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Marco Simoncelli Crash – RIP 1987-2011
24 October 2011 1:00 PM | No Comments -
Mototaxi Junket organisation fail
19 October 2011 5:00 PM | No Comments -
Why ride?
02 June 2011 10:00 PM | No Comments -
Afternoon trip to the Ace Cafe
10 April 2011 7:52 PM | 1 Comment -
Frontal Lobotomy – Gas Turbine Jet Bike
10 April 2011 5:55 PM | 1 Comment -
Bikearama defaced but only for a few minutes…
08 April 2011 7:42 PM | 3 Comments -
Another Jet Motorcycle
07 April 2011 6:49 PM | 2 Comments -
MotoGP to have hearing over Rossi-Stoner crash
05 April 2011 8:38 PM | No Comments
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Theory Archive
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Multiplate Clutches
Posted on February 13, 2011 | 2 CommentsMotorcycle Multiplate Clutches The most common motorcycle clutch works by utilising a series of steel and friction plates/ discs stacked in an alternate arrangement that sits inside a clutch basket/... -
What is the stoichiometric ratio and lambda
Posted on February 4, 2011 | No CommentsIn a nutshell the carburetor or fuel injectors work by mixing air and fuel in a ratio to provide optimum combustion/ energy to turn the wheels. Back to the basics... -
How to calculate compression ratio
Posted on January 29, 2011 | No CommentsThe compression ratio is the volume above a piston at bottom dead centre (BDC) divided by the volume of the combustion chamber – the space above the piston at top... -
Valve lead, lag, bounce, float and overlap explained
Posted on January 25, 2011 | No CommentsTiming of the valves in an engine is controlled by a number of methods, in a four stroke engine it is done by the following: Chain and sprocket from the... -
Motorcycle rake, trail and offset explained
Posted on January 24, 2011 | 3 CommentsOften mentioned in the main stats when looking at a new motorbike, but what do motorcycle rake and trail actually mean and why would you need to know this? Firstly,...
