I just don't get the endless posts on performance upgrades

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The blind faith thing is not too bad if you work up t o it. At our local circuit there is a tight hairpin bend over at the back. I usually ride around normally for a few laps, then when I come to that corner gas the bike really hard when halfway around it, and watch where the bike ends up when I don't consciously steer it. I always leave myself plenty of room to recover. Once you know where the bike is going of its own volition, you can use the self-steering safely all the time. All bikes self steer to a certain extend so most always feel better under power. On my bike the effect is slightly more pronounced. Your steering is also set up so the bike is stable when the front brake is applied. If you geometry is too far in the opposite direction the bike can mishandle badly under braking and possibly crash you.
If you ever ride a street bike on a race circuit and get into the situation where you find yourself going too fast and so become uncertain, it is always better to get on the gas rather than brake.
 
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Here is a funny story for you. There is a friend on mine who was the top A grader In Victoria during the Manx Norton era and won a lot of races. He later became involved with Robbie Phillis and Mick Hone. One day he went to Winton Raceway with them, and got onto Phillis's Katana. He barrelled into sweeper at high speed, then found himself in the situation where he was going so fast that he didn't know whether to back off or go faster. He felt that whichever way he chose - he was going to crash, so luckily he turned the wick up slightly and came out of it.

Here is the bike:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnvb4G4X7I
 
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Great link to you tube, i am working on a Terry Prince RTV this week, the Erving black Lighting is fantasti :!: c

acotrel said:
Here is a funny story for you. There is a friend on mine who was the top A grader In Victoria during the Manx Norton era and won a lot of races. He later became involved with Robbie Phillis and Mick Hone. One day he went to Winton Raceway with them, and got onto Phillis's Katana. He barrelled into sweeper at high speed, then found himself in the situation where he was going so fast that he didn't know whether to back off or go faster. He felt that whichever way he chose - he was going to crash, so luckily he turned the wick up slightly and came out of it.

Here is the bike:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgnvb4G4X7I
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Alan's video comes up blocked from viewing in my country, ugh. There is no sense to life and less so concerning spunky motorycles so do what ever ya like or can to em - just as long as it an't mine eh.
 
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comnoz said:
xbacksideslider said:
Larso1 - welcome; great post, stirred the pot.


I have four MCs, two of them far quicker and faster than my Commando and the fourth is a dirt bike, so that makes the Commando the slowest of my street bikes. Still, my favorite is the Norton. And, as for my riding companions, she's their favorite too. They smile when I show up on the Norton instead of the GSXR or the CBR. Why? because an old man on that old bike just isn't supposed keep up; she always surprises, young guys think you have to have 150 horses, sleek plastic and 7 inch wide tires . . . . .
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Wow, your Norton is faster than your dirtbike. You must have a vintage dirt bike. Jim :roll:
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Yeah . . . . stock worn out reliable '79 DT400 . . . . . plonker, low seat, sit down bike, get into trouble? . . . . put your feet down and paddle waddle
 
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"young guys think you have to have 150 horses, sleek plastic and 7 inch wide tires"

So do some old guys…:)
 
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I just don't get the endless posts on performance upgrades
 
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Speaking of endless posts........
 
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Now THAT'S a performance upgrade ! :D
 
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Nice leadup to the punchline buddy was wondering what you were leading to. :wink:
 
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Which part on that donkey is the "upgrade"?
 
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That's hilarious - the best upgrade is the deflector covering most ugly donkey part from sight.
I've resolved this thread's dilemma years ago the split brain way, get two for the best of both worlds, one for challenge to maintain as Norton intended vs another to challenge your check book's imagination limits. Shag the easy plain Jane next door or honey moon with a glamorous starlet?
 
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The best performance upgrades are the ones that make the owner happy :)

We all want everyone to like what we do but who cares anyway?

Just me and I'm happy as hell :)

A little broke, but happy.
 
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dennisgb said:
The best performance upgrades are the ones that make the owner happy :)
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The perfect answer
 
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Here is what the OP actually said,not there has ever been 'endless posts on performance upgrades.
It got folk going though. :lol:

Larso1 said:
As an example, there are endless posts here about various inlet port sizes flowing better than others (RH4 vs RH10 vs ad infinitum).

Bill
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Time Warp said:
Here is what the OP actually said,not there has ever been 'endless posts on performance upgrades.
It got folk going though. :lol:

Larso1 said:
As an example, there are endless posts here about various inlet port sizes flowing better than others (RH4 vs RH10 vs ad infinitum).

Bill
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That's your interpretation of what the OP meant...but "as and example" means just that...could be anything.

BTW, I read the thread on inlet port sizes and the one on flow testing of heads and found them very interesting even though I don't intend to use any of it on my engine. The knowledge and particularly the evolution of the understanding of combustion is facinating. But then I enjoy learning...some other's find it boring.

To each his own.
 
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I don't know why people would come to a public forum and not expect to see some views that are different from their own, but people do, and some even get quite angry about this fact of life.
The OPs views are different than my own, but his question made me think and he makes a good point. So to be cliche, it's all good.
That holds until someone gets nasty because others do not see it their way. Thankfully that doesn't happen too often here, and that must be down to the job Les does. He does a good job of moderating, barely visible (as moderator) but keeping things mostly civil.


Glen
 
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