RE: Member Photos
December 7, 2015 at 5:21 pm
(This post was last modified: December 7, 2015 at 5:22 pm by TheRocketSurgeon.)
(December 7, 2015 at 1:53 pm)Judi Lynn Wrote: I know nothing of how to work on bikes so I'll ask, are bike heads visible from the outside? Since there's no "under the hood" parts, I know, logically, that there are internal parts. The Cherokee belonged to a friend of mine.
On a side note, when I was 19 (25 years ago), I rebuilt a double barrel carbureator.
Depends on the bike. On a bike with a side-fairing (such as a sportbike/racebike), you won't see much of the engine other than perhaps part of the clutch and gearbox assembly. On many bikes, the whole engine is visible. Still, with very few exceptions, you need to remove the engine from the frame if you're going to be taking the engine apart at all.
In bikes where the heads protrude from the bike, such as the Honda Gold Wing (GL1000/1100/1200/1500/1800) designs and the BMW R-series boxers, you can remove the heads quite easily. See below:
Edit to Add: This guy took the whole cylinder off; you can see the connecting rod sticking out the side of the engine, and the rocker cover on the ground. The head itself is not in sight.
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I replied: Can I refuse? Because I find the entire concept of vicarious blood sacrifice atonement to be morally abhorrent, the concept of holding flawed creatures permanently accountable for social misbehaviors and thought crimes to be morally abhorrent, and the concept of calling something "free" when it comes with the strings of subjugation and obedience perhaps the most morally abhorrent of all... and that's without even going into the history of justifying genocide, slavery, rape, misogyny, religious intolerance, and suppression of free speech which has been attributed by your own scriptures to your deity. I want a refund. I would burn happily rather than serve the monster you profess to love.