Posted by Timberwoof on December 7, 2008, 6:53 pm
> > Or just politics?
>
> Mostly just politics. But when not arguing politics, I
> ride a '58 Spagthorpe Airedale, one of those with the
> liquid sodium cooling conversion. Outside of changing the
> dampers twice, I haven't had to do much maintenance in the
> 18 years (237 miles) that I've owned it. Both the paint and
> tires appear to be original.
Do you get any problems with the constabulary and their dislike for
civilian Bremsstrahlung emitters?
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Posted by Bob Myers on December 8, 2008, 12:40 am
>> Mostly just politics. But when not arguing politics, I
>> ride a '58 Spagthorpe Airedale, one of those with the
>> liquid sodium cooling conversion. Outside of changing the
>> dampers twice, I haven't had to do much maintenance in the
>> 18 years (237 miles) that I've owned it. Both the paint and
>> tires appear to be original.
> Do you get any problems with the constabulary and their dislike for
> civilian Bremsstrahlung emitters?
Not as much as you'd think. One other more "modern"
mod I neglected to mention is the hypercatalytic converter,
which of course takes care of any concerns that might have
come from keeping the plated-cavorite liners* of the original
system. That, and I guess I just look like a really trustworthy
sort, so they haven't pulled me over yet.
Bob M.
* - OK, so I won't take any points for authenticity at the
next Spagthorpe Concours. In my mind, I'm willing to make
that tradeoff, esp. since the authorities DO tend to get all
soggy and hard to light if you're melting the asphalt every time
you stop for more than 15 seconds at a red light.
Posted by frijoli on December 7, 2008, 7:01 pm
Bob Myers wrote:
>> Or just politics?
>
> Mostly just politics. But when not arguing politics, I
> ride a '58 Spagthorpe Airedale, one of those with the
> liquid sodium cooling conversion. Outside of changing the
> dampers twice, I haven't had to do much maintenance in the
> 18 years (237 miles) that I've owned it. Both the paint and
> tires appear to be original.
>
> Bob M.
>
>
okay haven't seen one of those in years, or ever for that matter.
Clay
Posted by tomorrow@erols.com on December 7, 2008, 7:18 pm
> Bob Myers wrote:
> >> Or just politics?
> > Mostly just politics. But when not arguing politics, I
> > ride a '58 Spagthorpe Airedale, one of those with the
> > liquid sodium cooling conversion. Outside of changing the
> > dampers twice, I haven't had to do much maintenance in the
> > 18 years (237 miles) that I've owned it. Both the paint and
> > tires appear to be original.
> > Bob M.
> okay haven't seen one of those in years, or ever for that matter.
They are heavily concentrated in south-central Idaho and northwestern
Georgia, iirc. That's where I've seen most of the ones I've spotted
over the years.
Posted by Terry Coombs on December 7, 2008, 7:47 pm
tomorrow@erols.com wrote:
>> Bob Myers wrote:
>>>> Or just politics?
>>
>>> Mostly just politics. But when not arguing politics, I
>>> ride a '58 Spagthorpe Airedale, one of those with the
>>> liquid sodium cooling conversion. Outside of changing the
>>> dampers twice, I haven't had to do much maintenance in the
>>> 18 years (237 miles) that I've owned it. Both the paint and
>>> tires appear to be original.
>>
>>> Bob M.
>>
>> okay haven't seen one of those in years, or ever for that matter.
> They are heavily concentrated in south-central Idaho and northwestern
> Georgia, iirc. That's where I've seen most of the ones I've spotted
> over the years.
We useta see them all the time in the early spring near Malad ,
occasionally one would wander across the state line into Utah , a couple of
them drowned in 1965 at Udy's Hot Springs . T'was an ugly site ...
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> Mostly just politics. But when not arguing politics, I
> ride a '58 Spagthorpe Airedale, one of those with the
> liquid sodium cooling conversion. Outside of changing the
> dampers twice, I haven't had to do much maintenance in the
> 18 years (237 miles) that I've owned it. Both the paint and
> tires appear to be original.