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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 23, 2017 8:23:55 GMT -5
As for Romulans vs Klingons, I'll have to consider. Seems to me they're pretty equal, just differing makeup is all. Gotta agree with Kat... It's a tie. |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 14, 2017 10:54:28 GMT -5
China has to as they are addressing the worst pollution crisis of just about any country in the world and are developing vehicles for the same countries in Europe, Asia and Africa who follow Euro Air Regulations. They may become the leaders in low pollution vehicles due to the crisis air quality conditions that they are facing. It will be interesting to see how this turns out. Maybe the Chinese will perfect a viable heat vaporizer carb that can economically change the game and rescue the lower cc bikes. With a heat vaporizer carb an engine becomes multi-fuel and can burn just about anything including diluted used crankcase oil (filtered first of course) at 4 times the efficiency of a carb or even current fuel injected engines and run cleaner like natural gas fired engines.
That carb is news to me, and sounds like a MAJOR winner!Sounds like a "low-tech" answer that likely requires major "high-tech" to actually work. Just might be the answer. I think there will always be a market for the 50cc bikes for many reasons, but you can't get one if they aren't made... And, if used ones are banned from re-selling. I'm all for doing everything WITHIN REASON to take care of our planet, but sometimes the moonbats carry things beyond all reason... Seems they often want to filter everything out of our air, EXCEPT pot smoke... LOL!
Whether a fifty, or a Boss Hog, ride safe!Leo in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 12, 2017 16:40:12 GMT -5
Leo - I truly believe people like that did in part build the Space Shuttle. I worked on the team trying to rescue it from what they had done but we couldn't because of the great cost involved in just unitizing the design in a CAD environment which was a very sad thing for all involved. Some may also cry bunk on that but I worked with the Joint Chiefs, NASA, British Aerospace and a number of other agencies on that one and there just was not enough money allocated to pull it off. I was there in the thick of it so I know what we discussed in our conference rooms and how many different ways we tried to fix things but alas we were told to stand down and let it pass. There are some folks no matter how brilliant others think they are or they think themselves would have left me no choice but to hand them a pink slip for misconduct if they worked for me. Now before we allow these folks to get us to vent too far and get ourselves banned maybe we should step away for a few and chill doing something we enjoy. No sense in getting ill over this as you need to think more about your wife and family too since they need you so very dearly as they face their existing health issues. I say this with all humility and respect. Kind regards, Rocky
Rocky,
Your advice is most welcome and appreciated.  Have a big, fat bone on me!I very seldom lose my temper, but this guy finally goaded me into lowering myself to his level, and for that I apologize. He also got me SO P.O.'d with his incessant calling me a liar over things I've done, that I snapped at my sweet  -year-old wife. I have never done that in 36 years. She's followed this garbage, and plainly told me "I know your friends from fifty years back, who raced with you, and told me all about "Old Blue" and "Janice the Flying Squirrel"... Get off that stupid forum, dump the scooter, screw the arthritis and get a real bike, and real friends again". "We can NOT afford it, but I think there's a relatively cheap Indian Scout or Harley Street Rod out there with your name on it."Well, that is probably good general advice, but I'm a long-term member here (almost a "founding member") and there are mostly good folks on the forum (I did NOT start this crap). And, I honestly love "Minnie Mouse"... She's far more practical than a chopper, and actually in general, rides BETTER than my old Hog Baggers. More affordable too... LOL!When a troll gets me so irritated with lies and trash that I mistreat my own wife, it's time to leave him in his parent's basement to lurk and trash somebody else. You can't win a pissin' contest with a skunk, and I'm about done here.
Sometimes I think you and I are "brothers from another mother"... Thanks again for the good advice. I also need to seriously consider the missus' advice too. Women are more practical than guys. The trash-talkers have ruined the informational posts, intimidated the newcomers, insulted the old-timers and the enjoyment is really gone from this site.
Guess I'll go put a few fast miles on "the mouse" and clear my head.Many thanks, and ride safe!
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 12, 2017 12:52:36 GMT -5
I'm not in anyone's camp ,,,'if you think for one single solitary moment you can drop an engine into gear under full load you're dreaming,, as far as me being aligned with piston guy yes I guess I am,, he designs engine internals for world class race teams I think that qualifies him as an expert,,,, Say what you will he ( piston guy) is a stalwart expert,,, with the experience and knowledge to back up his stuff,,,,, Wrong, wrong, WRONG!!! A 76 pound girl on a 400 pound bike with the engine at 3,500 rpm... It WORKS and works well. CHECK THE FRIGGIN' TIME SLIP!!!!!!! As for Piston Guy, I don't care if he built the Space Shuttle. He's a jerk, runs his mouth without putting his brain in gear and in general is a disgrace to the site. He makes no apology for telling the site what he thinks of me, and I gladly return the insult. Leo (TOTALLY fed up with the crap) in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 12, 2017 12:35:10 GMT -5
You ever do a "drop" or anything no matter what size motor into gear when it's under load?,,, I say it's impossible,, or damed near it,,, I'm still callin bs
Agreed: is IS "damed near impossible" but it IS possible. Especially when the bike weighs less than 400 pounds, the rider weighs 76 pounds and the motor won't turn faster than 3,500 rpm. AS I SAID: "I WOULDN'T DO IT WITH MY 375 POUNDS ABOARD. IT WOULD TEAR THE TRANNY OUT OF THE FRAME". I am SO sick of people who never met me, were NOT there, and have total disrespect telling me I didn't do something I did... or in this case, little Jan did. Leo (totally fed up) in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 12, 2017 12:30:54 GMT -5
Ive actually never seen anyone do something so stupid on a bike, first simply it won't go into gear at rpm. then there is a difference between a car tranny and a bike tranny. you can depress a car clutch, floor the throttle, and easily put it into any gear you choose. my guess is, a bike tranny lacks a synchronized gearing system. even this wouldn't prevent going into gear at rpm. (i assume you are talking mid to full throttle here). depressing the clutch completely disengages the engine from the tranny, there is nothing spinning in the tranny (except shortly after depressing the clutch). i do not doubt you, but i would like an explanation as to why a bike tranny won't go into gear at rpm with a depressed clutch. you don't even need a clutch (except when starting from a standstill) if you can shift it properly. i've done exactly that with my 4 speed ford pinto. Yeah, Jan and I did this stuff, and the jerks can't handle the proof. Now, expect to be character-assassinated by Piston Guy. This guy takes disrespect to a new level. Ride safe! Leo in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 12, 2017 12:19:31 GMT -5
OK guys...
Let's play a game.You post pix of your wives and kids if you have any, just to show the members how nice it is to have a family.
Then, I'll make a sarcastic reply saying THOSE are NOT your family, and I can prove it.Then, you post scans of your marriage license and the kid's birth certificates... You know, sort of their "time slips".Then, I'll get REALLY tacky like you, and call your whole family a fish-story... That can't be your wife, there were NO women in your town the year you were married... And, your KIDS? You don't have kids. Those birth certificates are wrong. NO children were born in that year.YOU are liars, self-righteous stuffed-shirt-creeps and generally full of $hit. Of course, YOU know who your wives and kids are, YOU were there at the wedding and the kid's births... BUT I don't give a crap. You are liars and don't have wives or kids. I know because I'm almighty smart and you are dummies, trying to make us believe you actually HAVE a family.
How's THAT for a swell game? Just your speed I think.
I was there. I ran the 11-second runs. Jan ran the 10-second run sans-clutch. (You might note the timer's tag: Go Girl!) You're not addressing some jerk who "heard of this". You're addressing the guy who was there and did it.You are bullies, trolls, liars and in general a disgrace to the site. Do YOU treat guys in person this way? If so, HOW did you EVER live to reach adulthood?
Piston Guy: you have a nice post on nitrous for your scoot. I'd like to compliment you on that, but I really need to trash you, tell you your a liar because nobody makes a nitrous kit for scooters and your pix are fake. Of COURSE I know your post is truthful. But you need a lesson in jerkology.
Let's see... What else can you trash me over? Did you know I did the banner for "ItIsTheRide"? Doug had the concept, and I did the art. Of course, you won't believe that either... It's guys like you who drive the decent members away in disgust, especially new members who don't expect a snide and caustic reply to a question simply because they are not knowledgeable. So sad this formerly good forum has degenerated into the same lowlife crap as most others.
You treat STUPIDITY as a VIRTUE, and in YOUR cases, I guess THAT is true.Have a great life... Go kick a puppy, slap a kid, pee on somebody's ride, or whatever you do in real life to make yourselves feel big. VERY sincerely,The Old Chopper Guy
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 11, 2017 22:25:25 GMT -5
Sorry Leo, but when I first read the title I thought it was going to be a story (like on the George Noory radio show) about walking around a corner and finding yourself in 1967. (but I guess in a way it was.) I wouldn't worry about it too much, you know what you did and that's all there is to it. A little something from the old days. (You can see even more on Youtube.  )
Hey, THANKS for the video post! Have a bone.Really brings back memories... A lot better memories than I'm making here recently... LOL!What IS it with members posting "it's BS" "never happened"... etc. Have they NEVER checked out the net to see what riders were ACTUALLY doing back then? Wears REALLY thin. Piston Guy just posted a swell piece on nitrous on his scoot. I'd actually like to compliment him on that one, but I don't dare even say something nice. Lately I can't post anything without somebody jumping in my $hit. At least my geriatric riding pals and I can enjoy the memories of crazy stuff we did... The rest can pound sand.Ride safe, and don't post anything interesting unless you want to be treated like a leper. Leo (wishing I could deep-six this arthritis and get back to REAL bikes and REAL people) in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 11, 2017 21:22:49 GMT -5
I hate to be a drag ol man ( even tho I'm not far behind you) there's no way a guy let alone a chick drops a big inch Harley into gear under load from neutral ,, it would break every shaft and gear set in the box if you could get it to go into gear in the first place,, I'm sorry chopster but I'm callin bs on this one,, and the only way that tank was pulling anywhere near a 12 was on an 1:8 mile ,,,fuel bikes were only a tic off the numbers you posted,, you'd have to have real live gumball slicks (current for the day) and screw the rim to the tire ( current for the day) to keep the rim from spinning in the tire,, too much conjecture here,, you didn't just waltze up with a driver and rip sub 12,second second quarters when dedicated nitro fuel bikes were barely making those numbers all because the tires werent upto it
Oh boy, here we go again.I realize you're a fan of Piston Guy, and that's fine. Everybody needs a friend... However, you SEE the time-slips. Oswego raced ONLY a quarter-mile. Check Jan's slip... Ever seen any Harley turn 139-mph in the EIGHTH-MILE? I DON'T THINK SO.
A well-setup Norton 750 could break into the low 12's back then, even with its skinny 20" rear tire!!! I had a lifelong friend who built a street-racer Norton 750 that would run neck and neck with my chopper... Low elevens all day long, and YES, he had little 76-pound Jan take it down the quarter-mile at Union Grove, and YES she got it into the high-tens. He insisted she use the clutch... LOL!
You also saw my post when researching street-driven choppers of the period and found NUMEROUS ones running in the LOW TENS, and one knucklehead in Pamona, turning in the NINES!
And yes, THOSE times were VERY close to all-out fuel drag-bikes of the period. NOT just me, not common, but happened on a regular basis. Just where do you think those old time-slips came from?
As I said, I would NOT do the no-clutch launch, but teeny Jan did. Every other tooth ground off the gearset by Triangle Motorcycle of Chicago, the SAME firm that built the motor. $20K in 1963, $200K in today's bucks. I got them to float me, promising to pay off in a year from street-racing proceeds. And I kept my promise.Triangle knew how to build 10-11 second street engines, and I knew how to ride. Good grief, 11-second street Hogs weren't even UNUSUAL back then! Today, we have 10-second BAGGERS!The rear tire, a Goodyear "Grasshopper" had a round profile, with block tread but definitely NOT a knobby. A precursor to our modern slick street tires with rain-grooves. They ran smooth on the street, had a little better traction off road, and grabbed like stink on asphalt.
On the street, in ONE summer, I made over $25K outlaw dragging which PAID for the motor.I only posted this as a fun "factoid" of something modern riders will never do, and have some fun. No bragging, just fun, but trust me, it's true with the time-slips to prove it to those who insist on calling me a liar. And just for the record, I beat several trailered-in fuel drag-bikes both on the strip, and in outlaw street drags. No slicks needed, no tires screwed to the rims, and no clutch used for shifting. I will concede that I used black-tar tire sealant on the rear rim to glue the tire. THAT was PLENTY to keep 250hp and 300 lb/ft of torque from spinning the rim inside the tire. Yup, rode into the pits, drained the tank and refilled with Sunoco Blue 260, pulled the mufflers (that summer I ran Sportster muffs on the street at the request of local police) re-jetted the carb for straight-pipes, tweaked the mechanical timer-advance and ripped off low elevens ALL DAY LONG... Any frickin' day, any frickin' time and for any frickin' amount of money. I sent more than a few trailered dragsters home, and when my weight kept "Old Blue" outta the TENS, Jan would take over, shaving off that extra needed second. I realize this pisses you and Piston Guy off a lot, but NOT as much as your calling me out as a liar when I was there, and did it.
Sorry, I'm NOT normally a confrontational guy, but this never-ending calling me out on something truthful, and posted for fun, is wearing very thin. Good grief, you'd think I was Al Gore claiming I invented the Internet... LO not so L. This forum is SUPPOSED to be informational and enjoyable, but it's turning into a sophomoric "he say/she say" bunch of nonsense. All I can say is "Ya shoulda been there". Naah... You still wouldn't believe it. This whole thing was a reminiscing post for fun for newer members, relating some fun things we did back then, which would never be allowed today. Do us both a favor, check the Net like I did, for sixties choppers on the strip, and when you find the numerous street Harleys running FASTER than mine, even in the nines, and some FASTER than some fuel drag Hogs, you can post an apology. Leo (here's a quarter, call someone who cares) in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 11, 2017 21:02:33 GMT -5
Leo - Its amazing what one can do when they don't know it can't be done. Sometimes too much book knowledge can hinder rather than help advancement since it causes folks to put blinders on limiting the scope of their realm. Others have trouble visualizing things from a word picture and need a full set of drawings and 3D models to even get a clue of whats possible. I get this at work all the time. You can't do that using that or that problem absolutely can't be caused by this however once the Root Cause analysis is done we find out a new set of possibilities not covered by the book. I am closing in on retirement age now however its nice to be able to work with the younguns and make advances they said were impossible or inconceivable. Did one the other day that was bid out at close to $100,000 that they let the old out of touch guy have a crack at and 3 hours later we were done and productionalized. My boss came by near the end of the day concerned about my wasting time in what he considered a Rabbit Hole and when he asked how much longer I told him 5 hours ago it was completed just after my second cup of coffee. Asked when it would be put into production and the answer was the same 5 hours ago. His comment was "We sure got out moneys worth this morning. Must have taken some really hard thinking to pull that off so quick. Some here don't appreciate the stuff you do here every day and I wish there was a way to better reward you besides the gift cards we are allowed to pass out." Probably won't even get a "Good Job" digital thank you card on that one but at least someone up the food chain appreciated it. Great find in the tool box! Perhaps you will put those slips in a frame with a few photos now for you memory wall. Maybe the folks at the nursing home may appreciate a copy of the frame showing the history of the site. Rockynv, YOU do GET it...! Have a bone! Leo |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 8, 2017 22:33:19 GMT -5
Gotta go with the kayak...Canoes and those who used them ARE mighty macho, but those Eskimos brave sub-zero temps, whales, polar bears and such while hunting walrus. AND... the doggone kayaks are a booger to handle in rough ocean water. They turn over and trap you under, requiring substantial skill to escape and right the little boats... all while submerged in freezing water, in a fur parka soaked in 30 pounds of freezing water... Holy frostbite Batman...While camping with the missus years ago, on Lake Grapevine, a guy in a kayak turned over right at the shore of our campsite. I ran into the chest-deep water and it took everything I had to wrestle him and the kayak upright. The guy almost drowned, and I ruined a brand-new pair of nice western boots.Obviously, if you ARE going to use a kayak, there must be (and you should TAKE) safety courses to teach you how to keep from drowning upside down in shallow water... But, THIS guy had NO idea what to do. Dang-near cost him his life, and me, a $500 pair of boots. EEEWWWW! And the bozo didn't even THANK me. Just paddled off for a beer at Sneaky Pete's...Canoes will capsize at the drop of a hat, but kayaks will drown you if you don't know what you're doing. THAT is MACHO... maybe... I think? 
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 8, 2017 14:02:07 GMT -5
Pistonguy is a pro,,, he developes and has developed some of the most exotic race engines ever devised,, and has worked with Indy to current working superbike and nascar teams,,, he knows his stuff,,, this I personally know as a fact,,, he has forgotten more than any of us will ever know about engine theory,,, including me,,, and I grew up in a race shop and come from a line of a racing family,,,
Piston Guy may have marvelous credentials, but his attitude negates ALL of it. He's been calling me a liar for months, and has been DEAD WRONG every time, INCLUDING my long time successful use of chamber pipes on 4-strokes.I am unfortunate to be "blessed" with a 60-year-old stepson with a doctorate in aeronautics. Retired from Lockheed with all the credentials in the world... And the same arrogant "I know everything, YOU know nothing" attitude. Years ago, I thought he'd get a kick out of my company pilot looping our Aerospatiale helicopter during my aerial photo shoot of a property. Instead, he unloosed a tirade of "looping a helicopter is impossible and I can prove it" on me, deriding me and calling me a liar... Just like Piston-Guy... Well, looping copters is commonplace today. I recently asked him if he'd like to apologize to me for trashing me in front of his Mom.
Nope. I'm still a lying jerk even though our pilot did exactly what I told him we did.Some people even with marvelous credentials are educated far above their intelligence. Or, even worse, are so full of their own self-importance that they feel obligated to "put others in their place" through their overblown, arrogant self-aggrandizement. The right to free speech does NOT license anyone to yell "FIRE" in a theater and a great resume, education and accomplishments do NOT license anybody to be a jerk. Including ME, PISTON GUY, and my own STEPSON, whom I love, but cannot stand to be in the same room with. I can think of NOTHING, absolutely NOTHING more irritating than doing/making something successful, telling others about it just for fun, certainly not bragging, then having an "expert" stuffed-shirt call you a liar, saying he/she can "prove" it's impossible. Back in the Stone-Age days of shade-tree mechanics, we did the "impossible" on a daily basis. Thank God we were NOT hampered by computer-science, flow-charts and almighty "theory". All this modern technology is marvelous... in its proper place. It's making the best transportation ever. But 50 years ago, if something looked like a good idea, we tried it. If it really WAS impossible, we found out soon enough, when it didn't work. No high-tech needed.
Such is life, and sometimes it's extremely irritating.Leo (NO problem with accomplishments, ONLY attitude) in Texas |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 8, 2017 13:34:52 GMT -5
" class="user-link js-user-link user-3375 group-4" href="/user/3375" itemprop="url"><span itemprop="name">cyborg55</span></a></span> said:</div>And if she had her right hand around the base of the apehangers,,, you meant the dogbones,, who was manning the throttle ?
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Nope, the base of the bars... no dogbones, the apehangers were tall enough... LOL
When the Christmas tree lit, she opened to WOT (no spring return) and shoved it into first gear sans-clutch. With every other tooth ground off the gears, WOT shifting sans-clutch worked great on the strip, or running for money.
Normal riding, of course I used the clutch like anyone else. The hacking of the gears only caused a slight "chugga-chugga" lugging at super low rpm. This kind of butcher technology was common back then, and while crude, it worked EXTREMELY well... Just like the 2-stroke chamber pipes worked well on our 4-strokes, and still do today.
Things are SO different now, a half-century later.
I looked on the Net, and find to my total surprise, modern Harley BAGGERS, STREET-DRIVEN turning in the LOW TENS!!!
THAT is a whole new world of "cruisers"... Makes "Old Blue" look downright slow, even though they're hauling touring gear down the track!!!
HMMM... Wonder what a tuner guru could do with a new INDIAN CHIEF???
Leo (quite happy these days on a scooter...) in Texas
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 8, 2017 13:20:06 GMT -5
Harley switched to left hand shift in1975all others before were right hand shift Hand-clutch with "mousetrap". I think '57 may have been the first year for the foot-shift on the big twins. Jan raced laying with her chin on the tank, shifting the foot-lever with her left hand. No clutch used. When the Christmas tree lit, she opened the throttle wide open (no spring return) and shoved the shifter into first sans-clutch. Up-shifts done the same. I raced that way too, BUT did use the clutch off the line... With my 375 pounds aboard, I figured a no-clutch launch might just tear the tranny out of the frame... LOL! Like I said, "probably a tad hard on the tranny, but OMG! WHAT a launch!"That mill was SO under-square that it would only rev to 3,500 rpm no-load in neutral. John Deere would have LOVED it! Leo |
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Post by oldchopperguy on Aug 3, 2017 10:32:03 GMT -5
I'll tell you exactly when "we will embrace the scooter" here in America anyways (it's already happened in Europe and especially in Asia ),,,when regular gas goes to $5-6 for regular and stays there,,that's when we will realize what a nice little mode of transport the scooter really is,,,I take my dr350 for parts runs and lite duty single purchase stuff but if I have to go shopping,,I come home with a case of beer a case of water and couple three bags of groceries all on the Stella cause of the flat floor,,,a true pack mule,,,
Oh, cyborg55... YOU are SO right! Have a bone on The Old Chopper Guy  I spent a tour in the Army, in Germany back in the sixties. Gas was already over $2 per gallon THEN. That is about $15 dollars in today's money. As a marvelous side-note/factoid, the exchange rate then was 4 Deutsche Marks to a US Dollar. Yup... FOUR TO ONE!!! And, a MARK would buy a DOLLAR'S worth of goodies!!! My Sergeant's pay went a LONG way there... I used to drive my German pals' cars and bikes through the GI on-post gas station and fill 'em up for 30-cents a gallon... Yeah, GALLON, not LITER... Words cannot describe (in English OR German) their appreciation for a FREE full tank of petrol! Nice folks, small expense on my part, and... Probably did more for foreign relations than our "diplomats"... LOL!
Germans riding "real" scooters were in the "upper-class"... LOL! The everyday working Hans and Ushi rode those truly AWFUL little pressed-steel Solex front-wheel-drive mopeds... Yes, REAL "mopeds" with actual pedals... What DISMAL little scoots those were, but they got Helmut and Brunhilde down the road. Mega-cheap. Now, if you were a tad higher on the Deutsche food-chain, you might ride a Vespa, or Zundapp or (be still my beating heart) a hand-me-down CUSHMAN pried away from an American soldier returning home to "the land or round doorknobs"... Hmmm... Once in a while, I actually miss those European "lever" doorknobs. Now as for me? Well, now surviving on Social Security, $2 gas is enough to encourage me to use "Minnie Mouse" (my old Kymco Grandvista 250) for MY parts runs, lite single purchase stuff and the other goodies on her flat floor. Yup! The ONLY thing I miss about my old Chinese 150 was its LARGE flat-floor... The Kymco has less foot-room for bags of kitty-litter, cases of refreshment, etc.With her Givi windshield, I can ride her down to 45 degrees in comfort, and with her watercooled motor, she can ride comfortably up to 115 degrees... Hot ride for me though... LOL!
Cheap gas has Americans pretty spoiled. However, modern fuel-injected cars DO give incredible mileage not even dreamed of when I was young. That, combined with sub-three-dollar gas will keep scooters somewhat in the background, but they ARE catching on just a little more each season. I think this phenomenon is simply because scooters are nowadays fast enough, reliable and affordable, making them attractive as fun second-vehicles to drivers who still use a car or truck for their daily ride. After all, THIS is AMERICA... Not EUROPE, or ASIA, or INDIA... Aint'cha GLAD? Leo (really happy for cheap gas, flat-floors and wind on my knuckles) in Texas |
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