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  1. Oilhead

    Life in America - We made the move.

    Eentonig?
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    First bike that made you stop and stare ?

    1969 schoolboy dream machine, you had to fail at least one year to legally ride this 100cc Yamaha twin.
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    MotoGP 2023

    Bureaucrat => noun, nice term for a parasite.
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    Bikes that you never knew existed

    There used to be a Rhodesian Ridgeback in the Deneysville museum. Two stroke, Sachs engine, John Love, multiple SA F1 Champion, second in1967 SAGP, had one. https://www.classiccarsinrhodesia.co.za/Makes/Ridgeback%20mc.html
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    Bikes that you never knew existed

    The Bridgestone bikes were around in the 60s The 50cc was a schoolboy treat But there also was a 175 twin scrambler in the neighbourhood
  6. Oilhead

    I observed two miracles this morning!

    I find statement 1 hard to believe. But how the hell did you get past the land yatch in statement 2??
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    Unlucky me and my ATAS

    Engineer => knowledge Engineer with experience, from making mistakes => competence
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    Lenny Spinola.....RIP

    This icon, trusted advisor and all round great guy will be sorely missed.
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    MotoGP 2023

    Pol steps back for Acosta https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1037904/1/pol-i-need-take-it-mature-way-will-do-most-wildcards
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    First bike that made you stop and stare ?

    If you were around in the late 60s this German Kreidler was the fastest 50cc schoolkid bike
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    First bike that made you stop and stare ?

    It was at the 1969 9 Hour Race at Kyalami, 4 cylinders, disk brake up front, no oil leaks! That was the year Scamp Porter came 4th in a 1300 Renault Gordini, passing the winning 917 Porsche on the main straight, during a massive downpour. You could follow the progress of the Gordini due to the...
  12. Oilhead

    Cordless power tools

    And then there is Snap On
  13. Oilhead

    MotoGP 2023

    Since tge unracer Lotus 88 in 1981 and the McLaren MP 1 in 1982, F1 teams have more than 40 years of carbon fibre experience and that could be useful.
  14. Oilhead

    MotoGP 2023

    Could the cardon fibre chassis be the input from the Red Bull F1 team?
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    MotoGP 2023

    Brad Binder details the truth about KTM’s new carbon fibre chassis for Japanese MotoGP https://www.crash.net/motogp/news/1036899/1/brad-binder-details-truth-about-ktm-s-new-carbon-fibre-chassis
  16. Oilhead

    BMW R1300 GS PICS “ LEAKED”

    Go around??? And betray the McEwan/Boorman legacy??? That is not how the GS thing is done!!
  17. Oilhead

    Putoline 15W50 Boxer Synthetic Motorcycle Oil

    Great, that is why I suggest you first see what was fitted before you rush off to buy, as in my case I would have bought the wrong plugs.
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    BMW R1300 GS PICS “ LEAKED”

    Yup, the 1885 is an almost total dyslexic doing the one thing he is really great at!! Should be 1985, apologies 🤪🤪
  19. Oilhead

    Putoline 15W50 Boxer Synthetic Motorcycle Oil

    I had the DCPREKC plugs specified but the MAR8B plugs were fitted since new, best to go with what comes out?
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