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Don't give them what they want; give them what they need. A trip down memory lane: I witnessed how Luca Cadalora wanted to change everything after...

North Wellington. Fantastic weather. Lots of Berms.

Thanks wobb! ;) What is your experience to avoid Detos in transition area to Needle? Lifting throttle slide by screw/ increasing idle RPM ? ...

Especially the one about the country being a casino. From a guy who bankrupted three casinos - and is busy bankrupting the country?

If you do any research on 4130/4140, the answer regarding its suitability as a crank or shaft material is obvious - At 45Rc you are asking 4130 for...

Absolutely. It will easily double the lifespan of the big end.

you have to admire the narcissistic irony of these statements

Anzac Day / Te Rā o Ngā Hōia Anzac Day is held annually on 25 April to remember all New Zealanders killed in war and honour our returned service...

In some respects this is unusual. A Green Beret sergeant has been charged with betting on the Maduro operation. It was a gamble to the extent that...

A generous, ground & polished radius may help.

Frits, could forced lubrication of the big end, like Neil Hintz is doing on his 360 engine make a difference on the freetech 50cc engines...

We are talking 8h endurance racing - depending on the year we had differences of ~15 °C ambient temperature from start of the race 11:00 am to noon....

From what I can see of my past pics, if you stand in front of the bike and look at it, it looks like /\ So if you were sitting on it, and riding,...

Cloed Throttle... The more important is to have a well tuned idle jet/ airscrew to be not too lean there...

2 strokes on overrev with closed throttle as well as the engine being driven by a wheel and rider or a drum on a Dyno do not get any significant...

Good question where the limits are in diffrent Races:msn-wink: Liedolsheim 8H wide open Throttle...think the limits are diffrent to freetech50 ...

what a fucking leper. What these clowns dont think of it the people in the car are just going from a to b, don't like driving, don't want to drive,...

Contributing? He was overtaking in the face of oncoming traffic on a road that was barely wide enough for two cars! He was totally at fault,even...

Pics of the dead 4140 prehard crank.

While we are on the subject of cranks and "reliability" .... These are "motorized bicycle" cranks for a 90cc single speed direct drive kart track...

:rolleyes: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/z2DDZtHwx-k

Edward Prince of Wales meeting returned soldiers, 1920 1920 Prince of Wales arrives for New Zealand tour King George V’s son, Edward, Prince of...

The only help with tolerances etc I can give I learnt from Curt at Hot Rods, the big end clearance should be 1 micron per pin mm ie 20mm pin = 0.02...

:) wobb Quality of Parts! tolerances ... roundnes ...axis...diameter...parallelity Todays motul 800 for street/racing is often used in bikes...

Question about Michelin Road Pilot 5 if anyone can answer. Sons Street trip has one on the front. Wheel was removed to replace fork seals. Tire does...