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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 06:43 PM
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No, you are wrong.... if ya gonna nitpic you should base it on fact not fiction


mo·tor /ˈmoʊtər/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[moh-ter]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
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a comparatively small and powerful engine, esp. an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.[/align]
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motors are electrical, engines are gas.



Just a pet peeve.

ANd I am sure the 88 will be fine.
 
Old Jul 21, 2007 | 06:48 PM
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ORIGINAL: x2lee

No, you are wrong.... if ya gonna nitpic you should base it on fact not fiction


mo·tor /ˈmoʊtər/Pronunciation Key - Show Spelled Pronunciation[moh-ter]Pronunciation Key - Show IPA Pronunciation
–noun



1.
a comparatively small and powerful engine, esp. an internal-combustion engine in an automobile, motorboat, or the like.[/align]
ORIGINAL: Kolni

motors are electrical, engines are gas.



Just a pet peeve.

ANd I am sure the 88 will be fine.
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 10:40 PM
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Ok technically.. a motor is a device that has its energy converted from one form into another before it reaches it. Ie, electric motors.. electricity brought in from another source, Steam motor not engine, as water is coverted to steam before hand and then used to drive the piston. gas and diesels, changes state in the cylinder.Who cares. motor, engine, whatever lol.
Friend has an 03 RKC, and hes over 400lbs. It has no problems moving him around!
 
Old Jul 21, 2007 | 10:58 PM
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We are riding MOTORcycles, are we not?[&:]
 
Old Jul 21, 2007 | 11:11 PM
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Old Jul 21, 2007 | 11:22 PM
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We are riding MOTORcycles, are we not?[&:]
How right you are. And actually I could really give a **** whether we call it a motor or an engine, but motor makes more sense.We sure as hell don't ride enginecycles.
 
Old Jul 21, 2007 | 11:32 PM
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We are riding MOTORcycles, are we not?[&:]
How right you are. And actually I could really give a **** whether we call it a motor or an engine, but motor makes more sense.We sure as hell don't ride enginecycles.
That'sabout the way I see it. All the B.S. posts that have nothing to do with the original question aside, thanks for the info. Please start a motor vs engine thread on someone elsespost
 
Old Jul 21, 2007 | 11:35 PM
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Well, I think your friend will like a warmed up 88.(bolt in cams and stage 1)
I thought my bike was way to bland as a stock 88.

I went to a 10.5 to 1 95in. with Head-Quarters stg 3 heads and the .575 lift gear drive cams
Its a hand full on my Dyna but its just right for me, I realy look forward to riding now!
 
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Old Jul 22, 2007 | 12:54 AM
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Guess that's why we call them EngineCycles...

Hmmm...
 
Old Jul 22, 2007 | 01:27 AM
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Guess that's why we call them EngineCycles...

Hmmm...
Do you mean "***** cycles"?

Or Indian Cycles.
 



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