Then stop doing it, dimwit.
Hope This Helps! Rich
Then stop doing it, dimwit.
Hope This Helps! Rich
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Kick-start? ;-)
Cheers! Rich
No, a crank. Phut-a-phut-a ... *BANG* ... phut-a-vroooom.
Most of the times I just pushed it a bit and hopped in. Or parked it strategically downhill.
That means they were over $1! ;-)
Nah, the scrap dealers wanted over $20 for a really tired old one and new ones easily exceeded $100. Back in the early 80's that was a lot of money for a student. My budget was around $300-400 a month and that had to pay rent, electricity, water, food, booze, everything.
Most embarrassing moment: Get out crank, turn, phut-a-phut-a-phut ...
*POOF* ... chingalingaling ... 2nd muffler pot flew off and rolled into the street.
I never needed to use the crank on my Renault Dauphine. Fortunate because I was wary from hearing my father talking of broken thumbs from cranking Model T's ;-)
But I did go several months running it down the parking lot aisles at Motorola, jumping in and popping the clutch... until batteries went on sale at Sears ;-)
...Jim Thompson
I know this is no real excuse, and in fact only makes matters worse, but this bike rider is i his 80s so he probably is forgetfull and would not hear a sonalert either ;-)
Cheers
Ian
I did find another one on the net that is 'microprocessor controlled' at
300 bucks so someone has done it already.Cheers
Ian
Yep, old rule, got to watch that thumb. Especially with that Citroen
2CV. It had two cylinders, one non-grounded coil and no (!) distributor. Meaning it fired twice per cycle and boy what a bang that produced if there was any mixture left that hadn't properly ignited. It was best not to crank it if someone stood behind it or their clothes were ready for the cleaners. [...]
Well, if the guy is incompetent, he shouldn't be out there endangering innocent civilians in the first place.
Thanks, Rich
I did not say he was incompetence, merely old. Whilst what you say may be true, there are no laws in the UK limiting the age above which you are not permitted to drive. Cars are more likely to be lethal weapons than motorbikes. And of course in the US there's nothing to stop the senile owning guns. At least we don't allow that nonsense over here.
CHeers
ian
If he's too forgetful to turn off his signals, then he's too forgetful to be allowed to drive.
And about that guns crack, America's not a kingdom. We have rights.
Thanks, Rich
Er, I think you had better do a history refresher course old chap.
Cheers
Ian
Are you referring to an age limit on driving or gun laws??
Cheers
Ian
But you do allow senile nonsense like this?
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