Round 5, FOAK: 1982 Kawie KZ550 C3 LTD Restoration Options

He could always go for a moonwalk.

Om! Shanti! Shanti! Shanti!

 

WTF are you talking about? sheesh...some peoples children.

 

FOAD chickenhawk...your little guys are running faster and you are
getting fatter and slower.

 

This project set me to work to investigate tire valves. The
automotive all metal tire valves, the ones with the nuts that tighten
to hold the stems in place are also used for motorcycles.

Example:
http://www.motorcycletire.com/merch...PUVS1218R&Category_Code=VALVE_STEM_ASSEMBLIES

Next time I can simply go to a NAPA store instead of a motorcycle
parts store to get one. How cool is that.............?

Biker Dude

 

Addendum: make sure you have the correct valve stem outside diameter
for your bike:

"Metal tubeless tire valve stem fits all cast wheels with .327"-.339"
holes."

 

Maybe for tubeless tires. Tubed tire motorcycles have always (on the
ones I own had a locking nut. If you meant the core for the
valve...it's a schrader valve, buy them in bulk if it makes you happy.

 

Your front brake will apply 400-500% more power to your front wheel
than your motor will to the back wheel. (obviously dependant on many
factors)

Not really - tyres were originally made when much of Europe was still
using those archaic English measurements. Some things are hard to
transition.

Greg.P.

 

Insane like 16 and 20 fluid ounces per pint, 5260 feet per 1760 yards
20 links per chain, 7 separate measuring systems in common everyday use for
parts of an inch, (not counting barleycorns), US measurements that are
different to English measurements (ounces, gallons, lbs, tons etc)
Nautical miles, yanks meauring weights in millions of pounds ...

We haven't even touched on gauge, screw threads, clothing sizes ...
<Sheesh>

 

*Cough* 5280 feet.

Causes us no end of hassle at work (agro-industrial stuff). As you
say, US gallons are just over 4 litres whereas Imperial are 4.54
litres, US tons are slightly smaller than metric tonnes....

I don't think that natical miles are too much of a problem, actually,
as knots are just about globally accepted as a measurement of ship
speed, aren't they?

Clothing sizes: oh yes, especially shoe sizes. I'm a size 10 UK, which
is 45-46 metric, and something different in US.

Screw threads: years ago I visited a European factory for Carrier or
Thermo King (can't remember which it was now: I think TK) and was
gobsmacked to discover that all the machines were built with AF
fasteners. Not a metric bolt to be seen. But they explained that as
that was how it had always been, so it was still, and that spare parts
for the older kit were still being supplied, and so if they switched
to metric nuts and bolts, they couldn't supply after-sales service to
old units. Which made sense.

 

Oops, yes, of course.

Any idea why?

 

Didn't think anyone would have read my rant that far ;-)

Knots is internationally insisted upon in aviation - they long ago
figured everyone should speak the same language and that distances/speeds
need consistancy.
Ships are another matter, many marineers use kilometers because they
understand them, and then use NMs in external communication.

It does - I have three mills/lathes with US bolts but metric lead screws,
two with metric bolts. I have to be very careful to keep parts and
accessories separate, which is an absolute pain!

I grew up speaking British imperial and then we went metric about 8 years
later. Of course there were quite a number of "standard" British standards
for bolts and the like, plus the US imperials. Was glad to be able to
the much more logical metric. Now all this yank imperial has come back to
haunt us!


Greg.P.

 

I didn't know that. Thanks.