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so you were so impressed that you green lighted the purchase? 

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sdjohn wrote: so you were so impressed that you green lighted the purchase? ![]() I ![]() |
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Man… wtf?!?
Helluva storm here in hustletown. All souls ok: 2 2-legged 2 4-leggeds All scoots ok. House not so much… ![]()
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Birdsnest wrote: Man… wtf?!? Helluva storm here in hustletown. All souls ok: 2 2-legged 2 4-leggeds All scoots ok. House not so much… |
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Wowza! Sorry to see it, dude. I saw in the news that 900k were without power, but that's a lot worse than sweating in the dark.
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Birdsnest wrote: All souls ok: 2 2-legged 2 4-leggeds All scoots ok. House not so much… Glad no one was hurt. |
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Birdsnest wrote: Man… wtf?!? Helluva storm here in hustletown. All souls ok: 2 2-legged 2 4-leggeds All scoots ok. House not so much… good thing the chains were in place. otherwise it woulda just flown away and been somebody else's problem. ![]() |
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Glad you all dodged a bullet, or at least an unruly tree limb. That's a pretty big tree, you got some 🌬️ serious wind!
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Dream Achieved?
We caught another small rainstorm, and the wife mentioned I might need to bring my Vespas inside because of the hole in the roof… (This is why I married her, of course.) Drywall ceiling in the garage collapsed about 10 minutes later. (ET3 is still safe for now.) ![]() This, this is what we've been waiting for.
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Birdsnest wrote: Man… wtf?!? Helluva storm here in hustletown. All souls ok: 2 2-legged 2 4-leggeds All scoots ok. House not so much… I've been cutting a LOT of wood this past late winter though late spring. I'd come over and make it disappear, but i'm located thousands of miles away (NW oregon) from you. ![]() ![]() ![]()
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Dude! Glad you guys (and scoots) are all ok. Hope insurance doesn't give you too much of a run around. Maybe you can get some garage upgrades out of the deal.
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sdjohn wrote: Birbs I'm glad no one was flattened ... ![]() Just saw this and thought of you avoiding a similar fate.
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Wow, that was a big hit. Glad that you, the pets and the scoots are all okay. Hope the repairs all go well.
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A few weeks ago I...
Was at a friends place amd they had got themselves a CRICUT transfer cutter thingee & asked if there was any picture that I wanted to make into a sticker/transfer. That got me thinkin and i decided to go all-out for my first attempt I went for a 2-colour transfer of a drawing from a good friend who passed away a few years ago... here are the results, which will go on the Italjet Formula 125 which I inherited from him. ![]() The original W.K.W.S.C. (WhiteKnuckle Wideframe Scooter Club) Drawing
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Last night was extending my streak of tire changing masochism. Off with the old and on with the new for the Lammy. One less thing to deal with once the go-fast parts get here.
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Jack221 wrote: Nice. Looks like it might be the wrong way round? ![]() |
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SaFiS wrote: Probably not. Modern tires have a "wrong" direction for the front wheel… |
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Jack221 wrote: Nice. Looks like it might be the wrong way round? ![]() I'll go check, but I'm pretty sure I'm good. |
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chandlerman wrote: I'll go check, but I'm pretty sure I'm good.
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chandlerman wrote: I put it so the arrow was pointing in direction of rotation. Past that I didn't worry about it. Until now. I'll go check, but I'm pretty sure I'm good. |
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Jack221 wrote: I'd definitely run that the other way around. Modern fronts run reverse. |
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Ginch wrote: So why would they put the arrow on if you're supposed to run it the opposite way? |
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Jack221 wrote: The ply in the tyre is arranged to be strongest in one direction. The front is mostly stopping force. |
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From Avon Tires :
http://cyrilhuzeblog.com/2009/08/23/tires-directional-arrows-explained-by-avon-tyres/ |
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Ginch wrote: I get how it's made to be fitted in one direction only, no argument there. My question is why would they mould the direction arrow into the tyre and expect users to fit it in the opposite direction? That doesn't make sense. I think if CM has fitted it with the arrow in the normal direction of rotation he can't really go wrong. |
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Ginch wrote: I get how it's made to be fitted in one direction only, no argument there. My question is why would they mould the direction arrow into the tyre and expect users to fit it in the opposite direction? That doesn't make sense. I think if CM has fitted it with the arrow in the normal direction of rotation he can't really go wrong. |
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Moto64 wrote: The arrows I have seen are double-ended and are labeled 'front' and 'rear'. Is that what they're calling them these days? |
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Moto64 wrote: The arrows I have seen are double-ended and are labeled 'front' and 'rear'. |
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a clearly labeled tire will have either:
* An arrow AND say Front or Rear * A double ended arrow with Front and Rear indicated (Zippy 1 had this) if there is only one arrow AND it does not say front or rear, then that arrow is for the rear. If that tire is used on the front the direction should be reversed.
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On some tires with a single arrow it's for the drive wheel. I've started mounting the front tire in reverse and notice better handling not getting stuck in the tracks on grooved highways.
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oopsclunkthud wrote: a clearly labeled tire will have either: * An arrow AND say Front or Rear * A double ended arrow with Front and Rear indicated (Zippy 1 had this) if there is only one arrow AND it does not say front or rear, then that arrow is for the rear. If that tire is used on the front the direction should be reversed. I doubt that tire is coming off the rim without significant pain and suffering on both its and my parts, but since it's a Lammy can't I just flip the rim around, or will the rim holding nuts interfere with rotation? |
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This tire direction thing is one reason I want to put an Zip/LX/ET4 fork on the front of my smallframe.
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