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Offline Baloo

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Re: Chinese buggys
« Reply #15 on: April 29, 2012, 10:31:48 AM »
so how did you guys end up having the steering wheel on the wrong side anyway ?

l think the right side was something to do with jousting on horse back and how the majority of right handed people held the lance so as your opponent ( on coming traffic ) would natrually be on your right, well so the elders say anyway,

what s your excuse for being caggy handed ? ;)
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« Reply #16 on: April 29, 2012, 10:46:13 AM »
Our water swirls the right way down the toilet ..........................................???   LOL!!!!!! Where was the automobile first created ? I feel soooooo stupid asking that. 
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« Reply #17 on: April 29, 2012, 10:52:05 AM »
l would guess france but would have to look it up
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« Reply #18 on: April 29, 2012, 11:08:20 AM »
well france if you are talking steam power,

mercedes benz if you mean proper power lol

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html



and l see we had an electric car back in 1832  :o  taking a while to catch on isent it
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« Reply #19 on: April 29, 2012, 11:12:54 AM »
I built a rail with a 22" of travel and a Mustang Engine.  It was awesome, but There was pretty much no where for me  to ride in the State of NM.  SO I sold it.  With the proceeds from that I bought a Carson toy hauler and Joyner 1100.  We had a blast with it.  It is a great little car.  Once I took one of my buddys out for a ride and hit a dirt wall with the right front tire at 40 mph.  Spin us out and gave us both some whiplash.  The car was fine.  I didn't have to do anything to it. 

The tires where complete crap I got those replaced.  I changed the the shocks to air shocks with a little longer travel.  Made a huge difference in ride.  Some how I broke a CV (in board short axle) after that. 

After two years hard riding and finally getting to go to Glamis, Little Sahara OK, Mescalero, Hackberry, Cibola, Captian, Coral Pink, and Kanab.  The CV and tires where the only things I had to work on and the CV was my fault.  The other thing about it is it would run all day on one tank of gas.  If I didn't just enjoy building things I would have got one of their large rails.
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« Reply #20 on: April 29, 2012, 11:19:12 AM »
interesting air shocks made a huge difference then ?,  l was thinking of getting some air shocks to try, my buddy will be over there on your side of the pond again soon l will get him to bring me some back in his suitcase again, l have to make some stickers for him to stick on them that say "flight safe" as your customs were non to happy with  trying to take pressurerised cylinders on a plane last time lol

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« Reply #21 on: April 29, 2012, 12:01:05 PM »
Which side it the steering wheel on in a boat in your bit of the world? I've never understood that either. Here cars are "left" drive and boats are "right"........
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« Reply #22 on: April 29, 2012, 12:09:56 PM »
Quote from: vidio1 on April 29, 2012, 12:01:05 PM
Which side it the steering wheel on in a boat in your bit of the world? I've never understood that either. Here cars are "left" drive and boats are "right"........

boats are all right hand drive here too like all the motor bikes  :o
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« Reply #23 on: April 29, 2012, 06:39:01 PM »
Quote from: Baloo on April 29, 2012, 11:08:20 AM
well france if you are talking steam power,

mercedes benz if you mean proper power lol

http://www.loc.gov/rr/scitech/mysteries/auto.html
 

and l see we had an electric car back in 1832 :o  taking a while to catch on isent it
rofl Bad idea then,bad idea now. ;D ;D
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« Reply #24 on: April 29, 2012, 06:39:54 PM »
Quote from: Baloo on April 29, 2012, 10:52:05 AM
l would guess france but would have to look it up
One with a proper steering wheel that is....................................... :)
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« Reply #25 on: April 29, 2012, 06:42:52 PM »
Quote from: Baloo on April 29, 2012, 11:19:12 AM
interesting air shocks made a huge difference then ?,  l was thinking of getting some air shocks to try, my buddy will be over there on your side of the pond again soon l will get him to bring me some back in his suitcase again, l have to make some stickers for him to stick on them that say "flight safe" as your customs were non to happy with  trying to take pressurerised cylinders on a plane last time lol
Just bleed off the pressure,remove Schrader valve.
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« Reply #26 on: April 29, 2012, 06:43:42 PM »
Quote from: vidio1 on April 29, 2012, 12:01:05 PM
Which side it the steering wheel on in a boat in your bit of the world? I've never understood that either. Here cars are "left" drive and boats are "right"........
Boats are just bassackwards anyway.  LMAO
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« Reply #27 on: May 03, 2012, 01:05:33 PM »
some more pics of my funny little chinese buggy

l dident like that fuel tank hanging right out the back so it had to go,  if l have to have the wieght of 5 gallons of fuel on board best its between the wheels rather than hanging out the back like a pendulum




off with the hideous lump




and l made myself a new slim line tank that will slot in behind the seats, its  22"x22"x3"  dont know what that will hold fuel wise but its the biggest tank that will fit in so its going to have to do





just about slots in and fills the space behind the seats



l thought about the position and weather it was more or less dangerous than having it hanging out the back, not sure l like the idea of the fuel being closer to me but came to the conclusion that all motor bikers wrap their nuts around a fuel tank so they must consider it safe   :o
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« Reply #28 on: May 03, 2012, 01:19:17 PM »
chestnuts roasting on a open fire............... jack frost nipping at your toes....................................
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« Reply #29 on: May 03, 2012, 01:40:02 PM »
Quote from: masterfabr on May 03, 2012, 01:19:17 PM
chestnuts roasting on a open fire............... jack frost nipping at your toes....................................


funny chestnuts roasting came into my mind too  :o  spooky same thought patten 
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