AussieSteve
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No worries - all's good.
how can i make it faster
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retromike3
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simple solution Body position
After you get up to about fifteen miles an hour the most energy you spend is pushing the air out of the way. The way your body is positioned is the main factor in how fast you are going. I would look for a way you can get a "flat" back with your head more level with your backside. Look at the body position of road bike riders and triathletes. Or even look at successful cross country mountain bikers, they all have the same body position. About forty five percent of your weight is being carried on a road bike by your arms. Not so with your current set up. It may look "cool" but your not going to go any faster without a lot more horse power.
Mike
After you get up to about fifteen miles an hour the most energy you spend is pushing the air out of the way. The way your body is positioned is the main factor in how fast you are going. I would look for a way you can get a "flat" back with your head more level with your backside. Look at the body position of road bike riders and triathletes. Or even look at successful cross country mountain bikers, they all have the same body position. About forty five percent of your weight is being carried on a road bike by your arms. Not so with your current set up. It may look "cool" but your not going to go any faster without a lot more horse power.
Mike
andreasklapp
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before you decide to build a motorcycle you should know about motors, and how they work and how to work on them. if you take your motor apart and reduce some of the rotating mass of it's internal components, re jet and adjust your carb, dial in your intake and exhaust together with velocity stacks (by calculating how long your intake and exhaust runners need to be to get your powerband where you want it with your motor). port and polish. lighten everything and then strengthen all of it as well. learn how to weld so you can gusset your frame, stretch it. find a way to put high speed rated tires on it. build a streamliner. then you should have no problem with going just as fast as you want to go. it's all really pretty simple. just learn motors and aerodynamics. and welding. and how to use a flow bench.
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