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Post by spandi on May 15, 2017 15:56:38 GMT -5
Neither really. These are two guys who used their brains.
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Post by spandi on May 15, 2017 2:12:40 GMT -5
As "Red Greene" says: "We're pullin' for ya'... After all, we're all in this together". Stay safe, Betty & Leo And remember, as we say in Port Asbestos, " if it ain't broke you ain't trying hard enough" (Keep you stick on the ice.) |
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Post by spandi on May 14, 2017 14:59:38 GMT -5
Thats darn nice... keep it coming I sure could go for a warm Piece of Shoe Fly Pie. What else Would you have in Pennsylvania Dutch country? (Don't forget the coffee.) |
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Post by spandi on May 11, 2017 20:29:02 GMT -5
And just how many of the "kids" do you have and are the flats pet friendly? |
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Post by spandi on May 11, 2017 20:24:52 GMT -5
In my experience, most close calls I have been through are caused by cager distraction, or cager not looking the blind spots, I look like a Christmas tree and I still get two or three close calls daily. You can't fix stupid with light. Sure you can. Just carry one of those sabers like Obe-Wan uses in Star Wars...LOL! |
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Post by spandi on May 10, 2017 19:19:06 GMT -5
I'm going with Keaton too, though watching "mild mannered" Harold Loyd in "Safety Last" hanging from the hands of a giant clock way up on a high building (with no safety gear, stunt doubles, or CGI) still scares me. And is in my opinion the most macho (or at least fearless) of the silent film stars. I really like both these masters... Can't pick one. Spandi... For decades Hollywood has wondered about that clock scene with Harold Loyd! Just recently, some ancient original footage was discovered, and how he did it safely was discovered, and it's SO simple that it is a testament to his true genius! The clock tower was mocked-up on the roof of a building... But Harold hung off the clock only a few feet off the roof of the building! It was shot so the roof was out of camera except for some of the newly-found out-takes! That doesn't take any of Harold Loyd's "macho" away... He did many VERY dangerous stunts. But his creative genius allowed him to film things TOO dangerous even for him... That clock scene was SO believable because it was filmed for real, at the height of the surrounding buildings and the effect was phenomenal! I only know about this because it was featured a while ago on "The Movie Channel" on a special featuring the genius of silent-era actors... Very cool! You're dead on Leo. It seems it was a twenty foot high replica NEAR the edge real building, (with mattresses at the bottom.) Worse yet, it turns out a stuntman named Harvey Parry did the really dangerous stuff. Oh well, Hollywood is all about illusion is it not? Thanks Leo. |
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Post by spandi on May 9, 2017 21:50:52 GMT -5
Kevin should put helmet tail lights up against glove signal lights in his weekly "Who is More Macho" thread. Nah, it should be "What's more macho?" Ending up in surgery or traction? (I prefer looking like a "dork" in perfect health.) |
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Post by spandi on May 9, 2017 19:41:30 GMT -5
If you consider ending up in the hospital "macho" then be my guest. Me, I have one I bought on eBay years ago. BTW, I just got a new Nolan N44 Evo, and guess what? You can get a helmet mounted taillight as an option. |
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Post by spandi on May 8, 2017 18:57:39 GMT -5
I'm going with Keaton too, though watching "mild mannered" Harold Loyd in "Safety Last" hanging from the hands of a giant clock way up on a high building (with no safety gear, stunt doubles, or CGI) still scares me. And is in my opinion the most macho (or at least fearless) of the silent film stars.
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Post by spandi on May 8, 2017 18:51:22 GMT -5
fly, it takes serious macho to do your own stunts. Chaplin had building fronts fall on him--he had to be perfectly positioned or get hurt. Keaton did the famous horse/wagon stunt, and I think also something with a train? I'm going Keaton since the stunts I know of his seem just a bit more dangerous than Chaplin's. Yeah,the movie was "The General" about him stealing a train during the Civil War.) |
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Post by spandi on May 4, 2017 11:55:09 GMT -5
 Ive been running this Ankle Biter set-up since last September. I have encountered no such "O" rings on my 150 Vari's, there simply nothing to keep the grease in the Vari. my 244cc certainly had one, and without an o-ring, it's very likely a variator WILL sling grease. oh . . my . . . god. reminds me of my rear axle nut coming loose. i had the socket, but i left the breaker bar at home. i managed to get it tight enough to get home with the socket and pair of pliers. it's a miracle i didn't lose the nut. but yeah, that zip tie trick is pretty neat. melting the tie into the threads would also serve as a thread locker. i gotta give ya a +1 for that one. How about just getting a (14-16mm?) Lock nut. I grabbed a 14mm OEM Honda nut off eBay and found in addition to the front axle, it fit on the variator and clutch Bell as well. |
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Post by spandi on May 3, 2017 1:08:43 GMT -5
Welcome back, I hope you are now past the difficulties you ran into. It might have been better if you were a bit more forthcoming in the first place, but that probably would have been too much of a revelation. ( In these days of Caitlyn Jenner dominating the headlines this is hardly revolutionary news anymore.) But really this is all about two wheeled fun... Scooters and motorcycles, so let's concentrate on what we have in common, a helmet, and a twist of the throttle. 😉
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Post by spandi on May 1, 2017 9:23:19 GMT -5
I'm going with "Cool-Cal" I loved what he said about worries; "9 out of 10 problems you have will roll into a ditch and never even get to you." (and at least on his watch, he just didn't sit around doing nothing while the country slid into economic depression.) 😑
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Post by spandi on Apr 30, 2017 10:06:47 GMT -5
Good Theory!  Definitely NOT original...  Yeah, the engine looked way too new to be vintage original. |
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Post by spandi on Apr 30, 2017 9:51:38 GMT -5
I was unfortunate enough to pick up a nail in - of course - my rear tire.  Thankfully, it was holding pressure. My son had picked one up in his rear tire a bit ago, and the Scooter Genie charged him $40 to remove the rear wheel and replace the tire - the replacement tire was $37.  ...10" wheels on his Baccio. He had a tire on hand for him. I called the Scooter Genie regarding my 130/70-12 - he said $57. plus $12.  shipping, and $60 to remove and replace. I found my same tire online on sale for $30.99 with free shipping - but $ ?  I had asked the Scooter Genie about the possibility of "plugging" my son's tire when his puncture happened. He said that the tires are thinner than car or truck tires, and that the plugs didn't work very well on scooter or motorcycle tires. However, after leaving Bible study one Friday morning, riding on my scooter with the nail in the tire holding air, I was about to ride by my tire place, and I thought "let me ask Wayne about plugging my tire" - and so I did. Wayne was a bit skeptical, but it was a small nail, so he was willing to give it a try. After a somewhat normal "plugging" procedure, I was on my way - no charge! In my mind I had saved $ , so I tipped the young guy who did it $10 - - perhaps the after effect of Bible study?  So, it has been 2 weeks now with no trouble. Has anyone else "plugged" their scooter tire? Success? Failure? Bad Idea? Good Idea?  Funny you should mention this, as I just refilled my new Pirelli's with Ride-on tire seal. (great stuff, you can ride over railroad spikes and rusty barbed wire like it was nothing 😁) |
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...10" wheels on his Baccio. He had a tire on hand for him.
shipping, and $60 to remove and replace. I found my same tire online on sale for $30.99 with free shipping - but $