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    Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys

    This is why I decided not to choose a career as a 'Test Pilot ",
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    Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys

    Classic lift versus drag trade off...
  3. Kevin Werner

    Fork rebuild questions.

    I am happy with the Minton mods on my Red Bike So I will pretty much go that way. I hope the progressive rate spring does not messthat up.
  4. Kevin Werner

    Fork rebuild questions.

    I did the cold forge trick on 1/4 round. The internal pin bent some on disassembly on one fork. How critical are the top out springs?
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    Just introducing myself.

    This is a Special I built into a Standard because I wanted your 76 XS bike.The lower Texavina seat is firm but 2-3 hours ride comfortable. As much tuning you might do will still result in a ~42-43hp bike with stock cam and compression Tune it to run good through the gears and you will have a...
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    WTF pictures

    One might prefer fine threads to a "slip fit" :cheers:
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    WTF pictures

    https://gizmodo.com/cia-and-kgb-spy-weapons-rectal-escape-kits-turd-trans-5786073
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    WTF pictures

    If you have to know, don "image search". Thank me later.
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    Forum decline

    In this forum we seem to share a common civility.
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    Forum decline

    I really have only two forums I visit. I am only intererested in XS650 on two wheels and this forum is the best and Ihave made friends here through the Rallys and on line. I raced sailboats since I was 14 or 15 so I am on a Sailing forum too, SailingAnarchy. I have been here since roughly 2020...
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    New Machine unfamiliar with

    Cable routing makes a "night and day" difference in clutch pull. Regards to your friend, saying good bye is tough.
  12. Kevin Werner

    Filter/intake flow testing (with results)

    Thank you for the lab report and concisely defining your methodology. Did you run a "cal curve" on the data? Another member here is building a LSR XS. Did you consider running the tests with velocity stacks to determine if they are actually beneficial? Kudos for sharing the data.
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    Just introducing myself.

    Make sure to tell your wife you love her, often. There is so much tinkering to be done that she will start to wonder. Welcome to the madness... After a couple of smaller enduros that was my first street bike 45 years ago.
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    WTF pictures

    Maybe I am an idiot but I do really like the 50's grill treatment... :bed:
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    Just out of curiosity - Airplane Guys

    https://www.facebook.com/reel/2971481392989186/?s=single_unit&__cft__[0]=AZXpDMvFTmyB95IIm4LtoDxLDOlOfrbQYVCq_bQHaVoPUzMTBlCRDGpIiMv4I_nOG3nMMjTaV1lV9H7IzlB4zxQKjZau_CquShT9cPIMN0vkeiSLbM6-P4GHJOiqXbiFS9NaI8Lrd3lCTnUcO1WlmhAYh-G1lXr9kytEoM2rXAY6TyWz9hhs66zBuUB4rFeK8xU&__tn__=H-R
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