RE: old design was oilheads-digest V1 #47

["Minor, Bob" <MinorB@xxxxxxxx>]

We'll never know since so many get totaled in the first 6 months.

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Subject: old design was oilheads-digest V1 #47


The BMW design offers the chance for playing with the  rocker ratio of the
rocker arm.  This allows faster valve opening than a direct acting cam while
not having too steep ramps on the cam. It increases longevity, a BMW trait.
How many 200,000 mile R1's are there out there?

Eckhard Grohe

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