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While sipping my quarantini last night, I wondered if anyone out there had some positive YouTube sources that distract you from TP inventories and foraging missions. Michael Waller’s weekly britbike installments are my faves, as are Hoo’s Mini World, This Old Tony and of course the daring Noraly. Once in a while, Paul Henshaw shares a ride on an old British bike, and AvE does intelligent projects laced with creative vulgarity.
Perhaps you have some gems to share?
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Yes, Michael Waller's installments are always fun and informative. I wish I had his skill. One other I really like is "Shedbilt Dave" who restores many different types of Brit bikes. He could use a cleaning lady to tidy up the "shed", but overall his knowledge of how machine, restore, create parts for vintage bikes is very impressive. He has a great series on RE, builds from the frame up.
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Depends what floats your boat.
Mustie 1
Mi Ty
Colin Furze [idiot but ingenious]
Bad Obsession Motorsport [Project Binky]
To name a few
Frank
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Good call Boxerman, was about to mention Bad Obsession Motorsport. Binge watch over 5 years of work in a day.
Also watch The Workshop. I'm not bothered by the language personally, some might though.
I always find something to get hooked into just by luck.
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Couldn't have thought of a more timely topic, and I'll be checking out those unfamiliar channels.
As for Mustie1's Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/mustie1/featured), I heartily concur that it is indeed a must. It's truly just like hanging out with your best buddy in his shop as he tackles a wild array of fixes and straightup resurrections. What really distinguishes his offerings is his almost interactive manner with the viewer...asking advice, really acknowledging and making one feel "there". You may not have an active interest in some snowblower or irrigation pump engine, but you'll get almost trancelike cheering him on just the same, hour after hour. His triumphs will feel like yours. Besides, it's just about the finest series of practical engine diagnostic seminars you can find anywhere. That he doesn't have his own show on the Discovery Channel or somewhere on basic cable by now is sort of a mystery, but probably a good thing for us. More cooks would likely only spoil that already perfect broth.
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That he doesn't have his own show on the Discovery Channel or somewhere on basic cable by now is sort of a mystery, but probably a good thing for us. More cooks would likely only spoil that already perfect broth.
I'll bet he would have nothing to do with the control they have over you once they get a contract signed. Plus these horrible cable TV media people make you say things you would not normally say. That's what ruined the car and bike programs (and MANY others) that used to be on before "reality TV" took over. PBS too, is now unwatchable (Travels With Darley?? My god).
They all became "Oh my god! we have to get the rust off this bolt or we'll never get it done in time and we were behind schedule before we even started! O my O my O my".
And the phony star who wandered around contributing nothing but stupid jokes.
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He was offered a 'trial' on TV but as tooseevee said, he didn't like the conditions of the contract.
Hand Tool Rescue [That's another one] was also offered one but refused for the same reasons.
Frank
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Mighty Car Mods
Skid Factory
Raw Beefs
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Iridetaz, plenty of UCE mods and glorious exhaust notes on Tazmanian lanes.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mEl_Y8mZQeI
...happy crushing. ::)
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I keep finding gold in these short films presented by Omeleto from all over the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c40xGWPovlE
These really seemed cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOYuahGDiJo&list=PLwDe6hrCodhmaIsMJRAxsVn_IQt-5dDLn&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHp7ngBVnQs&list=PLwDe6hrCodhmaIsMJRAxsVn_IQt-5dDLn&index=13
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No idea why this popped up in suggested. I ended up watching it though lol. On a loop. It'll bring the child out in all of us in these crazy times.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX967j1waxU
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Not Youtube but a selection of old BP films, including old motorcycle stuff.
Listen out for some old-school British commentators' accents, dear cousins!
A.
https://www.bpvideolibrary.com/record/450?fbclid=IwAR2SUg0yyRhu9zaMVFhg5jUZX3qOhP6LYJabtbXDYBf_CGJRZ6LsMCxW-1U
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I keep finding gold in these short films presented by Omeleto from all over the world.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c40xGWPovlE
These really seemed cool:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yOYuahGDiJo&list=PLwDe6hrCodhmaIsMJRAxsVn_IQt-5dDLn&index=4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qHp7ngBVnQs&list=PLwDe6hrCodhmaIsMJRAxsVn_IQt-5dDLn&index=13
::) Glass chips bring good luck..... ;D ;D ;D
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On a positive note, always inspiring channel Engineering Explained, bit of sanity in a world gone mad.
https://youtu.be/u-MH4sf5xkY
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This 3 minute training film to help harden our resolve. Remember, they/it cant get us all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWB6Ufh4O98
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I'll let go of my TP when they pry it from my fresh-washed hands!
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This 3 minute training film to help harden our resolve. Remember, they/it cant get us all.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bWB6Ufh4O98
You got to just love this place. :o
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Couldn't have thought of a more timely topic, and I'll be checking out those unfamiliar channels.
As for Mustie1's Channel (https://www.youtube.com/user/mustie1/featured), I heartily concur that it is indeed a must. It's truly just like hanging out with your best buddy in his shop as he tackles a wild array of fixes and straightup resurrections....
Based on one of your earlier posts about Mustie1, I started watching his videos. Seen quite a lot of them so far but he has over 1000 of them so I've got a long way to go before I run out.
Most of his videos are pretty good but he does do some annoying things like frinkling with adjusting something half a dozen times before leaving well enough alone. I will admit that it is like being there with him. So much so that I've found myself actually saying, "You dumb shit! You did that 5 times in a row and the damn thing died 5 times in a row. Why do you keep on doing the same damned thing and expecting it to be different?"
I don't think I'm alone with my frustration either and I can just imagine what the guy who does Coldwarmotors thinks about Mustie's body and fender work. (Not.)
Speaking of standing around with the guys, Coldwarmotors is one of my favorite places to watch.
If your a prude, you won't like it but, if you don't mind a few expletives and seeing a few guys standing around watching the work while sipping on a beer and tossing out comments I think you'll will fit right in.
By all means, watch all of the Coldwarmotors rebuilding of the Plymouth Fury.
Where else will you get to see a guy take a rusted out Fury and a Dodge and join them together to form what is turning out to be a almost perfect Plymouth Fury, complete with huge tailfins and a stock Fury engine?
He even fixes all of the little dents in the stainless steel moldings with his body and fender hammers so they look like new.
Also don't miss the "Straight 8" challenge with two teams working against each other to get a old Packard and an old Buick running good enough to make it to the end of the driveway. Great entertainment.
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This one is easy to watch. Make a coffee and pull up a seat.
https://youtu.be/u7cwAe5mLig
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This one is easy to watch. Make a coffee and pull up a seat.
https://youtu.be/u7cwAe5mLig
Great video. That guy makes me envious. I think I must go take my lawn mower apart now just because I can. I've already taken the Enfield apart and put it back together again and I ain't doin' THAT again :)(http://)
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I love the guy's "poor man's milling machine". I can just imagine me trying this and having some irreplaceable component ripped out of my hands and flung across the garage to wreck something else...
A.
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Ken block
https://youtu.be/Hg6L_7qLIEQ
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At first I thought he was going to make a TIG welder out of two old microwave machines. Very impressive skills with the welder, I'm sure I would have blown a hole through case on the first pass.
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I'm enjoying watching Alan Millyard build a six-cylinder Kawasaki from a four cylinder Z1 while locked down. He narrates his work in a cheerful patter and modestly performs magical feats. I especially like how he uses hammers and hacksaws to assemble cranks and cylinder blocks. He's worth a looksee. He's also built some of the most amazing bikes ever in his little shed.
https://www.youtube.com/user/millyardviper/videos
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Ah yes, this popped up in my suggestions but not yet watched.
It may be lockdown and I guess I'm still lucky enough to be WFH but I'm not finding anymore time than normal to binge watch content.
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I've been watching Key and Peele, and find them hilarious. These guys are comedic genius, perfect for U-tube.
Some of you might be offended by the language in some of their skits, but not in this particular video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uScCrpAW4U
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I've been watching Key and Peele, and find them hilarious. These guys are comedic genius, perfect for U-tube.
Some of you might be offended by the language in some of their skits, but not in this particular video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_uScCrpAW4U
Just goes to show that we all have different tastes, I didn't find that even mildly amusing, no doubt you would feel that way about something I thought funny.
Frank
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I'm enjoying watching Alan Millyard build a six-cylinder Kawasaki from a four cylinder Z1 while locked down. He narrates his work in a cheerful patter and modestly performs magical feats. I especially like how he uses hammers and hacksaws to assemble cranks and cylinder blocks. He's worth a looksee. He's also built some of the most amazing bikes ever in his little shed.
https://www.youtube.com/user/millyardviper/videos
Stanley, I find Millyard's creativity and his skill with hand tools amazingly good. Back in the day, everything must have been made by hand, including very complex clockworks and locks. If you like the Millyard projects, check out Clickspring.
https://youtu.be/MYI1slVGziU
The series where he builds a working replica of the Antikythera mechanism is addictive. He builds the whole device from scratch, and also a lot of the tools he uses to build it.
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Clickspring is amazing. As a former clock collector, his artistry makes my minor repairs look pathetic.
These videos showcase manuals skills in a way that CNC and 3D printing lacks.
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https://youtu.be/hRs7SUFfZM4
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Here's one if you're interested in toy model aeroplanes. Good to watch on a big screen and sound.
No engine, powered by wind gradient. Too much fun
https://youtu.be/wY41yVq88mc
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Dang, that's incredible how that screams and climbs with no motor! Toys just keep improving beyond my grasp. I lack the r/c required RC gene for that.
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Dang, that's incredible how that screams and climbs with no motor! Toys just keep improving beyond my grasp. I lack the r/c required RC gene for that.
I've smashed a few planes, for sure. And I'm still not as good as Daemon there.
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Ever thought about owning a Suzuki DR650?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC1CJpY4kms
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Ever thought about owning a Suzuki DR650?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC1CJpY4kms
Thanks for that tip, Gizzo! That was an enjoyable diversion for a rainy day. The comment "So evidently weed is legal down under now?" pretty well sums it up. The other offerings on their channel ain't half bad either.
Thanks again!
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Great DR650 video, but sure makes me feel old. My viewing started with a fellow who invited me to gnaw on a dog's chew toy so my jaw looks pretty.
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Great DR650 video, but sure makes me feel old. My viewing started with a fellow who invited me to gnaw on a dog's chew toy so my jaw looks pretty.
"Mmumph bidjoo shdadded mishzha shumm edd edd moo ey mookph mike uh gweek gwud" [= My video started with the same ad, and now I look like a Greek God.]
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An authentic chewboi dialect! SWMBO wonders why I'm laughing.
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Haha you guys must get different ads to me! ;D
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Here is a funny 11-minute video explaining how the new BMW R1250GS and its new variable valve system is not all that great - along with its price, weight and a few other things: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cG8Z6RAaHb8&feature=emb_title
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Heres one, These women do this on Streetbikes!!!https://youtu.be/v0TBb_sm4lo
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Heres one, These women do this on Streetbikes!!!https://youtu.be/v0TBb_sm4lo
They make middle aged men on giant ADV bikes look silly! ;D
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Saw that a couple of days ago. Whereas we [or I anyway] would think I'd achieved something by getting up there, it's all in a day's work for them.
No fear those lasses, have they?
Frank
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What I find interesting is that they do it with cargo and a passenger on board. It begs the question "What is that stuff in the sack?" And why is it worth risking your life for on a cheap cruiser? Its the same feeling I get when I see those covered trucks navigating the death roads in South America .
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What I find interesting is that they do it with cargo and a passenger on board. It begs the question "What is that stuff in the sack?" And why is it worth risking your life for on a cheap cruiser? Its the same feeling I get when I see those covered trucks navigating the death roads in South America .
Probably their Stuff, which they make a living with? And they've grown up doing it so no biggie. Just another day in the life for them, an outrageous risk to health and safety for risk averse western onlookers.
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Ah yes, Stuff, I should have known . And my guess would have been U.S. pharmaceuticals. ;D
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Ewan and Charlie just seem silly now. Those women are amazing.
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Its like a Chinese Nitro Circus . Im not ashamed to say those runs would scare the shite out of my KLR.
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Ah yes, Stuff, I should have known . And my guess would have been U.S. pharmaceuticals. ;D
;D ;D
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An interesting Mustie1 video showing a couple of powered bicycles he made. He's getting them ready for a bike show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VBNlO9IE8k&list=UUcSeeATlWJJbXpOZRYOfaDg&index=20
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WTF???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZEFNHod_DU&feature=emb_title
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WTF???
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UZEFNHod_DU&feature=emb_title
WTF indeed! I'm sure this video will soon become the "Centaur of Attention" of this Forum. Well found, Sir!
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Isn't there a commercial on tv about a Motaur? Who ripped off who?
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You won't believe it but I've seen thousends of those just recently.
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An interesting Mustie1 video showing a couple of powered bicycles he made. He's getting them ready for a bike show.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-VBNlO9IE8k&list=UUcSeeATlWJJbXpOZRYOfaDg&index=20
He's making another one today.
Frank
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Its great we are exploring different power train options and I admit I would like a Harley livewire (noting I could never spend that kind of money) But to put it in perspective: When I was a postie delivering mail and riding a Honda 110 for 5 hours a day (and thrashing it hard on and off the throttle) I would use on average $3.30 Australian per day (that was also when petrol prices were higher.
Cheers and beers
Warwick
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Well of course it was cheap. You were in the sweet spot, probably under 20 mph most of the time. Take that 110 up on the highway at 55 and tell me what the mileage is. Add the family and yada yada yada. Its the wind that drags the mileage down. Its why some cars do better than bikes. But your right, under certain circumstances conventional tech works just fine.
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Just saw a newish Millyard video detailing his Barber Museum works.
He's presenting some new material as respite from world events.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmCqaW_gWdI
And A Missenden Flyer interview with Alan:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0r8FR6ILXQ
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Here's one with some footage of home built engines not made by Allan Millyard. I love the first one, very impressed how he got some much of the engine working outside of the engine. Even the gearbox is on the outside ;D. Don't think it'd last too long out on the road though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAncd8SOoDc
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Here's one with some footage of home built engines not made by Allan Millyard. I love the first one, very impressed how he got some much of the engine working outside of the engine. Even the gearbox is on the outside ;D. Don't think it'd last too long out on the road though.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yAncd8SOoDc
I beseech thee O Lord! Suffer none of these guys to move in nearby. Yeah verily even unto my adjacent zip codes. For their raucous creations do vex my ear drums. Except that Aniket fellow with his V-twin Musket Enfield. He's always welcome.
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The first one is pure living sculpture. Engine and transmission "Al Fresco".
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The first one is pure living sculpture. Engine and transmission "Al Fresco".
Yes! fascinating to watch, can't see it getting regular road use though.
It would make an excellent exhibit in a motorcycle museum / showroom to show how things work.
Frank
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Aniket's first Musket might not be the fastest version but it ticks all my boxes. That Hummer looks finger-hangry :o but what a project!
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There are some incredibly talented, creative and knowledgeable people in this world, and I am humbled when ever is see one of these builds.
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There are some incredibly talented, creative and knowledgeable people in this world, and I am humbled when ever is see one of these builds.
So am I...I just don't wanna see, or more importantly, hear them on my block. Especially that Suzuki. Recently some devotee of bolt-on "performance" gear moved in on the cul de sac a few hundred feet from my house along with his little purple wailing unmuffled Nipponese shitbox, which, even with his "Sick-Ass Drivin' Skillz", he appears incapable of parking less than 3 feet (about a meter) from the curb. So now, three or four O'Clock in the morning the whole neighborhood regularly erupts, sounding not unlike the pits at the Belgian Grand Prix, as he and all his Fast and Furious fanboy dipshit buddies shriek and backfire hither and yon 'til dawn. I probably need take no action, as I'm fairly sure my otherwise pleasant Ethiopian neighbor with a 2 year old daughter regularly woken by these vehicular antics is likely to one day soon greet him the hard way with a fence post digger. And apparently there had already been an altercation between one of this guy's visiting boom-buddies and a retired Army guy living on the other side of the circle, unhappy with some jamoke loudly and repeatedly raging back and forth at maybe three times the speed limit past his home. Fisticuffs ensued--trained retired killer versus loudmouth nothing, who'd made the mistake of exiting his obnoxious ride. I was busy tinkering with my Bullet, so at the time only saw the lights of a goodly number of Prince William County's finest arriving to watch the fun.
So yeah, much as I can appreciate the finesse and creativity of such tinkerers, save those window-shuddering decibels for the track, OK? Just five minutes from here are all the sparsely traveled and twisty country roads you'd ever want to really let that swine squeal at full gallop, cascading all the way to the Appalachians and beyond. So, why are these ass clowns ripping it up and down Darbydale Avenue and its sidestreets with their 25 mph speed limit and speed humps? Oh...There goes one howling by now, and it's not even 11 PM yet.
(https://i.pinimg.com/564x/13/e4/c3/13e4c30c10504d658e5fb4cb4fa69a30.jpg)
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So, why are these ass clowns ripping it up and down Darbydale Avenue and its sidestreets with their 25 mph speed limit and speed humps?
Perhaps because people have alternative views of reality? ...
https://youtu.be/ylhsbfQTPDQ?t=4
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Holy Cow Bilgemaster! Lighten up a little. That rampant concern of yours must be exhausting.
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Holy Cow Bilgemaster! Lighten up a little. That rampant concern of yours must be exhausting.
Actually, in my heart of hearts I know I'll one day miss the sounds of internal combustion if I hang in there long enough to witness everyone whispering around in a nanny-state-approved autonomous electric ovum. But those dimwits around the corner really need to dial it back. And now for the obligatory video:
https://youtu.be/bc9xhAM8WMU
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Nice, being a Long Islander I still lament the loss of those crazy-assed pioneers.
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LOL. I grew up near the San Diego Zoo's howler monkeys that serenaded me at all hours.
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Actually, in my heart of hearts I know I'll one day miss the sounds of internal combustion if I hang in there long enough to witness everyone whispering around in a nanny-state-approved autonomous electric ovum. But those dimwits around the corner really need to dial it back. And now for the obligatory video:
https://youtu.be/bc9xhAM8WMU
Classic! 8)
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A local mechanic rode 250 mi from San Diego to Yuma Arizona on dirt and pavement. I was amazed by what can be done with a whopping 50cc Vespa Primavera on a popular day's ride. May be of interest.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uhn7jGm1NuE
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A look inside the Ducati factory
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jR7ENFjqfb4&feature=emb_title
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A look inside the Ducati factory
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=jR7ENFjqfb4&feature=emb_title
Thanx Gizzo! That's so hysterical I've just watched it three times and subscribed. There's something at once charming yet profoundly disconcerting about an Australian putting on an Italian accent...Like listening to some Dutch guy speaking English while gargling on a flatbed truck bumping along rough road.
Executive Summary: "Ducati: At least we don't make airplanes."
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Hmm. MV Augusta built helicopters, didn't they?
A.
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Hmm. MV Augusta built helicopters, didn't they?
A.
Yes they do...Piaggio makes airplanes.
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A message from the government
https://youtu.be/7CMUtKWubxg
https://youtu.be/aWl7kQZHZE0
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Simon,
Those videos are brilliant.
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I'm pleased you enjoyed them :). They do a G rated version for use in schools, too.
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I forgot this guy. Awesome scenery and noise. I think I've mentioned it before somewhere though.
Would love to take the Enfield down these roads.
https://www.youtube.com/user/Schaaf
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Great riding, beautiful scenery and nice editing. Thanks.
I'd love to do the Alps on a supermoto. Their roads look better than our racetracks.
I ride for the same reasons (end credits).
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For a little something different, how about watching a video of the world's fastest monowheel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sVex_mDcMgk
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It's amazing the amount and caliber of work people continuously put into an idea that physics simply won't allow. I remember seeing a Popular Mechanics cover from the 1940's showing one at war with cannons. ;D It looks pretty tough on your shoes.https://youtu.be/QtfBRA8xCGE
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The ones in MIB3 are much nicer ;D
Frank
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Great riding, beautiful scenery and nice editing. Thanks.
I'd love to do the Alps on a supermoto. Their roads look better than our racetracks.
I ride for the same reasons (end credits).
Yes great riding indeed, I'd also meant to mention that. What a playground to have though. I might see if it's possible to suggest a vid of an Enfield (Bullet or Classic) :D.
He does make a CB500 dance nicely, I only watched the Harley one last night. Need to find the Indian one.
I was reminded of him watching a bit of teapotone brutime last night.
Channel link - https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC-K3Lg-53uExolDVo6ae8FA?sub_confirmation=1&via=tb
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https://youtu.be/Zh3Yz3PiXZw
Pretty close to how it really is...
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I have actually started sponsoring this German drum cover lassie who does an amazing job of a lot of classic 60s and 70s stuff ... brings back a lot of memories
amusingly she gets complimented by the original drummers who played the original songs (such as Ian Paice from Deep Purple) whilst being told she is awful by your typical teenage boy troll types :D
Just a few examples ...
Meatloaf
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJ39FIA0yUs
Ian Paice - Deep Purple (see Ian Paice reaction video)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJiiGXFaqvY
Journey
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=45oMQc6WhJI
Reo Speedwagen with comments by Alan Gratzer
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BfnwvvvAXlQ
Jeff Porcaro - Toto
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cHOTK1fEH70
Todd Sucherman - Styx
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rW9ZBy0KTj8
Ginger Baker - Cream
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RquuN4fJazk
Boston
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h19K9Z0fZUs
Terry Williams - Dire Straits with comments by Terry Williams
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NVyhoijrikk
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Glenn, thanks for the Sina links I really enjoy her skills and production quality. So much talent.
She reminds me of the young people in my family. When I hear old grouches go off on "kids these days" I just sigh.
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This is Tina S. She plays a guitar.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6rBK0BqL2w
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Better add this young lady on bass, then!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tgffDVO2UyA
A.
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Jaco still lives!
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Glenn, thanks for the Sina links I really enjoy her skills and production quality. So much talent.
She reminds me of the young people in my family. When I hear old grouches go off on "kids these days" I just sigh.
Yeah, I do a Patreon sponsorship for the channel which costs me $1 per video (about $4 a month) which I see as good value for money as the way youtube works, any money from advertising etc from cover videos goes to the original artist not the maker of the cover video. She makes nothing personally off the cover videos.
Some of her earlier covers have built up a phenomenal numbers of hits, her cover of the live album version of Sultans of Swing has something like 33 million views:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_q8s93klams
Sina has been at it for a fair while now, almost half her life, her very early stuff was almost 8 years ago when she was still in school and something like 14 years old and she is now going on 22 .
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abwqTcRjgiY
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If anyone can explain the lyrics of this one too me I would be eternally grateful ... :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz1VHwjNqMo
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These? I think Manfred Mann's Earth Band stuck with the Springsteen lyrics.
Haven't got a clue, sorry! ;D
https://www.azlyrics.com/lyrics/manfredmannsearthband/blindedbythelight.html
A.
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I think Springsteen proved people will buy anything. He also taught us you can't start a fire without a spark. Real prize winning stuff.
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If anyone can explain the lyrics of this one too me I would be eternally grateful ... :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz1VHwjNqMo
There are lots of websites out there that interpret lyrics for ya'. I can't go through the whole thing here, it would be worse than "American Pie" or "Positively 4th Street" and "Desolation Row" put together. I'm talking about the time to type it out-wise :)(http://)
Is it the "revved up like a deuce, another runner in the night" part? or the whole thing? Think "Little Deuce Coupe". It's an urban story using nicknames and slang of the day and he was one of the best (as far as NJ is concerned). I never was a "huge" fan, but he was one of our best inner city, street level story tellers.
I lived near Asbury Park as he was "rising to power".
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yeah I worked out the deuce coupe reference
I did google the other lyrics but most sites said it was a mish-mash of real world people and events from his youth and stuff generated from a rhyming dictionary :D Just thought there may be more to it :D
Not that all songs have some hidden deeper meaning - Orinoco Flow is proof of that :D
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Not that all songs have some hidden deeper meaning - Orinoco Flow is proof of that :D
Some songs have as many meanings as there are listeners to it. :D
And than there are songs you may listen to just cos they sound good. Like listening to someone singing spanish. Or the song of the Norton Manx and MV500's. :D
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If anyone can explain the lyrics of this one too me I would be eternally grateful ... :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cz1VHwjNqMo
One of the most common Mondegreens, Manfred makes it sound like "wrapped up like like douche another roner in the night". Gibberish. The original Springsteen lyric is "revved up like a Deuce ('32 Ford Roadster, like The Beach Boys "Little Deuce Coupe") another runner in the night".
Of course the most famous Mondegreen is Hendrix 'scuse me while I kiss this guy. Others include Creedence "there's a bathroom on the right", Elton John "don't let your son go down on me" or the Eagles "lookin' for a lover who won't blow my brother".
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Schaaf gives the Interceptor a good blitzing on some awesome looking roads.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YzeGPYJQf-o&t=3s
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Not YouTube, Apple TV, but looks interesting, around the world on electric adventure bikes ...
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/09/you-should-definitely-be-watching-long-way-up-whether-you-like-motorcycles-or-not/
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Car stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_2xkRmBJvU
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Car stuff
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R_2xkRmBJvU
Oh.. I like this global warming engine, ship it over. I don't mind living like a communist for a change. ;D
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Not YouTube, Apple TV, but looks interesting, around the world on electric adventure bikes ...
https://www.gizmodo.com.au/2020/09/you-should-definitely-be-watching-long-way-up-whether-you-like-motorcycles-or-not/
On a related note, fans of "The Long Way..." series might enjoy ADVRider's interview with their camera guy, Claudio van Planta, at https://youtu.be/8nClixP-bcM.
As well as establishing beyond all doubt what a true badass he is, which should surprise noone, after all, he did the same trips as Charlie and Ewan AND hauled around a ton of cameras and other equipment besides, the interview finally establishes what had become of that plucky little Russian IZh Planeta 5 350cc 2-stroke Claudio got to replace his stricken Beemer for a time in Mongolia during the first series. The eventual fate of that "Red Devil" was left unanswered by the program, and I'd always wondered what had become of it. I'd even written the series' production offices to inquire, but never received any reply.
If you think about it, von Planta surely put more miles on the clock than the headlining duo, what with riding ahead for drive-bys, scouting "establishing" shots, doubling back, and such. Much of that was done on that little Planeta 5, which could gratifyingly run rings around those corpulent BMWs the principals were stumbling along on. Von Planta and his Planeta 5 sort of remind me of what folks used to say about Ginger Rogers: She did all the same dancing as Fred Astaire, but she did it backwards AND in heels!
(http://www.imcdb.org/i069278.jpg)
The REAL Heroes of 'Long Way Round'
As for watching the new "electric" series, I've got enough streaming subscriptions. I doubt I'm gonna add AppleTV to the pack just to watch Ewan & Co. roam the pampas looking for a wall outlet. But someone wake me when it hits Netflix, HBO, Amazon Prime or even Hulu, OK?
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https://youtu.be/Bk4RND5AbRc
...a 4 stroke engine anyone can make at home. What a carburettor, wow. Quite modern design with over head cam too.
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https://youtu.be/Bk4RND5AbRc
...a 4 stroke engine anyone can make at home. What a carburettor, wow. Quite modern design with over head cam too.
Thanks for the tip! That was AMAZING!
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Thanks for the tip! That was AMAZING!
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I've seen a few of his project videos. Creative fella. That camshaft was amazing. He did one a while ago where he converted a honda 90cc scooter engine (I think) to run as a 2 stroke. And lots of compressor based engines.
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Some of you guys probably remember when this was current affairs ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34
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Some of you guys probably remember when this was current affairs ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V6CLumsir34
Yes, I remember this like it was yesterday. I L-ed My F-ing A off then and did the same when I saw the video again.
By '70 I knew a "little bit" about explosives and physics & remember saying at the time "They'll need a shitload of Nobel's Best to make a dent in that whale"! And that's what happened. And they saw that most of it was still there (and there and over there and up there) once they got the blood out of their eyes :D :D
Ya' know what I've gotten hooked on in the past year? It's watching videos of Indian people "doing stuff" and fabricating stuff. It is endlessly fascinating to watch, for example, their sheet metal shops. And all sitting on the floor in flipflops or NO shoes. Or casting. They do amazing things in primitive ways that still work. It is endlessly fascinating and impressive to me seeing how this huge over-populated insane country works. This isn't new for me it's just become so much MORE since that there interweb came along, dontchanoe? :) :)(http://).
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Yes, I remember this like it was yesterday. I L-ed My F-ing A off then and did the same when I saw the video again.
By '70 I knew a "little bit" about explosives and physics & remember saying at the time "They'll need a shitload of Nobel's Best to make a dent in that whale"! And that's what happened. And they saw that most of it was still there (and there and over there and up there) once they got the blood out of their eyes :D :D
Ya' know what I've gotten hooked on in the past year? It's watching videos of Indian people "doing stuff" and fabricating stuff. It is endlessly fascinating to watch, for example, their sheet metal shops. And all sitting on the floor in flipflops or NO shoes. Or casting. They do amazing things in primitive ways that still work. It is endlessly fascinating and impressive to me seeing how this huge over-populated insane country works. This isn't new for me it's just become so much MORE since that there interweb came along, dontchanoe? :) :)(http://).
I know what you mean. I watched one a while ago was a Nepalese family who make Kukris for a living. They have this forge that's pretty much a hole in the ground, some kind of hand powered blower and some really basic tools. They turn out some pretty sweet choppers from old truck springs. And that Indian guy who cast a motorbike engine case...
46 Works is worth a look if you just want to watch a guy make stuff without the histrionics you get from those dopey chopper shows.
What I'm really liking the last year or so is the hobby machinists. This Old Tony, Blondie Hacks, Clickspring. I've learned a lot from them.
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I got hooked on Justin Guitar lessons. He's very engaging and encouraging . Three months of two sessions daily so far. I never thought I could do this but I got bored watching others do stuff.
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I never thought I could do this but I got bored watching others do stuff.
Amen to that. I've learned how to do so much. Making things I never knew was possible. I think I'll draw the line at mains power wiring though. Just to be on the safe side.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jM8dCGIm6yc
(https://i.imgur.com/B3QPjqW.jpg)
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Nice! Never heard Tuvan throat singing used like that, very effective.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvan_throat_singing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufG9S6X8FDM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=za8N1DLMuR0
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The future of motorcycling, 100% safe. Best RE tuner at 5:20, fastest Bullet ever. ;D
https://youtu.be/WNAyPTpbdPQ
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Some really gnarly dirt action beginning at 7:20 or so. Who knew 4" of travel & street geometry were so compliant off road! That Yezdi-Enfield motor really puts out some serious DIN ponies, eh? I seldom see 235 KPH on my old beast...where can I get that tuner? ;D ;D ;D
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Some really gnarly dirt action beginning at 7:20 or so. Who knew 4" of travel & street geometry were so compliant off road! That Yezdi-Enfield motor really puts out some serious DIN ponies, eh? I seldom see 235 KPH on my old beast...where can I get that tuner? ;D ;D ;D
Definitely beyond my capabilities, I prefer the real world experience of motorcycling. You may find that tuner somewhere at the Rockstar North company that creates those virtual worlds.
Math without underlying physics, that's what you get, another drug to be consumed. Than put those kiddies with those experiences and expectations into a r&d firm that designs motorcycles I guess. ;D
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Riding like that would most assuredly result in a lot of blood & bandages, and probably a coffin too in our world. That 1/2 mile leaping lunge up off the mountain really made my back twinge in sympathy... :o Evel Knievel with no braces & plaster. I believe we see a few of those gamer heroes challenging reality on our local twisty roads every weekend - Bwaaah - bwaaah - "THUD" - Aieeeeghh! owie owie owie .....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel
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Riding like that would most assuredly result in a lot of blood & bandages, and probably a coffin too in our world. That 1/2 mile leaping lunge up off the mountain really made my back twinge in sympathy... :o Evel Knievel with no braces & plaster. I believe we see a few of those gamer heroes challenging reality on our local twisty roads every weekend - Bwaaah - bwaaah - "THUD" - Aieeeeghh! owie owie owie .....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel
Evel Knievel had the benefit of novelty, much harder to impress folks with anything those days, especially in times of economic worries. Here something from today's time, no one is likely to get that kind of a recognition like Knievel ever again though.
https://youtu.be/TWfph3iNC-k
https://youtu.be/JvEMQalsHWs
https://youtu.be/_VPvKl6ezyc
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At 46 seconds in the second vid a 4 rotor "helicopter" flies by. It looks a lot like this Bell-Boeing machine, apparently an Osprey derivative, maybe the V-44:
https://youtu.be/JvEMQalsHWs
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_Quad_TiltRotor (V-44)?
Any suggestions? If it's really 2 Ospreys, they certainly are well flight synchronized...
V-44 Development seems to initiate in 2006. 2017 was most recent post I found, suggested project was still ongoing...?
https://secure.boeingimages.com/archive/Bell-Boeing-Quad-Tiltrotor-in-the-Field-2F3XC5JD5TZ.html
https://www.helis.com/database/news/quad-tilt-rotor/
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The thingi in the vid apears to be just a tiny video drone. It looks so big only because of the camera zoom, look at 53sec, it's a small flying object comparatively.
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Right you are! It looked to me the first time around like it was moving off, but on closer inspection it's just hovering.Thanks!
I'd thought I'd really ran across something; another Implanted False Memory... ;)
"I'll See that when I Believe it" :o
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I'd thought I'd really ran across something; another Implanted False Memory... ;)
:o ....someone was implanting false memories in your brain? That sounds awful.!!!
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:o ....someone was implanting false memories in your brain? That sounds awful.!!!
Time to get that tinfoil hat on. ;)
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"I'll See that when I Believe it" :o
You mean the V-44 in real? You would need to have very strong arguments apart from believing in it. ::)
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Sure it's real. As real as that mountaintop jumping 235 KPH Royal Enfield! ;D ;D ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GvsasI4lcg
The Wikipedia article says the V-44 is still in "study" mode.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_Quad_TiltRotor
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Sure it's real. As real as that mountaintop jumping 235 KPH Royal Enfield! ;D ;D ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1GvsasI4lcg
The Wikipedia article says the V-44 is still in "study" mode.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bell_Boeing_Quad_TiltRotor
In Paris they sure believe in it... ;)
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https://youtu.be/EbB8yeNF9Yo
Another highly exciting event. Actual race series....what a shit. ::)
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Quote from: derottone on Yesterday at 09:21:38 pm
:o ....someone was implanting false memories in your brain? That sounds awful.!!!
Time to get that tinfoil hat on. ;)
Won't ever happen to me, I remember every tiny detail of everything I've been ever working on. ;) ...if something tried to implant wrong memories, I would have to take it apart I think. Even if it was a stinky truck company. 8)
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;D ;D ;D "Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most." Samuel Clemens ;D ;D ;D
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;D ;D ;D "Out of all the things I have lost, I miss my mind the most." Samuel Clemens ;D ;D ;D
...and who or what is exactly normal anyway. ;)
https://youtu.be/-N4jf6rtyuw
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I see "normal" as being more of a long-term condition. To me "normal" is generally what gets consistently functional results over time.
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/normal
"Regular, normal, typical, natural mean being of the sort or kind that is expected as usual, ordinary, or average. Regular stresses conformity to a rule, standard, or pattern. "The club's regular monthly meeting." Normal implies lack of deviation from what has been discovered or established as the most usual or expected."
People & critters in general are all most comfortable with a "normal" routine. If circumstances are predictable, things are able to be anticipated, most of the time you can put yourself in a position of greatest advantage.
As my Cuban friend once said to me: "O Guy, I just asked you for a nickle, and now you make me take a dollar..." ;D
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Riding like that would most assuredly result in a lot of blood & bandages, and probably a coffin too in our world. That 1/2 mile leaping lunge up off the mountain really made my back twinge in sympathy... :o Evel Knievel with no braces & plaster. I believe we see a few of those gamer heroes challenging reality on our local twisty roads every weekend - Bwaaah - bwaaah - "THUD" - Aieeeeghh! owie owie owie .....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evel_Knievel
... and then there is Barry Sheen ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eZuLmgT0Feg
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And than things happen that no one expects, like a virus induced panicky over reactions. ::)
Ain't it over yet?
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As far as human sized electric drones go, the Chinese are pretty much already there:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LJS6dFXoO2I
https://www.ehang.com/ehangaav
(https://transportup.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/04/tu91.jpg)
Note that it is computer controlled which makes sense as a human controlling even a 4 rotor machine is impossible without fly by wire computer assistance.
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"like a virus induced panicky over reactions."
Yup - overreacting by being deathly sick and clogging up the ER's & ICU's. Why are all these folks falling for the scam and having trouble breathing? Don't they know Fox, OAN & NewsMax have said it's all a hoax? And the Earth is flat, plus the moon landings were all faked? And you need to send the Dear Leader more money, even though only donation amounts over $8000 apply to the election legal defense fund, the rest is just discretionary spending money for him?? Oh, and bye the way, the election is over? I've even heard one of the "virus induced panicky over reactions" is death. But that's probably just "fakenews". Damn Swedish virus...
https://www.fresnobee.com/news/coronavirus/article247608965.html
“We are at a critical capacity level with ICU beds,” Dan Lynch, Fresno County’s emergency medical services administrator, told The Bee in an interview this week. “I’m very concerned about the ICU capacity in Fresno County because essentially the ICUs may be full, and what that means is that can back people up into the emergency departments.”
https://abc7.com/icu-capacity-southern-california-socal-coronavirus-deaths/8850811/
ICU capacity drops to 0% in Southern California as state reports 379 new deaths, shattering record
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... and here is a homemade electric aircraft ... made from foam and tubing ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp7JcmwKQcU
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And here's an electric one that you can buy and just go fly!
https://www.aeroexpo.online/prod/icaro-2000/product-172833-2178.html
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"like a virus induced panicky over reactions."
Yup - overreacting by being deathly sick and clogging up the ER's & ICU's. Why are all these folks falling for the scam and having trouble breathing? Don't they know Fox, OAN & NewsMax have said it's all a hoax? And the Earth is flat, plus the moon landings were all faked? And you need to send the Dear Leader more money, even though only donation amounts over $8000 apply to the election legal defense fund, the rest is just discretionary spending money for him?? Oh, and bye the way, the election is over? I've even heard one of the "virus induced panicky over reactions" is death. But that's probably just "fakenews". Damn Swedish virus...
I don't exactly get what the management of the virus has got to do with the shape of earth, neither the moon landing. However there could be something to your statment "swedish" virus. ;)
New mutation is supposedly already making it's way from the UK island to the continent. All flights suspended as panicky overreaction.
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... and here is a homemade electric aircraft ... made from foam and tubing ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hp7JcmwKQcU
Very interesting wing construction.
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Hey Adrian -Have you watched Noraly yet riding her Zero DSR around a conservation area all day? She got to say hello to a flock of sheep who only understand English in order to deter thieves who only speak Dutch :)(http://) And cattle who look like aurochs (sort of).
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@ 140: "I don't exactly get what the management of the virus has got to do with the shape of earth, neither the moon landing." Over here we have 3 major news chains loudly claiming C19 is a delusion; they get well paid to reinforce the views of about 60M of our folks unwilling for various reasons to face the medical realities of the virus. The "Flat Urthers" & "No Landers" are part & parcel of this cult. Hopefully the experts are correct about the efficacy of the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine on the new strain.
U.S. holds off on U.K. ban for now as other countries rush to block travel By Siobhán O'Grady ; https://www.washingtonpost.com/nation/2020/12/21/coronavirus-covid-live-updates-us/
The United States has not yet implemented new restrictions on travelers from the United Kingdom, as other countries rush to close borders to travelers from Britain amid fears that new arrivals could import cases of a fast-spreading variant of the novel coronavirus.
Adm. Brett Giroir, U.S. assistant secretary for health, told CNN on Monday that “everything is possible” but that there are currently no updates on next steps regarding restrictions in the United States. “We just need to put everything on the table, have an open scientific discussion and make a best recommendation,” he said.
Anthony S. Fauci, director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, told CNN on Monday that he would not advise U.S. officials to impose new restrictions at this stage, saying experts should “without a doubt keep an eye on it” but that “we don’t want to overreact.”
At least 40 countries have imposed new rules banning travel from Britain, including several nations in the European Union, as well as Canada, Russia, Oman and Jordan. A handful of countries are also blocking travel from South Africa, where a similar strain has also been detected.
Thus far, experts say there is no reason to believe that the Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine, which several countries are starting to roll out, will not be effective at preventing the spread of this variant.
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@ 2CV: Is one of these the Itchy Boots video you were talking about?
Itchy Boots First ride on an Electric Motorcycle as Park Ranger Assistant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZKs0Uza-6c
Itchy Boots First ride on an Electric Motorcycle as Park Ranger Assistant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZKs0Uza-6c&list=RDCMUCEIs9nkveW9WmYtsOcJBwTg&start_radio=1&t=1454
Itchy Boots First ride on an Electric Motorcycle as Park Ranger Assistant
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CZKs0Uza-6c&list=RDCMUCEIs9nkveW9WmYtsOcJBwTg&start_radio=1&t=20
Zero DSR Specs:
MSRP: $15,495
Driving range: 203.8 miles/full charge
Curb weight: 418.9 to 463 lbs
Seat height: 33.19″
Wheelbase: 56.18″
Make: Zero
https://www.zeromotorcycles.com/
https://www.zeromotorcycles.com/model/zero-dsrbf (Nominally $19K)
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Hey Adrian -Have you watched Noraly yet riding her Zero DSR around a conservation area all day? She got to say hello to a flock of sheep who only understand English in order to deter thieves who only speak Dutch :)(http://) And cattle who look like aurochs (sort of).
I have to admit that I've never got/gotten around to watching ANY of Miss Itchyboots' exploits. So out of touch. What year is this? Is it time for my meds yet?
A.
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Don't believe Zero's claims for the range of their motorcycles. That range is only if you stay in the city and keep your average speed down to about 25 mph. However, if you ride on the highway at the speed limit, expect more like 80 miles from a full charge from their DSR model with the largest battery pack available, which then takes about 10 to 12 hours to replenish.
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And here's an electric one that you can buy and just go fly!
https://www.aeroexpo.online/prod/icaro-2000/product-172833-2178.html
Well if your going to just buy one the Pipistrel is a bit more practical as it can be registered and landed at normal airports without restrictions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r2hh_ni-vF4
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I have to admit that I've never got/gotten around to watching ANY of Miss Itchyboots' exploits. So out of touch. What year is this? Is it time for my meds yet?
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I meant that to go to Richard, but had a brain fart. Or is it infarction? Or aneurysm?
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@ # 146, R230:
80 miles isn't too bad when ridden "normally", maybe 1 1/2 hours of fun. 200+ miles when ridden cautiously at 25ish (probably flat ground too) is about 8 hours of seat time. All things considered a nice effort.
The 460 pound all-up weight really tells the tale of batteries as energy storage. About 20 pounds of gasoline on a cheap 200cc, 260 pound "trail bike" { https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yamaha_XT225 } replicates the endurance and is vastly more competent on the trail. So at this point in time, batteries are about 10:1 heavier than liquid hydrocarbon fuels.
But, as long as you stick to "sweetness 'n light, just smelling the flowers" trails, the greater tonnage isn't a big issue. And you can just plug it in when you get home. No oil changes, no tune ups, no carb cleaning, starts flawlessly every time. Pricy, but in the end probably cheaper than spending time at a bar...
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@ # 147, GF: The powered hang glider (aka "recreational trike") conversion stores in the garage and flies at about 15 - 40 MPH depending on wing chosen. They are the affordable "Trail 90" of the air, lots of folks would simply not be flying if it was GAA aircraft only. The Pipistrel Alpha Electric - "has short take-off distance, powerful 1000+ fpm climb capability and an endurance of one hour plus a 30-minute reserve" - is mainly intended for touch-'n-go practice. The problem with most GAA aircraft is they mainly are just able to use airports, so you get to fly from town to town, enjoying whatever dining is within walking distance. Most GAA aircraft you can actually afford fly are in the 75 - 110 MPH speed range. Commercial jets are 450 - 600 MPH, so long distance travel is problematic in personal aircraft. Mostly owners of small planes fly to another airfield for breakfast. Recreational trikes take off & land at maybe 10-15 MPH and cruise at 25-45. They can mostly both take off & land in less that 150 feet, sometimes even 50 feet. Such options make them fun "trail bikes of the air". A few heroes in snow suits carrying extra gas have even taken long distance journeys, albeit slowly. Flying is flying, and falling out of the sky at 15 MPH is a whole lot better than 115 or more. My sister was in Search & Rescue for awhile. They had a call where some hero and his passenger fell out of the sky in his little Cessna 2 seater, unfortunately crashing into a garage full of wire shopping carts awaiting repair. It wasn't pretty. Trikes are an affordable, fun, practical way for the average guy to experience flying, whether powered by Ray-O-Vac or 87 octane Shell gas.
https://www.pipistrel-aircraft.com/aircraft/electric-flight/alpha-electro/
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@ # 147, GF: The powered hang glider (aka "recreational trike") conversion stores in the garage and flies at about 15 - 40 MPH depending on wing chosen. They are the affordable "Trail 90" of the air, lots of folks would simply not be flying if it was GAA aircraft only.
It's the most affordable aircraft that can be to some extent called aircraft. It's not an airplane because it's controlled by weight distribution and not by aerodynamic controls.
Minimum speed is usually around 30-35mph, cruise ~50, Vmax around 60-75mph. It's by no means a parachute as you make it sound. I know it because I did it, including experience in building one. I also met maybe about 5 people personally who killed themselves on the "recreational trikes". As with any aircraft it's recommended to have an idea of what you are doing.
Unfortunately, the clubs that exist are usually more about sucking out the newcomers and potential pilots than anything else.
When it comes to aircraft I would take a Cup, or a STOL aircraft over most UL designs
anyday, take off and landing speed about the same as the "recreational trike". If you go for something like the AVID Flyer which is based on a CUP, it has foldable wings and you can store it in your garage.
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@ # 151: Where to start!?! Merriam -Webster: Definition of aircraft : a vehicle (such as an airplane or balloon) for traveling through the air.
If you don't know, A trike's minimum take off/ landing speed is governed by the wing size. A trike can be fitted with a variety of wing sizes, depending on intended use. The LiteWing Aircraft LiteTrike has a 15 MPH "stall" and a 30 MPH cruise. To do this, it is fitted with a 200 square foot wing. Most recreational fliers choose a smaller wing and take off & land at about 25 MPH and cruise at maybe 40ish. Trikes are also highly stall resistant, unlike 3 axis GAA machines. Trikes also routinely safely carry nearly 1.5 times their own weight by design, something well beyond the GAA aircraft envelop. Not that you are interested, but here is a nice resource: http://trikesforsale.sportaviationcenter.com/aviation-trike-buyers-guide/why-fly-a-trike/
I have run across this dismissive mentality many times. Flying is flying, at 20 MPH or 200 MPH. If your machine has issues while flying, you can't step out side & fix it, you need to get it back on the ground first. If you want to fly into a power line or other stationary object, or just run out of fuel at an inconvenient time, that's eminently doable in any aircraft. But when was the last time you read about a Trike or other ultralight crashing into a home and killing a family? Never is the correct answer. The big obstacle here is good old-fashioned snobbery. GAA aircraft are pricey and have high maintenance costs. Practically, they require a runway and hangar for proper landing and storage needs. That costs even more $$$, added on to an already expensive purchase, and there is where the "haves/have not" BS comes in to play. A great many GAA pilots have a sense of superiority derived from the monetary outlay required. All aircraft require quite a bit of knowledge on the part of the user to survive. Ultralight aircraft (Microlight?) provide that affordably, within reach of the "everyman". And that really chaps the hide of folks looking to separate themselves from the "herd". After having spent $50K - $200K to achieve the ability to fly 100 miles of a morning for a greasy airport breakfast, it could be seen as aggravating to watch 2 or 3 flex wings doodling around 100 feet over a cow pasture at 30 MPH, having a great time "smelling the flowers (literally!)". To see the lowly peons flying after spending a mere $5k - $20K each...unacceptable. Our Quicksilver aerodrome in Las Vegas had several helicopter pilots and actual GAA pilot scofflaws that flew their Quicksilver MX's out of there. The older GAA guys couldn't make their medical anymore, and the chopper boys said it was the most affordable way to mimic their rotary wing experience they knew of. Nobody died out of there, but a few folks did get lost on their "solo" flights and ended up landing in a bare lot near a Circle-K to phone for a ride back. "Things look different from the air" was their story.
So if you have a big wallet, buy & fly whatever you want. If you don't and want to experience flying in the same "wind in the wires" way that the early adopters did, a trike and some training will get you there. Lesson #1 - FLY THE AIRCRAFT! :D
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Do you have a picture of that 15mph stall, 30mph cruise speed trike??
200sqf and a single seater can probably achieve such figures. I don't think it's that great though as it will be extremely sensitive, if you get into 30mph head wind you will be moving backwards and won't be able to reach your landing spot. ;)
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Well, you have the name of the trike referenced, so you go look it up. Your dismissive speculation has no bearing.
As far as flying in wind, I had a friend that as a young adults he and his brother used to fly their dad's Piper Cub "backwards" at about 35 MPH indicated air speed into a probably 40 MPH headwind. It's pretty disconcerting. Also it's good to find a "quieter" place to land. Cosmos Trikes has a video of an experienced pilot landing & ascending vertically in a headwind, not a stunt for the novice.
The name of the game is wing loading. A lightly load airfoil will obviously be more affected by wind that a more heavily loaded one. Landing a leading-edge slat equipped Fieseler Storch with a stall speed of 30 MPH would be more difficult with a 40 MPH headwind than landing a P51, a machine with laminar flow airfoils, a 450 MPH cruise speed and a stall speed of about 100 MPH. The flight parameters of whatever wing you equip your trike with have to be known & respected, a "disregard at your own peril" situation.
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Dismissive speculation? ...at such extreme configuration you can as well go this. Only ideal weather, and you won't get very far, that's the downside. Up side is, cost, weight, and you can store it in your closet.
https://blackhawkparamotor.com/blackhawk-paramotor-lite-trike-new/
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It's the most affordable aircraft that can be to some extent called aircraft.
Speaking as a paraglider pilot, I object! ;)
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It's probably been posted before but here are 2 of the most useless motorcyclists you ever saw. They should stick to bicycles
https://youtu.be/SsooztXAK_M
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"Dismissive speculation? ...at such extreme configuration you can as well go this. Only ideal weather, and you won't get very far, that's the downside."
A paraglider isn't what we were discussing. About every other weekend in the summer there is a cloud of 5 - 12 paragliders over the local mountains north of my house. They are having a ball riding thermals, and if their engine goes hinky they already have a 'chute deployed.
The flex-wing trike we were discussing and it's merits to relative GAA aircraft was the topic. As far as "getting far", at 45 - 55 MPH the economical flex-wing trike isn't that far off the pace of the 150 when compared to actual commercial passenger aircraft speeds of 250 - 500 MPH. Besides, all these aircraft discussed are primarily for recreational use, so what does speed really matter? The Storch was referenced because it is an (excellent!) STOL aircraft that operates in parameters similar to those of most Flex-wing trikes. These are only "extreme" parameters if you are attempting to argue that only the operating parameters of something like a Cessna 150 are allowed ( Stall = 48 MPH, VNE = 160 MPH, an 1100 pound aircraft that carries 500 pounds of people, fuel & "stuff".) STOL aircraft have of necessity lighter wing loading and are inherently going to be more affected by prevailing weather conditions, but we already discussed that. Only the toughest, most powerful aircraft fly in bad weather, and there are even limits to those. A rule of thumb has always been "If the birds aren't flying, YOU shouldn't fly".
"The name of the game is wing loading. A lightly load airfoil will obviously be more affected by wind that a more heavily loaded one. Landing a leading-edge slat equipped Fieseler Storch with a stall speed of 30 MPH would be more difficult with a 40 MPH headwind than landing a P51, a machine with laminar flow airfoils, a 450 MPH cruise speed and a stall speed of about 100 MPH. The flight parameters of whatever wing you equip your trike with have to be known & respected, a "disregard at your own peril" situation."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogallo_wing (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rogallo_wing)
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What does speed matter those days anyway, no one is going anywhere?
The minor difference is that the Storch has flaps, and some derivatives of it will have airlerons that go over the whole wing and can be used as flaps. Those flip flappy flaps increase the lift on those wings while taking off or landing making incredibly low stall speeds possible. At the same time the cruise speed is around 80 or 90 which is a rather high speed when compared with a rogallo wing attached to a trike. Additionally with an aerodynamically controlled air vehicle you can perform recreational acrobatics. The trial of performing a looping with a rogallo wing or autostable single wing recreational aircraft is to be paid with life. That said I would take the Storch, Cup, Avid Flyer and all of those derivatives any time over a Cessna, be it for pleasure or even short distance travel at the cost of little lower speed. I have no interest in anything that needs an little personal army to keep maintained and working, neither a personal oil well to keep it in the air.
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"I have no interest in anything that needs an little personal army to keep maintained and working, neither a personal oil well to keep it in the air."
Sounds like no interest in GAA aircraft then. Then you'll like these trikes that cruise at 90-100, stall at 39, and are capable of basic stuff like loops & high-G turns, falling leaf descents, etc., all with aircraft that are affordable and garage or carport storable.
Below is why the Storch and similar aircraft can do what they do. Zenith Air makes lots of great aircraft. The voodoo of leading edge slats & vortex generators is pretty cool. The simpler Rogallo wing flexwing trikes get away with a lot due to their light weight and good power.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leading-edge_slot
Slats are aerodynamic surfaces on the leading edge of the wings of fixed-wing aircraft which, when deployed, allow the wing to operate at a higher angle of attack. A higher coefficient of lift is produced as a result of angle of attack and speed, so by deploying slats an aircraft can fly at slower speeds, or take off and land in shorter distances. They are usually used while landing or performing maneuvers which take the aircraft close to the stall, but are usually retracted in normal flight to minimize drag. They decrease stall speed.
Slats are one of several high-lift devices used on airliners, such as flap systems running along the trailing edge of the wing.
http://www.zenithair.com/stolch801/design/slats-vs-vg-design.html
http://www.performancestol.com/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fieseler_Fi_156_Storch
Fieseler's design had a far better short take off and landing ("STOL") performance. A fixed slat ran along the entire length of the leading edge of the long wings, while a hinged and slotted set of control surfaces ran along the entire length of trailing edge. This was inspired by earlier 1930s Junkers Doppelflügel, "double-wing" aircraft wing control surface design concepts. For the Fi 156, this setup along each wing panel's trailing edge was split nearly 50/50 between the inboard-located flaps and outboard-located ailerons, which, in turn, included trim tab devices over half of each aileron's trailing edge length.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_Revo
Performance:
Maximum speed: 62 mph (100 km/h, 54 kn)
Cruise speed: 50 mph (80 km/h, 43 kn)
Stall speed: 22 mph (35 km/h, 19 kn)
Rate of climb: 1,140 ft/min (5.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 7.1 lb/sq ft (34.8 kg/m2)
http://www.pmaviationusa.com/quikr.html
VNE = 120 MPH
Vmax = 110 MPH
Vcruise = 90-100 MPH
Vstall = 39 MPH
Maxclimb = >1100 FPM
Trikes looping!?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr2_lh-39Ms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeMchtBedx4
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@ # 157: That cyclist was doing pretty good for having a tyre contact patch at either end about the size of your fingertip, eh? ;D
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Evolution_Revo
Performance:
Maximum speed: 62 mph (100 km/h, 54 kn)
Cruise speed: 50 mph (80 km/h, 43 kn)
Stall speed: 22 mph (35 km/h, 19 kn)
Rate of climb: 1,140 ft/min (5.8 m/s)
Wing loading: 7.1 lb/sq ft (34.8 kg/m2)
http://www.pmaviationusa.com/quikr.html
VNE = 120 MPH
Vmax = 110 MPH
Vcruise = 90-100 MPH
Vstall = 39 MPH
Maxclimb = >1100 FPM
Trikes looping!?!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rr2_lh-39Ms
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KeMchtBedx4
These are rather extreme examples. There is no point of chasing ultimate performance in those things. 60k$ for one really? I come from a time when people would build it themselves, cost typically bellow 10k$, I seriously don't know why I should need a stinky company to sell me one of those apart of the wing. A good wing costs maybe about 5k$.
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"These are rather extreme examples. There is no point of chasing ultimate performance in those things. 60k$ for one really? "
You keep using "extreme". These are production machines for sale we're talking about. No one is chasing "ultimate performance" in a trike, they are in the end go-karts hung below a Rogallo wing. The examples were to illustrate the breadth of their operating envelop. For the same reason I mentioned the Storch & P51 Mustang. Their manufacturers have polished their designs to make them function well and maximize structural safety. The "tough ones" are designed to +6G/-3G and cost a bit more. Like every other motorized sport, there will be folks with coin to spare that buy the "best efforts" of the available craftsmen. The GAA aircraft are astronomical - a new Skyhawk is in the $300K range. An old used 152 runs $20K - $50K, to $120K for a "factory new" refurbished unit from Aviat. $60K starts to look pretty cheap for a machine you could land most anywhere and climbs "Like a homesick Angel". Used you can pick up a functional weekend flyer for maybe $2500 - $8000 depending on motor, prop & wing you're interested in. Not much point in starting from scratch. Then polish it up a bit & go flying!
Here is extreme, a one-off vehicle using only human power to fly:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCready_Gossamer_Condor
1977, first to complete a human powered figure eight course flight.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MacCready_Gossamer_Albatross
1979, first to complete a human powered flight From England to France.
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That's right when it comes to the market situation. There might be someone who may need a Rogallo wing with a trike for 60k$. :o
I'm kind of inclined to the idea of build it yourself instead of buy it since the book of Darwin awards has still lot of empty pages. These things are all one off's, I would not trust anyone building it. ;)
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"Never give up - Never surrender!" Alexander Dane, Chief Science Officer, NSEA Protector.
Cosmos Trikes - "Building production "one-offs" since the '70's" ::)
Pioneer light sport aircraft manufacturer Cosmos Ultralight produces the world’s safest, most stable ultralight weight shift control aircraft in the history of the sport. Founded in France in the early 1970’s, the company pioneered the use of Rotax engines on light sport aircraft and helped to create and launch the weight shift control aircraft market.
http://meiyagroup.com/cosmos-aerospace.html
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The Cosmos products look a lot more sensible. 👍
No point in turning it into a Rocket. Would be like stuffing 100hp into a RE. I still think it's better to build your own, unless you are rocket scientist then maybe not. ::)
If I came to know this firm recieved a EU grant or similar, I would definitely walk out.
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I took a weight shift Cosmos Trike flight with an instructor at Lake Pleasant near Phoenix some years back. On the landing approach a horizontal rotor from an adjacent wash sucked the lift out of the wing when we about 15' off the strip. The trike sagged towards the dirt nose first, the instructor pushed the bar forward. The trike bounced about 5 feet back up and we continued the landing uneventfully. The same escapade in my 3-axis control Quicksilver MX I'd qualified in would have resulted in broken legs as the tail elevator would have done nothing to correct attitude. I was sold on trikes then. There is tremendous reserve lift and innate stability in the design.
I also had the good fortune to fly with my brother in his float-equipped trike. We took off from a pond near Wasilla Alaska and flew about 40 miles over to the Deshka River, landed on it and fished from the plane. Later that day his plane effortlessly took off with us and maybe 40 additional pounds of Silver salmon from the river and carted us back home. Trikes are nice machines. He also had a set of skis for it for winter flying. His snow machine clothing does double duty.
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This was our machine. My father built it, I did the technical supervision. ;) ...everything was perfectly calculated. ;D ;D ;D
No papers, no licenses, I think not even my father had a license back than. Year of compleation was 1996. Engine was an issue back than, it was a 1600cc VW with a direct drive propeller. It did climb around 3.5m/s, not too bad. Lot of emergency landings due to that engine though. Until that engine finally dropped a valve and we sold it off. I would buy it back anytime today, the construction was well crafted, probably better than anyone would do for bussiness. And of course if you build it than you know the week spots and how to do it better. If I remember correctly the wing was a ESO 13 from the company TL Ultralight. About 13m^2 which is around 140 sqf?
After 2000 with the rage of the EU regulations, and all the "I want it too" crowd and lot of them killing themselves or wanting to turn that hobby into big bussiness, it became a bit less fun.
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My RL flying days are long gone though I have dabbled with the idea of trikes and UL .
These days my flying is restricted to Microsft's new flight simulator. Here are a few of the many videos I have recorded over the past few months:
jabiru J170 at YSPT:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wV6wShpN30U
Bush landing in PNG in a caravan
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hlxhm26hPIU
Turbo Bonanza at YSPT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCrGar54PIE
Landing a jabiru at NZRO
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zz5vVt-27Sg
Another (different) jabiru at NZML (Milford Sound)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GmT_3AiSLcI
Heavily modified Savage Carbon crazy nonsense in headwind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7bgXkaWyJG0
Circuit and full stop landing at YSPT in the default C152
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=udPk06oH3-k
Note there is an aftermarket Aerolite Trike for sale for MSFS - I just do not happen to own one to video:
https://secure.simmarket.com/nemeth-designs-aerolite-103-msfs.phtml
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@ # 168:
Thanks for sharing that, those are some great memories. Did you guys have any instruction in type of just go full "Old Skool" and start with crow hopping? Lots of folks bootstrapped themselves into flight skills that way, small controlled ascents, gradually going higher as confidence grows. Did you use a wood prop or the newer GRP units? For a while folks were building their own wood props. The pilot in the picture looks pretty young - is that the younger "rapid healing" Tech Supervisor part of the team? :)
A great story out of Phoenix was a guy that volunteered to distribute the ashes of an acquaintance over his favorite flying area.
After setting up for a run over the area, he opens the "can" & starts sprinkling ashes.
About 45 seconds into it the can's empty and the engine starts losing thrust.
Limping back to the landing area, our samaritan lands & starts examining his rig.
His new graphite prop was very chewed. Note to self - In a pusher design, anything falling off of the "cart" goes thru the prop... :o
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He learned it at the end of the 70ies beginning of the 80ies by running down the hill with it. ;D ...the wing was self made, loosely based on some Australian design.
My only experience with this stuff is with the double seater on the pic. above. Yes propeller was wooden, it was a retired aero technician who made it as a hobby, you just told him the specs of the engine and he would come up with an optimal design.
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...here is the exact prop, now hanging around as well decoration. You know, it's wood, you hit a stone with it, glue the hole, give it a new finish and carry on unlike carbon fibre. ;)
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Beautiful workmanship! :)
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Nice. One of my flying buddies who went to the dark side (paramotor, gah...) needed a prop in a hurry after he splintered his carbon one. He carved one from an oak floorboard from his property. It was a sweet prop too. Quiet and plenty of thrust.
Reminds me that I read an article in the Smithsonian air and space mag a while ago about a young hottie in the states who makes wooden props for vintage planes. She learned from her dad and is carrying on the business.
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Here are a few do-it-yourself devices:
https://wood-carver.com/gemini.html
https://www.homebuiltairplanes.com/forums/threads/propeller-duplicator-plans.4312/
...and how the real guys do it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmtMQeoKCu8
Culver Props propellor carving machine in action!
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...and how the real guys do it!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LmtMQeoKCu8
Culver Props propellor carving machine in action!
The video that came up next where she's making a prop for a Bristol fighter is worth a look.
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https://poly.google.com/view/3p4QZ_34PAM
Not a video but interesting. A a little virtual tour through the Ducati Museum.
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Very nice! Reminds me of the AMA "Hall of Fame" museum in Columbus Ohio:
https://americanmotorcyclist.com/visit/
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ponTbDDMYjw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OaC6ZY0KYVc
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Nice!! I can feel a new Kurosawa film in the offing... 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6OmlH__QmLU
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6i0a7RDPkM8
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https://poly.google.com/view/3p4QZ_34PAM
Not a video but interesting. A a little virtual tour through the Ducati Museum.
On a related note, some may have already seen this fascinating Ducati Factory Tour, but for those who haven't: https://youtu.be/jR7ENFjqfb4
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On a related note, some may have already seen this fascinating Ducati Factory Tour, but for those who haven't: https://youtu.be/jR7ENFjqfb4
In a nutshell yes, that's how it's made. The issues started when Maria finally got her PhD and took over control of everything. ;)
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On a related note, some may have already seen this fascinating Ducati Factory Tour, but for those who haven't: https://youtu.be/jR7ENFjqfb4
Marlon's T100 review is probably one of the most honest motorcycle reviews I have come across ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LOY2iTf2GQ8
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Do you like kangaroos?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2HCUwAPZw8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vr1idLs-zPw
(NSFW language, violence)
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Not to be confused with NSW language, violence!
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Not to be confused with NSW language, violence!
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Been to Darlinghurst and the Cross haven't you :D
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No, just a pom sitting tight at home and playing with the acronyms, but we have ways of finding out! Plenty of that sort of thing over here, though I suspect the expletives are more colourful down under, we tend to lack the necessary imagination...
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As an electric motorcycle enthusiast I enjoyed this YouTube video about buying the cheapest electric dirt bike available from Amazon. It comes in a cardboard box, which the reviewer dismantles with a chain saw, just to give you an idea of how the rest of the video goes. ;D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qqsdSJXuwp4
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Range Extender!!! Yes!!! ;D
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That was awesome! Now to add 400 pounds of solar panels and 800 pounds of batteries. may need more air in the tyres though... :o
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Just chuck 'er in the ute...
https://youtu.be/9i2eZaJsC7g
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rMDieueOwtk
Those rhino chasers look like they'd be a handful.
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Seeming as we seem to be on an Aussie theme lately
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnRhMQT1GWs
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Seeming as we seem to be on an Aussie theme lately
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OnRhMQT1GWs
Too good! A few years ago I found a baby brown snake in my shed, killed by the biggest redback spider I ever saw.
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Oh yeah they ca do that ... there was a viral video a few years back:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Usld_7TQtmk
As far as killing snakes go, Aussie kids are pretty good with snakes - but apparently so are the Brazilian ones ...
https://www.rt.com/news/320587-brazil-child-kills-snake/
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This looks like somewhere I'd like to go for a holiday. But where? Morocco?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HOLLHJPZcko
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We have not had a cat video for a while:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J_8mdH20qTQ
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A lost episode of "Flying Tigers"? ;)
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A new video just came out from Wagakki Band ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qum43l6UZW0
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If you want to see some good car/truck/tractor repair videos, give" Watch Wes Work" a try.
Unlike some of the repair videos, his show him actually screwing up when he does. He doesn't edit the problems out.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC2kEuLCRUrWAvHlupobn4aw/videos
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The BBC Transatlantic Sessions.
Stick a load of folk and country musicians from the US, Scotland, Ireland (and the occasional Englishman) in a big remote house in Scotland and don't let 'em out until they've played something...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VsD4snTewqA
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In case you have wondered what would happen if you let a bunch of 15 year old Japanese girls form their own metal band ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTEYUFgLveY
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I'll stick with Celtica thanks :)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zo2hXxB06zQ
Frank
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This popped up in my suggestions the other day. No idea why :D
Cybertronic Spree
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bTTT0iarzI8
In case you have wondered what would happen if you let a bunch of 15 year old Japanese girls form their own metal band ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTEYUFgLveY
I think I saw these at the Download festival (UK). Memory hazy though lol.
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All you need is a string quartet.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAzWLdkq-Tc&feature=emb_logo
and if you want to freak out a bit, their viola player recorded THIS:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FLWBwoG2L9Q&feature=emb_logo
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In case you have wondered what would happen if you let a bunch of 15 year old Japanese girls form their own metal band ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTEYUFgLveY
Awww now look at what you gone and made me post...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jltKnDlH_OA
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Sometimes youtube throws up something you had no idea you needed to see...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Uk05VuvqW5w
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I wonder what the actual racing sounds like.
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I wonder what the actual racing sounds like.
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Got to be better!
Frank
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Yeah I turned the sound off.
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I came across this on YouTube. It is a fast-forward'd video of a guy building a homemade motorcycle.
Biker snobs will cringe but a motorcycle is a motorcycle as it relates to the human condition.
30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgXktQ71k1c
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Sidecars can go faster ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7PTbNHgXWYo
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Speed or sound?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0GuDPUZkWeo
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I came across this on YouTube. It is a fast-forward'd video of a guy building a homemade motorcycle.
Biker snobs will cringe but a motorcycle is a motorcycle as it relates to the human condition.
30 minutes https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VgXktQ71k1c
That thing is pretty funky, but no worse than the ELF, and I'll bet it's a hoot to ride. :o
Kid's with his level of talent and imagination are hard to find. I'd hire him in a minute.
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That thing is pretty funky, but no worse than the ELF, and I'll bet it's a hoot to ride. :o
Kid's with his level of talent and imagination are hard to find. I'd hire him in a minute.
If you have an interest in innovative engineering check out this guys channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpmTWL_Cyug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORgGLAHsI1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-qco5akk8
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If you have an interest in innovative engineering check out this guys channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpmTWL_Cyug
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ORgGLAHsI1w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cE-qco5akk8
Thanks for these, I'm not much for Youtube, but vids like this may make me change my mind. He is obviously one very talented guy building some very cool stuff.
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Thanks for these, I'm not much for Youtube, but vids like this may make me change my mind. He is obviously one very talented guy building some very cool stuff.
Yeah, his comment in the wheels video where he is basically completely rebuild the aircraft suspension was something like "should only take a couple of days, maybe a few hundred hours" . In the wing video he is talking about how they are going to have to extrude their own aluminium spars as no one makes them. The level of workmanship put into every detail, even stuff that will never be seen, is phenomenal.
The Scrappy build is interesting enough, but what I am really locking forward to seeing is what he does when he starts on the replacement for Draco:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jX6ZwDcLACA
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https://youtu.be/Ugx-ZhvhtyY
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https://youtu.be/Ugx-ZhvhtyY
Thanx! That whole channel is awesome!
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Thanx! That whole channel is awesome!
Haha yeah he's not bad, the big beautiful bastard ;D
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Here is the kind of stuff I like to watch on YourTub ;) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NNbivFreU
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Here is the kind of stuff I like to watch on YourTub ;) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NNbivFreU
I thought it might be porn :o But in fact it's way better! Nice, thanks for posting this. ;)
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I'm a sucker for machining and manufacturing videos too.
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Here is the kind of stuff I like to watch on YourTub ;) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5NNbivFreU
Great video.
I'm a big fan of the TV series "How Its Made".
I'm even guilty of watching some processes frame by frame. 8)
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I find myself enjoying the witty banter of the more verbose Campfire threads. They often remind me of a performer I loved as a child. His motto, "Where there is death, there is hope" still charms me. He survived the Nazis but not old age.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HBhwiTnumnI
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Some of the more recent YouTube short movies around are almost Theatre level in production quality -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEe-ZeVbTLo
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Great video.
I'm a big fan of the TV series "How Its Made".
I'm even guilty of watching some processes frame by frame. 8)
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The most persistent motorcycle cop chase ever recorded: https://youtu.be/r5m-acPxntc?t=83 (https://youtu.be/r5m-acPxntc?t=83)
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The most persistent motorcycle cop chase ever recorded: https://youtu.be/r5m-acPxntc?t=83 (https://youtu.be/r5m-acPxntc?t=83)
Wow, good one Hoiho.
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Wow, good one Hoiho.
It may actually have been the 2021 Brazilian MotoGP - seemed to be about the right number of laps
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It may actually have been the 2021 Brazilian MotoGP - seemed to be about the right number of laps
Incredible, the bad guy was a hell of a rider, and his passenger had a pair on him. The cop bikes seemed to be a little underpowered, especially since the bad guy looked to be on a Honda Hawk or one if it's clones. I suspect he took quite a beating before it was over.
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The scumbag can ride...
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Thanks Hoiho! That was bracing.
Speaking of bracing, forgive me if it's already been mentioned, but here's a looksee at one of those new Enfield twins with the Hitchcocks 865 big bore kit and sundries: https://youtu.be/TbgLQgmMmIA. Verdict's in: It's a "Commandoesque Beast." It also answers the question posed uniquely to Yankee owners owing to trademark shenanigans with Honda sitting on the "Interceptor" moniker hereabouts, "What do I do with those stupid "INT650" stickers?" Answer: Just install the big bore kit, and then add an "A" and maybe jam in an apostrophe for grammatical OCD sufferers to make it "AIN'T650".
MY question about that video is whether the Dan fellow from Hitchcocks appearing in it is the very same as our Forum Admin "Dantheman". He's the guy who actually keeps the trains running, goes mano a mano with those electro-gremlins on our behalf, and just continually improves this joint. As a Mod I deal with Dan rather a lot, so it'd be nice to pin a face to the name.
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Well it can only be true, the man is a one off genius.
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Another analysis of why Harley Davidson are allegedly dying out :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wlMHe2prU8
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An engine one...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jno7q5h5hQI
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Another analysis of why Harley Davidson are allegedly dying out :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wlMHe2prU8
The guy does a pretty fair analysis, not as deep as fortnine...
The simple issue is that I don't know any rider under 40 who wants a HD. I don't know anyone who wants to pay that much for a technological dinosaur either.
My 87 FXRS had a full shopping list of upgrades - carb, pipe, seat, exhaust, brakes, ignition, shocks etc and was... meh, alright I suppose.
How do you sell an expensive HD to a 29 year old that wants fast, reliable thrills
You can't.
How do you sell a HD to a 50 year old that probably already owns one and goes out for a sunny Sunday potter, maybe 4000 miles a year... a bike that may outlast them?
Target should be mid/late 30 with disposable income and what's going to entice them? Certainly not clichés...
Straight line, traffic light domination. Power. The same as Corvettes, Mustangs etc. Brutal, rubber annihilating launches.
HD need a Rocket3 beating monster.
...or just stick to selling aftershave and toilet seats.
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The guy does a pretty fair analysis, not as deep as fortnine...
The simple issue is that I don't know any rider under 40 who wants a HD. I don't know anyone who wants to pay that much for a technological dinosaur either.
My 87 FXRS had a full shopping list of upgrades - carb, pipe, seat, exhaust, brakes, ignition, shocks etc and was... meh, alright I suppose.
How do you sell an expensive HD to a 29 year old that wants fast, reliable thrills
You can't.
How do you sell a HD to a 50 year old that probably already owns one and goes out for a sunny Sunday potter, maybe 4000 miles a year... a bike that may outlast them?
Target should be mid/late 30 with disposable income and what's going to entice them? Certainly not clichés...
Straight line, traffic light domination. Power. The same as Corvettes, Mustangs etc. Brutal, rubber annihilating launches.
HD need a Rocket3 beating monster.
...or just stick to selling aftershave and toilet seats.
I think you nailed it. 8)
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Some of the more recent YouTube short movies around are almost Theatre level in production quality -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEe-ZeVbTLo
This was brilliant, thanks GlennF
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Another analysis of why Harley Davidson are allegedly dying out :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0wlMHe2prU8
Harley used to market all sorts of smaller bikes like those sleek and sporty little Italian-built Aermacchis, even scooters and golf carts. But when the Japanese started showing up with boatloads of their well-built and economical UJMs to eat their lunch, Harley somehow pulled off that 45% tarriff cockblock in '83 against imported bikes over 700cc, doubling down on that pricey and exclusive fat capacity market segment with much blustery testosterone-drenched faux-patriotism instead of taking the "make a bike for everyone" approach of, say, Honda--a path Harley really should have explored during those shabby and rudderless AMF years, what with the Gas Crisis and all.
So, Harley's kind of painted themselves into a corner. They cannot now diversify their offerings without fear of offending their increasingly geriatric and diminishing nativist "snob base."
For years they've been cooking the books with stock buybacks and the like to paint a prettier financial picture, but I expect that sooner or later those interest rates will budge upwards making such "finessing" no longer viable, whereupon their bean counters will commence making noises in shareholder reports extolling the virtues of "consolidation" or "market synergies," after which it's only a matter of time before Harley Davidson becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Hung Far Low Noodle and Heavy Industry Consortium.
"哈雷戴维森万岁!"
("Rong Rive Harrey-Davidson!")
I can't say I'll really miss 'em much. I never really planned to buy one...not a new one anyhow.
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This was brilliant, thanks GlennF
+1
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This was brilliant, thanks GlennF
Not sure which was the most impressive the amazing scenery or that young Maori actress Phoenix Cross who played the Princess/Schoolgirl but it is definitely one of the best things to come out of YouTube in a while.
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Crazy racing in Japan. I think that is Zimmer in the yellow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYEn_fpv-4&t=48s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYEn_fpv-4&t=48s)
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Crazy racing in Japan. I think that is Zimmer in the yellow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYEn_fpv-4&t=48s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYEn_fpv-4&t=48s)
That one never seems to get old. It's oddly satisfying.
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Crazy racing in Japan. I think that is Zimmer in the yellow.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYEn_fpv-4&t=48s (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dEYEn_fpv-4&t=48s)
;D ;D ;D ;D Thanks for the vote of confidence. I know at one time they bet heavily on those races and all the riders used bikes similar to the one #5 was riding: rigid frames, with parallel twins from long gone companies like Cabton, BSA etc. Whether that's still the case I couldn't tell you.
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Harley used to market all sorts of smaller bikes like those sleek and sporty little Italian-built Aermacchis, even scooters and golf carts. But when the Japanese started showing up with boatloads of their well-built and economical UJMs to eat their lunch, Harley somehow pulled off that 45% tarriff cockblock in '83 against imported bikes over 700cc, doubling down on that pricey and exclusive fat capacity market segment with much blustery testosterone-drenched faux-patriotism instead of taking the "make a bike for everyone" approach of, say, Honda--a path Harley really should have explored during those shabby and rudderless AMF years, what with the Gas Crisis and all.
So, Harley's kind of painted themselves into a corner. They cannot now diversify their offerings without fear of offending their increasingly geriatric and diminishing nativist "snob base."
For years they've been cooking the books with stock buybacks and the like to paint a prettier financial picture, but I expect that sooner or later those interest rates will budge upwards making such "finessing" no longer viable, whereupon their bean counters will commence making noises in shareholder reports extolling the virtues of "consolidation" or "market synergies," after which it's only a matter of time before Harley Davidson becomes a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Hung Far Low Noodle and Heavy Industry Consortium.
"哈雷戴维森万岁!"
("Rong Rive Harrey-Davidson!")
I can't say I'll really miss 'em much. I never really planned to buy one...not a new one anyhow.
Most of what the narrator discusses here is based on half truths and glib assumptions that display a very superficial knowledge of HD's history and how they got where they are. Whether you like HD's or not they have had more than their fair share of influence on the market and at very least should be acknowledged for it. Among other things he completely misunderstood AMF's role in HD's story, including why AMF got in bed with them in the first place, and how far reaching that decision turned out to be.
He also misrepresents the tariff issue, and ignores the fact that Honda and Yamaha were dumping bikes in the US and during the early 80's had a three year backlog of bikes warehoused in the US. In 1983-through about 85 you could buy brand new left over CB750F's for 1495.00 and 900's for about $1800.00.
In 1986 Yamaha was sending new carburetors along with their left over Seca 550's, and 400's. because the bike's had been in storage for s long the installed carbs were usually gummed up beyond repair.
I'd also point out that HD also petitioned congress to lift the tariff before it expired because their EVO motored bikes, which they developed on AMF's dime had pulled them out of the doldrums. AMF also financed Walter Villa's three year run as 250 and 350 world champion (1974,75,76) on Aermacchi HD's.
For the record I'm not a big fan of the Motor Company, over the years they've done some very dirty deeds and I suspect they have a lot more dirty tricks up their sleeve, but there's far more to the story than is bandied about in that video.
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Phoenix has featured in another video ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=C_tLV7lVJ9c
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This is a 30min "review"(ish) of the new Ural by Baldy at the ADV channel.
It sorta lured me in and kept me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWB-0xib_2Q (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HWB-0xib_2Q)
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https://youtu.be/xvSsEwGwHlM
Watching this it´s time to go for a ride on my manxed up RE. ;D
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The first five minutes of this Scotty Klimer video where he rants about inflation is pretty funny and likely accurate. But you do have to put up with a lot of his hand waving. ::) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be4bGOhGlOc
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The first five minutes of this Scotty Klimer video where he rants about inflation is pretty funny and likely accurate. But you do have to put up with a lot of his hand waving. ::) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=be4bGOhGlOc
On a positive note, atleast something stopped the pervasive invasion of electronic devices and computers into the car.
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For anyone following Mike Patey's latest STOL build ... he has finally revealed the wing details - spoiler ahead ... twin slats, drooping aileron and 50 degree slotted flap all on the same wing
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JcckHHiYkL0
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That's an extremely complex wing for a STOL. :)
Definitely inspiring to watch projects like that.
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Decides to build a spare plane from leftover parts. Proceeds to build epic STOL from nearly scratch.
He's a wizard. Also, incredible energy and motivation.
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I guess he must be employing or contracting a bunch of staff. With all wizardry it looks like a hundred years project if anyone wanted to detail the whole thing out alone.
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He's one of those guys who doesn't sleep much, and loves to work. So he gets things done while other people are sleeping or wasting time online.
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Patey is definitely what you would call a "high achiever".
When his Lancair needed an engine rebuild he crammed in a Pratt and Witney Pt6a turbo prop to create the Turbulence race plane and walked away with the Single Engine Turbo prop world record of 438.02 miles per hour.
Then, sticking with the ubiquitous PT6 he took a Polish made Wilga light aircraft and built Draco and created a sensation at Oshkosh which many at the time labelled the "ultimate bush plane".
This most recent project "Scrappy" has moved away from the Pt6 and Wilga and instead uses a Cub sporting a 780 cubic inch horizontally opposed 8 cylinder engine with nitrous :D
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He's one of those guys who doesn't sleep much, and loves to work. So he gets things done while other people are sleeping or wasting time online.
...a matter of incentives.
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...a matter of incentives.
More a case of good old fashion motivation to get in and do stuff (as opposed to the current millennial trend to attention seek by complaining online) combined with a wife/family that support his efforts.
He reminds me a lot of people that build race cars and drag racers to be honest. Same sort of attitude ... still up at 2.00 am finishing some part of the project. The sort of person that would die of boredom if they were forced to retire and had to sit around watching netflix all day and getting into arguments on the internet.
I think he really only has the one helper on site but clearly does out source some stuff like extruding the aluminium spars as it would be crazy to do that sort of thing in house.
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...a matter of incentives.
Absolutely. And as long as I get my 16 hrs/day of sleep, I'm as motivated as anybody.
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Absolutely. And as long as I get my 16 hrs/day of sleep, I'm as motivated as anybody.
Same here, and I'm too lazy to feed casinos. ;)
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[....SNIP!]
...forced to retire and had to sit around watching netflix all day and getting into arguments on the internet.
[SNIP!...]
Hey, I resemble that remark! Except the "forced" part...I embrace the torpor.
(https://howbadcanitgo.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/droopyflag.gif?w=318)
How the Bilgemaster cheering on high achievers may appear
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Some of the more recent YouTube short movies around are almost Theatre level in production quality -
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PEe-ZeVbTLo
I just got around to watching "Baelin's Route", and never mind "Theatre level quality"--That's WAY better than anything I've seen in a theatre in the past decade or so. Thanks GlennF!
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Hey, I resemble that remark! Except the "forced" part...I embrace the torpor.
(https://howbadcanitgo.files.wordpress.com/2017/02/droopyflag.gif?w=318)
How the Bilgemaster cheering on high achievers may appear
I was worried that when I retired I'd be bored. Two years after retiring I'm so busy I wonder how I ever had time to go to work! ;D
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https://youtu.be/QAnIjwwzupI
Here is something different.
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https://youtu.be/QAnIjwwzupI
Here is something different.
That car-plane looks really expensive. :o
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That car-plane looks really expensive. :o
Apparently made in Slovakia, who knows maybe the hole country donated?
Better than to do nothing atleast.
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Here is one that I sent to my daughter who raises chickens for pets. ::) Do you recall the song Ghost Riders in the Sky? Well here is a song called Chicken Riders in the Sky. ;D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pkdci55adqk&t=5s
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bit of a classic ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UMVjToYOjbM
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...here is one for AzCal... ;D ;D ;D
https://youtu.be/bmfudW7rbG0
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In the first four minutes of this clip Scotty Klimer tells us about VW and BMW being fined billions of Euros by the EU for not trying hard enough to design new emission technology, even though they met the latest regulatory standards. As usual the presentation of the subject by Scotty is pretty funny: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ShxBmzQO8Jk
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From one of my favorite movies, plus a helpful lesson in troubleshooting our Enfields.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AynXoLjYrKc
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The new Messerschmitt is here.
https://youtu.be/zg_7Dq5o5uE
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The new Messerschmitt is here.
https://youtu.be/zg_7Dq5o5uE
I first saw a Messerschmitt in a Popular Science article sometime during the mid-1950's. The article claimed that the clear cockpit shell was a leftover from their WWII ME109 production pile of part that they could no longer use to make airplanes. I don't know if that was true or not as it didn't seem to quite have the shape of the 109's windshield.
I first saw one running at the tail end of a 1960's Avengers TV show. Ms. Peel and the guy took off down a highway in one of those buzzing smoke bombs. They didn't look very comfortable, especially Ms. Peel.
BTW, I have a model of the 'Schmitt in my collection of motorcycle models that I display in my dining room china cabinet. Photo attached of the cabinet. It is green and on the bottom shelf.
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I first saw a Messerschmitt in a Popular Science article sometime during the mid-1950's. The article claimed that the clear cockpit shell was a leftover from their WWII ME109 production pile of part that they could no longer use to make airplanes. I don't know if that was true or not as it didn't seem to quite have the shape of the 109's windshield.
I first saw one running at the tail end of a 1960's Avengers TV show. Ms. Peel and the guy took off down a highway in one of those buzzing smoke bombs. They didn't look very comfortable, especially Ms. Peel.
BTW, I have a model of the 'Schmitt in my collection of motorcycle models that I display in my dining room china cabinet. Photo attached of the cabinet. It is green and on the bottom shelf.
Nice collection, my wife makes me keep mine in the garage. ;)
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The website -
http://messerschmitt-werke.de/lang_en/
...and Kit cars!!
http://messerschmitt-werke.de/lang_en/parts.php
Maybe a good home for an ES Bullet motor...?
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The shop that worked on my brother's hotrod Hillman Husky drove a yellow Messerschmitt. Way too small for a plane canopy, and it had handlebar steering.
Some how it inspired my bro to mate a Servi-car and Isetta to make a four wheeled minicar.
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Derottonen @ 271: I liked this associated one better: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YwrrekEeumc
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I first saw a Messerschmitt in a Popular Science article sometime during the mid-1950's. The article claimed that the clear cockpit shell was a leftover from their WWII ME109 production pile of part that they could no longer use to make airplanes. I don't know if that was true or not as it didn't seem to quite have the shape of the 109's windshield.
Seems unlikely given that the front windscreen of a 109G or 109K was actually a very thick, very heavy, slab of flat bullet proof armor glass and the rear part of the standard canopy was not curved either.
The very late war Erla haube canopy had a slight curve to the top of it but few were built and it is unlikely they ended up with a "pile of parts" .
The Avia company from Czechoslavakia did continue production of a modified 109G-14 as the Avia S-199 after the war with a curved rear part of the canopy but again their would have been no "pile of parts" .
Note that even the Erla haube canopy (popular among online gamers) still looked nothing like the post war car - see below.
(https://www.worldwarphotos.info/wp-content/gallery/germany/aircrafts/bf109/Bf_109_G_canopy_Erla_Haube_7.JG_108_Summer_1944.jpg)
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An Amphicar buddy of mine from the German Club has a couple of the originals. They are indeed awesome. Did you know the first prototypes, cobbled together by a fellow named Fritz Fend, started off just after the War, when Germany was still banned by the Allies from making powered vehicles, as pedal-driven all-weather rides for the disabled? I believe they were canvas-covered. Later Fend hooked up with what was left of the Messerschmitt aircraft concern, got permission to use engines, and they took off from there. They used to race these things fairly competitively in rallies and so forth. I seem to recall a four-wheel model called the Tiger (?), which could handily outrun the hot Opels of the day.
If anyone's super interested in the breed and reads German, I believe I could dig out a nice article on them from the '80s magazine, "Markt für klassische Automobile und Motorräder" that I've still got somewhere, since it also has a feature on my Zündapp Bella scooter.
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In case anyone isn't familiar with Fred Dibnah, it's worth seeing his hobbies and especially his day job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnH7cw0ql1I
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In case anyone isn't familiar with Fred Dibnah, it's worth seeing his hobbies and especially his day job.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YnH7cw0ql1I
Excellent! thanks
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Brief video about Mike Corbin's history.
Childhood / first motorcycle / first goofy seat / land speed records / Sparrow cars / current factory / Hall(s) of Fame
https://corbin.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67e197ae6aaf0de4853c7ff8&id=34707d3834&e=4544dae9a7 (https://corbin.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67e197ae6aaf0de4853c7ff8&id=34707d3834&e=4544dae9a7)
Side Note: I know him to be one of the good guys and the real deal in our sport / industry
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Brief video about Mike Corbin's history.
Childhood / first motorcycle / first goofy seat / land speed records / Sparrow cars / current factory / Hall(s) of Fame
https://corbin.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67e197ae6aaf0de4853c7ff8&id=34707d3834&e=4544dae9a7 (https://corbin.us17.list-manage.com/track/click?u=f67e197ae6aaf0de4853c7ff8&id=34707d3834&e=4544dae9a7)
Side Note: I know him to be one of the good guys and the real deal in our sport / industry
I still recall the terrible accident that Mike Corbin had during the 1970's on I-280 in Daly City (if I recall correctly). It was reported in my newspaper that some crazy guy deliberately ran into the back of his motorcycle, breaking his back. What a horrible thing to happen to you without any warning. I can't recall what happened to the guy that hit him, but I hope he was prosecuted and spent time in the slammer. He probably went into the nut house for a while, though. I gathered that he hated motorcycle riders for some reason and just happened to take it out on Mike.
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I still recall the terrible accident that Mike Corbin had during the 1970's on I-280 in Daly City (if I recall correctly). It was reported in my newspaper that some crazy guy deliberately ran into the back of his motorcycle, breaking his back. What a horrible thing to happen to you without any warning. I can't recall what happened to the guy that hit him, but I hope he was prosecuted and spent time in the slammer. He probably went into the nut house for a while, though. I gathered that he hated motorcycle riders for some reason and just happened to take it out on Mike.
Interesting, I didn't know about that but I do remember him being super interested when he learned that I had had laser back surgery and was up and riding in just a few weeks. At the time I only thought he was curious about the technology. He's still a pistol.
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Stanley:
Thanks for that amazing link to Fred Dibnah. I am watching the whole series. I share the same love of old machinery.
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Vintage stationary engines got me interested in old motorcycles. My father and I shared (most of) a collection, the prize was a 1½ HP Fairbanks Morse "headless" Z-Type hit-and-miss!
A.
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Vintage stationary engines got me interested in old motorcycles. My father and I shared (most of) a collection, the prize was a 1½ HP Fairbanks Morse "headless" Z-Type hit-and-miss!
A.
I had a total of six at one point. But unlike Fred I valued my family and Wife, so I sold hem off and built a model to remember them by. She's still around 43 years later.
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When I was in high school, I had a friend whose father refurbished Stanley Steamer touring cars. Those things were sure huge and when running the entire neighborhood was full of somewhat smelly steam. They sure were something to see though. Very impressive vehicles. Not too fast, but very stately.
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Here's one for you tooseevee. Unless you watched already :D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4lE7rcN4EnE
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£16,400 to convert one to electric? That's $22,341.06 US, $31317.35AU.
Prices have got to come WAY down, or it's just a rich man's gimmick. I can see urban hipsters over here lapping them up, though. :(
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£16,400 to convert one to electric? That's $22,341.06 US, $31317.35AU.
Prices have got to come WAY down, or it's just a rich man's gimmick. I can see urban hipsters over here lapping them up, though. :(
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Dual engine mobility scooters with kit car body.
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That 2CEV looks like a fun hobby car. Cheaper than spending your life at the bar. I've watched lots of folks sink $20K - $100K in a boat they used once a year, or $50K-$100K in a 4x4 pickup, toy-hauler trailer & a side-by-side to go hunting with their $3K rifle once a year for Bambi. If you have a safe place to sleep and food to eat you're already at the 95% percentile anyway, the rest is just gravy. Thanks for posting! - ACR -
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Something a little different -
Stairway to Heaven - the Opera
https://youtu.be/RbrM3FXnjxc
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RIP Charlie Watts ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef9QnZVpVd8
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Here are two videos that speaks to Tuned Damping for motorcycle suspension.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26BxV6VcbTE
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3cncwp6KjbY&feature=youtu.be
(I'm considering making a home-grown version for my Ford Ranger pickup)
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RIP Charlie Watts ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef9QnZVpVd8
He was a good solid drummer with the right temperament to go the distance with a band like the "Stones". Another 60's icon passes on, RIP Charlie.
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How come everyone here is mourning a rock star, but I haven't seen word one about Yvon Duhamel's passing. :o
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I did not hear of his death, one of road racing's greats, the man oozed talent and was a much better rider than Charlie Watts. ::) I remember his success's in the early days on Yammy 350's and him also riding the widow maker TZ 750. We've lost another giant from the sport.
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I did not hear of his death, one of road racing's greats, the man oozed talent and was a much better rider than Charlie Watts. ::) I remember his success's in the early days on Yammy 350's and him also riding the widow maker TZ 750. We've lost another giant from the sport.
Yvon could ride the wheels of anything with two wheels,especially those H2R Kawasaki's.
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A glimpse into Germany's legacy of fine motorcars.
https://youtu.be/4_uPuqtVqgU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emoF0EFxjjA
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A glimpse into Germany's legacy of fine motorcars.
https://youtu.be/4_uPuqtVqgU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=emoF0EFxjjA
Haha Trabant! , ...that was the "best" car ever for sure of the DDR, produced over several decades, there was always a shortage of them, no alternatives and it would take a decade to save up the cash to buy one. Nevertheless the day you started saving you could order one because it would take a decade to produce one Trabant and bring it to the customer. Just fantastic, atleast everyone was equally bad off except the privileged of course who would buy a Wartburg maybe.
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They became something of a collector's item after the collapse of the DDR. If I were to have any product from that part of the world, I think we'd be talking AWO Simson 425 Sport. Wonder why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swrD_fHk6uU
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They became something of a collector's item after the collapse of the DDR. If I were to have any product from that part of the world, I think we'd be talking AWO Simson 425 Sport. Wonder why?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=swrD_fHk6uU
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Sounds about the same as a Bullet. All DDR things were not that bad, like the Simson Schwalbe or S51, very popular with the kids. If i wanted a 50cc bike i would get the S51. Knowing myself however it would land-up being a 175cc scooter soon. ;D
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Haha this guy.... ;D
https://youtu.be/4nevRTLlrZk
Be fun to hook up a big generator outside with the exhaust dumping into that room tho....
Take out the trash in the morning.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI
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America had such a love for stunts in the 20's and 30's and movie cameras were there to capture it. Things like wing walking on airplanes were all the rage at the local Bijou. Clever of the film maker to incorporate that into a training film for budding auto mechanics, it probably kept half the audience from nodding off. The film itself is a good explanation of a differential and a nice peek into the past.
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A different world.
The Harleys seem to be pre-knucklehead and side valve though hard to tell from the old video.
(https://i.imgur.com/tK3ZPRI.jpg)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI
Thanks for the charming trip back to 1937. I'd always sort of wondered how a differential worked. I mean, it never kept me up nights, but that did the job swimmingly. Thanks again, and keep 'em coming!
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A different world.
The Harleys seem to be pre-knucklehead and side valve though hard to tell from the old video.
(https://i.imgur.com/tK3ZPRI.jpg)
Looks to be a VL model, those motors were nick named flatheads on this side of the pond.
(http://)
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YouTube's been getting ever fancier with its commercial film offerings, often with minimal commercial interruption. Just now I'm enjoying an old favorite, The Great Train Robbery with Sean Connery and Donald Sutherland at https://youtu.be/A8IQQ6EGzh8. It's a bit of a "sleeper" seldom offered on other streaming services. If you enjoy a good period costume drama, but might prefer rooting for complex thieving oversexed ratbags instead of virginal unidimensional Jane Austen characters in the fussy pursuit of respectable nookie, this one might satisfy. Or, as Sean Connery's character assures us, "No respectable man is that respectable."
On a more motorcycle-related note, it looks like they're also offering The World's Fastest Indian starring Anthony Hopkins at https://youtu.be/5fK1pZ38lqw.
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I would like to add.."You Tube Gold" of course on youtube. Dudes mining gold with 1/14th scale model machines. It's in its 3rd season, I'm not sure how true it is but it is a hoot to watch. And it looks like a lot of fun to do.
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Here is a compilation of funny motorcycle commercials, but few of them are PC and some are just plain strange and creepy like the Japanese Royal Enfield commercial around minute 4 :o . Not being a big small yappy dog lover, I really got a kick out of the first one. ;D https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jEn6j4PvYfg
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Australia was once a good place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ce8FEXikY0
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It's good to only have to think of your own welfare. Sadly, you don't live alone on a desert island, and your actions affect others. That's why we have speed laws, that's why we don't dump our old oil on our neighbors lawns, we have flush toilets instead of using any convenient bare spot you find, and a thousand other things mandated by "civilization" that "impinge on YOUR freedom". It's hell to have to look out for your brothers welfare as well as your own, I think I read that somewhere. But that's kinda what happens when there's more than one guy per 1000 square miles.
C19 in the USA has killed about 700,000 of our 330,000,000 or so citizens. Australia has lost under 1,200 people out of your 25,000,000 citizens. Who's doing the better job? To me, it clearly is the Antipodes.
Here, Anti-Vax maroons are willfully denying reality & prolonging the misery for all of us, all for some teen-angst driven "freedom fugue" they have willed themselves into. A society by definition requires cooperation for group survival. If you don't want to participate in group survival behavior, then go where society isn't. Do that right away before you are forced to get the sterilizing vaccine that carries the mind-altering Bill Gates nanobots. Make room for someone that still values reality and objective logic.
https://www.worldometers.info/coronavirus/
https://www.systemsinnovation.io/post/objective-reasoning#:~:text=Objective%20reasoning%20means%20reasoning%20that,expresses%20a%20reality%20without%20subjectively
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Australia was once a good place. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ce8FEXikY0
Still is. Police here are no different to anywhere else. I suppose it takes a particular personality to do that work and they are worldwide. We also have our fair share of selfish asshats who feel their convenience is more important than other peoples lives. Not forgetting people employed in private business who're running out of resources and cant see any other way out.
On the upside, the police here aren't shooting people in the streets.
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TBH I didn't see any excessive police force or brutality there. I saw a bunch of cops doing the job they've been given, trying to control a bunch of shit head anti maskers, anti vaxxer conspiracy wackos and the assorted hangers on that jump on board those events in the hope they can beat up a cop and get away with it. Even the police don't really want to be assaulted in the course of their work. Looks like it's going to Cronulla Reloaded with the same kinds of intellectual midgets involved.
That's what I'm seeing, anyway.
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Lots of parallels in behavior between Anthony & the former Prez...life imitating art? Luckily Anthony was only fictional.
Twilight Zone; partial - "It's a good Life"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZcdSOoLnpg
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Lots of parallels in behavior between Anthony & the former Prez...life imitating art? Luckily Anthony was only fictional.
Twilight Zone; partial - "It's a good Life"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8ZcdSOoLnpg
I can imagined the Whitehouse being a lot like that during the reign of the orange man. I lost track of all the people he fired after awhile when they displeased him or did not carry water for him. To run the country like the game show The Apprentice was unsettling to a lot of people myself included.
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Is this another Aussie wacko? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPWtzi15gWw
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There was some discussion of Mike Judge's film, Idiocracy in another thread.
If folks are interested in seeing it, it is available as a free stream on U-Tube right now.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Tv5shB4Gg0
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The good news is that the Chinese are getting ready to provide an outlet for all this misdirected nationalism. Probably before the new toys from General Dynamics Electric Boat Company get to Australia, if they are smart. The Aussies are already assembling their new Hypersonic interceptor ship killing missiles. China's are in the middle of a bank collapse, what better way to get folks mind off the economy that to start a war? Trump at the end thought real hard about it with both Iran & China, so why wouldn't Xi Jinping? The US is at the wrong end of an 8,000 mile supply line no matter what, so "a perfect opportunity".
To think you are oppressed because the requirements of public health in response to a virus that has a 2% kill rate after the hospitals collapse is truly idiotic. Even in early days of the Polio vaccine, even when there were actual slip ups, folks were still lining up for the shot. The various modern Covid-19 vaccines, even Sputnik & Sinovax, aren't leaving a trail of bodies, or sterile people, or sci-fi-only mind-control nanobots. Open your eyes - billions of people aren't engaging in a world wide conspiracy against you. Hell, three people can barely keep a secret.
Why do you need to think that "everyone's agin'ya'"" ?? The FBI/NSA/CIA are on this countries side, NOT the Rodina's. The only conspiracy here is that it's way too much fun to feel like the aggrieved party and join in the cult of Trump instead of getting down to work to make things better. Truthfully, how did it make you feel when Trump sided with Putin against the NSA, FBI & CIA? Any guess who was running the show in those two's relationship? Did THAT make you feel warm & fuzzy, that Vladimir Putin, KGB master spy was playing the President of the United States? It was pretty clear to at least 70% of us that that's what went on. And regarding Kim Jong Un, did you like those love letters between the boys? And the one-way "deal" with North Korea, after Un had scuttled to Beijing for his marching orders? Who obviously was running THAT shit-show, Trump or Xi Jinping?
Or we could post some more whiney-boy songs protesting how the "bad men" are making us take steps to safeguard our fellow citizens & economy that we should have been smart enough to take on our own. Yeah, I guess nobody likes to be reminded of their shortcomings. Whiney-boy will really like the Northern Territories postings, plenty of time to sing to the crocs & wait for the Chinese amphibious special forces to show up. Maybe they'll like acoustic guitar.
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Australia has changed. We never needed riot police in the past.
In the past Australia was renowned for everyone "doing there bit" and "chipping in" and if there was a time of need like a fire or flood or even a war people put themselves in harms way to protect friends family and society as a whole. The "war" generation were famous for that, they went though two world wars the Spanish flu pandemic and the great depression with barely a complaint just doing what needed to be done. If someone new moved to the neighbourhood you did your best to make them feel welcome, settle them in maybe even find them a job. Possibly they were a "New Australian" migrant, did not matter.
Many modern Australians are not like that. they are very self centred and self focused, it is all "what about me" , "I am being discriminated against". "I demand my right to do what ever I want whenever I want and the rest of you can all go and get stuffed". "The reason I am unemployed is not that I dropped out of school early and do drugs it is people from overseas are a threat stealing my job." "How dare anyone try and tell me what to do, I demand my right to be a loud mouthed selfish prat".
Ironically going back 20 or 30 years if you saw someone with an Australian flag up in a shop or even home you felt a sense of pride in your country, being Aussie back them was something to be proud of. These days you see an Australian flag and immediately think "oh god not another self righteous alt right racist/fascist yobbo who spends too much time online".
The country has changed and not for the better.
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TBH I didn't see any excessive police force or brutality there. I saw a bunch of cops doing the job they've been given, trying to control a bunch of shit head anti maskers, anti vaxxer conspiracy wackos and the assorted hangers on that jump on board those events in the hope they can beat up a cop and get away with it. Even the police don't really want to be assaulted in the course of their work. Looks like it's going to Cronulla Reloaded with the same kinds of intellectual midgets involved.
That's what I'm seeing, anyway.
I'm in support of mandatory full face helmets and bulletproof vests for all pedestrians. Ought to be mandated in Stockholm Sweden immediately so we can learn and adopt it if successful.
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I'm in support of mandatory full face helmets and bulletproof vests for all pedestrians. Ought to be mandated in Stockholm Sweden immediately so we can learn and adopt it if successful.
My very limited knowledge of Sweden is it is a place where people are allowed to burn down churches and shoot up holiday camps. Even given that state of things where you do seem to have a lot of anti social types= that suggestion seems a bit extreme.
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My very limited knowledge of Sweden is it is a place where people are allowed to burn down churches and shoot up holiday camps. Even given that state of things where you do seem to have a lot of anti social types= that suggestion seems a bit extreme.
Social behaviour seems to be regulated and legislated, that's worn apparently on the citizenry so much by now that a counter trend emerged and antisocial behaviour is not only tolerated but promoted in some cases by the private sector. That was my impression anyway.
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Australia has changed. We never needed riot police in the past.
In the past Australia was renowned for everyone "doing there bit" and "chipping in" and if there was a time of need like a fire or flood or even a war people put themselves in harms way to protect friends family and society as a whole. The "war" generation were famous for that, they went though two world wars the Spanish flu pandemic and the great depression with barely a complaint just doing what needed to be done. If someone new moved to the neighbourhood you did your best to make them feel welcome, settle them in maybe even find them a job. Possibly they were a "New Australian" migrant, did not matter.
Many modern Australians are not like that. they are very self centred and self focused, it is all "what about me" , "I am being discriminated against". "I demand my right to do what ever I want whenever I want and the rest of you can all go and get stuffed". "The reason I am unemployed is not that I dropped out of school early and do drugs it is people from overseas are a threat stealing my job." "How dare anyone try and tell me what to do, I demand my right to be a loud mouthed selfish prat".
Ironically going back 20 or 30 years if you saw someone with an Australian flag up in a shop or even home you felt a sense of pride in your country, being Aussie back them was something to be proud of. These days you see an Australian flag and immediately think "oh god not another self righteous alt right racist/fascist yobbo who spends too much time online".
The country has changed and not for the better.
Sad but true.
I hadn't thought about the flag thing before but you're spot on. Some areas, it'd be like you're flying the confederate flag in NY.
OTOH the new crop of "New Australians" have a lot less to recommend them than the European and SE Asian migrants if the past.
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Victorians, Australia: turns out they're just as dumb as Americans. :'(
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9_eH67uY1bM
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Victorians, Australia: turns out they're just as dumb as Americans. :'(
Hey, I resemble that remark!
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@ 326: "My very limited knowledge of Sweden is it is a place where people are allowed to burn down churches and shoot up holiday camps. "
Looks a lot like typical daily US headlines... :o
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@ 329: I don't believe that even ONE anti-vax yobbo that has been intubated to save his wretched life has later said that he'd have rather died. To a man they say they wish they'd gotten the jab. "There are no atheists' in foxholes" Ernie Pyle
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Kurt Vonnegut:
They say there are no atheists in foxholes, and this is a good argument against atheism. I think it's a better argument against foxholes
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@ 329: I don't believe that even ONE anti-vax yobbo that has been intubated to save his wretched life has later said that he'd have rather died. To a man they say they wish they'd gotten the jab. "There are no atheists' in foxholes" Ernie Pyle
I have an acquaintance that is a crazy anti-vaxxer there is no possibility of using logic with her. Here is an example of a recent conversation:
HER: I got banned from Facebook for posting about the 535 people killed in Australia by the COVID vaccine - we have been taken over by Fascists
ME But that is just not true. That TGA website you talk about says they investigated 535 deaths of recently vaccinated people and only found 9 of them were actually linked to the vaccine, the rest died of stab wounds or something
HER See what I mean , they manipulated the data to hide the other 526 deaths. I do not understand how people like you can be so dumb.
or this one -
HER More people have died of vaccine in Australia then from COVID (this is totally untrue by the way)
ME Even if that were true the number of people vaccinated in Australia is in the millions versus just 50,000 who caught COVID, the vaccine is far less dangerous than COVID
HER Stop trying to twist the facts - more people have died of vaccine in Australia then from COVID
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The 526 died one diesel fumes. ;)
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The 526 died one diesel fumes. ;)
Not much diesel here, way more expensive than petrol - the Chinese buy it all :D
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Not much diesel here, way more expensive than petrol - the Chinese buy it all :D
...to be more precise the lack of diesel fumes, the planet has cooled down conciderably ever since.
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@ GlennF #334: In the words of Tom and Ray Magliozzi (Car Talk) : "Unencumbered by the thought process".
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Yep. You're wasting your time trying to train with people like that so it's not even worth bothering to try.
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I like their tilted heads and hostile stares at the end of their rants - I think that scares away the C19 virus also. That & a stomach full of ivermectin & hydroxychloroquine.
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I like their tilted heads and hostile stares at the end of their rants - I think that scares away the C19 virus also. That & a stomach full of ivermectin & hydroxychloroquine.
What really scares that dang Chinese dampemic, is an armed patriot, which is why things like this should be happening everywhere, not just in W.V. https://thefederalist.com/2021/06/03/in-west-virginia-if-youve-gotten-your-covid-shot-you-could-win-a-shotgun/
I have read that for a good anti-virus load, you use #12 shot, with powdered bleach as the shot buffer. Keeps your barrel smelling fresh too.
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Here is a link to a 15-minute-long YouTube video of a fellow riding a Royal Enfield diesel model along the Roman Road. After watching that video and listening to the diesel exhaust I decided that I wouldn't want to ride one of those things anywhere:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX8vSLA4Wpc
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Here is a link to a 15-minute-long YouTube video of a fellow riding a Royal Enfield diesel model along the Roman Road. After watching that video and listening to the diesel exhaust I decided that I wouldn't want to ride one of those things anywhere:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX8vSLA4Wpc
;D...I would not want one of those either, although they enjoy somewhat of popularity in Germany amongst the super savers. I don't know what exact mpg figures they are getting but it's not unlikely to be almost double of the petrol powered UCEs.
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Derottone - about how many miles would you need to ride to make up the difference in cost between a stock 70-80 MPG UCE and a UCE modded into a 110 MPG diesel? How young should the rider be when starting this feat? :o ;D
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Here is a link to a 15-minute-long YouTube video of a fellow riding a Royal Enfield diesel model along the Roman Road. After watching that video and listening to the diesel exhaust I decided that I wouldn't want to ride one of those things anywhere:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LX8vSLA4Wpc
That was me. Hard to believe that out of around 800 videos I have made, this and another walk around clip featuring this machine are my most popular by far for views. There are many, more interesting clips, rides and machines among the videos I have made. Oh well ...
B.W.
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Diesel engines have their place but for most applications I favor gasoline powered motors especially in motorcycles. I know I'm clinging to the past with this as electric is the next wave yet I have even less enthusiasm for those than I do diesel. I lurk in the electric vehicle discussion threads here but can't think of a thing to say, I'm just like a cow watching a passing train.
Back to diesel, I can say the one exception is my 81 John Deere tractor with it's 3 cylinder 40hp diesel motor, it moves mountains, is dead reliable and is incredibly thrifty on fuel. As far as the trend toward diesel pick up trucks goes, I daily see many $80,000 diesel powered trucks riding around with there beds empty 95 % of the time clean as a whistle and shined to perfection, to me an odd conveyance and status symbol for aging baby boomers but I've never been mainstream when it comes to American culture so who am I to judge?
When we arrive to the point of Star Wars Sky-Cycles and I'm still around or in a future incarnation I'll probably be very much onboard with those! ;D
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Derottone - about how many miles would you need to ride to make up the difference in cost between a stock 70-80 MPG UCE and a UCE modded into a 110 MPG diesel? How young should the rider be when starting this feat? :o ;D
I don't know the answer to your question, however i wouldn't want one even if it came from a factory, super refined and at a lower cost than the petrol powered uce. ;D
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That was me. Hard to believe that out of around 800 videos I have made, this and another walk around clip featuring this machine are my most popular by far for views. There are many, more interesting clips, rides and machines among the videos I have made. Oh well ...
B.W.
Because enfield people. The weirder the better 😉
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Derottone - about how many miles would you need to ride to make up the difference in cost between a stock 70-80 MPG UCE and a UCE modded into a 110 MPG diesel? How young should the rider be when starting this feat? :o ;D
And how many pairs of earplugs would you need to buy to ride those miles? And how much additional time would it take to travel that distance? ::)
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@ $4/gallon both fuels, 110 MPG Diesel, 75 Gas, it's nominally about 2 cents a mile cheaper to ride the diesel.
4.00/110= 0.036; 4.00/70= 0.057; 5.7-3.6= 2.1 cents differential per mile
For a $4000 conversion, 4,000.00/0.02= 200,000 miles.
200,000 x 0.036 = $7200 in fuel, + $4000 for conversion, $11,200
200,000 x 0.057 = $11,400 in fuel
200,000/ 45 MPH diesel= 4,444 hours in the saddle
200,000/ 60 mph gas= 3,333 hours in the saddle
8 hrs/day x 5 days a week x 50 weeks a year = 2,000 riding hours a year, assuming a couple weeks off.
4444/2000= 2.2 years of "constant riding" on diesel equal 1.7 years of "constant riding" on gas.
All this assumes that the gas & diesel require the same nominal maintenance costs and no breakdowns. A couple engine rebuilds on the gas motor & the break point comes sooner. In the end, a conversion is a recreational preference issue for UK & US riders. For Indians +$5 a gallon fuel, with access to relatively similarly priced factory Diesel bikes instead of pricey handcrafted one-offs, and with a lot of 30 MPH road, a Diesel makes a lot more sense.
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https://youtu.be/-inYCr-fV3Q
..interesting one piece crankshaft manufacture, completely without cnc. It seems they are making lots of them. If we made cranks still this way i assume they would cost as much as a cheap car maybe.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYAw79386WI
That 1937 video should be shown to every 6th grade student in every school system round the world.
Not because the students need to know how a differential works but rather how to think.
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Derottone - about how many miles would you need to ride to make up the difference in cost between a stock 70-80 MPG UCE and a UCE modded into a 110 MPG diesel? How young should the rider be when starting this feat? :o ;D
Just for reference, when the RE Taurus was conceived, back in the mid to late 80s, the sources I've found say that diesel fuel was around half the price of gasoline. It's still cheaper than gasoline in India, but only by about 10%.
A stock UCE, in the real world, generally doesn't achieve the fuel economy claimed for it. The average of the 28 machines in Fuelly is 63mpg. https://www.fuelly.com/motorcycle/royal_enfield/classic_500
The Taurus didn't achieve what was claimed for it either, but it did manage to deliver an honest 72 kpl or so, in real world performance, which is 169 mpg.
That old Greaves Lombardini diesel was 325 cc and only delivered a claimed 6.5 hp. I don't think that particular Lombardini is still made, and Lombardini's and Kohlers are expensive. I might get lucky and this Chinese made (Lombardini copy?) diesel might actually run and keep running. https://www.amazon.com/Diesel-Cylinder-Cooling-Agricultural-Machinery/dp/B088D4Z491 At $630, shipped, it's a lot less expensive, and the 406cc serves up a claimed 9 or so hp. That sounds like a bit more fun, and still economical to run, I'd guess at least 125mpg.
I could sell a good running UCE engine, the fuel pump, the ECU, the injector, all the sensors and the rest of the nonsense I didn't need any more, and probably net at least $1500. If my engine was already trashed, I could still do better than break even parting it out. This would start me out at a net positive, if I did the work myself, and didn't need to buy a bunch of other stuff.
To keep things simple, I'm going to assume that I only need to buy the Diesel engine, and don't need to buy anything else, because I'm crafty, and also that I don't sell my UCE stuff, because I never seem to get around to that part of the plan, at least not within the time frame of the payback period.
US average fuel prices today, in my area are $3.02 gasoline, $3.28 diesel.
https://www.eia.gov/petroleum/gasdiesel/
So, I calculate:
the Classic 500 UCE 63 miles / gallon * ( gallon / $3.02 ) = 20.9 miles / $
the diesel bike 125 miles / gallon * ( gallon / $3.28 ) = 38.1 miles / $
The diesel bike gets 17.2 more miles per my fuel dollar. I can pay for my 9 hp Chinese diesel engine in:
$630 * 17.2 miles / dollar = 10,836 miles.
For me, that's a long time, like 5 years of riding a bike that's not much fun, slow, vibrates annoying, and is kinda stinky.
On the other hand, it's not unreasonable to think that diesel fuel may continue to be available and reasonably priced, for commercial vehicles, well after gasoline is unavailable or extremely expensive. Also, in a general panic situation, diesel may remain available when gasoline dries up or requires waiting in long lines. And, in that situation, I can probably burn fuel oil, lamp oil, heating oil and other alternatives too. Diesel fuel is a lot safer and more stable to store, and much more usable after long term storage. And, the diesel bike will go twice as far on the same volume of fuel, my UCE's range would go from around 210 miles to over 440 miles, without a fuel stop. I could finally access that last 3/4 liter that RE says I need to leave in my tank to protect my fuel pump from overheating.
It's not like the Classic is able to cruise at high speed in stock form anyway. Taking it from 65 mph to 45 mph doesn't seem that that much of a scandal. But I think I'd start with a Bullet, like RE did.
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Heating oil comes at 50% of the price of diesel in Germany. All farmers are allowed to use it for their tractors. If i was to ride a small diesel bike like the Enfield i might as well take that.
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Heating oil comes at 50% of the price of diesel in Germany. All farmers are allowed to use it for their tractors. If i was to ride a small diesel bike like the Enfield i might as well take that.
A diesel machine I worked on was owned by a millionaire who rode it over from Belgium. He informed me that with its enormous fuel tank and diesel engine, it could cover 600 miles without stopping, although I would want to get off after about 50 and stretch my legs, but most surprisingly of all, despite his millions, the tight wad was running it on red diesel!
B.W.
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Axman88
Why tear apart your UCE when you need a pre unit bullet to do a diesel conversion?
Unless you plan to use another kind of transmission ( I would use a Salisbury type torque converter).
I have some experience with a 250cc Lombardini and the throttle response is like molasses.
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A diesel machine I worked on was owned by a millionaire who rode it over from Belgium. He informed me that with its enormous fuel tank and diesel engine, it could cover 600 miles without stopping, although I would want to get off after about 50 and stretch my legs, but most surprisingly of all, despite his millions, the tight wad was running it on red diesel!
B.W.
Tax evading government employee working in an EU agency, who else could be a millionaire in the EUDSSR.
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@ Axman88 @ #353: Nice number crunching!
You didn't even touch on the idea of making your own bio-diesel with readily available retail kits. Fuel would never become unavailable for you as long as folks are still frying foods.
If it's going to be slow anyway, maybe a sidehack would be a good option? Greater visibility, and I doubt that torquey diesel would even know it's attached to a hack. A 4 foot wide vehicle going 35-40 MPH is easier to see than a 2 foot wide one. A hack could easily hold 20-30 gallons of fuel, enough for an entire tour of Europe or across the USA.
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Axman88
Why tear apart your UCE when you need a pre unit bullet to do a diesel conversion?
Unless you plan to use another kind of transmission ( I would use a Salisbury type torque converter).
I have some experience with a 250cc Lombardini and the throttle response is like molasses.
I wouldn't, that's why I said at the end that I'd start with a IB Bullet. That would take my spare Albion 4 speed box with no issues. Is a Salisbury type the one that uses a belt and variable pitch dia. pulleys?
I see a few Lombardini's available locally, for less than $300. There's a 6LD 360, and a couple of 6LD 260s. Are the last numbers the displacement? Would you know, or be able to direct me to some specs for these old engines? I'm thinking of putting one of these diesels on the shelf for my amusement in retirement. I'm lucky I won't be around to hear the cursing that my heir and executor will be doing, when they see what I've been up.
The idea of a diesel motorcycle seems almost totally impractical for my current lifestyle. Maybe that's what makes it fun? Why not take it to the extreme and fit an old, hopper cooled, 1936 Lister, like this fellow did?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xePknD5eQgU
Slather on the character with a ladle. It's certainly going to attract a few admirers at a moto show. A sidecar would only help, ladies love a sidecar. Lots of room for the purse.
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Nice Norwegian Steam Punk effort!
Some Lombardini info from 2014:
https://www.smokstak.com/forum/threads/whats-a-lombardini-6ld260-worth-unknown-running-condition.139039/
" A 6LD260 is a 262cc 4.5 hp, a 6LD360 is a 359cc 7.0 hp. 6LD is the series, the suffix refers close to displacement. I own 2 6LD435 (9HP) electric start on 6500W surplus gensets. I REALLY lucked out, getting the two of them for total of $262 on gov liquidators. Each had only about 450 hours on them. Neither ran when purchased. Knowing what I do now I would pay double what I did if I got the chance to buy the same two again.
I'd pay up to maybe $175 for a 260 and perhaps $250 for a 360 in non-running but not blown or frozen condition. An hour meter reading would temper that decision a lot.
Both mine were surplus just back from the midle east. Repair consisted of completely cleanig the sand out of the fuel system and replacing flakey wiring to the two fuel shutoff solenoids and low oil pressure switch.
If you decide to go for it I have the shop manual for 6LD series from 260 to 435. (4.7mb pdf) I can upload to my gdrive and send you a link to download it. - Doc -
Here's shop manual link: https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1p7xJAXmwbWTVo5ZWw5a1kycFk/view?usp=sharing on top of page click arrow pointing at line to download.
https://iservice.lombardini.it/jsp/Template4/Product.jsp?parent=1317
Downloadable Workshop manual:
https://iservice.lombardini.it/documents/ProdCateg/1317/Work_Shop_Manual_GR_6_matr_1-5302-387.pdf
Chinese 10 HP, 3600 RPM motor, New about $400 USD.
https://www.ebay.com/itm/403121597441?hash=item5ddbeb6c01:g:~PEAAOSwuHthQ~bQ
10 HP 406cc 4-stroke Tiller Diesel Engine Single Cylinder Air Cooled Motor 186F
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I wouldn't, that's why I said at the end that I'd start with a IB Bullet. That would take my spare Albion 4 speed box with no issues. Is a Salisbury type the one that uses a belt and variable pitch dia. pulleys?
I see a few Lombardini's available locally, for less than $300. There's a 6LD 360, and a couple of 6LD 260s. Are the last numbers the displacement? Would you know, or be able to direct me to some specs for these old engines? I'm thinking of putting one of these diesels on the shelf for my amusement in retirement. I'm lucky I won't be around to hear the cursing that my heir and executor will be doing, when they see what I've been up.
The idea of a diesel motorcycle seems almost totally impractical for my current lifestyle. Maybe that's what makes it fun? Why not take it to the extreme and fit an old, hopper cooled, 1936 Lister, like this fellow did?: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xePknD5eQgU
Slather on the character with a ladle. It's certainly going to attract a few admirers at a moto show. A sidecar would only help, ladies love a sidecar. Lots of room for the purse.
Axmann, didn't see the I.B. at the end. Yes, my tranny of choice for a diesel would be the variable snowmobile type. I actually have a 6ld260 Lombardini. I have it belted to a 2 kw generator, and man is it noisy! I can add that mine has a mounting point on the block casting for a magneto suggesting it could also have been designed as a gas engine. Why anyone would want to torture themselves with that racket between their legs amazes me. I would be more inclined to fit an old hit and miss farm engine.
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Some laid back slide guitar blues on a Dobro ...
https://youtu.be/s4ACjyobAug
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Some laid back slide guitar blues on a Dobro ...
https://youtu.be/s4ACjyobAug
Talented player, nice!
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Something for motor heads - The 1960's era "Hop Rod" is featured at about minute 3 - ;D
Dangerous Toys - Gas Powered Pogo Stick from 1960's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyM0rkoO-XI
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Something for motor heads - The 1960's era "Hop Rod" is featured at about minute 3 - ;D
Dangerous Toys - Gas Powered Pogo Stick from 1960's
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iyM0rkoO-XI
I remember Road and Track testing that pogo stick in one of their issues. It didn't seem like a very good idea to me at the time. Can you imagine if it was being marketed in this nanny day and age? Government safety aristocrats would be having a melt-down. ;)
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How did we even survive the 60's? BB gun fights, fireworks, the good stuff, M-80's and cherry bombs that could blow your fingers off. Building jumps for our bicycles, no helmets for kids back then. It was a different world, if you didn't get killed or maimed you came home for supper and the next day headed out to do it all over again. Kids now are glued to their electronic devices, safer yes but something's been lost.
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How did we even survive the 60's? BB gun fights, fireworks, the good stuff, M-80's and cherry bombs that could blow your fingers off. Building jumps for our bicycles, no helmets for kids back then. It was a different world, if you didn't get killed or maimed you came home for supper and the next day headed out to do it all over again. Kids now are glued to their electronic devices, safer yes but something's been lost.
Don't forget the 1950's Flexi Flyer. Now there was a dangerous vehicle when ridden downhill in the street like we used to do. Crossing an uncontrolled (stop signs were few and far between in my suburban subdivision back then) intersection at 20 mph was particularly sketchy. ;D But then drivers in the 1950's paid more attention to where they were going than what was on their cell phones. ::)
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Some groovy old footage of the Castrol 6 Hour at Amaroo. How's the riding style compared with today?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=goXeJtSSXBw
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Something for motor heads -
Speaking of Motorhead - Ace of Spades on the 3 String Shovel ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tAEAyHgCec
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That was a treat to watch, I really like superbike racing from the 70's it was an era of transition, for the most part no fairings, the engine horsepower outstripping the frame technology of the day. It took some real huevos to ride those bikes, in the film footage you can see how ill handling they were, it was a credit to the riders to have kept them upright for the entire race!
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Speaking of Motorhead - Ace of Spades on the 3 String Shovel ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-tAEAyHgCec
Pointless history indeed, what went into getting a punk sound for The Stones song "Satisfaction" by the band Devo another three string wonder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhNc5aTV8uI
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Leaving off with something a little more restrained from 68 but timeless in its sound.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EEzyrpfrPEI
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Pointless history indeed, what went into getting a punk sound for The Stones song "Satisfaction" by the band Devo another three string wonder.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lhNc5aTV8uI
I had no idea that Fred Armison was the drummer. But it certainly makes sense.
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How it was...
Early Motorcycle Manufacturing | Part 1
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3l0aMsMC6GE
Early Motorcycle Manufacturing | Part 2
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fa-Z79gBvgs
Early Motorcycle Manufacture - The Rover Imperial (*silent movie)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6m8PmMQK76s
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https://vimeo.com/637774619
Here's a vid of a short stretch of one of my favourite local roads from this arvo. I went up there with a mate on his KTM 990SMT. I was tagging along behind on my 535 CGT. The little thumper had no trouble keeping up on the tight snotty hills roads. Different story when the road opens up but that's not the point.
How's the delivery truck's form? Go, then look, then pull over in a panic. Sigh...
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I could watch other people work all night....
Seeing this young fella build something makes me happy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z67A3Myy6XM
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https://vimeo.com/637774619
Here's a vid of a short stretch of one of my favourite local roads from this arvo. I went up there with a mate on his KTM 990SMT. I was tagging along behind on my 535 CGT. The little thumper had no trouble keeping up on the tight snotty hills roads. Different story when the road opens up but that's not the point.
How's the delivery truck's form? Go, then look, then pull over in a panic. Sigh...
I thought he did well in getting out of your way :)
That pallet carrying tractor worked out nicely, timing wise. All those driveways and moving obstacles probably slowed you down by 10~20 kph ;D ;D
A couple of red light grands Prix with those big KTMs showed that up to about 80 kph or so, where they can’t use their extreme high revving, they have nothing on the GTs - our low down torque keeps us in the game…….for a little while at least ;D
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This Indian company builds steam powered generation sets that run on ag waste, scrap wood, whatever burns. No more fuel cost if you have burnable ag waste or wood. They make the boilers too. This is useful tech for rural areas still.
AADHUNIK GLOBAL ENERGY
STEAM POWER PLANT WITH 10HP STEAM ENGINE - INSTRUCTIONS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCdSf3yjOek&list=RDCMUCfG-qRmeWHBB9Rh2_MYy8CQ&index=1
Steam engine double cylinder V type twin 20 HP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxzBK4AlCBk&list=RDCMUCfG-qRmeWHBB9Rh2_MYy8CQ&index=4
STEAM POWER PLANT 25 HP - 15 KVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL50Nzi7bsI
https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/aadhunik-global-energy-87262
AADHUNIK GLOBAL ENERGY Our company's objectives are to create tiny simple cheap independent benign technology for self business and family size enterprises for employment and prosperity generation in villages, poverty and exploitation removal and create happiness in villages. To fulfill these objectives we have developed: (1) Tiny oil mills for pure fresh edible cooking oil in villages, (2) Sugarcane juicer machines to make available fresh sugarcane juice everywhere, (3) Tiny steam power plants to generate power locally by bio mass, (4) Solar cookers & concentrators for cooking for homes and communities, (5) Solar Home power systems for poor homes in poor countries, (6) Spinning of cotton into yarn wherever cotton crop is grown in Africa (7) Weaving of cotton yarn into cloth by using electricity or solar operated looms (8) Solar water pumping for irrigation So we are bringing economic revolution creating happiness for all. So far we have exported our products into 115 countries.
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Check him out at 31.56, 180mph on the IOM on a streetbike 8)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hIAR5e3Z4_c
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This Indian company builds steam powered generation sets that run on ag waste, scrap wood, whatever burns. No more fuel cost if you have burnable ag waste or wood. They make the boilers too. This is useful tech for rural areas still.
AADHUNIK GLOBAL ENERGY
STEAM POWER PLANT WITH 10HP STEAM ENGINE - INSTRUCTIONS
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gCdSf3yjOek&list=RDCMUCfG-qRmeWHBB9Rh2_MYy8CQ&index=1
Steam engine double cylinder V type twin 20 HP
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxzBK4AlCBk&list=RDCMUCfG-qRmeWHBB9Rh2_MYy8CQ&index=4
STEAM POWER PLANT 25 HP - 15 KVA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dL50Nzi7bsI
https://www.energy-xprt.com/companies/aadhunik-global-energy-87262
AADHUNIK GLOBAL ENERGY Our company's objectives are to create tiny simple cheap independent benign technology for self business and family size enterprises for employment and prosperity generation in villages, poverty and exploitation removal and create happiness in villages. To fulfill these objectives we have developed: (1) Tiny oil mills for pure fresh edible cooking oil in villages, (2) Sugarcane juicer machines to make available fresh sugarcane juice everywhere, (3) Tiny steam power plants to generate power locally by bio mass, (4) Solar cookers & concentrators for cooking for homes and communities, (5) Solar Home power systems for poor homes in poor countries, (6) Spinning of cotton into yarn wherever cotton crop is grown in Africa (7) Weaving of cotton yarn into cloth by using electricity or solar operated looms (8) Solar water pumping for irrigation So we are bringing economic revolution creating happiness for all. So far we have exported our products into 115 countries.
I would be a little concerned about the long term maintenance and safety of whatever random boiler some of these remote villages decide to hook up to their shiny new steam generator.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9c-wOGOr0io&t=10s
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Aadhunik sells the boilers sized for the application & fuel. Safety is only as good as the operators. The good news is that bad operators create new job openings...and looking at the hole in the ground left by the previous guy, the new crew is incentivized to do better.
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Aadhunik sells the boilers sized for the application & fuel. Safety is only as good as the operators. The good news is that bad operators create new job openings...and looking at the hole in the ground left by the previous guy, the new crew is incentivized to do better.
;D
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Here an interesting table showing the amount of % renewable energy the EU countries use. Obviously Sweden is leading the list, won't take long and they might be recovering energy from human fat removed by liposuction in an mandatory beauty surgery. They know how to save money. ;D
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The electric co-op that serves my county should be providing 100 % day time solar power by this December, they've invested heavily in solar arrays and have been getting us more and more off the tit of the mid west coal burning plants they had been buying their electricity from. There are also a number of active and passive solar homes in my area including my own that is of the passive variety. My heating costs are less than $200.00 (can go to 20 below in the winter) a year, my cooling costs are $0. Now with my grid going to a high percentage of solar power I feel better and better about being connected to it. It also makes electric vehicles more viable in my eyes as you are not plugging it into a grid that is belching 100% filth into the air to provide electricity to charge it. Until more power grids across the country can provide a higher percentage of alternative wind and solar I don't see the big advantage of an electric car or motorcycle over one powered by an ICE, both are still contributing to green house gases.
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Until utility grade energy storage is implemented Renewables will continue to be system disruptors and not utilized to their true potential. Utilities purchase power days or months in advance via contracts to cover anticipated system load and spinning reserve needs. Unanticipated clouds or a drop in wind means spot market prices are used to make up the difference. Storage means we can do maximum build out and not have renewables create hi/lo frequency conditions. Right now if surplus rooftop PV happens, people with pre-existing energy contracts get paid for not generating and can potentially wheel their power to a lucrative spot market and get paid there as well.
With storage, on a Renewable sourced high frequency condition (overgeneration for available load) you just increase the load going to the storage conversion equipment, increasing the energy storage rate. With no storage you have to bump off or drop scheduled load from existing contract holders from the grid. The Utility doesn't have ready control of Residential PV generation.
Hydrogen makes this easy as it stores cheaply in oil wells, salt domes and Natural Gas system blends of up to 15%. Building battery storage is a good way to maximize capital return to the Utility, but creating storage that lasts only 15-25 years at great expense isn't the best for the ratepayer.
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An article that I read last month mentioned that our electric and gas utility, Pacific Graft and Explosion, plans to charge their customers $70 a month if they have solar panels that feed back into their electric distribution system when the panels produce more more power than required for their usage. :o
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The biggest issue with renewables is trying to shoehorn them into an old school regional or national grid that is designed around a centralised generation system and a distribution grid. This is compounded by the high cost of shutting down and restarting big power plants which means there s a minimum base load power that must be generated at all times regardless of demand just to keep them ticking over.
Long term, relatively self sufficient local networks with storage that only connect to the grid for backup power in emergencies and to upload excess power if there is a demand for it will hopefully become more normal.
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An article that I read last month mentioned that our electric and gas utility, Pacific Graft and Explosion, plans to charge their customers $70 a month if they have solar panels that feed back into their electric distribution system when the panels produce more more power than required for their usage. :o
I have an internet friend in San Francisco that was telling me about that, it's outrageous, PGE seems to have strangle hold on the market. BTW, " Pacific Graft and Explosion" made me laugh out loud! ;D Fortunately I can tie an independent array into the grid at no charge along with the benefit of rolling my meter back.
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As long as RE is a tiny fraction of total grid power it doesn't matter what renewables do, the grid will accommodate fluctuation. Spinning reserve is generation kept online, ready to boost or buck. Old school spinning reserve capacity was routinely 15%. In a 10,000 MW load system, a 1,000 MW plant could fall on its ass and the other participants would simply all raise load slightly. In the brave new world we live in, spinning reserve is a paid retail commodity, price dependent on customers attitude, so a 5%-10% is more the accepted norm today. The current system is great for the Utilities & merchant generators gaming the system; for the general public, not so much.
Wind is flukey and happens mostly at night and in the winter when rates are low. PV is great & happens during "normal business hours", but large scale "PV farms" (Central Generator Model) are susceptible to cloud shading. Residential solar is highly geographically spread out, so cloud shading is less of an issue. Residential/Commercial solar places generation on top of load (mostly) so there is a much lower infrastructure modification cost associated with it, for the most part load simply "disappears" off of the grid as it is fed locally. Even total load goes down, so growth is easier & cheaper to manage. That's a problem for Utilities, as Capital Spend monies is a major source of income for them. That's why they are enthusiastic about PV Farms, as these tend to be built in Ag areas that never had significant power loading. The Capital Spend required to upgrade the lines & protection is very lucrative.
One solution to counter increasing power costs because of wargaming by Utilities is to Nationalize or Municipalize the grid. Power Gen & Transmission isn't "Rocket Surgery" as my old pal Vince says. The State or Federal agencies like SMUD or SRP or BoRec or BLP don't have a "star chamber" Board of Directors to answer to, just the Taxpayer. Your vote can affect how things operate, unlike the BoD of PGE or SCE. Getting rid of an entity syphoning off 20% to 50% of the profit frees up a lot of cash to keep things running smoothly. I know for a fact SCE has CEO's that make the same money as it takes to run the entire Hydro Division, and I'm sure PGE is the same. Nobody is worth $20M a year unless their job is maximizing RoR to the BoD crowd. And you can be certain that $20M for that service is just chump change for the real monies extracted.
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In California quite a few people have been thinking about the state taking over PG&E lately (surprise!) and running it as a state-managed utility. But there are a few concerns about doing so, in addition to the huge potential cost. One is that they are hauling around a tremendous level of liability claims, both actual and potential. Another concern is the state's track record running any type of "business", such as the screwed-up DMV and the wait-forever unemployment insurance department is not good. :( Would the state do any better running a huge power grid? Right now PG&E is overseen by a a Public Utility Commission, consisting of members appointed by the Governor and that hasn't worked out very well over the past hundred (or so) years. The PUC, no matter who is on the board, always seems to be on the utility company's side, looking out for their interests over those of the rate payers and their customers. ???
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DWR, SWP, Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Columbia River Power System, Bonneville Power Administration, LADWP & Canada's B.C. Hydro seem to do alright delivering reasonably priced power. If you mismanage anything it'll go belly up, but PPD/TDBU isn't that hard.
The First & Second line Supervision of PGE & SCE all know what needs to happen, the unnecessary bloated Korporate culture exists to skim off the cream for the BoD and keep "Labor" in line. What I've seen is that outside engineering is brought in to "learn on the job" and so drive up Capital Spend dollars. Convenient & deniable. Many years back there were actual "Old Head" EE's & CE's, engineers, but they have all quit, died or retired. The Companies prefer more "compliant" help, not people that will disagree with their hired gun wargamers. The PUC is largely industry insiders, and Private Utility lobbyists are lucrative sources of campaign monies. There is no reason that power has to cost nearly 100% more in California than elsewhere.
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DWR, SWP, Bureau of Reclamation, Federal Columbia River Power System, Bonneville Power Administration, LADWP & Canada's B.C. Hydro seem to do alright delivering reasonably priced power. If you mismanage anything it'll go belly up, but PPD/TDBU isn't that hard.
The First & Second line Supervision of PGE & SCE all know what needs to happen, the unnecessary bloated Korporate culture exists to skim off the cream for the BoD and keep "Labor" in line. What I've seen is that outside engineering is brought in to "learn on the job" and so drive up Capital Spend dollars. Convenient & deniable. Many years back there were actual "Old Head" EE's & CE's, engineers, but they have all quit, died or retired. The Companies prefer more "compliant" help, not people that will disagree with their hired gun wargamers. The PUC is largely industry insiders, and Private Utility lobbyists are lucrative sources of campaign monies. There is no reason that power has to cost nearly 100% more in California than elsewhere.
Those are my thoughts, also. >:(
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Those are my thoughts, also. >:(
But answer two questions for me:
(1) Would you trust Newsom to run a power company & grid? &
(B) Do you think California will ever elect a Governor who isn't a Progressive Looney Toon? And would it matter?
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1) Newsom doesn't/wouldn't run a "California Power Authority". There is no California Power Authority. Yet. It takes an EE with PPD/TDBU experience to understand the job, proven ability to pick a competent team, delegate work to his team & trust them, ability/guts to replace poor performers, and a desire to make it all work. I have personally worked for many SCE engineers that were capable of all of that but weren't "Corporate" enough for the folks in charge to bump them upstairs. Running a Utility practically & efficiently doesn't provide max RoR to the BoD. Gaming the system does that.
2) Schwarzenegger? Wilson? Deukmejian? Regan? Knight? Warren? Merriam? Rolph? Any of these seem familiar? What makes it work regardless of party is to have a guy in place that has an appreciation of the technical aspects of the work. When all science is just perceived as magic by the folks in charge, you are pretty much screwed. When the voting public is largely "educated" by Facebook and mostly only knows about getting "likes" on their Instagram, you are also screwed. The good news is that the Chinese are about to initiate an education program for the USA starting with Taiwan. Pain is a great instructor, after the dust settles the survivors will likely be a lot smarter.
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The problem in California, and likely elsewhere, is nothing can be done without politics intruding. No one trusts engineers unless they are controlled by politicians. No politician trusts an engineer because engineers don't understand politics. ;)
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" No one trusts engineers unless they are controlled by politicians. "
Only the pols think like that. Everyone else understands & respects competency. You don't have to like the guy you work with daily, but if he's good at what he does he becomes the "go-to" guy for work related issues.
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The problem in California, and likely elsewhere, is nothing can be done without politics intruding. No one trusts engineers unless they are controlled by politicians. No politician trusts an engineer because engineers don't understand politics. ;)
Well as an ex-engineer i understand politics very well. I do the work and the politician gets the pay, which is why I join Greta subscribe to that asperger and let someone else do the work, the pay will be about the same. ;D
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" No one trusts engineers unless they are controlled by politicians. "
Only the pols think like that. Everyone else understands & respects competency. You don't have to like the guy you work with daily, but if he's good at what he does he becomes the "go-to" guy for work related issues.
If there is a go-to guy in that company than there might be something wrong in your organisation. Never help anyone who takes a higher pay then you anyway. Soon you'll be the idiot who everyone laughs at when going to check their bank ballance.
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The only place that I ever worked where everyone was suspicious & spiteful of each other was for the railroad. The Company owned the Union and laid folks off by seniority, so it took years for the younger guys to be able to work full time or hold a particular line job. Keep the workerbees hating each other and they have less time to hate management. Sorry you had to work in a hateful environment, but everywhere is not like that.
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The only place that I ever worked where everyone was suspicious & spiteful of each other was for the railroad. The Company owned the Union and laid folks off by seniority, so it took years for the younger guys to be able to work full time or hold a particular line job. Keep the workerbees hating each other and they have less time to hate management. Sorry you had to work in a hateful environment, but everywhere is not like that.
When I was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone during the mid-1960's, in my spare time I attended the Canal Zone Community College, where I took several courses which helped with my promotions. One of the management courses that I took was taught by a former oil company executive. He claimed that the way he took care of union organizers was to ship them out to the most out-of-the-way and unpleasant locations and let them rot there. Eventually, in spite of his attempts at screwing over those union organizers, the union got established in the company and discovered what he had been up to. He said that he was forced to leave the company and he moved to Panama to get away from pissed-off workers who held a grudge. What surprised me was that he was proud of his management shenanigans. ???
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The only place that I ever worked where everyone was suspicious & spiteful of each other was for the railroad. The Company owned the Union and laid folks off by seniority, so it took years for the younger guys to be able to work full time or hold a particular line job. Keep the workerbees hating each other and they have less time to hate management. Sorry you had to work in a hateful environment, but everywhere is not like that.
Divide and conquer, keep the company at a permanent internal stage of war between the divisions. Blame it on the market forces that induce the competition in your company. Never take any responsibility in deciding which way the company should move but let the Internal "market" forces sort it out. Introduce nonsensical project's that are granted to fail, stuff the percentage of your workers in those projects that you wish to cut from the payroll. Some sort of cloud management, who said they management needs to know what the company is doing? There is far too many management gurus, whose job is nothing else than to shield of the succers from the rest of the company.
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Russian Tsar Bomba: 50 Megaton nuke in 1960, Declassified Rosatom video
40 minutes, Hydrogen bomb, see what the Russians were up to in 1960...60 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhZ3i-HXS0
Their monitoring & comms were crude but very robust, less to fail.
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Russian Tsar Bomba: 50 Megaton nuke in 1960, Declassified Rosatom video
40 minutes, Hydrogen bomb, see what the Russians were up to in 1960...60 years ago.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XJhZ3i-HXS0
Their monitoring & comms were crude but very robust, less to fail.
Less to fail, however the project itself was a rather large commercial failure. ;)
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'Esplain to me exactly the "commercial failure" aspect of having a deliverable 50-100 megaton yield "clean" hydrogen fusion thermonuclear weapon. Had they used a few of these in Afghanistan to weapons test/kill off those pesky Mujahedeen they would probably still be there, pumping oil from the Black Sea to their new warm water port. After 60 years of polishing up the design, it's unlikely it still takes a special Tu95 to haul one around. Apparently they decided it wasn't worth the bad PR, it's not like they couldn't have done it. At the end of the film they have troops in sno-cats checking out the (now crushed) metering adjacent to the drop site, apparently not enough residual rads to fog up the movie film. The entire adjacent visible mountain range had the snow & ice melted off.
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Well you explained it yourself, there just probably is no place worth conquering with such means. Not saying it wasn't a techological achievement that probably delivered more things than we know about during the development, which might habe been used on other projects. Also, nukes are supposedly defence weapons as far as my limited knowledge tells me.
Ya, they might be pumping oil at home at a lower cost than they would in Afghanistan? Who knows, certainly not me.
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some Canadian kid ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PsvUOoYp9n8
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Great voice and all the moves. At that age growing up way too fast, it makes me wonder if there's not a stage mom pushing her in that direction. Show biz is full of that stuff!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_4NkkAQllfo
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Great voice and all the moves. At that age growing up way too fast, it makes me wonder if there's not a stage mom pushing her in that direction. Show biz is full of that stuff!
Maybe, but it is not a new thing. Stevie Wonder signed up with Motown at 11 and had his first major hit single at 13 years of age. Michael Jackson began performing professionally at 6 years of age and began his solo career at 13 .
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Michael Jackson along with his brothers and their relationship with their show biz stage father is a classic study in aspirations of stardom and child abuse.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z51LEWIU3Rs
A good scambaiting one.
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That was masterful - "it is a cook book"
Too fun - thanks - ACR -
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That was masterful - "it is a cook book"
Too fun - thanks - ACR -
Haha. That's a reference to an old Damon Knight short story, Made me laugh too. ;D
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Michael Jackson along with his brothers and their relationship with their show biz stage father is a classic study in aspirations of stardom and child abuse.
Yeah very true. Amy Winehouse is another example of too much too young. However these are also areas where if your not already a "name" by 17 it is often too late.
This girl is also a child actress and had a supporting role in Sean Penn's new film that opened in August - so who knows how much is her and how much is parents.
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However these are also areas where if your not already a "name" by 17 it is often too late.
This comes to mind...
https://youtu.be/pQPCORZLgh4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7gmZ9X9Aplk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jhEqDFHnRk
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Here is one that I liked ;) : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVTRpTHPs3o
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6jhEqDFHnRk
Quite a piece of engineering for the middle ages, I have always been fascinated by them. Full scale trebuchets we're used to pulverize castle walls making them no longer impregnable compared to earlier centuries. Framed in oak timbers the one in the video has to have a substantial amount of weight to it, I'd like to some see video of them moving it around.
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Here's 700cc's the hard way! ;D
Two 350cc Royal Enfield Engines mounted on one Bullet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xZKogHVJ0M
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Here's 700cc's the hard way! ;D
Two 350cc Royal Enfield Engines mounted on one Bullet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_xZKogHVJ0M
Shades of Sonny Routt!
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Ladakh Tour on Diesel Bullet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilqRq8twHXs
In June 2019, we did Leh -Ladakh Bike Trip on Diesel Bullet Taurus. It was an adventurous bike ride and great travelling experience. We had three bike, Royal Enfield Electra , Diesel Bullet Taurus, Royal Enfield Diesel Bullet. None of the bike is diesel bullet modified. They are in their genuine shape and diesel bullet engine is of company provided. We started our bike trip to Ladakh from Delhi and then via Sri Nagar, Kashmir, covering Zozila, Kargil, Batalik to Leh city. Best time to travel on road for Leh Ladakh is usually June and roads are open up to September. Our Diesel Bike top speed was 85-90KMH/Litre and we also had diesel bullet vs petrol bullet race. Bullet Diesel ofcourse lag behind petrol bullet. If someone wants to know anything, please comment.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=X-WgGh9lvx4
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Thanks for that! What a brutal trip. I was maybe hoping for a cameo by the swedish Bikini team... ;D
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That was funny. They have a follow up video where they build the bike.
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I can't stop watching episodes of this:
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCjN72nQrWhDnppts-lNnlKQ
It's becoming a problem, I'm not getting any work done ;D.
I wish I had a video of when I pulled the son in law's T5 from his Commodore ute to change the clutch. It's the first time I ever had a clutch pour out on my head as the gearbox slid back ;D ;D
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Quite a piece of engineering for the middle ages, I have always been fascinated by them. Full scale trebuchets we're used to pulverize castle walls making them no longer impregnable compared to earlier centuries. Framed in oak timbers the one in the video has to have a substantial amount of weight to it, I'd like to some see video of them moving it around.
This guy does a lot of engineering math before building this little trebuchet that can toss bullet sized projectiles at supersonic speeds ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gdXOS-B0Bus
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Thanks for that! It was very interesting hearing that bearing crack out there like a rifle shot.
Where this might really come into its own is off planet, zero g, hard vacuum. Reaction mass becomes whatever you find that fits the sling. As long as you can wind up the spring, you can maneuver.
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Thanks for that! It was very interesting hearing that bearing crack out there like a rifle shot.
Where this might really come into its own is off planet, zero g, hard vacuum. Reaction mass becomes whatever you find that fits the sling. As long as you can wind up the spring, you can maneuver.
Then you might find this interesting
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JAczd3mt3X0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vBSGSkIasRY
I'm a history buff and have been watching this series. While I feel as though I'm up on European history I only had a surface knowledge of the Napoleonic Wars, The depth of the carnage I found shocking, I did not realize how long it went on and the number of countries involved, some switching alliances along the way. While this series focuses on the battles there is some back story too, it has also sent me digging more into the overall history of Napoleon and some of the surprising social changes he instituted. Worth watching if you are into this sort of thing.
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https://vm.tiktok.com/ZM8KUp1KS/
Not on YouTube but funny. Belief is everything.... ;D
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...mebbe it just needed more pressure...?!? ;D ;D ;D I guess it helped sell the bike... :o :P
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...mebbe it just needed more pressure...?!? ;D ;D ;D I guess it helped sell the bike... :o :P
Meanwhile on the TV, our highest expert on virology "Everyone may need a custom corona jab shot.". ;D
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Indeed, indeed, whatever happened to the world we once knew.
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@ #434: " Indeed, indeed, whatever happened to the world we once knew. "
" Change is the only constant ” Heraclitus
“ It is not the strongest of the species that survives, nor the most intelligent; it is the one most adaptable to change.” Charles Darwin
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https://youtu.be/KCzwyFHSMdY
The comments are great.
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https://youtu.be/KCzwyFHSMdY
The comments are great.
;D
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https://youtu.be/9rCY51DiWXE
You guys are probably all over it but me, I just discovered this guy. I could watch other people work all day. Guys and girls like this, I get a lot out of watching them. Excellent craftsmen who know what they're up to, or figure it out and bring you along for the ride. They communicate well (with understated humour and lack of bad language) and make it possible to understand what's going on. I really appreciate a video where they've made an effort at production. Good clear shots, interesting perspectives and a clear view of what's going on.
I'll never be more than a hobby machinist, making basic round bits and swarf but I think I've learned a lot about fixturing, measuring and setup from youtube channel like this, and I have a better appreciation for what's possible with a few machines and some tools.
Thank you, Paul X, Quinn Dunki, Allen Millyard and Paul Brodie. You guys rock.
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https://youtu.be/9rCY51DiWXE
You guys are probably all over it but me, I just discovered this guy. I could watch other people work all day. Guys and girls like this, I get a lot out of watching them. Excellent craftsmen who know what they're up to, or figure it out and bring you along for the ride. They communicate well (with understated humour and lack of bad language) and make it possible to understand what's going on. I really appreciate a video where they've made an effort at production. Good clear shots, interesting perspectives and a clear view of what's going on.
I'll never be more than a hobby machinist, making basic round bits and swarf but I think I've learned a lot about fixturing, measuring and setup from youtube channel like this, and I have a better appreciation for what's possible with a few machines and some tools.
Thank you, Paul X, Quinn Dunki, Allen Millyard and Paul Brodie. You guys rock.
I've worked with wood my entire life building everything from cabinets to houses. My hobbies have been restoring old trucks and nearly everything to do with motorcycles and that's where I've fallen short. I have done basic and somewhat crude machinist tasks but anything that requires critical tolerances I've had to farm out. I wish I had the talent and tools for such work. I enjoy videos like that, the pros make it look so easy.
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I've worked with wood my entire life building everything from cabinets to houses. My hobbies have been restoring old trucks and nearly everything to do with motorcycles and that's where I've fallen short. I have done basic and somewhat crude machinist tasks but anything that requires critical tolerances I've had to farm out. I wish I had the talent and tools for such work. I enjoy videos like that, the pros make it look so easy.
Check out Mike Patey's Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dggIkCG5E
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Check out Mike Patey's Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dggIkCG5E
He must be the most energetic person on the planet. I don't even have enough energy to watch his videos. Lucky, I have a good mate who does and he tells me what Mike's up to.
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Check out Mike Patey's Channel:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0dggIkCG5E
I'm hooked, I'll be watching more of those.
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This one's worth watching to the end. Kids should have to watch it at school. And anyone entering the corporate world, while I'm at it.
https://youtu.be/0kGBQSXX_GU
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This one's worth watching to the end. Kids should have to watch it at school. And anyone entering the corporate world, while I'm at it.
https://youtu.be/0kGBQSXX_GU
I grow weary of an overly politically correct world. It's a fine line and too easy to cross, I know some racists that will finish a slur with "just joking" I have black friends that use N word freely, they have the right but maybe it would be better if no one did. I am an admitted former homophobe, a product of a tough working class neighborhood who has hopefully learned and grown some over the years. I ran into a gay friend at the market last week and he had on a pair of big dangly earrings and I wanted to say "Mark aren't those a bit trashy, shouldn't you save them for evening wear?" but didn't want to take the chance of offending him if he didn't see the humor in it and then thought to myself how in my old neighborhood he would have got his ass kicked for wearing them. I try to stay away from jokes no matter how innocent about oppressed groups. It seems we do have to walk around on eggshells now, tiresome but ultimately maybe we are headed toward some greater good with all of this.
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This one's worth watching to the end. Kids should have to watch it at school. And anyone entering the corporate world, while I'm at it.
https://youtu.be/0kGBQSXX_GU
He lays it out quite clearly and concisely without ranting, BUT the Progressive Democrat government/teacher's unions executives would never allow it to be shown in schools. They would just mount a media blitzkrieg to trash and destroy this guy using the exact same methods that he is delineating. The teacher's unions MUST control the narrative to keep their power & continue to be able to elect the "legislators" who write the laws for them. All we should ask ourselves is why Randi Weingarten is paid almost $600,000 a year (last I researched it). Why? Because she's a huge Progressive Democrat power broker & money controller. First thing the media blitz would do is brand him as a racist.
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He lays it out quite clearly and concisely without ranting, BUT the Progressive Democrat government/teacher's unions executives would never allow it to be shown in schools. They would just mount a media blitzkrieg to trash and destroy this guy using the exact same methods that he is delineating. The teacher's unions MUST control the narrative to keep their power & continue to be able to elect the "legislators" who write the laws for them. All we should ask ourselves is why Randi Weingarten is paid almost $600,000 a year (last I researched it). Why? Because she's a huge Progressive Democrat power broker & money controller. First thing the media blitz would do is brand him as a racist.
What upsets me is that many teachers and their unions in the SF Bay Area encourage their students to go on strike, or to join them in a "sickout", to dramatize their grievances with the local school district. When did it become OK to use children as pawns in disputes between adults? >:( Of course it is true that the TV news media just eats that stuff up and makes sure to allow the children to speak for their parents while not blurring their faces like they do for many others that they film. :'(
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What upsets me is that many teachers and their unions in the SF Bay Area encourage their students to go on strike, or to join them in a "sickout", to dramatize their grievances with the local school district. When did it become OK to use children as pawns in disputes between adults? >:( Of course it is true that the TV news media just eats that stuff up and makes sure to allow the children to speak for their parents while not blurring their faces like they do for many others that they film. :'(
As you know, this is nothing new. The teacher's unions have been using their students as pawns in their game (where have we heard THAT before?) for many many years. A clearly illustrative case was Wisconsin (many years back) when the Governor & legislators had the unmitigated gall to attempt to get a little bit of control over the out of control, deMANDing teacher's unions.
The teachers & union shot callers took their classes, of ALL, grades, out of school to march on the state house by the hundreds, march in and take over & shut down the operations of the state government with screaming bullhorn lunacy & chanting children of all ages waving placards & banners many of whom had no clue why or what was going on while their teachers called everyone of "that other party" fascists & racists & bigots & any other pejorative they now use to destroy anyone whose opinions might differ from the union/Progressive agenda. I forget how many days this went on.
But, of course, we all know it's all about the children, right?. And something is happening here, but you don't know what it is. Do you, Mr. Jones?
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The demonstration was about lack of adequate C19 equipment & protocols. I highly doubt that High School & Jr. High kids were unaware of the primary reasons for the demonstrations, being the ones in class (or not...) affected by school closures & staff shortages.
Home Schooling is an obvious solution here, but there has been a lot of screaming to reopen the schools by rabid parents, mostly unmasked, at school board meetings. The local school here reopened, sans masks, and after a week closed again because amazingly all the staff & a great many students contracted C19. Who could have predicted? It's always good to clarify what the topic is about. Protesting against inadequate C19 protocols & support is a lot less sinister sounding than simply declaring that children are nothing more than pawns it the all-powerful teachers unions game plan.
https://missionlocal.org/2022/01/sf-teachers-union-calls-district-inept-and-negligent-and-some-mission-high-teachers-plan-a-walkout-for-today/
https://sfstandard.com/education/amid-staff-test-and-mask-shortages-teacher-group-plans-sick-out/
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Both my sisters were grade school teachers until they retired, both worked long hours beyond what their job description called for and dug into their own pockets for class material for the students as funding was cut by tight fisted school boards. Not atypical for the profession in these times. How many other jobs do you find people doing that? Teacher's unions have their place like any other union but the wealth and power on the right has been hell bent in destroying them. The state I live in suffered through a Tea Party Republican Governor for 8 years prior to or current one we have now. High up on her agenda was cutting funding for public schools including things like lunch programs for poverty level students. In a state with high revenues from the oil and gas industry it was criminal and obviously a war on education. Similarly college tuition is becoming unreachable for kids in the lower and middle class, not by accident but by design. Statistics show that when less educated people do vote they vote republican, those with more education tend be more liberal and vote democrat. This is part of the dividing line in our country and a tool to further divide and distract us. Thinking that teachers and teacher's unions are somehow the route of all evil over political correctness is short sighted and serves a darker purpose beyond that. Both my sisters, one Republican and one Democrat see the need for education for all our young people at any level and given the same opportunities they were given when they were young and received quality public school educations and affordable college. Attacking teachers and their unions is cutting your children's and grandchildren's futures off at the knees. How those children vote when they become adults should not even enter into the equation!
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https://youtube.com/shorts/lodQWEOPcDw?feature=share
This appears to be pizza delivery during corona times in Sweden.
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Fast food! ;D ;D ;D
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He seems to go past the same tree every 15 seconds or so - must be lost.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/Lodxrc6bkCQ?feature=share
I need one of these, so i can send it to work. Should be possible to make that thing 100% corporate governance complient.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/Lodxrc6bkCQ?feature=share
I need one of these, so i can send it to work. Should be possible to make that thing 100% corporate governance complient.
There is something about the look on that robot's face that creeps me out. :o
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And here we thought "The Terminator" was science fiction. All hail our new overlords!
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And here we thought "The Terminator" was science fiction. All hail our new overlords!
Someone should give a phone call to Chuck Norris.
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There is something about the look on that robot's face that creeps me out. :o
It smiles like a politician.
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It smiles like a politician.
Now that you mention it..... ;D
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It's pretty creepy. But also looks quite realistic. It's like those plastic "housewives" women...
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5WaV-_S8Wdo
Satisfying....
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Clever & amazing achievement working with the venerable C100
Le Dan - Making the engine of the future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U1gp4QsnZc
I have tried and worked a lot, to create a V-twin engine, hope you will like it, please leave a comment below.
Projects mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga2Na2IcnG4&list=RDCMUCYzXoHko5UdtqEYwJODaOyw&index=2
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Clever & amazing achievement working with the venerable C100
Le Dan - Making the engine of the future
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8U1gp4QsnZc
I have tried and worked a lot, to create a V-twin engine, hope you will like it, please leave a comment below.
Projects mix
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ga2Na2IcnG4&list=RDCMUCYzXoHko5UdtqEYwJODaOyw&index=2
That would be a nice future, i doubt it though. There is plenty of sociopathic retards surrendering their design to some fuck-off organisations like this swedish shit producer for example.
https://youtu.be/hGq4T2P-_xQ
Swedtards sell their soul for a dime anyway. I would never want to deal with this scum ever again. Anyway these folks have conceald their faith. Point, Schluss, aus, nothing ever after.
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https://youtu.be/iX-QaNzd-0Y
...i guess you need extreamly "light tight records" those days to bring up stars in canada...oh sorry, nirvana.
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Are the last batch of mail order antipsychotic/antidepressant drugs being held up by the local "Freedumb Convoy"? :o
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Are the last batch of mail order antipsychotic/antidepressant drugs being held up by the local "Freedumb Convoy"? :o
Pretty sure they produce the drugs locally at AstraZaneca and distribute it for free. Very much to the likings of Astra, free lab rats.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZoPR4pCwm0
Any other surfers here?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZoPR4pCwm0
Any other surfers here?
I'm not a surfer, but I am a serious surf caster, so I have some understanding of what a stunt like that entails. Especially given the amount of traffic he was avoiding.
Very cool Gizzo, thanks for posting that. :D
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Does this count?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8vBVUaKvk
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Does this count?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CO8vBVUaKvk
You can do what you like in the privacy of your home. Good luck to you ;) ;) ;D
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uoJHm9Yccm0
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This is an audio: I ended up listening to the whole thing.
Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dAajAR-w (http://Spotify: https://lnkd.in/dAajAR-w)
Listen to the First Part of the Epic Adventure undertaken by Jack Groves on his Royal Enfield Himalayan on a ride taking him around the Globe. Currently, the holder of the world record for being the youngest person to circumnavigate the globe by motorcycle, speaks to Gordon May, the Royal Enfield Historian and Host on the Royal Enfield Podcast.
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A new airship vid. Bring it on!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hpcpnWAsQ
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A new airship vid. Bring it on!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h0hpcpnWAsQ
Very cool. Another player is Straightline Aviation. ;)
https://www.straightlineaviation.com/ (https://www.straightlineaviation.com/)
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Very cool. Another player is Straightline Aviation. ;)
https://www.straightlineaviation.com/ (https://www.straightlineaviation.com/)
;D ;)
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I'd love to see airships make a come back!
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I'd love to see airships make a come back!
Well if your keen and have about $5000 to spare you can have one of your own :D
At just 13' it is not going to carry an adult human, the load is around one pound, but can definitely fill some of the roles a drone does (camera platform, emergency medical supply deliveries, potentially a gun platform though that is likely illegal).
https://airship.com.au/products/uas_airships-2/small-airships/
For $10,000 you can get a 20' version with a 4KG payload.
https://airship.com.au/products/uas_airships-2/medium_airships/
(https://airship.com.au/wp-content/uploads/2016/06/WOW-blimp.jpg)
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Those are very useful and a lot of fun.
There is a guy in Idaho https://www.idahoairships.com/ (https://www.idahoairships.com/) who's biz model has changed over the years to areal scanning and photo images for large clients. At one point, early on, he (or another guy in Boise) made some semi-rigids that could do loops and hit 40mph.
A lot of the work involves courtroom support for expert witnesses, etc.
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A big use for drones in California is for real estate agents to use them to get closeup aerial views of homes that they are offering for sale.
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Some drone usage in NM is nosy neighbors wanting a better look at your property, # 4 birdshot usually takes care of that.
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Some drone usage in NM is nosy neighbors wanting a better look at your property, # 4 birdshot usually takes care of that.
;D
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I haven't even made it through half of the replies to this thread, but wanted to add this. Don't know if it's been put here before or not - if it's a repeat I'm sorry. I just really like watching this guy build bikes. Allen Millyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Xr1bmbZ_s&t=812s
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@ # 481: The 17 HMR is another, somewhat quieter option that requires less lead distance for the target. Tiny & highly frangible, this equates to fewer collateral damage opportunities. Fun, too... ::)
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I haven't even made it through half of the replies to this thread, but wanted to add this. Don't know if it's been put here before or not - if it's a repeat I'm sorry. I just really like watching this guy build bikes. Allen Millyard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I-Xr1bmbZ_s&t=812s
Allen Millyard is always worth repeating.
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Ladakh Tour on Diesel Bullet
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ilqRq8twHXs
In June 2019, we did Leh -Ladakh Bike Trip on Diesel Bullet Taurus. It was an adventurous bike ride and great travelling experience. We had three bike, Royal Enfield Electra , Diesel Bullet Taurus, Royal Enfield Diesel Bullet. None of the bike is diesel bullet modified. They are in their genuine shape and diesel bullet engine is of company provided. We started our bike trip to Ladakh from Delhi and then via Sri Nagar, Kashmir, covering Zozila, Kargil, Batalik to Leh city. Best time to travel on road for Leh Ladakh is usually June and roads are open up to September. Our Diesel Bike top speed was 85-90KMH/Litre and we also had diesel bullet vs petrol bullet race. Bullet Diesel ofcourse lag behind petrol bullet. If someone wants to know anything, please comment.
Hi, glad someone put it here. Thats me and my buddy on diesel bullet. We did that in 2019. I just upgraded my Diesel Bullet from 6HP to 10HP 15LD440. You can watch - https://youtu.be/eZW4CtC_JA8
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Hi, glad someone put it here. Thats me and my buddy on diesel bullet. We did that in 2019. I just upgraded my Diesel Bullet from 6HP to 10HP 15LD440. You can watch - https://youtu.be/eZW4CtC_JA8
Very nice _ I love the idea of a diesel like that.
Here is a short article about them: https://news.maxabout.com/bike-restoration/325cc-royal-enfield-bullet-diesel/ (https://news.maxabout.com/bike-restoration/325cc-royal-enfield-bullet-diesel/)
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For some unfathomable reason I find this really amusing ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j9s75-whBs
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For some unfathomable reason I find this really amusing ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j9s75-whBs
Oooooh, that's painful. But thanks for posting it. I think :)(http://)
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That's a hoot!
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For some unfathomable reason I find this really amusing ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5j9s75-whBs
Thanks! That was AWESOME! It then led down a rabbit hole of further AWESOMENESS.
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Thanks! That was AWESOME!
You'll love this, then.
https://youtu.be/k2_KkCZbdfo
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Thanks! That was AWESOME! It then led down a rabbit hole of further AWESOMENESS.
The other version I really like is this one:
https://youtu.be/RbrM3FXnjxc?t=32
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rAM1MKi7bNU
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I have been aware of Koenigsegg for a while but not that interested. In this video about these electric motors they mention attaching one to the output shaft of that 2 liter engine. THAT makes sense to me.
7 minute video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W39yEt4R-SU (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=W39yEt4R-SU)
"Koenigsegg are used to making ridiculous hypercars with bonkers top speeds and minimum four-figure horsepower numbers. However, they’ve now created an electric motor that makes 330bhp but is somehow smaller than my head. That is madness. Two of these motors with a single inverter will make 660bhp and weigh less than 85kg."
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Those are some tiny output shafts for all that torque, the metallurgical requirements must be severe. Cooling provisions may be those nipply things protruding from the case. you need to move a lot of current to produce 660 HP, at 1,000VDC that would be close to 500A, near 250A at 2KVDC. The junction box is pretty compact for even 250A, so there is little margin for error on the electrical connections. This tech seems best suited for aircraft - clean environment, good power to weight, well trained & paid technicians to keep it alive. Now all we need is the Batacitor and we have a functional short hop aircraft.
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Koenigseggs are probably driven 90% of the time with a power output of less than 10%. You would need to take it to LeMans or similar to see how good all that power is.
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F9 Video: Carburetor vs Fuel Injection - Why Motorcycle Riders Should Think Again
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRNfyz1Cgvg
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For no other reason than I like Motown music.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QBXoH53ObYo
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Me, yesterday. Flying a toy model aeroplane very slowly ;D
https://youtu.be/umqvMyuGzZI
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Steam Locomotives built by the Third Reich still in service 80 years later ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bH96yjd6BKU
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I enjoy Felton's videos, another good one, thanks!
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His latest vid about the upgraded Russian nukes, not so comforting as old steam locomotives.
A.
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Too funny ;D ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CL5lImIyJHI
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This scooter racing video is rather entertaining. ;D :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBWoVUUbNMI
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Spectacular violin by a 14 year old ...
https://youtu.be/QXuf0Zn6sQg
(https://i.ytimg.com/vi/QXuf0Zn6sQg/maxresdefault.jpg)
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R230 @ 503: Great find! "One guy is a ride, two guys is a race..."
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This scooter racing video is rather entertaining. ;D :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SBWoVUUbNMI
Makes Moto GP look boring! ;D
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https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0c5889f/broken-arrows-the-accidents-that-could-end-the-world?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=exchange&tblci=GiDESZhI2OC08qus6-Y24noQlzMfODMk1EhDszRqOA24HyCMjFQoh7-y7tDmst6DAQ#tblciGiDESZhI2OC08qus6-Y24noQlzMfODMk1EhDszRqOA24HyCMjFQoh7-y7tDmst6DAQ
06 MAY 2022|HISTORY
On January 23rd, just three days after John. F. Kennedy delivered his inaugural speech as the 35th President of the United States, one little known event could have changed American history in the most catastrophic way imaginable.
A refuelling accident caused a B-52 bomber to break apart above a farm in Goldsboro, North Carolina, causing two 3.8 megaton nuclear bombs to plummet to the ground. Bar one small safety switch and a huge amount of luck, millions could have been killed. Accidents like this are known as 'Broken Arrows' and they have happened more than many people realise.
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https://youtu.be/1D5xYnDHQnI
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Process of Making Motorcycle Tires. Korean Tire Factory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvD2NMyNP4
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Process of Making Motorcycle Tires. Korean Tire Factory
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KTvD2NMyNP4
Great video, I have been curious as to the process. Interesting that it features Shinko tires, I used to scoff at them, tried one in a pinch when I couldn't get an Avon and have been using them ever since, good quality and price. I just put an E 805 & E 804 on the Beemer replacing a set I had worn out and a pair of SR 777's on the Harley, much stickier and better profile than the retro 40's style pair I had on it. They got used hard after yesterday's Hopper Day ride with out a hint of slipping or edge wobble, no more form over function for that bike!
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ye7ozY59E
Silver Dream Racer. From the good times when the driver kept their ass on the saddle.
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How to MotorCycle Fuel Tank Body Making in Factory | Amazing Manufacturing MotorBike Fuel Tank
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nmEHYO8n6SA
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=85ye7ozY59E
when the driver kept their ass on the saddle.
^ rider
Kenny Roberts came along and changed all that!
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Here is a FortNine video review of three different types of motorcycle oil filters: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4rgi9B8BKUE
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informative...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wZ4cadzCZUI
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhQS4CGkblU
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https://youtu.be/x-bsYUbXC8E
...this song must have been made specifically for Richard320. ;D
Not sure his daughter may like it so much though. :o ;D ;D ;D
https://youtu.be/thJgU9jkdU4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jhQS4CGkblU
My personal experience though is that i've been hitting figures standing and without a monocular on a distance of 300m which would be about a 1000ft with 7.62 rounds, while the 5.56 guys would hit a s#$it no matter how much zoom they've put on.
In reality when everything becomes statistics it probably doesn't matter and 5.56 rounds sure are cheaper.
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https://youtu.be/x-bsYUbXC8E
...this song must have been made specifically for Richard320. ;D
Not sure his daughter may like it so much though. :o ;D ;D ;D
https://youtu.be/thJgU9jkdU4
You are right. That first video must be for me as it is "unavailable". ;)
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You are right. That first video must be for me as it is "unavailable". ;)
I don't know how to interpret the video, however the translation might have triggered an independent fact checker maybe.
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https://youtu.be/HPu47lXZzR8. Explaining our gun violence now in 2011.
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OMAN with a fundraiser concert ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y25LDO6OLzQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AxfGRUUYRlQ
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Great documentary, thanks for sharing!
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Hilarious, that "Tom" from that clip....LMAO.
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pretty cool early teen all girl grunge/indy-rock band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP9biPLHdsc
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pretty cool early teen all girl grunge/indy-rock band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP9biPLHdsc
Nice, but i wouldn't pay voluntarily a cent to see it, about the same amount i would pay to watch football.
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pretty cool early teen all girl grunge/indy-rock band
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kP9biPLHdsc
if you like that you'll love this :o maybe not.
A favourite local band that we've seen a bunch of times. Never disappoints. Stabitha is sometimes the support act to Clowns, who are also a ton of fun.
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if you like that you'll love this :o maybe not.
A favourite local band that we've seen a bunch of times. Never disappoints. Stabitha is sometimes the support act to Clowns, who are also a ton of fun.
No link?
I am just happy when young kids play real rock and roll instead of the rubbish they often get conned into by music teachers and parents. Especially when almost everything these guys do seems to be originals.
These have actually been around since 2018, they started when the youngest was just eight. Seems like the lead singer has left the band and gone home but the other five are still together, living in Germany for now. This is them from last year before the war, note that out of the 20 song play list here 14 are originals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZtx8pkU480
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No link?
I am just happy when young kids play real rock and roll instead of the rubbish they often get conned into by music teachers and parents. Especially when almost everything these guys do seems to be originals.
These have actually been around since 2018, they started when the youngest was just eight. Seems like the lead singer has left the band and gone home but the other five are still together, living in Germany for now. This is them from last year before the war, note that out of the 20 song play list here 14 are originals:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BZtx8pkU480
Sorry, link didn't stick ???
https://youtu.be/q2g6guvPd3g
Here you go.
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Sorry, link didn't stick ???
https://youtu.be/q2g6guvPd3g
Here you go.
More underground punk/metal then grunge but yeah that is one Aussie band I never heard of (possibly because they are South Australian) will keep an eye out.
South Australia has quite a musical connection with the town I live in as Cold Chisel lived here for several years, the song Cheap Wine was basically about the college I lived in back in my university days. Jimmy Barnes used to pop up regularly in one of the locals. My teenage niece actually sat next to him on a flight back to Sydney and had no idea who he was.
Punk and metal are hard genres to make an impact, my nephew was drummer with a death metal band for ages and they were pretty good and did lots of original stuff but playing death metal in regional NSW is not going to get you a lot of gigs, even if the fans are out there, the promoters and pub owners are generally not big fans and worry about "rowdy" crowds. Now if they had been an Iron Maiden or Led Zeppelin revival band (something they were more than capable of doing) they probably would have made good money.
Sixsters above have gained a bit of attention lately as they are still kids ( the drummer and keyboard player are still pre-teens I believe) and also their home town is now either under threat or occupied and they are refugees in Germany. It will be interesting to see whether they are still together and popular in 5 or 10 years. When the Japanese band Babymetal came out, they were all 12 or 13 and regarded as a gimmick novelty act that would not last, but 10 years later they are still going strong.
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Yep, it's a tough industry. I'm not musical but some of the fam have a band that's good enough to have gotten them on an east coast tour with Clowns but they're not making any dosh from it.
It takes a pretty special act to get noticed from here in South Australia.
Still and all, there's a great live music scene here.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L8eq8hoUhBE
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wfLycfH66T8
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Interesting vid!
Can Foreigners Buy a Royal Enfield in India? LET'S FIND OUT!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H_JDmhcd-hQ
Karl Rock
2.17M subscribers
Want to know how to buy a motorcycle in India? I'm going to show you how you can buy a Royal Enfield or any motorcycle in India as a foreigner. I'll tell you which bike I think is best for Indian roads then we'll go to the RE showroom and I'll take you through the exact process of buying a motorcycle in India. Including what paperwork you need as a foreigner to do so.
I chose the Royal Enfield Himalayan BS4 because it's the most comfortable and practical Indian made bike for the money. The ABS breaks are extremely sluggish and uninspiring and the motorcycle is severely underpowered... But for me this is fine. You don't want to go be going fast in India - the roads are wild here.
As always, this is not a sponsored video. I NEVER do brand deals or sponsorships so please support my channel by becoming a channel member so I don't have to sell myself (and you) to brands.
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Man, his female companion seems like a drag. At least on his Himalayan he can leave her far behind.
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She did imply she was going to be coming along and also seems to be the couples primary translator. On the plus side, she's lightweight & Ladakh nights are cold... ;)
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She did imply she was going to be coming along and also seems to be the couples primary translator. On the plus side, she's lightweight & Ladakh nights are cold... ;)
I guess that makes up for her sour demeanor then.
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Seem a typical married couple with kids to me. Just goes to show, regardless of country some things never change. :D I have never come across too many wives that were excited by their husband buying a bike. It is always "yes dear, if you have too" .
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Seem a typical married couple with kids to me. Just goes to show, regardless of country some things never change. :D I have never come across too many wives that were excited by their husband buying a bike. It is always "yes dear, if you have too" .
I'm lucky to be one of the exceptions in the wife department, married 47 years she new how much I loved bikes back when we were dating and she was riding on the back. All these years later she still has a playful smile when she says "So what one are you bringing home this time?".
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That bunch of early high school girls from the Ukraine seem to still be churning out stuff even as refugees. In English this time.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xSDqhQb_bvU
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These Austrian (not Australian) twins living in Liverpool, where they are regulars at the Cavern Club, are one of the best 60's/70's retro acts around.
https://youtu.be/-Oliy2ZGdNY
https://youtu.be/jYWMWWprKgs
https://youtu.be/KXzs5leew8k
https://youtu.be/qefoXFsUZNE
https://youtu.be/vUn-_3xX1ZU
https://youtu.be/Ki9MY6v-5AE
https://youtu.be/KA3JNBLGq4Y
https://youtu.be/4F2sn2rQiXo
https://youtu.be/v6G3EGRUmCs
https://youtu.be/bf1LzrSFpYQ
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These Austrian (not Australian) twins living in Liverpool, where they are regulars at the Cavern Club, are one of the best 60's/70's retro acts around.
https://youtu.be/-Oliy2ZGdNY
https://youtu.be/jYWMWWprKgs
https://youtu.be/KXzs5leew8k
https://youtu.be/qefoXFsUZNE
https://youtu.be/vUn-_3xX1ZU
https://youtu.be/Ki9MY6v-5AE
https://youtu.be/KA3JNBLGq4Y
https://youtu.be/4F2sn2rQiXo
https://youtu.be/v6G3EGRUmCs
https://youtu.be/bf1LzrSFpYQ
Those two have a lot of talent thanks for sharing those! While I'm not stuck in the 60's musically it is a hobby of mine and I spend a lot of time sharing it online with other enthusiasts. I especially like San Francisco psychedelic rock from that era and thought I'd share a good cover of J A's "Somebody to Love". Marta and Phillipe nail it. I've considered starting a music thread here but don't know if it would go over well.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BmOozDK_n8c
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rz2VCzrpSl4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SaOkfJeqzv0
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4L7ioIZNH5g
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https://youtu.be/E_dBQIVjlcQ
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https://youtu.be/E_dBQIVjlcQ
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Bad clown, bad clown! ;D
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Oh dear, this is good ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J37u_usbJHc&t=156s
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Oh dear, this is good ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J37u_usbJHc&t=156s
That is good.
Mt Washington is a very interesting place and really worth the effort to see if anyone is visiting in that area. Great motorcycle riding and it was a part of history that most folks are unaware of. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_Conference (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bretton_Woods_Conference)
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needs more wind turbines
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Oh dear, this is good ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J37u_usbJHc&t=156s
Anyone who enjoys such challenges of overcoming topography in Transportation Engineering will adore Monty Python's Michael Palin's look at the improbable wonder of the Elbląg Canal: https://youtu.be/k5xr6ny04DY
(https://anotherheader.files.wordpress.com/2021/05/dsc_9213-edit-edit-edit.jpg)
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Good solution.
Of course the Scots just do the same thing with a wee big Ferris Wheel you ken ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucg1O-5jsnM
(https://mvdirona.com/cache/600x450-0/trips/britishisles2017/images/IMG_5680_2.web.jpg)
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Ozzy Man reviews Indian Army Signal Corps motorcycle display.
https://youtu.be/iyvOJEyHQC8
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New video out from the Sixsters
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GZaImr2WyII
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VmsM2WCJtp8
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Greta discusses beans
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=62ECkYYbPlA
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So nice to see.
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Nice post - Looked more like someone's pleasant niece than the Antichrist to me.
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Nice post - Looked more like someone's pleasant niece than the Antichrist to me.
Her improved bank ballance really does magic, doesn't it?
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You can never eat enough beans. Great for producing power-generating gas. In one end and out the other. ;)
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You can never eat enough beans. Great for producing power-generating gas. In one end and out the other. ;)
If you live in Sweden though you may have to begg Greta to give you some. ;)
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I still remember the "bean" song from my days in middle-school: "Beans, beans, the more you eat the more you toot. The more you toot, the better you feel. So eat those beans at every meal." ::)
Do you think Greta has an updated version? ;)
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I think obsessing over a particular teenage girl on an electronic public forum in this day & age is not your best move for a great many reasons. Let's move on and stay out of trouble, eh? ::)
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You're correct, there soon ll be Greta 2.0 it seams anyway.
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The thing about autistic people often liking beans seem to be true from my personal experience with several friends and family members on the spectrum. I think it might be because people on the spectrum are often very sensitive to strong taste and texture and beans are "safe".
Her approach to the Murdoch press and "old white guys" from the alt-right hating on her non-stop, where she collects the memes for showing to her school friends is quite adorable.
It kind of reminds me of the bit in the new Wednesday trailer where Jenna Ortega says " I act as if I don't care if people dislike me ... deep down .... I actually enjoy it".
https://youtu.be/Q73UhUTs6y0?t=33
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I still remember the "bean" song from my days in middle-school: "Beans, beans, the magical fruit, the more you eat the more you toot. The more you toot, the better you feel. So eat those beans at every meal." ::)
Fixed it for you. ;)
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Thanks, Gizzo. ;D
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There were several incarnations of the band Fleetwood Mac before the 70's hit machine that featured Lindsay Buckingham and Stevie Nicks. This song is a bit atypical from the version of the band fronted by Peter Green. Part one is a smashing rock up to a polar opposite part two. As I've aged I have gained more of an appreciation for part two as well. I like all eras of the "Mac" but have been playing this one a lot lately.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uRFvsLlC_ZM
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Hitchcocks barn find video:
https://www.rideapart.com/news/621892/triumph-norton-bsa-barn-finds/ (https://www.rideapart.com/news/621892/triumph-norton-bsa-barn-finds/)
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That must have been a really large barn where they found all this rusty metal. ;D
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"Barn Find" is click bait, it is Hitchcock's collection which is a combination of a few different purchases.
I suspect the Australian National Motorcycle Museum at Nabiac NSW has more.
(https://www.radiomuseum.org/museum/aus/national-motorcycle-museum-nabiac/images/national_motorcycle_museum_nabiac_02_mus.jpg)
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The truth about Only Fans
https://youtu.be/MiFhfryXRok
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(ZigWheels) 15 New Royal Enfields Coming By 2025! | Himalayan 450, Classic 650, Bullet 350 And Himalayan 650?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3rXyrhWzQo
As many as 15 new Royal Enfield motorcycles are in the pipeline and in this video we are bringing a quick rundown of all of the new REs. So strap in because the heritage bikemaker is going to cater to all of your needs, be it adventure, retro, scrambling, touring or even electrics.
Here’s a quick way to navigate to each chapter:
0:00 Introduction
0:27 Himalayan 450
0:59 Himalayan 450 Rally
1:31 Scram 450
2:27 Scram 450 Variants
2:57 450s Timelines
3:09 Super Meteor 650
3:42 Continental GT 650 Race Replica
4:16 Shotgun 650
4:41 Classic 650
5:20 Bullet 650
5:55 Scrambler 650
7:05 ADV/Himalayan 650
8:13 650s Timelines
8:43 Bullet 350
9:35 Bobber 350
10:07 350 Timelines
10:17 Electric RE
10:27 Elektrik01 Concept
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Those Ukrainian girls again ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XnBxFfEFC3c
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^ They're pretty tight, good band ,not just pretty faces.
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^ They're pretty tight, good band ,not just pretty faces.
Not sure how much help the Ukrainians going to need so they may visit their homeland, heavy metal seems to be making bit of a comeback though.
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Not sure how much help the Ukrainians going to need so they may visit their homeland, heavy metal seems to be making bit of a comeback though.
I was into heavy metal when I was in my teen years, Black Sabbath, Deep Purple, Led Zeplin. I moved onto other modes of rock, folk, jazz and blues as time went on, my tastes are pretty eclectic these day and hobby wise I like 60's music especially the psychedelic stuff. I like digging around on you tube for bands like Jefferson Airplane, Ultimate Spinach, Fever Tree and a lot of even more obscure Bay area bands from that era. I was thinking of starting a general music thread but I don't think there's enough members here that would be interested in it but I do enjoy when people post a music video they like.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=djt9zzCShhQ
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I do enjoy when people post a music video they like.
OK. Here's one of the greatest moments in Australian television, featuring my all time favourite band. Their live shows were amazing.
it's not for everyone though. I bet Lucky Phil is in there somewhere.
https://youtu.be/hG4janHITY8
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OK. Here's one of the greatest moments in Australian television, featuring my all time favourite band. Their live shows were amazing.
it's not for everyone though. I bet Lucky Phil is in there somewhere.
https://youtu.be/hG4janHITY8
I can see (and hear) why you like them. I'll have to poke around for more of that music. A lot of Australian bands have made it to the states at least on the radio over the years. one from a few years back became a favorite of mine, Boy and Bear, this particular track got a lot of airplay on FM stations but to me the whole album is very solid!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3q_SchLR0I
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Not sure how much help the Ukrainians going to need so they may visit their homeland, heavy metal seems to be making bit of a comeback though.
I would say the Ukrainian girls are more grunge than metal.
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You are going to like the YouTube video. It shows how to get back at porch pirates and car smash-and-grab thieves in San Francisco: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iWeu2dxHRDg
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That was awesome! Thanks! Where can I get one of these wonder boxes? I'll bet they aren't cheap, but the pure satisfaction... ;D ;D ;D
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That was awesome! Thanks! Where can I get one of these wonder boxes? I'll bet they aren't cheap, but the pure satisfaction... ;D ;D ;D
It sure looked like a labor of love. Definitely not cheap. I bet each one of those boxes cost around $500 to make just for the parts.
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It sure looked like a labor of love. Definitely not cheap. I bet each one of those boxes cost around $500 to make just for the parts.
Yep. Check out some other vids on Mark Rober's channel. He does some interesting and educational stuff. My daughter put me onto him.
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Maybe some phosphorescent orange dye to accompany the stink-juice would be sporting, like the dye-packs that are used for stolen bags of cash. That way the orange skinned porch pirates will be socially MIA for a week or so at a time with any luck...
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Operators are standing by... ;D
Moto Himalaya 2022 | Royal Enfield
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Unp_1bxeWOI
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In the Holiday spirit .... Thunderstruck done in XMAS lights ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bHqKSfKhDuo
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;D... unfortunately, unfortunate cars are hard to find those days.
https://youtu.be/cKZwDhE5EvI
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On the subject of old adds, this is still one of my favourites:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m_MaJDK3VNE
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I guess that's what happens when toilet paper salesmen get in control of companies like Ferrari. ::)
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https://youtu.be/pHNrI7ZlXvY
https://youtu.be/4l5jrdnaIN4
A couple of creative fellows
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I've been looking forward to this>>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0yGkksiYt0
A YouTube that'll totally be worth watching.
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I've been looking forward to this>>>
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0yGkksiYt0
A YouTube that'll totally be worth watching.
...some really high potential there. ;)
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Sweden and Germany are two countries where there is nothing to do. Everything works perfectly, and doing anything could cost you much more than you invest into that activity. Maybe you could take someone's trash bin out, however chances are you would do it wrong so just leave it. ;)
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...any actual examples?
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...any actual examples?
You... ;) ;D ;D
...99.9% of folks like money more than anyone or anything, that's why they are poor. I'm probably in the same category, so don't worry about it.
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Sweden and Germany are two countries where there is nothing to do. Everything works perfectly, and doing anything could cost you much more than you invest into that activity. Maybe you could take someone's trash bin out, however chances are you would do it wrong so just leave it. ;)
What ?!
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What ?!
I gather that Derottone lives in an alternate Europe where Greta Thunberg is a multi millionaire that controls the government, which in the case of Sweden is secretly communist.
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@ # 599: Jag var ADRA-medlem ett tag och kampanjade för en 250 WR Husqvarna, men det och en och annan svensk pannkaka är så nära som jag kom. Jag har ätit några svenska fiskgodisar, räknas det?
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I gather that Derottone lives in an alternate Europe where Greta Thunberg is a multi millionaire that controls the government, which in the case of Sweden is secretly communist.
...since 2009, and I love it. ;)
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DRot9IjNSso
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^ I've been a fan of the Rolling Stones from the first time I heard "Satisfaction" on the radio! Great version of Midnight Rambler.
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There is always that one guy ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AWvefaN8USk
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Haha that goat's had too much red cordial! 😂
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enewsletter@iomtt.com
https://www.iomtt.com/classic-tt
Mike Hailwood's Isle of Man TT comeback in 1978
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U8t4ILQKAZA
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This "brake" looks like motorcycle clutch.
https://youtube.com/shorts/QrSswfSiii4?feature=share
...those obsolete drum brakes. 8)
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This "brake" looks like motorcycle clutch.
https://youtube.com/shorts/QrSswfSiii4?feature=share
...those obsolete drum brakes. 8)
I assume that arraignment allows for a hydraulic failure to fail "brakes on".
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Speaking of the term "Adventure Riding?;
https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/01/27/8189438966235874986/640x360_MP4_8189438966235874986.mp4 (https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/01/27/8189438966235874986/640x360_MP4_8189438966235874986.mp4)
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Speaking of the term "Adventure Riding?;
https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/01/27/8189438966235874986/640x360_MP4_8189438966235874986.mp4 (https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/01/27/8189438966235874986/640x360_MP4_8189438966235874986.mp4)
crazy
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wildlife documentary
https://youtu.be/gNqQL-1gZF8
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Speaking of the term "Adventure Riding?;
https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/01/27/8189438966235874986/640x360_MP4_8189438966235874986.mp4 (https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/01/27/8189438966235874986/640x360_MP4_8189438966235874986.mp4)
Wow. That guy rides on a road 10 miles in the sky, in the mud, tries overtaking on the edge of the cliff and crashes while barely moving! He should stick to walking. Not to mention riding so close to the truck in front that he'll be impaled when those unsecured pipes slide out. Genius! ;D ;D ;D
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Re: Adventure Riding: Looks like he was doing OK for a street bike on slime covered rock road. Not my cup of tea. That casual slip on a greasy rock, almost-bounce-over-the-edge moment was very exciting - good campfire fodder!
It'd be nice to see the LC450 on that same ride with some decent tires. Probably it'd be a LOT less exciting...possessing traction, good gear ratios, good trail geometry and actual suspension, all working to keep you going forward in a straight line, comfortably upright, despite that squirmy greasy rocky trail, er...road.
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Speaking of the term "Adventure Riding?;
https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/01/27/8189438966235874986/640x360_MP4_8189438966235874986.mp4 (https://videos.dailymail.co.uk/video/mol/2023/01/27/8189438966235874986/640x360_MP4_8189438966235874986.mp4)
...and he was right back riding that loose-pipe-laden truck's ass as soon as he could get there. Another rider who just can't stand something in front of him for a few miles. I understand how maddening it can be to have to go too slow for too long, but shhesh. I don't think I would ride with that guy. He's the kind who would jump out at a stop sign (riding in a group) in front of traffic with seconds to spare & leave you sitting there waiting.
I know - I'm too critical in my old age. Oh, well.
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When the boys were crouched in the middle of the road recovering from that near-death cliff experience, the assistant was carefully watching the next lorry coming up behind them. I suspect they were thinking they would become lorry traction if they didn't move real soon. That's the thing about overcrowded countries, human life is so precious, mainly your own just to yourself.
That narrow road had a 1"-3" deep layer of snotty grey clay muck on it over hard packed rough rock, restarting might be dicey for trucks, they could slip sideways and there's not much room for error. The traffic looks unforgiving at best, not a place I'd like to be. It may be that we were seeing more desperation & panic than aggression. I think he just wanted it to be over.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Wages_of_Fear#:~:text=The%20Wages%20of%20Fear%20(French,Fear%22)%20by%20Georges%20Arnaud.
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'I think he just wanted it to be over.'
and it nearly was !
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Royal Enfield Crushing Harley and Triumph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xGEuUZJG-k
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Royal Enfield Crushing Harley and Triumph
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2xGEuUZJG-k
That is a nice little overview of Royal Enfield. But I don't think they can compare with H-D when it comes to road crushing weight. ;)
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/El871KCV1ak
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https://www.youtube.com/shorts/El871KCV1ak
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Toad vs Bearded Dragon ;D ;D
https://youtu.be/pwLd10BSnz0
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Thanks for that! ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks for that! ;D ;D ;D
+1
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10 Retro Motorcycles that you've never heard of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MShJWmEiR2E
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10 Retro Motorcycles that you've never heard of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MShJWmEiR2E
My brother owned a Suzuki Temper 650 twin sometimes during the 1980's. The engine design was a little weird and it was not very reliable - and also wasn't very "retro". After it broke and he couldn't find anyone who wanted to repair it because the engine parts were not available, he junked it and bought something else.
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Your brothers Tempter was Suzuki's shot across the bow to Yamaha's 650 twin. The video "Tempter" was the 650 Savage engine in an actual road frame, something I'd really like to see in the 5-speed variant. The US spec 650 twin had that Weird-Alice crank-clutch to let a twin approximate the acceleration of a four by reducing crank mass. Suzuki as always, too much engineering savvy, not enough marketing smarts.
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10 Retro Motorcycles that you've never heard of...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MShJWmEiR2E
We've had some of those bikes available as mainstream releases over here. Not the Honley or the Suzuki concept thing obviously. We got the 250 Estrella instead of the w175. And the Tempter would have to be a private import. I'd like one. We had the LS650 though. Great bike. No Yezdi dealer in AU thank Dog. The rest though, everyone knows them. Also, he can't say Jawa properly.
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Your brothers Tempter was Suzuki's shot across the bow to Yamaha's 650 twin. The video "Tempter" was the 650 Savage engine in an actual road frame, something I'd really like to see in the 5-speed variant. The US spec 650 twin had that Weird-Alice crank-clutch to let a twin approximate the acceleration of a four by reducing crank mass. Suzuki as always, too much engineering savvy, not enough marketing smarts.
You are certainly right about that. Although the Tempter had weird engine internals, its goofy engineering paled in comparison with their 1970's rotary bike. What a financial disaster! I hope the engineers that worked on that rotary were fired and went to work for Mazda.
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That said, I had a Suzuki GS450 parallel twin for a few years in the early 80's and it was a great little bike. Reliable, good for a smidgeon over 100 mph on a good longish straight and stunnng fuel consumption figures.
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My daughter put 85K miles on her 1990 GS500EL in only 5 years and then sold it for $800. That was a really great motorcycle. But then Suzuki did make some very durable bikes as long as they didn't go off the rails with weird engineering.
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Yeah the shaft drive Suzuki GS850 was another very solid design that was almost bullet proof.
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Royal ENfield - South Pole Dream to reality; CHAPTER 5
https://www.bbc.com/storyworks/south-pole-expedition/dream-to-reality?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=native&tblci=GiAxHJIFkbSpfKyu0WE7qCY_qTGPewh4spA83G-LXRWc9iCLjFQo_Mbp1Mjnk9VJ#tblciGiAxHJIFkbSpfKyu0WE7qCY_qTGPewh4spA83G-LXRWc9iCLjFQo_Mbp1Mjnk9VJ
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a little frost on the ground and i want to hibernate 'til spring. you're a better man than i, gunga din!
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https://youtu.be/2oyhlad64-s
You, know, If I knew how to play like Paco de Lucia, in the Czechoslovakia under the CCCP regime, I would be the pako= imbecile, retard, idiot.
The music & film industry, automotive industry, the fazzi Henry Ford.... achieving more turnover selling toilet paper than Ferrari selling cars. ;) ;D ;D ;D
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Thanks for mentioning him - interesting artist! - ACR -
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paco_de_Luc%C3%ADa
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Which leads me to the whiteness of Jehovah's quote: "Why do bad things happen to good people?". Haven't you figured it yet? ...IMHO it's because we have to look for 50+ f$$ing years at Tom Cruise. ;) ...the commie creeps.
https://youtu.be/ARngRnlhzZw
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Which leads me to the whiteness of Jehovah's quote: "Why do bad things happen to good people?". Haven't you figured it yet? ...IMHO it's because we have to look for 50+ f$$ing years at Tom Cruise. ;) ...the commie creeps.
https://youtu.be/ARngRnlhzZw
This just leads to that old philosophical quandary that puzzled the Cathar (who believed the traditional Christian "god" of western churches was actually the antichrist deceiving everyone) ... "Given that God is both omnipotent and also embodies the essence of all that is evil, why does she/he permit good to persist in the world"
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"Given that God is both omnipotent and also embodies the essence of all that is evil, why does she/he permit good to persist in the world"
that's an easy one. "god" put us here so it could torment us for its own perverse amusement.
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It's always puzzled me that Moses in the Old Testament spent so much time talking God "out of the tree" and counselling him not to smite us back to oblivion...so God needs a councilor? Why would he even listen? Something isn't adding up! ;D
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JAPAN - all girl - Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVrN-j_Uc0U
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The voice of GPS.
Meet Karen Jacobsen, from Queensland Australia.
https://biggeekdad.com/2023/02/the-voice-behind-your-gps/ (https://biggeekdad.com/2023/02/the-voice-behind-your-gps/)
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JAPAN - all girl - Hard Rock / Heavy Metal
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVrN-j_Uc0U
Cute, sounds like iron maiden. I like my Japanese girl bands to be the 5 6 7 8's
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It's always puzzled me that Moses in the Old Testament spent so much time talking God "out of the tree" and counselling him not to smite us back to oblivion...so God needs a councilor? Why would he even listen? Something isn't adding up! ;D
now, bear in mind i'm an atheist. ok, agnostic actually, because i have to admit that i don't really know, but then the two aren't necessarily mutually exclusive...
anyway, this whole abrahamic religion thing is messed up. not to say the rest are any better or worse. "god" is a narcissist at the least, quite possibly a sociopath, maybe even a psychopath. perfectly content, happy even to destroy literally everything, but constantly demanding the attention and adulation of mere mortals. so insecure. i wouldn't expect that from an actual omnipotent being. maybe we've not been told the whole story, or maybe it's all just a pack of lies concocted in some shepherd's tents over thousands of years to impose social control and ease our fears of the great unknowns, especially death. i dunno.
and yes, the flamenco is very good.
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Asimov (an agnostic Jew) did a great job on this topic in this book:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asimov%27s_Guide_to_the_Bible
Asimov's Guide to the Bible is a work by Isaac Asimov that was first published in two volumes in 1968 and 1969,[1] covering the Old Testament and the New Testament (including the Catholic Old Testament, or deuterocanonical, books (see Catholic Bible) and the Eastern Orthodox Old Testament books, or anagignoskomena, along with the Fourth Book of Ezra), respectively. He combined them into a single 1296-page volume in 1981.[1] They included maps by the artist Rafael Palacios.
Including numerous black-and-white maps, the guide goes through the books of the Bible in the order of the King James Version to the extent possible, explaining the historical and geographical setting of each one, and the political and historical influences that affected it, as well as biographical information about the main characters. His appendix "Guides to the Old and New Testament" includes biblical verses, footnotes, references and subject indices.
The book was written for the layperson, without expectation that the reader would have much knowledge about ancient history.[1]
Available out of your local library everywhere except probably in Florida... ;D
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I don't know if god is an narcissist or a sociopath however it would appear he put some pretty straight forward set of rules up on the world. Some of us discover them like Newton when he figured the apple falls down from the tree, and the rest is try to prove it wrong. ;)
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If actual interest in this topic exists, we'd best start a new thread topic and leave this YouTube related thread alone... ;D ;D ;D
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No, it will probably end up in the iron barrel section. ::)
A.
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....not "E-bike developments"?....
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If actual interest in this topic exists,
i've pretty much said all i have to say about theology, but if y'alll want, have at it. i sort of prefer taoism.
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i've pretty much said all i have to say about theology, but if y'alll want, have at it. i sort of prefer taoism.
Taoism (pronounced Daoism due to some oddity in the way Chinese was written down back in the day) requires a lot more self awareness, acceptance and circumspection than most bible belters are capable of, it does not provide easy packaged rules and answers.
It is not really a contemporary belief system in modern China, even before the CCP (who take a dim view of it) came to power Confucianism had become the main stream belief system.
Interestingly Zen actually has a fair chunk of Taoist teachings behind it along with the obvious Buddhism and Shinto influences.
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Horrifying....
https://youtu.be/RWvKpEYvo4s
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Horrifying....
https://youtu.be/RWvKpEYvo4s
W.T.F. was that?
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W.T.F. was that?
A reworking of the classic "steamed hams" scene from The Simpsons.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwwg5gGvuQM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwwg5gGvuQM
....gob. sponsored BS.
A five year old comes up with an better idea.
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I hope this has not been already covered, search found nothing.
This guy has some of the best troubleshooting logic I have ever seen. He is excellent at explaining what the issue is and the logic behind finding the answer.
Yes its an automotive repair show, but his methods are very applicable to motorcycles, especially his electrical fixes.
https://youtube.com/@WrenchingWithKenny
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bwwg5gGvuQM
https://youtu.be/FTLCj-ncrSI
..Über has a better Idea. :o ;D
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Gyrocopter designs are more practical ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DXMvf5ip3UE
The thing about projects like this one is it is NOT designed to allow car drivers to take to the sky with no or minimal training. It is meant to give licensed GA pilots a vehicle they can drive to a suitable spot to take-off, land at the destination and then drive wherever they want to go.
There are a number of practical limitations about owning an aircraft. One is your flights are limited by weather and you can easily get stuck overnight miles from home. Another is the fact you generally need to hire a car or use Uber/taxi's at the remote destination once you land.
Designs like this give you transport at the other end AND the ability, in a pinch, to just drive home if the weather closes in and you cannot fly.
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What folks actually want...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uPnZpENoypo
https://www.cheatsheet.com/entertainment/the-jetsons-george-jetsons-car-was-inspired-by-a-ford-concept-car.html/
https://www.youtube.com/watch?time_continue=39&v=tTq6Tofmo7E&embeds_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cheatsheet.com%2F&feature=emb_logo
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_FX-Atmos
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https://youtu.be/VcdPyzCgkZk
...this would come pretty close. If the computer shows you a blue screen in the middle of the flight there wouldn't appear to be a lot of options out of it. :o
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Aside from the likelihood of slicing up pilot and crew with all those private parts level props, it otherwise looks promising.
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i just saw a video on the gyrokites which were towed behind german uboats during ww2 to get their spotters up higher than the periscope. looked far safer to me.
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Interesting tech - I wonder if such a device could be used on re-entry from orbit to slow a spacecraft? Maybe carbon, ceramic or titanium would survive?
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rotor_kite
A rotor kite or gyrokite is an unpowered, rotary-wing aircraft. Like an autogyro or helicopter, it relies on lift created by one or more sets of rotors in order to fly. Unlike a helicopter, gyrokites and rotor kites do not have an engine powering their rotors, but while an autogyro has an engine providing forward thrust that keeps the rotor turning, a rotor kite has no engine at all, and relies on either being carried aloft and dropped from another aircraft, or by being towed into the air behind a car or boat or by use of ambient winds for the kiting. As of 2009, no country in the world requires a license to pilot such a craft.
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Interesting tech - I wonder if such a device could be used on re-entry from orbit to slow a spacecraft? Maybe carbon, ceramic or titanium would survive?
don't know why not, they deploy parachutes from behind heat shields.
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Then you had the "would have been famous if it had not been so secret" WWII Hafner Rotobuggy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dvj-GPQWNTg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42KpuqSNAEw
(http://aviadejavu.ru/Images6/MY/MY91-10/10-1.jpg)
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Speaking as a paraglider pilot, Gyrocopters are the weirdest flying experience I have encountered.
Interesting tech - I wonder if such a device could be used on re-entry from orbit to slow a spacecraft? Maybe carbon, ceramic or titanium would survive?
Why would you though? It needs air to make it work and we already have parachutes and wings. I think you'd need something to slow the spacecraft down to a speed where you could deploy the rotors without blowing them off. Problem looking for a solution. Like the guys who insist on slope soaring helicopters. Just because you can, doesn't mean you should.
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Burt Rutan copied nature with his reentry system that mimicked a sycamore tree's seeds that slowly rotates to the ground.
"SpaceShipOne rocket plane's wing-feathering system was an innovation in flight safety that would make "carefree re-entry" from outer space possible."
The rear tail folded about 60° to make the ship rotate, nose down, Slow the entry speed thus lower the heat. I got to be around that project in Mojave, including the X-Prize flights. After they won the X-prize (needed two flights within 14 days) he ended his speech by saying (paraphrasing) "Yesterday, Boeing and Northrup Grumman were calling us backyard builders. Today they are calling us the competition."
Wicked cool guy.
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I got to see White Knight doing touch and goes at the Mojave airfield one afternoon. I was commuting back from work coming down the 58, South end of the Tehachapi crossing and saw this awesome white, twin fuselage "glider" cranking & banking. I just had to pull over and admire Rutan's handiwork for awhile.
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https://youtu.be/HhEmunDCVfI
It would appear RE has reached the state of the art level of quality and product detailing.
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I'm glad though I'm not an owner of a truck, car or moto company though, if the money money men sent me some helpers like McKinsey or some Dreckswagen company that would pretty much ruin all the fun.
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@ # 671, 672: Methinks you aren't a big fan of the "Road Hugging Weight" school of engineering? ;D
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It would appear throwing parties nobody asked for and making commies ritch is about what they know to do best.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-HvIhRwHFk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-HvIhRwHFk
... without range extender the EV's would appear pointless, at least for intercity traffic. The thing is if you travel an average speed of let's say 60 mph you would need on average maybe 10 horses. You can have a rather small ICE even if it's not vankel to supply that average power required and still have an dynamic vehicle that makes 0-60 in under 8 seconds.
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https://europe.autonews.com/automakers/vw-has-had-its-russia-assets-frozen-local-court
...if china does this than it could spell game over.
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@ Reply #676: Toyota Prius has done this since 2001. Never yet put their D-4D diesel in them to pick up that last 20%. My old circa 2000, 50 HP Honda insight is a cruder but still effective version. Hybrids work and are practical.
@ Reply #677: I'm with you. Warfare isn't just tanks & planes.
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The only problem is that I need a Prius as much hemorrhoids in my ars. I would never buy one, nothing against Toyota the GT86 seems fine.
BEV + Range extender would be a different thing than a hybrid, definitely a preferable solution for anyone who has the need to go there.
The cost of this parasitic self serving garbage is so high that I may be lucky to escape the gutter though.
https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/20/ipcc-climate-crisis-report-delivers-final-warning-on-15c
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nazdrarovje tavarishi....
https://youtu.be/8YtJwsLbev4
...if I had to design a hybrid drive in order to afford a loaf of bread, I would pretty much say it no worth the effort. ;D
...become bakerman instead. ;)
https://youtu.be/yByP88jUQH4
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The Prius routinely gets +50 MPG(US) and runs well beyond 300,000 miles with normal filter, plug & oil changes. For yeoman service they are tough to beat, they do the job and won't break the bank. They may not appeal to everyone, but they are a good tool in the basket for most. They work as both grocery getters and affordable vacation transport. If you have a biggo box of money to play with, economy & practicality don't matter a whit. If not, you could do a lot worse.
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https://youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE
Ya I know.....I thought it would last a million miles.
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https://youtu.be/B7UmUX68KtE
Ya I know.....I thought it would last a million miles.
Apparently the Swedish Chef actually has a Norwegian accent not Swedish. Go figure.
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Barn Find CB750 Rescue Time Lapse!
It is an hour long. No preaching or pontificating. 1.2 million watches in a month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eohk1bn_p18
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A mate of mine had one similar to that.
It had a bad habit of the throttle jamming at inopportune times.
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The original CB750 was a stunning machine in its day. Out of the crate it made most everything else obsolete. You really have to hand it to Honda on that one.
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Zwigato trailer: New film on invisible lives of India’s delivery boys
https://www.imdb.com/video/vi1104462873/?ref_=ttvi_vi_imdb_1
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Barn Find CB750 Rescue Time Lapse!
It is an hour long. No preaching or pontificating. 1.2 million watches in a month
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eohk1bn_p18
Brilliant video. I had a Honda cb250 from that era,1976 and that colour blue. I stripped it down to paint the frame an 'MV Augusta red'.
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https://youtu.be/edJJ7MrhN34
conspiracy theory. Compelling evidence.....
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ATGATT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0m-c4GixUpg&t=128s
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Shiden Kai George
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FWimezJuk0U
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Video: Nothing you are possibly worrying about means anything... :o ;D ;D ;D
https://weather.com/science/space/video/a-massive-fire-whirl-rises-from-the-surface-of-the-sun
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seems like i saw this story last week.
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Some dodginess
https://youtu.be/hn9hEH8Q3Pg
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Some dodginess
https://youtu.be/hn9hEH8Q3Pg
awesome! +
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Guy Martin:
Superbikes ... boring as F**k ... just mopeds compared to what I have been riding ...
I get on that and thought it would be the same .. nah ... that is fast as F**k
https://youtu.be/SHtz8tlavY0?t=289
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https://youtu.be/SHtz8tlavY0?t=289
want. :D
and only[/] 95k pounds. :(
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Here's a fun boat race that happens a couple of hours up the road from my place
https://youtu.be/gzdU7qUKpFg
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Here's a fun boat race that happens a couple of hours up the road from my place
https://youtu.be/gzdU7qUKpFg
bit like sidecar racing but in a boat
that is one fast tinnie
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want. :D
and only[/] 95k pounds. :(
...I wouldn't want it even for 9,5k pounds. ;D.
...to me it would feel like Rolex with a Quartz movement at a ridiculously high price, higher than one with an automatic movement. ::)
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...I wouldn't want it even for 9,5k pounds. ;D.
good, good. more for me. :D
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I think if Guy Martin, who is among a handful of riders to record multiple 130 mph plus laps around the Isle of Mann TT course and held a TT lap record at one stage, calls the thing "fast as F**k" then it is likely to be a handful for the rest of us mere mortals.
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i've wanted a lot of things that aren't good for me. even had a few of them. some, i'd try again if i get the chance.
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i've wanted a lot of things that aren't good for me. even had a few of them. some, i'd try again if i get the chance.
Who would mind a fast bike. I wonder though how the Japanese "managed" to keep the rotary in production even in Mazda, which has exactly the same disadvantages like a two stroke.
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Who would mind a fast bike. I wonder though how the Japanese "managed" to keep the rotary in production even in Mazda, which has exactly the same disadvantages like a two stroke.
The MX-30 R-EV ??? Rotary yes, but also a hybrid where the rotary drives a generator.
There have been no conventional Mazda rotary for a decade.
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"I wonder though how the Japanese "managed" to keep the rotary in production even in Mazda."
Oh, I dunno, good engineering and proper materials? A lot like everything else mechanical. A production run from 1965 to 2018 is a notable achievement. As is a 350 pound engine that made 2,400 HP under boost.
"The oil consumption problem was addressed with heat-resistant rubber oil seals at the sides of the rotors.
Hollow cast iron apex seals reduced vibration by changing their resonance frequency and thus eliminated chatter marks.
The rotor housing was made of sand-cast aluminium plated with chrome, while the aluminium sides were sprayed with molten carbon steel for strength. Cast iron was used for the rotors themselves, and their eccentric shafts were of expensive chrome-molybdenum steel. The addition of aluminium/carbon apex seals addressed the chatter mark problem."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mazda_Wankel_engine
The Mazda Wankel engines are a family of Wankel rotary combustion car engines produced by Mazda.[7]
Wankel engines were invented in 1950s by Felix Wankel, a German engineer. Over the years, displacement has been increased and turbocharging has been added. Mazda rotary engines have a reputation for being relatively small and powerful at the expense of poor fuel efficiency. The engines became popular with kit car builders, hot rodders and in light aircraft because of their light weight, compact size, tuning potential and inherently high power-to-weight ratio—as is true for all Wankel-type engines. Mazda put the engine into series production with NSU (Ro80) and Citroën (GS Birotor) as part of the Comotor joint-venture between 1967 and 1977.
Since the end of production of the Mazda RX-8 in 2012, the engine was produced only for single seater racing, with the one-make Star Mazda Championship being contested with a Wankel engine until 2017; the series' transition to using a Mazda-branded piston engine in 2018 completely ended the production of the engine, although Mazda have proposed several concepts for the engine's future.
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exactly the same disadvantages like a two stroke.
you mean something like this?
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It would still need a 2 stroke mix how ever advanced it was, apparently since 2012 not good enough to please the commissioners although I don't remember seeing blue clouds of smoke behind the RX-8.
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Mazda current rotary tech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3gzQVGEqF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dE4_RiXJ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-HvIhRwHFk
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It would still need a 2 stroke mix how ever advanced it was, apparently since 2012 not good enough to please the commissioners although I don't remember seeing blue clouds of smoke behind the RX-8.
I realise it's not specific to the rotary in question but Detroit Diesel has been showing how to do 2 stroke engines without premix for decades...
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" I realise it's not specific to the rotary in question but Detroit Diesel has been showing how to do 2 stroke engines without premix for decades..."
There you go, bringing up reality again... ;D
Two bad 2-strokes are obsolete & no longer manufactured...wait...the nanobots are saying that's not correct.
https://www.dirtrider.com/dirt-bikes/fuel-injected-250cc-two-stroke-off-road-enduro-bikes-to-buy/#:~:text=In%20some%20cases%2C%20there%20are,the%20right%20era%20of%20motorcycling.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suzuki_Marine#:~:text=Suzuki%20Marine%20produces%20two%2Dstroke,from%202.5%20horsepower%20to%20350hp.
Suzuki Marine produces two-stroke and four-stroke outboard engines ranging from 2.5 horsepower to 350hp. Suzuki Marine outboard motors are manufactured at the Tokoyama facility in the Aichi prefecture of Japan, and in factories in several countries abroad.
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not to mention edgers, trimmers, chainsaws....
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;D Schnuerle loop porting! Click to start.
And what about this jewel?
HE LANGEN: A MODERN STREET-LEGAL TWO-STROKE SPORTS BIKE!
https://www.bikebound.com/2022/06/17/langen/
Today, we’re thrilled to present one of the most exciting motorcycles we’ve ever featured — a new, modern, street-legal 250cc two-stroke that weighs just 265 pounds wet, boasts 76 bhp at 12,000 rpm, and manages to pass European emissions standards! It’s the Langen Two Stroke, built by Langen Motorcycles of the UK.
Emissions compliant, close to 3 pounds per HP, no valve train to engineer around, just point it, pull the trigger and hang on. Yeah, that sucks for sure.
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Mazda current rotary tech
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-3gzQVGEqF4
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o1dE4_RiXJ8
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_-HvIhRwHFk
That's an fascinating powetrain, it's like going from Berlin to Paris and passing through Vladivostok,. Most likely it will come at a lower cost than the RX-8 too. ::)
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That's an fascinating powetrain, it's like going from Berlin to Paris and passing through Vladivostok,. Most likely it will come at a lower cost than the RX-8 too. ::)
Then there is this thing.
https://www.liquidpiston.com/
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;D Schnuerle loop porting! Click to start.
And what about this jewel?
HE LANGEN: A MODERN STREET-LEGAL TWO-STROKE SPORTS BIKE!
https://www.bikebound.com/2022/06/17/langen/
Today, we’re thrilled to present one of the most exciting motorcycles we’ve ever featured — a new, modern, street-legal 250cc two-stroke that weighs just 265 pounds wet, boasts 76 bhp at 12,000 rpm, and manages to pass European emissions standards! It’s the Langen Two Stroke, built by Langen Motorcycles of the UK.
Emissions compliant, close to 3 pounds per HP, no valve train to engineer around, just point it, pull the trigger and hang on. Yeah, that sucks for sure.
ooo, pretty!
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A nice modern remake of the 80's Oldfield/O'Reilly song which Mike Oldfield claims was actually about Houdini and the unsuccessful attempts to contact him after he had died...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzS3sjPAuOA
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A nice modern remake of the 80's Oldfield/O'Reilly song which Mike Oldfield claims was actually about Houdini and the unsuccessful attempts to contact him after he had died...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wzS3sjPAuOA
Lovely,and her voice is so clear. Hadn't heard of Emily Linge . Will look into her singing.
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This is an interesting video that describes what it was like to own and drive a car in Germany during the 1890's. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sOveAIMczg4
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Rest in peace - Tina Turner
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=crAgnI9BF6M
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the Great Martian War.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6aj5whlRTYs
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Speaking of "Out of this World " :
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5EuKaRHMzU0
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two super cute youtube maker chicks collaborate to build something awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXLDg7P5lO8
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two super cute youtube maker chicks collaborate to build something awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXLDg7P5lO8
This is an excellent video. I ended up watching it all the way through.
And if you have any young people in their formative stages ... it is a must without regard to any specific "life-goals".
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two super cute youtube maker chicks collaborate to build something awesome
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GXLDg7P5lO8
Fascinating.
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While we are on the aviation topic ... Trent Palmer on how he shoots all those outside views of his plane in flight that look like drone footage but are not ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Al2Q8njzc
You could make some pretty amazing Motorcycle videos using this technique.
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If you ever watched and liked the Twilight Zone series you might find this video detailing its history and some of its episodes interesting: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiMqx0xw5is
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While we are on the aviation topic ... Trent Palmer on how he shoots all those outside views of his plane in flight that look like drone footage but are not ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y6Al2Q8njzc
You could make some pretty amazing Motorcycle videos using this technique.
Wow. Amazing. Mind blown, questions answered. Thanks.
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https://youtube.com/shorts/JiK0LDbJ_D0?feature=share
...Here you can watch the degeneration in boxing.
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https://youtu.be/Ec9wfbh12ZY
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Heard about FIDO on an old movie! ;D ;D ;D
FIDO – Fog, Intensive, Dispersal Of – a network of pipes and petrol burners capable of clearing fog from runways.
https://www.rafmuseum.org.uk/research/archive-exhibitions/worth-a-thousand-words-air-diagrams/fog-dispersal/
Fog on their home airfields was such a hazard to RAF aircraft returning from bombing operations that in 1942 the Prime Minister, Winston Churchill, ordered the Petroleum Warfare Department to develop a way of dispersing it. The result was FIDO – Fog, Intensive, Dispersal Of – a network of pipes and petrol burners capable of clearing fog from runways.
FIDO was installed at 15 airfields around the UK – most of them in Bomber Command – as well as at some airfields in the USA and in the Aleutian Islands. By burning petrol at the rate of 100,000 gallons (456,000 litres) per hour FIDO could produce sufficient heat to lift fog and enable pilots to take-off and land safely when poor visibility would otherwise have made flying too dangerous.
Between 1943 and 1945 2,500 aircraft landed safely in fog thanks to FIDO, saving the lives of 10,000 aircrew. FIDO also helped to shorten the war by allowing operations to continue when the weather would have made flying impossible. The last FIDO installation, at RAF Manston, was removed in 1959.
https://www.google.com/search?q=FIDO+fog+removal+machine+churchill&rlz=1CANQDY_enUS1047&oq=FIDO+fog+removal+machine+churchill&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160.32984j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:539db3b5,vid:VH2HmFPBQYQ
https://www.google.com/search?q=FIDO+fog+removal+machine+churchill&rlz=1CANQDY_enUS1047&oq=FIDO+fog+removal+machine+churchill&aqs=chrome..69i57j33i160.32984j0j15&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8#fpstate=ive&vld=cid:43aa6880,vid:gAIjxaJ2_Ag
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Airmen on both sides flew in crazy weather ...
https://youtu.be/cnBbj1pQaKg
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Music
A cool Japanese band covers another super cool Japanese band.
https://youtu.be/2Q3fyW4FnJY
Also, Death Note is worth catching on Netflix if it's available in your area.
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Music
A cool Japanese band covers another super cool Japanese band.
https://youtu.be/2Q3fyW4FnJY
Also, Death Note is worth catching on Netflix if it's available in your area.
... very nice but I still prefer the rumba flamenca while dining.
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... very nice but I still prefer the rumba flamenca while dining.
If you're dining, you ought to really put your device down. We'll still be here when you get back.
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Music
A cool Japanese band covers another super cool Japanese band.
https://youtu.be/2Q3fyW4FnJY
Also, Death Note is worth catching on Netflix if it's available in your area.
Japanese Bands are insanely good ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ponTbDDMYjw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zTEYUFgLveY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DC1qhYrNMQg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DD6LHfm5AZY
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If you're dining, you ought to really put your device down. We'll still be here when you get back.
... The only time I get to the device is while dining, turns out this one is pretty indigestible.
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A video about the "Camera Lucida" and a newer version "NeoLucida". Good background.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VDaGFrBxGM4
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https://youtu.be/ebX5ZvrT6-o
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Having a flight instructor as your dad has some benefits ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jlvyRN9IDLw
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As an Australian Commy driving lout, I endorse this video...
https://youtu.be/IwSFVpY9IVs
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dog ..... in a plane ....
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6NvBGb5lf78
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Noraly gets a clutch replacement in a backyard on a garden table ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05NiTpy-tfg
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Noraly gets a clutch replacement in a backyard on a garden table ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=05NiTpy-tfg
It was really amazing that the local mechanics that worked on her Honda 300 ADV, which I assume that they had never seen before, were able to take both the bike and engine completely apart and put it back together without a service manual or any special tools, like a torque wrench. And then it started right up and seemed to run fine after reassembly. Almost all of the motorcycles in that part of Africa seemed to be Chinese 125s. Likely none of which are fuel injected or had any of the features or electronics of Noraly's Honda.
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More difficult to find an mechanic in India you think, since they know how to fix RE's only?
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They likely work on everything from 1950's deflector piston 2 strokes to current DOHC 200's/350's to the neighbors car. That creates a better, more well-rounded mechanic. As long as they don't need to re-create modern parts in their shed, the rest is "feel" and common sense. They also have Youtube just like we do.
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You'll have hard time finding someone capable of recreating your parts in Europe too. Not exactly everyone has an mill & lathe standing at home, and the companies around that deal with such things are likely to send you home unless you're an registered industrial business.
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You'll have hard time finding someone capable of recreating your parts in Europe too. Not exactly everyone has an mill & lathe standing at home, and the companies around that deal with such things are likely to send you home unless you're an registered industrial business.
Tools like lathes "on farm" are relatively common in rural Australia and regional towns usually have a light engineering shop that can knock up almost anything, though it may cost you a lot more than just buying the part. Some stuff can be 3D printed of course.
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Tools like lathes "on farm" are relatively common in rural Australia and regional towns usually have a light engineering shop that can knock up almost anything, though it may cost you a lot more than just buying the part. Some stuff can be 3D printed of course.
Commonly available 3d printing is still rubbish, better suited for show case parts, and than were do you get the 3d file from?
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Lots to be said for stone-axe engineering. All the more reason to own a pre-unit construction machine! ;D
You can go a long way with simple hand tools and readily available materials on those designs, an EFI 4 cylinder 200 BMEP/Liter Honda, not so much. ::)
https://www.mobilityengineeringtech.com/component/content/article/ae/pub/features/articles/48147
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Lots to be said for stone-axe engineering. All the more reason to own a pre-unit construction machine! ;D
You can go a long way with simple hand tools and readily available materials on those designs, an EFI 4 cylinder 200 BMEP/Liter Honda, not so much. ::)
https://www.mobilityengineeringtech.com/component/content/article/ae/pub/features/articles/48147
- and we are now riding around on single cylinder 350 cc bikes producing 20 hp ! :)
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- and we are now riding around on single cylinder 350 cc bikes producing 20 hp ! :)
For the Hunter 20.2 HP !!!
But is styled to look like it produces at least 25 .
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It was really amazing that the local mechanics that worked on her Honda 300 ADV, which I assume that they had never seen before, were able to take both the bike and engine completely apart and put it back together without a service manual or any special tools, like a torque wrench. And then it started right up and seemed to run fine after reassembly. Almost all of the motorcycles in that part of Africa seemed to be Chinese 125s. Likely none of which are fuel injected or had any of the features or electronics of Noraly's Honda.
To be fair, that engine looks like a total clone of a Chinese Lifan/Loncin/Shineray so no surprise they knew their way around it ;)
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The human ingenuity is just limitless.... ;D ;D ;D
https://youtu.be/1FMSbqO3I6k
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The human ingenuity is just limitless.... ;D ;D ;D
https://youtu.be/1FMSbqO3I6k
No repetitive strain injuries from playing that little beauty.
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No repetitive strain injuries from playing that little beauty.
Certainly, I could not play more than two of three bars of this magnificent piece without falling out of rythm. ;D
https://youtu.be/WeWHWq_Z24I
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There is an excellent Korean sci-fi /mystery series called Memories of the Alhambra that features that song.
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There is an excellent Korean sci-fi /mystery series called Memories of the Alhambra that features that song.
...north Korean? ;D ;D ;D
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There is an excellent Korean sci-fi /mystery series called Memories of the Alhambra that features that song.
Korean cinema is terrific. I'll look that one up. Thanks.
Will also send that youtube to a guitar playing fisherman mate. He'll love it.
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Korean cinema is terrific. I'll look that one up. Thanks.
Will also send that youtube to a guitar playing fisherman mate. He'll love it.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Lcy3XUDd_A
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Memories_of_the_Alhambra
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https:/youtu.be/TYtdYslLY9I?si=levr-DYX8TuIeIp6
Mr Italiano died yesterday, so I suppose the future is to be Mr. Americano....
https://youtu.be/rJF0_4CtZf8?si=koQaJE7-bfNQjBxG
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Explain again why you are haunting this forum...??
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Here's a YooToob video that I just watched & it is running a 2nd time as I type:
https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=1958+BSA+c12+out+on+a+20+mile+ride
I thoroughly, totally enjoyed riding with this guy & the sound is good. No BS, just a fine ride. It reminds me of my mind-clearing rides on the blue roads of my area.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ELxQPdhh5mU
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A 13 second masterpiece.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QnjC4FYze04
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Seems a nice side trip if in Spain.
Tower of Hercules: Secrets of the world's oldest lighthouse
https://www.bbc.co.uk/reel/video/p0gd5771/tower-of-hercules-secrets-of-the-world-s-oldest-lighthouse?utm_source=taboola&utm_medium=exchange&tblci=GiAxHJIFkbSpfKyu0WE7qCY_qTGPewh4spA83G-LXRWc9iCMjFQovu6GvqSm94m3AQ#tblciGiAxHJIFkbSpfKyu0WE7qCY_qTGPewh4spA83G-LXRWc9iCMjFQovu6GvqSm94m3AQ
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_Hercules
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=flIwJYG5Smc
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Makes you wonder what they could do with a crate of Royal Enfield 650 motors, eh?
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=l4s8hWLOOcc
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https://youtu.be/YYBggcWzsB8?si=S9qS1fWZ-vWdrRY6
Easy to watch engine build.
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DIY Adventure bikes from $1000 beaters!
https://www.youtube.com/@rmatvmc
$1000 ADV Motorcycles 1,000 Mile Challenge
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K6_H23NtHzU
1) $1000 ADV Motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fdTYfXHlpj0
2) $1000 ADV Motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1_xrO4XfUiQ
3) $1000 ADV Motorcycles
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLTcXzAqx1I&t=207s
and more...
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Speaking of ADV's ...
Informative video on the Eastern Brown if your ever out trail riding in the Aussie Bush,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2arDLN5IL0
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Speaking of ADV's ...
Informative video on the Eastern Brown if your ever out trail riding in the Aussie Bush,
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2arDLN5IL0
No thanks ,will leave the snakes to the Aussies.
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The Eastern Brown is relatively harmless, short fangs so good boots and heavy jeans will protect you, not much venom so tends to "butt" rather than inject when it bites and it is not even the most venomous snake around, it comes in 2nd in the "most venomous in the world" stakes".
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comes in 2nd in the "most venomous in the world" stakes".
oh, well then, that's better. ;P
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Well realistically, if you include Sea Snakes it drops back to third and at 0,053 mg/kg it is under half the toxicity of the Inland taipan.
Of course from a US point of view they probably both seem a skerrick on the venomous side. The Mojave Rattlesnake at 0.25 mg/kg (25th on the chart below) is a mere fifth as venomous as the Eastern Brown and does not pop up in town much, whereas the Eastern Brown turns up in parks and creek lands in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane etc. on a regular basis.
The main thing is do not kill them they are protected.
(https://i.imgur.com/j0INB9i.jpg)
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"Tastes like chicken"! ;D ;D ;D I'm amazed the rattlesnake isn't extinct by now.
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Can't stand snakes of any sort. Would it matter if they were all eliminated ?
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Can't stand snakes of any sort. Would it matter if they were all eliminated ?
Be a lot more mice around.
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Can't stand snakes of any sort. Would it matter if they were all eliminated ?
Yes. That kind of thinking is why the world is such a shit show right now.
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when the price of bread doubles or triples because all the granaries are full of mouse poop, we'll be singing a different tune. :)
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Be a lot more mice around.
Are there a lot of mice in Ireland ? !
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Cats, badgers, stoats, mink, pine martens, foxes, kestrels, buzzards, herons and owls keep Irish mice "in check", sort of...
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-20300215.html#:~:text=Probably%20the%20most%20significant%20predator,Irish%20carnivorous%20mammal%20eats%20mice.
There are other factors that control house mouse numbers during the months when most of them live outdoors. One of these is predation. Lots of other creatures eat mice, making them an important link in the ecological chain. Probably the most significant predator in Ireland is the domestic cat, though every Irish carnivorous mammal eats mice. Badgers seldom catch adult mice but they dig out nests of young. Foxes have a specialist mouse-catching technique which involves locating them by sound and pouncing on them with a straight-legged jump. Stoats, pine martens and mink hunt them regularly.
Kestrels, buzzards and owls eat a lot of mice, though short-eared owls don’t because they are winter visitors when the mice tend to be indoors. Even herons like a meaty morsel as a change from their usual diet of fish.
But the question of whether predators control the numbers of a prey species or whether it’s the other way round is another topic that’s much debated by ecologists.
https://www.irishexaminer.com/opinion/columnists/arid-20300215.html#:~:text=Kestrels%2C%20buzzards%20and%20owls%20eat,their%20usual%20diet%20of%20fish.
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predator and prey, locked together in a dance of life and death.
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HOME! ;D ;D ;D
The Living Desert; 1953
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zUKUavEZ3B8
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Yes. That kind of thinking is why the world is such a shit show right now.
Yes, in some cases but I was talking about snakes.
(better not start a war on here !)
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Cats, badgers, stoats, mink, pine martens, foxes, kestrels, buzzards, herons and owls keep Irish mice "in check", sort of...
That's the point I was making ,there are no snakes in Ireland and they aren't needed there to keep mice down.
ps but I think this has probably now gone far enough off topic.
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Cats, badgers, stoats, mink, pine martens, foxes, kestrels, buzzards, herons and owls keep Irish mice "in check", sort of...
That's the point I was making ,there are no snakes in Ireland and they aren't needed there to keep mice down.
ps but I think this has probably now gone far enough off topic.
If the main predator keeping pets under control is snakes and you remove them, there i sno guarantee something else will replace them anytime soon.
Australia has numerous imported pests - Rabbits, Cane Toads, the Prickly Pear Cactus all being good examples - where no home grown predator emerged and they reached plague proportions and in the case of Cane Toads still are in plague proportions.
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If the main predator keeping pets under control is snakes and you remove them, there i sno guarantee something else will replace them anytime soon.
Australia has numerous imported pests - Rabbits, Cane Toads, the Prickly Pear Cactus all being good examples - where no home grown predator emerged and they reached plague proportions and in the case of Cane Toads still are in plague proportions.
I take your point , but can't snakes eat rabbits and toads ?
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Rabbits & Cane Toads are both snake food. The age of the prey and geographic location come into play. Snakes able to eat full grown rabbits and 9" cane toads are comparatively rare. Cane toads are also toxic, surviving ingestion can require another adaptation. Rabbit survival strategy is to outbreed its predators, they can have a litter a month. Snakes take a while to digest prey, sometimes 2 weeks or more for a single large meal.
There will always be an equilibrium position reached, it just takes time. The terrain changes in response to the animal & plant species interaction. The final equilibrium state may not be suitable for a particular species survival, so often there are collateral extinctions. Introducing any new species into a complex biological equation changes the final outcome, sometimes dramatically, sometimes not.
People are very adaptable even at the Stone-age level. Fire, sharp sticks and clothing allowed us to cover the Earth pole-to-pole. Many species always disappear when we enter a new territory.
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Grey squirrels are a problem here, carrying a virus that has killed off a lot of the nice red squirrels that everybody likes.
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Grey squirrels also outcompete and harass red squirrels. Sounds like a good part-time job for someone with an RWS Diana. Good baked, fried, roasted or stewed. Save the red squirrel and save some on groceries too.
https://www.diana-airguns.de/en/
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Skwerlz be 3vil.
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Skwerlz be 3vil.
this one clearly wears the Mark of the Beast on its forehead.(yes, we have white squirrels here)
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We have both grey and all-black squirrels here. A few years ago I did see a weird fox squirrel, with a narrow read face. I didn't like its looks. It went away and I haven't seen one since.
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The now extinct Australian Marsupial Squirrel from the Pilbara region. Closely related to the Drop Bear.
(https://i.imgur.com/LnR9RO1.jpg)
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Back on topic but still sort of related...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wL-NNWoblxI
A.
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Those marsupial squirrels were outcompeted by the Pliocene variant... ;D
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The now extinct Australian Marsupial Squirrel from the Pilbara region. Closely related to the Drop Bear.
(https://i.imgur.com/LnR9RO1.jpg)
That is an evil looking creature .
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Grey squirrels also outcompete and harass red squirrels. Sounds like a good part-time job for someone with an RWS Diana. Good baked, fried, roasted or stewed. Save the red squirrel and save some on groceries too.
https://www.diana-airguns.de/en/
I have a Haenel air rifle that accounted for a rat that came in to the garden. I considered giving a grey squirrel that robbed the bird feeders a taste of lead but never plucked up the courage. They are classed as vermin here I think . Red squirrels need to be saved .
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Hickman in 2017 doing a "slow" lap of the TT circuit on his brand new HP4 ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TVCfgz6EksU
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... and then we have Hickman's record 136.58 MPH lap from earlier this year ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31RZ5wU-Fg0
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Those marsupial squirrels were outcompeted by the Pliocene variant... ;D
That's a shrew.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2XXPGE0klmc
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Since I have been able to ride less & less each year over the past 10 years or so I have ridden vicariously through hundreds of YooToob videos (Noraly since Day One). Have also been made aware of the horrendous plunge downward of the quality of the videos which is apparent in the literally thousands of "reviews" of various things by people who quite obviously don't have a bloody clue what they're talking about. That + the phony click bait; every single subject now seems to have to have some girl with her tits out on the cover picture. I have nothing against tits, mind you, but come on.
Anyway, here's one I ran across covering a British rally of vintage motorcycles from 1997. I LOVE these kinds of videos with actual old motorcycles being ridden by actual old motorcycle riders, male & female, on actual old British roads through actual old British towns and villages & serious, no bullshit interviews.
That plus I just like the attitude of old Brit bike riders; "Yes, it cocks up once in a while, I fix it & then ride it some more" :) :)(http://)
There is coverage of the oldest bike there (and there are a few hundred) & it is a 1922 Royal Enfield. The thing I learned was that it had a hand crank starter on right side.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MQge3e3gGg
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Anyway, here's one I ran across covering a British rally of vintage motorcycles from 1997. I LOVE these kinds of videos with actual old motorcycles being ridden by actual old motorcycle riders, male & female, on actual old British roads through actual old British towns and villages & serious, no bullshit interviews.
That plus I just like the attitude of old Brit bike riders; "Yes, it cocks up once in a while, I fix it & then ride it some more" :) :)(http://)
There is coverage of the oldest bike there (and there are a few hundred) & it is a 1922 Royal Enfield. The thing I learned was that it had a hand crank starter on right side.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MQge3e3gGg
I think I have that video somewhere .
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This amazing WWII warbird documentary had disappeared for years but has finally popped back up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQE2InBxE94
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Messerschmitt_Bf_109
The Bf 109 first saw operational service in 1937 during the Spanish Civil War and was still in service at the end of World War II in 1945.
The plane was designed by Willy Messerschmitt and Robert Lusser who worked at Bayerische Flugzeugwerke during the early to mid-1930s. It was conceived as an interceptor, although later models were developed to fulfill multiple tasks, serving as bomber escort, fighter-bomber, day-, night-, all-weather fighter, ground-attack aircraft, and aerial Reconnaissance aircraft.
It was supplied to several states during World War II and served with several countries for many years after the war. The Bf 109 is the most produced fighter aircraft in history, with a total of 34,248 airframes produced from 1936 to April 1945. Some of the Bf 109 production took place in Nazi concentration camps through slave labor.
Because most fighter pilots of the Luftwaffe were used to biplanes with open cockpits, low wing loading, light g-forces and easy handling like the Heinkel He 51, they were very critical of the Bf 109 at first. However, it soon became one of the frontrunners in the contest, as the Arado and Focke-Wulf entries, which were intended as "backup" programmes to safeguard against failure of the two favourites, proved to be completely outclassed.
Initially, the Bf 109 was regarded with disfavour by E-Stelle test pilots because of its steep ground angle, which resulted in poor forward visibility when taxiing; the sideways-hinged cockpit canopy, which could not be opened in flight (but could be dropped by the emergency arm). They were also concerned about the high wing loading.
Soviet machine gun technician Viktor M. Sinaisky recalled:
The Messer was a very well designed plane. First, it had an engine of an inverted type, so it could not be knocked out from below. It also had two water radiators with a cut-off system: if one radiator leaked you could fly on the second or close both down and fly at least five minutes more. The pilot was protected by armour-plate from the back, and the fuel tank was also behind armour. Our planes had fuel tanks in the centre of their wings: that's why our pilot got burnt. What else did I like about the Messer? It was highly automatic and thus easy to fly. It also employed an electrical pitch regulator, which our planes didn't have. Our propeller system, with variable pitch was hydraulic, making it impossible to change pitch without engine running. If, God forbid, you turned off the engine at high pitch, it was impossible to turn the propeller and was very hard to start the engine again. Finally, the German ammo counter was also a great thing.
The aircraft was often nicknamed Messer by its operators and opponents alike; the name was not only an abbreviation of the manufacturer but also the German word for "knife". In Finland, the Bf 109 was known as Mersu, although this was originally (and still is) the Finnish nickname for Mercedes-Benz cars. Soviet aviators nicknamed the Bf 109 "the skinny one" (худо́й, khudoy), for its sleek appearance compared, for example, to the more robust Fw 19
Record-setting flights
In July 1937, not long after the public debut of the new fighter, three Bf 109Bs took part in the Flugmeeting airshow in Zürich under the command of Major Seidemann. They won in several categories: First prize in a speed race over a 202 km course, first prize in the class A category in the international Alpenrundflug for military aircraft, and victory in the international Patrouillenflug category.
On 11 November 1937, the Bf 109 V13, D-IPKY flown by Messerschmitt's chief pilot Dr. Hermann Wurster, powered by a 1,230 kW (1,672 PS; 1,649 hp) DB 601R racing engine, set a new world air speed record for landplanes with piston engines of 610.95 km/h (379.63 mph), winning the title for Germany for the first time. Converted from a Bf 109D, the V13 had been fitted with a special racing DB 601R engine that could deliver 1,230 kW (1,672 PS; 1,649 hp) for short periods.
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This amazing WWII warbird documentary had disappeared for years but has finally popped back up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQE2InBxE94
ME109's weren't popular over here !
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ME109's weren't popular over here !
but mossys and spits were!
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Spitfire is far prettier but the 109 looks more threatening in some undefined fashion.
The real difference for me is the engines.
The DB inverted V12s with that distinctive growl and kompressor whistle just sound better than the Merlin.
Also when Merlin/DB engine swaps were done (for example the Buchon, a Merlin powered 109 used by the Spanish or conversely captured Spitfires that the German's fitted DB engines into for airframe testing) the DB variants were generally better (assuming the same Octane fuel).
Of course in actual combat the DB 109s were typically running on low octane, often synthesised, fuel whereas the RAF had access to US 100 Octane aviation fuel which cancelled out any design advantages the DB engines may have had.
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This amazing WWII warbird documentary had disappeared for years but has finally popped back up.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQE2InBxE94
Awesome, I'll watch that when I go back to work. Thanks Glenn.
Here's a film for the toy aeroplane people. Glider flyers in particular. It's a bit dated now but still worth watching. Some of the planes in the film have become classic performance models and I'm happy to say I own a few examples and enjoy flying them.
https://youtu.be/M51MUnJKG9E?si=prlD8TEbo6KnVmc8
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but mossys and spits were!
Not forgetting the Hurricane which actually shot down more enemy aircraft than the Spitfire and could take more damage and keep flying ,according to a tv programme I was watching just the other night.
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The Hurricane was based on older designs (biplane style wooden stringers covered in Irish linen fabric with a plywood box around the cockpit) and at the very peak of it's development. The wood and fabric construction severely limited what could be done to improve it, for example a Griffin out of a late war Spitfire would pretty much have destroyed a Hurricane as soon as you opened the throttle. By the Summer of 1940 the Hurricane was the best it would ever become. The only significant changes post Summer of 1940 were fitting cannon for ground attack roles.
Basically the Hurricane Squadrons were already losing their edge but were still competitive (unlike the remaining Gladiator Squadrons) and there were also an awful lot of them available - 33 different RAF Battle of Britain Squadrons were equipped with the Hurricanes.
The Spitfire was relatively new and despite teething problems was already the better performer, it had a much more modern stressed metal skin (so did the bf109) with a lot of scope for improvements. The Spitfire is over-hyped but kept getting better and better as the war went on and stayed competitive till the end.
However, Summer of 1940, the Spitfire was in it's infancy and in limited supply, only 18 RAF Battle of Britain Squadrons flew Spitfires. The bulk of the heavy lifting fell on the Hurricane.
NOTE that if you look at Kill ratios the bf109 comes out on top destroying more Spitfires and Hurricanes than total 109's lost and the Hurricane kill ratio was worse for the RAF than the Spitfire one. Basically the Hurricane destroyed way more bf109 than the Spitfire but lost way more Hurricanes while doing it.
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for those fast-approaching winter days when it's too cold to take pokey out for a ride, i have this:
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new version of an old Elvis classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTbKhkceR00
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new version of an old Elvis classic
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RTbKhkceR00
Too slow for my liking.
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Too slow for my liking.
Yah, she turns everything into Blues/Slow Jazz, even her Bohemian Rhapsody cover is that way .
You either like it or don't I suppose.
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If you like videos of unusual aircraft you should enjoy watching this 7-minute long video of the experimental WWII "Flying Pancake": https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uB6Yed-Tupo
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Here's a rail project that benefits the population in general, not just the board of directors of a rail company. An entirely different idea than we have in the USA.
A close look at the highest railway bridge in the world
35m (114ft) higher than the Eiffel Tower and spanning 359m (1,178ft) above the Chenab river bed in the Himalayas, the Chenab Rail Bridge will be the world’s tallest railway arch bridge once completed.
https://www.bbc.com/reel/video/p0bf49jv/a-close-look-at-the-highest-railway-bridge-in-the-world
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This is a really cool "aero-car" video featuring a 1986 Pulse Litestar. Maybe not all that practical, but is sure looks neat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qw-UOMcEWE
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NOT the ideal florida car. more like an incinerator if parked in the sun.
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Add virtually anywhere in Arizona to that list. I have to assume cooling isn't an issue at 45,000 feet? ;D
After spending time on an ATC90 I am a bit jaundiced regarding the handling attributes of 3-wheelers with a single front wheel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Reliant_Robin
Here's aged yobbo Jeremy Clarkson brutalizing a famous (infamous?) such design.
Rolling a Reliant Robin | Top Gear | BBC
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8
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https://www.carscoops.com/2021/01/the-story-of-how-and-why-three-wheel-atvs-were-banned/
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This is a really cool "aero-car" video featuring a 1986 Pulse Litestar. Maybe not all that practical, but is sure looks neat: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4Qw-UOMcEWE
The opening segment triggered me a little when he said the BD5J was a "plane car".
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Same girl as above - singing at the Noble Prize award last Sunday.
Brief background:
- unashamedly a Jazz singer, no pop or rock here, everything becomes slow soulful jazz
- turns 18 in around 3 weeks
- started singing Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald at age 2 and a half
- won Norway's Got Talent at age 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxduGSjAJCo
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Make America Great https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5MuJazePaXo
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Hmmm....it's deja vu all over again... ;D
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Same girl as above - singing at the Noble Prize award last Sunday.
Brief background:
- unashamedly a Jazz singer, no pop or rock here, everything becomes slow soulful jazz
- turns 18 in around 3 weeks
- started singing Billy Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald at age 2 and a half
- won Norway's Got Talent at age 7
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XxduGSjAJCo
' Time goes by so slowly ' seems appropriate ! :)
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Talk about brutally tough...
Bajaj Three wheeler Engine full Restoration | Bajaj tuk tuk Engine Restoration
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=a2Tzt4u56KY
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Interesting: twin plug, SOHC with roller cam followers AND (Honda please note!) a proper bearing at both ends of the cam shaft.
A.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytKzWZp__Gs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9mJNE0fJUBM
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Ahhhh! the tractor racing is Mad! So good!. Thanks for posting that one. ;D ;D ;D
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Pretty busy inside those cases!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yIpdJAChjcM
1963 Lambretta Engine Restoration - Timelapse
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hUMXWNcwx4
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6hUMXWNcwx4
I liked that. Thanks.
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My second "bike" was a 1963 cream and red Lambretta 150. I loved the styling and it handled a lot better than my Vespa 125, but the engine was only good for about 5 minutes running above 45 mph before overheating and freezing up. A couple of minutes of cool-down would get it running again. After that scooter, I stuck with real motorcycles from then on.
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And speaking of interesting videos about nutty home-built motorcycles, how about this one regarding the Road Hog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHJ7PtgXSZE&t=7s
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And speaking of interesting videos about nutty home-built motorcycles, how about this one regarding the Road Hog: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHJ7PtgXSZE&t=7s
Excellent video.
It's 32 minutes long but worth it if you are one of the "peeps". ;)
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@ Reply #836: What's the deal with Lambretta scooters? They seem to be the Velocette or Brough Superior of the scooter universe. I can see they are robust enough inside, but all of the specialty factory tooling is daunting to us shade-tree types.
The motor video I posted links to Malaysian Lambretta rides & get-togethers, some of the machines are making at least 20HP out of 150cc's of 8 HP piston port 1950's motor.
https://www.casalambretta.us/index.php?route=information/information&information_id=24
2-stroke seizure is rare using high-silicon or forged pistons. A 20/1 pre-mix, proper "air-cooled" 2 stroke oils, premium gas & proper ignition timing makes them pretty bullet proof. Castor bean oil is gum-forming but adds a whole 'nother layer of performance if you're up for the additional hassle of routine disassembly & degumming the ring(s).
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@ Reply #836: What's the deal with Lambretta scooters? They seem to be the Velocette or Brough Superior of the scooter universe. I can see they are robust enough inside, but all of the specialty factory tooling is daunting to us shade-tree types.
They're like Ducati. They have a kind of je nais se quois without being spectacularly good. But very stylish and cool. And tunable, evidently.
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With my 1963 Lambretta I used Chevron two-stroke oil mixed 20 to 1.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yvS8wtnNQz4
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They're like Ducati. They have a kind of je nais se quois without being spectacularly good. But very stylish and cool. And tunable, evidently.
je nais se quois !
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je nais se quois !
je ne sais quoi, n'est ce pas ?
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@ Reply #843: "With my 1963 Lambretta I used Chevron two-stroke oil mixed 20 to 1."
Then that leaves timing, main jet size, ring end gap & sealing, piston material, actual compression ratio, fan/cylinder fin obstruction, cylinder material (iron/aluminium), proper cylinder taper (or not), too much load for the RPM (fan speed too slow for conditions), etc.
In Needles California there is a 12 mile gradual upgrade west of town that basically built local entrepreneur Harris Motors via VW engine replacements. The slope was almost shallow enough for 4th and just too flat for 3rd. Lugging in 4th on a 115 degree day meant the engine was trying to cool with 160F pavement air and a slow turning fan. New (rebuilt) motors from LA were $250, took Harris maybe an hour to swap out and he charged $500. Good money for the 1960's.
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In 1963 I was still learning how to ride to college without violating any traffic laws. I hadn't learned yet what made my scooter go. ;) However, I was learning what made it stop when I didn't want it to. ::)
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je ne sais quoi, n'est ce pas ?
Vicino pero. I only learned french for a couple of years, a long time ago. My teacher was a very unpleasant French boor. Smug, obnoxious, bullying and blustering. Got a kick out of humiliating students who made errors. So Frenchy, so chic. I've mostly forgotten what I learned because of him.
https://youtu.be/N4vf8N6GpdM?si=SdckAIq28P4Xh6XL
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Anyone interested in atomic trains? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJjC2Rf7KL4
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Anyone interested in atomic trains? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KJjC2Rf7KL4
Absolutely. Thanks.
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Vicino pero. I only learned french for a couple of years, a long time ago. My teacher was a very unpleasant French boor. Smug, obnoxious, bullying and blustering. Got a kick out of humiliating students who made errors. So Frenchy, so chic. I've mostly forgotten what I learned because of him.
https://youtu.be/N4vf8N6GpdM?si=SdckAIq28P4Xh6XL
Also French at school many years ago ,but are we on to Italian now ?! ;D
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Easier to keep the reactors in one place & use electricity to move the train.
https://thoughtscapism.com/2018/02/28/warming-my-hands-on-nuclear-waste/
What is and isn’t radioactive waste?
They also experiment with a number of ways of cleaning superficially contaminated equipment and materials from radiation, optimally to be released as ‘no longer radioactive waste’. The methods are anything from very high-pressure wash (powerful enough to cut through limbs), to ultrasound or acid baths, to mechanical abrasion with power tools. What I saw of the materials awaiting conditioning, there were some pieces of tarpaulin, air filters, and different kinds of metal frames or old pieces of metal structures. To be released as ‘clean’, these materials would have to measure at 0.1 µSv/h.
Let that sink in. For a material that has in some way been associated with nuclear energy to be considered safe for release as regular waste, it has to demonstrate radiation values lower than the natural worldwide average background of 0.2 µSv/h. Most of the world, in other words, would not meet those ‘clean’ requirements. In fact,
the granite countertop I use to prepare food on in my kitchen would never get ‘clean’ enough to be released from nuclear waste storage.
There is nothing abnormal about my countertop – granite often contains traces of radioactive elements. Despite that, if my block of granite had been used in connection to a nuclear plant, it would for ever have to remain safely stored and monitored behind multiple seals, awaiting burial in a deep geological repository, where it would be left, in conditions that would guarantee its safe retainment for the unforeseeable future.
Ironically, it could be ‘safely separated’ from the environment and the general population by… tons and tons more of naturally radioactive granite.
It appears that the same levels of radiation are rendered somehow ‘dangerous’ merely from the mental association to nuclear energy, and not the actual physical characteristics of the objects.
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Also French at school many years ago ,but are we on to Italian now ?! ;D
I like Italian. Have many Italian neighbours and I'm trying to learn.
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Here's a new project I'm embarking on. Should be fun.
https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLwBkGQapstymg_dxU8aM6rjo7hXPQb55Z&si=HjxfNtPJRW_OD2PO
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MiBNNv1SzHU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AlGjRrRO21E
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I have a ceramic dinner plate that is slightly radioactive.
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If you are interested in such things, here is a long video where a bearded biker buys a diesel KLR, after fixing it up, and tests it out on dirt trails: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QFXihbms4IQ
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@ Reply #855: There might be a market for a novelty dinner plate that "glows-in-the-dark", maybe with an "atomic whirl" displayed prominently in the center. Might keep the luddites from dining at your casa!
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@ Reply #855: There might be a market for a novelty dinner plate that "glows-in-the-dark", maybe with an "atomic whirl" displayed prominently in the center. Might keep the luddites from dining at your casa!
I have gone out of my way not to eat off of the plate.
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The Russians apparently proved this in the 1950's. It's unlikely that in a billion-plus years of cellular evolution life would not have adapted & utilized this free & inescapable energy source. Eat hearty!! ;D
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_hormesis#:~:text=Radiation%20hormesis%20is%20the%20hypothesis,in%20absence%20of%20ionizing%20radiation.
Radiation hormesis is the hypothesis that low doses of ionizing radiation (within the region of and just above natural background levels) are beneficial, stimulating the activation of repair mechanisms that protect against disease, that are not activated in absence of ionizing radiation.
Radiation hormesis proposes that radiation exposure comparable to and just above the natural background level of radiation is not harmful but beneficial, while accepting that much higher levels of radiation are hazardous. Proponents of radiation hormesis typically claim that radio-protective responses in cells and the immune system not only counter the harmful effects of radiation but additionally act to inhibit spontaneous cancer not related to radiation exposure. Radiation hormesis stands in stark contrast to the more generally accepted linear no-threshold model (LNT), which states that the radiation dose-risk relationship is linear across all doses, so that small doses are still damaging, albeit less so than higher ones. Opinion pieces on chemical and radiobiological hormesis appeared in the journals Nature[1] and Science[3] in 2003.
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I like Italian. Have many Italian neighbours and I'm trying to learn.
I don't know how people can be fluent in any language that is foreign to them ; and to think some people can speak several languages is just beyond me.
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I don't know how people can be fluent in any language that is foreign to them ; and to think some people can speak several languages is just beyond me.
A British friend of mine was chatting a few years back about how his neighbours in London split their time between England and a villa in Spain. This was pre-brexit when that sort of thing was common. He said the neighbour's 4 year old would run in and start rattling off stuff in fluent Spanish and then look really embarrassed and say "oops sorry I forgot what country I was in".
I also had an online Latvian friend who was living in Sweden at the time. She was fluent or close to fluent in seven languages and was adding more. Her native language was Latvian but at the time Latvia was Soviet (and is in Putin's sights to retake eventually) and hence she spoke Russian and Latvian from an early age. Her parents moved to Sweden when she was very young and she learnt Swedish (obviously) and also picked up English as it was taught in the Swedish the equivalent of late middle school. She said once she had her first four languages down, adding Spanish. French and German in High School was pretty simple and was now (in her early 20's) considering adding Italian.
Australian's on the other hand struggle to even learn English.
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I don't know how people can be fluent in any language that is foreign to them ; and to think some people can speak several languages is just beyond me.
I guess it depends on the person. Some get it easily, others never do. And the younger you start, the better. Before your mind becomes set in its way.
I work with a guy who's deaf and blind. I talk to him using Deafblind alphabet and he replies in Auslan. He learned both before he went blind, luckily. That's something I picked up on the job and I'm sure that if I had Italians to speak with at work, it would come along much faster.
My kids learned Japanese and German at school but I think that if they plan on sticking around here, learning Hindi would be more useful.
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Almost half the Indian Subcontinent do speak Hindi but the other 55% of the population speak a crazy number of different languages.
This is the list of "official" languages commonly spoken in various parts of India:
Assamese
Bengali
Bodo
Dogri
English[1][2][3]
Gujarati
Hindi[1][4]
Kannada
Kashmiri
Konkani
Maithili
Malayalam
Marathi
Meitei
Nepali
Odia
Punjabi
Sanskrit
Santali
Sindhi
Tamil
Telugu
Urdu
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sure but the 45% that speak Hindi seem to have moved to my town.
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I have a ceramic dinner plate that is slightly radioactive.
I worked for a masonry company for several years cladding buildings in thousands of square meters of granite panels , particularly in London, so anybody walking around the City of London
should get a fair dose of background radiation.
Incidentally,I never heard anybody express any concern about the masonry fixers handling the material every day being affected by radiation.
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Fiberglass can have the same short insoluble broken fiber bits that asbestos does, but you don't hear a lot of press about fiberglass workers and lung cancer. Asbestos was studied heavily in WW2. Fiberglass workers are now just issued paper masks. Silicosis is likely a bigger threat to concrete & stone workers. Unless the numbers are sensationalized it's a non-issue.
Background zoomies may even be good for you:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Radiation_hormesis#:~:text=Radiation%20hormesis%20is%20the%20hypothesis,in%20absence%20of%20ionizing%20radiation.
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Silicosis is likely a bigger threat to concrete & stone workers. Unless the numbers are sensationalized it's a non-issue.
https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/13/engineered-stone-bench-top-ban-confirmed-begin-2024-when
Australia will ban the use, supply and manufacture of engineered stone, in a move that has been described as lifesaving ... the decision follows a recommendation by Australia’s workplace safety watchdog to prohibit the use of all engineered stone, irrespective of crystalline silica content, to protect the health and safety of workers.
The Safe Work Australia report found the rates of silicosis and silica-related diseases have “risen substantially in recent years, with a disproportionate number of diagnoses in engineered stone workers”. It said there was “no evidence” that lower levels of crystalline silica could be safe for workers cutting and grinding engineered stone.
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So then, buy DuPont stock?
Corian is a brand of solid surface material created by DuPont. Its primary use is as a countertop, benchtop surface, wash basin, and wall panel.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Engineered_stone
Engineered stone is a composite material made of crushed stone bound together by an adhesive to create a solid surface. The adhesive is most commonly polymer resin, with some newer versions using cement mix. This category includes engineered quartz (SiO2), polymer concrete and engineered marble stone.[1] The application of these products depends on the original stone used. For engineered marbles the most common application is indoor flooring and walls, while the quartz based product is used primarily for kitchen countertops[2] as an alternative to laminate or granite.[3] Related materials include geopolymers and cast stone. Unlike terrazzo, the material is factory made in either blocks or slabs, cut and polished by fabricators, and assembled at the worksite.
Engineered stone kitchen countertops with undermount sink and cooktop installed. Tops are cut and polished at the fabricator's shop.
Engineered stone is also commonly referred to as agglomerate or agglomerated stone, the last term being that recognised by European Standards (EN 14618), although to add to the terminological confusion, this standard also includes materials manufactured with a cementitious binder.[citation needed] The quartz version (which end consumers are much more likely to directly deal with) is commonly known as 'quartz surface' or just 'quartz'.[4]
https://www.bobvila.com/slideshow/12-top-names-in-engineered-stone-14521
https://archant.co.nz/blog/articles/7-key-differences-between-porcelain-and-corian-benchtops-review-and-comparison.html#:~:text=Corian%20is%20known%20as%20a,if%20touched%20by%20hot%20cookware.
Corian is known as a “solid surface” as opposed to the engineered stone porcelain benchtops. It’s made by blending approximately two-thirds natural minerals (bauxite) and one-third acrylic binder. These resins are an important element to note though, as they melt and burn if touched by hot cookware. It is softer than porcelain, and scratches can be sanded out should they occur.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bauxite
Bauxite is a sedimentary rock with a relatively high aluminium content. It is the world's main source of aluminium and gallium. Bauxite consists mostly of the aluminium minerals gibbsite (Al(OH)3), boehmite (γ-AlO(OH)) and diaspore (α-AlO(OH)), mixed with the two iron oxides goethite (FeO(OH)) and haematite (Fe2O3), the aluminium clay mineral kaolinite (Al2Si2O5(OH)4) and small amounts of anatase (TiO2) and ilmenite (FeTiO3 or FeO.TiO2).[1] Bauxite appears dull in luster and is reddish-brown, white, or tan.[2]
In 1821, the French geologist Pierre Berthier discovered bauxite near the village of Les Baux in Provence, southern France.[3][4]
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https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2023/dec/13/engineered-stone-bench-top-ban-confirmed-begin-2024-when
The danger presumably is just in cutting and grinding this 'engineered stone' material.
Being exposed to wood dust, particularly oak with its tannic acid content, can also be nasty.
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yeah, I am not clear how it differs from cutting slabs of plain old stone.
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Bauxite vs. silica bearing materials. Natural stone is generally cut with wet wire saws, so less dust.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?app=desktop&v=0FcMpNLR7YI
Final finish and fitting are where dry grinders are brought into play, exposing more workers. Why exactly they don't mandate air supplied respirators instead of crashing the industry I can't say. The tech has been around for ages.
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The danger presumably is just in cutting and grinding this 'engineered stone' material.
Being exposed to wood dust, particularly oak with its tannic acid content, can also be nasty.
Correct. It's perfectly safe if it's kept intact. Just like asbestos.
A lot of toy aeroplane builders have been using this stuff at home, cnc machining it into moulds for composite aircraft. I bet there's a lot of those guys worrying about dust right now. I use it differently: you can make the stuff at home by mixing aluminium tihydrate and epoxy resin. You pour it onto a plug to make a mould instead of the old gelcoat and layers of glass cloth mould making. No dust this way and makes really tough moulds.
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T-QAiukWQjU
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Correct. It's perfectly safe if it's kept intact. Just like asbestos.
I suppose any operation that creates dust is dangerous if the dust is breathed in by the operative.
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I've heard there is lots of "hazardous" dust in the Financial industry...
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I've heard there is lots of "hazardous" dust in the Financial industry...
I think they must be managing my pension savings !
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A nice music video that features a classic vintage Porsche ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U6WY_z8Vu8&list=OLAK5uy_lgpHb16OOXxK89Jq8T5OibcdoApkANJK0&index=1
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s1EuaATKOKI
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Joyriding in an Amish horse and Buggy is not a thing ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aUrX3Oh1MCk
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTCVn4EByfI
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It looks pretty harmless at walking speed on the road, but look what happens when you throttle it up a bit. That lozenge shape is a dead give away...
https://www.history.com/videos/uss-nimitz-tic-tac-ufo-declassified-video
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TTCVn4EByfI
That is wild! 8)
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That is wild! 8)
The biggest issue I can see is a gyro strong enough to keep it upright will make leaning difficult. You will need some sort of gyro speed control.
If you think that one is wild ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uuHcCs85seg
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A nice music video that features a classic vintage Porsche ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1U6WY_z8Vu8&list=OLAK5uy_lgpHb16OOXxK89Jq8T5OibcdoApkANJK0&index=1
I got the chance to drive a bathtub 356 in the early '70s. Marvelous machine, smooth as butter transmission.
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Sörgel was certainly a futurist!
Atlantropa: The $1 Trillion Dam to Drain the Mediterranean
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9kd5feloqSU
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Kids these days ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLZUQ8vSKDQ
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ASrCKnoViMI
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@ #887: Cadeau Toubab! ;D
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Yeah. That is Nigeria for you.
The interesting thing is Noraly herself did not report them.
Someone else watching her video decided to forward the incident to the Nigerian authorities.
Here is the itchy Boots video in question (S7-E62):
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2sgPIAu3DGU&pp=ygUTaXRjaHkgYm9vdHMgbmlnZXJpYQ%3D%3D
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Aussie Man
https://youtu.be/kGKw2ZVMA6E?si=VHPw2u1rkKICUYgV
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Cummins Diesel in a Model A
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RUAXkRNu8o0
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This would work for a scooter, motorcycle or automobile. Modern control and power electronics could use the gyroscopes as energy storage as well as a balance mechanism.
The Self Balancing Monorail
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kUYzuAJeg3M
In this video, we explore the fascinating story of the Brennan Monorail, an innovative train from the early 1900s designed by Louis Brennan. This monorail defied conventional physics by balancing on a single rail, leaning into corners without external input, and remaining stable even when stationary
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Thorium! Fissions forgotten stepchild. Not enough Plutonium production to have been interesting to the Cold Warriors. I like how it makes Tritium fuel for the upcoming Fusion reactors. "Fusion, still only 20 years away since 1960..." ::)
Interesting bits:
min 05:22
min 05:48
min 08:00
min 08:40
Forget Fusion: We have Thorium for Unlimited Energy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AqYdPhv-T30
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What happened to tilting trains ?
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Each car would have required gyros, and power, and an operator...$$$$$. An idea ahead of his time.
HOWEVER - Beacon Energy makes commercial flywheel energy storage units. Using modern digital controls and paired contra-rotating carbon-fiber spinning-in-vacuum on maglev bearing Beacon off-the-shelf flywheel units, it would be relatively easy to make these trains happen. The flywheels can supply energy to operate the train when between external electrical sources and store braking energy as well. These units are self contained and about the size of a 55 gallon drum.
You live in the future. The hard part is prying off the cold dead fingers of special interests off of the throttle...
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What happened to tilting trains ?
Queensland has two high speed tilt trains, one diesel and the other electric ,that run from Brisbane to Rockhampton.
Now thy are in regular service no one seems to really take much notice of the tilting.
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The USA is notable in its absence from tilt trains and passenger train service in general. Hey - if you need to go somewhere, just buy your own damn car. Chevron, Texaco, Ford & GM appreciate your business - all the way to the bank.
lob·by·ist; /ˈläbēəst/, noun - a person who takes part in an organized attempt to influence legislators. See also "Highly Paid"... :o 8)
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tilting_train
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The QLD tilt trains have been around since the nineties. Regular service is coming up to the 25 year anniversary. The are pretty much mundane tech these days, no one make a fuss anymore.
Impressively, they run a narrow 3' 6"gauge track but in service run at 100 mph and have been tested at 130 mph.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D1hRL_xiYXI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SF_f9SdA4rM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CKNV_0v39-k
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EV promo
https://youtu.be/zRUg2NXmLd0?si=JKHnUPYj4-BDxMzL
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EV promo
https://youtu.be/zRUg2NXmLd0?si=JKHnUPYj4-BDxMzL
Very good.
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heard this yesterday at KFC, of all places. i'm such a sentimental old fool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdxUIZOzd5E
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WEQOhC-kRAE
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heard this yesterday at KFC, of all places. i'm such a sentimental old fool.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GdxUIZOzd5E
Hippy ;D
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SWGBgR_Np3E
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I'm not an AC/DC fan but this is good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaIPg34EAgQ
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I'm not an AC/DC fan but this is good.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NaIPg34EAgQ
When asked why AC DC had never explored new sounds their answer was basically " Our fans love our iconic sound and would murder us if we changed it ".
For a new take on an AC DC classic ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e4Ao-iNPPUc
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...something for 2CV... ;D
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lTPGWCGysD8
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Project Plowshare & the Pan-Atomic canals...where's Tom Swift when we need him? ;D
Sahara Sea: The Insane Plan to Create a Sea in the Sahara Desert
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V2b7ztWvFOg
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Australia had a plan to use British Nukes to blast a channel into the inland that is below sea level and create an inland sea.
Thankfully they grew a brain and abandoned the idea. I do not think the British were all that co-operative either.
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Nice rail gun and anti-drone laser footage starting at 02:40.
Scary Reason Why Japan is Testing a New Massive Railgun
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B76zJDgHwkI
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Those three Mexican sisters ...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6b_FgQnXL8
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It's not often you get to say 'I agree with Hitler..'
https://youtu.be/I9MwJ2nYf3w?si=dFSvgN8Zf1l6QHKX (https://youtu.be/I9MwJ2nYf3w?si=dFSvgN8Zf1l6QHKX)
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He's just saying what everyone was thinking. Very creative!
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It's not often you get to say 'I agree with Hitler..'
https://youtu.be/I9MwJ2nYf3w?si=dFSvgN8Zf1l6QHKX (https://youtu.be/I9MwJ2nYf3w?si=dFSvgN8Zf1l6QHKX)
Those iterations of that video are funny. My favorite is the one where Hitler's staff wrecks his Honda and has to replace it with a BMW.