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  1. Not a chance, it is a flawed premise built on faulty logic using a small out of context piece of a much larger ruling. Seriously, it's a controversial fluff meant to drive web traffic and poses as Much validity as that time last month that Texans thought they were being invaded by the U.S. Government because of a training exercise.

     

    For those that even remotely think this has merit - ask yourselves: in the states that don't have carry and conceal laws, who is the group that is allowed to carry/conceal (not specific to their job like police, security, etc)? who is the group that is being discriminated against? And what is the basis for discrimination?

     

    I should add, that the article posted in the link (work of fiction?) also addresses something that the SCOTUS ruining does not address - reciprocity between the states.

     

    That being said, I doubt it will stop the crazies from trying to make some sort of hay with this. Might be a good show to watch if you like schadenfreude.

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  2. I see a few Road Rash request. I'd just like to add that the 3DO was by far the best version and that's the one that needs the sequel, so to speak.

     

    so it is kinda funny you mention this....

     

    The original road rash game was released:

     

    Sega Master System

    EU 1989

    NA 1990

     

    Sega Genesis

    EU 1991

    NA November 19, 1992

    JP November 20, 1992

     

    Amiga

    NA 1992

     

    Sega CD

    NA 1993

     

    3DO

    NA January 1, 1994

    JP August 27, 1994

    EU 1994

     

    Sega Game Gear

    NA 1994

    EU 1994

     

    PlayStation

    NA December 29, 1995

    JP March 22, 1996

    EU March 1996

    Sega Saturn

    EU January 4, 1996

    JP July 26, 1996

    NA 1996

     

    Microsoft Windows

    NA September 30, 1996

     

    Game Boy

    NA October 1996

    EU 1996

     

    Game Boy Color

    NA November 29, 2000

    EU December 15, 2000

     

     

     

    while they are all ostensibly the same game, the graphics evolved from this:

     

    Sega Master System

    MD_Road_Rash.png

     

    to this:

     

    PC 1996:

    http://www.pcgameshardware.com/screenshots/medium/2008/04/1996_Road_Rash.jpeg

     

    Also the splash screens got better:

    http://www.mobygames.com/images/shots/l/142289-road-rash-sega-master-system-screenshot-sledge-gives-advice.png

    http://www.defunctgames.com/pic/reviewpics/reviewroadrash3do-3.jpg

     

     

    They are so different I am always amazed they are considered the same game.

     

    I was a huge fan of the PC version (same as the 3DO) I sometimes wonder if the game would hold up in today's market. subsequent 3d remakes didn't do all that great and honestly I can't really see people doing this kind of game in any other format than the original PC version where you are just view from behind button mashing into everything that comes up next to you. When that was all there was in the marketplace it was fine but now - its a pretty 1 dimensional game and how do you keep interest. I can see this as a mobile release of the original, but as a console release....I don't know if people will pay for that.

     

     

    Edit: Looks like I may be wrong and we will get a spirtual successor to it - http://www.roadredemption.com/

  3. if you are going to "find someone to do the carbs" you might as well find them to do the valve adjustment. IIRC these are bucket and shim which is a pain in that you have to buy a bunch of shims.

     

    did you look at your cam chain tensioner? should be on the left side and visible down the tunnel with the valve cover off.

  4. When I took the carbs off I opend up the butterfly's and one or two was not open all the way. I do know this. The bike lost allot of power last time I laid into it. I couldn't get by a guy I work with who has a Harley bagger....... It felt like I was riding a 500 or something.

     

    the butteflys out of alignment would def cause a sync issue. I believe they are adjustable. When in doubt get them all synched and then reset the sync with a carb vacumm gauge tool. While they are off I would have a look at the pilot and main jets to make sure they are not clogged and the slides to make sure they are not binding in the bores.

     

    but now you are diagnosing a different issue here. Down on power, squeaking noise, all pieces to the puzzle. might be related, might be two separate issues.

     

    Start with the basics. Do a compression test, leak down test, check the timing. In addition take the header off and shine a light into the port and see if you see anything wrong with the valve, and now that your carbs are off look down the port there as well. If you have the ability put a borescope into the plug hole and see what the valves look like.

     

    Just looking up common issues with that gen of zx10, the clutch coming into contact with a chain tensioner is a common problem. might be you caught some of the warning sings (squeaking) before the clutch basket gets worn through and fails. good info in this thread:

    http://kawasakiworld.com/zx-11/52894-1989-zx10-ka-boom-clutch-basket-alt-tensioner-chain-problems.html

  5. The way I was showed was take the carb mm(38mm is what I seen as stock on the searches I've done) X that by 5 X say .95 for anything with a free flowing exhaust and air filter. So itll be 38x5x.95=180.5. Maybe this is the wrong way of doing it Idk.

    I guess I'll be pulling the side cover and checking the chains to. I have a spare engine but it's in pieces.

     

    that formula works ok for linkage carbs on single cyl or twin cylinder engines. I've never seen it work all that well for bikes that use constant velocity carbs because, and this is esp true for sport bikes, the carb adjusts to engine vacuum. They are sometimes over-sized to compensate with the flow demands at high rpms and WOT since most of the rev range you'll probably not be using the full flow capacity of the carb (the slide won't be fully open). Honda put 130 jets in there stock for a reason, and while it may be slightly lean for emissions purposes, 137.5 probably fixes that.

     

    By the way, I'll let you in on a little secret: bikes are not cars. There aren't nearly the restrictions in the factory pieces that people think. Most of the time you aren't "adding" hp with aftermarket parts so much as moving the power curve around at the cost of mid range driveability and adding noise. sure a freer flowing fliter helps, but it doesn't make the drastic change like you would see in a car.

     

    Your plugs should tell the tale though. What do they look like? rich? lean?

     

    By the way, how did you tell your carbs were slightly out of sync with the rack off? were the mechanical butterflies not opening at the same time? The slides you can see in front are raised and lowered by vacuum pressure - the way to test them is with a carb sync tool (4 vacuum gauges on a rack).

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    As for the jets I only know of one way to calculate the size but with a 38mm carb an open and filter is need something around a 180?

     

    What way is that?

     

    180 is like Harley territory. No way your carbs are 38mm unless someone swapped them for some way too big racing carbs.

     

    You measure carbs from the side that faces the head, not the airbox side. And you measure the inside diameter. Your year zx10 has CV carbs which means the airbox bell mouth on the carb is way larger than the actual intake to accommodate the vacuum ports that raise the slides. It's also oval shaped.

     

    137 seems awfully rich. Pull your plugs and read them. What do they tell you?

     

    The squeak could be carbon buildup if you are running way rich.

     

    By the way the noise is not coming "from" the exhaust, it's coming "out" the exhaust. The exhaust only has one moving part: the exhaust gas. If the origin of the noise was the exhaust it would be a whistle from an exhaust leak. The noise is likely coming from inside your engine.

     

    When was the last time you had your timing chain tensioner checked?

     

    Also, and I know this was a problem for the 86-87 but don't know if it is an issue for the 1988-90, the starter chain runs next to the clutch and when the chain slackened over time the pressure plate would hit it and chew itself up. Sounds like a squeaky lathe running in your engine. Again I had to do a whole new starter chain for my dad's 86, don't know if the fixed it for 1988-90.

  7. FWIW I have H&Rs on the Death Star Audi (my wife has started calling it that because it looks like vader's helmet - go figure). you are more than welcome to drive that car anytime I can steal it away from her. just so you know - it's over a 2" drop (I think H&R referred to these as "super low" springs).

     

    here is the down side to driving a lowered car long distance - you are going to hit/high center on more than one thing, esp when you don't know the terrain. A blown semi tire has a greater chance of ruining your day as well. I say lower it once you get to FL.

     

    Nobody is saying you shouldn't take pride in your ride...but isn't this going to be the town bicycle of sorts?

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    S10 is also a small truck. Not for me.

     

    Excursion - Are fords reliable? I always hear otherwise.

     

    Excursions are about the most reliable way to make your banker think you are burning drums of gasoline weekly in an open pit in your backyard.

     

    Technically the S10 is a "midsize" truck. I had a 1995 S10 blazer and it wasn't bad. never felt small and was perfectly capable. There is a guy in my complex with a ZR5 s10 and I keep looking at it and thinking "eh its not bad". FWIW if you can find an unmodified unrotted ZR2 extended cab - those things are pretty tough.

     

    Saw a Colorado Quad cab parked next to a 1990's fulsize 1500 extended cab short bed and realized that they were pretty much the same size. Colorado had more interior room but the 1500 had more bed. So it's all relative.

  9. It's a Porsche. Some cars never really make financial sense, so if it doesn't come together for you you may have to come to terms that this is a car you might lose money on due solely to the nutzo fruitbats that have seemed to enter the Porsche marketplace in the last 2 years.

     

    Gotta ask yourself, do you want a 911 or a flip, because you may not be able to have both. I am not saying you shouldn't try, but at the end of the day there is the car marketplace and the Porsche marketplace and the two are not the same.

     

    honestly this is all just a lot of flap for a vw beetle with two more cylinders and a speed snail.

  10. I have said it before and i'll say it again - why are you trying to put money into lowering a summer beater you are going to drive 3 weeks out of every year?

     

    couple of things - if you drop it you then need to do an alignment. Also I would consider a suspension limiter of some sort (e.g. a limiting strap or limiting chain) so if you do unload the car's weight (like over the crest of a hill) that the springs don't pop out of their perches. more of an issue for the rear than the front.

  11. can we clear something up here?

     

    Construction Contractor: A person you hire to subcontract and orchestrate a big job that requires multiple specialists to complete the job. e.g a bathroom remodel might require a plumber, an electrician, a drywall hanger, a painter, etc...you hire the contractor so you don't have to hire and coordinate all the specialists yourself. Occasionally they will do the prep work themselves but they are really there to coordinate the job.

     

    Plumber, electrician, HVAC, etc....these are not construction contractors. they are specialty contractors.

     

    Why the clarification? because Specialty contractors for HVAC, Plumbing, Electrical, Hydronics, and Refrigeration must be licensed in the state of Ohio. Residential Construction contractors do not.

     

    What does this mean? well, any dipshit can be a residential construction contractor but at least as it pertains to plumbers and electricians you have some added measure of protection and can complain for substandard work to the licensing agency. Since this tends to be a field where every body's brother's cousin knows a guy who "does that kind of work" using a licensed specialty contractor helps weed out some of the garbage. Having a license does not necessarily mean they are good business people (most are not) but it at least shows they care about their profession enough to keep their licenses current.

     

    just something to think about. Carry on.

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