I do that sort of stuff with motorcycles - or bikes which is what we call them here.
My motto is "Designed in a pub, built in a shed". But when you have to work in a tuxedo ("suit" where I live) the bikes are only minimally practical.
My godson (Aaththiaan) on my last two wheeler.
I've just found a pic of the last bike Rob and I built. Mad doesn't even come close - the riding position only worked at about 50mph above this thing's top speed.
That is a 1967 Yamaha TZ250 race machine chassis with huge lumps cut out of it to make a DR400 motor fit. The first thing to touch down was your shoulders. I've worn holes in the elbows of a jacket (and my flesh) while cornering this beast. Pity the gearing was all messed up. The top speed was silly low but I've never driven anything that was more fun. Till you tried to drive it more than 50 miles.
yea ive been looking at an older CBR900 as a good commuter bike. my civic will be turbo'd soon, and while thanks to i-vtec, will still get good mpg, i felt a bike would be a better summer choice (the prelude will be for the winter, tho i havent played with the 4ws in the winter yet........ *shudders*)
anyways, back to topic
lets see some not so budget flashlights that are still wicked cool!
tho that $29 flashlight might become mine soon....
CBR900 - "an ugly, heavy, dangerous way of going extremely fast." The CB900 was worse. Several people I knew died piloting those things.
Look up the Used Motorcycle Guide. Not sure if it still online. I have run a Kawasaki 750 2 stroke triple. 3mpg on a good day. And it cost more in spark plugs than gasoline (petrol where i come from).
Used to run a CBR1000 with forks from a Montesa motocrosser. That thing was about as high as a bus.
:D true enough. I can prolly buy the world's largest ever light collection several times over if sell my car. A track day costs 500-1000 at least around here, so about a light per lap, if you don't crash....
I thought about getting a motorcycle when I lived around napa valley which had about the best driving roads and weather anywhere (better than monaco), but alas it was not to be; and probably for the better at the end of the day since I have a bad habit of pushing to the limit and occasionally over.
I have a 2009 Subaru wrx. Tons of fun! Especially with our canadian winters! But the gf and going back to college are more priority for me now so flashlights are a less expensive hobby for now:)
I can see where this therad is going. Next, there will be beamshots from bikes and cars. :D
Just kidding, im a motorcycle enhusiast myself and will gladly spend more on lights than on cars. Not really interested in cars. Would love a comfortable and reliable car the most. The rest is really not needed with mileage i do even the AC is often turned off (and where i live the summers are quite hot but the humidity is very high (70+%) you can barely breathe at times). Egypt was very relaxing at 40+ degrees (10% humidity?) celsius compared to 30-33 with 70+% humidity.
Slovenia (between Austria and Italy) land of the ever(over)jelous people. The national saying is: May the neighbor cow die... Basicly since the fall of comunism people started to get way into materialism and find great happiness in other's disgrace. I believe we got this state of mind from Italy but powered it to new unseen levels. This is true for roughly 60% of the population. 2 million total. Yes, you read that correctly it is really that few with a unique language hard to learn properly. On the bright side we have some exquisite locations and a wonderfull climate. I live less than a km away of the adriatic sea and i'm very happy i live there. The sea is truly an eye and mind blessing to have around.
The land of the free and home of the brave (ie. foolhardy). Also, west side represent.
Basicly since the fall of comunism people started to get way into materialism and find great happiness in other's disgrace. I believe we got this state of mind from Italy
I'm from Germany - land of the schadenfreude, zeitgeist, kindergarten, wunderkinder, doppelgänger,eigenvalues, fräuleinwunder, mechanical engineering and of cause origin of the osram emitters
