Big-bore short-stroke?

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enigmaT120
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Re: Big-bore short-stroke?

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I've scraped my valve covers. Both times I was riding on ice. I wish to not do it again.j
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Re: Big-bore short-stroke?

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Chuey wrote:
DanielMc wrote: He reckons that would give a short-stroke motor of around 850cc with the same cornering clearance as the narrow R65 engine.

Have you ever run out of cornering clearance on a normal R100 bike? I haven't. I want to scrape those valve covers and have come close but have not done it yet. Or is it for the theoretical clearance? For me that's what it would be.

Chuey
I am with you Chuey. I feel like I ride plenty hard and fast, but have never scraped a valve cover. I know plenty of fellow bikes that have scrapped covers, just not mine. I do lean off. Either way, I don't really care.
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