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Post by ricardoguitars on Jan 19, 2017 7:09:23 GMT -5
Drinking coffee
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Post by ricardoguitars on Jan 17, 2017 9:49:36 GMT -5
Gone south
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Post by ricardoguitars on Jan 13, 2017 7:07:44 GMT -5
Jokes funny
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Post by ricardoguitars on Jan 12, 2017 9:42:53 GMT -5
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Post by ricardoguitars on Jan 12, 2017 7:15:58 GMT -5
Planned obsolescence is the biggest polluter of them all, a fully electric vehicle pollutes more than a 30+ years old carbureted SUV, electric cars are intended to last as long as the warranty expires, then you are left with a vehicle too expensive to fix and/or with no available spare parts, if you junk it, half the thing is not recyclable. And if you go out and buy a new one, you are contributing to the pollution caused by the manufacturing facilities, as well as the environmental damages caused by the extraction of raw materials to make it, and the HUGE pollution caused by freight ships to transport all the materials and the final products to their destination. Instead you could keep your old carbureted SUV and make it run on alcohol or natural gas, a lot more environmentally friendly. Don't know where you are getting this since most of an electric vehicle is made of recyclable materials including the upholstery and the batteries as we already have covered are not trashed but put into service on the power grid in a controlled environment that promotes very long life. The traction batteries unlike automotive 12 volt batteries are modular made up of individual cells so that as individual cells fail you pull the cluster that the failed cell is in and replace the one or two cells that are problematic. One local Hybrid dealer does a lot of work renovating the traction batteries in the original Prius models so that many of those sold 20 years ago in 1997 are still functioning as intended on the mostly original batteries with just a few cells replaced so they are not the massive issue that sensationalists have falsely presented them to be. Many come back to useful life simply by pulling the traction battery and putting them on a grid or balancing charger to even all the cells off. In other parts of the world the Hybrid Electric Car (especially the Prius) is one of the most popular taxi cabs out there due to their longevity and economy. In some parts of Europe Electric Cars are charged by the roofs of their carports where they are in rental service and when not in use are part of the power grid providing electric power when the sun is not shining. German and Danish engineers are working on a number of systems to help leverage existing electric cars on the road putting them on systems to take advantage of the 24/30/60 kWh stored in their batteries to prevent brownouts and reduce the number of generators powering the electrical grid. It is getting very interesting for sure. Just by transporting the thing and/or the materials needed to build it pollutes more than your good ol' SUV. www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/article-1229857/How-16-ships-create-pollution-cars-world.html |
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Post by ricardoguitars on Jan 11, 2017 14:39:42 GMT -5
Planned obsolescence is the biggest polluter of them all, a fully electric vehicle pollutes more than a 30+ years old carbureted SUV, electric cars are intended to last as long as the warranty expires, then you are left with a vehicle too expensive to fix and/or with no available spare parts, if you junk it, half the thing is not recyclable. And if you go out and buy a new one, you are contributing to the pollution caused by the manufacturing facilities, as well as the environmental damages caused by the extraction of raw materials to make it, and the HUGE pollution caused by freight ships to transport all the materials and the final products to their destination. Instead you could keep your old carbureted SUV and make it run on alcohol or natural gas, a lot more environmentally friendly.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Jan 2, 2017 8:38:04 GMT -5
This will affect production costs in China, raising product prices as a consequence; environmentally friendly stuff is expensive and someone has to pay for it, in this case the customers.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Dec 30, 2016 11:33:59 GMT -5
Scooters are not mopeds, that term is used for motorized pedaling vehicles (hence the name), like bicycles, scooters don't have pedals.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Dec 25, 2016 11:57:53 GMT -5
Merry Christmas y'all :thumbup:
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Post by ricardoguitars on Dec 14, 2016 7:18:33 GMT -5
Ride it like you stole it! Just don't stay on high RPMs for extended periods of time, you shouldn't do that even after break in anyway.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Nov 25, 2016 17:57:23 GMT -5
Turkey salad! Add turkey chunks, raw spinach, cheddar cheese (works with manchego too), tomato, olive oil and guacamole, yum!!.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Nov 14, 2016 10:21:15 GMT -5
A Triumph bobber that doesn't leak oil and the lights work? I want one! I guess Lucas smoke is hard to source nowadays :eek: |
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Post by ricardoguitars on Nov 11, 2016 18:03:26 GMT -5
Be mindful that double the horse power does not mean double the top speed once you get past about 40 mph as aerodynamics now becomes the big obstacle to deal with. An 8 to 9 hp 150 can get you to about 50/60 mph while a 16 hp 250 won't get you much more than an extra 10/15 mph. My bike is about 25 hp or around triple the hp of a 150 and will tap out at just about 100 mph with a good sport fairing on it while a 33 to 39 hp bike might get you more solidly to 100 and maybe 110. An Aprilia Mana 850 has 75 hp and tops out at around 130 mph even though it has three times the horse power of my Sport City. Yep, you won't go much faster, but you will get to speed faster. My 150cc CB150 clone is faster than my 250cc Tornado clone, because it is lighter and lower, but the 250cc climbs hills almost twice as fast as the 150cc. |
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Engine Life
by: ricardoguitars - Nov 10, 2016 11:22:08 GMT -5
Post by ricardoguitars on Nov 10, 2016 11:22:08 GMT -5
It will last as long as you want, as long as you get rust away from the frame, mine is showing rust spots already after 2 years, I plan to take it apart and repaint the frame, but you can't do much about the insides of the frame tubes aside from soaking them with oil.
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Post by ricardoguitars on Nov 10, 2016 11:09:14 GMT -5
again stranded!  |
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