Merry Christmas
1990 TZ250 about to go back together. JB weld to fix damage from a broken crank at some time in the past. Note to Roland Cushway in the oil screen cap. This engine is in England right now.
Better Late Than Never #56
In Episode 56 of Deep Thinking, the motorcycle road racing podcast that actually increases in velocity as it approaches the speed of light, racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis experiment with televised images, 89 years, 10 months and 26 days after the first television demonstration. A discussion ensues about whether MotoGP machines are so good that the only way past someone anymore is through them. Sorbo takes off his shirt, and Gougis is speechless.
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Special Delivery
Lucas and Eibach are just a few miles apart, about an hour from here. My wife takes her Mom for a ride and saves me some shipping dollars. If getting fork oil out of the 5 gallon bucket is not too much of a hassle I’ll be saving money and using less plastic from now on.
Gimme A Head With Hair #55
In Episode 55 of Deep Thinking, racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis discuss how to go racing professionally, even if you aren’t a racing professional. A discussion ensues about Nicky Hayden’s hair, with the MotoGP Champion’s locks getting high marks. Sorbo puts a racetrack on the bucket list of everyone who has ever thrown a leg over a track bike. A brief discussion erupts about the definition of “you” and quickly deteriorates into a philosophical death spiral that would send Socrates looking for his own cup of hemlock.
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Clean Gutter Math
While cleaning out my shop gutters today I was working on a math formula that would predict the chance of a neighbor having a tree with just the right size leaves to clog your gutters. Not so small that they just float away and not so large as to be easy to remove.
So, I would need to know the chance of it being the right type of tree and the chance that the tree has grown tall enough so the leaves can fall down into said gutters and/or onto the roof serviced by said gutters.
The chance of the wind blowing in the correct direction and the traction the leaves get on my roof. Not much traction is needed, turns out that it’s just wishful thinking that the leaves will blow off a roof.
What is the chance of rain once your gutters are full of leaves of just the right size to prevent good water flow?
Turns out no formula is needed as it’s 100% certain that all this will happen.
Give Me Fuel, Give Me Fire #54
In Episode 54 of Deep Thinking, racers Michael Gougis and Ed Sorbo analyze the 2016 Yamaha MotoGP bike and its fuel tank. A discussion ensues about the handling characteristics of a medium-sized dog versus a low-to-the-ground canine. The disclaimer to the Letters To The Editor page at Roadracing World is discussed, with the editor of the magazine praised for making conspiracy theorists funny.
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Spec And Span #53
Racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis confab at Auto Club Speedway, joined by the one, the only, the
legendary Tony “Bad News Travels Fast” Serra. A discussion ensues about spec racing. Gougis makes a bid for genius status, based on Kawasaki’s introduction of the new Winter Test Edition ZX-10R. Sorbo refuses to discuss a disturbing picture of an umbrella “girl.” Serra adds immense coolness just by being there.
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Guy named for a little car has a Blog…
MG is back at it:
http://motorbikeroadracing.blogspot.com/p/words-vol-2.html
Beyond Good And Evil #52
In Episode 52 of Deep Thinking, the motorcycle road racing podcast that takes itself too seriously, racers Ed Sorbo and Michael Gougis pat themselves on the backs for a year of Interweb entertainment and Hickory Farms snacks. A discussion ensues about bad Honda road racing machines, and why it’s good for engineers to get it wrong every now and then.
There was a NR with the frame MG talks about but the photo of the tube frame is better, we are both correct.
#3 Tommy Heller on his GSXR750, leads #11 Ed Sorbo and #12 Emory Wood into The Sweeper at Hawaii Raceway Park back in the day.
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Schrodinger’s Tiki
While making lunch just now I started thinking about how to get Thanksgiving leftovers for Tiki and how much he will like them. I looked out the window and there he was, staring at my door. Did I bring him to me or did he make me look out the window? Was he even there before I looked? Either way, he got more Hickory Farms cheese and I bet he knows all about Thanksgiving. “The neighborhood dog“, something to be thankful for.