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Old 07-11-2010, 09:44 PM   #11
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I'd just be happy to have a motorcycle that is made without California in mind. How about a 1000cc 2stroke sportbike???

How much more could a bike benefit from that? My old 96 CBR600 (non-cali model) gets around 45mpg with hard use in the mountains.
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Old 07-11-2010, 10:24 PM   #12
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Not that simple. It also deactivates the valves on the dead cylinders. If you let the valves keep opening, you're pumping air with those cylinders and creating more power loss.
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Old 07-11-2010, 11:12 PM   #13
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ya know... I used to wish my DRZ had FI for long trips, not having to fuck with a carb to get power for mountain passes and sea level.

but I know how, or can figure out how to fix a carb.... EFI? fuck no.

but my mindset is for what can/can't be fixed in Siberia... as I hope to one day ride through there...

so I'll go KISS
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Old 07-11-2010, 11:28 PM   #14
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Not that simple. It also deactivates the valves on the dead cylinders. If you let the valves keep opening, you're pumping air with those cylinders and creating more power loss.

Shut up phenix. I dont want to talk to you. FYI. I found a turbo 650r on youtube. God created youtube so we could have something else to do than jerk to porn.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5TcDd3U7to

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-xcR6Lf46f4
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Old 07-12-2010, 09:09 AM   #15
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Is 50+mpg for 4 clinder bikes not enough?
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Old 07-12-2010, 09:19 AM   #16
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dude, that first video was like a reject from The Blair Witch Project

I need to go vomit now from motion sickness.
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Old 07-12-2010, 04:20 PM   #17
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Could be that I'm missing something... but those aren't connected to the intake...
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Old 07-12-2010, 04:56 PM   #18
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I'd just be happy to have a motorcycle that is made without California in mind. How about a 1000cc 2stroke sportbike???

How much more could a bike benefit from that? My old 96 CBR600 (non-cali model) gets around 45mpg with hard use in the mountains.
No smokers, but these guys seem to have the right idea at least for enduro bikes:
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/...es-us-highland

950cc liquid cooled v-twin... in a 320lb dirtbike IIRC...
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Old 07-12-2010, 06:26 PM   #19
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Could be that I'm missing something... but those aren't connected to the intake...
Early mockup I think. I wonder if he'll be able to build boost with that? Twins power pulses tend not to work so well for that...thou the kawi is a 180 deg crank

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No smokers, but these guys seem to have the right idea at least for enduro bikes:
http://www.ultimatemotorcycling.com/...es-us-highland

950cc liquid cooled v-twin... in a 320lb dirtbike IIRC...
Saw that in motorcyclist. Things a fucking monster
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Old 07-12-2010, 06:53 PM   #20
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but my mindset is for what can/can't be fixed in Siberia... as I hope to one day ride through there...
Do it across the northern half. Everyone and their mother goes across the Trans-Siberian Railway region. Not impressive.
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