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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #209 Could you hear them a couple miles away?
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Zitat von Lee im Beitrag #211Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #209 Well I did hear them from about 100 yards away. However they were still quieter than many of the cars that race up and down the adjacent highway every few minutes on a Sunday morning.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Here are photos of an interesting home-built kit car which looks ready to race that I saw today at Alice's Restaurant. The doors swing upward. That thing is so low to the ground that I have no idea how he manages to navigate bumps in the road.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #213 perhaps it is based on a Citroen BX and rises several inches when the engine fires up?
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Zitat von wessie im Beitrag #214Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #213 Or a BMW boxer with push-button suspension adjustment that raises the suspension electrically when you need more preload. I did see the car arrive, but I didn't notice it settling down into the dirt when it came to a stop. Most likely it has some sort of air suspension that can adjust the height of the car to fit the condition of the road that it is traveling along. (That would be good, bad, or just plain ugly.)
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #215 Nivomat? Sounded like something from a Soviet-era Soyuz rocket.......
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Zitat von Mr. 36654 im Beitrag #216Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #215 The Nivomat was mechanically operated, but I seem to recall it had some reliability problems. I was thinking of the ESA system that raises the bike when you select 2 riders plus luggage. Obviously, there have been, and are, many cars and trucks that use air and hydraulic suspensions to raise the ride height. And don't forget the new H-D ADV bike that lowers it when stopped so that the rider can fall off easier.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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I saw my first Zero DSR/X today parked across from Alice's Restaurant. The color combination is OK, but I think it should be flashier to draw attention to this new model. The color combination makes it look like a BMW. LOL Photos attached.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Yesterday at Alice's Restaurant I saw this collection of race cars in their parking lot. What really caught my attention was the red car's air dam, which seems to have an automatic ejection system when the car is parked.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Check out this absolutely mint Ferrari Dino 308 GT4. It looked like it just came out of the factory. Not a scratch on the paint and the interior was perfect with no sign of any wear. The owner must have spent a fortune to restore the car to this condition. Does anyone know what year it might be. I think that wedge styling must date it to the early 1970's.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ferrari_GT4 says the 308 Dino was only in production from 1973 until he Dino name was dropped in 1976
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Attached are two photos of a customized 1979 Honda CBX and two photos of a 1982 Honda CBX touring model. I saw both of these bikes at the Alice's restaurant parking lot yesterday. The red CBX really made a racket from its aftermarket mufflers.
Current motorcycle collection: 2002 Yamaha FZ1; 2020 KTM 390 Duke; 2011 Royal Enfield Bullet 500; 2009 BMW F650GS; 2016 BMW R1200RS; 2018 Zero S 16.6 kWh
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Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #222 The vented brake rotors and aero flares on the trailing edges of the saddlebags caught my eye.
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Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:17 pm (Last edited: Mon Dec 26, 2022 4:18 pm)
Zitat von Richard230 im Beitrag #222 I like the looks of the CBX Super Sport. Last year I saw one at Luckenbauch, Tx. I was able to find the owner and visit with him for awhile. He said he also had a grey one at home in similar very good original condition. He had the OEM bags for both bikes. Luckenbach (4).JPG - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) Luckenbach (7).JPG - Bild entfernt (keine Rechte) Lee |
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Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:47 pm (Last edited: Mon Dec 26, 2022 10:54 pm)
Happy Birthday Ray B!