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Yes, fact is they were planning some nasty s---t! Far ahead of their time in many respects, yet the flow of ideas kept many valuable developers at home and away from the Eastern Front! Took real computers to make things like a flying wing really work. Unmanned aireal vehicles are quickly becoming a reality in this time, why waste a pilot. And even in the most modern jetliners, the pilot can pretty much just sit back and monitor things as even autolanding systems are becoming preferred by the "Company". And with very precise GPS and ground referance equipment at hand, along with automated systems, one can land in some really bad conditions , add very safely, and all automatic! 3D computer enhanced vision is the latest thing on the pilots screens. Seems most if not all of this technology was resisted for years by the certifying agencys like the FAA and others. Yet the dam has broken! And the good stuff is getting out there. Bottom line, I can navigate an aircraft anywhere, and very accurately, with a full color moving map GPS unit that will fit in my hand, fit on the column or panel, has all the info, including weather maps and radar if you want it! Not bad thing to have if you are on top of the clouds wondering where the ground is! Now if we only had that back when?

What I can see of that does look pretty darned good. It has some unique features it seems! 4T motor may be tight in there, but??????

I know where you are coming from, yet there are lots of very competitive bikes out there(from this decade) at reasonable prices. And I really cannot think of too many things that I could not pick up the phone and have delivered to me within 24-48 hours, many parts are interchangeable with other bikes even. Motocross, Enduro and CrossCountry are all HIGH IMPACT, sports! If you take a good spill, chances are it may well take more to fix you than the bike! I have a good friend at work that has two kids now into Karting. We work on them, one a 50cc, another a 100. Talk about too many rules and regulations, expensive overpriced crap to compete on a high level! All these computerized thingies and such. Oh and then the protests on motors, and teardowns and such, the overzealous dads with too much money, list goes on--insane! They try to make a kids cart a NASCAR piece almost, just not for me!

As not unlike yourself, knees are shot! Reminds me of a recent joke! Paper or plastic, who cares, I am bi-sacktual!

At least Tony had a chance to get time in one of the heavy bombers! I would think that unimaginable myself, although there have been some recent tours around here that allow folks to take a ride in a B17 or a B24!!!! I can never afford those tour rides. Although I have been through them. I have spent a bit of quality time in the Beech D-18 twin cockpit!. Might call it the closest thing to a "personal bomber" , sweet plane, and although those round motors can sound like ****, there is nothing like them! Smooth as a baby's butt! And that little thing can tote anything one can throw in it if needed. I just have never liked VTO stuff, scarey! Yes I have flown helos, and a nice turbine powered ride is not bad in a pinch, yet ? How any of that stuff stays in the air like Harrier or Osprey, just boggles the mind! Hope you don't take a hit!

I thought all you high rollers went to Vegas for all that! That club is only responsible for THAT(their) event, otherwise, you get yours in the mail!

Ok then, I will send you the 2.5 ft! Should keep you for 10 years! I need five quid things!!

Was the "Ronsons" I was thinking of!

As this comes up, seems to me one was lucky to have a tank with a motor at the time, as both were in short supply! The bit I pulled up on that Chrysler motor seemed quite innovative to produce on short notice! Quite a piece of work! Although I may have settled for a round air cooled aircraft motor myself. The list of variences I seen was long, yet did not really say how many of each, you got what you got! Yet some 48-50 thousand of them seemed to last quite a while! Same with the Russians T-34 I think it was! Used for decades!

CATALAN? Is that what they call a drunken Spanyard? They are friggin good bikes, Tuesday through Thursday!

There are no auction fees, yet still a transaction fee! I should charge you for the special trip to the post office! Only takes an hour out of my day! I can send you more if you like, at $2 per ft. and you can re-hose everyone you know! You missed the joke on the lengths, your math sucks!

I have refrained from this, as it is a learning experience you see, as hopefully others on this site may benifit. It can be touchy ground here, I always try to double ck myself!!!!!!!! Nothing wrong with that! Glad he has told the tale, as others may have not.

These boys do know their stuff on the aircraft of the day! And it was indeed an immaculate combination of things that both Brits and America did that changed things, talk about logistics, well once again, that just rattles the mind! There was a lot of coordination and coopreation! It is obvious! Taking things to the heights of development in a few short years that will never be challenged! Bar none! Ever! As far as Sherman's go, what was their nickname, candlestick or summat? Safety in numbers prevailed, opposite to now!

As those brit's say, You are the "mutt's nutt's" dude! Big Congrat's, bout time you done it, although I did get a kick out of Ishy giving you a good spanking! Yet it is a "SERIES", best man wins! Nothing better than two Sherco riders battling it out! Kinda like Cody and Pat! I think you need to get a 2.5, like ish! As far as Brad Villand goes, screw him, he needs another Sherco! (just kidding) He has been awesome after his comeback(layoff), and I miss seeing him down here in the winter months with Ben, and now Bear! Cheers, MC

Zipper, Will has a better head than you, and he has to go back to school before long!!!!!!!

Good to see Bill's report on the TTC site! And again, thankfully no head, neck, spine injury for Will! Only thing worse than a big spill is having your bike come back on you to get revenge! This in itself has killed a few big bike and quad riders! Wish you the best, Will, Bill and family, they are some really great folks! Keep us posted!

Doubt you will have that problem with this stuff. Seems to stay good for about two years or more. Costs me right at $2.00 per foot with the tax, enough to do 2 Shercos as I recall. Then add the package and the post to UK. Then paypal fees! So at the current exchange rates, I think 5 british pounds will get you about 1/2 meter, or 2 1/2 feet, enough for 3 or 4 bikes worth.

Even PA's pic does little justice, one has to look off the other side! I think this is called a Burn or something in Scotland! Makes me dizzy!

Hopefully, Will is OK, anyone heard? If he got up, that is a good sign, he is a tough kid! And we want to know how he is doing!

Well, yes! The Tygon F-4040 is a premium fuel hose. You can look it up. It is great stuff and lasts a long time while staying flexable, yet it will not tolerate direct contact with the exhaust muff on a Sherco, so proper routing is key. If you cannot find it, I can post you a sample for a fiver! no profit here. Popular in the lawnmower shops as well, so ck them!

Getting back to real aircraft with pistons! I always thought the wooden wonders were a sweet piece of work! Although I still have my favs in the fighters. The advancements in aircraft technology during those years was awesome, add the fact you had real and neccessary production going on as a constant. To make those changes and advances , all by sliderule and testing, in such a short period of time is still remarkable. The skill of the tradesmen was paramount. Even one change, can summount into lots of parts changes and production difficulties. The rate at which this occured is unmatched, and all without computer.

All I can say is that of last count, RYP on this side of the pond had never sold any gears, yet in a situation like this where things come to a screeching halt suddenly under load, it is certainly possible the cogs could suffer damage. All this presuming you have isolated the gear. Even a tweak or bend in the gear could do it. This should be able to be confirmed by removal of the clutch basket and feeling the rotation if the input shaft vs the output shaft in that gear selected. Any binding or roughness should be evident, requireing teardown. Hope that helps,

3/16 in. .1875 in. 5.0mm

Well, at least Phillip landed on his head! Wave a few fingers in front of him and tell him I said hellow! Good thing them guys don't do the "aim for the nuts" splatz! Stay in the trialscross, Pat!

2k8, This is what happens when you kids fiddle! And do not take notes! A learning experience! Bad thing is, not being able to hear it run, separating out a fuel or ignition problem is just madness! But now you have most all the highpoints, just try not to overlook anything.