[quote="Streetstar"], I typically hold onto my old iron , even though I upgrade to newer,lighter, faster every other year or so -- I used my trailbikes as an example, -- and the next logical progression of the thought process was my road bikes ---
but, - I use the one pictured at bottom, which is carbon fiber and has much better shifting and braking than the older bike
/quote] Kinda says it all bro-----why would you use them if ????
Ok- First how bout
Tractor: I have well now had as of few months ago a fine old John Deere Model A tractor. Built a 400lb roll cage,huge 8ft front plow with HD attach supports not only to the frame but also to the axles. Could run it into a tree at 5mp and it would just do nothing but stop.
Double ring chains the works! But when I needed it,it was usually zero degrees blizzard conditions out. It was no good then. Didn't matter you could have the best battery in the world,just a PITA to get up and going. better have the shovel handy! I gave it away!
Pay it forward!
Then some smart man came up with the 4 wheel 4WD ATV
600lb tiny machine that can pull my SUV around the yard, Park in a tiny shed, plow 3 times as fast because of speed and more importantly being 4WD and being very maneuverable. It would always start, run all season on about 7gals of fuel and plow the driveway of 350ft in about 10 mins with only a 5 min or less startup to plow time. No comparison. SUV's:
Had me until a few months ago a fine which I too gave away: Pay it forward!
1966 Ford Bronco, made a nice yard flower. Freeze you a## off in it. Hope going uphill in a snow or rain storm you can drive with head out side window, vacuum wipers su## Gotta get somewhere fast. 60 mph got the three on a tree stuck in third hope she don't blow?
Now the Ford Escape, 30 mpg, can go 90mph all day long, warm toasty,and stuff don't break.
Had it 9 years, lets see 2 sets of tires, 1 EGR valve, 1 water pump. 1 rear tail light bulb and 1 left front headlight bulb. That is it. Even has same exhaust. I see same thing heading with our Kia Sportage. Absolutely no comparison.
Bicycles:
Ok riding the good ole Schwinn Varsity in College times was sweet. But that is one heavy bit##. and would after riding it for couple hours makes your a## feel like it injusted a softball. Then came the light frame,better comps,just better bikes.
Wanna do it cheap and go fast too. Take a Cannondale M700 put some High Pressure better technology Kevlar belted 100psi tires on it and stick add on drop down bars on it and you can about do it all except maybe extreme downhill,off road stuff. And they have only gotten better from there.
Motorcycle:
Oh boy here we go.
After the Honda 250 Dream, bought a bike a dude got killed on,got his head taken off from going under a 18 wheeler only slightly marking up bike. Got the Leather Jacket hardly marked too. BSA 650
Got some candy apple red paint,base painted tank, grabbed some of moms fancy lace cloth stuck it over tank and sprayed some black.
A few chrome things and she didn't look half bad,sounded good and was fun.
Better have the retard button on and in a few kicks hope she would start for ya! The big thing after she started and run better have your wrench always handy cause you are going to need it tightening stuff back up about once every week including license plate holder.
Then I saw it like a million dollar diamond sitting in showroom. But an Orange diamond!
A Brand spanking new 1972 Kawasaki 900 Z1 the shop finally got one in on Dec 1972. They sold me it as a left over but wouldn't take one penny off price but did the service free. That was in April of 1973 OMG, I have GOT to have it (don't care I will give my soul) World's Fastest Production Road Bike. Can I try it? How much did you say again? Screw it, never mind--its a deal.
Can I have it by tonight. Going down RT17 @ 138 mph laying on tank and things at a blur. Me? I would not do that ? Would I ?
Used to be this bunch of yahoo's that hung on this porch wanting to run people anytime anything even remotely looked worthwile.They mostly had kludged tricked out Honda 750's and a few Harley's which didn't matter anyway
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Kind of like the dudes on the Movie "Every Which Way But Loose" come to think of it I was kinda like Philo Beddo
But for sure every darn time they would see someone off the porch they would come for ya.
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So, when I came riding up with the Z1 those fools off the porch on their bikes. They pull up and when we hit the log straight stretch I looked at the leader who pulls up beside me he smiles and nods and he downshifts, at that second I downshifted down into 2nd and hit it.Front end came up and by the time I hit 4rth they were just simply just GONE!
Reliability on it was like nothing I ever had before. Superb.
Heating systems:
Growing up we heated with Coal, The big dirty smelly coal that went in his huge monster furnace that 4 kids could hide in.
During the day and night run down with big shovel and out of bin shovel baby shovel. Work that long handled ash shaker handle like you were doing cardio at the gym.
Then some brilliant man thought of a tiny little compact Coal Stoker Furnace that used clean, washed rice coal.
Pour in 2 Lowes buckets full in hopper, with metal bushel basket ash bucket in and on Friday afternoon take to trip to NYC and come back Monday morning and guess what everything is dandy, stoker going right along, house warm, and in 3 mins switch ash buckets, pour in 2 more Lowes buckets and " wanna go to NYC again" ? They even got battery backups for some via car battery for 3-4 days when power goes out.
Guns:
Sure do love old man's M1 he brought back from war. A fine Springfield Armory weapon. Fine shape!
Used to take that to school doing the 200yd matches in our Rifle Club meets. Every week at school we used either the schools or our own rifles for 50ft indoor school range. had my own Anschutz target rifle. All were .22 cal
Then even after College using still using the SA M1 at various matches.It was a good one!
Not bad, on a 500 perfect score shoot would get about a 390 score, Very respectable against the older dudes.
Wanna see how good you shoot? Go to a 100yd M1 shoot and do the 500 point shoot and see where you fare.
Then got me a Colt SP1 like they used in Nam
Showed up and the dudes thought, WTF he is going to use the black plastic toy?
Smile wiped off their face fast. My scores went generally to around 420
Then it happened in 1991 just like when I saw that Z1 Road Bike. In the Gun Shop a shiny new black Colt MATCH HBAR, OMG
Honey, hide the hogs and break out the check book,who cares how much, can I get a consecutive S/N's matched set. I can
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, who do I make it out to?
Show up at the meet (had been practicing taking vacation days off work)
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What's up MOW FOES!
They are looking at what I pull out
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Well after we shoot lets's just mosey on down and look at them there targets.
Do I hear a 469 someone???? What is the course record hurry look it up!
Them dudes looking at the Garands, M1A's, some 03's etc. they were a sad sack of fellows!
I said, hey, you guys can get one too?
After a short time the big guns dudes were shooting the black plastic toys!
Dogs and Women.
Look at where we are. want a dog by breed that is a world hunter, family lover,but in an instant when Mr. Bad guy comes knockin turns into a killing machine get a Mastador. Least ones I have seen. Want a dog that is a world hunter,has the traits of the Lab but even smarter,and does not shed, get a Labradoodle.
Women: Just look at them now OMG, and they can even be a little nastier too---and I like that!
Yep, I am evolving into what ? I don't know, but just staying as is for me, Not!
ps-- While just out walking my dogs looking up another item, roofs.
Now, they have came out with special treatment of special galvalume metal panels. Extremely light, specially designed for rib strength and ease of roof attachment with new technology neoprene washers and Stainless screws with make a roof a lifetime roof at about same cost as regular roof. Also if damaged it is simply a panel replacement.
Even the underlayment, old tar paper verses waterproof breathable synthetic membrane such as GripRite.
And looking at my Escape, how bout a extremely light 60 lb Lexan snowplow that can be on/off in a blink! ?
Old technology for so many things, not even close!
How bout a smart burg system as I am walking by mine.
Can be in Hawaii and get a notice that someone is on my property via smartphone then watch them/the cell video cams around property are unreal for a burg system or just wanting to look at deer in my yard that day wherever you are.
Can have Burg system silently call 911, can have burg system just sound a warning alarm, can have burg system call 911,sound alarm at same time. wife can be coming up driveway see someone strange on deck hit her Key Fob and 911 on the way without a sound or warning! How bout answering machine or using text? we would be lost!
Old technology we wouldn't even have each other on here!
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