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From: TOG on 19 Nov 2009 05:11
On 19 Nov, 05:29, Bill Smith <squand...(a)comcast.net> wrote:
> >IIRC, the RD 400 was manufactured slightly before the
> >popularizing of the internet  and slightly after the invention
> >of the knapped flint hand axe. Right ?
>
> What do think we used for tools working on the things? A flint axe in
> the right hands was an awesome thing to behold. All you get now is
> crude Chinese reproductions, but the best were made by Snap-on, handy,
> just the right balance. A sad loss, real quality no longer matters, it
> seems.
>
And they always ran best on Rock Oil, too.
From: S'mee on 19 Nov 2009 09:46
On Nov 19, 3:10 am, "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> On 18 Nov, 18:02, Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > IIRC, the RD 400 was manufactured slightly before the
> > popularizing of the internet  and slightly after the invention
> > of the knapped flint hand axe. Right ?
>
> <fx: stern look>
>
> My 400 Four is even older, I'll have you know.

500 older by a year iirc...after 72' the power was down and they
weren't as fun or so I'm told.
From: The Older Gentleman on 19 Nov 2009 13:44
S'mee <stevenkeith2(a)hotmail.com> wrote:

> On Nov 19, 3:10 am, "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > On 18 Nov, 18:02, Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >
> > > IIRC, the RD 400 was manufactured slightly before the
> > > popularizing of the internet and slightly after the invention
> > > of the knapped flint hand axe. Right ?
> >
> > <fx: stern look>
> >
> > My 400 Four is even older, I'll have you know.
>
> 500 older by a year iirc...after 72' the power was down and they
> weren't as fun or so I'm told.

I had the later GT500 - no, not as quick. Better brakes and electronic
ignition as standard, though. And dead easy to tun and recover the lost
ponies, if you wanted.


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From: S'mee on 19 Nov 2009 22:57
On Nov 19, 11:44 am, totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older
Gentleman) wrote:
> S'mee <stevenkei...(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> > On Nov 19, 3:10 am, "TOG(a)Toil" <totallydeadmail...(a)yahoo.co.uk> wrote:
> > > On 18 Nov, 18:02, Rob Kleinschmidt <Rkleinsch1216...(a)aol.com> wrote:
>
> > > > IIRC, the RD 400 was manufactured slightly before the
> > > > popularizing of the internet  and slightly after the invention
> > > > of the knapped flint hand axe. Right ?
>
> > > <fx: stern look>
>
> > > My 400 Four is even older, I'll have you know.
>
> > 500 older by a year iirc...after 72' the power was down and they
> > weren't as fun or so I'm told.
>
> I had the later GT500 - no, not as quick. Better brakes and electronic
> ignition as standard, though. And dead easy to tun and recover the lost
> ponies, if you wanted.

In stock trim yes. With properly fiddled brakes and suspension they
are equal...yes I fiddled well in my younger days. Now? Now I don't do
so well...
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