Winter riding - sidecar or Jeep?
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From: Mark Olson on 26 Jul 2010 18:57 Futility Man wrote: > And Mark, you really didn't have to quote to me from the website. I'm quite > familiar with those specs. Mine doesn't have the Kohler engine, it has the > Chrysler two stroke. And surely you realize that best fuel economy is not > achieved at top speed? All I know is that some members on the two Rokon forums > I'm reading have reported mpg approaching 160 under ideal conditions. What > those conditions were, I have no idea. Off a cliff with a tailwind for all I > know. Don't worry Jack, I already knew you knew all about it, and I was sure you didn't have the Kohler engine, too. I've been interested in them for many years even since I saw them in Popular Science magazine in the 60s. The quotes were for anyone else who might be interested in getting a new one.
From: BryanUT on 26 Jul 2010 20:14 On Jul 26, 6:05 pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: > > As for Jeeps I am no expert but I have owned a few of them. The YJ > and TJ will have very stiff suspension and provide a very rough ride. > Jeep CJs are positively luxury compared to the early Toyota FJ40s. But help me, I loved my FJ, crappy gas mileage, harsh ride, rust. no A/C, no power steering and all that. Man we had fun, the kids in the back, screaming, "NO more bumpy roads!".
From: don (Calgary) on 26 Jul 2010 20:45 On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 17:14:47 -0700 (PDT), BryanUT <nestle12(a)comcast.net> wrote: >On Jul 26, 6:05�pm, "don (Calgary)" <hd.f...(a)telus.net> wrote: >> >> As for Jeeps I am no expert but I have owned a few of them. �The YJ >> and TJ will have very stiff suspension and provide a very rough ride. >> > >Jeep CJs are positively luxury compared to the early Toyota FJ40s. But >help me, I loved my FJ, crappy gas mileage, harsh ride, rust. no A/C, >no power steering and all that. > >Man we had fun, the kids in the back, screaming, "NO more bumpy >roads!". I have a friend who sold his CJ when his wife was seven months pregnant because she swore the bumpy ride was going to shoot the baby out prematurely.
From: Futility Man on 26 Jul 2010 21:55 On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:37:10 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older Gentleman) wrote: ><small voice> > >I don't care. I still want one. <another small voice> I have two. -- Futility Man
From: The Older Gentleman on 26 Jul 2010 22:23
Futility Man <null(a)futile.org> wrote: > On Mon, 26 Jul 2010 23:37:10 +0100, totallydeadmailbox(a)yahoo.co.uk (The Older > Gentleman) wrote: > > ><small voice> > > > >I don't care. I still want one. > > <another small voice> > > I have two. <whisper> Jealous. -- BMW K1100LT Ducati 750SS Triumph Street Triple Honda CB400F Suzuki TS250 Suzuki GN250 chateaudotmurrayatidnetdotcom Nothing damages a machine more than an ignoramus with a manual, a can-do attitude and a set of cheap tools |