Motorbike quiz... Your help needed!

[Yorick]

I loved watching that season. Proper megastar. Before he turned weird later in life.

He seemed alright when I chatted to him about ten years ago at Donington, but I think he'd admit to going through a strange patch in the 90s.

He played God last few years when head of MotoGP review squad.
Sacked him and got Simon Crafer in.

[ZRX61]

I loved watching that season. Proper megastar. Before he turned weird later in life.

I liked him as Data in StarTrek NG...

[mboy]

Some good stuff so far guys. Keep em coming…

[Dodgy69]

What year is genuinely recognised as the year the first ever ice motorcycle was made ??

1885 - Daimler Reitwagon , built by German inventors Gottlieb Daimler and Wilhelm Maybach.

Well I never knew that.

[Count Steer]

There's a few possibilities with - where in the UK have motorcycles been manufactured?

eg Coventry was known as the birthplace of British motorcycle manufacturing. What was made there?

(Humber in 1896, then Excelsior and Francis Barnett)

Stevenage (Vincent)
Cleckheaton (Phelan and Moore ie P&M Panthers)
Redditch (Royal Enfield)
Wolverhampton (Sunbeam, AJS)
Birmingham (lots).

[Newey]

Jawa 250 uses gear lever to activate the clutch as well as the usual hand lever, can be amusing when someone borrows the bike and you forget to tell them

The gear change lever is also the kick starter lever.

[Horse]

A-Z of motorcycle manufacturers, fill in _ _ _ s
AJS to Zundapp

Self-mark all correct, but no marks if anyone else has the same answer.

[Newey]

Question :- Generally, How many OEM oversized pistons are there?
Answer:- 4

[Newey]

What are the 4 cycles on a 4 stroke engine.

Four-stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines: intake (1), compression (2), power (3), and exhaust (4).

[Count Steer]

What are the 4 cycles on a 4 stroke engine.

Four-stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines: intake (1), compression (2), power (3), and exhaust (4).

AKA Suck, Squeeze, Bang!, Blow.

[Yorick]

9

What are the 4 cycles on a 4 stroke engine.

Four-stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines: intake (1), compression (2), power (3), and exhaust (4).

Ignition, not power.

[Newey]

9

What are the 4 cycles on a 4 stroke engine.

Four-stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines: intake (1), compression (2), power (3), and exhaust (4).

Ignition, not power.

Blame the internet!

[mboy]

Any more for any more guys...?

Keep the questions coming... 2 days to go...

[Rockburner]

Which country has had the most motorycle manufacturers over time? (it's an easy one tbh)

Which country has had the 2nd most manufacturers.... (harder)

Here's your reference material : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_m ... ufacturers

[ZRX61]

What country banned motorcycle manufacturers from making cars?

Japan.. Honda & Suzuki got in before the ban.

[Sunny]

9

What are the 4 cycles on a 4 stroke engine.

Four-stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines: intake (1), compression (2), power (3), and exhaust (4).

Ignition, not power.

I learnt 'inlet' not 'intake'

[Rockburner]

9

What are the 4 cycles on a 4 stroke engine.

Four-stroke cycle used in gasoline/petrol engines: intake (1), compression (2), power (3), and exhaust (4).

Ignition, not power.

I learnt 'inlet' not 'intake'

"Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow".

(As CS said - I think it was the first way I learnt it)

[Sunny]

9
Ignition, not power.

I learnt 'inlet' not 'intake'

"Suck, Squeeze, Bang, Blow".

(As CS said - I think it was the first way I learnt it)

Same, tbf

[gremlin]

Make life a bit easier for yourself. Find some more tenuous links to motorcycling such as which SBK circuit is the most northerly, that sort of thing. Widens the scope.

Spoken as somebody who is putting together a Scandinavian themed quiz as we speak. I'm all ABBA'd out.

[Yorick]

The ultimate biking question.

What is the next keeper for @Taipan ?