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650 Interceptor & Continental GT / Re: Weird “pop” sound after shutting INT650 off..
« Last Post by Orangecrushint650 on Today at 05:50:35 am »I only noticed it after a while. My bike has now 6000km and runs just fine.
People talk about "the facts", but I've yet to see them.
The "studies" I've seen were commissioned by belt manufacturers, and they were comparing new belts to debilitated chains that THEY had decided best represented the condition of "real world" chain drives. Spray salt water on a chain and belt before testing and we shouldn't be surprised if the belt wins.
If you have seen a study that compares well adjusted moto belts to well adjusted and lubed moto chains, you should share it.
I'll certainly grant that there is less maintenance with a belt. On the other hand, the chain offers:
Better durability
Higher load capacity
Easier ratio change
Substantially less expensive component replacement cost.
I've always thought that there's three kinds of ADV riders.
Group 1: purchase an ADV as a as "someday bike". As in, "Someday I'm going to go ride off into the woods" or "Someday I'm going to take this thing on a camping trip."
Group 2: purchase an ADV as a "capability bike". As in, "I don't have any intention to go off-road, but if I ever find myself wanting to / needing to, I'll already have the capability to do so."
Group 3: purchase an ADV to do a mix of on-road and actual off-road riding. It can be a camping trip once a year, but they really do intend - and actually get out and do it - at least occasionally.
Interestingly enough, I think that the same three general groups apply to SUVs and truck owners as well.
Your preference to not believe my attachment and inability to compare it to what's going on now isn't my problem.
Your talent for obfuscation is epic. The 4 cent paper attachment is a obviously a historical artifact accurately documenting a past event. I know about the Nazis. The comparison of internet bot driven pro-palestinian recreational college "Fight Club" dissent to actual Nazi tactics to subvert & take over a nation is absurd. The GOPPPW has that well covered, largely recycling internet Russian & Chinese bot driven disinformation. Again, mostly a "Fight Club" scenario.
I really fail to understand your reliance on vague & amorphous posts. It's easy to say what you mean. Clarity is essential for actual communication, if that's the intent.
Here's where you got your post from. How you can casually state that I "don't believe" your attachment is unsupported, especially in light of the vague nature of the original verbiage.
27 October 1932 << https://www.jta.org/archive/19-jewish-students-injured-as-new-nazi-attacks-occur-at-vienna-colleges
http://pdfs.jta.org/1932/1932-10-27_2386.pdf?_ga=2.181115173.305711969.1714146048-1770791505.1714146048 >>