Anybody here like burnouts??

Abraxxas1127 · Full Member Joined: Jul 01, 2009 Posts: 34

I have new tires coming for my new project bike because the ones on it now are so dry-rotted that Im surpised they hold air, anyways you all know what you do with old tires before you take them off, I know what I do anyways Very Happy

Plus I see that for some reason there seems to be a shortage of XS burnout videos on youtube, burnouts are always fun!

Me on my XS

nudude53 · Posted: July 2, 2009, 10:26 am Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

Is there a purpose?

Abraxxas1127 · Full Member Joined: Jul 01, 2009 Posts: 34

nudude53 wrote:

Is there a purpose?

Im doing my part to help save the environment, if I make sure all my tires are used up right to the cords before I take them off, there is less non-biodegradable waste in our dumps! I do my research Wink

xsjohn · Posted: July 2, 2009, 10:44 am Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

THe non welded pressed cranks don't like to be jarred to heavily......all it has to do is move a thousands or 2 and the crank will self destruct the bearings.....I wouldn't recommend it.......save that for the solid crank bikes..........

xsjohn

Abraxxas1127 · Full Member Joined: Jul 01, 2009 Posts: 34

xsjohn wrote:

THe non welded pressed cranks don't like to be jarred to heavily......all it has to do is move a thousands or 2 and the crank will self destruct the bearings.....I wouldn't recommend it.......save that for the solid crank bikes..........

xsjohn

So these motors are at risk of throwing a bearing from a steady 1/4 throttle load at 4K-6Krpm? Perhaps I will choose a different bike to build if that is the case because that's about the same as my cruise down the freeway every morning...

xsjohn · Posted: July 2, 2009, 11:45 am Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

Don't take what I said to extreme.......Never said that...........but I wouldn't jar it like I didn't give a darn if it knocks the crankshaft runout off........or you might be fixing something...........common since is all I meant...burnouts might not be common sense with these....one way to find out ..... Laughing

xsjohn

scotts · Posted: July 2, 2009, 11:54 am Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

nudude53 wrote:

Is there a purpose?

If you have to ask, you'll never know.

nudude53 · Posted: July 2, 2009, 11:55 am Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

xsjohn wrote:

...........common since is all I meant........

xsjohn

I think you're barking up the wrong tree John

Abraxxas1127 · Full Member Joined: Jul 01, 2009 Posts: 34

Ah ok, I see you mean just to be careful... I was gonna say, its not getting any more jarred or loaded or beat while doing this than a normal ride Smile

Now if I were holding it wide open until it doesnt rev anymore the whole time... that would be different Very Happy

Wow, tough crowd up in here!! LMAO!!

jayel · Posted: July 2, 2009, 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

Abraxxas1127 wrote:

Now if I were holding it wide open until it doesnt rev anymore the whole time... that would be different Very Happy

yeah like doing tire burns Laughing

seriously about the worst thing you can do to these ball bearing lower ends is lugging it down, it will pound the bearing races and make those nice round balls square and then they don't roll so well

nudude53 · Posted: July 2, 2009, 12:46 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

scotts wrote:

nudude53 wrote:

Is there a purpose?

If you have to ask, you'll never know.

There are a few things that I really don't care to know about.

Barbara · Posted: July 2, 2009, 12:51 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

You guys are starting to make me nervous. Lugging a sidecar around might not be the best thing for the old '77......but I never do burnouts with her. I save that for the BSA cafe bike. It's so light that I don't think it can hurt the engine.....(much).

One thing about having a long gravel driveway--I can play at burnouts and just spray gravel and not have to rub pavement. Very Happy

jayel · Posted: July 2, 2009, 12:59 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

as long as you have the revs up barb you'll be fine, I'm talking about the engine doing that herky-jerky lugging low rpm/to high of gear thing

Abraxxas1127 · Full Member Joined: Jul 01, 2009 Posts: 34

Barbara wrote:

You guys are starting to make me nervous. Lugging a sidecar around might not be the best thing for the old '77......but I never do burnouts with her. I save that for the BSA cafe bike. It's so light that I don't think it can hurt the engine.....(much).

One thing about having a long gravel driveway--I can play at burnouts and just spray gravel and not have to rub pavement. Very Happy

I know!! All the talk in this thread about how putting a load on this engine will blow the bearings out kind of makes one wonder how it could've been so popular in the racing world for so many years Laughing

Oh well, I guess I like to "live on the edge" Twisted Evil

And jayel, perhaps I will clarify, the bike was in 1st gear the whole time... basically no load at all with around 1/4 throttle to maintain the tire spin. I believe most people leave a stop sign more abruptly than that.

jayel · Posted: July 2, 2009, 1:40 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

I was laughing at/with the full throttle running knocking out the lower end, these things will turn rpms a whole lot better than chugging around as far as damaging the engine

gordonscott · Full Member Joined: May 06, 2009 Posts: 304

Barb, where do you shift at with the sidecar (rpm)? give or take.

xsjohn · Posted: July 2, 2009, 1:53 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

70 thousand and only lost one crank jayel.........and it came to me hosed by a burnout freak...........so there...........

xsjohn

Another MJ fan............. Shocked

jayel · Posted: July 2, 2009, 2:52 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

yeah but you're not trying to pull 5th gear at 1500rpm either are you?

easytravel · Posted: July 2, 2009, 4:33 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

Abraxxas, Dude...do you get the feeling you're being chastised? Tough crowd is right. All your weight on the front, 1st gear, bald tire....seems to me it should be recommended activity for cleaning the plugs!

xs1961 · Posted: July 2, 2009, 5:47 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

Actually , I'm quite impressed ,not only with the quality of the feet-up burn-out but the fact that Ive never seen it done on an XS before..Nice one ! Cool

Toecutter · Posted: July 2, 2009, 8:42 pm Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

Abraxxas1127 wrote:

I have new tires coming for my new project bike because the ones on it now are so dry-rotted that Im surpised they hold air, anyways you all know what you do with old tires before you take them off, I know what I do anyways Very Happy

Plus I see that for some reason there seems to be a shortage of XS burnout videos on youtube, burnouts are always fun!

Me on my XS

THAT WAS AWESOME!!! you got some good skills man!!!! and as far all the you will tear it up talk......WHO CARES!!!.....it can be repaired!..it's a MACHINE.....you can make it into what ever you want it to be...... TEAR IT UP!! and rebuild it back into something else...... Smile

c1skout · Full Member Joined: Sep 10, 2008 Posts: 29

Abraxxas, That was an impressive show of bike control. When you said burnout I was picturing you sitting in one place holding the front brake and just smoking the rear tire. Tire spinning donuts are a whole differrent ball of wax!

Barbara · Posted: July 3, 2009, 1:52 am Post subject: Re: Anybody here like burnouts??

gordonscott wrote:

Barb, where do you shift at with the sidecar (rpm)? give or take.

Ummm (blushing) it is "true confession" time: one of the sidecar mounting brackets interferes with the tach drive, so I blocked it and have been running without a tach for about a year. I've been meaning to modify it (again) and since the engine is out, it's a good time..... Embarassed

I try not to lug the engine, and keep it under 70 mph in 5th. so it's not working too hard. I hope. (The gearing is stock)

cpt137 · Full Member Joined: Jan 10, 2009 Posts: 97

My son bought magna with new avon venoms. 126 mile and picked up a nail. Put in some liquid sealer and went out on a back road. His first burnout. When he pulled in the garage his tire went flat. Am I a bad dad? I got to admit that Magna is a pretty nice bike for the money.

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