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So I just got a new (to me) motorcycle, a 1995 Triumph Daytona 900, runs good, everything works fine and I love it to pieces. But I wanted to see what it had to offer today, it redlines at 9500rpm, I took it to 7000-8000rpm in 1st, tried shifting the second and it really didn't want me to but did (It felt hard, really tried to shove itself back into neutral). In second I took it up to 7000-8000rpm again and shifted to 3rd, no problem, same with forth to 5th. I have never had this happen with my Yamahas, but I have only had 3 other bikes for comparison, and Yamahas vs a Triumph. I know that the gearing from 1st to 2nd is a big change compared to the other gears I believe the ratios are around;

1st - 2.8

2nd - 1.9

3rd - 1.5

4th - 1.3

5th - 1.15

6th - 1.0

About, I don't have the exact numbers, but I recall they are fairly close to this. Trying to shift at different rpms didn't seem to work either (letting the engine lose more rpms before shifting). I thought maybe its a safety feature kicking in, I know that bikes won't let you shift down if you are going too fast for the lower gear, I was wondering if that was kicking in here.

This doesn't happen if you shift between 4000 - 5000rpm though, only at higher rpms/speeds. Never encountered this before, just not sure what to think. Have full history of bike back to original purchase, very, VERY, well maintained, I don't think its a maintenance/worn part problem. Bike has 30000km on it.

I have a 1987 Jaguar Vanden Plas with a fuel injected V12. Just the other day I shut it off, and won't start. I had it towed to a very good mechanic and they say it has weak spark but more importantly, its flooding, on all cylinders, all the time. Apparently fuel is blowing by ALL the fuel injectors, as soon as the key is turned. The way the fuel system on the car works is, when the key is first turned to ACC. the fuel pump starts for 2 seconds to pressurize the system. Now, even for those 2 seconds before cranking fuel blows past the injectors, and continues once you start cranking the engine. Whenever the fuel pump is running now, all the cylinders are getting gas, so essentially there is a continuous spray of gas into the cylinder. I am quite mechanically inclined and I don't really have any ideas (I am looking through all the manuals I have for the car though, I hope I find something), and the 2 Jaguar techs that my mechanic has are both baffled as well.

Any help appreciated.

Thank You

FIRST OFF - Please do not tell me not to get a wild animal because you can't keep them as pets, if you do, you are an ignorant fool. Read the WHOLE question before answering. Do not go spouting off that I had to put a few animals down because they OUT LIVED their life expectancy and there was only so much I could do to keep any old age ailments away, it pains me more then you know to put down an animal I really love, but I put them down out of love because they have lived a full life in great health and treatment but are suffering from their old age. Do not go off about wild animals, or destroying my house or anything like that. I know what I am doing, I have done my research on these foxes and I have dealt with more animals then most people can imagine. All I want are a few specific questions answered to see if I can make my foxes life even that much better. So here is the story:

So I have been kind of lonely lately (Haven't had animals around in the last few months), I have a salamander, but I was wanting to get a small mammal for company, something that would be a good compromise between a cat and small dog and I came across fennec foxes. I have had many dogs, cats, reptiles, amphibians,...etc before, I even had 2 cougars for quite awhile, but they got old and there was only so much I could do and so much medicine I could get to keep the pains of old age away, so I had to put them down (They lived longer then their life expectancy and were always in good health so i feel they had a damn good life). However I have never had fennec fox or known anyone who has had them. I was only planning on getting one, but before I do, I have a few questions to clear up before I adopt one.

1) The most recent pet was a Westie (West Highland White Terrier) and I fed him raw diet food, which is supposed to be one of the best things your can feed your dog and I was wondering if I can feed a fox this? I imagine I could, but I want to get a solid yes or no. I can see the fox eating less then the dog ever did, and it was only $90 a month for the dog (and I would like to stick to $90 or less a month still) but I imagine that since the fox is smaller and will not require as much that the money I save will either be money in pocket, or I can put it toward a supplement if they require something else that the raw diet would not provide. Can I feed them raw diet and if so, should I buy something else as well to supplement it? Please advise.

2) I know that the fox likes to have a place of its own, most of my research from very trust worthy sources say a cage with at least 2 levels. It supposed to be a place you can put them in this enclosure if you have to go out and they use to sleep and if they are uncomfortable (Their room sort of idea). I was wondering if a large dog kennel would be too enclosed? A friend of mine has a large one with a removable (Its for their Great Dane that doesn't actually use it, ever) they are willing to give me and its the kind where the top separates from the bottom half and I intended to put a piece of plywood between the 2 halves and bolting it together so that there was more then one floor, both accessible at all times, even if the door was closed. I just wondered if that would be too closed in as dog kennels only have a handful of holes drilled in the side of them rather then a heavy gauge wire cage. I could easily router some more holes if that would help. Please advise.

3) I have heard you can get them to pee in a litter box (difficult) but will defecate where ever. Can I train him like a dog to jingle a bell (or just scratch, or even sit) at the back door to go out to do ALL of his business. Or is this just never going to happen and I will have to live with picking up yule logs from my carpet all the time? And do not worry, I have a very secure fenced in area for the yard, it was a foundation for a house that got filled in with dirt, so there is fence all around plus a concrete container underground with no way to dig out through. Please advise.

Other then these few concerns, I really am not too worried about adopting a fennec fox, I love animals and have been around many and I have done my research on them already (So please don't go saying they don't like having a cage or some idiotic thing, there are MANY places that say you NEED a cage for them so they have a SAFE AREA OF THEIR OWN if they are feeling uncomfortable). I am good with animals and I have not met any animal with enough energy to wear me out yet (Although I hear one of these little fox could give me a run for my money though!).

The other option I was thinking about is a lynx, which I am way more accustomed to, I would have no problem running out and adopting a lynx immediately, I am completely equipped still to handle a big cat, but I really wanted something smaller then a 60lb cat for my companion but lynx won't mix with anything smaller then themselves (If its smaller, its prey) so