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Reply #60 posted 08/20/08 11:39am

mdiver

RenHoek said:

Solution = Ride a Motorcycle!



But don't ride a race bike that needs 108 octane fuel, that shit is $240 a BIKE TANK
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Reply #61 posted 08/20/08 11:41am

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mdiver said:

RenHoek said:

Solution = Ride a Motorcycle!



But don't ride a race bike that needs 108 octane fuel, that shit is $240 a BIKE TANK


How many orgers here actually ride race bikes? biggrin

I'm talkin' about a nice CBR600 or whatever you may fancy that runs on readily available petrol...
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Reply #62 posted 08/20/08 11:43am

mdiver

RenHoek said:

mdiver said:



But don't ride a race bike that needs 108 octane fuel, that shit is $240 a BIKE TANK


How many orgers here actually ride race bikes? biggrin

I'm talkin' about a nice CBR600 or whatever you may fancy that runs on readily available petrol...


Just me i guess boxed

I got a new one boxed .....
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Reply #63 posted 08/20/08 11:45am

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meow85 said:

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hey, I'm happy gas prices are dropping
I paid $3.52/ gallon last time I filled up and that actually made my day smile

It's dropping?

It's already cheap as shit!


it twas over 4 bucks at one point earlier this summer

and 'cheap as shit' would be gas going back to about 1.50/gallon again lol I can remember those days, and I'm the same age as you
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Reply #64 posted 08/20/08 11:49am

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CarrieMpls said:

Because whether you drive or not, it's impacting everyone. It is causing the price of everything to go up. I'm currently without a car and taking public transportation everywhere I go. But now bus fares are going up as well. And even the cost of ice cream has risen.
confused

PS - I'm almost as sick of non-americans complaining about americans complaining about gas prices as I am hearing everyone here bitch about gas prices. lol Either way you slice it, it's complaining.



perfect post on both points! biggrin
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Reply #65 posted 08/20/08 12:04pm

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because we've subsidized a hell of a lot of corrupt regimes around the world in order to get cheap gas. $3.65 a gallon is bullshit when you think how much economic, political and military power we exert to get that shit!


Now you would think that would be common knowledge...the Iraqi war and errthang...duh
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Reply #66 posted 08/20/08 12:08pm

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mdiver said:

RenHoek said:



How many orgers here actually ride race bikes? biggrin

I'm talkin' about a nice CBR600 or whatever you may fancy that runs on readily available petrol...


Just me i guess boxed

I got a new one boxed .....


pics please or better yet VIDEOWHORE that shit!!!
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Reply #67 posted 08/20/08 12:14pm

Imago

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Imago said:

I use gas to help us defend freedom , and to spread democracy in the world!!!


my hero rolleyes

omfg


Where's that US solidarity when we need it?!!!???!


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Reply #68 posted 08/20/08 12:16pm

mdiver

RenHoek said:

mdiver said:



Just me i guess boxed

I got a new one boxed .....


pics please or better yet VIDEOWHORE that shit!!!


I don't have video yet but this is it:

Cagiva Mito frame and running gear with Kawasaki KTX250 engine

48bhp at the rear wheel
55 ft/lbs torque
and wait for it




96kgs

That is 580bhp/metric tonne roughly

It steers like a 125 gp bike with the kick of a 400





Its fucking tiny and i have gone back to my roots and gone 2 stroke woot!
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Reply #69 posted 08/20/08 12:36pm

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mdiver said:

RenHoek said:



pics please or better yet VIDEOWHORE that shit!!!


I don't have video yet but this is it:

Cagiva Mito frame and running gear with Kawasaki KTX250 engine

48bhp at the rear wheel
55 ft/lbs torque
and wait for it




96kgs

That is 580bhp/metric tonne roughly

It steers like a 125 gp bike with the kick of a 400





Its fucking tiny and i have gone back to my roots and gone 2 stroke woot!



shocked I'm sorry but you said 96kgs... you're off your nut!


rank amateur here... why is 2 stroke better?
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Reply #70 posted 08/20/08 12:37pm

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CarrieMpls said:



PS - I'm almost as sick of non-americans complaining about americans complaining about gas prices as I am hearing everyone here bitch about gas prices. lol Either way you slice it, it's complaining.

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Reply #71 posted 08/20/08 12:40pm

mdiver

RenHoek said:

mdiver said:



I don't have video yet but this is it:

Cagiva Mito frame and running gear with Kawasaki KTX250 engine

48bhp at the rear wheel
55 ft/lbs torque
and wait for it




96kgs

That is 580bhp/metric tonne roughly

It steers like a 125 gp bike with the kick of a 400





Its fucking tiny and i have gone back to my roots and gone 2 stroke woot!



shocked I'm sorry but you said 96kgs... you're off your nut!


rank amateur here... why is 2 stroke better?


It is not necessarily better it is just fun. They rev so hard, no engine braking at all so its totally different to a 4 stroke, pre mix oil/petrol and i love the smell.....castrol R drool

Just old skool really but it is such a blast when you go past bikes with 3x the power around corners...i mean this thing will go past ANYTHING on a bend it is so light. It just runs out of steam at 130
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Reply #72 posted 08/20/08 12:45pm

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mdiver said:


It is not necessarily better it is just fun. They rev so hard, no engine braking at all so its totally different to a 4 stroke, pre mix oil/petrol and i love the smell.....castrol R drool

Just old skool really but it is such a blast when you go past bikes with 3x the power around corners...i mean this thing will go past ANYTHING on a bend it is so light. It just runs out of steam at 130


and who says you don't learn something at the org...

watched a bit of the Czech Grand Prix recently, that was fun!
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Reply #73 posted 08/20/08 12:47pm

shanti0608

mdiver said:

RenHoek said:



pics please or better yet VIDEOWHORE that shit!!!


I don't have video yet but this is it:

Cagiva Mito frame and running gear with Kawasaki KTX250 engine

48bhp at the rear wheel
55 ft/lbs torque
and wait for it




96kgs

That is 580bhp/metric tonne roughly

It steers like a 125 gp bike with the kick of a 400





Its fucking tiny and i have gone back to my roots and gone 2 stroke woot!



I love the little red bike. It fits me just right.
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Reply #74 posted 08/20/08 12:48pm

Imago

Without gasoline, we Americans would not be able to defend Great Brittain from France and Germany!


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Reply #75 posted 08/20/08 12:49pm

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shanti0608 said:


I love the little red bike. It fits me just right.
nod


wait, wait, wait!!! So it's a girls bike?!?!?! omfg




just playin'! wink lol
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Reply #76 posted 08/20/08 12:49pm

Imago

Without gasoline, we would never be able to defend Austria from Julie Andrews!
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Reply #77 posted 08/20/08 12:50pm

shanti0608

RenHoek said:

shanti0608 said:


I love the little red bike. It fits me just right.
nod


wait, wait, wait!!! So it's a girls bike?!?!?! omfg




just playin'! wink lol



giggle

I could ride it, if I was crazy enough. I just like the way it feels between my legs.
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Reply #78 posted 08/20/08 12:51pm

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Imago said:

Without gasoline, we Americans would not be able to defend Great Brittain from France and Germany!


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[Edited 8/20/08 12:49pm]


why is it that when I read this I picture you saying "we Americans..." with all your head holes full of smokes, dancing on a hillside wearing Julie Andrews dress... falloff
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Reply #79 posted 08/20/08 12:51pm

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shanti0608 said:

RenHoek said:



wait, wait, wait!!! So it's a girls bike?!?!?! omfg




just playin'! wink lol



giggle

I could ride it, if I was crazy enough. I just like the way it feels between my legs.
wink


'nuff said... boxed
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Reply #80 posted 08/20/08 12:52pm

mdiver

RenHoek said:

mdiver said:


It is not necessarily better it is just fun. They rev so hard, no engine braking at all so its totally different to a 4 stroke, pre mix oil/petrol and i love the smell.....castrol R drool

Just old skool really but it is such a blast when you go past bikes with 3x the power around corners...i mean this thing will go past ANYTHING on a bend it is so light. It just runs out of steam at 130


and who says you don't learn something at the org...

watched a bit of the Czech Grand Prix recently, that was fun!


Brno is a great circuit, i think Vale has Casey broken this year. I would give my left nut to be as good as him
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Reply #81 posted 08/20/08 12:52pm

Imago

RenHoek said:

Imago said:

Without gasoline, we Americans would not be able to defend Great Brittain from France and Germany!


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[Edited 8/20/08 12:49pm]


why is it that when I read this I picture you saying "we Americans..." with all your head holes full of smokes, dancing on a hillside wearing Julie Andrews dress... falloff

omfg


brick
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Reply #82 posted 08/20/08 12:53pm

mdiver

RenHoek said:

shanti0608 said:




giggle

I could ride it, if I was crazy enough. I just like the way it feels between my legs.
wink


'nuff said... boxed


She didnt mean the bike
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Reply #83 posted 08/20/08 12:54pm

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mdiver said:

RenHoek said:



'nuff said... boxed


She didnt mean the bike


'nuff said... boxed X 2
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Reply #84 posted 08/20/08 12:54pm

shanti0608

mdiver said:

RenHoek said:



'nuff said... boxed


She didnt mean the bike



giggle

I do like to sit on it while it is running... "good vibrations".
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Reply #85 posted 08/20/08 12:55pm

mdiver

shanti0608 said:

mdiver said:



She didnt mean the bike



giggle

I do like to sit on it while it is running... "good vibrations".


Again....not the bike lol
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Reply #86 posted 08/20/08 12:56pm

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It's all relative. We complain when we get a bad dinner, but there are some people who don't get any dinner at all. It doesn't mean my curry wasn't sub-par!

Yes our gas is less expensive than Europe, but it's quadrupled in my driving-life. It's doubled in a couple years.

We don't live in Europe; it's all relative. Is it okay to complain about the prices in Europe? I think that's a privilege, too.
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Reply #87 posted 08/20/08 1:11pm

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mdiver said:

RenHoek said:



How many orgers here actually ride race bikes? biggrin

I'm talkin' about a nice CBR600 or whatever you may fancy that runs on readily available petrol...


Just me i guess boxed

I got a new one boxed .....


Um, excuse me.

I have one as well.
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Reply #88 posted 08/20/08 1:14pm

mdiver

JustErin said:

mdiver said:



Just me i guess boxed

I got a new one boxed .....


Um, excuse me.

I have one as well.


And you run it on 108 octane fuel? Sweet, you are more of a petrol head than i thought woot!
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Reply #89 posted 08/20/08 1:14pm

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mdiver said:

shanti0608 said:




giggle

I do like to sit on it while it is running... "good vibrations".


Again....not the bike lol


How about this...



the Dolmette - 24 chainsaw motors...

The engine in question is the one used in the PS-7900 professional chainsaw, which currently boasts the best power-to-weight ratio of any professional petrol chainsaw in the world – just 1 kg per PS. In standard trim each of these high-performance air-cooled 79 cc units generates 4.6 kW of power (6.3 PS) at 9500 rpm. A specific output of 59 kW per liter is outstanding for a chainsaw, and the secret lies in DOLMAR’s High Performance Combustion (HPC) technology. This term refers to the special design of the six gas exchange ports in combination with the asymmetrical combustion chamber head and the crankcase configuration: the result is a highly efficient combustion cycle with low exhaust emissions.

What makes the Dolmette unique in engineering terms is its 24-cylinder 2-stroke power plant. Nothing quite like it has been seen before. The combined power of 24 DOLMAR chainsaw engines is fed into to a 5-speed Harley-Davidson transmission by a series of twelve toothed belts.

For use in the Dolmette the engines were tuned and tweaked to deliver 5.2 kW of power (7.1 PS) at 10,000 rpm. Maximum torque delivery is 5.5 Nm at 7,750 rpm. When all 24 are combined, the result is a 24-cylinder power plant with a total displacement of 1.9 liters, a power output of 125 kW (170 PS) and 130 Nm of torque at the centrifugal clutches.


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