On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 07:39:03PM +, Adam Back wrote:
As far as evolutionary pressures, aggressive and fast driving is far
more dangerous, however adrenaline inducingly fun that may be.
(ke =1/2.m.v^2). Also exposed or unduly light vehicles -- motorbikes,
light built cars like
On Fri, Feb 21, 2003 at 07:39:03PM +, Adam Back wrote:
As far as evolutionary pressures, aggressive and fast driving is far
more dangerous, however adrenaline inducingly fun that may be.
(ke =1/2.m.v^2). Also exposed or unduly light vehicles -- motorbikes,
light built cars like
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 10:31:45PM -0800, Bill Frantz wrote:
At 8:32 PM -0800 2/20/03, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
[Aside] I recently learned that back before you needed a license to drive
(ca 1930)
you would manually adjust the spark timing (!!) according to your engine
speed.
After
Bill Frantz wrote:
And, I still am willing to work on my brake systems. Replacing pads
on a disk brake unit is a lot easier than replacing drums.
Agree it's easier, and there is very little to get wrong changing disk
brakes -- remove a couple of bolts, using some leverage push the
pistons
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 11:32:43PM -0500, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Carburetor? Didn't that connect to the phonograph through a cat's whisker?
Carburetor is French for leave it alone.
While only one of my cars is old enough to have a carb, all but one of
the 10 or so motorcycles in the
--- Adam Back [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As far as evolutionary pressures, aggressive and
fast driving is far
more dangerous, however adrenaline inducingly fun
that may be.
Depends on one's strategy. When riding a motorcycle,
there are two aggressive driving principles I observe
at all
(This is mostly ruminations on car hacks
and adds little to the original thread about physically
linking responsibility to effects.)
First let me ack my sincere respect for folks like
Eric C who work on (rather than tinker/hack/meddle,
since he's still alive) their car's brakes or other
At 8:32 PM -0800 2/20/03, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
[Aside] I recently learned that back before you needed a license to drive
(ca 1930)
you would manually adjust the spark timing (!!) according to your engine
speed.
After handcranking the engine to start.
Yes, and you got a broken arm if you
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 11:32:43PM -0500, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
Carburetor? Didn't that connect to the phonograph through a cat's whisker?
Carburetor is French for leave it alone.
While only one of my cars is old enough to have a carb, all but one of
the 10 or so motorcycles in the
On Thu, Feb 20, 2003 at 10:31:45PM -0800, Bill Frantz wrote:
At 8:32 PM -0800 2/20/03, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
[Aside] I recently learned that back before you needed a license to drive
(ca 1930)
you would manually adjust the spark timing (!!) according to your engine
speed.
After
--- Adam Back [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
As far as evolutionary pressures, aggressive and
fast driving is far
more dangerous, however adrenaline inducingly fun
that may be.
Depends on one's strategy. When riding a motorcycle,
there are two aggressive driving principles I observe
at all
(This is mostly ruminations on car hacks
and adds little to the original thread about physically
linking responsibility to effects.)
First let me ack my sincere respect for folks like
Eric C who work on (rather than tinker/hack/meddle,
since he's still alive) their car's brakes or other
At 8:32 PM -0800 2/20/03, Major Variola (ret) wrote:
[Aside] I recently learned that back before you needed a license to drive
(ca 1930)
you would manually adjust the spark timing (!!) according to your engine
speed.
After handcranking the engine to start.
Yes, and you got a broken arm if you
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