And yep, the faster than the speed of light IS interesting but it begs the question: would the headlights be effective in that envelope of movement? Dan? Dan, where are you?
Brian
Of course they would. Because relative to you the light leaving the headlights would still be going the speed of light. Maybe a bit of a Doppler shift though.
Well now we are getting a little off- topic maybe....
I think the light would advance (forward, in the direction of the vehicle) but the particles (the vehicle itself) would be ahead of the advancing light. Sort of like shooting a rifle at an aircraft moving away from the shooter at hyper speed of, say, Mach 3 or greater; the projectile would advance quite rapidly but actually fall behind the aircraft from the time it left the rifle's muzzle.
But of course this is open to all manner of theory and conjecture.
Where is Dan when we need him most?
Brian
But would that cause an 85 mph vibration?
Perhaps but I now wonder if he was ever really going 85 MPH. Hmmmmmm?
Brian
Brian...amigo...
You have the maths and the physics mostly wrong. But at least you are having fun with it.
I won't comment here again so the thread can stay open...
saxman
Ok...I ignored this thread until today. I just read through all four pages, and the whole works is nonsense...lol.OK, what is your recommendation for yubee? Inquiring minds... well you know. tp
Rem
Ok...I ignored this thread until today. I just read through all four pages, and the whole works is nonsense...lol.
Rem
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Lastly, do an exhaust volume test (stock or after market as we never did get an accurate test result). The last time this was tried the tape melted before the 55 gallon hefty bag was at max volume. BDF tried zip ties but the bag melted and made quite the mess. Why the volume test? The exhaust pulse from other than OEM is creating sonic waves that resonate in ways the brilliant engineers (KIPASS guys) never tested.
Ok, I had to ensure I checked all I had to check before responding. I got a new TPMS installed . All bolts and nuts are torqued correctly. Checked the rear and front wheel bearing and all looks good. Tires are brand new PR 4s. Rode the bike again, all smooth up to 65m/h . At about 80m/h it's vibrates then wobbles Note, Bike was perfect up to the end of the speed dial on the OEM tires. So,
I placed an order for the bikemaster wheel balancer. Will like to try my hands balancing the tires myself. Still open to ideas guys
Shades of dusty memories! I remember that thread- it was nothing short of fantastic. The original poster was a guy in TX if I remember right and he said that idling the C-14 put out stronger exhaust pulses at idle that at greater speeds. Then the plastic bag on the exhaust thing started and it became absolutely one of the best threads of the year (maybe forever)!
I think that went with the great Fournami of 2011. Too bad too 'cause I would go read that right now. Sure people would wonder what I was laughing at but who cares!
Thanks for that memory Chet- good stuff!
Brian
Where you at? I've got a Marc Parnes balancer that I have had good results with. I wouldn't expect it to make this kind of problem but have you checked that they put the tires and front wheel with the correct rotation? My son just had a dealer put a tire on his KLR backwards.
Note, Bike was perfect up to the end of the speed dial on the OEM tires.I am curious. What do you mean by 'end of the speed dial'? How fast is that?
2010 C-14
Mileage 5500 miles
I took my bike to a local Tire Repair Tech to have my new tires ( Michelin PR4 ) installed.
Tech ripped the TPS apart but fixed it with Super Glue and Araldite. Sensor is still working and looks okay.
Bike now runs smooth up to about 80 miles per hour and then all hell is let loose. The bike now vibrates seriously and seems to wobbling at very high frequency.
If I try to brake at this speed I notice it doesn't stop in a straight line and seems to be go in a zig-zag direction as it stops.
Checked my brake pads and got them changed out. I also noticed the Rear tire seemed to have a little play and when I checked with the Bike on the Center stand.
Has anyone experienced this also please.