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Forum: Airheads Today, 06:48 AM
Replies: 25
Views: 371
Posted By Rucksta
Check the breather is clear. If not high temp...

Check the breather is clear.
If not high temp can overpresurise the drive and cause the leak.
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths Today, 06:33 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 33,237
Posted By Rucksta
Stu beat me to it sort of.

There are ways other than / in addition to handlebar input to balance gravity including but not limited body positioning, throttle opening and arc of turn.

Stand beside your bike, left hand on...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths Yesterday, 10:30 PM
Replies: 708
Views: 33,237
Posted By Rucksta
Congratulations.

This is probably the first time you been wrong in over 18,000 posts.
Almost as good as Supershaft.
Pretty good average.
Well done.
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths Yesterday, 10:26 PM
Replies: 708
Views: 33,237
Posted By Rucksta
Did you try it? Static bike!

Did you try it?
Static bike!
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths Yesterday, 07:32 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 33,237
Posted By Rucksta
You're right anyone could figure that. Tony...

You're right anyone could figure that.
Tony Foale probably figured it long ago and has been struggling explain it since.

What I want to figure is what changes do I make to increase the speed at...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths Yesterday, 05:20 AM
Replies: 708
Views: 33,237
Posted By Rucksta
Has anybody figured out the geometry parameters...

Has anybody figured out the geometry parameters that control the transition speed between
steering and counter steering and what affects the overlap between the two?

Even if you haven't figured...
Forum: Airheads 06-08-2013, 08:00 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,337
Posted By Rucksta
I'd fix the end float. There are horror...

I'd fix the end float.

There are horror stories of rockers dropping needles.
The needle stories are more horible than the stud stories.

When the stud does pull out - fix the thread.
It's...
Forum: Airheads 06-08-2013, 01:34 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,337
Posted By Rucksta
Of course you do. Since the figure is "0"...

Of course you do.
Since the figure is "0" theree is no ambiguity
If it's a bit tight no problems.
If its a bit loose the shims get pounded flat.
The noise lets you know it's not right.

Works...
Forum: Airheads 06-07-2013, 08:58 AM
Replies: 52
Views: 1,337
Posted By Rucksta
All good reasons to shorten the rockers and...

All good reasons to shorten the rockers and install torrington (radial) bearings and not have to deal with BMWs ambiguity.
Forum: Australia 06-04-2013, 08:34 PM
Replies: 117
Views: 6,720
Posted By Rucksta
Reminds me of an episode of Clone Wars.

Reminds me of an episode of Clone Wars.
Forum: Airheads 06-02-2013, 08:03 AM
Replies: 102
Views: 6,875
Posted By Rucksta
You could try mounting along the subframe as per...

You could try mounting along the subframe as per remote shock reserviour
Forum: Airheads 05-27-2013, 12:50 AM
Replies: 424
Views: 76,628
Posted By Rucksta
I was wondering how you were going getting hold...

I was wondering how you were going getting hold of 606s.
Hope the combo proves worth the effort.
Forum: Airheads 05-26-2013, 07:54 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 518
Posted By Rucksta
Old school panel beating before synthetic fillers...

Old school panel beating before synthetic fillers was to wipe with molten lead.
Maybe some one practiced a lost art?
Forum: Airheads 05-23-2013, 06:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 607
Posted By Rucksta
I have a hole in my pocket. It came with bike...

I have a hole in my pocket.
It came with bike and I believe it is an OEM accessory.
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 05-19-2013, 01:09 AM
Replies: 61
Views: 3,774
Posted By Rucksta
How lucky can you get?

I was riding on an expired out of state learners permit for some time.
Paranoia or inpsiration got the better of me so I rode over the border to a
rural police station that did licence testing (no...
Forum: Australia 05-15-2013, 06:42 AM
Replies: 10
Views: 518
Posted By Rucksta
Have you considered anodising or powder coating...

Have you considered anodising or powder coating as alternatives?

Powder coating a single or few items will probably work out cheaper
than buying the prep, etching, undercoat and top coat...
Forum: The Garage 05-14-2013, 06:21 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 420
Posted By Rucksta
No direct experience on oilheads or hexheads but...

No direct experience on oilheads or hexheads but airheads like them.

1. It's waterproof as well as oil proof so you can use the clutch in deep rocky creek crossings and still have drive up the...
Forum: Airheads 05-13-2013, 06:19 AM
Replies: 19
Views: 928
Posted By Rucksta
Done it heaps. Can't be good for it. Fix the...

Done it heaps.
Can't be good for it.
Fix the starter.
Someone will be along soon to tell you it's the battery.
They may be right.
Forum: Australia 05-12-2013, 04:59 PM
Replies: 27
Views: 1,039
Posted By Rucksta
It's amazing how well engineered the forks on...

It's amazing how well engineered the forks on small motocross bike really are.
I put used CR85 forks on an R80G/S 6 years ago and it hasn't broken yet.

I weigh about the same as a CR85 with a...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 05-10-2013, 06:38 AM
Replies: 137
Views: 11,725
Posted By Rucksta
We used to see similar cutout cars and cutout...

We used to see similar cutout cars and cutout cops holding radar guns.
Eventually we got used to cardboard cops

Then they started positioning real cops 100 meters or so down the road from the...
Forum: Australia 05-06-2013, 07:34 AM
Replies: 17
Views: 1,312
Posted By Rucksta
The QLD gov is considering outsourcing the speed...

The QLD gov is considering outsourcing the speed camera operation.

If this happens will we be able to measure the improvments in road safety by the balance sheet of the outsourcing contractor?
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 05-05-2013, 07:13 AM
Replies: 104
Views: 5,092
Posted By Rucksta
You never fall off when wearing your old jeans.

You never fall off when wearing your old jeans.
Forum: Australia 05-02-2013, 06:49 AM
Replies: 2
Views: 227
Posted By Rucksta
http://www.coastmaps.com.au/contact.html ...

http://www.coastmaps.com.au/contact.html

Owner is a map freak and 4x4 enthusiast
Forum: Airheads 05-02-2013, 06:34 AM
Replies: 59
Views: 1,928
Posted By Rucksta
Cold was mentioned earlier as your friend. ...

Cold was mentioned earlier as your friend.

Cut through one side of the old shell to make an installation tool.

Remove new shell from freezer and insert into headstock by hand.
Tap the shell...
Forum: Airheads 05-02-2013, 06:08 AM
Replies: 1,523
Views: 524,111
Posted By Rucksta
Conventional wisdom says the cross over increases...

Conventional wisdom says the cross over increases efficency by allowing the cylinders to share the mufflers, increasing the muffler volume available to each cylinder.

Why are you adding a...
Forum: Australia 05-01-2013, 04:55 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 518
Posted By Rucksta
Two promising leads - Thank you

Two promising leads - Thank you
Forum: Australia 04-30-2013, 06:35 AM
Replies: 7
Views: 518
Posted By Rucksta
Aluminium Fastners

Does anyone have a source of exotic material fastners selling small lots?
Local is nice, Australia prefered, OS OK.

I'm looking for a dozen 8x1.25 x30mm threaded all the way bolts in a highish...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-29-2013, 08:47 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,080
Posted By Rucksta
Basicly agree but....

I don't want to race - just get down the hill effectively and enjoy it.
Pebbles, debris, minor oil spills and errant traffic can all be dealt with if you are under control.
Reaching the limit of...
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-29-2013, 05:35 AM
Replies: 53
Views: 3,080
Posted By Rucksta
Just another technique - not the holy grail.

Wide in - tight out.

Gives you a little bit more braking area.
Lets you see the exit line sooner and more confidently apply power in one smooth motion.
Less risk of having to feather the...
Forum: The Garage 04-28-2013, 07:18 AM
Replies: 3
Views: 543
Posted By Rucksta
Avoid using gorillas with a torque wrench install plugs.

Snug the plug with the socket & fingers until it bottoms on the crush washer
then another 1/4 to 1/2 a turn with the handle and it's good.

Thanks for the info but I'll keep using nickel based...
Forum: Airheads 04-26-2013, 08:20 AM
Replies: 6
Views: 466
Posted By Rucksta
Preload the shifter before pulling the clutch.

Preload the shifter before pulling the clutch.
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-26-2013, 08:05 AM
Replies: 661
Views: 95,155
Posted By Rucksta
Nice story, sorry to hear you paid five hundred...

Nice story, sorry to hear you paid five hundred quid for a nine year old Honda :D
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-26-2013, 07:44 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 5,521
Posted By Rucksta
When we had words at the pub it transpired the...

When we had words at the pub it transpired the KTM sisters were lead and wingman on a group ride.
They were attempting vMax control of the pack.
Forum: Airheads 04-25-2013, 07:04 AM
Replies: 97
Views: 14,324
Posted By Rucksta
Internal fuel pump?

Internal fuel pump?
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-24-2013, 06:42 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 5,521
Posted By Rucksta
A Question of Etiquette

I've come out of the forest onto a well formed, all weather dirt road suitable for ordinary road vehicles.
The road is wide enough in places that cars can pass without putting a wheel on the...
Forum: Airheads 04-21-2013, 06:01 AM
Replies: 11
Views: 555
Posted By Rucksta
You may have original bolts. I don't remember...

You may have original bolts.
I don't remember seeing the countersunk bolts until mid '80s
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-21-2013, 05:21 AM
Replies: 73
Views: 5,521
Posted By Rucksta
I had three cruisers pass me kind of agressively...

I had three cruisers pass me kind of agressively i.e absorbing my buffer zone on a line of cages slowing for a bend.
WTF I'm taking the next turn onto the windy road that turns to dirt, let them by....
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-15-2013, 10:16 AM
Replies: 120
Views: 4,875
Posted By Rucksta
Great story -- tell me you picked the bike up and...

Great story -- tell me you picked the bike up and rode it.
Forum: Airheads 04-14-2013, 11:29 PM
Replies: 84
Views: 3,782
Posted By Rucksta
G/S collectors are extinct.and they self...

G/S collectors are extinct.and they self destructed.
This could be part of why its a popular mod.
Forum: The perfect line and other riding myths 04-14-2013, 02:45 PM
Replies: 120
Views: 4,875
Posted By Rucksta
or - when I found a better place to crash I...

or - when I found a better place to crash I laid it down.
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