On Wednesday, July 27, 2011 11:44:38 AM Dave did opine: > Warning .... don't watch this is you can't laugh out loud where you are! > > Dave > I agree, he really puts that thing to the durability test with a non- chalance that is typical British comedy. Looks to me like it is in fact quite durable.
> On 7/27/2011 5:23 AM, Mark Wendt wrote: > > On 07/26/2011 11:30 PM, gene heskett wrote: > >>> He was > >>> a fond collector of BMW Isetta 3 wheeled cars also. (No kidding) > >> > >> Now that was a cute concept, even almost sensible, but wasn't at all > >> safe in the long run. Too much mechanical monkey business with that > >> front door that carried the steering and such. I might, if I had > >> indoor storage, see if I could find one that hadn't been smunched or > >> rusted& keep it for antique shows, trailering it back& forth > >> . > >> > >> Today, I think the Carrara, also a 3 wheeler that I understand you > >> need to be schooled in driving before they will sell you one, may be > >> both better built and safer. I personally am not at all comfortable > >> on something that looks like a bike, but doesn't roll into the > >> corners. I tried to get used to driving the nephews 4 wheelers > >> around his dairy farm, can't do it, the old biker instinct to steer > >> into the lean can't be gotten away from when you've half a million > >> miles on 2 wheels on your personal log. That, and the thumb > >> throttle, dumbest thing I ever saw. > >> Cheers, gene > > > > Top Gear's Jeremy Clarkson did an epsiode on one of those three > > wheelers - wasn't the BMW but a Reliant Robin. Funnier'n hell. > > Here's the video > > > > clip of it: > >> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QQh56geU0X8 > > > > Mark > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > -------- Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > > Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > > Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > > http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > > _______________________________________________ > > Emc-users mailing list > > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > ------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. > Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. > Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. > http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey > _______________________________________________ > Emc-users mailing list > Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net > https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users Cheers, gene -- "There are four boxes to be used in defense of liberty: soap, ballot, jury, and ammo. Please use in that order." -Ed Howdershelt (Author) O'Reilly's Law of the Kitchen: Cleanliness is next to impossible ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Got Input? Slashdot Needs You. Take our quick survey online. Come on, we don't ask for help often. Plus, you'll get a chance to win $100 to spend on ThinkGeek. http://p.sf.net/sfu/slashdot-survey _______________________________________________ Emc-users mailing list Emc-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/emc-users
