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Created on: 12/15/18 09:25 PM
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RE: clips of fun ride
03/22/19 10:33 AM
Lots of fun stuff to play with. Maybe I'll get one someday. The guy mentioned the possibility of other supercharged engines. I hope we see more of that in the future. It's about time a clear distinction be made between the liter bikes and the hyper bikes again. I don't see superchargers going on road racing bikes for a long time but for drag racing and LSR bikes, that's just what they need to draw the line in the sand.
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RE: clips of fun ride
03/22/19 1:21 PM
yeah.Agree.They're gonna be coming out with some AWESOME sportbikes ahead.Probably not in 30K range either;).gonna be a fun future with Kawasaki.
Question.Are brake calipers 'unsprung' weight?He mentioned that.Not sure what he meant.Or if it makes any difference at all...considering.I could google it...but rather hear it from you guys.
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Rook
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RE: clips of fun ride
03/22/19 3:14 PM
Well dammit, I googled it:
In a ground vehicle with a suspension, the unsprung mass (or the unsprung weight) is the mass of the suspension, wheels or tracks (as applicable), and other components directly connected to them, rather than supported by the suspension (the mass of the body and other components supported by the suspension is the sprung mass).
Yeah the unsprung weight is pretty much wheels, tires, axles, rotors and sprocket. The stuff that the suspension doesn't carry still affects the suspension's rebound or maybe it acts on its own while the rider is depending on the movement of the suspension, IDK. I don't see calipers as unsprung weight. Maybe a Japanese mistranslation. Nice to have lightweight calipers though.
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RE: clips of fun ride
03/23/19 6:00 PM
The way to go for lightweight calipers is ISR. They're not as good performancewise as Brembo but they work and they are real light. Look very cool too but come only in plain aluminum finish. I might get some for the 14 one day.
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