Topic: SOHC Dickshunary aka Dictionary.

[dhall57]

Rev, isn't TT post here old. Looks like his like activity on the forum is 1/17/15. We need to PM him and see how he is doing. Has anybody heard from him recently.

[RevDoc]

Oh, wow! I was so caught up in laughing at this thread I never even noticed the dates. Guess this means it truely is a timeless one! 

Hope we can get TT back soon!

[MoMo]

I tried to contact him quite awhile ago but he did not respond.  I hope all is well for him...Larry

[754]

  CAMRICH..... Like PeWe..has a good assortment of cams and likes to switch em now and then..

[754]

Here is the original , if you want to ad to it.....

[BomberMann650]

Oh thanks I'm feeling dumb for not being able to find this.

[BomberMann650]

Reckless; if you reck at this speed, it will be the less thing you do.

[madmtnmotors]

I knew this thread existed, just couldn't get the spelling right to find it in the search. 

[Stev-o]

This is such a classic post, I like to repost it periodically for the newby's...

I know I'll catch some (deserved) flack for this one, but here goes!

Cafe

As in:  I just picked up an old, neglected sohc4 for a steal, and I think I'm gonna "cafe" it.

Definition:  I'm very susceptible to popular trends and I don't have the time/money/patience to do a proper rebuild, so I'm gonna throw on a solo seat, some clubmans, and I'm gonna junk that ugly air box and put on some cheap pods because that air box is a pain in the ass when I have to keep pulling the carbs to figure out why my bike isn't running well instead of just doing a thorough clean and rebuild of them the first time, and then I'll get pissed at it because it runs even worse and I can never get those stupid carbs tuned right, and then I'll bolt on a ratty old 4-1 exhaust and ditch that useless, heavy center stand, and then I'll half-ass an attempt at converting to dual front discs but end up with two discs and only one working caliper instead, and then I'm gonna get rid of those ugly clocks because the needles just bounce around uselessy and put on a digital bicycle speedometer, and I'm gonna put on a super bright headlight and a Dyna-S because fukin' points are crappy, old technology and I don't want to learn how to adjust and set points anyway, and then I'm gonna curse this bike's old, anemic charging system because it can't keep the tiny battery I've installed in the seat hump charged, so then I'll change all the other bulbs to LED, and then I'll put on the fattest, cheapest tires I can find 'cuz I can't stand the look of those stock pizza-cutters and then #$%* about my bike not handling well but I don't care because it looks tits, and then I'll try to fix that with some cartridge emulators I heard about that will make your bike handle like a modern crotch rocket and put on these cheap, Chinese piggyback shocks I found on ebay because they make the bike look mean and fast but they're too long so I'll put on these lowering blocks while I'm at it but the shocks hit the chain guard making it rub the chain so I'll throw away that useless thing, and hey how do I hang this exhaust,  I guess I'll just use some of this pipe strap, and how much exhaust wrap do I need, and I think the engine is overheating so I'll put on this oil cooler, and the valve cover keeps leaking so I'll just use this gasket sealer instead of shelling out for new gaskets, and why did my engine make a loud screeching sound followed by a louder PING and then die? 

SCREW IT!  I'm sick of trying to get this POS running well!  I'll call it a cafe and try to sell it on ebay for $5,000 because I see that guy Carpy selling them for that much all the time, and hey, these things are rare, sought-after, vintage bikes, right?


 

[madmtnmotors]

This is such a classic post, I like to repost it periodically for the newby's...

Classic indeed! I liked that one so much that it earned a link in my signature! 

[Stev-o]

This is such a classic post, I like to repost it periodically for the newby's...

Classic indeed! I liked that one so much that it earned a link in my signature! 

Now your sig is complete! All the info any SOHC'r needs to know!

[754]

 J-WILE.....
Means a totally wild story, heavy on fabricating stuff that you talk about.... Loosely or somewhat based on the Truth..(this part is optional..

[Stev-o]

85 in second


The max speed of a Wild man on a 350F

[MoMo]

revisit reply 2

[scottly]

Eclipsetian: A tourist that travels many miles, causes traffic jams, and pays exorbitant fees for lodging and special glasses to see a dark spot in front of the sun for 2 minutes.

[754]

Pays a whole bunch of money to only see a small part of the sun..

[Stev-o]

Tamp on:

A paper towel or maxi pad used on or near the cylinder head of a SOHC motor to absorb the flow of an oil leak [to keep it off riding apparel]

[754]

Damn, I thought it was a Tamp In..

[Don R]

 Pod Filters, Item promoted by the sellers of jets and carburetor modifications, normally used to reduce the efficiency of an internal combustion engine. But they look so cool.

 Forgive me if it's already been done.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

85 in second


The max speed of a Wild man on a 350F

One of my favorites of the JWilde-man epoch.

[SOHC4 Cafe Racer Fan]

Pod-dom

As in you've entered the realm of tuning carburetors fitted with pod filters in place of the stock air box.

[MoMo]

Pod-dom

As in you've entered the realm of tuning carburetors fitted with pod filters in place of the stock air box.

Once is Pod-dumb  in pod-dom?

[Stev-o]

Pod-dom

As in you've entered the realm of tuning carburetors fitted with pod filters in place of the stock air box.

Once is Pod-dumb  in pod-dom?

No.

Pod-Dumb =   a tuner who cannot get his bike running with pods on it.

"Jimmy is really Pod-Dumb, he cant get his bike started after he installed some cool Emgo pods on it!"

[754]

Fixed it so this thread will be easier to find.

[vfourfreak]

Fundamentally - as in "he is going to fund a mentally expensive restoration of that barn find POS"