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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 29, 2017 7:35:16 GMT -5
The Civic with the high performance VVT engine is available only with a manual tranny unless something changed recently. I love a manual tranny, but the Houston traffic will make wear out the clutch very often.
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250cc
by: wheelbender6 - Mar 28, 2017 20:02:40 GMT -5
Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 28, 2017 20:02:40 GMT -5
You might call scrappydog and ask. He will need to know what kind of Chinese 250 you have. There are both Honda and Yamaha clones used and parts do not interchange between the two families.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 28, 2017 19:49:44 GMT -5
Did you say your V6 Honda has a manual tranny? Awesome!
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 28, 2017 19:46:05 GMT -5
My wife was glad that I chose a scooter for my return to the two-wheeled world.
So glad that she bough one too.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 27, 2017 22:21:07 GMT -5
Kat - I think you voted for the Troggs because your a "Wild Thing", despite your fondness of Taurus station wagons and Italian scooters.
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No Way
by: wheelbender6 - Mar 27, 2017 22:14:32 GMT -5
Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 27, 2017 22:14:32 GMT -5
"But then, we all had guns and nobody ever shot his pal for his sneakers either..."
When I was in high school, many of the cars in the student parking lot had guns in the trunk,
because they went hunting before school.
The faculty didn't care because we shot animals; not people.
_I guess my point is, I'm OK with anti-lock brakes or linked brakes as long as they are not mandatory.
There are riders that don't need them, and they shouldn't be required to pay for them.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 27, 2017 20:53:09 GMT -5
Its very difficult to be macho while wearing a plaid, double breasted coat, but I will vote Troggs.
I had thought the Turtles had more hits, but I must have been confusing them with the Animals, or cosidering them a part thereof.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 27, 2017 18:31:42 GMT -5
"I believe there's no substitute for experience."
Agree 100%. The BRC does not teach you to ride. It teaches you to ride more safely.
I wish every new rider was able to get "off road" riding experience before hitting the road.
The tank slappers, high sides and endos hurt a lot less on dirt.
You can make a lot of mistakes on the dirt and still live to tell about it.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 27, 2017 18:19:45 GMT -5
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 25, 2017 19:54:18 GMT -5
Your plug insulator should be a nice tan color. If it looks too dark, jet down. If the plug is lighter than tan, jet up. Running lean is bad for engine longevity.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 25, 2017 19:47:10 GMT -5
Great pics.
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50 New Models?
by: wheelbender6 - Mar 25, 2017 19:45:12 GMT -5
via mobile
Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 25, 2017 19:45:12 GMT -5
Nice to know there are so many creative model names coming from the motor company.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 23, 2017 21:08:56 GMT -5
I feel like Vlad really missed an opportunity. Tsar Alexander III had already freed the serfs. Had Vlad more closely followed the teachings of Marx's "Communist Manifesto", soviets (ruling committes) would have been elected, at least locally. The system of ruling soviets would have been a long way from a democracy, but it would have been a big improvement over Tsarist rule.
Vlad was not a Tsar and didn't adorn himself in Faberge jewels. However, to the Russian people, he was just another dictator. He provided the Russian people with "Bread, Peace and Land", but not freedom of speech or a voice in government. It was BOHICA.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 21, 2017 19:42:38 GMT -5
Neither man influenced me very much.
-John Lennon was a pacifist but I eagerly served in the military. I do love his music.
-Vlad Lenin was a devoted communist/Marxist, but I treasure my freedom of speech.
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Post by wheelbender6 on Mar 20, 2017 18:54:09 GMT -5
Vlad killed far more people than John, but I don't think that stat alone makes him macho.
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