data.3news-bydate.test.rec.motorcycles.104372 Maven / Gradle / Ivy
From: [email protected] (Wm. L. Ranck)
Subject: Re: extraordinary footpeg engineering
Organization: Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, Virginia
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[email protected] wrote:
: Okay DoD'ers, here's a goddamn mystery for ya !
Oh goody! I love a puzzle. Watson! The games afoot!
: Today I was turning a 90 degree corner just like on any other day, but there
: was a slight difference- a rough spot right in my path caused the suspension
: to compress in mid corner and some part of the bike hit the ground with a very
: tangible "thunk". I pulled over at first opportunity to sus out the damage.
: Okay all you engineering types, how the f**k do you explain this ? How can you
: rip a tightly fitting steel thread out of a threaded hole (in alloy) without
: damaging the thread in the hole ? Is this some sort of hi-tech design thingo
Let me guess. You were making a left turn, correct? The edge of the stud
contacting the road caused it to turn and unthread itself. If you had
been making a right turn it would have tightened the stud.
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* Bill Ranck (703) 231-9503 [email protected] *
* Computing Center, Virginia Polytchnic Inst. & State Univ., Blacksburg, Va. *
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