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Gillinghampaul
Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 655 Location: Kent
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:08 pm Post subject: |
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I like this idea too! Maybe needs a different name to gagging though!
And that picture is brilliant! I think im going to get mine infront of a truck wash or something similar!
We should definately have q little bikes in big places feature! _________________ Gagging for it |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 1757 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 5:37 pm Post subject: |
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Hmmmm your right Mr H and Mr G...
Gagging.co.uk site is for sale!
But Gagging-for-it.co.uk and Megagagging.com are... Erm...we'll. um...
Not appropriate sites for our little bikes and innocent eyes..
Ooops
Still like the "Little bikes in big places" though - just need better weather and it will be game on ! _________________ We are where we are... |
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Howie
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 511 Location: Kwaksville
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:09 pm Post subject: |
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But Gagging-for-it.co.uk and Megagagging.com are... Erm...we'll. um... |
Mind you, gag is a bit ....well.....universal, shall we say
I don't actually own a gag (unless you include the AE50.... ) so I think I'm going to leave this to you guys who do.
Keep it clean |
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Gillinghampaul
Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 655 Location: Kent
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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And my little bike will beready by the time the weather gets better too!
Ill definately keep it in mind and see how many little bikes we can get in big places
Not sure on the websites there were no small bikes anywhere and i had a good look round too just to be sure!
but my number plate does have gagging for it written on it! _________________ Gagging for it |
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Gillinghampaul
Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 655 Location: Kent
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:18 pm Post subject: |
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I think a ke fits in the small bike class!
Lets see it in some big places!
Ever parked your bike in an aircraft hangar lol _________________ Gagging for it |
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Howie
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 511 Location: Kwaksville
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 6:32 pm Post subject: |
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I think a ke fits in the small bike class! |
Not a Ke, Gp but an Ae Gp, like an Ar but a mx ar Gp.......
Is anyone following this ok? |
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Gillinghampaul
Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 655 Location: Kent
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:21 pm Post subject: |
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I understood completely!,
And im sorry for my mistake, either i read your post to quickly or typed mine too quickly!
Need to find some really big trees to park it near to get some photos as its still a little enough bike
Just before i got a gag i was actually seriously tempted to turn the ar into a gagsize flattracker with some smaller wheels because the frames are not much bigger than a gags! _________________ Gagging for it |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 1757 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 10:25 pm Post subject: |
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Small bikes in big places... Does this count ?
_________________ We are where we are... |
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Howie
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 511 Location: Kwaksville
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Posted: Wed Nov 21, 2012 11:19 pm Post subject: |
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Is that one of those new fangled air bag race suits that there fella is wearing or is he just fuc(censored by red neck right-on.com)at? |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
Joined: 05 Mar 2011 Posts: 1757 Location: Derbyshire
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:03 pm Post subject: |
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Gillinghampaul wrote: |
Have you read any of the old two stroke tuning books? Some of the info is dated but there is one hell of alot of very useful info in them and if your a bit technical makes for some really good idle reading!
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Haven't got any tuning books other than old ones for cars such as tuning A B series engines and SU / weber carbs etc
Most of the two stroke stuff I've either learned from people, the Internet or... Erm... Oooops... Trial and trial again
I am interested though... So if you only had ONE two stroke tuning book, the one you could never part with? The absolute bible for all things ring a ding? Which one would it be? _________________ We are where we are... |
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Howie
Joined: 18 Oct 2009 Posts: 511 Location: Kwaksville
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:23 pm Post subject: |
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Like you Shaun, I learnt most of my mechanic skills from other people, mainly my brother Or trial & error on my own bikes
Then about 12 years ago I did a motorcycle mechanics C&G course.
But tuning is still a black art to me.
However, the one book that always springs to mind is (I think its called) Performance tuning (?) by A. Graham Bell. Who I believe also invented the PERFORMANCE TELEPHONE
Only joking, but its because of Alexander Graham Bell, I remember the name of the book. |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
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Posted: Fri Nov 23, 2012 8:51 pm Post subject: |
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Howie wrote: |
?.. the one book that always springs to mind is (I think its called) Performance tuning (?) by A. Graham Bell. Who I believe also invented the PERFORMANCE TELEPHONE
Only joking, but its because of Alexander Graham Bell, I remember the name of the book. |
Is this the one ?
PERFORMANCE TELEPHONE
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Ok really I meant this one :-
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Two-stroke-Performance-Tuning-Graham-Bell/dp/1859606199
Looks like the sort of thing I'm after.. Good reviews and guess what?
Others that looked at this on amazon also bought "tuning A series engines by David Vizard"
Priceless
... I am sad at times _________________ We are where we are... |
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Gillinghampaul
Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 655 Location: Kent
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 6:56 pm Post subject: |
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Thats the book im reading at the moment! It is technical and old! But alot of the things are still very relevant, especially just to modify your two stroke to get what it should have been out of it, like matching transfer ports and just getting optimum flow into the engine not really tuning that bit but more a tidy up!
Its really easy to get a copy in pdf form on the internet just type the name of the book followed by pdf into you favorite search engine.
It goes into some real dark art things too like making exhausts tuned to your bike!
I found it really interesting but i do have an unhealthy obsession with making little bikes quick!
I forget the name of the first book i read but it was very similar
Get a copy and let me know what you think, i reckon you will be itching to give some of the basic stuff a go! _________________ Gagging for it |
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Top-shaggy Show Star !
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 7:21 pm Post subject: |
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Gillinghampaul wrote: |
Get a copy and let me know what you think, i reckon you will be itching to give some of the basic stuff a go! |
I will get a copy and we can trade notes
To be fair with the ARs I've been playing around, matching cases to barrels, flowing disk valve inlets, tuning the barrels, changing the timing and compression / squish etc and generally having some fun.
I've also had work done by Mick Abbey who I have to say is a top guy (he still has my AR race engine to finish... C'mon mick if you read this .. Stop gassing!! Lol)
And I've still got a barrel / head with Lozza at Thetwostroke Institute in Austrailia as he reckons it will be a flyer - well it ain't moving very fast at the minute Lozza.. My engines are better than yours !!
All in all great fun.
I need a proper lathe and something better than a dremel and I will be over the moon... Are you listening Santa (fat chance!)
Shaun _________________ We are where we are... |
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Gillinghampaul
Joined: 15 Aug 2012 Posts: 655 Location: Kent
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Posted: Tue Nov 27, 2012 8:53 pm Post subject: |
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I think you will enjoy the book!
It goes into some real detail even down to the different types of piston rings to use!
One thing i found interesting was about little end bearing cages and what to do if you have them breaking up which i had a problem with on my old ts50!
If only i had read the book then
As i said some of it is technical but i think youll be fine _________________ Gagging for it |
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