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  • Geoff4rfc
    Geoff4rfc Posts: 3,053
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    OleBoot wrote: »
    Just because. I love the wheels too.


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    6-cylinder Benelli cafe'd out with inverted sliders and uni-shock, superbike bars, single sided swingarm, individual air pods, 6 into 6 exhaust system, 6 piston brake calipers, custom rearsets, gold plated crank and clutch caps...Ayesha just told me to shut my mouth and wipe the drool off my lip.

    I wonder what kind of work has been done under the hood....sheesh, a 6 banger 900cc....the only thing missing from the seat is my a$$....and yes @OleBoot, the wheels are pretty cool.
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  • aprazer402
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    mhardy6647 wrote: »
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    Viking64 wrote: »
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    Had to “Agree,” even though I’ve always been partial to white!

    I gladly owned a silver car (actually, a couple, come to think of it) and would again -- but I've never owned, nor have I ever wanted to own, a white, or a black, one. :p

    Note that this is not meant judgmentally! ;) Just speaking for myself.
    All things being equal, I prefer dirt-colored cars, for what I hope are obvious reasons. B)
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    I will also add in passing that I've owned two red cars to date, even though red is not a color I'd have ever chosen a priori. :#
    We owned a spate of green (or green-ish) cars in the 90s and aughts -- but for no particular reason.
    Final thought: In the perfect world, all cars I would buy would be some kind of blue. B)
    As was, e.g., this one.
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    Mrs. H looking good!
  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,395
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    I've never tried this...bi-wire and Cardas jumpers.

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  • SCompRacer
    SCompRacer Posts: 9,395
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    My buddy had a Bronco like that. We used to tow a race car on a single axle trailer with it. That short wheelbase made it interesting with a hard brake application.

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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,131
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    Speaking of car colors in the 1970's

    In 1976, I ventured into an Audi-Porsche Dealer in Marietta (only one in the Atlanta area in 1976). I knew hardly anything about Porches except while attending college one of my math professors owned a black mid 60's Porsche that was very cool. I spotted this bright yellow car that I immediately liked. I was offered the chance to test drive the car and take it to my house about 8 miles away to show the wife who thought the car was too bright and pretentious. Never mind, the car became mine, and she learned to love it.

    The car was a Porsche 912E exactly like this one:
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    (Not my car as no digital pics in 1976 - Picture from internet)

    The 1976 912E (2000 built) was built especially for American buyers in the 14 months between the discontinuation of the mid-engined 914 in 1975 and the introduction of the front-engine 924 in 1977. To bridge this year-long gap with no base model to sell, Porsche decided to take the Volkswagen-based, air-cooled flat-four that had lived in the engine bay of the U.S.-spec 914, slap it into the rear of a 911 body, and sell it at a significant discount.

    The resulting car was the 912E ($10,900 in 1976), which retailed for three grand less than a 911S while still offering the style and handling of one (albeit with roughly half the horsepower of 86 @ 4,900 rpm). It was immediately discontinued after the introduction of the 924, and thus is Porsche’s only car ever built with planned obsolescence in mind.

    I kept the car for about a year, and sold it to a guy from California. I wish I still owned it.
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    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    SCompRacer wrote: »
    My buddy had a Bronco like that. We used to tow a race car on a single axle trailer with it. That short wheelbase made it interesting with a hard brake application.

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    Yes, the short wheelbase, narrow stance, solid axles, and its height were great for the trail, but made for interesting road manners. I had that rascal up on two wheels on dry pavement once in Brooklyn Park once -- took a corner a little too fast. :#
    It could also be terrifying in strong crosswinds...
    but I still loved it in a way that's hard to put into words. ;)
  • audioluvr
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    Toolfan66 wrote: »
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    I've seen that scene before on the Discovery Channel when a pygmy got eaten by a green anaconda.
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  • OleBoot
    OleBoot Posts: 3,138
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    audioluvr wrote: »
    Toolfan66 wrote: »
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    I've seen that scene before on the Discovery Channel when a pygmy got eaten by a green anaconda.

    I thought it was a seal.
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  • F1nut
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    SCompRacer wrote: »
    I've never tried this...bi-wire and Cardas jumpers.

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    Nothing wrong with that as it effectively increases the wire gauge. The question I have, what is that white wire sticking up in the air for?
  • skipshot12
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    That is a noise filter.
    Can’t remember who made them but I had a few.

    Most of the time you saw them on the rear of audio gear like preamps, disc players and the rest.
    They’re put on unused input/output jacks.

    I never heard a difference.
  • skipshot12
    skipshot12 Posts: 2,154
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    Cannot find a picture of them or who makes them but they’re kinda like the NCF Filter things from Furutech….
    Furutech NCF Clear Line.

    They can be configured for rca, XLR and other types of audio plugs.

    Never seen it used on a speaker?
  • OleBoot
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  • ken brydson
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    F1nut wrote: »
    SCompRacer wrote: »
    I've never tried this...bi-wire and Cardas jumpers.

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    Nothing wrong with that as it effectively increases the wire gauge. The question I have, what is that white wire sticking up in the air for?

    WiFi antenna silly....
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  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    So... since a GIF isn't, technically, necessarily, a video -- I'm just a-gonna put this here.
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    (ASR)
  • txcoastal1
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  • ken brydson
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  • bcwsrt
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    Brian

  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,359
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    I do miss my Oscar.

    Tom
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  • Viking64
    Viking64 Posts: 7,811
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    treitz3 wrote: »
    I do miss my Oscar.

    Tom

    The guy that made Happy Hour flyers?
  • treitz3
    treitz3 Posts: 20,359
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    I was referring to an old fish of mine. He was huge and loved to be petted. He had the best personality of any fish I have ever had....or will ever again.

    Tom
    ~ In search of accurate reproduction of music. Real sound is my reference and while perfection may not be attainable? If I chase it, I might just catch excellence. ~
  • daddyjt
    daddyjt Posts: 3,256
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    bcwsrt wrote: »
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    I used to love my fish tanks. Started with African Cichlids, then moved to salt water. At my peak I had 2x 60g, one 55g, a 30g and a 20g (sick tank). Always wanted a reef tank, but I couldn’t afford the lighting or the chiller…
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  • OleBoot
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  • Tony M
    Tony M Posts: 12,015
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    www.popsci.com/technology/worlds-tallest-bridge/?

    The Huajiang Canyon Bridge is built 2,051 feet above the Beipan river.

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  • F1nut
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    No thanks
  • mhardy6647
    mhardy6647 Posts: 35,562
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    You've gotta ask yourself:
    So... some guys (and you know it was guys) were out drivin' around in their BYD, drinkin' beer. They stopped somewhere in the middle of nowhere. One of them raised his bottle towards the abyss and said*
    "You know what? This would be an amazing place to put a bridge!"

    ___________
    * yeah, yeah, in Chinese. Work with me, here! B)
  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,131
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    April 10, 2025
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    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
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  • BlueBirdMusic
    BlueBirdMusic Posts: 3,131
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    LEMECO
    "Sometimes you have to look to the past to understand where you are going in the future"
    Harry / Marietta GA
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