Les Posted April 17, 2008 Report Share Posted April 17, 2008 all this nonsense does not change a thing about my description of Richard. He stil is an old fart. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charlieb Posted April 19, 2008 Report Share Posted April 19, 2008 @#$%^!# Been out a while and sorry to have also missed out on this. Happy for you Mr. O There really are a great bunch of guys here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack Ahern Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 Mike---Does the new screen come with seat belts??? Richard--- G O Fs work well in New England. There are many of us around and damn proud of it! Note: It sure is fun to be a sports fan in New England. What a ride!!![:-party] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 So Mike, did you get it yet? [?] Brian G. Green With Monitor Envy [:-alien] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted April 22, 2008 Report Share Posted April 22, 2008 See #45 Brian. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erby Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 I don't wanna see #45. I wanna see a picture!!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lewis Capaul Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Why think Small, go all the way....30" http://www.costco.com/Browse/Product.as ... 80&topnav= Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Les Posted April 24, 2008 Report Share Posted April 24, 2008 Erby, likely he has already pawned it! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Hi All, Well, I finally found the flash card for the anchient digital camera and figured out (sort of) how to make it work (All except the damned flash), so I'm posting a photo of the two monitors; my old 19-inch wide screen and the wonderful new 22-inch monster that you guys so generously purchased for me. All I gotta say is YOU GUYS ROCK!!! Thanks loads. ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Image Insert: 33.83 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Oh, great! Now he wants a Harley! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Nope, That's a Honda VTX1300R. Nice retro look, No? OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Yep. There's some very nice big Japanese cruisers out there, and I'd take any one of them. I do have this thing for white bikes. I pass a Suzuki dealer every other day and they have a 2007, white Boulevard displayed in the window that makes my mouth water. Not gonna happen though. Image Insert: 23.18 KB We are planning on upgrading the wife's Yamaha 50cc scooter to a 200 or 250cc Vespa, but hardly the same thing! [:-irked] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 29, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 Hi, Well, at least your wife understands a little bit about what a 2-wheeler is about; mine won't even get on one for a ride. She's terrified of them. Then there's the little bit of family history; my little brother took my Honda 750 into a corner after forgetting to put up the kickstand. He ended up hitting a set of cable guard rails and almost losing his right leg. In the end, he only lost the foot but it's enough to have my wife permanently freaked out about motorcycles. Sigh. OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kurt Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 I love motorcycles, but I'd never ride pillion in a million years. Your wife is smart. Backseat on a motorcycle is a death trip. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brad Manor Posted May 29, 2008 Report Share Posted May 29, 2008 I know where one could get a good deal on a low mileage '03 Road King with lots of extras..... I'll even help arrange import..... -Brad Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Richard, that's an interesting looking bike. I was disappointed when I looked around recently. It seems like every cruiser built in the last 15 years looks like a Harley. I've never been drawn to the low, wide, heavy look, so I had to reach back a ways to get something that suited me (1992). And I agree with Kurt, 100%. My last ride on the back half of a seat got me six weeks on crutches and multiple patches of road rash. Never again. If I can't hold the handlebars, I ain't going. My son-in-law just bought a bike tonight. We're running up to the southern tip of Indiana to pick it up on Saturday. Another all-day ride for the Bri-Man. [:-crazy] Brian G. Pass the Caffine [:-bigeyes Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted May 30, 2008 Author Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Bwhahahahaha!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted May 30, 2008 Report Share Posted May 30, 2008 Stop posting erotic photos Mike! Somewhere in this house are our 1986 wedding photos, including pics of the wife and me riding away on my 750 Virago. Funny stuff, with her wedding dress all hitched up and wedding crap all over the bike. The wife's away through this weekend, in Boston at some microbiology shindig with her publisher, but I'll have her dig them out when she gets back. That was my last bike. Sold it shortly after when the helmet laws came out, which ruined its appeal as a summer run-around for me. I know helmets are a "good" thing, but I just didn't want to always wear one, especially on a 90 degree day for a short cruise to the shops. I can't remember ever once doing the back seat thing myself. It sounds scary not being in control! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted June 5, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2008 Pssst, Oh, Riiiicccchhhhhaaaard! Hand made right here in Seattle. Bwahahahahahahahahaha!!! Image Insert: 88.07 KB Image Insert: 74.54 KB Image Insert: 73.89 KB Image Insert: 88.45 KB Image Insert: 70.65 KB OT - OF!!! M. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Moore Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Ah...the ole three wheeled Morgan! It may be white but, No thanks! Didn't like them when I lived in England and still don't. Three-wheeled cars became "popular" in England partly because they were classified as motor-cycles and you could drive one at 16 rather than the 17 needed for a normal car. The other "advantages", if memory serves, was cheaper road tax and, of course, just being cheaper overall to operate. Besides 0 to 60 being measured on a calendar for some models, the main problem was they had a tendency to just fall over in hard cornering. You say they are being made here now? Wow...someone must have a good liability insurance broker! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Hi, It's not a Morgan; it's an Ace Cycle Car built by a fellow that formed a company called Liberty Motors in Seattle. The guy was in love with the Morgan but wanted a Morgan without a lot of the same problems, so he built this one using a Harley engine. It took him years to design it and work out the bugs with several prototypes until he got it right. Now he's building them. The body, cockpit, and everything about it looks very much like the morgan but the motor, drivetrain and suspension are hand built in Seattle. http://cycle-car.com/ ONE TEAM - ONE FIGHT!!! Mike Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Anything with one or three wheels is inherently unstable. Two and four are the right numbers. [^] Brian G. Six Ain't Bad Either [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hausdok Posted June 6, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 Originally posted by Brian G Anything with one or three wheels is inherently unstable. Two and four are the right numbers. [^] Brian G. Six Ain't Bad Either [] Hi Brian, Guess you haven't been paying attention to the buzz on this baby that's made by Bombardier. It's been getting some pretty good reviews. Image Insert: 21.04 KB Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brian G Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 It's very, very cool looking, but I'll stick with my statement. They show it cornering once from ground level, and a few times from waaaay above. It doesn't lean, but the driver moves around (sidecar anyone?). It's inherently unstable in turns and corners, sooner or later, just like all the others before it. If they could get it to lean like a bike, they might have something. Brian G. Safe Beats Cool for Middle Aged Farts Like Me [] Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bob White Posted June 6, 2008 Report Share Posted June 6, 2008 http://www.piaggiousa.com/pScooters/MP3500.cfm#nowhere It's a 500 cc scoot instead of a bike, but this three-wheeler might meet the requirement. They say the front wheels (and the bike) lean into turns.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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