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Did the battery spontaneously recharge on the way back to the pits?
Pretty sure Matthes has been puffing his chest about being a factory mechanic for years now, you don't agree?
I would learn more about each bike if I were a moto journalist. If Steve is in the mood he might support the fact I know more than average about a few factory bikes.
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Nothing quite like some thinking he's clever with a gotcha, but pretty much not accomplishing it, and showing himself up as a dick in the process.
Wire is insulated to keep the electrons from going somewhere other than intended. Electricity will short-circuit the fastest way to ground.
As I recall it was the year 2010 and using my hands to do the math that = 3 years? http://www.pulpmx.com/sites/default/files/u3/ferry-1.jpg
My panties aren't in a bunch. Not even close. But something more than a guy dropping a shock wedged yours in your crack, for sure. I mean, hell yes, 10 or three years ago, that'd be a real burden to nurse that wound all that time.
But you got him for sure this time, cowboy, way to persevere until until just the right moment came for you to unleash your full brilliance on Matthes here.
It's easy to elude to the bike "flooding" because another team said it's possible or "electric start giveth, then taketh away" rather than consider how that bike truly operates. YOU are taking the fact I point this out as an attack on Steve when it wasn't necessarily. I know for a fact Swap is afraid to take the valve cover off a bike and Jody....I'll just say he gave me the strong impression he was smarter than anyone who ever read his magazine....and he's not.
The discussion I was attempting to start was based around how does Dungey's electrical system really operates and what may have lead to his inability to restart the bike AND why our journalist don't delve into mechanics further.
That's an axe grinding thread you started, not an educational bit on KTM electrics. It's pretty clear from your tone the electrics were just the excuse to launch into it. I was just curious why. But at least we know you're bitter at all journalists or reporters covering mechanical issues, not just Matthes.
Old man, there's a rip. Okay junior.
By the way, it's "allude."
1.The additional battery capacity required to run an injection pump for a moto would more then offset the weight from the rectifier and charge coil.
2. if you have a charging system and the the battery begins to fail (not unheard of with LiPo packs) and the charge system can pick up the slack.
3. Most teams add weight to the flywheel on the 450's. removing the charge magnets would make for an even lighter flywheel.
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Why should Steve be "in the mood" to support what you know, it sounds like you want your ego stroked or that you desire to be relevant in this sport. If you were a moto journalist.....blah blah blah, here's the thing, you're NOT. Put up or shut up and if you're so great and could better, go do it. And talk about chest thumping, Swap and I this, me and Jody that.....is that thumping or slurping? How many people read your column each week?
people are going back to 2007 for the last time a factory kawasaki 450 blew up,
Insert SARCASM here, for those of you who aren't adept at getting jokes.
https://youtu.be/mB5nztzXo24
FYI, I was kidding about the shock bolt. Don't get me wrong, it happened but I lost respect for Matthes at a later date ; )
It's actually our internal mantra to "do better" where I work so thanks for the reinforcement. You may find yourself enjoying some of the products you've encouraged me to do better on in the next few years.
How did the bike re-start in the pits if the battery was drained? If you're going to be a dick about something, it would help to also be right.
That could explain why no go for Ryan but worked back in the pits.
Heck, there's a relay that sits in the air box that can be changed in seconds explaining why one observer saw the mechanics pull the seat fiddle with something then restart the bike.
I COULD be right about this.
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