criminny!

[mixelpix]

coming home tonight i noticed a sharp pop and an increase in grumbliness from the exhaust on the right side of the bike. The noise seemed to be coming from the carbs, but it put my hand down and didn't feel any bursts of air or heat... Got home, looked at the engine and saw a faint blue glow coming from the fron of the bike...

[Ken Talbot]

Studs broken off, or just worked themselves loose?

[Just In Case]

Seeing that has given me an idea... See through headers Now who has that receipe for transparent aluminium
David

[mixelpix]

see through alright!

Originally posted by Ken Talbot
Studs broken off, or just worked themselves loose?

Fortunately it's just the bolts having worked themselves loose and I have a spare set I can glom off another model, but it sure gave me a startle to see the blue light coming out of my heads!

Must be something in the air tonight - an hour later there was a pretty major hit and run on a parked car on our block - the parked car got moved over ten feet up onto the lawn from the street! I'm just glad I made it through another day in one piece...

Best,
pdk

[skids]

If you are lucky, you won't need to replace the head pipe gasket(s).

[jeffe]

I think Scotty gave the guy the formula in " The Voyage Home". I guess he hasn't marketed it yet.
Think of the uses..........
1.See thru gas tanks ....no gauge needed
2.neon fired wheels....use them to hypnotize cagers into paying attention to bike riders
3. see thru cylinders...wouldn't need a timing light...just see when number 1 is firing.

[81xsproject]

Setting fuel mixtures would also be a breeze. No more glass spark plug needed.

[jeffe]

1No sight glass or dip stick needed to check oil...although I know a few dip sticks that this won't effect
2.Unbreakable headlight lens
3.Able to check oil and air filters with just a peek

[JWSanders]

<holds mouse like microphone>

Computer...computer?

What's this, a keyboard? How quaint!

That's one of my favorite scenes from the star trek movies, When he makes the formula for transparent aluminum.

I've actually seen transparent aluminum, but it's composited with a ceramic, and mostly opaque. Not very useful as it is....

[Jeff]

There's transparent concrete.... well...... almost transparent...... opaque maybe.

Light Transmitting Concrete

Whats being billed as transparent aluminum is actually a ceramic made with Alumina (aluminum oxide).