Chuck

He sent me a message one time, but I've cleaned out my PMs. Thanks for your effort Docc..

I sent Leafman on to bikeseamus a while back. Haven't hear one way or another whether he found Rosie's keeper..

Good point, Docc..

Nice..

Hi, Bill.. where in Indiana are you? If you want to be on the Indiana Guzzi events list, send me your email address.

I think LP is on to it, but whoever did it is pretty crafty.

Well done indeed. Needs more Doris..

The charging stations are now Tesla's advertising. Saying someone "sent you" when you buy one gets them and you 1000 miles of free supercharging. Teslas have a "camp mode." Runs the heating/air conditioning, power outlets, etc. It'll put a crackling fire on the display if you want. Two normal sized people can sleep in a model Y. An adapter to plug into a RV site is $35. Dorcia says her "business plan" would be to set up solar powered battery banks as charging stations combined with restaurant/lounges.

(Settling around the campfire, tamping corncob pipe..) Reminds me of my old friend Bill, that told me of a rescue operation of a DC3 in Mexico. The electrical system was inop, so they knotted a big rope, wound it around the prop shaft, put a bunch of Mexicans on the end, and started pulling. Dang if it didn't start, but the rope didn't come off, and the knot was hammering the side of the fuselage. Started the second one the same way, and flew it out. Bill is *quite* a character.. need I say? and has had some adventures in his 97 (!) years.

At the Ohio rally maybe 3-4 years ago, a dealer brought a Zero demo bike. Sporty version, SR, I think. I thought, " Oh, WTH, I'll give it a go, but I just know I won't like it." Cockpit checkout wasn't much. It was set on eco. Motored off quietly, turned onto the road, set it on sport and hammered the throttle. "Horry Carp!" Over 100 ft. lbs. of torque instantly available in a Lario sized bike with modern suspension and brakes.. not to be denied, I loved it. Brought it back after a half hour of hooning around with a really big grin on my face. If it had the range to ride home, I'd have bought it on the spot. Battery tech will only get better. Soon.

FWIW, the Mighty Scura's charge light only works during certain phases of the moon. It has never been a problem.. I thought they all did that?

Model Y dual motor long range. Red. Towing package. Didn't click full self driving on the order form.

I have a Tesla on order.. and just this week, Ford is investing 22 billion in electric. It will happen faster than most realize.

That is your wake up call. I have a medical condition called "deaf as a post." Hearing loss *is* cumulative. The early onset of tinnitus is a red flag saying what you are doing is too loud for too long. It caused *some* hearing damage. If you keep it up, the tinnitus never goes away. Trust me on this.. your hearing will continue to degrade over time, too. Wear hearing protection on a bike. Always. It's not the mechanical or exhaust, it's the roar of wind that does it. Years of industrial noise, motorcycles, airplanes, loud music, shooting, have done it for me. The good news is my latest pair of hearing aides are awesome. They bluetooth to my phone, TV, etc. I can actually hear again, and don't have to nod and smile a lot.. As good a "normal" hearing? No. Make that Hell no. Ok, off the soapbox.

I would think the 10% rule would apply..

Hell, I had a 441 BSA dug into the axle in Michigan. I got off, left it running in gear. Every time it fired, the rear wheel made about a half turn.. The mantra, "When in doubt, gas it" counts double in the sand hills of Michigan..

Back in the day, The Kid, being an aircraft mechanic, thought it would be nice to know the oil temp on his (now Low's) Greenie. So, he called up Gordon at MG Cycle. Gordon said, "Sure, I'll sell you one, but what good will it do for you? You *know* you won't like what you see sometimes, and then what are you going to do about it? The Kid said, "Ok, never mind.." Gotta love Gordon and Cheesehead..

There is a tendency for the transmission to crack at the mounting tabs on the early red frames.

^^^^^^ Red Foxx on a "behind the counter" record back in the day.. On the same one, he had a pharmaceutical called "Rise." For men over 45. Made by Upjohn Laboratories. You have to swallow it fast, or it'll make your neck hard. (rimshot)

I personally think it is involved with fueling.. or maybe needing to be a little rich in that area to cover up poor ignition.

Yes. That was the *last* issue I had after I finally had it running perfectly, except it would hiccup very occasionally at 3400 rpm (from memory) The final solution was the brass temp sensor holder. When I was playing with the CO setting on the Mighty Scura, I could get the hiccup when it was too lean, FWIW.

Sorry, I've forgotten your name. From Leafman:

That was one of the things I tried when sorting the Centauro back in the day. It didn't help.