| Author | Message | ||
     Mikej |
Nooooooooo thanks. Jet fatigue leads to Urp releasal. If I want that kind of thrill I'd rather go up in an opencockpit biplane. | ||
| Grndskpr |
MikeJ, been to vegas numerous times,and if your in town for 1 day, dont waste your time at either dealer, not very impresive, outside of the huge front end on the building, cheep hotel, westward ho, its like 26 bucks a night, clean but dated rooms, across from the Riveara(sp), next door is Slots o fun, with the famous $1 black jack tables, WW also has 5 cent cups of cofee, and $1 foot long hot dogs, so its a cheep trip if you can eat the hot dog(i spent a buck and took bad pics with it, which have now been hiden,at least my set) best buffet, by far Belagio, more expensive, but worth it, best casinos for looking at the ladies and gambaling The Palms by far(but its off the strip) Cabs are expensive exect to spend about $10 a cab ride every time, but if your looking to do stuff on the cheap there is a mall in the Aladin that took us like 3 hours to walk through(they make it rain inside) theres the pirate show at treasure island,New york NY is something to see but dont gamble there the place sucks(lost my behind so many time i refuse to play there anymore) i could go on and on like Ceasars, Monty Carlo, and all the free trams behind the casinos, one goes from mony to belagio, then there is one from MGM to Ballys, just let me know what your interested in andi can try to point you at least in the right direction Roger | ||
| Court |
>>>Just ask Court about the pothole at my exit off the BQE. I think he may have a picture of it. That is an accurate statement, cCourt does have a picture of it. And, a host of the other NYC potholes, including a "special collection" of bridge plates that have vibrated apart leaving gaping 3' deep "street suckers". In NYC, if you don't follow far enough to see under the car in front of you, you are an idiot. Dyna...you need a hardhat tour of a power plant, come to NYC. We set up a Manitowoc 888 today and will begin pouring the 28' thick foundations for two of the Combustion Gas Turbine tomorrow and the smoke stacks next week. I promise not to put you in a hole.  By the way, remind me to tell you about the Tovex Water Gel I tried to "hide" by burying it in concrete in a power plant in 1983. Bad news, plastic explosive, it turns out, floats. Ordinarily I've no objection to doing time on a jack hammer removing footings. I know of two I'd prefer not to do. Ranks as the 2nd stupidist thing (well behind the inverted Piper Saratoga in the Level 3 thunderstorm when I decided I hated to "waste" the surplus Nipak and Duport 80% Hy-Drive, coming back from Paducah about 2AM one morning) I ever did with explosive. I am excluding the little homemade device with the tennis ball and the 10' of rigid conduit placed in concrete. (NOTE: A tennis ball can be propelled to sub-orbital (3 minutes launch-land) flight if done right. Yeah..come play with me. I'm the Safety Director. Court | ||
| Dynarider |
Court, power plants are cool to visit. Used to work as a subcontractor plugging leaky cooling towers for nuclear plants across the country. Nothing gets your blood pumping like climbing thru a 16" manhole into a chamber that is actively glowing with rads. You cant see it but you know that stuff is cooking you, keep your head low & limit your exposure time. Also gives you a whole nother perspective on things when you are walking thru a billion dollar plant wearing nothing but your underwear  | ||
| Ray_maines |
So, OK, how do I get a picture, or at least a Smily Face(  ), under my name on the left? | ||
| Emmarshall |
Can anyone suggest a cool Buell/sportbike dealer in the Paris, France area? I'll need a break from the museums. Isn't there a v-twin maker in France? | ||
| Dynarider |
We dont recommend anything in France anymore. They didnt want to help us..so screw the frogs. Gonna go have me some freedom fries now, im hungry. | ||
| M2me |
Ray, That's the mysterious status code. It seems like it can be anything. Dyna's is the formula for horsepower. Mine's the formula for Force (force equals mass time acceleration). I notice it changes from time to time (the status thing, not the formula for HP or force). Emmarshall, I don't know. I've never been to France. Taking a trip over there? Don't worry about Dynarider. He just posts stuff like that from time to time. | ||
| Dynarider |
Dont patronize the French, go to Italy instead. Take a trip around Spain, go to the Isle of Mann, but if you must go to France & at least go to the observation deck of the Effiel tower & spit down on some frenchies...they need a bath anyways. | ||
| Jim_witt |
Henrik, Over the past few months I've been hitting sites like StreetFighters. I'm totally amazed how creative the overseas rags are not to mention the bikes themselves. It’s pretty obvious to me “they” really know what StreetFighters really are. Sure would like having on of those puppies. -JW:>  | ||
| Cyclone8u |
Hmmm...testing 1 2 3... Haven't posted much in the past few years, just trying out the new look. Here's a pic of my state of mind lately....  | ||
| Ray_maines |
Emmarshall: Yeah, there's a HD dealer in Paris. Near the Arc De Triomphe, in the NW part of town. Politics aside, Paris is the coolest place on earth. Have fun.  | ||
| Martin |
When in Vegas. Look up what's on at the Speedway. They have riding courses (but not on Buells)and also the Richard Petty Experience---which can make you feel like a champ until you call in at the karting track on the (long) way back into town and get your behind kicked by a swift 7 year-old! Alternatively there is the museum of prostitution in Parumph....... | ||
| Peter |
Emmarshall, Voxan is the brand. I'm not sure if they are still in business though. There were problems there a while ago, and now when I try the website I need a password to get in... France is a cool place. Try riding the ring road in Paris on a Friday afternoon!  | ||
| Libnosis |
Mikej, I agree with Dyna, definitely ride the bigshot on top of the Stratosphere. It's a blast. Great view of Lost Wages too! lib | ||
| Mikej |
Emmarshall, Do a search for Jerome on the site here. He lives in France and I believe he spends a lot of time riding the hills between France and Switzerland. Roger, Thanks for the feedback. $1 blackjack sounds about my speed on the tables. Martin, Thanks to you too. But I'm not about to go to Parumph, Art Bell lives there and he gets telephone calls from aliens.  | ||
| Mikej |
Lib, If I end up riding the slingshot ride do not be standing on the street anywhere within wind range down below, dinner may be served slightly wind-chilled if you do. I've done some rock climbing, and I kind of like rollercoasters, but combining the two just doesn't seem very good to me. | ||
| Kevyn |
considering the depth and breadth of their governments duplicity, the sheer anti-American sentiment and their embrace for terrorist regimes and facist dictators...why on earth you'd pick that place to visit is a big question for me. visit Ireland, England, The Czech Republic, Switzerland, Spain, anywhere but there. | ||
| Jim_witt |
Just thought I'd share this with you all. Pretty strange, I got a call this morning from Bechtel about going to Baghdad Iraq (6 figures, contract work, bonus if contract is satisfied). I worked for them in the early 70's and late 80's. Seems they have a T&M contract on a few reconstruction projects over there, which means major greenbacks for everyone involved. -JW:  | ||
| Dynarider |
considering the depth and breadth of their governments duplicity, the sheer anti-American sentiment and their embrace for terrorist regimes and facist dictators...why on earth you'd pick that place to visit is a big question for me. visit Ireland, England, The Czech Republic, Switzerland, Spain, anywhere but there. Here here, thats 2 against the Frogs..anyone else? | ||
| Pregrid |
This is really wierd. Can't get into classified. Says "thread closed". However, going there automatically sends me emails with every new entry. Go to my profile, take the checkmark outta the box, attempt to go back to classifieds, it starts all over again. WTF? Dave | ||
| Henrik |
Dyna: I would wait and *not* visit NYC until Court is done with the foundation/concrete work ... Jim; one of the reasons you see so many custom bikes in Europe is that the entire north have all of 6 months of riding time - nothing to do buy customize Sounds like a lucrative job opportunity for you there?? Help to pay for the AZ crib? Henrik | ||
| Chauly |
Ah, well, it wasn't a wrist pin after all, but the big end bearing of the front connecting rod. (This is the center roller bearing in the knife-and-fork arrangement.)The piston can be moved about .060" up and down.... This means a complete teardown to get to it. By the time they get done, it will have a new crankpin, new bearings, new rings, valve job, etc. A complete rebuild, in other words. Double-sigh. A question for the group: Has anyone else lost their connecting rod bearings, or is it just me? I told them the only time constraint was to get it back to me by Memorial Day weekend; I need to regain my lost confidence that it will survive the N.E. Adventure Ride in early June! (When I described the trip to the mechanic working on my bike, his eyes got bigger and bigger; I think his idea of a trip is to ride up to the Blue Ridge and back to Richmond, not Richmond- Columbus OH-Richmond (via Portland ME!) Charlie | ||
| Bomber |
confusing the actions of a government with the attitude and actions of it's citizens is a mistake . . . .go to France, have fun, enjoy yourself | ||
| Dynarider |
No confusion on my behalf, I just dont like France. Not real big on Bulgaria either...are they even still a country??  | ||
| Mikej |
I thought Bulgaria was a breakfast cereal. Maybe I'm thinking of Farina. Okay, back to the madness ,otherwise known as work. Did you know that when someone is cussing someone out on the telephone you can clearly hear every word they say from several cubicles away. Think I learned a few new words today. Yeah, work is soooooo much fun at times. | ||
| Bomber |
ah . . . now I understand the depth of knowledge behind your opinion, Dyna . . . .. thanks fer clearing that up  | ||
| Cjmblast |
I thought Bulgaria was a breakfast cereal. You kill me Mikej !! LOL CJM  | ||
| Dynarider |
Opinions dont require knowledge, thats what makes em fun & not always correct too. Oh yea, Rwanada & Libya are pretty low on my "must travel" list as well..right below Illinois  | ||
| Mikej |
Libya is a cheese, Rwanda is a bread, and an Illinois is a sandwich made with Libia cheese melted onto Rwanda baked bread fresh from the oven. It's sort of like a Monte Cristo, but we won't mention that right now. |
