[Ducati] Thank God! More Superbike Pics from a higher

Brian De Groodt bdegroodt at wheelhound.com
Mon Nov 6 19:47:25 EST 2006


Well...do you think this is it?

http://img1.freeforumzone.it/upload1/851462_3.jpg

They say it is here:

http://www.theocdc.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=1821#1821


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On Nov 6, 2006, at 2:39 PM, mike major wrote:

> Yes indeed, that Moonbeam is still around and currently running for  
> the attorney general of California.  Not to be confused with yours  
> truly who earned the nickname by being a refinery worker with long  
> hair and a 69 International bus conversion.  If you miss adjusting  
> points I have some on my Honda CL350 and Suzuki T500 that slip out  
> of adjustment all too often.  Later, Moonbeam #2
>
> Art Ramos <hyperpastabiker at gmail.com> wrote:  Oh yeah!
> I remember setting the points with a feeler gauge. It's where I  
> learned or
> developed the technique for proper feeler gauge resistance when  
> setting the
> clearances. Then in high school I discovered the Dwell meter!  
> Shortly after
> that I was playing with dual point distributors/magnetos, hot  
> Mallory coils,
> and silicone spark plug wires.
> Honesty, my back wouldn't stand for all of this today, Thanks
> Mr.Shockleyfor inventing the transistor!
> Oh and Moonbeam was what we called the Governor of California, when  
> I was in
> college.
>
> I go out for a ride on my new 999R and am blown away at what  
> motorcycles
> have become over the years!
> Life "IS" Good!
>
> Art
>
>
> On 11/5/06, mike major wrote:
>>
>> Right, as I remember it they advertised their bikes as being  
>> capable of
>> doing 17.5, with the tach's so marked, and then when motorcycle  
>> mags put
>> the production bikes on a dyno the truth came out. As a young cheap
>> hotrodder I used to make my own tach's using a homemade square wave
>> generator triggered by the points with the output read on a re- 
>> calibrated
>> ammeter. A long way to go to save a buck but time was a lot easier  
>> to come
>> by than money then. Points? that was a long time ago. Later, Moonbeam
>>
>>
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