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Re: Drive Ratios for the RS.
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 5:11 pm
by Jean
Prime is right. It took nearly all those 66 years to learn what I know now. (Generally this means messing up on something expensive and not doing THAT again!)
Yep Rob. Just the ticket for checking rpm if you want a better scale than the moving needle up on the dash. I notice your meter has a LOW-range function. Nice for idle set-up.
I'd bet Sunbeem can find something like it...when you're 61, there ought to be stuff like that stored somewhere?
Re: Drive Ratios for the RS.
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:08 pm
by Sunbeem
I'm hoping to have found something meterish by the time I've got round to taking the tank off and cleaning contacts, and releasing any evil spirits from the tacho.
That's either before or after I do the kitchen floor tiles ...
I go with Doc Daneeka's definition of "old".
Sunbeem.
Re: Drive Ratios for the RS.
Posted: Sun Aug 21, 2011 7:22 pm
by Chuey
Well, Happy Birthday, Sunbeem! Now I'm younger than you. And my bike is younger than yours. It's going on a fine adventure starting tomorrow morning. A long trip up to Montana where my daughter lives. She turned 35 yesterday. What a coincidence it is, all these birthdays clustered around a couple days, huh?
We probably shouldn't dwell on age though.
Chuey
All people that on earth do dwell, Dept.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 7:02 am
by Sunbeem
Have a splendid trip Chuey, I wish I was coming along, Montana sounds like the sort of cowboy country I saw in the old westerns. Don't fall in the river which, I am reliably informed, runs through it.
I'll have a hover overhead courtesy of Googlemaps, and see what your route looks like -- I was peering down into backyards in Fresno last night, looking at old cars hiding in the weeds, and noting the local shed vernacular -- it's a fascinating pastime.
Sunbeem.
PS. Yes -- lots of pics, this sounds like some odyssey.
Re: Drive Ratios for the RS.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 4:43 pm
by chasbmw
Re: Drive Ratios for the RS.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:30 pm
by Deleted User 287
I could ship him mine for less than the cost of that! And I would be happy to do so, in my new, down-sizing world.
Re: Drive Ratios for the RS.
Posted: Mon Aug 22, 2011 5:49 pm
by moosehead
We digress...but its fun...and, as they say, "60 is the new 40"...so I be 46 or does it go backwards and I'm 34??
And, gulp, our oldest daughter turns 40 next week
...now that does bring it into perspective somewhat but the grandkids keep us young.
It is a state of mind...I blow it out on the old RS every once in a while...just to show "the boys" that I can still put them in their place!
Moosehead
Re: Drive Ratios for the RS.
Posted: Tue Aug 23, 2011 4:24 am
by Sunbeem
Rob, it's a generous offer, but I've a couple of leads to follow before my desperation reaches transatlantic proportions.
AND , downsizing is about finding ways of NOT spending money (since you won't have any when penury enfolds you in its icy grip).
So ..... time to get practical
Why don't I ship you a pair of yurt making tools, so you can live in the woods and hunt and fish ?
Sunbeem.