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On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote:
On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress |
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... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? |
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On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 5:43:55 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote:
wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? Not really, but I am observant. -- Ed Huntress |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:44:05 -0400, "Jim Wilkins"
wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? He hates it when he gets it so badly wrong and gets called on it. Shrug --- This email has been checked for viruses by Avast antivirus software. https://www.avast.com/antivirus |
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... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 5:43:55 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? Not really, but I am observant. -- Ed Huntress Where is the "love" those love-Trumps-hate protesters claim? |
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On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 6:24:14 PM UTC-4, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:44:05 -0400, "Jim Wilkins" wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? He hates it when he gets it so badly wrong and gets called on it. Shrug You ignorant ass. I got it exactly right. -- Ed Huntress |
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On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 6:25:53 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote:
wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 5:43:55 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? Not really, but I am observant. -- Ed Huntress Where is the "love" those love-Trumps-hate protesters claim? Join them in a protest and maybe you'll find out. -- Ed Huntress |
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... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 6:25:53 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 5:43:55 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? Not really, but I am observant. -- Ed Huntress Where is the "love" those love-Trumps-hate protesters claim? Join them in a protest and maybe you'll find out. -- Ed Huntress Libs lie? Have they no shame? |
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On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 8:46:46 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote:
wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 6:25:53 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 5:43:55 PM UTC-4, Jim Wilkins wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? Not really, but I am observant. -- Ed Huntress Where is the "love" those love-Trumps-hate protesters claim? Join them in a protest and maybe you'll find out. -- Ed Huntress Libs lie? Have they no shame? Non sequitur much? -- Ed Huntress |
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On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 8:13:29 PM UTC-4, googlemyass wrote:
On 6/12/2017 12:45 PM, wrote: On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots.. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. There's a switch yard in Council Bluffs where the U.P. sets up freight trains to go either East or West. It's called The Jay as that's the way the intersection is shaped. They use unmanned engines there all the time. These engine cross numerous Council Bluffs streets all the time. When I saw it I couldn't believe they were unmanned so I watched them (more than one engine) do their work for about a half hour. Sometimes I saw a switchman stand at the switch, other times I didn't see one, but I'm sure he was there, as someone had to couple-decouple. Steve I don't know the story there, Steve, but FRA regulations currently require a one-man crew as a minimum, and has a list of exceptions that require a two-man crew. According to the industry, the major carriers all use two-man crews (larger for switching situations). The industry is lobbying for autonomous trains and there were big hearings last year, but nothing has come of it yet. -- Ed Huntress |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 18:05:53 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. My son has been installing ore trucks on the mines in the Pilbara with remote controls. No drivers on board, just a warm body in Perth, about 1000 km away controlling them. Probably requires more skill to control them remotely. Alan |
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On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:24:17 -0700, Gunner Asch
wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:44:05 -0400, "Jim Wilkins" wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? He hates it when he gets it so badly wrong and gets called on it. Shrug Sort of like that Wieber guy when someone posts the list of all the exciting and heroic things that he claims he has accomplished. The two tours in Vietnam, the (what was it) 365mph motorcycle, the expensive lot his decrepit double wide sits on, and on. The problem seems to be that Ed gets it right most of the tine while Wieber and his ilk get it wrong most of the time. And, to make it even worse that snake in the grass Ed frequently posts references to prove he is right while Wieber, et al, never provide proof. It must be some sort of inverse reality when those who prove their statements are wrong while those that do not prove their statement are right. -- Cheers, Schweik |
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On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:38:53 -0700, Richard Persing
wrote: On 6/13/2017 3:53 AM, wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 15:24:17 -0700, Gunner Asch wrote: On Mon, 12 Jun 2017 17:44:05 -0400, "Jim Wilkins" wrote: wrote in message ... On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. -- Ed Huntress Bitter much??? He hates it when he gets it so badly wrong and gets called on it. Shrug Sort of like that Wieber guy when someone posts the list of all the exciting and heroic things that he claims he has accomplished. The two tours in Vietnam, the (what was it) 365mph motorcycle, He only "officially" claimed 264mph, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the speed fluctuate over time. Yes, I did know that but as Wieber sees no fault in embellishing his posts I thought I'd just follow along in his footsteps :-) The story is a lie, of course. No one even believes he has ridden a motorcycle at 150mph. the expensive lot ...which he doesn't own... his decrepit double wide sits on, and on. The problem seems to be that Ed gets it right most of the tine while Wieber and his ilk get it wrong most of the time. Yes, exactly. And, to make it even worse that snake in the grass Ed frequently posts references to prove he is right while Wieber, et al, never provide proof. Occasionally Wieber posts a link to some nonsense fake news site, but the garbage is easily discredited. It must be some sort of inverse reality when those who prove their statements are wrong while those that do not prove their statement are right. "Alternate" facts. -- Cheers, Schweik |
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... - hide quoted text - On Monday, June 12, 2017 at 1:25:35 PM UTC-4, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/9/2017 4:45 PM, Steve from Colorado wrote: I was doing some fishing up near the townsite of Toland off the Burlington Northern railroad near the Moffat Tunnel and noticed their are no humans controlling the locomotives waiting on the siding while some train coming the other direction gets the right of way. I guess some Silicon VAlley startup has figured away to put all railroad engineers out of work, losing their pensions and livelihood to robots. I wonder if they're is going to be an uprising as good paying jobs get eliminated by automation and Amazon. No, there will be no uprising. There are no robotic freight trains in the United States. There are a few light-rail passenger lines, especially monorails and subways that have no other traffic intersections, that are autonomous. As for "losing pensions," not that either. I think we're getting a look at the way attitudes are shaped among the people who became Trump voters. Facts have nothing to do with it; it's all attitude, conspiracy theories, and empty accusations. Loners way out in the hills. |
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On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 4:59:01 PM UTC-4, Gunner Asch wrote:
On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:09:27 -0700, Hurricane wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:38:53 -0700, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/13/2017 3:53 AM, wrote: Sort of like that Wieber guy when someone posts the list of all the exciting and heroic things that he claims he has accomplished. The two tours in Vietnam, the (what was it) 365mph motorcycle, He only "officially" claimed 264mph, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the speed fluctuate over time. The story is a lie, of course. No one even believes he has ridden a motorcycle at 150mph. I wouldn't be surprised if Wieber's motorcycle experience is essentially non-existent. His habit is to make up crazy stories about whatever thing he wishes he'd accomplished. Even giving the benefit of the doubt to his story that he used to ride an old BMW twin, it's most likely he's never been over 100mph. He has, or had, a dust encrusted junker in his yard. http://tinyurl.com/ycmtqswa Gotta' love that sissy bar! LOL He says it's an R90/6, but of course, the engine emblems and side covers are long gone, which is exactly the type of thing Wieber would do to further inflate his story. So it's very likely an R60/6. Regardless, somewhere between 40 to 60 hp if it was in good condition and tune, two things that would never be true of anything Wieber owns. He won't post a photo of registration because even if the thing was ever registered in his name, it would show how many decades it's been since he's ridden. BTW, those old BMWs were highly overrated in their day. I know, because I had a '77 R100RS, and was very happy when I got rid of it. This the best you can do...trying to say a R90/6 is a R60/6? https://goo.gl/photos/zSL5ietBG8r75rGE9 https://goo.gl/photos/z4mqvUcspm5TbUP67 https://goo.gl/photos/F3g2GGqYuDYsAKBx7 Laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh!! Nothing in that phot0 tells us it's an R90. The R60 looks the same -- I rode one from Lausanne to Dusseldorf, and it looks like the same bike. -- Ed Huntress |
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On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 17:19:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 4:59:01 PM UTC-4, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:09:27 -0700, Hurricane wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:38:53 -0700, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/13/2017 3:53 AM, wrote: Sort of like that Wieber guy when someone posts the list of all the exciting and heroic things that he claims he has accomplished. The two tours in Vietnam, the (what was it) 365mph motorcycle, He only "officially" claimed 264mph, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the speed fluctuate over time. The story is a lie, of course. No one even believes he has ridden a motorcycle at 150mph. I wouldn't be surprised if Wieber's motorcycle experience is essentially non-existent. His habit is to make up crazy stories about whatever thing he wishes he'd accomplished. Even giving the benefit of the doubt to his story that he used to ride an old BMW twin, it's most likely he's never been over 100mph. He has, or had, a dust encrusted junker in his yard. http://tinyurl.com/ycmtqswa Gotta' love that sissy bar! LOL He says it's an R90/6, but of course, the engine emblems and side covers are long gone, which is exactly the type of thing Wieber would do to further inflate his story. So it's very likely an R60/6. Regardless, somewhere between 40 to 60 hp if it was in good condition and tune, two things that would never be true of anything Wieber owns. He won't post a photo of registration because even if the thing was ever registered in his name, it would show how many decades it's been since he's ridden. BTW, those old BMWs were highly overrated in their day. I know, because I had a '77 R100RS, and was very happy when I got rid of it. This the best you can do...trying to say a R90/6 is a R60/6? https://goo.gl/photos/zSL5ietBG8r75rGE9 https://goo.gl/photos/z4mqvUcspm5TbUP67 https://goo.gl/photos/F3g2GGqYuDYsAKBx7 Laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh!! Nothing in that phot0 tells us it's an R90. The R60 looks the same -- I rode one from Lausanne to Dusseldorf, and it looks like the same bike. I wish you lived close enough to take my bike for a spin. Almost 4 times the horsepower and light years better than the old beemers in almost every respect. I see that the simpler boxers are finding new life in hipster land, as retro "cafe racers." This guy's youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/10341037 has many compilations of examples. Stripped down, no battery, often no fenders, block tread tires, etc. Some are more art than practical. But the class does provide low cost riding for those who live where they can get insurance for such things. I talked to a friend yesterday who owns a vintage ('81 IIRC) bike. If he lets his insurance lapse, it can't be renewed. He says that in his area some get around the problem with vintage registration, which technically only allows limited use. |
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On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 10:41:46 AM UTC-4, Hurricane wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 17:19:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 4:59:01 PM UTC-4, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:09:27 -0700, Hurricane wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:38:53 -0700, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/13/2017 3:53 AM, wrote: Sort of like that Wieber guy when someone posts the list of all the exciting and heroic things that he claims he has accomplished. The two tours in Vietnam, the (what was it) 365mph motorcycle, He only "officially" claimed 264mph, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the speed fluctuate over time. The story is a lie, of course. No one even believes he has ridden a motorcycle at 150mph. I wouldn't be surprised if Wieber's motorcycle experience is essentially non-existent. His habit is to make up crazy stories about whatever thing he wishes he'd accomplished. Even giving the benefit of the doubt to his story that he used to ride an old BMW twin, it's most likely he's never been over 100mph. He has, or had, a dust encrusted junker in his yard. http://tinyurl.com/ycmtqswa Gotta' love that sissy bar! LOL He says it's an R90/6, but of course, the engine emblems and side covers are long gone, which is exactly the type of thing Wieber would do to further inflate his story. So it's very likely an R60/6. Regardless, somewhere between 40 to 60 hp if it was in good condition and tune, two things that would never be true of anything Wieber owns.. He won't post a photo of registration because even if the thing was ever registered in his name, it would show how many decades it's been since he's ridden. BTW, those old BMWs were highly overrated in their day. I know, because I had a '77 R100RS, and was very happy when I got rid of it. This the best you can do...trying to say a R90/6 is a R60/6? https://goo.gl/photos/zSL5ietBG8r75rGE9 https://goo.gl/photos/z4mqvUcspm5TbUP67 https://goo.gl/photos/F3g2GGqYuDYsAKBx7 Laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh!! Nothing in that phot0 tells us it's an R90. The R60 looks the same -- I rode one from Lausanne to Dusseldorf, and it looks like the same bike. I wish you lived close enough to take my bike for a spin. Almost 4 times the horsepower and light years better than the old beemers in almost every respect. It probably would scare the **** out of me. g My fastest bike was a 1967 Triumph TR6 -- the single-carb version of the Bonneville. It almost coughed and died going over Loveland Pass on old Rt. 6 (12,000 ft.), but that was before I-70 was completed and it was the only way to go. I thought I was going to have to push it over the top and that ain't easy at 12,000 ft. I see that the simpler boxers are finding new life in hipster land, as retro "cafe racers." This guy's youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/10341037 has many compilations of examples. Stripped down, no battery, often no fenders, block tread tires, etc. Some are more art than practical. But the class does provide low cost riding for those who live where they can get insurance for such things. I talked to a friend yesterday who owns a vintage ('81 IIRC) bike. If he lets his insurance lapse, it can't be renewed. He says that in his area some get around the problem with vintage registration, which technically only allows limited use. Interesting. That explains a couple of things. In Paris, in the late '70s, a "cafe racer" was any smallish or medium pocket rocket with a lot of fairing. I had never heard the term before, but after watching those videos, now I understand some bikes of the period. In Greenwich Village and East Village in the late '60s there were a few bikes with those long tanks and short saddles, usually Harley-engined but with a few Triumphs and BSAs, and with hard tails. From what I could tell, these were not original hard-tail Harley frames, but were welded into hard tails. I saw a couple of the same bikes in Provincetown, Cape Cod, a few years later. I never knew what they were about and I never heard them called "cafe racers," but they looked a lot like the Brit examples, except with the hard-tail frames. If I had a classic bike I'd want John Surtees's MV Augusta from the 1956 Isle of Man TT: http://www.alamy.com/stock-photo-joh...-60076747.html Or maybe a Norton Manx of the same period: http://www.racingvincent.co.uk/25_Bi...20Manx%201.jpg I'll bet that those bikes, particularly the Norton, were the styling cues for the cafe racers. -- Ed Huntress |
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Robot locomotives
On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 10:41:46 AM UTC-4, Hurricane wrote:
On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 17:19:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 4:59:01 PM UTC-4, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:09:27 -0700, Hurricane wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:38:53 -0700, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/13/2017 3:53 AM, wrote: Sort of like that Wieber guy when someone posts the list of all the exciting and heroic things that he claims he has accomplished. The two tours in Vietnam, the (what was it) 365mph motorcycle, He only "officially" claimed 264mph, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the speed fluctuate over time. The story is a lie, of course. No one even believes he has ridden a motorcycle at 150mph. I wouldn't be surprised if Wieber's motorcycle experience is essentially non-existent. His habit is to make up crazy stories about whatever thing he wishes he'd accomplished. Even giving the benefit of the doubt to his story that he used to ride an old BMW twin, it's most likely he's never been over 100mph. He has, or had, a dust encrusted junker in his yard. http://tinyurl.com/ycmtqswa Gotta' love that sissy bar! LOL He says it's an R90/6, but of course, the engine emblems and side covers are long gone, which is exactly the type of thing Wieber would do to further inflate his story. So it's very likely an R60/6. Regardless, somewhere between 40 to 60 hp if it was in good condition and tune, two things that would never be true of anything Wieber owns. He won't post a photo of registration because even if the thing was ever registered in his name, it would show how many decades it's been since he's ridden. BTW, those old BMWs were highly overrated in their day. I know, because I had a '77 R100RS, and was very happy when I got rid of it. This the best you can do...trying to say a R90/6 is a R60/6? https://goo.gl/photos/zSL5ietBG8r75rGE9 https://goo.gl/photos/z4mqvUcspm5TbUP67 https://goo.gl/photos/F3g2GGqYuDYsAKBx7 Laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh!! Nothing in that phot0 tells us it's an R90. The R60 looks the same -- I rode one from Lausanne to Dusseldorf, and it looks like the same bike. I wish you lived close enough to take my bike for a spin. Almost 4 times the horsepower and light years better than the old beemers in almost every respect. I see that the simpler boxers are finding new life in hipster land, as retro "cafe racers." This guy's youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/10341037 has many compilations of examples. Stripped down, no battery, often no fenders, block tread tires, etc. Some are more art than practical. But the class does provide low cost riding for those who live where they can get insurance for such things. I talked to a friend yesterday who owns a vintage ('81 IIRC) bike. If he lets his insurance lapse, it can't be renewed. He says that in his area some get around the problem with vintage registration, which technically only allows limited use. BTW, are you getting my emails? -- Ed Huntress |
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On Sun, 18 Jun 2017 10:20:08 -0700 (PDT), wrote:
On Sunday, June 18, 2017 at 10:41:46 AM UTC-4, Hurricane wrote: On Sat, 17 Jun 2017 17:19:10 -0700 (PDT), wrote: On Saturday, June 17, 2017 at 4:59:01 PM UTC-4, Gunner Asch wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 10:09:27 -0700, Hurricane wrote: On Tue, 13 Jun 2017 08:38:53 -0700, Richard Persing wrote: On 6/13/2017 3:53 AM, wrote: Sort of like that Wieber guy when someone posts the list of all the exciting and heroic things that he claims he has accomplished. The two tours in Vietnam, the (what was it) 365mph motorcycle, He only "officially" claimed 264mph, but I wouldn't be surprised to see the speed fluctuate over time. The story is a lie, of course. No one even believes he has ridden a motorcycle at 150mph. I wouldn't be surprised if Wieber's motorcycle experience is essentially non-existent. His habit is to make up crazy stories about whatever thing he wishes he'd accomplished. Even giving the benefit of the doubt to his story that he used to ride an old BMW twin, it's most likely he's never been over 100mph. He has, or had, a dust encrusted junker in his yard. http://tinyurl.com/ycmtqswa Gotta' love that sissy bar! LOL He says it's an R90/6, but of course, the engine emblems and side covers are long gone, which is exactly the type of thing Wieber would do to further inflate his story. So it's very likely an R60/6. Regardless, somewhere between 40 to 60 hp if it was in good condition and tune, two things that would never be true of anything Wieber owns. He won't post a photo of registration because even if the thing was ever registered in his name, it would show how many decades it's been since he's ridden. BTW, those old BMWs were highly overrated in their day. I know, because I had a '77 R100RS, and was very happy when I got rid of it. This the best you can do...trying to say a R90/6 is a R60/6? https://goo.gl/photos/zSL5ietBG8r75rGE9 https://goo.gl/photos/z4mqvUcspm5TbUP67 https://goo.gl/photos/F3g2GGqYuDYsAKBx7 Laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh laugh!! Nothing in that phot0 tells us it's an R90. The R60 looks the same -- I rode one from Lausanne to Dusseldorf, and it looks like the same bike. I wish you lived close enough to take my bike for a spin. Almost 4 times the horsepower and light years better than the old beemers in almost every respect. I see that the simpler boxers are finding new life in hipster land, as retro "cafe racers." This guy's youtube channel https://www.youtube.com/user/10341037 has many compilations of examples. Stripped down, no battery, often no fenders, block tread tires, etc. Some are more art than practical. But the class does provide low cost riding for those who live where they can get insurance for such things. I talked to a friend yesterday who owns a vintage ('81 IIRC) bike. If he lets his insurance lapse, it can't be renewed. He says that in his area some get around the problem with vintage registration, which technically only allows limited use. BTW, are you getting my emails? Yeah, but I didn't see them until I looked just now. Got company coming, will respond later. |
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