ReconRat

I was afraid that might be the case. Is this a bike that can be swapped to taper bearings? And would that improve it?

Me, I R 1911 fan. And the Commander has a really nice balance in the hand. Accuracy would improve with a barrel swap. But I don't see combat handguns as needing that. Competition handguns need that.

One more for the math geeks. The correct combination of twist rate and ammunition is based mostly on the length of the bullet, and can be found with the formula: Twist = 150 x D squared / L D = Bullet diameter in inches L = Bullet length in inches

For anyone that wonders what the difference is. If it says 5.56 on your barrel it's fine for 5.56 ammunition. Including ammunition of military specification. No one ever said it wasn't. If it says .223 and 5.56 on the barrel, it can fire either ammunition. If one or the other marking is missing, it's possible that it's an older rifle or that the manufacturer declined to validate the use of one or the other. Skipping over any possible differences in bullet shape, weight, aerodynamic ballistics, CG (center of gravity), and material/construction. And skipping over the shell shape and material/construction (hardness, heat treat and annealing). and the type of primer design and hardness (Berdan for military use). And skipping the type of powder, corrosive properties, energy, velocity, and chamber pressures. All of which can be or are different but still fit the same rifle chamber. And going straight to the "function", and then skipping over the concept that mil-spec 5.56mm is actually designed to function flawlessly in fully automatic squad and vehicle mounted belt fed weapons... The function of modern 5.56mm military ammunition of the M855 variety is meant to operate in a one in seven rate of twist barrel on up to a one in ten rate of twist. (1:7 ROT to 1:10 ROT). Even then, different military weapons will vary the rate of twist for best performance from the M855 ballistics. The original M855 design was optimized for penetration of a Kevlar helmet at ranges of over 400 yards. Rifles bought by civilians might have a 1:7 ROT or 1:8 ROT or 1:9 ROT or 1:10 ROT or 1:12 ROT or 1:14 ROT. Even a 1:8.3 ROT. One in twelve is very common. And there are newer commercial rifles designed for using M855 type ammunition. M855 was not even sold commercially when it was first used for the military. Actually, M855 is not generally sold to the public now. It's a carbide core penetrating bullet. One in twelve is what was used for the older M193 military specification, and is what is found on the older .223/5.56 rifles. The problem, is that M855 ammunition has very poor performance when fired from a one in twelve rate of twist barrel. If you're wondering what works for both old and new ammunition specifications (M193 and M855). It is a one in ten rate of twist barrel for both, but even that will vary with different rifles. But is not optimized for either specification. Commercial ammunition is basically a variation of either the M193 or the M855 type. And I'll bet mostly M193. Edit: one in seven twist will fire both types. The result in general, is poor performance from rifles of the .223/5.56 caliber, unless the ammunition is chosen and tested very carefully.

figured you might say that. But if you want to ram a mil spec round into your bolt action rifle, you go right ahead.

me too

The military manufactures it's own ammunition at Lake City, everything up to 20mm. They contract ammunition manufacturers to run it. They produce 1.4 billion rounds annually. Federal/ATK had the contract in ~2001-2009. Military brass will have an "LC" head stamp on it, followed by xx, the year of manufacture (09 = 2009) The mil spec for M855 (5.56mm) ammo is MIL-C-63989C(4). Average horizontal standard deviation shall be no greater than 6.8 inches at 600 yards, or no greater than 1.8 inches at 200 yards using an indoor range. Note: I don't recommend using military (5.56) ammunition in a civilian rifle (.223). If your barrel is marked .223, don't use 5.56mm. Yes they are both the same size, but 5.56mm is basically machine gun ammo, and is of a different design and function.

lol, ok... sometimes it works and sometimes it doesn't. Sometimes just clicking on "Home" will bring it back. sometimes not. edit: errr... well, ok... looks like I had a "fatal exception" running in the background. Reboot is good sometimes...

ok, FaceBook is messed up. To see all your incoming posts, click on Home in the upper right, then on Friends on the left, and then on Status Updates below that. Then all the posts will show up, and you'll have the "Show Older Posts" back again. For right now, FaceBook is only showing 4 or 5 people's posts coming in. Weird bug.

Excitable Children there, I haven't said that in a long time...

btw, some tires have two arrows, one for direction of rotation if mounted as front tire, and another one for when mounted as rear tire.

Balance or tire tread pattern. Even perhaps the reversing the tire did it (worn the other way). I've had steady 55-65 mph shakes from both balance and tread patterns. But the tread pattern problem should only happen on rain grooved freeways, etc. You did check tire pressures, I hope. Is the tire bead fully seated, evenly, all around the rim? I'd eyeball the alignment of front tire with rear tire, just in case. See if they are both going the same direction. (A few bikes are offset between the two tires, but still parallel and pointed the same.) If you can ride without hands, bearing races probably aren't damaged. (It will pull to the side.) If you can lift and shake the front end and feel no play in any direction, probably ok there. Left-right-up-down. Maybe even loosen and correctly re-torque everything up front. Always good for an old bike or used bike.

so sad, a little less than 10% are active in any one 24 hour period. Unknown what numbers for a week or month. So that makes it a "we-had-400-members-active-in-one-day" party?

Ok, so it's pretty clear we'll go over 3800 Ohio Rider members very soon. And it's very likely that we'll have over 4000 sometime this season. And this idea would probably be better for when we get to 5000, but no reason why we can't try it out at 4000. (Don't want to wait till next year anyway.) Will we have a 4000 party/meet/get together? Public (all riders) invited? I would think so for this. Timing would probably be about right for an Iron Pig event. Although one of these days we're going to run out of room. Maybe this time video our own event and send it to the media. I can also imagine a sudden immediate gathering to celebrate. You know, a Flash Mob on wheels or unannounced cruise-in thing. Maybe one gathering in each major Ohio city. Try not to get arrested, keep it off the street. Invite the media, wave our own flag. (The one we don't have yet.) just thinking...

Part of the story is: If this is your first bike, or even your first bigger/faster bike, or even just a new bike you aren't familiar with yet... You'll want to take it easy the first year, until you experience and deal with some of the surprises that will certainly happen. So gear varies with experience and survival rate, but we don't want to be squids and ride naked.

yeah, what Catman said. If it's a used bike, tires soon, and if not, tires by next year sometime. Ask around, about insurance rates now. You'll find some bikes are a lot cheaper to insure. And some are a lot more. Gear doesn't have to cost a fortune. But it has to do the job you have in mind. You don't need race track gear on the street unless you're confusing street with race track. (I'll catch Hell for saying that.) You do need a good helmet and gloves and boots. Followed by a jacket with armor in it. Textile or leather, whatever you think won't be too hot in the Summer. Some jackets flow a lot more air through them then you would think. Look around for some bargains, maybe last year's model of some gear. Every one of us has probably used each of those at least once to save our skin. I would even get the jacket before fancy boots. High top work boots or combat boots will work. Minimum costs: insurance: depends on your age, your record and which bike tires: probably at least one rear tire - 120 to 200 (there will be more) helmet: 120-200 for a starter helmet (there will be more) gloves: 20 to 60 bucks - gel pads and double leather, but not armored (there will be more) jacket: 100 to 180 for first jacket (there will be more) boots: Whatever makes you happy: 20 to 200 (there will be more) edit: I'm at the point where I want to add armored pants or under armor. (Kevlar minimum) More money to spend. I have no idea how I rode for so many years with so little protection. But this stuff wasn't around back then. I appreciate that it is available now. And it does work to protect.

Dunno, just the usual maintenance for now, when it's warmer outside. Bought another bike, just because. (Note to self, only tear down one at a time.) Bought some used parts, mostly eBay. Bought some new parts, and more to buy. I need to try making some carbon fiber parts... And maybe, just maybe, I'll try making a 34 year old motorcycle run.

hahaha, I think you found the reason the bike was sold. I'm not sure where that little filter part belongs, but it wasn't meant to be inside a fuel line. You never know what is inside a fuel line till you actually look to see. I used to run clear see-through fuel tubing, just to avoid that.

Actually, to find or even try to find something like that in Dayton, you know, it's the thought that counts sometimes. Chicago is too far away without flying there. That's my first choice. The two lists are different sources. The romantic list is from a newspaper staff writer. The top five list is from the a website vote. Only Carver and Winds made it onto the romantic list, and were not in the top ten. thread hijack--> what makes a restaurant romantic? Guys will have to guess, only a gal would know. I'd guess a little privacy, subdued lighting, wine, mood music, decent service from a professional waiter/waitress, a real tablecloth with upscale tableware, and the elusive ambiance.

Aluminum cylinder head? Considering it's almost Spring, keep an eye on it. It may have been a cracked or warped aluminum cylinder head from the Winter weather. Sorry, but I've seen that happen too many times. Hope it's not that.

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agreed, prices on used bikes are STILL dropping from what was tendered last year. If they want to sell it, anyway.

well, that's no fun... It appears to be a new shop on C-bus West side. Selling used bikes. Looks like some bargains if they aren't salvage. Sooo, who is it? Who knows something about owner/shop/etc...

ok, what's up with this one. http://columbus.craigslist.org/mcy/1628545410.html it says used, serviced, warranty, wholesale. From THECYCLECO.COM (fixed it, was 404 Not Found error) this link works, googled it... http://www.thecycleco.com/

I thought about that, but I didn't think the Yota would be that brutal... I think I just have too much fun with the grinding part...