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by Corvus
Fri Feb 12, 2016 6:28 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Early morning wake up
Replies: 5
Views: 5049

GRAgusta wrote:There is an iphone reflected in the screen, it is a truck.



Good point.

Plus the bobbing suspension is (with hindsight) a truck.

Egg on face. Sorry chaps. I'll pay more attention in class. :D
by Corvus
Thu Feb 11, 2016 6:35 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Very nice
Replies: 1
Views: 2515

Very nice

http://thebikeshed.cc/2016/02/11/mrs-of ... -vulcan-s/

Beautiful workmanship. Box section subframe shouldn't look good, but does![/b]
by Corvus
Wed Feb 10, 2016 6:58 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Early morning wake up
Replies: 5
Views: 5049

Blimey! Biker did a good job!
by Corvus
Tue Feb 09, 2016 7:24 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: 150hp .... oooo please form a queue at my desk :)
Replies: 10
Views: 5288

Boxered wrote:
.......would no doubt be festooned with all manor of electronic "rider aids" that just don't interest me.

Steve


Hear hear.

+1
by Corvus
Mon Feb 08, 2016 7:01 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Low down bum
Replies: 10
Views: 6061

Page 49 motorcycle design and technology, gaetano cocco. "By raising the centre of gravity along with the radius of curvature and speed of travel, the motorcycle does not have to be as steeply banked. A rather surprising fact , indeed!" Rapid changes of direction I'm inclined to believe bl...
by Corvus
Mon Feb 08, 2016 6:31 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Low down bum
Replies: 10
Views: 6061

its the riding position for me, I just cannot imagine it being as fun/involving as a normal bike, especially a sport bike.....its more like extreme cruising? :? Also, in the event of a crash theres a good chance the engine would be forced up your jacksie :shock: I agree on both points there. Modern...
by Corvus
Sun Feb 07, 2016 5:04 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Low down bum
Replies: 10
Views: 6061

Low CoG beneficial? Must be a rhetorical question? Take moments about the contact point (tyre on tarmac) - that will convince you. Al Non rhetorical. :D If pressed I'd have to guess that there'd be trade off's? Gotta be, surely? What are they? Taking the moments seems to suggest a greater angle of ...
by Corvus
Sun Feb 07, 2016 9:48 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Low down bum
Replies: 10
Views: 6061

Low down bum

http://thekneeslider.com/homebuilt-recumbent-motorcycle-racer-competes-in-mra-sanctioned-event/ Is the low c of g a benefit or hindrance in racing? The frontal area will nearly halve, l guess, but what about the fast cornering? Won't you need a lot more lean angle? I like anything different and this...
by Corvus
Fri Feb 05, 2016 9:31 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Landspeeder
Replies: 1
Views: 2246

Landspeeder

http://www.bikeexif.com/bmw-landspeeder

It's a lovely bit o engineering. Prefer it wi no clothes on. :D
by Corvus
Fri Feb 05, 2016 2:13 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Free Road Tax ?
Replies: 45
Views: 19875

Had an ad come thro. Mitsubishi outlander phev for £whateverpermonthnotinterested. What drew my attention was the claim of 148mpg.

Just when I thought perpetual motion really was a no no.
by Corvus
Fri Feb 05, 2016 12:09 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Free Road Tax ?
Replies: 45
Views: 19875

Blackal wrote:
.....You can get 4 (small) people in a Fiat 500, though.

Al


This does put an interesting moral slant on the logic.

Whether or not discussion like this on forums has any actual influence, it's a worthwhile discussion to have.
by Corvus
Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:32 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Free Road Tax ?
Replies: 45
Views: 19875

Horsepower on the 800 cc bike and the 900 cc car is the same at 85hp, but obviously the weight of the car drags the performance down. Isn't the combined drag of the car worse than the bike? I read a little while ago a comment by a motorcycle journalist that the consumed power at a given speed is an...
by Corvus
Thu Feb 04, 2016 6:23 am
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Free Road Tax ?
Replies: 45
Views: 19875

don't understand what the performance has to do with taxation to be honest? The bike will obviously out accelerate the car, both will cruise easily at the legal motorway limit :) The car though presents a huge moving bollard when combined with other cars whereas the bike takes up a fraction of the ...
by Corvus
Wed Feb 03, 2016 11:19 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Free Road Tax ?
Replies: 45
Views: 19875

An motorbikes are not ecological. DT Why not? I'd have thought they were. Intrinsically. 45mpg to transport one (typically) person.......... You can get 5 people in a car with similar consumption. So in relative terms - they are not very sound as far as resources go. (would be my guess). Al Spot on...
by Corvus
Wed Feb 03, 2016 10:56 pm
Forum: Boxerbanter
Topic: Free Road Tax ?
Replies: 45
Views: 19875

An motorbikes are not ecological. DT Why not? I'd have thought they were. Intrinsically. 45mpg to transport one (typically) person.......... You can get 5 people in a car with similar consumption. So in relative terms - they are not very sound as far as resources go. (would be my guess). Al Spot on...

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