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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #50 on: May 12, 2008, 05:12:12 PM »
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we're all pulling for you.

That's nice of you mate, but I think Sammy would prefer a blow job............ ;D

You can read me, like a book ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D and we all know what you like ::) ::) ::) ::) ::)

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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #51 on: May 12, 2008, 05:22:40 PM »
I still reckon I can take you on my twin engined motorised bicycle Sammy, 136cc of stomping Chinese two stroke power, no suspension, and one inch wide tires!  ;D
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #52 on: May 12, 2008, 05:27:41 PM »
You dream about sheep as well.......don't you ?  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #53 on: May 12, 2008, 05:29:27 PM »
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You dream about sheep as well.......don't you ?  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

No, I dream about Lisa Rogers from "Scrapheap Challenge" Sammy, I just count the sheep to get me off....... to sleep...........  ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #54 on: May 12, 2008, 05:55:24 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D  off
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #55 on: May 12, 2008, 06:10:45 PM »
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we're all pulling for you.
That's nice of you mate, but I think Sammy would prefer a blow job............ ;D

O.K. I'll stop pulling.
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #56 on: May 12, 2008, 06:15:50 PM »
Quote from: burmashave on May 12, 2008, 06:10:45 PM
Quote from: Terry in Australia on May 12, 2008, 05:02:25 PM
Quote from: burmashave on May 09, 2008, 05:53:39 AM
we're all pulling for you.
That's nice of you mate, but I think Sammy would prefer a blow job............ ;D

O.K. I'll stop pulling.

Man, you haven't stopped yet? That was three days ago BS, it must be just a bloody stump by now...........  :o
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #57 on: May 12, 2008, 06:20:06 PM »
 ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #58 on: May 12, 2008, 06:25:30 PM »
I said I'd stop!
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #59 on: May 12, 2008, 06:53:21 PM »
   I'm a glass half full kind of guy Sam, and the good things you've been able to attain in just a few tries and "against the wind" sound outstanding to me. It takes me a year of riding everyday and fiddling endlessly to get things sorted. Just to say that I'm impressed ;) :) :)


    I've always been curious as to how Chris is faring on the strip since I've been trying to achieve similar results on the street using many of the same engine parts. I have taken quite the opposite approach to gearing and am running stock '76 750F ratio of 17/48. I've tried bumping that to 18/48 and find that when I get up into 4th and 5th gear the bike really struggles to gain speed with me on it. Using a high? gear ratio has really helped me get to much higher speeds in the 1/2 mile+, especially in the wind, and has increased the top speed overall.

 Not at all trying to be a "backseat driver" or second guess the experts, on the contrary just sharing things that have been successful for me on the street. I am Chris's biggest fan( at least at my house). Go Chris GO!!!! ;) :) :) :)
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #60 on: May 12, 2008, 08:22:32 PM »
If you had such a strong headwind, why didn't you start at the other end?
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #61 on: May 12, 2008, 08:29:07 PM »
My feelings exactly, Unkie Ernie, the excuses some people come up with.................  ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #62 on: May 12, 2008, 08:52:46 PM »
Well guys, it takes quite a long time to set up the course, and you have to start right up against one end or the other in order to get the mile and the mile and a half traps in. The forecast was for a calm day but the wind just got stronger as the day went on.
There's no way you can rejig the course once it's set up.

Sam. ;)
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #63 on: May 13, 2008, 12:37:22 AM »
We were just taking the piss Sammy.  ;D
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I was feeling sorry for myself because I couldn't afford new bike boots, until I met a man with no legs.

So I said, "Hey mate, you haven't got any bike boots you don't need, do you?"

"Crazy is a very misunderstood term, it's a fine line that some of us can lean over and still keep our balance" (thanks RB550Four)

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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #64 on: May 13, 2008, 07:06:50 AM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on May 12, 2008, 03:41:22 PM
  All the British flying records should be no problem as the bike bettered the flying quarter and flying mile speeds.
The only one it didn't better was the flying kilometer, it was just 0.22mph off it.

  Geez Sam, for only having tested the rebuilt bike a couple of times, this sounds like an astonishing success.  Methinks you should have got rat arsed. ;D    How's the weight-loss program coming along?   I'm sure I can hear the Rocky theme song in the background when I click on this thread.  :)

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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #65 on: May 13, 2008, 04:13:48 PM »
Quote from: scondon on May 12, 2008, 06:53:21 PM
   I'm a glass half full kind of guy Sam, and the good things you've been able to attain in just a few tries and "against the wind" sound outstanding to me. It takes me a year of riding everyday and fiddling endlessly to get things sorted. Just to say that I'm impressed ;) :) :)


    I've always been curious as to how Chris is faring on the strip since I've been trying to achieve similar results on the street using many of the same engine parts. I have taken quite the opposite approach to gearing and am running stock '76 750F ratio of 17/48. I've tried bumping that to 18/48 and find that when I get up into 4th and 5th gear the bike really struggles to gain speed with me on it. Using a high? gear ratio has really helped me get to much higher speeds in the 1/2 mile+, especially in the wind, and has increased the top speed overall.

 Not at all trying to be a "backseat driver" or second guess the experts, on the contrary just sharing things that have been successful for me on the street. I am Chris's biggest fan( at least at my house). Go Chris GO!!!! ;) :) :) :)

Hi Sean, you were refering to a lower gear when you said "Using a high? gear ratio has really helped".  In a lot of cases lowering the ratio can make the top end speed go up as, the majority of bikes are over geared from the factory.

Chris just got to see this thread and was chuffed to bits to find you are his biggest fan.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sam. ;)
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #66 on: May 13, 2008, 04:19:54 PM »
Quote from: upperlake04 on May 13, 2008, 07:06:50 AM
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  All the British flying records should be no problem as the bike bettered the flying quarter and flying mile speeds.
The only one it didn't better was the flying kilometer, it was just 0.22mph off it.

  Geez Sam, for only having tested the rebuilt bike a couple of times, this sounds like an astonishing success.  Methinks you should have got rat arsed. ;D    How's the weight-loss program coming along?   I'm sure I can hear the Rocky theme song in the background when I click on this thread.  :)



Thanks for the kind words Dave, The weight is coming off slowly, I'm down to 155lbs from 161lbs. If I can get down to about 140 or thereabouts, that would be fine, there's time yet ;)
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #67 on: May 13, 2008, 05:50:52 PM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on May 13, 2008, 04:13:48 PM

Hi Sean, you were refering to a lower gear when you said "Using a high? gear ratio has really helped".  In a lot of cases lowering the ratio can make the top end speed go up as, the majority of bikes are over geared from the factory.



    Thanks for the correction Sam. I've never been able to make any sense of the term and am always getting it mixed up. I'm always thinking that the ratio going up in numbers, 2.86 in my case(17/48), would make the move to 3.04(14/43) a step "higher". Would it be better to think of it as the relation of the front sprocket to the rear sprocket i.e changing from 18/48 to 17/48 would be "lowering" the gearing?     

     When in doubt, ask the pro's ;)


Quote from: SamCR750 on May 13, 2008, 04:13:48 PM

Chris just got to see this thread and was chuffed to bits to find you are his biggest fan.  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

Sam. ;)

   Wait a minute, let me whip out my English to American Dictionary.....let's see..."Chippy".."Chivvy on"....."Chuff" (Eeew, glad Chris didn't chuff when he read it)........ Ah there it is, "chuffed" :)


    And so you should be Chris, good deal ;)   And I promise, no more jabs about bangers and donuts as it seems your regimen has lifted me to first place in the "heavyweight" division of Hopped up Honda's. 265lbs fully geared and that's fabric gear, not leather :P   Go Chris, GO! ;D


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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #68 on: May 13, 2008, 06:10:46 PM »
Chippy is his nickname ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D what dose it relate to in your book ?  both English and American translations PLEASE ::) ::) ::)

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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #69 on: May 13, 2008, 06:39:34 PM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on May 13, 2008, 06:10:46 PM
Chippy is his nickname ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D what dose it relate to in your book ?  both English and American translations PLEASE ::) ::) ::)

Sam. ;)

   Well  here in California it doesn't mean anything that I'm aware of. We have "chip off the old block" which means "just like his father" (probably stole this from the english) and people named "Chip" who are generally portrayed as snivelling rich kid bastards or high school quarterbacks. If someone were to approach you on the street and ask you to "break off a chip" for them you should tell them you don't touch that poison and sternly say "get away you smelly crackhead" ;D ;D ;D

   The online English to American dictionary tells us guntoters that when you say "chippy" you are saying...

chippy  1 n fish-and-chip shop. 2 n colloq carpenter. Americans use this word (at least those on the East Coast) to describe a woman of somewhat suboptimal morals; this derives from its original meaning of an Old West saloon prostitute, commonly paid in poker chips. All this is of minimal relevance here, as that meaning isn’t used in the U.K.


EDIT: Well I'll be damned. Tell Chippy the Slut to stay away from the East Coast when he comes to visit :D :D :D


   I'm guessing that Chris is not a carpenter ;)
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #70 on: May 13, 2008, 08:37:47 PM »
You're guessing wrong, he is a carpenter/joiner/shopfitter/wood worker ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

and yes, I did know about the poker chips  ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) ::) I've spoken to a few Americans that didn't though ;D ;D ;D

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« Reply #71 on: May 13, 2008, 10:39:50 PM »
Quote from: SamCR750 on May 13, 2008, 08:37:47 PM
You're guessing wrong, he is a carpenter/joiner/shopfitter/wood worker ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D

   Damn it. And I just promised one post ago not to make any eating cracks. ;) :D :D :D


    Wait a minute.... Jesus was a carpenter......Chippy is a carpenter......Jesus saved a chippy........Chippy and Jesus both are worthy of worship for being such fine chaps. You have to agree that the parallels are too great to ignore :P :D :D :D :D
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« Reply #72 on: May 14, 2008, 02:55:38 PM »
Chris is sat here laughing his but off  ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D ;D
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Re: land speed record bike
« Reply #73 on: May 14, 2008, 05:51:48 PM »
video of the 118.3mph run. In the left lane is Trinity on her blue Blackbird with a funny looking seat.
Sadley, she dummped the bike at 165mph the following day. She has lots of broken bones and is recovering in Ipswich Hospital.
She's in good spirits and was able to post this evening on the 200mph.net forum, quite a girl.

http://media.putfile.com/trinity-27

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« Reply #74 on: May 14, 2008, 06:02:54 PM »
 Too damn modest Sam  ;D ;D  There was a man in white in the video too.   I listened carefully to the announcer at the end three times, could only make out "seven"? You guys speak a funny kind of English :)
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