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Purveyor of BMW Porn.
Posted: Tue Feb 22, 2011 11:57 pm
by vanzen
Purveyor of BMW Porn. I like that !
Re: 4 valve heads, back again.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 3:45 am
by DanielMc
Major Softie wrote:Chuey wrote:Chuey like Pommy John's bike. Very nice proportions, clean look.
Chuey
Oh dear god - he's started referring to himself in the third person.
Classic symptom of Dissociative identity disorder - no hope I'm afraid...
Re: 4 valve heads, back again.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 6:12 am
by sterob
vanzen@rockerboxer.com wrote: from what I can tell, except for the overall-length dimension,
the part should be quite similar (if not the same) to the BMW part !.....
You are right Vanzen, it s just 30mm ( I think ) longer. Anyway, that's HIS problem....lol
Re: 4 valve heads, back again.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:17 am
by Chuey
DanielMc wrote:Major Softie wrote:Chuey wrote:Chuey like Pommy John's bike. Very nice proportions, clean look.
Chuey
Oh dear god - he's started referring to himself in the third person.
Classic symptom of Dissociative identity disorder - no hope I'm afraid...
Oh, darn. I thought it was just a moment of silliness but it looks like Chuey is stuck with this third peson dissociative disorder stuff. What to do? What to do?
Chuey
Re: 4 valve heads, back again.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 10:22 am
by Chuey
I hope these questions are answerable here. Those Krauser frames are interesting. Is the head tube one that allows adjustment of the head angle? I've seen head tubes that big on Ducatis that have adjustable steering angles.
In pictures of the complete bikes, it looks like the frames have a cradle that attaches to the original factory engine mounts. That must bolt up to the bottom of the frames as shown in the picture of them on the table. Right?
Chuey
Re: 4 valve heads, back again.
Posted: Wed Feb 23, 2011 11:09 am
by vanzen
Chuey wrote:I hope these questions are answerable here. Those Krauser frames are interesting. Is the head tube one that allows adjustment of the head angle? I've seen head tubes that big on Ducatis that have adjustable steering angles.
Not sure. The diameter of the steering tube may indicate that possibility,
but then we'd be guessing as to the nature of the stem bearings in that very "non-stock" fork ...
Mike Krauser used many contemporary BMW components on the MKM for a number of reasons ...
Dirk Scheffer's "Krauser inspired remake" had an additional 20+ years of techno-development to call upon
to improve and update those choices, and has taken full advantage.
Chuey wrote:In pictures of the complete bikes, it looks like the frames have a cradle that attaches to the original factory engine mounts. That must bolt up to the bottom of the frames as shown in the picture of them on the table. Right?
The Red and Blue bikes, of course, use different frame designs.
The Red bike was designed and built (for a client, I will presume) as an "Isle of Man TT Racer".
You would be correct about detachable rails on the Krauser-type frame.
Not so sure about the Red bike, but it would be a safe bet considering engine height.
Re: 4 valve heads, back again.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 3:16 am
by KenHawk
Just in case any of you are interested in owning a Krauser, I just happen to know someone who has a very, very nice one sitting in his den and it's for sale.
Not cheap but available!
Re: 4 valve heads, back again.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:42 am
by Garnet
All you need is those 4 valve heads......... and a $hit load of money and you got a bike Chuey.
Re: 4 valve heads, back again.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 10:45 am
by Garnet
Re: Purveyor of BMW Porn.
Posted: Fri Feb 25, 2011 12:05 pm
by Scoots
vanzen@rockerboxer.com wrote:
That's porn to drool over!!!!