Uh I need a runway, really let me explain

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The discussion centers around modifications and upgrades to a BMW motorcycle, specifically the S1000RR, highlighting various components such as Ohlins shocks, a PUIG windscreen, and Yoshimura accessories. The owner expresses excitement about upcoming track days and advanced training, with aspirations to participate in the Isle of Man TT in the future. Key technical features of the bike are discussed, including its impressive power-to-weight ratio and advanced traction control systems that enhance safety and performance. The conversation also touches on the thrill of riding, the importance of skill in handling high-speed situations, and the desire for safe environments to practice. The owner reflects on personal riding experiences, the appeal of twisty roads, and the challenges of finding suitable locations for high-speed practice. Overall, the thread conveys a passion for motorcycling, technical appreciation for the bike, and a commitment to safe riding practices.
  • #271
Dear Rhody,

I beg to differ with you. I take this forum seriously, yet I hate to see people take themselves too seriously. Like the dead turtle, we are but mere specks on this earth. We exaggerate our importance and do not realize that all this competition so see whom is smarter than whom, and the one upsmanship gaming, is not the point to our existence. The point is to play well together, to share, communicate and cooperate, and and see if we can somehow, in some small ways, leave this world a little better than how we found it.

So, my good friend Rhody, this is not about busting your chestnuts...that would be a shallow undertaking. To you and all others on this esteemed forum, work together and enjoy life because in the end you will not get out alive.

Sportster
 
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  • #272


Sportster, I'm going to have to agree with you on this one. We are but a speck on this planet, and if the Earth is going through one of its cycles, we have no other option but to go along for the climate ride, so to speak. Yes, we can, and should, address the issue of humanity's carbon footprint, because it is a factor, albeit a small one. BTW, who is this Rhody dude anyway? He seems like a bit of a bully. He posts a lot. I'm surprised he hasn't been banned by the big giant heads yet, when he gets so testy.
 
  • #273


Coopster said:
Sportster, I'm going to have to agree with you on this one. We are but a speck on this planet, and if the Earth is going through one of its cycles, we have no other option but to go along for the climate ride, so to speak. Yes, we can, and should, address the issue of humanity's carbon footprint, because it is a factor, albeit a small one. BTW, who is this Rhody dude anyway? He seems like a bit of a bully. He posts a lot. I'm surprised he hasn't been banned by the big giant heads yet, when he gets so testy.
Off Topic:

For the record, Coopster is my other life long friend. The three of us have had extensive discussion on the value of PF and the benefits of having mentors who have the power to ban legitimate nut cases. Without mentors, the forum would not keep the educated crowd that we have. Sportster and Coopster are trying to make a mockery of the function of mentors here. I can see that they are not achieving their goal, which is to be banned. They are still my best friends. I encourage you to take their rants with a grain of salt.

Rhody... :smile:
 
  • #274
Dear Mentors,
I have been a member of the forum for a while but am typically too busy to post items.

Yes, Cooper and I are friends with Rhody, but as far as the forum goes, we are not friends. Here is why-

I am a MBA and a professional, doing construction engineering work. I am not a stupid or terribly silly person. I do have a sense of humor though, and a sense of humility about all things in nature. I am humbled by their mystery and enlighteneed by the opportunities that science presents us.

Some people use this forum to pontificate and to fulfill some unfulfilled need for attention. I am not saying that Rhody fits this description,...I will let you make your own determinations about people and their agenda's...my point is that the pursuit of knowledge is often clouded by a thirst for attention and the unruly growth of ego's. It's only when we do not take ourselves so damn serious that we can truly learn and grow, and thus meaningfully contribute to society.

Rhody and others can take personal affront and have a rotten egg attitude, and they can do you know what with them,...I really don't care.

The beauty of this forum is that all can contribute, not just the geeks. If I contribute anything to this forum, it is the ability to expose the rediculous, cut threw the faux persona's, and maybe bring some sense of reason and balance to the insanity and superior attitudes that often drags this forum to a low and mundane point.

If you believe that I am wrong, yes, please ban me as Rhody professes should happen. Let the geeks have their 5 minutes of fame. If I have some credibility in my belief, however, I am happy to be a member of this community and will try to post more often on a variety of subjects. Thanks.

ps...and I promise, no turtle crossing and cow stampede stories.
Sportster
 
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  • #275
Sportster, Coopster,

This is a thread about performance sportbikes and all that goes with it. Both of you expressed interest in taking a motorcycle safety (MSF) course. Then buying a Can-Am (Sportster) and a smaller entry level bike (Coopster)(type yet to be determined), would you care to share with us your expectations regarding your new sport of choice (pun intended) ? What attracts you to it ?

Rhody... :cool:
 
  • #276
Yes, thanks for mentioning it Rhody...as with my pursuit of skiing several years back, I see motorcycling as an avenue for growh...to overcome the fear of riding, to experience the thrill of being on the open road with less protection around me, to be outdoors more, to open doors to new opportunities and new places, to see life from a different angle, and to enjoy the comraderie of other riders.

I used to fear skiing and as you know, I can now go over the edge of a double black without blinking.

You have to know your limitations, however. I can't ski moguls and I don't anticipate ever doing a track day. So within the confines of those parameters, there is enough activity and opportunity for fun and personal growth.

I will leave the physics and rush of it all to the expert riders, like you, and just take it for what it is...something new and exciting. Even if I end up on a nice trike, it doesn't matter. I am not looking to prove anything to anyone but myself, nor do I care to be a poser.
 
  • #277
This has the turtle theme, but this time it is a squirrel who narrowly escapes a Lamborghini at 100 mph, self explanatory, http://www.thepostgame.com/features/201107/daredevil-squirrel-performs-ultimate-lambo-leap" , the narration is cute...

Rhody... :approve:

P.S. Sportster, we will see if you make good on your post promise, or if it is just B.S. The ball is in your court. Trying and doing are two very different things.
sportster said:
I am happy to be a member of this community and will try to post more often on a variety of subjects. Thanks.

ps...and I promise, no turtle crossing and cow stampede stories.
Sportster
 
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  • #278
Why have I indicated that I might buy a motorcycle in the future? Because it would give us something to do together "as guys" besides our yearly ski trips. You know, some year round "guy time", to give the wife and kids that we adore a break from us. You and I have been good friends for nearly 40 years and I enjoy just hanging out together. Other than that, I have zero interest in owning a motorcycle. I've never gravitated to things with two wheels. Even as a child, I bypassed a scooter in favor of a little red wagon. But, if it's going to happen at all, it'll have to wait until the last of the college tuition has been paid off and the house has a new roof. Until then I guess I'll be doing some flyfishing with fuzzyfelt because that's affordable and also fun.
 
  • #279
Coopster said:
Why have I indicated that I might buy a motorcycle in the future? Because it would give us something to do together "as guys" besides our yearly ski trips. You know, some year round "guy time", to give the wife and kids that we adore a break from us. You and I have been good friends for nearly 40 years and I enjoy just hanging out together. Other than that, I have zero interest in owning a motorcycle. I've never gravitated to things with two wheels. Even as a child, I bypassed a scooter in favor of a little red wagon. But, if it's going to happen at all, it'll have to wait until the last of the college tuition has been paid off and the house has a new roof. Until then I guess I'll be doing some flyfishing with fuzzyfelt because that's affordable and also fun.
Coop,

First, if you have zero interest, then you should not do it, just for something to get more "hang time". I have loved bikes since I was a teenager, and always will. Second, if you do decide to jump in, I hope you learn to enjoy it as much as I do. No telling on that score. Third, for the record Coop does not know Fuzzy, and is busting my beans once again. You should state so and apologize. It is the right thing to do.

I never intended for this thread to turn into a soap opera, but, between SV650FTW, and my two college buddies it has. Let's get back to the stuff that I and hopefully you by now find a nice way to spend a few minutes reading and watching.

Rhody...
 
  • #280
OK, Rhody. I apologize for insinuating that... a.) I know fuzzyfelt b.) she likes flyfishing c.) she would ever consider flyfishing with Coopster d.) there is room for a sense of humor within this thread e.) all of the above. Answer: e
 
  • #281
Coopster said:
OK, Rhody. I apologize for insinuating that... a.) I know fuzzyfelt b.) she likes flyfishing c.) she would ever consider flyfishing with Coopster d.) there is room for a sense of humor within this thread e.) all of the above. Answer: e

Thanks, nimrod (fly fishing pun intended)... Now how about contributing something about cycling/racing, etc... to this thread... that would be cool.

Rhody...
 
  • #282
Pleased that's all sorted, thanks.
 
  • #283
2011 http://www.youtube.com/v/zzXoyvvLWo4?version=3&hl=en_GB" all in lovely 1080P, and I must say decent audio. Enjoy...

Rhody... :-p

P.S. I am stating here and now, next year will be the year for me, one more thing off my bucket list, taking the "beast" too, just for a wee bit of fun. hehe...
 
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  • #284
Wow,

I found this on my other bike forum, it hadn't quite sunk in till now.

Full power in 4th 5th and 6th in SPORT and RACE
Full power in 3rd as well in SLICK

This means if I understand it correctly that you never get full power in the first two gears, because the bike would wheelie too easily, if that is true, then this motor is even more incredible than I thought is was already.

Rhody... :bugeye:
 
  • #285
I just checked post #283 above I posted the wrong link, it is a duplicate. Here is the http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_hhFiIsl338", the race action starts from about 1:45 on, sorry about that...

Rhody... :blushing:

P.S. If you find a bad or duplicate link, let me know and I will fix it pronto... Thanks...
 
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  • #286
HowlerMonkey said:
Here's our car on a runway.



Howler,

I watched this for the second time today, that Ford is really off the chain, almost impossible to put the power to the ground in the first four gears, just spins the tires, nice comment too, "Johnny driving like he is drunk", trying to put 1500 HP to the ground must be tough, and to shoehorn it into a Ford GT must have been a monumental engineering challenge. This was an evolutionary process right, over a number of years ?

Rhody... :cool:
 
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  • #287
Since there are some cars invading your bike thread, Rhody, here is a good friend of mine. I have made numerous trips to Epping, NH and Pennington, NB with him. People would line up at the box-office to buy pit-passes to come look at his 340 Duster, only to see ... A 340 engine instead of a Hemi.

http://www.bangshift.com/blog/Gear-Bangin-Video-Steve-Clukey-Pulls-Levers-and-Adjusts-the-Rear-View-At-140mph.html
 
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  • #288
turbo-1 said:
Since there are some cars invading your bike thread, Rhody, here is a good friend of mine. I have made numerous trips to Epping, NH and Pennington, NB with him. People would line up at the box-office to buy pit-passes to come look at his 340 Duster, only to see ... A 340 engine instead of a Hemi.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2zx54zjDU4s&feature=fvwrel

That is just sick Turbo, at the end of that video, there was another http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSxUm2mYOpE", passenger rear view from inside the car. A Lenco tranny, huh, quite nice... I must say. Must be a hoot to put down the strip.

Rhody... :-p
 
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  • #289
That Lenco is really sick! Bracket-racers who compete against Steve compare him to a human automatic transmission. He is that good.
 
  • #290
Steve is a perfectionist. I remember when he was living in a house-trailer, and he'd borrow my Dremel tools to grind the skirts off the pistons and grind the flashing off the connecting rods. He paid to have the rods shot-peened to harden them, and took his crankshafts to a specialty-machining outfit (another friend) to get them turned. Whenever he was out in the country, if he saw Mopar stuff in a yard, he'd want to stop and see if there was a small-block hanging around out in back of the barn. When he heard that my cousin's Li'l Red Wagon was totaled out after the fool crashed it, he was pretty upset that the W2 heads were not salvaged off that truck.

 
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  • #291
turbo-1 said:
Steve is a perfectionist. I remember when he was living in a house-trailer, and he'd borrow my Dremel tools to grind the skirts off the pistons and grind the flashing off the connecting rods. He paid to have the rods shot-peened to harden them, and took his crankshafts to a specialty-machining outfit (another friend) to get them turned. Whenever he was out in the country, if he saw Mopar stuff in a yard, he'd want to stop and see if there was a small-block hanging around out in back of the barn. When he heard that my cousin's Li'l Red Wagon was totaled out after the fool crashed it, he was pretty upset that the W2 heads were not salvaged off that truck.



After watching that video, I am convinced that an engine (durable like Steve's) could not be had without his special touch of perfectionism. I prefer to call it "quality" but we both agree on the result. One very cool, balanced car, it wheelies but not too much, makes a lot of power, not too much. I am sure it was an evolutionary process for him, and I would bet he learned a ton of things creating what you see in his video's. Cheers, Steve... very cool indeed.

Rhody...
 
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  • #292
rhody said:
After watching that video, I am convinced that an engine (durable like Steve's) could not be had without his special touch of perfectionism. I prefer to call it "quality" but we both agree on the result. One very cool, balanced car, it wheelies but not too much, makes a lot of power, not too much. I am sure it was an evolutionary process for him, and I would bet he learned a ton of things creating what you see in his video's. Cheers, Steve... very cool indeed.

Rhody...
Oh, yeah. Small-block Chevys can turn up some crazy RPMS, but the pistons, rods, etc are tiny compared to the Mopar components. Steve had to get really inventive to get a Mopar small-block to turn up like that without ripping itself apart. He used to use digital scales and use my Dremels to balance every rod, end-to-end to make sure that they were as identical as possible before reassembling the engine. Originally, he used some modest slicks, but after getting the engine hot and strengthening the rear differential, he moved to big slicks and then had to go to some extreme shocks on the front end in order to avoid smashing the oil-pan on the rebound from the wheelies.
 
  • #293
turbo-1 said:
Oh, yeah. Small-block Chevys can turn up some crazy RPMS, but the pistons, rods, etc are tiny compared to the Mopar components. Steve had to get really inventive to get a Mopar small-block to turn up like that without ripping itself apart. He used to use digital scales and use my Dremels to balance every rod, end-to-end to make sure that they were as identical as possible before reassembling the engine. Originally, he used some modest slicks, but after getting the engine hot and strengthening the rear differential, he moved to big slicks and then had to go to some extreme shocks on the front end in order to avoid smashing the oil-pan on the rebound from the wheelies.

There is good, really good, great, and every once in a while, rare that it is... there is perfect, and with perfect comes that most elusive thing... quality.

Rhody... :wink:

P.S. and to think that the http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Epinephrine" released when I did a track day, would obliterate for the most part, my OCD symptoms, who could have guessed that. hehe... I am NOT suggesting this will happen to others. Happily it did in my case. It sure broke the brain lock...
 
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  • #295
Fast freddy was the guy who brought a big change to motorcycle road racing.

Before Freddy, there were two schools of thought concerning cornering.

1. slow in = fast out

2. fast in = slow out

Freddy came along and decided he wanted both.

Another large change was originally instigated by Bubba Shobert when he moved in from circle track racing.

He was experimenting with techniques that have only been fully realized by Valentino Rossi and it's possible that the equipment of Bubba's day was not capable of what he was trying to do...as well as his road racing career being cut short by a coma inducing collision.

As far as the ford GT, that is a stock block engine in it's original location and the car still has all of it's creature comforts such as A/C, full interior, and stereo system.

It would have gone faster (but less dramatically) if the guys had left alone my settings on my boost by gear system because it would have hooked up instead of spinning the tires.

The car now has at least 600 and possibly up to 1000 more horsepower than it did then and is noticably faster but we have to be progress carefully because nobody else has taken this aero package beyond our 267mph testing.
 
  • #296
HowlerMonkey said:
Fast freddy was the guy who brought a big change to motorcycle road racing.

Before Freddy, there were two schools of thought concerning cornering.

1. slow in = fast out

2. fast in = slow out

Freddy came along and decided he wanted both.

Another large change was originally instigated by Bubba Shobert when he moved in from circle track racing.

He was experimenting with techniques that have only been fully realized by Valentino Rossi and it's possible that the equipment of Bubba's day was not capable of what he was trying to do...as well as his road racing career being cut short by a coma inducing collision.

As far as the ford GT, that is a stock block engine in it's original location and the car still has all of it's creature comforts such as A/C, full interior, and stereo system.

It would have gone faster (but less dramatically) if the guys had left alone my settings on my boost by gear system because it would have hooked up instead of spinning the tires.

The car now has at least 600 and possibly up to 1000 more horsepower than it did then and is noticably faster but we have to be progress carefully because nobody else has taken this aero package beyond our 267mph testing.
Howler,

So when you were away, you crew played and it hurt the car's performance, I must say that is the most brutal sounding acceleration I have ever heard out of a street legal car anywhere. Is it just me, or do you need a longer safer run off area once they shut down after reaching the end of the mile ? It looks pretty sketchy to me (the bike video a few posts ago). Good luck with your next attempt, for a safe and hopefully record setting ride. What you do scares me exponentially more than what I do. There is such little margin for error in your domain.

Rhody... :cool: :bugeye:
 
  • #298
turbo-1 said:
Florida man tops 311 mph at the former Loring AFB in Maine.

http://www.wlbz2.com/news/local/story.aspx?storyid=165975

Turbo,

I couldn't find an on-board view, I found this, launch view, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q_ZJuSS2s7k". The guys stand around and the announcer makes the call, first motorcycle in history to go over 300 mph. I would like to see the on-board view. I hope he had more run off room that his 278 run where he barely got the thing stopped. I have to believe we will be seeing the on-board version soon. Keep your eyes posted. Whoever finds it first wins, hehe...

Rhody... :rolleyes:
 
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  • #299
I hope he had an on-board camera. Scary!
 
  • #300
turbo-1 said:
I hope he had an on-board camera. Scary!
This thought crossed my mind, maybe he crashed, let's hope not. What he did, if he pulled it off, borders on the truly insane. So many little things can go wrong and in an instant, you are toast. Let's wait and see if the video pops up in a few days. If he has one I am sure he will post it.

Rhody...
 

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