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anyone know roughly at what angle will a syncro roll over.

It varies but I read 35 to 40 degrees from the horizontal. Haven't actually tried it !!

i think my twitch muscle starts warning long before that. some vids do show them at crazy angles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfx4SXGWEV4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

sure it nearly goes over at one point.

About this angle I think

..lee.. wrote:i think my twitch muscle starts warning long before that. some vids do show them at crazy angles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfx4SXGWEV4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

sure it nearly goes over at one point.

THAT made my palms sweat
A vivid demonstration of why you don't want a load of crap (like spare wheels) up on you roof.

silverbullet wrote:

..lee.. wrote:i think my twitch muscle starts warning long before that. some vids do show them at crazy angles.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tfx4SXGWEV4" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

sure it nearly goes over at one point.

THAT made my palms sweat

His wife/partner was also sweating - she said that he is crazy to the quad driver..

Wouldn't worry - they're pretty tough

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qO_AfCFQ ... re=related" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Notice that it's a Westy doing the barrel roll and the top survives!

http://gowesty.com/library_article.php?id=859

Interesting little article that. They say that the centre of gravity is basically where the badge is on the grille (The CoG of anything has 3 axis but thats another thread altogether) and this would be higher /lower depending on the roof/interior/windows. An empty tin top would have the lowest CoG for a van and a SiKa would have the lowest of all. What makes me uneasy is when you are rocking on diagonally opposite wheels and the front dips down ....... parrrrp !!

Haven't seen this one...............

http://youtu.be/f5qgKRvF0Ks

KarlT wrote:Haven't seen this one...............

http://youtu.be/f5qgKRvF0Ks

Well the quality isnt great but did I see a few Aircooled syncros and a few 2wd syncros in there ??

Just how steep is that descent at 2.09? It looks like it's stood on it's nose

A dash-mounted inclinometer would seem to be a good idea for anyone having fun off-road? Older Shoguns have a neat 3-instrument pod with a decent false horizon. (plus an external temp and adjustable altitiude meter)