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Post by novaraptor on Aug 21, 2013 9:54:26 GMT -6
Yo Luke! If you think the p-38 can opener should be improved upon, take a look at the wiki for it. near the bottom of the page is this:
"A similar device that incorporates a small spoon at one end and a bottle opener at the other is currently employed by the Australian Defence Force and New Zealand Army in its ration kits. The Field Ration Eating Device is known by the acronym "FRED". It is also known widely in its derogative term, the "screwing Ridiculous Eating Device"
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Post by novaraptor on Aug 19, 2013 8:49:12 GMT -6
I use a military p38 can opener, or sometimes just a flat piece of metal about an inch long. It does take some practice to get your fingers into there.
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Hello!
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Post by novaraptor on Aug 8, 2013 9:48:59 GMT -6
Greetings,
There are tons of riders who either used to ride the big bikes, or who still ride the big ones and also ride the scooters. It is just so much easier riding around town on a scooter and being shiftless at the lights. You will find a lot of friendly and helpful folks here..
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Post by novaraptor on Aug 5, 2013 10:37:31 GMT -6
Well, if you click the burgman link, it lists it's spec. top speed at 75mph, and continues to say that actual speed is very wind dependent. HP rating is only 1.5 hp more than my Roketa 250, and while I have ran it on the interstate at around 70mph, I am very nearly at throttle limit. Should be a great town scooter, and throw in a bbk and I'd be happy.
I think the $10,000 Vespa 150cc should be in the skymall catalog under gift items I'd never buy. It doesn't even have the classic good looks of a morphous.
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Post by novaraptor on Aug 5, 2013 10:24:47 GMT -6
Kool beans.. Congrats on the anniversary and best wishes for many more miles of riding pleasure.
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Post by novaraptor on Aug 5, 2013 10:21:22 GMT -6
Looks nice. Always a little leary about the "just got promoted, leaving right away, gimme cash" deal, but sometimes it's true.
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 31, 2013 11:00:38 GMT -6
Caption: "How to smuggle a cucumber past the california entry checkpoint"
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 31, 2013 8:14:39 GMT -6
Hey Yomo.. since no one mentioned it: Check your air pressure also. If you are over inflated you reduce the contact patch. A little under inflated can make a big difference in the rain. Also, if at all possible don't ride immediately after the rain starts. Give it 15 or 20 minutes to wash away some of the oil and other slick crap.. Keep the shiny side up..
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Oh, same size tires front n back on my mc-79-250. Different sizes on my FJ1200.
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 30, 2013 16:49:46 GMT -6
gotta say "GO SEAFOAM!!". Great stuff! Always dump a bit into my FJ1200, my 944 Porsche, and my 250 Roketta. Wouldn't know about long term, but for regular usage usage: no prob.
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 30, 2013 16:37:17 GMT -6
Ha Ha!!! Scooter riders are funnny!! Hey! like to ride? Ride!! It's good to see that most folks on here don't take much offense at those jokes. Sometimes they are funny. Sometimes they are just meant to be mean and they are still funny. Ride, have fun, and enjoy. Only difference between a Big arse motorcycle and a scooter is that you don't have to change your personality when you buy the scooter. Or, as I say, (and maybe i read it somewhere), is "don't blame the bike, the guy was an asshole before he bought the motorcycle"
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 30, 2013 15:26:55 GMT -6
Wow..I gotta say that the question should be rephrased.. What would stop me from obeying the law? Start making stupid reqs to stop me from riding, and I would start devising cheats around them. make a bike seat belt law and i would make a shirt with a seat belt logo on it so it looks like I'm wearing a seat belt. Make an inspection law that I felt was just an attempt to stop the ride, then I would make an inspection sticker that looked like a valid inspection sticker. (but you didn"t hear that from me)
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 30, 2013 15:13:19 GMT -6
opps...meant Burgman..no disrespect.
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Post by novaraptor on Jul 30, 2013 15:11:35 GMT -6
Should have seen this coming. Didn't. If most of the Bergman is already sourced from china, then just putting in a 200cc engine in makes tons of sense. My main complaint about china scoots is the plastics. The drive systems are pretty much okay. Wrap some HQ plastics around them and it can make for a top notch scooter. Totally Likes!!!
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A Big Kymco
by: novaraptor - Jul 30, 2013 14:45:59 GMT -6
Post by novaraptor on Jul 30, 2013 14:45:59 GMT -6
I'd love to have one of the 700cc scooters. I use my roketa 250cc as a commuter bike in town cause I like to be shiftless at the lights. I only occasionally ride my FJ1200 to work. Just the right tool for the current job. Do I sometimes ride the 1200 to work and take the 250 scooter outside the town limits? sure. But I would love to give the 700cc scooters a run.
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btw: hello to any "itstheride" forum members...
oh, and nothin' but love for the "china haters" here. They add character and amusement..
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