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acotrel said:I've often thought it would be great fun to have a steam roller race.
Could be just the kick in the arse that the TT needs. Should they start with a cold firebox?
acotrel said:I've often thought it would be great fun to have a steam roller race.
acotrel said:The unit that I've described looks right - isn't that the most important attribute ? .
Rohan said:So it looks good, but doesn't actually work ? ??
Rohan said:If it doesn't show anything under 3000 rpm, would you call that 'working' ??.
Rohan said:In case you haven't met one, an Inter will run out of power before it runs out of rev limit on the valve gear - unless they are geared really low. Never came standard new with a tacho, so obviously wasn't critical ?
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Rohan said:Clutches don't generally suddenly fail completely, they go through a stage of minor slipping and heating up ? A tacho can detect this, if also have a speedo, and you watch closely for it.
. And can't even set the idle speed from it - although obviously doing it by ear is the traditional way with old bikes.
acotrel said:If it won't do that, I'd be looking for a thirties racing camshaft, otherwise you could always buy yourself a Yamaha SR500 and keep the inter in your lounge room.