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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 10, 2018 10:07:43 GMT -5
George Clooney incurred minor injuries recently when a Mercedes made a left turn in front of him in Sardinia. He is banged up, and will be needing a new scooter. He was wearing a helmet, to his credit.
It is on all the news outlets, but TMZ seemed to have the best pics. Speedy recovery, George.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 7, 2018 9:45:48 GMT -5
Godspeed, Mr Pastrana.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 4, 2018 12:08:49 GMT -5
He knew that gravity always delivers.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 3, 2018 16:42:08 GMT -5
Werner Von Braun was pretty macho.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 2, 2018 21:04:57 GMT -5
There are hundreds of entrance ramps in Houston and thousands of intersections. I could make a pro bono career out of it.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 2, 2018 6:14:29 GMT -5
A motorcyclist had a fatal crash last night in Houston (no helmet) when he hit an unpainted curb on a freeway entrance ramp. I wish the TX DOT would spend a little money on reflective paint for curbs.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jul 1, 2018 8:40:27 GMT -5
We love those movie taverns, Kat. Dinner and a movie in one stop.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 30, 2018 7:42:36 GMT -5
Unpainted median curbs at intersections.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 30, 2018 7:37:54 GMT -5
Like the Yamaha. Did you see a displacement on the Kymco People and Exciting?
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 29, 2018 16:59:07 GMT -5
My source did not specify a country, Kat. We know that they already manufacture bikes in India to be sold in India.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 26, 2018 22:06:15 GMT -5
"Harley-Davidson announced Monday it would move some of its production overseas to avoid a dramatic tariff increase imposed by the European Union." The EU tariff is in response to the US tariff on goods from the EU. I didn't realize that the EU is Harley's second largest market. I hate to see HD move some production over seas, but I believe they are just responding to changing economic conditions in order to remain competitive. -Ducati builds bikes in Spain to remain competitive. -Some Hondas are built in Thailand. -KTM has shifted some production to India. I feel like the Harley decision is merely an attempt to "follow suit", rather than becoming another shrinking American company. I wish them well. www.motorcycle.com/mini-features/harley-davidson-responds-eu-tariffs.html |
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 26, 2018 21:31:20 GMT -5
I learned a lot about the US in the 1930s and 1940s from watching Bugs Bunny cartoons. Bugs would parody the prominent people of that time.
I would see Bugs do a spoof of somebody and that lead me to look up more info on them.
-My kids learned a lot, in the same way, from watching the Simpsons cartoon. My kids had it much easier, since they had google to help them research things.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 26, 2018 21:23:32 GMT -5
"The golden years of the 50s where a factory worker could buy a house, a brand new car and raise 3 children are not coming back"
I remember those golden years extending into the early 1970s, PistonGuy. High school educated fellows from the north with good union jobs could afford a house, a family, and really nice vacations. Growing up in Georgia, we saw them passing thru on their way to and from Florida. We were jealous, of course.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 26, 2018 8:49:16 GMT -5
I have spent some time over seas and it was an eye opener. We are blessed in the US.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Jun 25, 2018 20:14:46 GMT -5
I would be more worried about those big venomous snakes in Costa Rica, Ricardo. Even if I'm riding a scooter. (I posted this in the wrong thread a few minutes ago. Its been a long Monday for me).
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