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Does bike know when it's running?
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peterbaron Online
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RE: Does bike know when it's running?
(06-18-2019 07:07 PM)GoldOxide Wrote:  
(06-18-2019 03:07 PM)SportsterDoc Wrote:  
(06-18-2019 12:30 PM)Gone in 60 Wrote:  ... manuals are getting harder to find.

2019 Kia Soul base model, 1.6 liter, 6 speed manual, no remote door operation, but cruise control can be added for ~$70 in Kia parts.

Sorry - have to ask: In few words, how is the 1.6 6-speed Soul? Punchy enough?

..."T" is missing, 1.6 GDI-Turbo/twin squirrel, peppy enough

"Drop a gear and disappear"®
'14 CB1100 DLX-#170 ® 26K kms (FOX - pleasure horse)
'14 CB1100/ABS ® 113K kms (MYSHOL - white draft horse)
'13 CB1100/c-ABS - 56K kms - sold
*Grand Chancellor*
(This post was last modified: 06-18-2019 07:18 PM by peterbaron.)
06-18-2019 07:17 PM
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SportsterDoc Offline
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New Mexico
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RE: Does bike know when it's running?
(06-18-2019 07:07 PM)GoldOxide Wrote:  
(06-18-2019 03:07 PM)SportsterDoc Wrote:  
(06-18-2019 12:30 PM)Gone in 60 Wrote:  ... manuals are getting harder to find.

2019 Kia Soul base model, 1.6 liter, 6 speed manual, no remote door operation, but cruise control can be added for ~$70 in Kia parts.

Sorry - have to ask: In few words, how is the 1.6L 6-speed Soul? Punchy enough?

Not impressive 0-60, but does well on highway.

Took it up Lee Canyon on Monday to visit wild horses.
The 2 lane climbs from ~3,000 feet to over 8,500 feet in about 14 miles.
If I do the 55 MPH speed limit, it needs 4th and 3rd to hold speed (3 grand kids aboard)
If I do 65, it will pull it in 5th and 4th (wife aboard)

Pulling that grade, trip computer shows 24 MPG, but round trip was 36 MPG.
I can haul 4 grandkids and gear.

Corners like a go-cart.

23 Guzzi V7 SE 23 Yam XT250
18 Yam Bolt 22 Triumph St Twin 20 CanAm Ryker
14 Honda CB1100 18 Yam XT250 16 Guzzi V7II
17 Yam TW200 12 Triumph Bonnie 02 Sportster 1200S
03 Sportster 883 76 Honda CB750F 75 Honda CB360
70 Yam CT1 72 Yam CT2 72 Yam AT2
70 Honda SL350 70 Honda CL350 67 Honda CL160
67 Honda CB16062 Honda CA110
(This post was last modified: 06-29-2019 01:36 PM by SportsterDoc.)
06-29-2019 01:35 PM
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Charlie Bravo Offline
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Azle, TX USA
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Post: #23
RE: Does bike know when it's running?
I used to have an Aprilia. It had riding modes, Sport, Touring, Rain. The procedure to switch from one to the other was to start the engine, then press the start button again to activate the computer to change modes. Nerve-wracking at first, but it worked. If the engine was running, it did not activate the starter.

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Suzuki V-Strom 1000
BMW R1100RT
Aprilia Shiver 750
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Honda Nighthawk 750
Yamaha FJR 1300
Kawasaki Nomad 1500
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07-04-2019 09:12 AM
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GoldOxide Offline
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RE: Does bike know when it's running?
(07-04-2019 09:12 AM)Charlie Bravo Wrote:  I used to have an Aprilia. It had riding modes, Sport, Touring, Rain. The procedure to switch from one to the other was to start the engine, then press the start button again to activate the computer to change modes. Nerve-wracking at first, but it worked. If the engine was running, it did not activate the starter.

Strange that. The Aprilia Mana allowed the rider to switch between riding modes on-the-fly while riding. Just press, hold for about 1 to 2 seconds, mode switched, done. Engine behaviour change was immediately available.

>>> Spring is an extension to the riding season. ¯\(ツ)/¯ <<<
07-04-2019 07:28 PM
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Charlie Bravo Offline
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RE: Does bike know when it's running?
Mine was a Shiver. It could change on the fly, too, but I never did. I didn't want to be looking at a dim screen trying to change modes while moving forward. I left it in Touring all the time, anyway, but it did have an affinity for changing modes on its own sometimes.

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Suzuki V-Strom 1000
BMW R1100RT
Aprilia Shiver 750
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Honda Nighthawk 750
Yamaha FJR 1300
Kawasaki Nomad 1500
Sportster Roadster 1200
Sportster 883
Kawasaki G750GT
Honda CL450
Triumph Bonneville 650
Honda CB350
07-06-2019 08:34 AM
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Guth Offline
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RE: Does bike know when it's running?
I'm pretty much convinced that the manual transmission/clutch combo will be a thing of the past in cars and on motorcycles sooner than we can imagine. This will be followed by the demise of internal combustion engine itself. Enjoy what you can while you can.

The Honda CB1100: STILL air-COOLed
Deposit placed 11/12/2012.
Received delivery 04/05/2013.
07-06-2019 09:14 AM
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GoldOxide Offline
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Southern Ontario, Canada
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RE: Does bike know when it's running?
(07-06-2019 09:14 AM)Guth Wrote:  I'm pretty much convinced that the manual transmission/clutch combo will be a thing of the past in cars and on motorcycles sooner than we can imagine. This will be followed by the demise of internal combustion engine itself. Enjoy what you can while you can.

I am sure future electric bikes will leverage AI, solid-state electro-mechanical devices and energy efficient power electronics to simulate gear [clunk] changes, and "engine" thunder via an advanced audio system. All conveniently programmable via a smartphone app, of which you can store multiple profiles like, a Harley, a Vespa, a Monkey, an RD350, etc.

(I hope not)

Yet Guth, you have a point: How many people today throb to feel the soul of the steam engine?

>>> Spring is an extension to the riding season. ¯\(ツ)/¯ <<<
07-06-2019 10:18 AM
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