On 9/8/2012 8:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint
owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage
yard :-)
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg
Hmmm, isn't ZX-7 a Pentax (defunct film) camera model?
:-)
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P
I only saw two Royal Enfields in India. Mostly 125 Japanese brands.
On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 10:17 AM, Doug Brewer wrote:
> On 9/8/12 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>>
>>
>> I *loved* my 1986 Honda VFR. Wish I'd been able to keep it in addition
>> to the Triumph but it just wasn't possible. Honda ma
On 9/8/12 9:22 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
I *loved* my 1986 Honda VFR. Wish I'd been able to keep it in addition
to the Triumph but it just wasn't possible. Honda made every redesign
of that bike worse after 86-87: More and more electronic gizmos,
linked brakes, pseudo VTEC valve system... and now
On Sep 9, 2012, at 4:05 PM, knarftheria...@gmail.com wrote:
> Who knew brakes could be sexy?
I have a sexy scar on my knee from grabbing the lever of an immensely powerful
hydraulic disc brake while absent-mindedly thinking it was a rim brake as on my
commuting bike :)
Dave
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PDML Pentax-D
Who knew brakes could be sexy?
;-)
Cheers,
frank
"What can be asserted without proof can be dismissed without proof." --
Christopher Hitchens
--- Original Message ---
From: Mark Roberts
Sent: September 8, 2012 9/8/12
To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List"
Subject: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
Eve
Mark Roberts wrote:
>I'd love to get something silly like a Royan Enfield for tooling
>around Boston.
That should, of course, be *Royal* Enfield. But the curious thing is
that my spell checker didn't catch it. I must have the Dave Brooks
edition installed...
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Mark Roberts - Photography & Mul
Reminds me of a quote attributed to Mark Donohue when asked 'how much is enough
power'
He said when I can spin the rear wheels in top gear at the end of the straight.
-Original Message-
>From: mike wilson
>Subject: Re: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
>
>On
I have no issues with any brand, really. My biggest regretted
"no-purchase" was 3 years ago. A 76 Honda CBR750a (14000 miles) with
a Texas Sidecar for $3K. Great condition, ran well, etc. The "a" had
an automatic transmission while was evidently fairly bulletproof. I
had convinced myself to bu
mike wilson wrote:
>On 08/09/2012 20:17, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
>> Nice!
>> Are those 6 piston? Seems like overkill?
>
>Until _all_ of the squealing is coming from the tyres, there is no such
>thing as brake overkill.
My road racer was a Yam FZR 400. The Triumph will never decelerate
like t
Steven Desjardins wrote:
>On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Mark Roberts
>wrote:
>> Steven Desjardins wrote:
>>
>>>That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts.
>>
>> Ooh, that's a bit harsh! Watch tomorrow's World Superbike Championship
>> races (Germany) and you'll see what a Kawasaki is good for in th
On 08/09/2012 20:17, kwal...@peoplepc.com wrote:
Nice!
Are those 6 piston? Seems like overkill?
Until _all_ of the squealing is coming from the tyres, there is no such
thing as brake overkill.
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message - From
I would have said the same thing for Honda. I can't pick on Suzuki
because Debbie has one.
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:46 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Steven Desjardins wrote:
>
>>That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts.
>
> Ooh, that's a bit harsh! Watch tomorrow's World Superbike Championship
> races
Doug Brewer wrote:
>On 9/8/12 1:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
>> Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint
>> owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage
>> yard :-)
>> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg
>
>nice. was this bolt and go?
Yep. Bol
On 9/8/12 1:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint
owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage
yard :-)
http://www.robertstech.com/temp/brakes.jpg
nice. was this bolt and go?
I don't think I ever did a mod that did
Nice!
Are those 6 piston? Seems like overkill?
Kenneth Waller
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
- Original Message -
From: "Mark Roberts"
Subject: PESO for the motorcycle geeks
Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint
owner gets to upgrade h
Steven Desjardins wrote:
>That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts.
Ooh, that's a bit harsh! Watch tomorrow's World Superbike Championship
races (Germany) and you'll see what a Kawasaki is good for in the
hands of someone who knows how to use it! (Go Tom Sykes!)
>Nice Upgrade, BTW.
The original ca
That's what Kawasakis are for: Parts.
Nice Upgrade, BTW.
On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 1:33 PM, Mark Roberts wrote:
> Every time a young punk totals his Kawasaki ZX-7 a Triumph Sprint
> owner gets to upgrade his brake calipers with parts from the salvage
> yard :-)
> http://www.robertstech.com/temp/b
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