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D-Rider
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by D-Rider » Tue Jul 22, 2014 11:21 am
Firestarter wrote:sorry, slight derail, I'm with Andy on the temperature, mine sits at 76/77/78 (depending on the strength of the coolant used) and up to 96 when the fans kick in, there has been a previous discussion on this somewhere. Not sure what the implications are (would think thermostat is stuck open/passing, but might not be an issue)
Yep - that was my thinking too
Though I've just remembered that AF1 stock a thermostat that opens at a lower temp .... so maybe one of those has been fitted?
http://www.af1racing.com/store/scripts/ ... roduct=753“Scientists investigate that which already is. Engineers create that which has never been.”
-- Albert Einstein
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flatlander
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by flatlander » Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:03 pm
I understood that the temp can be modified ?
For the avoidance of doubt and for the benefit of my wife, not everything I may say here will be absolutely true I may on ocassion embellish a little for effect.
That said when it comes to motorbikes, I like to ride side saddle with a nice frock
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nicketynoo
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#48
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by nicketynoo » Tue Jul 22, 2014 7:15 pm
Just a couple of pics from the cat & fiddle carpark. Around 40 of these monkey bikes arrived while we were there all customised to some degree . It was muttered that the second of these had cost around 36k to build. I found this really hard to believe but a friend of a friend had put around 10k into 1 and apparently it was nowhere near as trick as this. check out the swinging arm and the front forks along with the radial caliper. Brilliant!
I don't care if you lick windows,
Take the special bus
Or occasionally pee on yourself.
You hang in there sunshine, you're special!
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blinkey501
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by blinkey501 » Wed Jul 23, 2014 4:49 am
D-Rider wrote:Looks a nice road .... were it not for those SPECS cameras and the obstacles like cyclists ....
Think I'd be looking for a different road!
Sadly all the roads around buxton that were once a brilliant run have all had the speed limits lowered to 50 mph.
I even heard of horror stories that one of the local farmers got annoyed with the bikes riding at speed on the cat and fiddle run was putting diesel on the corners and was imprisoned for it .
Not overly sure if this is true or not.
Tolerance will be our undoing.
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mangocrazy
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by mangocrazy » Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:14 pm
blinkey501 wrote:D-Rider wrote:Looks a nice road .... were it not for those SPECS cameras and the obstacles like cyclists ....
Think I'd be looking for a different road!
Sadly all the roads around buxton that were once a brilliant run have all had the speed limits lowered to 50 mph.
I even heard of horror stories that one of the local farmers got annoyed with the bikes riding at speed on the cat and fiddle run was putting diesel on the corners and was imprisoned for it .
Not overly sure if this is true or not.
Yes, many of the biker-friendly roads in Derbyshire now have a 50 limit The difference is that the Cat and Fiddle is policed within an inch of its life, whereas most of the other ones are largely plod-free, especially if you avoid the more obvious routes.
