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Title: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 10:26:45 AM
All right, let's pretend I'm an blonde: Oh wait, I am ~!

I need some clarification PLEASE!!!

1. What does a lunchbox do (I'm having a bet with my b/f on this one, so some website proof of such a thing would be great!)

2. What does it mean when someone says a bike is "lean"



Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Alphamazing on April 20, 2006, 10:37:38 AM
Quote from: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 10:26:45 AM
All right, let's pretend I'm an blonde: Oh wait, I am ~!

I need some clarification PLEASE!!!

1. What does a lunchbox do (I'm having a bet with my b/f on this one, so some website proof of such a thing would be great!)

2. What does it mean when someone says a bike is "lean"

Lunchbox is a replacement air filter. It bolts over both carbs (unlike a pod filter, which is one filter per carb). It replaces the airbox and is nicknamed the "Lunchbox" because it bears a resemblence to our food totes of yesteryear.

The Lunchbox filter: http://www.knfilters.com/search/product.aspx?Prod=RU-2970

When a bike is lean, it means that there is a higher air to fuel ratio than is ideal. That means more air is entering the cylinders with a specific amount of gas than is otherwise reccomended.
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Stephen072774 on April 20, 2006, 10:49:52 AM
yes, yes :thumb:

Oh yeah and wheres that "this thread is worthless without pics!!!"
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 10:54:26 AM
Thank you Alpha - Kisses to you!  :kiss3:
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Alphamazing on April 20, 2006, 10:55:57 AM
Quote from: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 10:54:26 AM
Thank you Alpha - Kisses to you!  :kiss3:

Suh-weet.

Plan on getting one? You can get them for about $35, plus the cost of jets.
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 11:10:19 AM
no, I just love silly words. 

like PETCOCK!

: )

It makes me giggle!

Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 11:11:13 AM
3. Why do they call passengers pillons. Can you be a pillon somewhere else, like in a car? Or is it bike specific?
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Alphamazing on April 20, 2006, 11:13:38 AM
Quote from: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 11:11:13 AM
3. Why do they call passengers pillons. Can you be a pillon somewhere else, like in a car? Or is it bike specific?

By definition, it is bike and/or horse specific:

From www.dictionary.com

pil·lion (plyn)
n.
   1. A pad or cushion for an extra rider behind the saddle on a horse or motorcycle.
   2. A bicycle or motorcycle saddle.
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 11:18:42 AM
then a "pillon rider" is an oxy-moron - kinda like saying ATM Machine - right?

From today's newspaper in Aus:

Four injured after roo crash

20apr06

TWO motorcyclists and their passengers have been injured when their bikes hit a kangaroo west of Sydney tonight.

Two male riders and their female passengers came off their bikes in the crash at Hartley in the Blue Mountains.
All four were taken by ambulance to Lithgow Hospital about 8pm (AEST).

The two men, including a 34-year-old from Lithgow, later were flown to Sydney hospitals suffering serious chest injuries, an NRMA CareFlight spokesman said.

The two pillion  riders suffered minor injuries.


Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Alphamazing on April 20, 2006, 11:20:05 AM
No no no, you see, the pillion is the seat itself, so pillion rider would be technically correct.
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 11:22:38 AM
Yes, I get that - they're saying "seat rider" like you'd be doing anything else, like "seat sitting"

It just seems an awkward turn of phrase : )
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: 3imo on April 20, 2006, 11:52:47 AM
(http://images.quizilla.com/N/nworbidnarb/1057973506_nch00heman.jpg)

Lunchbox
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Jake D on April 20, 2006, 12:25:28 PM
I still can't believe you're blonde. 

What the hell? I always pictured you with brown hair. . .

Maybe it is because the close-ups of your leg after your ankle surgery had that stubble. . .

Oh crap!  Just kidding!   :kiss3:
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: melloGS on April 20, 2006, 07:30:33 PM
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 20, 2006, 10:55:57 AM
Quote from: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 10:54:26 AM
Thank you Alpha - Kisses to you!  :kiss3:

Suh-weet.

Plan on getting one? You can get them for about $35, plus the cost of jets.
where do i order the kit your talking about?...it's the jet kit and lunchbox as a kit??
Title: Re: Pretend I'm blonde!
Post by: Alphamazing on April 20, 2006, 07:36:37 PM
Quote from: melloGS on April 20, 2006, 07:30:33 PM
Quote from: AlphaFire X5 on April 20, 2006, 10:55:57 AM
Quote from: Maduro Mistress on April 20, 2006, 10:54:26 AM
Thank you Alpha - Kisses to you!  :kiss3:

Suh-weet.

Plan on getting one? You can get them for about $35, plus the cost of jets.
where do i order the kit your talking about?...it's the jet kit and lunchbox as a kit??

No, you have to buy each seperately.