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  1. I get the feeling that modern governments (or should I say the people in control) really benefit from the fear generated by crime, unemployment, so called terrorism or conflict. The continual vapourware initiatives keep people thinking that solutions are afoot yet our wealth and freedoms are squandered. Keep people ignorant, scared and confused - they then do not seriously question, will fight for that rubbish job and will greatfully eat or consume anything that is put in front of them.

    Every totalitarian government is in need of "foreign and domestic" enemies. Communist countries are obvious example of these, as their leaders often fling speeches about a constant fight/war with these and thereof resulting hardships.

     

    However, recent "W-rhetoric" (just as McCarthy's "back then") has shown that this works just as good for capitalist countries. And that commander-in-chief picture puts "W" abreast with Kim Jong, Joseph Visarionovich, Vladimir Ilic, Hugo, Fidel,...

  2. Both times when braking, pulls hard left. Screams brake problem to me. Especially the left front. Pull the calipers off, check for debris, check rotors are not bent/warped/damaged, check condition of brake pads, pull in brake lever and check if all pucks move (don't pull hard enough to move the pucks very much - risk shooting them out completely), you should be able to press them back in with your hands slowly, check the alignment of the calipers and rotors, and the caliper mounts. If free floating rotors on the 1100i, check that the rotors have some in and out flex at the float points.

     

    good luck!

    Just wondering....

     

    How do bikes with a single brake rotor work? Is a crash pre-programmed? :huh:

  3. That's not cynical that's (and observant) realistic.

    Exactly.

     

    EU recently passed a law mandating companies to have a defibrillator handy. The stuff they keep on zapping people with in ER. Yes, there is a remote possibility that someone will suffer a heart attack at work, and even more remote one, that the punk operating the thing will bring the poor "heart attackee" back to life. Nevertheless, the law is there and with it all associated costs and profits... :nerd:

  4. I always wondered why a hybrid car like Toyota Prius is not made like diesel-electric trains. That is, electric motors are always used for the motion, and combustion - if needed - is for generating electric power only. Wouldn't that allow for much higher optimization of the combustion engine for a specific rpm? No compromises on intake or exhaust harmonics etc etc. No idle, no wasted power, all of it is fed to the batteries.

     

    Sorry, I can't discuss politics, I'm a tech geek :P

    Too heavy. Add masses of a 100kW Diesel, 100kW Generator and 100kW Electric Motor, and you will be close to a ton. Add space needed, and a car will turn into a truck.

     

    The idea of a hybrid car is to have a low power/high torque electric motor act as a filter against consumption surges coming from acceleration in a stop and go traffic. That is why they are efficient in the city, and comparable to normal cars on the highway (less efficient due to extra mass for batteries/electric motor). Trains run long distances at more or less constant speed. Traffic does not allow the same for cars.

     

    In addition, I think it is a task of politics (or is it a policy?) to take care of a long term view and steer the market/industry in proper direction. Usually this is in a form of taxes, which makes it quite unpopular in countries where people are not used to being taxed. This is quite obvious in US, where car industry repeatedly runs into the kind of problems we are seeing now. The entire society is set up according to the "resources are abundant" premise, and as soon as supply is disturbed everything turns upside down.

  5. Ok, we had this one and a half year ago already: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?...017&hl=tach

     

    On the picture you can see (if you can get your eyes off from those beautiful ones of the rideress) a SL494 chip from GPS. First thing is: it's a 14 pin chip. All data available is refering to 16 pin chips. Second thing is: try to google for GPS nowadays ;)

     

    Some of you mention just to take this original chip out and put any other F2P converter in instead. Well, besides the fact that I never thought electronics could be that easy, should I further follow this bright and easy road and just cut off pins 8 and 9 to make them suitable?

     

    Hubert

    Well, we also had this one: http://www.v11lemans.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=12441

     

    I don't know what is this thing on your picture, but it is nothing I found inside my Veglia.

     

    P.S.

    1. No, you can't simply replace it with LM2917, or any other Hz2V converter

     

    2. I doubt that you can buy the chip in quantities of one, which probably makes repair too expensive.

  6. Low cost standard servo comes at about 5 EUR @Conrad. Attiny or a similar uC is ~2 EUR. Getting the thing done DYI style - priceless. :D

     

    I am waiting for the winter to start, so I can go on with my winter project. :P

  7. Hello,

    Does anyone know how many pulse count(s) per engine revolution a V11 has and what is the voltage of the pulse? I am interested in using a Stewart Warner tach.

    Ganzo

    366Hz @11000 RPM

    12V

  8. I never understood that "degree wheel" page in the WHB ...

    Same thing here. I could imagine that cam offset to crank position may be tolerated in a +/- few degrees range for as long as the valves do not meet pistons. Ignition time point is probably more sensitive than that.

     

    But then, I know too little on engines to make such a claim.

  9. We drifted away...

     

    So some bikes ping, some not, although they all seem to be the same. Two options have been discussed so far:

    - we are running (too) lean

    - our timing is screwed (valves and/or ignition)

     

    What seems to be more likely?

     

    I am familiar enough with microcontrollers, digital electronic, software and signal conditioning not to buy the argument that distance of the crank sensor to the phonic wheel would contribute to this particular problem, although timing in general could be the issue. Would it be possible that entire cam is "misdialled" on machines that ping? This would cause valves to work differently, but also put phonic wheel in an "unfavourable position". The manual also describes procedure how to align the cam with the crankshaft. Would that be worthwile checking? Has anyone?

  10. TÜV is MOT. In order to pass the "exam", your bike has to be within manufacturer specs in almost all aspects. Noise, pollution, speed, power, wheels, tires, springs/shocks, etc. So free fiddling with mufflers, ECUs, gear ratios, tires, etc. is basically illegal, and if you really insist on it you should put your bike through homologation on your own expense, or find the parts that are homologated for your bike. In addition, if you did any modifications to your bike you have to carry documentation of it with you all the time. :homer:

     

    What I asked luhbo is if he had problems doing the pollution test, since changing the fuel map will obviously change exhaust gases characteristics. TÜV would usually notice that and complain. :oldgit:

  11. Well, what can be adjusted is the air gap between sensor and phonic wheel. The air gap will affect amplitude and offset of the signal, but not its phase, so I would exclude that as a cause for pinging.

     

    BTW, how does TÜV react on your My15M (ASU)? Has the subject ever come up?

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