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One track mind
By: nick949 Date: November 6, 2014, 3:54 pm
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Call me unimaginative............. I didn't start out to have a
garage full of Guzzis - it just sort of happened.
My main squeeze:
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The Fighter Bomber:
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The Work Bike:
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And the NF:
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Nick
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Re: One track mind
By: banquo Date: November 7, 2014, 8:13 am
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Consistency: 10/10
Diversity: 2/10
Commitment: 10/10
NF factor: 73.33%
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Re: One track mind
By: KenJ Date: November 7, 2014, 8:44 am
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Ideal settings in autumn colours. Keep the vids coming.
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Re: One track mind
By: nick949 Date: December 24, 2014, 10:16 am
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Looking for spring in Ontario.
For a change, this time I took the modern bike:
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Nick
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Re: One track mind
By: banquo Date: January 4, 2015, 1:58 pm
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Managed to miss this one somehow.... ???
Spent a while wondering where the Scotch Mist was, and enjoying
the brief periods where the road was sort of dry before it
turned up.
One thing I find odd; I assume double yellow lines are like our
double white, and mean no overtaking from either side?
Why then, do they seem to appear on arrow straight roads with
perfect visibility?
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Re: One track mind
By: nick949 Date: January 4, 2015, 2:11 pm
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Because North American drivers are lazy, incompetent,
unobservant, eating a hamburger, drinking a coffee, playing with
their cell phone, and generally not really in control of the two
tons of steel they have been piloting at a steady 60
mile-per-hour for the last 12 hours. They need idiot-proof road
lines so they know when they can overtake, otherwise they would
be at a complete loss. The ability to read potential traffic
hazards and the speed of oncoming vehicles is generally absent.
Situational awareness? Don't make me laugh. If it wasn't for
the relatively low traffic volumes, the accident rates would be
much higher.
On the other hand, most drivers in Canada do know how to drive
in snow!
Nick
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Re: One track mind
By: banquo Date: January 4, 2015, 2:29 pm
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The ability to drive in snow would be a useful skill in
Canada.....
I used to choose to drive in snow, and it was always great
excitement to wake up and find play time.
My first car was a Hillman Imp, equipped with proper Town and
Countries like a Land Rover and with an engine sitting on top of
the back axles would go anywhere, until the snow was deep enough
to lift the car off the road, which it did on occasion. Cue
shovel.
Today, with so-called 'winter tyres' that are twice as wide as
the Imp's, front wheel drive, and no opportunity to add weight
over the driving wheels, it's difficult to impossible to make
any progress, which I think explains why the whole country
grinds to a halt with a few inches of the white stuff...
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Re: One track mind
By: nick949 Date: January 4, 2015, 2:41 pm
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It's also a bit of a cheat. Much of the winter, our snow squeaks
like tyrofoam when you walk on it and actually provides
reasonable grip. The wet, slushy mush that the UK gets is
almost as much of a nightmare here. Brother had a Hillman Imp
(and a Bond 850) - I liked them.
I still go out to play from time to time. My favourite vehicle
for winter lunacy was my 1 ton bus. It drifted really
well.............
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Re: One track mind
By: banquo Date: January 5, 2015, 11:47 am
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You would get plenty of bags of cement in the back of that!
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Re: One track mind
By: nick949 Date: January 5, 2015, 11:55 am
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A yard of gravel, half a dozen guys and all our gear for a week
would hardly start to compress the springs. 7.3 litre V8
diesel, dual rear wheels. I bought it through a sealed bid
auction from the local school board with 51,000 kilometres (yep
- 30,000 miles). It had only ever been used for hauling theatre
props around locally and was in perfect, as new condition. I
bid $3500 and was the only bid! Sold it later for $2500 . with
300,000 on the clock and in need of a new auto-trans. I don't
win often, but I did on this one.
N
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