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OUTSTANDING!!! Hold on,, I HAVE to go downstairs and take some 's!! Here we go,, for kicks, back in the early 70's I used to ride it 21 miles back and forth to work

Those 2nd Gen riders over in the RSV tech section are going to think I am loony cause I accident posted this over in their section on the first try I have purchased numerous guns online, had them shipped to my local FFL dealership and all went well. My most recent purchase is an AR-10 (my 556 AR15 was already getting homesick for his big brother 7.62 NATO ) out of Louisiana. The seller in this case has requested that I send copies of front and back of my Drivers License to him, the seller. Normally, the FFL dealership I have the guns shipped to here locally takes a copy of my DL for his files but this is a first for a request for me to send it to the seller. Anyone experience this before?

Just pure opinion on my end,, that's all.. Sort of like I view the whole "your papers please" thought/agenda to be right out of the Socialist/Globalist play book too BUT, consider that as just another one of my opinions too ..

I have purchased numerous guns online, had them shipped to my FFL dealership and all went well. My most recent purchase is an AR-10 (my 556 AR15 was already getting homesick for his big brother 7.62 NATO ) out of Louisiana. The seller in this case has requested that I send copies of front and back of my Drivers License to him, the seller. Normally, the FFL dealership I have the guns shipped to here locally takes a copy of my DL for his files but this is a first for a request for me to send it to the seller. Anyone experience this before?

Kind of ironic, the push is on for mandated head protection for those who can think for themselves but millions of the varmints behind such nonsense are also in favor of stickin a surgical tool into the unprotected head of an infant:doh:.. Prayers Up for this great, last bastion of true freedom country of ours. As one by one, the States in this Union make the fight against the Socialist and Globalist attacks against our way of life, one can only hope and pray that God himself (even though there are those among us that would even like to remove "In God We Trust" from our way of life too) steps in and brings a needed revival of America and her majestic beauty.

Speaking of concealed carry, a couple of years ago Tip, Tweeks and I were CTFW across this great land of ours and decided to stop at a Walmart out in Nevada to resupply (thats 2 up biker talk for, Tip wanted to shop for sovieners for the Grandkids in California ). I think this was in Sparks NV if memory serves correctly. So we are walking thru the store,, I said LOOK Tip, there is another one!! She says SURE ENOUGH, HOW COOL IS THAT!! Passed by a couple more and then a young guy and his wife with a little one between em walked by and they too, like the few others we had noticed, both had a handgun hanging on their sides:guitarist 2:. We got into a conversation with the two of them about open carry. They were telling us about a horrible shooting that had takin place out there somewhere and how that incident had sparked (no pun intended) a revival of honoring the 2nd Amendments right to open carry as, apparently, the shooter who took the lives of innocent people on that dreadful day had no competition from the civilians who were not armed and the police were unable to protect them - as I recall, the young man said something along the line of: It was like shooting fish in a barrel for that terrorist. Even though our home state of Michigan is still a free land and clearly allows open carry, I have never experienced that extent of the practice here at home. I know that LOTS of people here carry concealed but I gotta say, the "feel" while shopping in that environment was amazing. Just knowing that the bad guys would have to be blind to not realize that the citizens were no longer dependent on someone with a badge to keep them safe brought about a calmness not seen for a long time IMHO.

By the way,,, on where your going with the scoot brother!! Get er done cause SPRING is comin!!

They are probably in the same bag as my memory and marbles are in 40!! If I find any of them I will make sure you get your sockets back!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: Spot on Carl,,, that memory thing is DEFINITLY a thing.. I keep thinking it will correct itself though when I find them marbles I lost a good while back,, figuring if I can remember where I left them puppies that there may be some of them memories in the bag with em:big-grin-emoticon:

:rotf::rotf::rotf::rotf:,, gotta admit 40,,, you shoulda saw that comin :rotfl:

Here is an interesting explanation of why, in all cases, the hp curve crosses the torque curve at 5252. Given, this guy being a math guru and not an engine builder/tuner clearly see's no reason why that fact would make a difference to anyone but none the less (unless you change the 1 to 1 ratio's on a dyno chart), 5252 is an absolute.

Careful using that word "Vintage" there brother!! That Red and White Hooly Popper in your pics was my favorite lure for killing bass just a few short years ago and I sure as heck aint vintage ya lop eared varmint:backinmyday: Best of luck figuring this one out Raggy and I hope you make a BILLION dollars on em!!!

Hey Patch, I did a little 2 second research into the subject by asking google this: "is there an exact rpm where torque crosses horsepower" And this was the first thing that popped up: Horsepower is a unit of power. ... Going back to the formula: HP = (Torque x RPM) / 5252 we can see that at an engine speed of 5,252 RPM Torque and HP are equal. That's why when we see a graph of Torque / HP we see the lines always cross exactly at 5252 RPM. For me, the reason this is applicable to engine building and tuning is if you know that your build parameters involve staying predominately below 5252 R's (which in your case it does) than Torque becomes the predomenent intent on the build. Now in the case of the carb conversion, it is going to involve some form of intake track/manifold. IMHO, different configurations (length of intakes) of the intakes will have different results in fuel/air mixture effeciency in the combustion chamber. In your case, I am thinking that a plenum with intake tracks tigged inside to achieve desired width and length of travel would work awesome. I have found that longer/narrower intake tubes will move the peek torque on any given engine down = farther away for 5252 R's. Also, by developing a plenum with inner intake track, one single side mount CV Carb would all of a sudden become an option. Following me?

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I KNEW I could count on you varmints!! THANKS GUYS! And 40, THANK YOU for the link!! Just what the doctor ordered brother!! Maybe visit that place while we are down in Ohio for Maintenance Day!!

Seeee,,, now THAT is what I am talking about!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!:clap2: You lop eared living in rocket makin country varmint,,, Puc thinks Ecks come some kind of geniusness flowin in the beaner of his = THAT IS AWESOME @Eck I ALWAYS loved the adjustable bars on my 1st Gens and for the life of me, could never understand why on earth they did not become standard in the industry. In looking at new scoots, particularly the new Wing, I noticed a scoot set up with "HeliBars" and was very impressed!! Tell ya one thing, if I were still riding long distance and putting the big bucks for a new scoot,, I would give my brother Eckster a call and get the scoop on doing one of his Bar Builds wayyyyy before I would lay the bucks out for even HeliBars = JUST GORGEOUS YOU GENIUS!!

Feeling a little better these days and thinking seriously of grabbing an older 4x4 Jeep or P.U. for Tip and I to toss the guns and gear in and go thrash around on in the thousands of acres that we own (State and Federal lands) for some shootin and hootin fun. Michigan has a Historic Plate deal they offer (have ran em on my bikes for years) that are good for many years (cheap insurance too) and I gotta stay under 1994 to run em. The REAL downside of finding something worthy is that Michigan is a salty State (better than dieing on icey roads!!) which REALLY takes its toll on our vehicles. For that reason, I am trying to figure out some from of boundry line to the south (or west, or east) of us where salt is not used on roads so I can jump on Craigs and begin the search for a rust free, older 4x4. How about it neighbors to Michigan? Who out there can vouch for your area that no-sir-eeee = no salt on our roads and rust issues are a minimum??? It's us, or rust.. Puc

The reason that I asked if we could agree on that one fact is that that number (5250) is a baseline for building IMHO. That said, your earlier statement that you limit your revves to 6500 rpm is another baseline in building as it gives a parameter to build around and, if 5250 is where hp becomes the relevant measurement of power and torque becomes a thing of the past at that point, then intake/exhaust flows, carburation, cam options, valve timing all now have a source to build to to obtain effeciency. Perhaps a short study to determine whether or not the standards of which I have built by thru the years (that 5250 is in fact a hard, unchangeable number) hold any merit BEFORE we continue in figuring out the carb build? What say you?

WAYYYY COOL ON YA SLY!!!!:dancefool::dancefool:y One of the HUGE problems with my MK1 Standard is the magazine, as sure as there are a couple of hair missing on top of my head, I pretty much gotta stick with Ruger 9 rounder's. I should have up graded to a shooter like yours Sly a long time ago.. Does yours have an adjustable rear sight on it? Is it Bull Barreled? And last but not least,, are those mags you just ordered larger than 9 round (dont know if there is such a thing even for yours?). Bottom line though = CONGRATS ON THE FIND!! And, as always, you are more than welcome on me doing my part to help my brother spend it ,,, :Bunny::Bunny::Bunny:

That story is nothing short of AMAZING @RandyR,, I am struck with and stand in and the entirety of it brother = THANK YOU for taking the time to chime in here!! I also wanna thank you for your service to the good ol in our effort to stay free = THANK YOU!! Your website is flat out awesome and looking great too!! Got a really good thing going there, all the very best in its continued growth! On a side note, a maybe of interest to and something else that others in the club may be able to relate to. My very first "real" motorcycle (at least in the mind of an extremely young Puc) was a "Sear's, shift on the handlebar by rotating the clutch handle on its perch, 2 speed, 2 stroke moped". I was a young back yard mechanic back then with very little cash so I did all my own work on that thing. I will never forget the first time I had to locate parts for it and was very well pleased to find out that the local Sears store could obtain ANY part I ever needed just by ordering it - even though the bike was a '59. I also remember being amazed that the little data plate on the lower right hand side of it's frame upright where the serial number was, was clearly stamped with the manufacturer name. Guess what my 1st bike REALLY was,, it was DEFINITELY NOT a Sears machine,, it was a Steyr Daimler Puch and, as those beautiful collectable shooters of yours, was also clearly and proudly stamped = Made In Austria:banana: Pretty cool eh!! By the way,, I still have the frame for that puppy in my basement and have since picked up a later model (the red one) of the same machine (very complete) that I have planned to, some day, combine the two and get my first scoot back on the road again.. Yeah,,, right

I have gone dual disc on the front of my 1st Gens a couple times and eliminated the linked brake system but I have never done a complete fork swap and R1 caliper update so consider that with this. I do ride an R1 though and REALLY love the stopping power on that sweet heart so I TOTALLY get the idea of doing the project (especially the front brakes - there is NOTHING better on a scoot than really really good front brakes IMHO). On the same token though, I think it just might be prudent to make sure the current OEM system is working up to par and experiencing it before investing the time/effort/bucks into such an endeavor. Personally I have found that set up and maintained properly - the OEM's are workable. I think I would start out with new fluid and bleeding the system to make sure I have full hydraulics. Then I would do the ol clean the pistons routine (as shown in vid) until those puppies slid like a kid with a saucer on fresh fallen white wash. Then I would clean the rotors so clean they squeaked and then I would grab a good set of Organic Pads for each caliper. I would also carefully lube all pivot points on the levers and linkages so I knew she all worked as freely as possible. While none of my 1st Gens EVER stopped like my R1 (that sucker will do a stoppie at speed if your not careful), I very seldom end up using the rear brakes (am an avid front braker) and have been very impressed with the stopping power of those 1st Gen Front Brakes even under the weirdest conditions..

Speaking of talkin shootin irons in a Bike Club's meetin place (and seems how this is a thread that I started so I dont have to worry about ending up back on probation for another thread),,, here is a short video of having fun combining the two greatest sports/hobbies known to man:sign Rock On:... Most fantastic camp ground I ever did find and FREE souveniers for the Grandsons!!!!

WOWZY WOW WOW WOW,, THAT is GORGEOUS Jack!! We talkin 7.62x51? What caliber? DEFINITELY got that longggggg range shooter attitude about it!!

Shipped to my door with the adapter for my AR15 CMMG 22lr conversion mags (of which I got 3 25 rounders in the "kit" that all carry a full life time warranty) it was 40 bucks = definitely affordable and DEFINITELY useful! As shown in the link to Mcfaden found here: https://www.mcfaden.com/McFadden-Machine-Lightnin-Grip-Loader-s/1828.htm and scroll down the list of adapters, they do have adapters for the Ruger 10/22 mags as well as the SR22 - and many others. Ya just gotta read down the list carefully. Any questions you can always email or call them. I have a Ruger MK1 that I bought brand new in the early 70's for 75 bucks that I have shot thousands of rounds thru (always carried it hunting with me for those longgg boring days when nothing but chasing a couple hundred rounds out the barrel shooting at pine cones and such would break the boredom) that I wish they would have had an adapter for. I think I have a permanent indent in my thumb from holding that little button down on the 10rd mag(s) of that one.. Definitely NOT made for the 556 100 round drum! The REALLY cool thing about that drum is that it came with a speed loader all of its own = came in the bag with the dual drum. Just slips over the part of the drum that slips into the mag well on the lower receiver, dump in a few rounds (make sure they are pointing in the right direction) and push down.. WORKS AWESOME!!

,, well put my friend ... I gotta ask,, are we in agreement that on any and all dyno charts, as applied to all internal combustion engines, that there is an absolute given that the torque curve stays above the horsepower curve until exactly 5250 rpm's and at that point they intersect and then at 5251 rpm's and above that horse power stays above the torque curve?