[Arschloch]

https://youtu.be/Bk4RND5AbRc

...a 4 stroke engine anyone can make at home. What a carburettor, wow.  Quite modern design with over head cam too.

[Bilgemaster]

https://youtu.be/Bk4RND5AbRc

...a 4 stroke engine anyone can make at home. What a carburettor, wow.  Quite modern design with over head cam too.

Thanks for the tip! That was AMAZING!

[Arschloch]

Thanks for the tip! That was AMAZING!

 

[gizzo]

I've seen a few of his project videos. Creative fella. That camshaft was amazing. He did one a while ago where he converted a honda 90cc scooter engine (I think) to run as a 2 stroke. And lots of compressor based engines.

[gizzo]

Some of you guys probably remember when this was current affairs 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34

[tooseevee]

Some of you guys probably remember when this was current affairs 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34

           Yes, I remember this like it was yesterday. I L-ed My F-ing A off then and did the same when I saw the video again.

            By '70 I knew a "little bit" about explosives and physics & remember saying at the time "They'll need a shitload of Nobel's Best to make a dent in that whale"! And that's what happened. And they saw that most of it was still there (and there and over there and up there) once they got the blood out of their eyes

            Ya' know what I've gotten hooked on in the past year? It's watching videos of Indian people "doing stuff" and fabricating stuff. It is endlessly fascinating to watch, for example, their sheet metal shops. And all sitting on the floor in flipflops or NO shoes. Or casting. They do amazing things in primitive ways that still work. It is endlessly fascinating and impressive to me seeing how this huge over-populated insane country works. This isn't new for me it's just become so much MORE since that there interweb came along, dontchanoe?  .   

             

[gizzo]

           Yes, I remember this like it was yesterday. I L-ed My F-ing A off then and did the same when I saw the video again.

            By '70 I knew a "little bit" about explosives and physics & remember saying at the time "They'll need a shitload of Nobel's Best to make a dent in that whale"! And that's what happened. And they saw that most of it was still there (and there and over there and up there) once they got the blood out of their eyes

            Ya' know what I've gotten hooked on in the past year? It's watching videos of Indian people "doing stuff" and fabricating stuff. It is endlessly fascinating to watch, for example, their sheet metal shops. And all sitting on the floor in flipflops or NO shoes. Or casting. They do amazing things in primitive ways that still work. It is endlessly fascinating and impressive to me seeing how this huge over-populated insane country works. This isn't new for me it's just become so much MORE since that there interweb came along, dontchanoe?  .   

           

I know what you mean. I watched one a while ago was a Nepalese family who make Kukris for a living. They have this forge that's pretty much a hole in the ground, some kind of hand powered blower and some really basic tools. They turn out some pretty sweet choppers from old truck springs. And that Indian guy who cast a motorbike engine case...
46 Works is worth a look if you just want to watch a guy make stuff without the histrionics you get from those dopey chopper shows.

What I'm really liking the last year or so is the hobby machinists. This Old Tony, Blondie Hacks, Clickspring. I've learned a lot from them.

[Stanley]

I got hooked on  Justin Guitar lessons. He's very engaging and encouraging . Three months of two sessions daily so far. I never thought I could do this but I got bored watching others do stuff.

[gizzo]

I never thought I could do this but I got bored watching others do stuff.

Amen to that. I've learned how to do so much. Making things I never knew was possible. I think I'll draw the line at mains power wiring though. Just to be on the safe side.

[GlennF]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc

[AzCal Retred]

Nice! Never heard Tuvan throat singing used like that, very effective.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvan_throat_singing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufG9S6X8FDM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za8N1DLMuR0

[Arschloch]

The future of motorcycling, 100% safe. Best RE tuner at 5:20, fastest Bullet ever. 

https://youtu.be/WNAyPTpbdPQ

[AzCal Retred]

Some really gnarly dirt action beginning at 7:20 or so. Who knew 4" of travel & street geometry were so compliant off road! That Yezdi-Enfield motor really puts out some serious DIN ponies, eh? I seldom see 235 KPH on my old beast...where can I get that tuner? 

[Arschloch]

Some really gnarly dirt action beginning at 7:20 or so. Who knew 4" of travel & street geometry were so compliant off road! That Yezdi-Enfield motor really puts out some serious DIN ponies, eh? I seldom see 235 KPH on my old beast...where can I get that tuner? 

Definitely beyond my capabilities, I prefer the real world experience of motorcycling. You may find that tuner somewhere at the Rockstar North company that creates those virtual worlds.

Math without underlying physics, that's what you get, another drug to be consumed. Than put those kiddies with those experiences and expectations into a r&d firm that designs motorcycles I guess. 

[AzCal Retred]

Riding like that would most assuredly result in a lot of blood & bandages, and probably a coffin too in our world. That 1/2 mile leaping lunge up off the mountain really made my back twinge in sympathy...   Evel Knievel with no braces & plaster. I believe we see a few of those gamer heroes challenging reality on our local twisty roads every weekend - Bwaaah - bwaaah - "THUD" - Aieeeeghh!  owie owie owie .....

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel