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Drive with wings and a prayer
Trevor, that is a seriously astute observation!!
You only left out the "wind beneath my wings" bit. You know, the boot-filling boom box so the car goes THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP THUMP as it passes. That way you are sure the car is driven by a yoof, and not an old git like me or you. As if all the add-on bits that slow the car down in the wind didn't say that already. Look at MEEEEEEE!!!! Joe
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Boom Boom!
Good one Joe,
The trouble with this old git is that the booming bloomin yoofs (hoons) get in my way when there is a decent piece of interesting twisting but safe road to have fun on then do stupid things when there is danger to others ie they are slow when driving ability counts and stupid when it doesn't. Trevor.
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Re: Re: more that just a window.
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'In the blue corner, me on a 450 desmo Ducati, in the red corner a 22 wheeler double decker cattle truck', disagreement over the piece of road I wanted and he already had needless to say I lost the fight but not the war. The One Arm Bandit lives to fight again, now piloting the SVX fighter. Harvey.
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Bandits. 11 O'Clock. And they're high.
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I am now regretting a little less that I sold my VFR 750 last year. Joe
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Re: Bandits. 11 O'Clock. And they're high.
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Gee Joe you would really look the part, blasting the lanes on this classic. Harvey. Life is shorter than you think, enjoy.
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Re: Re: Bandits. 11 O'Clock. And they're high.
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If I had your desmodromic twin, she'd be able to hear what I was up to as well!! Joe a mile
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Re: Re: Re: Bandits. 11 O'Clock. And they're high.
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Cafe ricers
Not surprised your wife stopped you riding them. My missus has strict house rules also.
Know what you mean Steve, I am a relatively safe rider, but even so in the last few thousand miles I have almost bought the farm twice, maybe three times. Each time the fault of other road users. They do not think bike, or are willing to bully, betting you have to stop or yield road because they are bigger and heavier, have airbags and a bad attitude. Still, a lot of smiles and fun between the scares. Great that we never grow up, isn't it? Joe
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Re: Cafe ricers
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Re: Re: Cafe ricers
[QUOTE]Originally posted by wasions
While it's true that many other drivers don't understand car/bike, uh, etiquette, That is the most euphemistic way I have seen some one say "Are willing to kill you just to prove a point who owns the road" Could it be said you are a conservative, a man who doesn't like to unnecessarily wear out his front brake? Joe
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O.K., I'm a little slow... :)
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*I guess I'm happy that I do have a 34" inseam*
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Re: O.K., I'm a little slow... :)
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I do find that Japanese cars in general are a snug fit for me, ie my arms and legs and sitting position must be fairly close to what is the Japanese norm. I hate German cars for the opposite reason. I find their seats are a mile wide to cope with what you Americans pleasantly describe as lardass people. Drive them in a spirited fashion and you are rolling around in the seat with sideways inertia forces, really tiring on a long run, as you are bracing yourself to counteract it, and the muscles tense up. Oh, and shortass people have the last laugh riding tiny bikes like the Ducati 916. Daddy longlegs people are folded up so much on them, they can scratch their knees with their chin stubble. We jockey people can ride them all day and get off smiling. Joe "Don't want no short people round here" Randy Newman
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I used to tease my short ex-wife about her being so short she blew sand in her shoes each time she broke wind.
To tell you the truth just about every car built is a pain in the seat for tall people. The seat pack tips forward where most people's heads are, for me it hits right below the shoulders. My problem with the leather seats in my SVX are that I keep slipping down towards the steering wheel, something that the faux suede never allowed in my original car. I understand diminuitive scooters, usually my knees are into the handlebars and I can't steer without removing my feet from the pegs - makes for an interesting driving style...
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Driving Position
Now I am fairly tall (5' 11.5) and insist on a straight arm driving position. Very few cars that I have owned have not required seating mods. in order to make me happy. Not so the SVX and full marks to it. I have the suade centre seats and these are excellent.
Beav - Does not raising the front of the seat cushon stop you from sliding forward? If I do this and tilt the back well back I can get myself implanted as good as in any racing seat. This is presuming you have four powered adjustments plus lumber support as I do. My wife is a lot shorter but does not sit hard against the wheel in an impossible position for quick control as so many do. She also finds that she can attain exactly the driving position she desires and we both have extended leeway. However a position memory for us both would be a great feature which I would rate above many of the other gimmicks. I recall that I started this thread WINDOWS way back to get something going and hasn't it been going and going. Great stuff, what next ? Trevor. PS James - I have contacted Sub. NZ re local sales and they have promised to get back to me.
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I really loved the suede seating in my first car, I drove it 36 hours non-stop one year and felt great (fanny-wise, anyway ) at the end of the trip.
I've got the seat to where it gives the least problem but I'm almost to the point of stapling some velcro to the cushion and wearing fuzzy pants. I'm afraid that would only lead me into a giant 'wedgie' though...
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