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Things You Don't See Anymore Part 3
- Thread starter Richland123
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If I read right, in these not so successful CBS attempt at solid state amps, the only things worth a hoot were the JBL
speakers.
speakers.
I was wondering when someone was going to pedal this gizmo!
It amazes me that back in the day a right side mirror was an option on most new cars. I wouldn't imagine driving today without one.
TD
PS - Nice Studebaker.
When the rear view mirror was first introduced a number of police departments/associations were *against* it as it afforded drivers too easy an indication that they were being followed by LEO's.
Actually the 1st Rear View mirror was introduced on an Indy Race car in 1911. Prior to the rear view mirror all Indy cars had a Driver and a Lookout mechanic on board. They were 2 seaters.
One of the key jobs of the second man in a racecar, who was known as a riding mechanic, was to look backward and alert the driver to what was going on behind him. After the rear-view mirror win, Indy cars switched over to single person cars with rear view mirrors.
In the 1911 Indy 500 car sat Ray Harroun, all by himself. Here's the driver and his winning car with the rear view mirror attached.
One of the key jobs of the second man in a racecar, who was known as a riding mechanic, was to look backward and alert the driver to what was going on behind him. After the rear-view mirror win, Indy cars switched over to single person cars with rear view mirrors.
In the 1911 Indy 500 car sat Ray Harroun, all by himself. Here's the driver and his winning car with the rear view mirror attached.
One of my favorite photographs of my late wife is one taken with her and a friend who is Rays' grand-daughter. (Two extremely beautiful women). My sister worked for Rays' son in his business in the late 1960s.
He did it to me too!Now you've given me BASS. (Bass Amp Shopping Syndrome) I "need" that amp to match my Taurus Bass!
The Original Kawasaki H2 was called the Widow maker
Wicked road machine with amazing torque on instant call! My buddy let me ride his once. I didn't get too crazy with it, and survived.
Another crazier friend put a tuned exhaust system on his 500cc model. It would do a wheelie at 70mph if you cracked the throttle...
We had a Fostex recorder like that in the early 1980s. They were not cheap back then.
Guess Who game is still made. Here it is. I have the older version that my kids had.
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Wicked road machine with amazing torque on instant call! My buddy let me ride his once. I didn't get too crazy with it, and survived.
Many of those Bikes sold over here were illegal to own or drive in Japan!
I worked at a multi-brand Motorcycle shop when I graduated High School. I got to setup and test drive new Motorcycles from Japan after we assembled them. Hondas, Kawasakis, Yamahas, Suzukis…even Triumphs and Nortons. I drove some FAST motorcycles!
I was a pretty good mechanic too. I personally owned a metallic Orange 1969 Suzuki T 350 that was over bored, large dual mikuni carbs and it had a 6 speed road racing transmission. Crazy fast and I was pretty daring (stupid) but never wrecked. I had friends crash and some even died. I sold my Bike after I got married and started playing Bass in a band. I still renew my MC license even now but haven’t rode for 50+ years!
Not mine but very similar…
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I had the 500, much like this. My first vehicle when I came to CA at age 18. My second motorcycle after a 250. Accidentally did a wheelie on the first block when I test drove it - was not used to that much power on tap, at all! I had a lot of fun on that bike.
Those two stroke road bikes were deadly! I always wanted a 750 Waterbottle but never got one. I did mange to fire up a mates old 380 Suzie after it had been sitting for a few years. Took it for a ride and got back to his place, with the comment "Runs well but you really have to work it through the corners, I had to slow right down to 25 to make it safely." As I'm saying that I look at the speedo and realise that it was in MPH and not KPH. Here I was hacking around city streets at 60 MILES per hour instead of 60 Kilometers PH. Good thing I did not meet any of the local constabulary at the time!
My roommate in the Coast Guard had one of those 750cc water-cooled Suzukis. He referred to it as the 'Water Buffalo'. It would kill some mosquitos as it got up and went!
You could not pay me enough to get on one of those bikes. I have a SIL who was an ER doc in Denver. The docs there referred to these bikes among themselves as “Donorcycles”.
Once, as a teen, I came off a Jet Ski in the ocean at 30 mph. Just hitting the water at that speed momentarily knocked me unconscious. I had a vest on, but thank god I wiped out face up. That was water, not asphalt.
So much Nope regarding those bikes. Glad that those of you who rode them are still around!
Once, as a teen, I came off a Jet Ski in the ocean at 30 mph. Just hitting the water at that speed momentarily knocked me unconscious. I had a vest on, but thank god I wiped out face up. That was water, not asphalt.
So much Nope regarding those bikes. Glad that those of you who rode them are still around!
