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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #525 on: January 10, 2013, 12:19:27 PM »
Lets see, 12 plugs at $15 each....nah he can keep it lol. ;D
I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #526 on: January 14, 2013, 07:57:25 PM »
Someone posted this on FB.  Looks like a good way to give Granny a heart attack! :o
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Dnepr?
« Reply #527 on: January 17, 2013, 01:25:25 PM »
This appeared for sale in NZ, never seen one!

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=553506893
I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #528 on: January 18, 2013, 02:04:57 AM »
That's a Dnepr Rick, Soviet copy of a BMW, there's another one called a Urinal, and they're both as slow as a wet week in Christchurch, but will probably survive a nuclear holocaust.......... ;D
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #529 on: January 18, 2013, 09:54:55 AM »
Thats URAL Terry ya plonker ha ha ;D
I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #530 on: January 20, 2013, 03:47:53 AM »
nice mixture,post WW 2 frame half Zuendapp,half IZH with a Yam engine. great build.



before:
Kreidler RMC(50cc)
CB400N(first bike)
RD350LC(more than one)
XS850(great bike)
CB900F(wish i still have it)
FZR1000(too fast)
Rickman CR900(sold for a good price)
now:
Rusi 125
CB 125 CL(just for fun)
Yamaha XTZ 125
CB750P7(mystery bike)
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #531 on: January 20, 2013, 03:52:34 AM »
nive beemer,matter of taste but i like it.
before:
Kreidler RMC(50cc)
CB400N(first bike)
RD350LC(more than one)
XS850(great bike)
CB900F(wish i still have it)
FZR1000(too fast)
Rickman CR900(sold for a good price)
now:
Rusi 125
CB 125 CL(just for fun)
Yamaha XTZ 125
CB750P7(mystery bike)
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #532 on: January 20, 2013, 04:10:00 AM »
nice mixture,post WW 2 frame half Zuendapp,half IZH with a Yam engine. great build.





Would those stacks even function properly like that?  There was a different post on the forums where a guy took a chevy carb and did that.

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #533 on: January 20, 2013, 07:56:47 PM »
Hey that's a beautiful BMW race bike Buca, I'm playing with a R100RS project at the moment, tell me what you've done to achieve 85 BHP mate, I love my "Bavarian Murder Weapon", but I laso have a 2007 Triumph Rocket III, and the BMW feels a little bit underpowered in comparison? Cheers, Terry. ;D
Hi Terry, working lot to make that. Most important mod is longer stroke. Typical BMW 1000 cc cylinder dimensions are 94 x 70,6 mm. Mine is 93.43 x 72.6. I use forged flat top piston from auto racing program and machined con rods longer for 11mm and smaller bering. Stock is 48mm mine is 45mm . Con rods are carillo style H beam made from light aluminium alloy. Heads are R75 with biger intake valve. Must use smaler head chamber due to flat piston to get comression 10 to 1. Camshaft is 286 with 0.8 mm more lift. But stock R 90 S cam will do the same. I get these by chance and it is good. Take lots of weight from flywheel/clutch assembly. Allmost 2 kg. From crankshaft 0.5 kg minus. On piston/conrod 130 gramm less than stock. Dellorto carb 38mm. Reving up to 7200 but is good for 8000 safe on shifting. I get biger stroke on crank with offset machining for smaller bering diameter. For hill climb use 3.36 ratio that is 175 kmh on 7000 rpm 4th gear. For road racing 2.98 wich is top speed 215 kmh.

Wow, don't know how I managed to miss this until now.
 Terrific work on motor, I love to hear about engine work
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #534 on: January 22, 2013, 02:26:19 AM »
Wich one is the best?????





before:
Kreidler RMC(50cc)
CB400N(first bike)
RD350LC(more than one)
XS850(great bike)
CB900F(wish i still have it)
FZR1000(too fast)
Rickman CR900(sold for a good price)
now:
Rusi 125
CB 125 CL(just for fun)
Yamaha XTZ 125
CB750P7(mystery bike)
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #535 on: January 22, 2013, 09:17:53 AM »
I like both the matte black ones, the shiny one is too fussy  ;)
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #536 on: January 22, 2013, 09:47:19 AM »
The shiny one. The black ones aren't fussy enough! ;) ;D I did see a YouTube on that one though so I'm a little biased.

What's the middle one? Is it a 'Wing too? It's been HEAVILY modded! :o
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #537 on: January 22, 2013, 11:20:46 AM »
That middle one is actually a Valk but yeah, basically a 'wing. I saw that awhile ago somewhere, very cool! I almost got one but my biking goals have since changed course. They're awesome though.
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #538 on: January 22, 2013, 12:22:24 PM »
Yeah, now that I look at it I recognize it. That thing has been seriously done up though. WOW! I kinda liked the Valkyrie if only for the fact that it was a cruiser that wasn't a V-twin. I'll probably never own one though.
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #539 on: January 22, 2013, 01:14:05 PM »
I wanted one so I could put electra-glide bags and a batwing fairing on it. Woulda been nice but I'm way too young for that! That's why my current cruiser is going on the market in a couple months and why I bought a CBR.
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Honda cub with disc brakes
« Reply #540 on: January 28, 2013, 01:04:16 AM »
I've never seen this before but the locals in the islands mod these things to the max, I don't know how fast they make these cubs go but if they need front and back discs they must be hot! ;D
I think the thing I most like about motorcycling is the speed at which my brain must process information at to avoid the numb skulls who are eating pies, playing the ukulele, applying make-up etc in the comfort of their airconditioned armchairs as they make random attempts to kill me!!!!!!!

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #541 on: January 28, 2013, 05:08:21 AM »
These cubs look fast. They do the same here in the philippines with this 150cc hondas and yams with automatic transmission.
Big brake discs,carb mods and of course very loud pipes. sound almost like 1000cc ;D ;D ;D
before:
Kreidler RMC(50cc)
CB400N(first bike)
RD350LC(more than one)
XS850(great bike)
CB900F(wish i still have it)
FZR1000(too fast)
Rickman CR900(sold for a good price)
now:
Rusi 125
CB 125 CL(just for fun)
Yamaha XTZ 125
CB750P7(mystery bike)
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #542 on: January 28, 2013, 06:31:02 AM »
Probably needs discs to cope with the overloading they get
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #543 on: May 03, 2013, 02:52:21 AM »



I don't know anything about this but I reckon it would be a handful ;D
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Re: Suzuki MADRA? what!
« Reply #544 on: May 04, 2013, 11:15:49 AM »
OK another for the wierd pile, not even sure these are a production bike or prototype someone knocked up in their backyard after a night on the piss. ;D

http://www.trademe.co.nz/a.aspx?id=463979442

The Madera was MFG by Suzuki about the same time as Yamaha Virago and Honda Shadow V twins came out

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #545 on: May 04, 2013, 11:34:38 AM »
Here's a start up of the Desmo-Harley short video.
Couldn't find any of the ALFA.

http://thekneeslider.com/desmohog-finishes-the-desmo-harley-engine-project/


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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #546 on: May 04, 2013, 02:30:05 PM »
Here wrap your head around this, A V-8 CB1500 (2x750)

http://hondachopper.yuku.com/topic/50336/1975-8-cylinder-Honda-engine#.UYV9aEpNXSg

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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #547 on: May 04, 2013, 02:53:13 PM »
thats some serious work going on there.
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Re: Bikes wierd and wonderful
« Reply #548 on: May 04, 2013, 10:02:41 PM »
Here wrap your head around this, A V-8 CB1500 (2x750)

http://hondachopper.yuku.com/topic/50336/1975-8-cylinder-Honda-engine#.UYV9aEpNXSg

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Almost a 'good' idea.
Would be much simpler (and probably cheaper) to get a reverse cam ground though and use triplex chain around crank to a jackshaft/output.
I would be looking at a few straight cut clutch gears as they will be relatively cheap, helical gears have a lot of side thrust (unless you have two pairs set in 'herringbone' pattern)
 With twin cranks it should be possible to phase them and remove just about all vibration
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