Re: S-Car-Go
On Apr 7, 2005, at 6:19 AM, Bob W wrote: Try one of these! http://www.intelligent-energy.com/index_article.asp? secID=15secondlevel=796artID=3709 That's pretty cool but I'll stick with pedal power for now. A few guys around town have modified standard mountain bikes by putting a big cog on the other side of the rear wheel, driven by a small engine (from a chainsaw or something). They ride it a bit like a moped, using the pedals to accelerate. Only they go much faster than your average moped. One of them came past me a few weeks ago while I was waiting at the lights (he ran the red light around the corner). The sound of the thing scared the heck out of me until I realised what it was. Nothing like the sound of a chainsaw approaching from behind at 50km/h to wake you up in the morning :) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: S-Car-Go
On Apr 6, 2005, at 10:24 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Favorite vehicles for snails the world over ;-)) I'm tired of seeing those things. Just about every business bought one as an unusual advertising billboard. Now it's no longer unusual. I still think the 2CV has more character, even though it is French. If bicycles didn't exist I'd buy a Smart. While saving for a Murcielago, of course ;) Cheers, - Dave http://www.digistar.com/~dmann/
Re: S-Car-Go
David Mann mused: On Apr 6, 2005, at 10:24 AM, Shel Belinkoff wrote: Favorite vehicles for snails the world over ;-)) I'm tired of seeing those things. Just about every business bought one as an unusual advertising billboard. Now it's no longer unusual. I still think the 2CV has more character, even though it is French. I saw a 2CV6 on the roads out here just a week or so ago. I don't know just which V6 it had under the hood, but it certainly wasn't the original 602cc as supplied - it had a pretty good turn of acceleration.
Re: S-Car-Go
Hi, Favorite vehicles for snails the world over ;-)) I'm tired of seeing those things. Just about every business bought one as an unusual advertising billboard. Now it's no longer unusual. I still think the 2CV has more character, even though it is French. If bicycles didn't exist I'd buy a Smart. While saving for a Murcielago, of course ;) Try one of these! http://www.intelligent-energy.com/index_article.asp?secID=15secondlevel=796artID=3709 -- Cheers, Bob
RE: S-Car-Go
John Francis wrote: I saw a 2CV6 on the roads out here just a week or so ago. I don't know just which V6 it had under the hood, but it certainly wasn't the original 602cc as supplied - it had a pretty good turn of acceleration. The 2CV is light, and the 602cc flat twin is fairly torquey. It's unlikely ever to be mistaken for a performance car, but it can accelerate better than a lot of people expect. The gap between 1st and 2nd gears is awkward, and it begins to struggle before 60mph, so 0-60 figures timings (about 32 seconds, IIRC) aren't a great representation of what it can do between 10 and 40. I sold mine last year. I miss it. A fairly common modification is to fit one of the flat fours from the Citroen GS. They give about 60 bhp before tweaking. I remember struggling to manage 45mph into a headwind on the M1 in my 2CV, and being overtaken by another 2CV going a good 15-20mph faster than I was. I was furious. I suspect that was a four cylinder modification of some sort. Or for something a little more extreme, how about this: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItemitem=4520722747 Steve. ** This e-mail has been sent from Imagination Technologies Limited. PowerVR, Metagence, Ensigma and PURE Digital are divisions of Imagination Technologies Limited. The information contained in this e-mail, including any attachment, is confidential and may be legally privileged. It is intended solely for the addressee(s) and access to this e-mail by anyone else is unauthorised. If you are not the intended recipient, any disclosure, copying or distribution or use of the information contained in this e-mail, is prohibited and may be unlawful. If you have received this e-mail in error, please notify the sender by return e-mail and then delete it from your system. Internet communications cannot be guaranteed to be secure, error or virus-free. The sender does not accept liability for any errors or omissions which arise as a result. Any views expressed in this message are those of the author, except where the author specifies and, with authority, states them to be the views of Imagination Technologies Limited.
Re: S-Car-Go
Steve Morphet mused: John Francis wrote: I saw a 2CV6 on the roads out here just a week or so ago. I don't know just which V6 it had under the hood, but it certainly wasn't the original 602cc as supplied - it had a pretty good turn of acceleration. The 2CV is light, and the 602cc flat twin is fairly torquey. It's unlikely ever to be mistaken for a performance car, but it can accelerate better than a lot of people expect. The gap between 1st and 2nd gears is awkward, and it begins to struggle before 60mph, so 0-60 figures timings (about 32 seconds, IIRC) aren't a great representation of what it can do between 10 and 40. I sold mine last year. I miss it. A fairly common modification is to fit one of the flat fours from the Citroen GS. They give about 60 bhp before tweaking. I remember struggling to manage 45mph into a headwind on the M1 in my 2CV, and being overtaken by another 2CV going a good 15-20mph faster than I was. I was furious. I suspect that was a four cylinder modification of some sort. While I wasn't pedal-to-the-metal, this particular 2CV6 went from 0-80 (mph, not kph) faster than I did in our MINI. It had considerably more than 60bhp under the hood - more than you'd get from tweaking a tiny engine. I suspect it had some American power plant (and suspension modifications).
Re: S-Car-Go
On Apr 6, 2005 5:26 AM, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: snip I still think the 2CV has more character, even though it is French. snip Huh? vbg -frank -- Sharpness is a bourgeois concept. -Henri Cartier-Bresson
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On Apr 6, 2005 5:26 AM, David Mann [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I still think the 2CV has more character, even though it is French. snip even though it is French Merci pour les Français.. De tels propos VOUS déshonorent. Michel Faîtes l'effort de traduire, je fais celui de lire l'Anglais
