billybob Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 24 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: And it's still a Honda............... And that is a real good thing...racing at it's best. Although sure Chuck babies it,lol Edit: 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 53 minutes ago, CECAA850 said: And it's still a Honda............... That outruns and out handles Porsche station wagons. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 20 hours ago, CECAA850 said: She has a Macan S. Nice....I've never had a mini van. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 You're too old for a mini van. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 26 minutes ago, Tarheel said: That outruns and out handles Porsche station wagons. You think? Posted 0 to 60 time for both of them is 4.9 sec. Lol. The Macan is awd as well. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Honda makes a hell of a lawn mower motor though. I'll give them that. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dirtmudd Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 4 hours ago, DizRotus said: A friend from high school has a retirement hobby business called Reset Bike Shop in Portage, MI. He just Reset my wife’s ‘73 Schwinn Suburban, with which she’ll be surprised in a little more than 2 weeks. Jeff Reset my ‘74 Legnano a few years ago. Now we have his and hers Resets. The American made Schwinn was $98 in ‘73; the Italian job was slightly more than 4 times that in ‘74. They're both worth more today. The bikes and spouses are original owners. schwinn $544. adjusted for inflation Italian job $2177 adjusted for inflation 2 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 I have one I never use. It's too heavy and not as maneuverable, all bogged down with some kind of drive mechanism that old people don't have to push it. So far it is just a back up. Honda mower that is, not a bicycle. On that note, I would give all of my bicycle business to my son, he is a pro whiz for that. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 39 minutes ago, oldtimer said: I have one I never use. It's too heavy and not as maneuverable, all bogged down with some kind of drive mechanism that old people don't have to push it. So far it is just a back up. Honda mower that is, not a bicycle. On that note, I would give all of my bicycle business to my son, he is a pro whiz for that. Your son works on bicycles......isn't he in his late 60s? 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 5 minutes ago, Tarheel said: Your son works on bicycles......isn't he in his late 60s? Your point is? My friend with the bike restoration biz, retired from Upjohn, is in his late 60s. OBTW, Chuck, how about that Spartans Tarheels game? The Heels were way off their game. They're much better than that. They could meet again. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 10, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 10, 2017 4 hours ago, billybob said: Merry Christmas! Merry Christmas to you , and everyone here. 4 hours ago, DizRotus said: What’s that white stuff Elden, cottonwood seeds? Not sure what it is but it's cold. 3 hours ago, Ceptorman said: That looks like a very nice Christmas card.....cool pic Elden. Thanks but VERY rare around here. 3 hours ago, DizRotus said: He seems to stay as busy as he wants to. Nice hobby, good bikes are not cheap anymore, well worth restoring them. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 6 minutes ago, Tarheel said: Your son works on bicycles......isn't he in his late 60s? He was always an "old soul." 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 3 minutes ago, DizRotus said: Your point is? My friend with the bike restoration biz, retired from Upjohn, is in his late 60s. OBTW, Chuck, how about that Spartans Tarheels game? The Heels were way off their game. They're much better than that. They could meet again. Oh does Carolina have a football team? I only watch basketball 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oldtimer Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 7 minutes ago, Tarheel said: Oh does Carolina have a football team? I only watch basketball It matches your degree in basket weaving. 3 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
billybob Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Whelpers, LS has rested enough so, while the cat is away. Only slipped one time coming up the ramp, one in and one to go. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CECAA850 Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 8 minutes ago, billybob said: Whelpers, LS has rested enough so, while the cat is away. Only slipped one time coming up the ramp, one in and one to go. Rock on Billybob. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators dtel Posted December 10, 2017 Moderators Share Posted December 10, 2017 1 hour ago, CECAA850 said: Honda makes a hell of a lawn mower motor though. I'll give them that. Only used one helping my old aunt cut her grass, it almost killed me. It was self propelled, low was really slow, and high was a slow jog, kicked my butt on high, like cardio. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 1 hour ago, Tarheel said: Oh does Carolina have a football team? I only watch basketball I was talkin' about basketball. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tarheel Posted December 10, 2017 Author Share Posted December 10, 2017 23 minutes ago, DizRotus said: I was talkin' about basketball. Sorry I was distracted looking at the cup holder in Carl's minivan. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DizRotus Posted December 10, 2017 Share Posted December 10, 2017 Careful Chuck, @Tarheel, those Porschephiles can be a sensitive lot. When I was at the Volkswagen, Porsche, Audi, Mercedes, BMW, Subaru store — we wore out receptionists. By the time they spit out all of that, they were too tired to speak to the customers — we would try to explain to customers that many VW Parts were EXACT replacements for Porsche labeled Parts, and much less expensive. But NO, no stinkin’ VW parts we’re going to bastardize their Teutonic wunderwagens. I admit that 911s and their derivatives are amazing well engineered vehicles, although I prefer mid-engined Boxters, etc. Putting the engine behind the rear axel is an inherently poor design for excellent handling. Can you say Beetle, Corvair and DeLorean? That said, Porsche engineers did an amazing job of overcoming that design flaw to make a car that could handle and not snap around unexpectedly. Porsche 911s are the best handling rear engined sports cars. Lotus did a similar thing with the final iteration of the Elan. It’s a handsome enough car, but making the best handling front wheel drive sports car, like the best handling rear engined sports car, is like bragging about being the world’s tallest dwarf. Don’t get me started about the Isuzu lump sitting transversely over the front wheels. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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