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REF: Shop Notes, Tips, and Tools
Cleaning Solutions
Spray-on Brake Cleaner
- Your favorite brand of brake cleaner can be used to clean a host of bike parts. Just be careful not to get it on rubber and wiring.
Master Cylinder & Brake Parts
- Denatured alcohol or D.O.T. 5 brake fluid. Do not contaminate it with mineral oil or solvents. 1)
Useful Tips Formulas
Formulas
- Displacement: pi x (radius squared) x height (example: 4 inch bore, 4 inch stroke) = 3.14159 x (2 squared) x 4 = 50.265ci of displacement per cylinder
- Cubic Centimeters to Cubic Inches: cc ÷ (2.54 cubed) (example: 1200cc) = 1200 ÷ (2.54 cubed) = 73.23ci
- Cubic Inches to Cubic Centimeters: ci x (2.54 cubed) (example: 100ci) = 100 x (2.54 cubed) = 1638.7cc
- Horsepower: (torque x rpm) ÷ 5252 (example: 80 ft-lbs at 4000 rpm) = (80 x 4000) ÷ 5252 = 60.93hp
- Torque: (horsepower x 5252) / rpm (example: 100hp at 4000 rpm) = (100 x 5252) ÷ 4000 = 80 x 4000) / 5252 = 131 ft-lbs.
Building and Performance Tips
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1998 HD XLH FSM
