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Milehigh317
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 09:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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?
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Snowblind
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 09:40 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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.
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Rotorhead1985
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 09:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You mean your bike doesn't run at 20,000 rpms....... you should get that looked into
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Snowblind
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 09:54 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

I guess it would be 10,000 rpm anyway.... but it doesn't do that either
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Froggy
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 10:37 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)



At least when a I4 explodes, you only risk losing a hand! : D
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Bromanowski
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 10:38 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

It's once for every 2 rotations of the crank so at 6k rpms it would be 3k times a minute
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Bromanowski
Posted on Wednesday, October 21, 2009 - 10:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

ouuuuuuuchhhhhhhhh

I think I'm going to get a engine guard for my bike now...
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Milehigh317
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 08:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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.
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Zatco81
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 08:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

So what you're saying is 3 explosions per minute under your package is ok but 5000 is too much?
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Fast1075
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 09:02 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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...
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Ducbsa
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 09:55 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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.
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46champ
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 10:11 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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.
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Team_ruthless
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 10:15 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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.
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Team_ruthless
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 10:18 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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!
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Fast1075
Posted on Thursday, October 22, 2009 - 11:12 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

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.
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