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Piston Broke
By mark forsyth on 07/12/2010 16:42:30
Ouch. Bet that hurt...
I've never been hit by one of my own pistons and it's something I'd rather avoid...
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K-Tech release 25SSK for Big Piston Forks
By Ben Cope on 21/05/2012 10:31:11
Cartridge kit developed to work with the BPF forks found on the latest Japanese superbikes
K-Tech have released their popular 25SSK front fork open cartridge system to fit all Showa Big Piston Forks.Here's what K-Tech have to say about them:These lightweight aluminium units are supplied to the same exacting specification as all other 25
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American builds huge 3.5 litre engine
By Robin Goodwin on 14/05/2009 10:28:44
Bad Dog Cycles pistons are large enough to eat your sunday dinner off
Bob's R1 big-bore was never going to pass scrutineering CHECK out the size of the pistons for Bad Dog Cycles prototype 3500cc V-Twin monster. The Bad Dog 215 is a fuel-injected, sixty-degree air-and-oil-cooled 4-valve V-Twin, displacing 3500cc
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Classic Scrap: Honda CBX1000 vs. Kawasaki Z1300
By Simon Bowen on 18/01/2011 09:21:24
In 1984 if you wanted to go faster, you needed more cylinders. Honda’s CBX1000 and Kawasaki’s Z1300 are 12 pistons of sheer muscle.
At the time of writing, and to the very best of my knowledge, the world has yet to come to an end and doesn’t seem likely to over the next few days either. So the prophets of doom will soon have to cease their bleating and start picking on next year. Neither have we succumbed to ...
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The Joy of Six... (cylinders)
By Stuart Barker on 05/08/2010 09:56:23
For the first time in more than two decades, you'll be able to buy a bike with an across the frame six-cylinder engine. We look at the enduring appeal of six..
illustrated by the capacity variations of the design. Straight sixes have been made in every imaginable size, from the tiny Honda 250cc racers of the sixties, with thimble-sized pistons and internals more Hornby than Honda, to an incredible 10,920,000cc (yes
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The Science of Brakes
By Kevin Ash on 22/11/2010 14:26:43
300mm of steel, a rubber hose and some fluid is enough to bring 200 kilos of bike to a standstill from 200mph in 10 seconds. Here's how
Brakes have been accelerating, at least in terms of their technology, in the past decade. Growing pistons, sprouting new mounting systems, gaining power assistance, and even some cast-in-steel certainties you could always depend on, like discs being
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Compression ratios explained
By Tim Dickson on 22/10/2007 15:47:18
Fuels rush in, then they get squashed into a tiny space and ignited. The mysteries of compression ratios investigated and unravelled
An engine's compression ratio is the ratio of the volume of gas in the cylinder when the piston is at the top of its stroke (top dead centre, or TDC) to the volume of gas when the piston's at the bottom of its stroke (bottom dead centre or BDC
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D.I.Y: Brake Maintenance
By Daryll Young on 10/11/2010 09:20:08
It's no good having the fastest bike in the world if you can't stop it when you need to. Brake maintenance is essential - here's how to change your own brake pads
lubricant such as copper grease, brake paste (if you can get hold of it), a bungee cord and an old toothbrush.There are two types of caliper found on bikes these days: opposed piston and sliding pin. Opposed piston calipers have hydraulically operated
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Understanding Compression Ratios
By Tim Dickson on 05/11/2010 17:20:41
Fuels rush in, then they get squashed into a tiny space and ignited. The mysteries of compression ratios investigated and unravelled
An engine's compression ratio is the ratio of the volume of gas in the cylinder when the piston is at the top of its stroke (top dead centre, or TDC) to the volume of gas when the piston's at the bottom of its stroke (bottom dead centre or BDC
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10 Quick steps for changing brake pads
By Daryll Young on 10/11/2010 09:37:46
Get the knowledge of how to change your own brake pads with this 10 step guide
. There's about 1mm of material left on these pads. We were just in time.6. These are the exposed caliper pistons It's a sliding pin caliper, so access is good. Opposed piston calipers found on sportsbikes can be tricky to get at.7. Use brake cleaner
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