W.T.F. Were They Thinking? (Motorcycle Designers/Engineers)

[Gummiente]

My Goldwing has a dipstick and center stand which takes some practice at 800 lbs.

I saw the coolest thing in Northern Ontario on the way home from our motorcycle vacation a couple weeks ago... we were at a gas station in Terrace Bay, sitting in the shade for a few minutes after refueling, when this guy pulls up to the pumps on a late model BMW touring rig. He shuts the motor off, flicks a switch and an electric centrestand comes down from under the bike and fully deploys with him still sitting on the seat!

I have got to get me one of those!

[HYPERR]

The current version of our bikes, HYPERR; the R1200R. IIRC, the filler cap moved to the right cylinder ever since they had the twin cam engine.

I didn't know that. I wonder why, that's very silly.

[blues2cruise]

The kawasaki Vulocan 900. Kawasaki puts on a windshield so tall that it has to be cut down or changed. The clutch lever is designed for strong mammoth hands. Almost everyone has to modify it.

[NorthernPete]

Battery box. Grrrr. Its under the seat and easy to get to, but once your battery is dropped into the magic box, try to get a hold of it to pull it out when winter hits. I usually need to use 2 screw drivers like chop sticks to get it up far enough to grab. And still end up racking off the skin on a couple knuckles. I should glue a piece of string onto the thing to make it a bit easier. Oh and the main electrical cable goes right over top to, so yet another obstacle. So glue a handle on the battery. Or hey, Kawai, make the batteruy box a couple inches shallower. Ugh.

Doesn't help that when I do this its usually cold enough outside to make you loose all sensation in your fingers in short order too. Lol

[rayian]

Is there any other company apart from Harley Davidson still making push rod engines?

[jstark47]

Just wondering. Is there any other company apart from Harley Davidson still making push rod engines?

The new Royal Enfield UCE engines still have push rods. I think the 1700cc Yamaha Road Star twins are push rod.

[totalmotorcycle]

There's a guy on another forum that I frequent who has the signature

Just wondering. Is there any other company apart from Harley Davidson still making push rod engines?

About a push-rod engine, it's a design look more than anything. In fact, I'd hesitate to say a push rod engine is more reliable than today's current design.

Mike

[Grey Thumper]

Is there any other company apart from Harley Davidson still making push rod engines?

I think BMW boxers still used pushrods until pretty recently (like, last year).

[Wrider]

Still very common in the car world, but otherwise mostly bigger cruiser motors.

[Tennif Shoe]

gotta add mine here because i an there now

honda deicded to put some overengineered fork on the left side that requires $200 of specialty tools to change, and no they do nothing else just the left fork on a vtx 1800 (not the 1300 it is regular)