fairing!


Regards,

Simonm.

 

Could that explain the lack of speeding tickets?

I didn't think my valve timing was *that* bad, but now I think about it,
oncoming cars' numberplates do often appear reversed...

Regards,

Simonm.

 

Andy Bonwick <> spouted the following in

Naughty boy ;-)

I won a bet with my Rickman/YamXT by lifting it over shoulder height and
holding it up there for 10 seconds!

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Not many. A couple of 650 Tigers or TR6s, an a couple of late model 750
Bonnies (including one Les Harris version).