helicopterjim R.I.P.

Shit loads of the wet version on the wet coast here!!!

MGS-01 How loud can you "la la"?

Isn't there a thread with a link to a video that covers this? You had better send him the link to enlighten his world!!

Good luck! Good cause! Always wanted to know if I have to slowly shave mine off? Also - women can support cervical cancer by dressing provocatively and calling it Hovember .....

If you look closely there is a helicopter by the cloud ....

What is "it"?

The Incredible String Band - Banks of Sweet Italy

No worries. I think the eBay listing has some shipping quotes but whatever happens I know you are going to love the power difference. Keep the word 'rush' in mind!

GUZZITECH has a Centauro motor for sale on eBay. eBay listing It is a bit pricy but you can make an offer to Ed and maybe get a good deal. I think he should be back from racing at Barber and Daytona (with a load of trophies racing a V65) so if he is in a good mood now would be a good time to contact him!

That is going to be an awesome bike with the Centauro motor!! Will you put the V11 motor in the Centauro? If you are going to part out the centauro then I may be interested in a few parts for my Centauro project.

That is a great story! Wonderful pictures!

To the citizens of the United States of America from Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II In light of your immediate failure to financially manage yourselves and also in recent years your tendency to elect incompetent Presidents of the USA and therefore not able to govern yourselves, we hereby give notice of the revocation of your independence, effective immediately. (You should look up 'revocation' in the Oxford English Dictionary.) Her Sovereign Majesty Queen Elizabeth II will resume monarchical duties over all states, commonwealths, and territories (except Kansas, which she does not fancy). Your new Prime Minister, David Cameron, will appoint a Governor for America without the need for further elections. Congress and the Senate will be disbanded. A questionnaire may be circulated sometime next year to determine whether any of you noticed. To aid in the transition to a British Crown dependency, the following rules are introduced with immediate effect: 1. The letter 'U' will be reinstated in words such as 'colour,' 'favour,' 'labour' and 'neighbour.' Likewise, you will learn to spell 'doughnut' without skipping half the letters, and the suffix '-ize' will be replaced by the suffix '-ise.' Generally, you will be expected to raise your vocabulary to acceptable levels. (look up 'vocabulary'). ------------------------ 2. Using the same twenty-seven words interspersed with filler noises such as '' like' and 'you know' is an unacceptable and inefficient form of communication. There is no such thing as U. S. English. We will let Microsoft know on your behalf. The Microsoft spell-checker will be adjusted to take into account the reinstated letter 'u'' and the elimination of '-ize.' ------------------- 3. July 4th will no longer be celebrated as a holiday. ----------------- 4. You will learn to resolve personal issues without using guns, lawyers, or therapists. The fact that you need so many lawyers and therapists shows that you're not quite ready to be independent. Guns should only be used for shooting grouse. If you can't sort things out without suing someone or speaking to a therapist, then you're not ready to shoot grouse. ---------------------- 5. Therefore, you will no longer be allowed to own or carry anything more dangerous than a vegetable peeler. Although a permit will be required if you wish to carry a vegetable peeler in public. ---------------------- 6. All intersections will be replaced with roundabouts, and you will start driving on the left side with immediate effect. At the same time, you will go metric with immediate effect and without the benefit of conversion tables. Both roundabouts and metrication will help you understand the British sense of humour. -------------------- 7. The former USA will adopt UK prices on petrol (which you have been calling gasoline) of roughly $10/US gallon. Get used to it. ------------------- 8. You will learn to make real chips. Those things you call French fries are not real chips, and those things you insist on calling potato chips are properly called crisps. Real chips are thick cut, fried in animal fat, and dressed not with catsup but with vinegar. ------------------- 9. The cold, tasteless stuff you insist on calling beer is not actually beer at all. Henceforth, only proper British Bitter will be referred to as beer, and European brews of known and accepted provenance will be referred to as Lager. New Zealand beer is also acceptable, as New Zealand is pound for pound the greatest sporting nation on earth and it can only be due to the beer. They are also part of the British Commonwealth - see what it did for them. American brands will be referred to as Near-Frozen Gnat's Urine, so that all can be sold without risk of further confusion. --------------------- 10. Hollywood will be required occasionally to cast English actors as good guys. Hollywood will also be required to cast English actors to play English characters. Watching Andie Macdowell attempt English dialogue in Four Weddings and a Funeral was an experience akin to having one's ears removed with a cheese grater. --------------------- 11. You will cease playing American football. There are only two kinds of proper football; one you call soccer, and rugby (dominated by the New Zealanders). Those of you brave enough will, in time, be allowed to play rugby (which has some similarities to American football, but does not involve stopping for a rest every twenty seconds or wearing full kevlar body armour like a bunch of nancies). --------------------- 12. Further, you will stop playing baseball. It is not reasonable to host an event called the World Series for a game which is not played outside of America. Since only 2.1% of you are aware there is a world beyond your borders, your error is understandable. You will learn cricket, and we will let you face the Australians (World dominator's) first to take the sting out of their deliveries. -------------------- 13. You must tell us who killed JFK. It's been driving us mad. ----------------- 14. An internal revenue agent (i.e. tax collector) from Her Majesty's Government will be with you shortly to ensure the acquisition of all monies due (backdated to 1776). --------------- 15. Daily Tea Time begins promptly at 4 p.m. with proper cups, with saucers, and never mugs, with high quality biscuits (cookies) and cakes; plus strawberries (with cream) when in season. God Save the Queen!

I found an interesting eBay listing for a GPS. I suggest scroll down and read the item description - well worth it! Tom Tom GPS

Perhaps they will move into the future without loosing the romance. If they build a new factory and preserve the old one then maybe they would use the old factory to build the limited specialty bikes like the MGS-02 and the V12 Cafe. A functioning modern factory with an authentic 'boutique' factory beside it that makes real bikes the old fashioned way. There is a market in the car world so perhaps it will work in the bike world as well! I will be very pleased if they preserve the old factory!

Feck! If I'd known you had all those stumps and toad stools I'd have never joined yer group! But then it just might be the sounding board I need to hear! Join I say! Join!

My mother had knee surgery at the age of 82 - to repair damage that originated from a car accident in her 30's but was compounded with a life of hard work on a farm. She says her knee has never felt better and she walks at least a mile every day now! Hers was not a full replacement but a replacement of the surfaces inside (that's as best as I know it) so I can't say if it was the same as you are about to have but it sure worked for her! I am looking into having both knees done as well so keep us posted. I know a couple of professional skiers who have had their knee's overhauled more than once! They highly recommend it!

I hope it is a good thing for you as time goes by. Meanwhile I hope you have the opportunity to ride your bike. The best to you! Jim

.... I wouldn't be on the front!!!

Beans?

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Remember to put a piece of wire into the grease fitting so that it doesn't collapse when you bend it .....

I would gladly charge you $75 dollars for one of my fittings. I'm sure I didn't spend more than $1.50 to make it and it works quite well. However if it is that difficult then as Richard suggests - taking the wheel and swingarm off will allow easy access.

That happened to a friend of mine - it fried the ECU. Your situation sounds maybe less dramatic but prepare for the worst. I hope it is only a relay!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vnUTtTb4O8s

Absolutely!! You will find the throttle response and roll on acceleration are so much better - and the exhaust note is a little sharper too! Great improvement!!