Some air-cooled fun

"Bryan" > wrote in message
...
> And you come out of the woodwork when I slam your little squid friend
from
> RAMVA?
>
> Hope this helps. (apologies to Piddy)

you are a numbnut....do you read? starting to think not....i am now, and
have been for years, a very regular poster in AMS.... you are the newb, both
to the motorcycle groups and the ACVW group...and not much of a member to
either...try harder...

And here I thought that I was nuts in my younger days. With racing most
things with wheels, my airplane was the only thing that I could get upside
down in and not get hurt. Just don't make this kind of thing a habit or you
will not make it to my age of 60. I do still love speed though and
hotrodding around in my bug is just enough to keep me out of trouble.


"Shag" > wrote in message
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>I sent out this email this morning while I was still in the mountains.
> I'm safe at home now.
>
>
> OUCH! Rode my motorcycle off of the side of the mountain while
> visiting Deal's Gap (tail of the dragon...
> http://tailofthedragon.com/dragon.html) I physically bounced one time
> when I hit the pavement, then rolled a few times before coming to a
> stop beside my bike on the edge of the cliff.
> YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!!!!!!!!!! Dragged it back up the side and rode
> it some more. WHOOOO HOOOOO!!!!!!!!!! Pictures:
> (my bike is the black one... the one in FRONT with the sparks flying
> off of it from cornering so hard... YEEEEEEEEEE HAAAAAAAAAW!!!!!!
> :-)
>
> http://x402.putfile.com/4/11906173092.jpg
> http://x402.putfile.com/4/11906302228.jpg
> See the skid-marks in this picture?
> http://x402.putfile.com/4/11906315791.jpg
> That was from me riding off the side. D'oh!!!!! Like an
> iiiiiiiiiidiot!!!!
> http://x402.putfile.com/4/11906323147.jpg
> The next two pictures are actually not damage from the wreck, but just
> damage from cornering so hard up here in the mountains. (Yeah, the
> hotel has an internet connection. I'm still here but leaving for home
> in about an hour.)
> Ground up the left peg feeler, and then the peg itself. THIS STUFF IS
> GREAT!!!!
> http://x402.putfile.com/4/11906330455.jpg
> And the pipes on the right-hand side got a tiny bit scraped up, too:
> http://x402.putfile.com/4/11906333493.jpg
>
> I haven't even left yet but can't wait to come back. Plans for the
> bike are to raise it up for more ground clearance and to put on a
> different exhaust system, also with more ground clearance. And maybe
> nitrous oxide for the few straight stretches of road up here. :-D
> My life insurance policy is current. ;-)
>

Joey Tribiani wrote:
> "Saddlebag" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
>
> >I'm all for the fun, but I can hardly believe this is coming from the
> >same guy who was ready to dismember me for riding with traffic at 15 or
> >20 mph over posted speed limits on a Virginia highway.
>
> not so....my interest in that topic was more to do with you feeling like
> speeding is pretty much okay when on a bike, and cops are wrong for writing
> speeding tickets....all about personal responsibility...didn't you mention
> that same thing(personal responsibility) in another thread?

What is irresponsible about disregarding an arbitrary law? I don't
wreck or cause others to wreck by doing so. Your friend T OTOH...

Cops hiding over the crest of hills also cause people to suddenly get
on their brakes to avoid having to pay the gubment another goddamn tax
do cause awfully precarious traffic situations. If I was king I'd make
them all go find productive work.

If exceeding 65 mph is so damn dangerous, how come everyone in Germany
isn't dead yet?

> >The Warrior is torquey. It handles well for a cruiser (though at low
> >speeds the front end flops around like a typical silly chopper). It
> >would still get flat dusted by anyone of moderate talent on an F4I at
> >Deal's Gap. Look at his pics, for crying out loud the guy is grinding
> >metal at a mild 30° lean angles.
>
> bike is lowered....and yes, the honduh should out-do the warrior...but itis
> bryan we are talking about...you do read his posts?

I hadn't noticed him being particularly silly for this group. Most
everyone here tends to belittle our cruiser bretheren from time to
time. Don't cry too hard, I'm sure they disparage sportbikers on their
NGs too. All part of being part of a clique ya know...

"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
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>
> >
>> Oh, you mean Shaggie, I'm hardly a noobe to RAMVA. Do a google search.
>
> you are a newb....everyone in RAMVA knows "shaggies" name....except the
> newbs....newb
>

Heh, calling me a newb. Go for the jugular, why don't you just call me a
Nazi. Sheesh, calling someone a newb is lame. I think the current
vernacular is n00b, get with the program.

BTW I am l33t.

Bryan

"Saddlebag" > wrote in message
oups.com...
What is irresponsible about disregarding an arbitrary law? I don't
wreck or cause others to wreck by doing so. Your friend T OTOH...

>.Cops hiding over the crest of hills also cause people to suddenly get
>on their brakes to avoid having to pay the gubment another goddamn tax
>do cause awfully precarious traffic situations.

highway patrol doesn't cause the problem...its those that disreguard the
law, and KNOWINGLY break it, that jam their brakes to save their ass....it
is the driver's fault, not the law...period....


>If exceeding 65 mph is so damn dangerous, how come everyone in Germany
>isn't dead yet?

as i had to point out *last time* i never said 65+ is dangerous.... it is
the drivers that break the law that are dangerous....if you think it's
better in Germany, feel free to pack up and go..


> I hadn't noticed him being particularly silly for this group.

not really...i just have to laugh when the pot chastises the kettle...


> Most
>everyone here tends to belittle our cruiser bretheren from time to
>time. Don't cry too hard, I'm sure they disparage sportbikers on their
>NGs too. All part of being part of a clique ya know...

definitely....but that doesn't change the fact that Bryan is a moron and a
hypocrite....

"Bryan" > wrote in message
...
>
> "Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
> news:TEy5g.6096$8q.2665@dukeread08...
>>
>> >
>>> Oh, you mean Shaggie, I'm hardly a noobe to RAMVA. Do a google search.
>>
>> you are a newb....everyone in RAMVA knows "shaggies" name....except the
>> newbs....newb
>>
>
> Heh, calling me a newb. Go for the jugular, why don't you just call me a
> Nazi. Sheesh, calling someone a newb is lame. I think the current
> vernacular is n00b, get with the program.
>
> BTW I am l33t.

you are a newb at RAMVA....you started posting a year ago, possibly a year
and a half....i remember...i also remember that you don't take such good
care of your 64, as you claim....fixing rust with pop rivets and sheet metal
isn't what i'd call top notch care.... if i recall you had to haul it off to
have some of the easiest repairs performed for you....Maaco paint
too?....yep, high quality care you give it....

and for the record, "newb" isn't meant as an insult, it is an accurate
description.....and you are not L33t, you are the SuXoR
>
> Bryan
>

"Saddlebag" > wrote in message
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>I hadn't noticed him being particularly silly for this group.

Now that is the perfect back handed compliment... Good one.

Bryan

"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
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>
>
> definitely....but that doesn't change the fact that Bryan is a moron and a
> hypocrite....
>

Yep, I AM a hypocrite, but I am not sure you can site a specific instance.
But I am hardly a moron, I don't crash my bike on the street and brag about
it. Ok, maybe I am a moron (your definition) but I am no squid.

Bryan

"Joey Tribiani" > wrote in message
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>
>
> you are a newb at RAMVA....you started posting a year ago, possibly a year
> and a half....i remember...i also remember that you don't take such good
> care of your 64, as you claim....fixing rust with pop rivets and sheet
> metal isn't what i'd call top notch care.... if i recall you had to haul
> it off to have some of the easiest repairs performed for you....Maaco
> paint too?....yep, high quality care you give it....
>
> and for the record, "newb" isn't meant as an insult, it is an accurate
> description.....and you are not L33t, you are the SuXoR
>>
>> Bryan

Almost correct, my earliest RAMVA posts were close to 9 years ago. I was a
regular for about 5 years while I did the 64 bug. I was around way before
you ever showed up, but yep I've just been a RAMVA lurker for a few years
now.

And yep, the bug is a low budget "resto". When I learned that I was a very
poor welder, I choose the "sheet metal / pop rivet / chemical" path. There
was a regular on RAMVA, named John Connelly (not the aircooled.net guy). He
had a WEB site dedicated to VW's mostly his oval window pristine
restoration.

He also had a history of the VW's he had owned and discussed various levels
of rust repair/prevention he had used over the years. I think I chose
"Level 2": cut the rust, treat with POR or Corroless (sp?), cover with sheet
metal and rivet in place.

Hmm, easy repairs? Not sure about the easy part, but yes I have paid a
professonial. I've paid the best underground VW mechanic in PHX / Tempe,
his name is Tony S. He builds my motors, does late model clutch and starter
conversions, sources vintage parts, wiper conversions, etc.

Bryan

Joey Tribiani wrote:
> "Saddlebag" > wrote in message
> oups.com...
> What is irresponsible about disregarding an arbitrary law? I don't
> wreck or cause others to wreck by doing so. Your friend T OTOH...
>
> >.Cops hiding over the crest of hills also cause people to suddenly get
> >on their brakes to avoid having to pay the gubment another goddamn tax
> >do cause awfully precarious traffic situations.
>
> highway patrol doesn't cause the problem...

Yes, they are.

> its those that disreguard the
> law, and KNOWINGLY break it, that jam their brakes to save their ass....

No, it's pretty much everyone, because unless one has their cruise
control set, no one is sure if they aren't running over enough to get
cited when the donut funds run low.