Guzzirider Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 Huddersfield is today one big ice rink. Complete chaos, cars crashing everywhere, pedestrians falling over, buses cancelled due to crashes and no grit at all on any minor roads. All I can hear is sirens from ambulances! Good job this weather is a rarity!
Baldini Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 ...Is Ratchet.... Oh joy. Dastardly & Muttley - together again... KB
DeBenGuzzi Posted January 13, 2010 Posted January 13, 2010 its fine, as long as no one mentions the war as previously stated.
The Monkey Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Hmmm... I was thinking (rare), I ran into an individual in the Kootenay's last summer who had been part of a large adventure about 70 yrs ago on the continent. He rode one of those 2WD rigs and mentioned a manufacture I hadnt heard of. I know of the common four that supplied this bunch of wayward folk, but this old dude ran a name past me that didn't click (not rare). He came over here, worked in BC as an engineer for the railways and the mines (not a striped hat boy but as an individual in the works) after the big adventure. I think the bike was a Victoria, but I am waiting for a book just ordered to see if that can be right as I dont know if they had the hack or the 2WD. He mentioned having brought one over here and dealing with the pinion gear being too fragile. He had to make his own as the parts weren't available anymore and got it right after 3 attempts (checking the hardness by the clarity in the ring of the steel). Now running into an individual like that makes this whole trip worthwhile, regardless of his flag. Can't help thinking about how to Anglicize one of those rigs though. I can picture the solution, but I know that old fucker can make it happen. Cheers
mike wilson Posted January 14, 2010 Posted January 14, 2010 Interesting to know if it was the Victoria. Only two I know of are the BMW and Zundapp.
gstallons Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 Could you imagine being in a pile-up with tires like those?
Guzzi2Go Posted January 17, 2010 Posted January 17, 2010 Could you imagine being in a pile-up with tires like those?
The Monkey Posted January 23, 2010 Posted January 23, 2010 Interesting to know if it was the Victoria. Only two I know of are the BMW and Zundapp. I found 3 other 2WD rig manufacturers- Norton, Gnome et Rhone and FN, but not the Victoria. Looking at the pics of the sidecar rigged Victorias they used for training (KR 6 Bergmeister) there is only the frame and suspension under the car and the centre of the hub for the hacks wheel is too high in relation to the chair (for an inline drive mechanism). That guy went on about the fact that it was an older model and the engine and drivetrain were protected with steel covers. That would make it a KR8 or KR9 model. I will just have to ride the 950km of two lane heaven back to Kaslo and find the old dude to get it straight.
luhbo Posted January 27, 2010 Posted January 27, 2010 Monday morning snow at -5° Wednesday morning sun at -25°. Hopefully April it will be V11 land again Hubert
Guest ratchethack Posted January 28, 2010 Posted January 28, 2010 YIKES! First there were no more buffalo. Then there was VD, the Trail of Tears, firewater, casinos, welfare. . . And now the worst -- The Lakota Sioux are now faced with Algore and his AGW -- or is it now officially AGC. . . ?? Storm Takes Steep Toll on Destitute Tribe Thousands of Downed Power Poles Leave South Dakota Sioux Reservation Without Heat, Water; Melting Snow to Use in Toilets The Wall Street Journal, Thursday, January 28, 2010 by Joel Millman A tiny tribe of Lakota Sioux has been battling wind, rain and subzero temperatures this week as ice storms lash one of the U.S.'s poorest communities and leave thousands without electricity, heat or drinking water. "There's been winters this bad before, but not with rain so bad it freezes the power lines and snaps the poles," said Joseph Brings Plenty, the 38-year old chairman of the Cheyenne River Sioux tribe, whose reservation lies about 200 miles northeast of Rapid City, S.D. The tribal chairman said 500 power lines were brought down in a blizzard in November, and that between 2,000 and 3,000 more have been lost since Friday from ice storms. . . . "We've had 20-degree-below days; some people are burning wood in their homes," said Mr. Brings Plenty. . . . Some tribal members lamented the chaos, and how hard the current generation of Sioux was finding life on their native ground."A long time ago there were tough Lakota people who knew how to survive. Their teepees were pretty warm, too," said Mr. Brings Plenty. "Times have changed, and the people have changed, too." SOURCE LINK: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1000142405...0101290726.html
The Monkey Posted January 29, 2010 Posted January 29, 2010 A tiny tribe of Lakota Sioux has been battling wind, rain and subzero temperatures this week as ice storms lash one of the U.S.'s poorest communities and leave thousands without electricity, heat or drinking water. . . . Some tribal members lamented the chaos, and how hard the current generation of Sioux was finding life on their native ground."A long time ago there were tough Lakota people who knew how to survive. Their teepees were pretty warm, too," said Mr. Brings Plenty. "Times have changed, and the people have changed, too." Floyd Redcrow was one such tough individual! He used to hustle "Lakota pills" for "Aurthur-ritis". This could be good timing for one of his offspring to launch the product again. Floyd's television ad campaign came to a painful and aching end after being bilked by his manager Hal Tookabunch.
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