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Blah I only remember reading the article in print, I was honestly amazed I found it online at all. But yea that link is not very useful! I might have a print copy lying around somewhere, but I doubt it would be legal for me to upload a .pdf scan of it... Maybe I can find something free...

Fun fact: Determining vehicle speed based on photographs of skid marks is a problem in projective geometry from mathematics. A little article from the MAA on Eves's theorem: http://www.jstor.org/discover/10.4169/math.mag.84.5.327?uid=3739256&uid=2129&uid=2&uid=70&uid=4&sid=21104244069017

it is not too much torque that spins your rear wheel, its that the engine speed and rear wheel speed are so far out of sync. you are suddenly mating an unmoving object to an object moving 8000 rpm. I can generate huge torque on a nut with a sufficiently long breaker bar while moving that nut...

Indeed, it's kind of strange. I don't know if I should post this or not, but here goes. Torque is the rotational equivalent of force. Force causes an object to start moving straight ahead, and torque causes objects to rotate. Here is where I have to make some assumptions: The torque of an...

The point is, Harleys develop more peak torque, and at lower RPM. Triples and twins in general probably do this. More torque means more acceleration. (Edit: With the caveat that you keep weight the same). Further edit: And now that I think about you can't get 8k rpm of torque on the ground...

That is exactly the video I had in mind! Our engines develop peak horsepower up high, and poor torque down low. Torque is king when you aren't going 150 mph.

Hold on a sec...is there really an FJ-09 in the works? Edit: Holy moly it's true. FJ-09 patented in the US. Here's to hoping they put a huge wind screen on that thing!

The engine in the fz6 itself sacrificed horsepower for torque, presumably to make the bike more rideable. My assumption is that engines have been trending towards more torque and less horsepower for some time. If you aren't on a racetrack, torque more or less beats horsepower, especially since...

...What? Magazines full of fast bikes are my dirty mags!

Welcome to the best forum on the web! :thumbup: If you ever have mechanical problems don't hesitate to post. There are guys on here who will do a lot to help people out.

Interesting. I guess the only way to be sure is to check all the parts that wear due to poor storage.

Was it really sitting in a garage? I have a (used) 2007 fz6 that's got rust in the gas tank and has had lots of bad seals. Gaskets I had go bad: Fork seals, fuel pump o-ring, right side engine cover gasket. My advice is check all the gaskets you can. Pop up the fuel tank and make sure...

I would guess that it's nothing more than the chain stretching in some spots more than others. Put a tight length of chain between the sprockets and press down, it will be less slack than when you put a loose length through and try again. I dare not hazard a guess why the chain wears unevenly...

Ever since I discovered that you can check your oil, I plan to change it whenever it stops looking like green goo and changes into something that looks like muddy water. So I guess that's "whenever I feel like it."

Sorry to read about this. :( Never heard of anything like that, I would be pretty angry.

Caution: Language. It's better on mute, anyway. The Owl Whisperer - YouTube

I'll second that. Scott shipped me an O-ring to fix a fuel leak while I was half way through a ~1600 mile trip. :eek: He was helpful all the way, giving advice / information. Thanks again!! :thumbup: Edit: TownsendsFJR1300

That guy at 2:50 just made it onto my role model list. Dude grabs his kid and jumps in between his car and the oncoming one, possibly gets hit, then immediately checks his kid to see if they're alright. Balls of steel, priorities in check. He is ready to go!

I have a box full of old Cycle World magazines that I need to do something with. PM sent.

So far the only alternative is unrequited longing. :(