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

[Ronald Betts]

Aaaaaahh, Good times Moonbeam .



Peace...Ron"Desmohead"Betts 95 900 SP
I've learned that I don't suffer from insanity, I enjoy it!





>From: mike major <textike at yahoo.com>
>Reply-To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>To: Ducati Owners Group <ducati at ducati.net>
>Subject: Re: [Ducati] Thank God! More Superbike Pics from a higher
>Date: Mon, 6 Nov 2006 14:39:51 -0800 (PST)
>
>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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