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Sinatra
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 07:03 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
seems to me all the buells have had names concerning weather. thunderbolt, firebolt, lightning. then there is the Blast. They should have named it "partly Cloudy" or even "chance of showers". I had a Blast so I can poke fun. Just a theory.
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BadS1
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 07:10 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Sprinkles.lol
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 07:14 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Light flakes?
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Robxb
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 07:21 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I believe they are named after airplanes.
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Jeremyh
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 07:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
i was just going to say i have never heard of any weather related Firebolts.
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Kdan
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 07:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Yeah, bean related firebolts, but never weather related firebolts.
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M1combat
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 07:42 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
It could happen... and if it did, I'd think it would be REALLY nasty.

The airplane thing is only for their pre-release code names.
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Diablobrian
Posted on Tuesday, May 31, 2005 - 09:52 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
what about the thunderstorm name on the motor?
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Nadz
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 12:54 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I vote EARTHQUAKE!
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Ingemar
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 03:58 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Hurricane
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Cruisin
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 08:21 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
Rob's got it right. Erik is also an old warplane junkie, so the bikes get named after them. Lockheed's P-38 LIGHTNING...the P-47 was a THUNDERBOLT...you get the idea...
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Apex_assasian
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 08:33 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
hhhmmm maybe a mustang in the future??
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Race_pirate
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 10:10 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
My first racebike was dubbed the "Warhawk" The P40's were underpowered compared to the opposition. BUT they where extremely nimble. The Thunderbolt was built on LI, so I have been told....
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Jeremyh
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 03:53 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
hell ya bring out a P51
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Djkaplan
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 04:15 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
"I believe they are named after airplanes."

I sure as hell wouldn't go up in a plane called the "Blast".
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Djkaplan
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 04:25 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
"The P40's were underpowered compared to the opposition. BUT they where extremely nimble."

Actually, if you consider the A6M Zero to be the opposition (it's classic foe), the P-40 actually had more power and wasn't nearly as nimble. The Curtiss fighter was faster in a dive and more rugged, though.

The standard attack method used by the AVG was to dive on their opponents and get away as fast as possible.
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Race_pirate
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 04:50 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
The storys my Grandfather told me was that you could blast the living crap out of a Mitsubishi Zero and the damn thing kept flying. He flew a F4U Corsair. I have read alot of stories regarding the P40's all claiming the same, climb high and come in over the top to get the air speed up. Thankfully our airpower was (still is) superior, I really dont like Sushi...Saurbraten is OKay.
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Djkaplan
Posted on Wednesday, June 01, 2005 - 06:59 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
"He flew a F4U Corsair."

Then he's a qualified Bad Dude in my book! Nothing but respect for Flying Leathernecks.
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U4euh
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 02:24 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
That is a killer picture! Hats off to your grandfather!
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Race_pirate
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 02:56 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
A pair of USN F4U's. My grandfather flew NAVY.
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Jeremyh
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 03:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
god those are the best planes ever invented i swear to god
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Charlieboy6649
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 04:07 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
I have to say as far as sexy airplanes, the Corsair was the best ever! Also, HUGE PROP!
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Fullpower
Posted on Friday, June 03, 2005 - 04:30 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)
oh yes F4U is a sexy bitch. but one bad dog NOT to be messed with: the F8F Hellcat one very well armed flying pitbull there. 'bout as bad to the bone as a propeller craft ever got.
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