Psyche 633 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 Where's that, looks fantastically bleak! Hope there's a nice pub with a fire at the end of the day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
aardvarkash10 960 Posted July 20, 2021 Share Posted July 20, 2021 10 hours ago, marinheiro said: back on topic, looking back on motoring in the "good old days" Joseph Lucas - Prince of Darkness. My early career was as an auto-electrician - Bosch over Lucas any day, Denso over either of them year after year... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 352 Posted July 20, 2021 Author Share Posted July 20, 2021 35 minutes ago, aardvarkash10 said: Joseph Lucas - Prince of Darkness. My early career was as an auto-electrician - Bosch over Lucas any day, Denso over either of them year after year... and if memory serves me well Lucas also concocted other automotive delights such as the diabolical fuel injection system seen on the Triumph 2500PI and TR6's amongst others. Rover at least had the good sense to stick with SU carbies for quite some time longer... 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 central otago, middle of nowhere, lake onslow https://duckduckgo.com/?q=lake+onslow&atb=v177-1&ia=web&iaxm=about was cold, but once down out of the clouds and on the eastern side the sun came out and made myself a coffee Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, erice said: central otago, middle of nowhere, lake onslow https://duckduckgo.com/?q=lake+onslow&atb=v177-1&ia=web&iaxm=about was cold, but once down out of the clouds and on the eastern side the sun came out and made myself a coffee Is not Lake Onslow going to the NZ's Electrical Supply savor??🤨 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
erice 732 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 looks like it could well become the big hydro-battery they're looking for In 2019, the Interim Climate Change Committee proposed that the lake be used for a pumped hydro-storage system to provide backup electricity generation in dry years. The project had first been proposed in 2005 by hydrologist Earl Bardsley of the University of Waikato.[1][2] In July 2020, Minister of Energy Megan Woods announced that the New Zealand government would fund a detailed feasibility study of the plan.[3] If progressed, the scheme would be the biggest infrastructure project in New Zealand since the 1980s, employ an estimated 3500 to 4500 people, and take four to five years to build and a further two years to fill.[4] One option could be 5 TWh of storage and a 1.2 GW power station, equivalent to half a year of full production.[5] Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 633 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Here's a bargain for you, only 28k in the states would be over 60 here with the mods Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 633 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Sabre said: Seems like a shitload of sailors also like the endorphines released by a blat on a bike. Are you suggesting a rally? 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 1 hour ago, Psyche said: Here's a bargain for you, only 28k in the states would be over 60 here with the mods Still got the trainer wheels attached.😆 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 633 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Bikes have a come a long way but I'm not sure the enjoyment factor has changed. Wish I still had this one Here's a pic scanned out of my original T100 factory workshop manual that came with the bike. and the guarantee that came with it although not much use for the 2nd owner years later! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jim s 34 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Count me in as another sailor who has the bike bug... racing was my sole focus for most of 20 years and i had a lot of fun with relatively minor injuries. Road bikes still appeal but the roads are too busy these days. A group of us did a ride way way up into the seaward kaikoura range a few years back - so spectacular but a few places you had maybe 250mm to ride on v 100's of metres of fall...i'll see if i can dig out a few pics 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 633 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Doohan style! 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
dutyfree 170 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 I ride a big red Triumph 1050ST every day. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Battleship 100 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Two of the three Italians in my Garage. 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jim s 34 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 Hampton Downs? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Psyche 633 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 The dipper Quote Link to post Share on other sites
SloopJohnB 322 Posted July 21, 2021 Share Posted July 21, 2021 On 20/07/2021 at 4:05 PM, aardvarkash10 said: they would here if it looked like this: They are freakin' amazing ot ride in. 300kph, smooth as. And when an express blows through a regional station at 180kph or more you feel the pressure wave before you hear it. Amazeballs. https://youtu.be/Cm6TLNitR0M I will raise you to 600kph. China’s 600 Kph Maglev Train Rolled off the Production Line China's new high-speed maglev train with a designed top speed of 600 km per hour rolled off the production line on Tuesday, making it the currently the fastest ground vehicle available globally. https://www.cctvplus.com/news/20210720/8212538.shtml... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
marinheiro 352 Posted July 21, 2021 Author Share Posted July 21, 2021 I need to update my riding gear for sealed road touring (on a sports tourer), and interested to hear feedback on the perennial leather vs textile options. I am aware textile is not permitted on tracks. Results on this site are interesting reading https://www.motocap.com.au/ I also know asking this question is a bit like asking the best anchor question....🤣 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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