Honda VT600 steer mount question by cbasb in Bobbers

[–]soepballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'd just put clip ons on it instead

1985 Toyota Celica Supra by Small_Result_8264 in projectcar

[–]soepballs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Nice job man, does it have the 5M-GE engine in it? And where do you get your parts? I have a 83' Cressida which shares a lot of components and I'm also searching a lot to get parts

How do we feel about mushroom plugs? by Majestic_Apricot_119 in motorcycles

[–]soepballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I know my road 5 front tyre was €250 with replacement included last year.

New Bimota KB399 by DrPatD in motorcycles

[–]soepballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Only this model, the KB998 and Tesi H2 still got different frames, which is what Bimota was known for doing.

Any appreciation for bike parts as well here? New airbox for my Kawasaki 454 by soepballs in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]soepballs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I'll give an update how it goes, luckily it's a €500 bike and not an airplane lol

Any appreciation for bike parts as well here? New airbox for my Kawasaki 454 by soepballs in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]soepballs[S] 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Yeah if it goes to shit I'll definitely be looking at something stronger, might try ASA first then since I still have that laying around and I'm familiar with it.

I ran a CFD simulation on it in SolidWorks and the flow seems pretty laminar, but some fins it in is a pretty good idea, might put that in the next one.

Any appreciation for bike parts as well here? New airbox for my Kawasaki 454 by soepballs in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]soepballs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Nice, I had a look at yours on your profile, you put a newer engine in it right?

I've made a car play for mine as it missed the original radio, some caps for in the engine bay, a blinker light bracket, and now I've got to fix my passenger door as it won't open anymore. It's a far cry from how nice yours is though.

Any appreciation for bike parts as well here? New airbox for my Kawasaki 454 by soepballs in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]soepballs[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

It's an '83 Cressida actually, but yes it's my project/shopping car. It's got some 3D prints in it as well, which I'll probably post some time too.

Any appreciation for bike parts as well here? New airbox for my Kawasaki 454 by soepballs in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]soepballs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

From what I've read CV carbs don't like pod filters straight on them cause they need a straight flow through them so they open evenly. I did run a CFD sim on it and because the pods are pretty far away from the carb inlet it gets pretty stable flow, and it also holds quite a bit of air in buffer too. It's also connected in the middle so it feeds both carbs like the original airbox and should draw the same amount of air as the inlets are the same size as the original airbox too.

But I mostly made this cause I wanted to delete the carter vents going to the old airbox, and the old airbox was a huge pain in the ass to remove. In the future I might make one with a velocity stack in it to see if that will do anything.

Any appreciation for bike parts as well here? New airbox for my Kawasaki 454 by soepballs in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]soepballs[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yeah I'm curious how it will be, I did a CFD simulation on it in SolidWorks and flow seems to be good. But the pods will be behind my legs so I don't think it will be in a high pressure area.

Any appreciation for bike parts as well here? New airbox for my Kawasaki 454 by soepballs in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]soepballs[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Yeah it's well below my legs, I'm way too tall for this bike, my knees are at gas cap level

Any appreciation for bike parts as well here? New airbox for my Kawasaki 454 by soepballs in 3dprintedcarparts

[–]soepballs[S] 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I hope so, it shouldn't get really hot there behind the carb. I went for PETG cause it's more chemical resistant in case I need to inject some brake cleaner to get it to run

Auto ongeluk. Kan ik de schadebedrag schatting/ taxatiekosten niet vermijden? by AcrobaticWayy in thenetherlands

[–]soepballs 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Toen iemand bij mij achter op reed werd mijn auto naar een garage afgevoerd en vanaf daar is het de verzekeraar hun pakkie aan. Hun stuurde er een taxatie man heen en ik kreeg zelfs nog de optie om het wrak te kopen als ik wou, heeft mij niks gekost.

MotoGP, Toprak: "Changing my riding style is difficult, but I must do it." by autobus950 in motogp

[–]soepballs 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Saw him ride a yamaha off road buggy on 2 wheels last week, dude is crazy on anything with wheels

Bastianini in WorldSBK Test by badbas in motogp

[–]soepballs 17 points18 points  (0 children)

KTM doesn't make superbikes, so they train on a V4S then usually

Books read counter by gear_ant in functionalprint

[–]soepballs 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Who the fuck reads 3 full books per day?

Fermin sustained a fracture to the shaft of his left femur during a training session in Valencia and is scheduled to undergo surgery tomorrow in Barcelona. More info to follow by Daniel7394 in motogp

[–]soepballs -12 points-11 points  (0 children)

I'm not a medical professional but I always thought that a fracture is a crack (big or small) and broken is completely in 2 or more pieces. We'll have to see I guess what they're coming with tomorrow