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Who needs a laugh .. look at this magic motorcycle

Discussion in 'Hangout Lounge' started by blame_the_po, Apr 16, 2009.

  1. blame_the_po

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    Magic Bike on CL

    So, not sure how it does it, but this guy says his bike has a 'self maintaining motor' ... hmm self maintaining. so it changes its own oil? tunes itself?

    Why don't I own one of these?
     
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    haha email him and ask, Good laugh tho me and my boss had a good chuckle
     
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    LOL this must be the limited edition 1984 Honda Nighthawk 1 of 1 ever made
    ... there are some motors out there that adjust valve lash and timing but they are computerized and not that old.
     
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    Those era Nighthawks had hydraulic lifter buckets (like a cross between the XJs' system and a car) so the valves were self adjusting and the timing was fixed. (One of my ex-wives had one.) Must be what he is talking about.
     
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    No magic there guys , its SMT NANOBOTS that are put in the oil systems, they repair damage as its happening

    The SMT ( Self Maintainance Technology) nanobots cost a ton of money, about $ 15,000.00 for a dozen but in the long run you will never ever have a problem with that bike ever again . I am surprised hes selling it so cheap.

    as for tuning they use FSMT ( Fuel System Maintanance Technology) nanobots that can manipulate the air fuel mixture and they clean the spark plugs of carbon build up as they are burned up in the mixture and spent out the exhaust but they are cheaper since they do not stay in the system about $1,750.00 . The chrome is a self cleaning / shining product that is activated by the sun Made by Dupont.

    Also the rubber in the tires are made of a special composite of Traditional rubber and a synthesised polymer based on an elastic protein called resilin which also in every sense of the word "manufactures" more rubber from fragments and minute rubber pieces that are on the road on the road. This is made by none other than the Goodyear Tire co.

    These nanobots are made by the same company that makes Z-MAX and STP chemicals.
     
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    E-Gads ..... I thinks I've been living behind a curtain.
     
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    you're kidding, right?
     
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    Schooter, he is very serious. Do a Google search on nanobyte fuel lubrication technology. You'll be amazed!!! :lol:
     
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    LOL!!! Oh god!!
     
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    Schooter, like any brand new technology the cost is still very high making practical application at this time well,... impractical. Like electric cars, until we can get the prices down on the batteries.

    At $15K/dozen, nanobots ARE expensive but as more racing teams and rich collector car types employ them the cost SHOULD come down to the point that even you and I will be able to afford them.
     
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    Nanobots schmanobots. As always people are taking credit for what nature already does. Just dump a culture of Escherichia coli 157:H24 in there and the little bugs will do the same thing. (They've been genetically modified). Cost about $150 a dose, but have to be done yearly. Oops, guess that would be maintenance.
     
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    If it has to be done YEARLY then its not SELF MAINTAINING .
     
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    I've got a fiver that says he has the only 1955 Vincent made with SMT ( Self Maintainance Technology), FSMT ( Fuel System Maintanance Technology), self cleaning chrome which is activated by the sun and made by Dupont, and with the extremely rare, for the 1955 model year, rubber restorer known as Resilin which was manufactured by the Goodyear Tire Co. of Akron, OH.

    Any takers? :)
     
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    Schooter,
    I'm doing some exhaust work this weekend. Have you got any muffler bearings i can borrow?
    Maybe a Kanooten Valve?
    Or a left-handed Crescent Wrench?

    :D
     
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    hammerheadx

    Don't forget you'll need the spitzscher valve to go along with that work. You know, the one up by the tongue flang...
     
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    KT , I have an extra set of muffler bearings you can have. They're on my bench right next to the box of scribe lines 8) You'll want to make sure they'll fit over the vortex valve of your port thruster... 8O


    I wonder how many nanobots it takes to rebuild a port thruster vortex valve!??!?! :wink:
     
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    Hilarious fake techno-babble

    When I worked B-1B Lancers for a while, the pilots emailed my avionics shop this video with the line "WTF is he talking about?"
     
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    Geez, dude, if you're going to all the trouble to replace the muffler bearings and the spitzscher valve (aka knuten valve, hammer you spelled it wrong,) might as well go all the way and get all new johnson bars too. I'm pretty sure chacal stocks the new-style ones. And be sure to check the gaps on the frammis when you tighten it all down.
     
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    Crap! The Ronson rods just went out on my 650 and it's almost impossible to keep the darn thing between the white lines. The problem only manifests itself over 42 mph.

    Anyone got a spare set in good condition you'd be willing to sell?
     
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    I've got a used Hennway that should be a drop-in replacement for your Ronson rods. . .shipping might be a problem.
     
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    make sure to use your metric screwdriver
     
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    Metric screwdriver... That reminds me, I found a place the other day that has a real good deal on all kinds of metric tools. Do you have any idea how hard it is to find a metric crecent wrench or metric vicegrips?? I'll dig the URL up for you. I am sure they have metric screwdrivers also.
     
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    Actually, although they aren't really "metric" screwdrivers, the JIS-design screwdrivers are only used on metric screws, since the Japanese design almost everything to metric standards, so it's rare that you'll find an SAE thread size screws that uses a JIS-design head.

    So that's "almost" a metric screwdriver, isn't it? :D


    JIS Screwdrivers:

    mt1) Almost every screw on these bikes are "JIS" design screws, JIS standing for Japanese Industrial Standards, and both the depth and design on the phillips-head "slot" is different than typical US slots. In a nutshell, JIS screws (which can be easily identified by the small punched single "dot" on the screw head, in between two of the screw slots) have both deeper and "squarer" slots and thus can hold more torque than their rest-of-the-world counterparts. They also require a JIS screwdriver to take full advantage of, and to prevent rounding out the slots as typical phillips-slot screwdrivers will do. The more "rounded" edges of a standard phillips-head screwdriver cannot exert as much torque on the screw head (by design, actually) and will "cam-out" of the slots, taking some of the slot material with it unfortunately!

    So it might be a good idea to also invest in a set of quality JIS screwdrivers, trust me, they make a difference (yes, they can be used on standard phillips head screws, too):

    HCP5904 Aftermarket JIS-standards SCREWDRIVER SET. Japanese phillips drive screws have sharper corners than regular phillips screwdrivers so they won't turn out under heavy torque. In order to take advantage of this feature, and to avoid stripping out the JIS screw heads by using US-standard phillips screwdrivers, it's a good idea to invest in a set of quality JIS-standard screwdrivers. This set of 4 contains one each of #1, #2, #3, and #4 sized-tip screwdrivers, and this range of sizes will handle everything down to an M2 sized screw (that's tiny, smaller than the size of the petcock faceplate mounting screws) all the way up to screws bigger than anything I've seen used on these bikes. They all feature sturdy plastic handles, chrome plated steel shafts, and come in a handy vinyl storage pouch.
    $ 37.95


    Individual JIS-standards Screwdrivers:

    The #2 and #3 fit the most commonly used size screws on the carbs, gauge clusters, etc.

    HCP5900 Aftermarket size #1 JIS-standards SCREWDRIVER, for m2-m4 sized screws.
    $ 9.95

    HCP5901 Aftermarket size #2 JIS-standards SCREWDRIVER, for m3-m5 sized screws.
    $ 11.95

    HCP5902 Aftermarket size #3 JIS-standards SCREWDRIVER, for m6-m8 sized screws.
    $ 13.95

    HCP5903 Aftermarket size #3 JIS-standards SCREWDRIVER, for m8-up sized screws.
    $ 16.95
     
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    Len, I'm looking for a few things for my Seca... I desperately need a can of Beep and a refill of blinker fluid. I don't care if it's OEM or aftermarket. I also need a set of left-handed screwdrivers, both in Imperial and Whitworth sizes.

    Also, my speedometer started showing my speed in Furlongs per Fortnight. Has anyone ran into this problem? Was it a button I pushed? I'm dealing with it for now... I remember that on most highways, the speed limit is 175,000 F/F. But I get pulled over in the city all the time because I slept through math class in high school.

    Help?...
     
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    Sorry Stereo, you're obviously beyond help...... :D
     
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    ROFL... classic
     
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    You may laugh grasshopper, I OWN a set of Whitworth tools... but I made my own metric screwdrivers.
     
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    LMAO - ROFL - No man thats a feaure of your bike when it hits 28yrs old it does an auto convertion.
     
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    Midnight, your SOL. The factory installed nanabots just did you in. Best advice? Part her out quick before sdomerthing else spontaneously converts like all torque values suddenly going from ft/lbs to Newton/Meters.
     
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    Shipping shouldn't be too bad. A Hennways only about a pound...
     
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    too late - i just looked and the battery is no longer reading volts DC the rebibulating combobulator is now directly fused into a micro fision reactor - now this thing will never wear out, dammit i knew somthing was going to go wrong.... Chacal do you have a OEM replacement for my flux capacitor it seems a bit weak i think it was draining my battery before the conversion.... i am not sure if the micro fission will beable to sustain 22.2JW at 65mph & the MR Fusion mod isnt providing sufficent power to the time circuts the clock seems to be stuck on 1985.
     

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