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But it's a dry heat.....

Yeah, every state...and country...is a little different. I think the CHP turns a blind eye toward gas powered pedal bikes as most of the restrictions or non-res. are for electric powered....

Agreed... It might have been better to have the head going the other direction....or at least vertical...

Yeah, I did ask him about that, and he said he's never been stopped, and even if he was he'd tell them it was a 49cc motor. That qualifies it as a motor bike and exempt. There's a top speed restriction also, but he just putzes around. The guy was a retired prefab welder and it was something to keep him occupied....

At this morning's 4th of July parade I saw this putting down the Blvd. As soon as I saw it I knew I wanted one. It took me by surprise, and I didn't have my camera out and missed the photo op, but was lucky enough that the owner came back thru the parking lot and I roped him down. It's a one of a kind that he built himself. He reminded me of Jeff and Puc. He did an awesome job. The motor is a clone of a Honda 90, and the trike/bike is like a lot available on the market. He also stated that there isn't a weld on the entire scoot, and everything came be removed and the bike put back in original comdition. Electric start, 4 speed, about 30mph safely. He said it get's a little squirrley above that. The thing purred as he pulled away. Anyway for your viewing pleasure, here are a few pics. And I guess I'm SOL in buying one...

Well I'm already here, and that hovercraft is interesting....and it has a trailer!! Lemmme see?? If it doesn't go that high?? Plus I'll need to do some research to see if it'll take my lard a$$... It'd kinda be like a trike on air...with no brakes... And.. That 26' enclosed trailer might make a great toy hauler??..... I already own an H&H and as far as I'm concerned they make one of the finest trailers in the US. Did you see all that T track in it??

Ran across this auction. Lots of play toys.... http://www.westauction.com/auction/auction-of-sea-plane-hovercraft-helicycle-ultralite-base-trailers-and-more-1682 http://d278yjzsv5tla9.cloudfront.net/user_images2/155279_7506981.JPG

That seat looks really cushy....

That is really cool... Yeah pun intended... :-) Before we moved north to Sacramento we had a place down in Visalia. Hot and dry. Everyone had a swamp cooler. Then the humidity started getting higher.. Think it was from all the irrigation. Trying to sleep when it's 100+ at 1am was a killer. So glad we had AC when we moved here. Just a little side story. 2 years ago I finally replaced our AC. It was installed in 1959... and still ran!! Just not very well. The new one is awesome!!

Now that ain't true Puc... I distinctly remember you wrenching on 7of9's highway peg when we stopped for lunch at that WET FRIES restaurant in Oregon... That makes you a qualified card carrying 2ndGen wrencher...

Here's my story and I'm sticking to it.... On the '83VR I got 37mpg around town and on the slab, but when I'd hit the twisties and never get into 5th gear... 2-3-4 only.. I'd get 50mpg. And that was a constant. The '99RSV.. pulling a trailer, and on the slab was terrible. 26-28mpg. No trailer and in the mountain twisties...40mpg. The '07RSV much the same as the '83. 34-37mpg and 47mpg in the mountains. So.... stay out of 5th gear in the hills. On the slab it doesn't make much difference 4th or 5th. I tried 4th with the '99 going over the Sierras to Reno hauling the trailer and the milage still sucked. Around 25mpg. So.... the enemy here is two fold. High speed/low rpms... in the 70's+.... and wind resistance... Slower speeds and higher rpm's are your friend... My 2¢

For all you folks north of the boarder, here's a female Canadian trap shooter worth mentioning. Susan Natrass. The targets are definitely different but the skill is there. Sue was 9 years younger and dated my co-worker Tom Garrigus (Silver Medal Olympic International Trap Mexico) for a while. If I remember her dad owned the Levi Distributorship around Toronto?? On the female Russian snipers. Here's a colorized pic of a few of them that was posted on a gun collector site. Of the original 2000 Russian women snipers of WWII only 500 survived... http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2017/04/19/11/3F60127200000578-0-image-a-36_1492596416036.jpg

Since you mention both the fan and temp switches have you checked the ground wire going to the frame. The metal holder is suspended in rubber hoses and needs a ground. It's generally the brown wire coming off the holder and runs to the right upright. Connect it if it's loose and clean it. You may not need new sensors..

I can't remember exactly what the symptoms of a bad ignition switch were... heck I can barely remember what I did yesterday... but a while back someone came up with an emergency by-pass wire that will get a bike running again. A search on here might bring up the posts.. A few guys just went ahead and left the wire in permanently, and others have them squirreled away in a saddle bag. Cheaper than popping for a new switch.. Basicall the ignition switch has 12vdc running through it and they wear out.

There go those reading comprehension skills again... Where did you find the 'ALL' in my first post???? I think my big problem here is a lot of replies to this thread are given my those who haven't shot long range or have any idea just how many uncontrollable variables there are when trying to figure out trajectories at over 1000 yds.... One constant that I failed to bring up in previous posts is gravity. Directly from the Barrett site at 1500 yds a 50 BMG 660 gr bullet will drop 967 inches. That's 80 feet, and it gets worse from there on out. But for enlightenment's sake let's say it drops another 60 feet to 2400 yds.. 80+60=120 feet drop!! That's a lot of elevation to factor in. And that's only part of it. Dang!! I've bowled a lot and have never been lucky enough to make a 7-10, or seen one made for that matter... Sigh!! How 'bout on the 4th or 5th ball.... At 2 miles I'd be lucky to keep it on the alley....

I don't think anyone here is bashing the skills of a trained military sniper. Where you read that in this thread is a mystery, or you're reading more into a post then is there. I also can't understand why everyone has a problem with the concept of luck, or that because of a snipers skill set luck doesn't come into play?? The skill of a sniper will make him, or her.. let's not forget the gender issue thing...luckier. You go Annie Oakley.. Which brings to mind... Are there any female military snipers?? The one shot..one kill motto doesn't come into play here. As far as kudos for the sniper... you bet. But it's a lot like a highly skilled basketball player sinking a basket from 3/4 court in the last second of the game for the win... Skill?.. You bet.. Luck? Absolutely...

So did Peter Jennings....

WE haven't talked about a bad ignition switch lately...??

That's COOL!!!!!

I think I already alluded to the skill of these marksman, but if what your saying is true they'd be training a 2+ miles... Why don't they? 'Cause it's luck and a waste of ammo. Every round of 50BMG runs around 8-9 bucks. Custom loads are insane...

No different than anywhere else... I was just ignoring you... :-) Then they should be able to make that shot 9 out of 10 times... Or maybe he has bad luck 1 out of 10 times...

Glad to see you finally agree.....

Yep and all the free ammo they can shoot... There's that blind squirrel again. Listen I'm not saying they don't know what they're doing, but their skill set only enables them to get the round as close as humanly possible at 2.5 miles. Between the muzzle and the target there are too many changing variables that will effect the flight of the bullet. Bug splat can mess up your whole day. Wind velocities and thermoclines.. are another couple of gremlins that can screw things up. Making a kill shot at 2.5 miles is just plain luck. The only skill required is pointing the gun in the general direction and have a bushel basket full of ammo. i don't care how good a computerized scope is on the gun, it still uses fuzzy logic... If a military sharp shooter is highly trained there's a limit to an effective controllable operational range. Otherwise they would be making that shot and beyond all the time.... Eh??

Still don't believe it..... and it's still luck... I don't care how skillful the guy is... Even a blind squirrel will stumble on an acorn now and then..

Hate to play the Devil's advocate here, but..... I don't believe it. At two miles how are they going to confirm the kill, and even if they did recover the body it would take a autopsy to see if the bullet was from his or another rifle?? We have a group of very skilled local shooters that hold long range competition and the longest is 2054 hitting a steel plate 6' in diameter. To hear the strike they have an open mike radio placed near by. I've seen pics of the spent rounds that have hit the plate, and some are barely dented. I seriously doubt there's enough shocking power left to do any damage?? The travel time was in the 11 sec range. With all the variables I guess I'm thinking it takes more luck than skill to make that sort of shot. My 2¢