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Danny Shep
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PostPosted: 10:15 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Help needed 'All About Bikes' Reply with quote

Hey im new to bikes and everything, how they work, what so and so is and I would really appreciate it if people could help me, i need to know the differences in different bikes, e.g 4 stroke cylinder, 2 stroke, etc, fuel injection,rpm. you know all the stuff you guys knew when you were like four lol, i really need and want to know about all bikes different engines, etc what forks are etc. Thanks i appreciate it loads and i think im posting in thte appropriate area if not give me a heads up

CHEERS GUYS!
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PostPosted: 10:28 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Google is your friend Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 10:31 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Re: Help needed 'All About Bikes' Reply with quote

Danny Shep wrote:
Hey im new to bikes and everything, how they work, what so and so is and I would really appreciate it if people could help me, i need to know the differences in different bikes, e.g 4 stroke cylinder, 2 stroke, etc, fuel injection,rpm. you know all the stuff you guys knew when you were like four lol, i really need and want to know about all bikes different engines, etc what forks are etc. Thanks i appreciate it loads and i think im posting in thte appropriate area if not give me a heads up

CHEERS GUYS!


You'd do well to work your way through this site, a bit american orientated but very good as a starter.


https://www.dansmc.com/mc_repaircourse.htm

All of the questions you asked are answered on that site, take a few hours to have a read and you WILL understand a hell of a lot more about bikes Thumbs Up .

After that it is getting down and dirty with a bike, reading the Haynes manuals etc, browsing the workshop section of this forum etc etc to build your knowledge and experience.

Have fun.
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PostPosted: 10:36 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Had a look at that link for the sake of it, got this far:

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Remember what the Bible tells us... " And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;" (Colossians 3:23) In other words always do your very best. In reality, you are really working for God, and not man.


Refuse to read any more.



OP, forks usually refer to the front suspension.
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PostPosted: 10:37 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Re: Help needed 'All About Bikes' Reply with quote

The others have given some links, but I am intrigued as to 'why' you need to know all this ... is it general interest or for some other purpose (making something, writing a paper on something)?

If you let us know what you intend to use the information for, we might be able to direct you at the most appropriate literature Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 10:51 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paxovasa wrote:
Google is your friend Thumbs Up

So is wikipedia Wink.

As it's possible the op is too lazy to try himself;

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/4_stroke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2_stroke
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_fork
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fuel_injection
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rpm

All of those came up directly from typing the phrase into my tool-bar thingy wikipedia search.
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PostPosted: 10:54 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

c_dug wrote:
Had a look at that link for the sake of it, got this far:

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Remember what the Bible tells us... " And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;" (Colossians 3:23) In other words always do your very best. In reality, you are really working for God, and not man.


Refuse to read any more.



OP, forks usually refer to the front suspension.


If you can avoid the Americanisms and christianity BS the content is very good Thumbs Up .
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PostPosted: 15:46 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

DonnyBrago wrote:
c_dug wrote:
Had a look at that link for the sake of it, got this far:

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Remember what the Bible tells us... " And whatsoever ye do, do it heartily, as to the Lord, and not unto men;" (Colossians 3:23) In other words always do your very best. In reality, you are really working for God, and not man.


Refuse to read any more.



OP, forks usually refer to the front suspension.


If you can avoid the Americanisms and christianity BS the content is very good Thumbs Up .


Some really good stuff in there once you get through all the guff
Just added it to my favourites really like it Thumbs Up
Thanks for that Donny

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PostPosted: 18:27 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Re: Help needed 'All About Bikes' Reply with quote

From his profile:-
Danny Shep wrote:
Hey im dan, im an easy going guy, am 15 and looking to soon be buying a 125 next year sometime, im not that experienced in my knowledge about bikes etc but im hoping to learn some new things from here so lots of help would be appreciated!


Well, the first thing you need to investigate is the licenec laws.
at 16 you can apply for a provisional licence, but until you are 17 the only thing you can legally ride on it is a moped, and that only after your provisional entitlement has been validated by CBT. After your 17th birthday, again with validation from a CBT certificate, you can, on L-Plates ride a 125. You have to pass a test within 2years of CBT or you loose your validation & have to retake CBT. Pass the test, on a 125 you get a 'restricted' licence, and are limited to a 33bhp bike for two years. Theres more to it, but the starting point is that you cant ride a 125 on the road until you are over 17, which puts you a way off yet.

Motorbikes come in all shapes and sizes, layouts configurations & styles, and theres a lot more to it than just two stroke engines and four stroke engines.

BEST place to start is your local library!

Trouble with Wikopedia or google is they are ONLY any good if you have SOME idea what you are looking for..... old fasioned books TEND to have a bit more of a purpose behind them, and I was just looking for one I thought was quite good, I'm sure called 'The Ultimate Book of the Motorcycle', which not only gave you pictures & descriptions of lots of different bikes, but has sections describing the different kinds of bike, from customs & choppers, through road-bikes & commuters, to sportsbikes, dirt-bikes, competition road-racers, scramblers, evebn speed-way bikes and stuff..... THEN how they work, and the differences in engines and suspension and 'stuff' like that.

Plenty of books like that been written over the years... a lot of them by a chap called Roland Brown!

Take a trip to your library, have a hunt through the reference section, read, absorb, and go from there.
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PostPosted: 18:53 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Punch the following into Google:

Motorcycling


Read everything that is returned and come back to us.

You will be old enough to ride a 125 by then and you will know as much as any Old Sage and Onion stuffing on here. Very Happy
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PostPosted: 19:08 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Know the difference between a 2 stroke and 4 stroke, but can't count the amount of blobs you have Confused

I'll give you a clue, it's inbetween 2 and 4.

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PostPosted: 19:11 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

It kind of is, it might not be gold colour but it is still a gold blob.

If you want to be ultra picky, none of them are gold, they are yellow.
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PostPosted: 19:20 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

I trump you all with 3 and a pathetic 4th that just refuses to turn proper gold!! Crying or Very sad

If only I was capable of G resplendent 5 blobbage!! Very Happy
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PostPosted: 19:25 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

https://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=39009&langId=-1

https://www.haynes.co.uk/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay?catalogId=10001&storeId=10001&productId=17991&langId=-1

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PostPosted: 19:28 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I know the difference betweeen a 2 stroke and a 4 stroke. The answer is 2 Thumbs Up
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PostPosted: 19:38 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paxovasa wrote:

I know the difference betweeen a 2 stroke and a 4 stroke. The answer is 2 Thumbs Up


At first glance it seems there is no mathematical difference between a 2 and a 4 stroke ....

2stroke = (suck+squeeze)+(bang+blow)
4stroke = Suck+squeeze+bang+blow

but everyone know that 2strokes are better than 4 strokes ... so ...

(suck+squeeze)+(bang+blow) /= Suck+squeeze+bang+blow!!

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PostPosted: 19:47 - 11 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

2 stroke 4 stroke??

Usually takes me a whole lot more than that before it blows.. Embarassed
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PostPosted: 10:16 - 13 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

well thanks alot guys, i have been looking into it alot more , i uynderstand quite abit more 2 stroke n four stroke, and learning bit more each day cheers! (y)
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PostPosted: 00:44 - 14 Oct 2010    Post subject: Reply with quote

Danny Shep wrote:
well thanks alot guys, i have been looking into it alot more , i uynderstand quite abit more 2 stroke n four stroke, and learning bit more each day cheers! (y)


welcome to the site, and don't take the banter too hard, piss taking is part of this forum Thumbs Up
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