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Post by comstar on Feb 25, 2023 17:49:31 GMT
My last bike had one, and it worked.. The ash tray too? |
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Post by BritPete on Feb 25, 2023 19:54:55 GMT
I yearn for the old days when you could go in a scrapyard
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Post by McLellan on Feb 25, 2023 19:58:35 GMT
Me too. Is there even such a thing here now?
I loved getting a pocket full of switch gear.
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Post by Ihaveadream on Feb 25, 2023 21:56:10 GMT
For those disbelievers.... 1989 BMW K100 LT. The most comfortable bike I owned, though not the most exciting... This was the non -ash tray model...  |
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Post by comstar on Feb 26, 2023 0:45:32 GMT
Never had a BMW motorcycle but do like the look of some of the early R60 / R75 models.
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Post by comstar on Feb 26, 2023 5:07:33 GMT
My 20 year old son looked at one of the manual door window winders earlier and asked 'what is that?'
I think we are truly doomed.
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Post by duffer on Feb 26, 2023 6:49:49 GMT
You recon winding windows are an old idea to this lot ? First flight in the plane yesterday revealed that the battery is buggered, so in true 1914 style I got out and hand swung the propeller. Imagine a millennial snowflakes reaction to that !
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Post by BritPete on Feb 26, 2023 10:38:34 GMT
You recon winding windows are an old idea to this lot ? First flight in the plane yesterday revealed that the battery is buggered, so in true 1914 style I got out and hand swung the propeller. Imagine a millennial snowflakes reaction to that ! What would have happened if the engine cut out in the air |
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Post by duffer on Feb 26, 2023 11:33:03 GMT
You put your head between your knees and kiss your ass goodbye 👋 🤣
Seriously though, it is not an issue. Its not like a bike that you can lift the clutch too quickly and konk out. Air pressure keeps the front bit spinning, even if you ran out of fuel.
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Post by shuttlespanker on Feb 26, 2023 11:54:09 GMT
You recon winding windows are an old idea to this lot ? First flight in the plane yesterday revealed that the battery is buggered, so in true 1914 style I got out and hand swung the propeller. Imagine a millennial snowflakes reaction to that ! What would have happened if the engine cut out in the air It becomes a glider |
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Post by duffer on Feb 26, 2023 12:28:47 GMT
Yup. Just like every airliner when in the landing phase. They just don't announce to the "self loading cargo " that they are now gliding. Tends to upset em...
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Post by comstar on Apr 6, 2023 21:48:03 GMT
Just to put this one fully to bed and have closure. The Saturn has just been driven off by one very happy new owner. In fact there was a bit of a Craigslist bidding war over it. I thought it would be interesting to give you a breakdown of costs and show how it may compare to the cost of similar work back in Blighty. It served my purpose for the short time it was in my hands. It was also a fun thing to do, I enjoyed those memory lane style trips to the breakers yards. Breakdown of costs coming in a bit..   |
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Post by comstar on Apr 6, 2023 21:56:36 GMT
Purchase price - $300
Registration - $230
Clutch replacement - $986
Smog test fee - $75
Oil / filter change and A/C recharge - $175
Headliner replacement - $210
Parts from various scrapyard visits - $300 approx
I don't think I have forgotten anything. So we have a total cost of approx $2276.
And now my final thoughts......
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Post by comstar on Apr 6, 2023 22:11:33 GMT
After all of this I am probably a total of about $1275 up - not millions but at least it's not a negative. This is because it saved me having to hire a car ($750) whilst our Kia was having a cosmetic repair. I used this car to take my daughter to school etc whilst the Kia was in the shop, there was no way I was going to drive an expensive exotic Italian on the freeway everyday not with the complete nutters on there. I asked $2900 and accepted an offer of $2800 from the first guy to look at it and test drive it. It has all worked out well but would I want to do such an exercise again? No, not really. Not with the price of workshop labour in Los Angeles. And this is why I love older motorcycles, as no one really has me over a barrel. I can do most things on those myself within reason. Although the car left me running like a watch, even though it was a 31k mile genuine car, it was still 27 years old and parts can naturally wear out through time over mileage (rubber parts like seals for example). At any time it could have needed an expensive repair that was beyond my scope, meaning that I could easily have been plunged into a negative. I am glad I don't have that worry now. Had the car have not been so cheap to buy or if the mileage had been a lot higher and typical of a 27 year old car, I would have not even considered it. Now......back to the bikes.  |
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