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Water carefully metered out, prevents detonation. Most of the WW II airplanes had a "War Emergency" setting on the throttle which was roped off by a soft copper wire. A pilot could shove the throttle beyond the breaking point of the copper but it was strong enough to make it a deliberate action. Once the throttle was beyond that point it engaged the methanol/water mixture to boost the power of the engine. Basically higher revs. The water/methanol mixture kept the head temperature cool enough so it didn't detonate and blow the gaskets or damage some other components. I "think" methanol raises the octane rating ? Kind of changing the fuel into a "race gas" a little, on the fly, so to speak. They had a small tank for the water/methanol mixture and kept very close records of how long an engine was run in that setting because it shortened the interval between overhaul. They also had a maximum time limit on how many consecutive minutes it could run on that setting. It wasn't very long. I read one pilots account of being pounced on over the English Channel and he said he was so busy avoiding being shot down that he forgot about it and ran it about thirty minutes before he thought about it. That was way beyond the maximum number but it kept running just fine. It probably was pulled and overhauled before it flew again.

 

Nevermind I googled it it was cl77

 

No Trail 70 indestructible unit right there.

 

This is what I was talking about

 

Modest beginnings start with the single blow of a hammer.

Many of us started with what others referred to as nothing, but it’s all we had so we made it work.

I myself started with a 71 Honda CB350. Traded my “old yellow car” for it, 74 Nova. Later it was a CB650, a 81 Yamaha 1100, then I bought my first Harley.... out of a tobacco barn, spokes were rusted in to from dogs peeing on the wheels.

Edit: oh and before the Harley.... a nice 74 Triumph Bonneville.

 

I had a 74 CB450 Super sport. Bought out of a barn for 200.00 bucks. Road and fixed it up in high school. Nice bike and only kid riding to school.

 

Honda just brought back new Super Cubs and the other one in January. My Mom won a Super Cub and sold it. I've wanted one ever since. Now I WILL have one by summer.

 

I want a triumph if I get another one.

 

I had this one, not a powerhouse but comfortable as heck.