| Author | Message | ||
     Milehigh317 |
The other day I had all my plastics off and I realized something that had never crossed my mind before. I was looking at the rear cylinder and it dawned on me that when I am riding there is an average of 5000 explosions per minute, less then a few inches from my package! (And I don't mean the kind UPS delivers) If that's not livin on the wild side, then I don't know what is! Thought's/Response's? | ||
| Snowblind |
if you are averaging 5000 explosions per minute on the rear cylinder woulnd't that mean the bike is running at 20,000 r.p.m.? I will keep my package far away from a harley v-twin runnin at 20000 r.p.m. | ||
| Rotorhead1985 |
You mean your bike doesn't run at 20,000 rpms....... you should get that looked into  | ||
| Snowblind |
I guess it would be 10,000 rpm anyway.... but it doesn't do that either | ||
| Froggy |
At least when a I4 explodes, you only risk losing a hand!  | ||
| Bromanowski |
It's once for every 2 rotations of the crank so at 6k rpms it would be 3k times a minute | ||
| Bromanowski |
ouuuuuuuchhhhhhhhh I think I'm going to get a engine guard for my bike now...  | ||
| Milehigh317 |
Yes your rite 5000 is an exageration, but even if its 2 explosions, that's a lot near the junk! Just wanted to be funny. | ||
| Zatco81 |
So what you're saying is 3 explosions per minute under your package is ok but 5000 is too much?  | ||
| Fast1075 |
I can't possibly imagine that ANYTHING that could happen to your street bike could POSSIBLY lift a cylinder. Relax...it's all good. Now if it was a Top Fuel Nitro bike...different story...MANY people have been killed or seriously injured from a lifted cylinder... | ||
| Ducbsa |
Cook Neilson had story in Cycle magazine 30? years ago about dragging a Sporty and a flange-bolted iron jug came off during the run. At least the top tube on the frame was sort of a guard. | ||
| 46champ |
On fuel bikes now they have restraints on the cylinders like a blower restraint on a fuel dragster. The rider also wares a flack jacket under his leathers. | ||
| Team_ruthless |
I am pretty sure my firebolt lifted the rear cylinder once but my package was so ruthless it fought back and put it back into place. | ||
| Team_ruthless |
probably happens to all buellers all the time... don't even notice...It's not just the bike that is known for the legendary thrust! | ||
| Fast1075 |
One of the greatest and best Harley Fuel bike developers/riders was so injured by a cylinder explosion that he eventually died from complications...Jim McClure...it was after that one that rules were imposed for restraints and chest armor. |
