By Robert Emslie
Even if you can’t go fast, it’s always nice to at least look fast. This little Super Cub may not be ready to set any TT records, but it sure looks like it would like to try. I especially like the copper plumbing T fitted to the top of the carb. That’s got to add at least 1 mile per hour to the top end.
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Jeff Glucker
I'd hoon it.
OT- Took the Mustang back to the shop for a retest since it failed the OBD scan the last time. I expected them to plug the tool in and give the thumbs up but they gave it the full test again. I'd driven 160 miles that week on the stock tune. Which sucked BTW.
The kid stuck the decal in the window and said it passed. I drove it out of the bay to my house where I put the 93 race tune back on the car. I don't think the kid could drive a manual…
Two Wheel Tuesday: A look at motorcycle racing in England in the '60s (made in the '60s). Good stuff from the Isle Of Man TT. This would be the 1960 TT, since it was John Surtees' third consecutive win in the senior class.
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1960 saw nearly 14,000 deaths among motorcycle riders under 24, in England alone.
Source:The Glory Days of British Motorbikes – BBC Timeshift Series 13
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BNNUYHhoDiU
The copper plumbing tee is probably there to keep you from setting your face on fire th first time it backfires through the carb. Been there done that ??
The dirt cover from both wheels should take care of that quickly…or am I just living in a place where even imagining dry roads is a bit adventurous?
My brother and I tried to hoon a 49cc Yamaha scooter in our formative years. It was a challenge to do so, but we managed to sack the suspension fairly quickly. Flat track style slides were working their way in to our repertoire when it gave up the ghost.
I've always wanted to own an Unspecified, and now here's my chance! Plus, it's for sale in Tijuana – what could go wrong?
http://www.hemmings.com/classifieds/carsforsale/u…
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Lost opportunity: "Laser limousine" is what they went for when "Axe limousine" would have been more descriptive of the clay model design process.
Wild price, and no interior pictures?
I looked on the Hemmings Daily blog this morning, and found this article featuring a cool tool:
Product Test: Thread Checker http://blog.hemmings.com/index.php/2015/01/28/pro…
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I'm thinking I need one of these. The bottom half has internal threads, for checking screws.
Interesting, but I can do the same thing with my tap and die set plus I can chase and cut threads if necessary. If I need portability, thread gauges are small and I can add a ruler.
I have this. Very handy! Heartily recommend!
That bike would live in my house as a coffee table.
Art.
If it don't GO, chrome it !
That copper tee could be swapped for an Elbow to form a Ram Air scoop for another .0001 hp. –As long as the dirt kicked up from the front tire is redirected of course….
Is that a hard tail…or some sort of sketch lever action spring?
Well observed.