Bob Tom <tigers@bserv.com> wrote:
: At 09:33 PM 8/31/05, you wrote:
:>... (one that has been modified to reach ~60mph of course) ;-)
:> -Jon-
: Yep, would have to be modified to reach that. Maybe
: an EFI conversion ;-)
That could be fun. :-) Maybe throw a little turbocharger
into the mix... ;-)
: IIRC (ha!), it's an BMW (hence the motorcyle look) and
: would reach near 35 mph on a level surface. Most of the ones
: back then were in the 20 mph range. All I know is that
: I would occasionally ride into the high school that I taught
: at (a 45 min. drive by car) and everyone but everyone
: was passing me on the 30 mph speed limit route that
: I took :-)
Aha - so the drag racing later in life was some sort of
natural correction for a chemical imbalance caused by all those
years of getting passed on your moped! :-)
: At least now, whenever I'm asked if I've ever owned a Bimmer,
: I can truthfully say YES >:-}
Are you sure about that? Is it a Bimmer or a Beemer? I know
one is for bikes and one is for cars, but I can never remember
which is which. :-) Myself, I don't care, but Biff and Muffy
might get upset if you mix them up. ;-)
--
-Jon-
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