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1 hour ago, Justgrazing said:

Yes sorry that photo doesn't show it that well .. Here's another with all the exhaust valve lobes in red and inlet blue .. 

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AH , thank you. I was trying to figure out the valve tract layout. So all 6 exhaust ports exit the front engine face. The rear bank of ports being directed through the front bank cylinder head. Hence , only room for one exhaust valve per cylinder. Easier "packaging" with no exhaust pipes exiting the rear of the engine. High quality bike.

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3 hours ago, phetphet said:

2019 Ducati Diavel.

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Is that the new electric bike from Ducati or the latest 1200cc Diavel with pistons going up & down and valves opening & closing and stuff going bang every 4 revolutions?

Like, is there an engine in there?

Somewhere?

I can't quite make it out....

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2019 Ducati Diavel.
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I haven't driven the Diavel. But I would take all black over this gray black look.

I did drive the 1260 Multistrada and did not like it VS the 1198. The engine specs have improved from the 1198 to the 1260. A lot. The 1260 has more power at lower revs, and does not feel like it could cut out at any time when idling. It's a much better tuned engine.

The 1260 is only a couple inches longer, but a lot harder to drive around town than the 1198. That's not the way a Multistrata should drive. Maybe Diavel drivers don't care about maneuverability that much.

I was testing the 1260 in Udon Thani on a Sunday. A traffic jammed nightmare for 15 km getting out of the city. Very nervous driving another blokes bike! At the end of the day, I don't think either of us would have traded for the other's bike.
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On 2/5/2019 at 8:47 AM, thaiguzzi said:

Tells me everything about you, that you've only just watched a film made in 1953, and that was banned in the UK until the late 60's.

Commenting in the motorcycle sub forum.

With nothing but snarky one liners.

Yes, even 30 years ago it was a corny movie.

In 1953 it was shock & horror.

And it scared the mainstream. The squares.

It is indeed a cult movie.

It is based on a true event in Hollister, California in 1947.

I doubt you've heard of that either.

Cut a long story short, Hollister (and the AMA's reply) was basically the start of the back patch & 1%er scene.

 

That is why this movie was so important.

As for Brando (who was huge at the time), uttering that immortal line "whatya got?" after being asked the question "hey Johnny, whatya rebelling against?".

Classic. Just classic.

 

 

Just because something was a fad, does not mean that is important or significant.

 

Fidgets were huge last year.

 

And, if this movie marks the start of bike gangs and their colors, the end point of that development is the blanket banning of these groups in many countries, Australia is one relevant example, to help fight against the proliferation of meth amphetamine.

 

Have you ever lived in America?

 

Oh. And for what it is worth, I have had bikes my whole life and organised a number of events to raise money for pediatric hospital wards. The last one I put together raised $147,000 for much need new equipment.

 

 

 

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The Wild One did not start MCs, or depict an event which started 1% MCs. That doesn't mean it's not cool and influential to those from that era. Just like Wall Street.

I grew up in CA in the 70s (a young man here), and am clearly not a proper gear head like most here.

But I do know from my elders that the Hells Angels were founded by shell shocked WWII vets that needed an outlet and a safety net. They have clearly been 1% from the start, though.

Gear heads don't focus on how tight the Angels were with the hippies. They hit it off not only because they had similar ethos, but also because the Angels supplied the drugs that fueled the Hippie movement.

My suspicion is that the Flying Tigers had a stronger connection to the Angels than its official history admits.

Heroin had been coming into the United States in waves since the late 1800s, but saw a resurgence right after WWII. The Flying Tigers in Southern CA would be the right group to make that happen, and the second war gave them the cover to do it.

I believe the Hells Angels (as compared to all the other MCs which sprouted after WWII) grew in an organized manner across CA, because they were moving heroin and other drugs. That was their bread and butter in the 50s, and then business and membership boomed in the 60s with the Hippies.

 
Just because something was a fad, does not mean that is important or significant.
 
Fidgets were huge last year.
 
And, if this movie marks the start of bike gangs and their colors, the end point of that development is the blanket banning of these groups in many countries, Australia is one relevant example, to help fight against the proliferation of meth amphetamine.
 
Have you ever lived in America?
 
Oh. And for what it is worth, I have had bikes my whole life and organised a number of events to raise money for pediatric hospital wards. The last one I put together raised $147,000 for much need new equipment.
 
 
 
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17 hours ago, SuperTed said:

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Fugly

To me this bike looks like they raided the kitchen cupboards, found all the Tupperware, Spray painted it black, and stuck it all over the bike.

Guess my distaste for opposed BMW's is showing ...

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2 hours ago, SuperTed said:


I believe the Hells Angels (as compared to all the other MCs which sprouted after WWII) grew in an organized manner across CA, because they were moving heroin and other drugs. That was their bread and butter in the 50s, and then business and membership boomed in the 60s with the Hippies.

Could be.

The CIA has been in the middle of drug trafficking since its inception in 1947.

Heroin/Afganistan.

French connection.

Cocaine with Bill Clinton in Arkansas.

George Bush Sr.    Ollie North

&c.

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