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No wonder they fucked up Brexit when they can't even get divorce right.

Interesting, I thought most v twins would have too much vibration for a plane - I know mine would! Mind you a purpose built one like the Spirit might be less like a washing machine.

I love flat twins and Guzzi V twins. Others not so much. But do appreciate a high performance twin sport bike. I am resisting the cruiser v twins until my back wont allow sport riding. You still riding Nev ?

A Sunbury driver high on drugs and uninsured, smashed int a Porsche, pushing it into another two Porsches and a McLaren, causing one of the most expensive accidents in Victoria. He was driving an old Holden utility.

Intuitively yes, But airflow around bike engines is complex and sometimes Oil from the seat area ends up well forward. The front Cylinder on a Vee twin works the Hardest and usually has the Bluer Pipe. Any idea Why? I like V twins , There's a LOT right about them for a Bike AND a small Plane.Nev

I was looking up some youtube videos last night on fans and some interesting stuff there. One mob were doing a lot of comparisons of temperatures before and after adding fans in different situations. They seemed to do the job ok. They found the highest rear cylinder temperature without fans was out on the highway with the engine working hard. Even though they were going fast, the rear cylinder wan't getting much cooling air.

It's air-cooled. That has some good aspects But also may Need Fan assist in some situations. The rear cylinder has a thermostat controlled Fan standard. Economy is good. Nev

China's Humanoid Robots STUN the World Ushering in the Year of the Horse https://youtu.be/U0aHaNPFejo?si=1pkA2TTJJteoBtqj

No. but the Original system was restricting the Output. The Buell system increases the HP and is quiet, The Thunderhead motor sounds Like a Triumph 650 twin Not a Harley. It Goes (Boom flaa) when you rev it quickly.. It's my Vincent and (earlier) Ducati Eater/. Surprises a Lot of People I can tell you but the Buell Kills it with the extra 20 Hp and it's Massive Low down torque. I had Both at one time. The Ulysses Mob didn't Know what the Buell was, I prefer the Sporty on dirt. The Buell has a Massive radius Rear tyre (Pirelli Diablo) and the whole thing is good in the wet. Well Better than some. . Nev

Nev, did you notice any difference in sound after fitting the Thunderhead conversion?

I think it Means "'I'm UP with it . I'm a HIP Bloke. More than capable of handling this job and worth more than the Crazy Money you pay Me. By the way. I'm going to make sure you can't rely on still being here Next Monday, so that you don't slack off" . Nev

In my working past, every Management Speak phrase meant "warning! BS following!" Thar more buzzwords, the bigger the BS. The frightening thing was that managers believed that buzzwords conveyd strength, but they actually showed us how feeble the following brainfarts were going to be.

You mean to say, moving forward, we now have a more substantial range of useful phrases to obfuscate the corporate cesspool target misalignments?

Well the meaning of Life can't be accruing $#!t. Do as I say, not as I do It needs Protecting from the elements and you can't take it with you. and People want to pinch it. You Must Be organised though, or you will be going around in circles. My DOGS have restricted my LIFE though BAD idea. They still chase Kangaroos and anything else and cost as much as car to Keep. I've been with My Missus for 54 years. She Helps everybody and is Getting too Old for that. I need My machinery and tooling Making and fixing stuff is satisfying. Better than JUST buying it. That's JUST Money. Sometimes when you have done it , You wish you hadn't... My newest Vehicle is 12 years old the Oldest 4 wheel is 29 years old. There's better things to spend money on than new cars. IMHO Nev

Needs Updating. It SAYS it's more than 12 years OLD. Things move FAST in that Game. It's all a big CON. Nev

The 10 worst management-speak phrases .... https://www.theguardian.com/books/2013/apr/25/top-10-worst-management-speak

Incidentally It Makes 82 HP with those heads (from 1,000cc) which are flowed and have a changed (reduced) included angle on the Valves and SMALLER exhaust Valves. The original Valves are Bigger than Optimum in the IRON head. This gives an increase of torque of up to 42% with no cam changes and no More Revs needed and the Ignition advance reduced by 8 degrees. The Oil temp is also significantly reduced because of the Alloy Heads and the flatter top ARIAS forged Pistons have Less area to absorb Heat.. It's all XR 750Tracker technology. The after market heads and different Manifold and rockers head bolts Pistons Pushrods and covers were Very expensive and they only made 400 sets. The Later alloy Motor can be Modified to equal these performance figures and the Buell Motor is there already. 100 HP/1200 cc with a much stronger bottom end and Lighter clutch. Nev

Apparently these buzzwords are used to express power in interpersonal relationships. If a person is on a lower rung in the ladder than the person using the buzzwords, then the one on the higher rung is exerting power over the other. These words are also used to exclude outsiders from inner circles. These words are the trade jargon of the administrative classes. The one I hate is "on my watch". I could see it being used by John F Kennedy and the elder George Bush who both served in the Navy in WWII, but its use by people with no navy service grates on my nerves.

Actor Robert Duvall has passed away aged 95. He died peacefully at home surrounded by family.

in this space.. on the same page... circle back... low-hanging fruit... bring to the table... brain dump... get buy-in... game changer... take it off-line... reinvent the wheel... onboarding... in my wheelhouse... top down... putting out fires... There are heaps of them and they're all irritating.

Corporate buzzwords and phrases. It was things like "bringing them along for the journey".. The latest is aligned.. as in "lets all get aligned".. These things are repeat ad nauseum... I am not sure people even know what they mean. P155es me off.

Little bit of a thread drift, but over here, they do not recognise common law marriage lie in Aus. In practice, if partner and I broke up, we could divide the property as per the legal (or any trust) ownerhip share.. anything that is legally hers stays hers, and anything that is legally mine stays mine. Mind you, the father has no legal access to the kids while they are under 18, but still has to pay for them.

That was my brother 50s not me l'm a lot older than him.He's no idiot though he'll do whatever he does and eh the misses is is loaded to so they'll be right. Me. l have plenty to do , nice to have the time for once to, retirement won't be a hassle not financially or other , just gotta sort the housing and stick to the old budget and all will be well. Been checking more out it's doable. No regrets taking off vanning, was one of the nicest 12mths of my life and something l always wanted to do, loved it. Might even take another one doesn't cost much once you get use to getting your shopping sorted in all the different places but that's pretty easy once you get the hang of it. But yeah , there is a housing crisis on and it's bloody bad to so you do come across a lot of people actually living from their van rather than just travelling. Some love it l've met others not so much. Haaa, marry for money ya reckon, well, if you can or want to that's a whatever from me. Met one chick had 5houses, she was nice to, wouldn't marry her though probably needed my head read and should've though ha ha.

While it is the Channel 7 news site, this article does give you some good ideas on how to plan for a successful retirement. https://7news.com.au/business/retirement-expert-reveals-how-australians-can-retire-early-and-live-their-dream-life-c-21650614 I came across a bloke the other day who retired at age 38. He didn't say how he did it, but I would expect an element of luck as well as good planning and good earnings went into it. He was retired, on 600 acres (242Ha) in the North Eastern wheatbelt, about 300kms NE of Perth. He was in his late 60's, and he told me he'd actually gone back to work in his 50's because he wanted to put more into his super. He wasn't short of money, and he'd just bought an 80's Unimog, and put a caravan on the back of it, and his pet retirement occupation was exploring the woodlands and goldfields areas further to the NE from his block. It's not something I'd choose to do - living out there is costly, fuel and food are much higher cost than the city, and small country towns offer little by way of retirement company, simply due to the small numbers of population. If you like sports, most small country towns have clubs and golf and football, which some people seem to get right into. I can't be bothered with sport, never have had any interest in it. I like fixing things. A mate (aged 77) has retired to a shed his brother built in the deep South of W.A., on an 8 acre patch of land that is rented on a long term basis from friends. Their lease extends for quite a few years yet - but if/when he moves out, the shed goes to the landowners, as part of the deal. He's about 10kms from a reasonable-size country town. The problem is, my mates brother has recently been diagnosed with dementia at age 78 - so instead of my mate sharing his retirement years with his brother, he's spending it alone in his shed, while his brother is in aged care in a country town nearby. I don't think it's good to live alone, and especially when you become aged. But my mate split with his useless Indian wife (she started shagging one of his partners) over 25 years ago, and he has no time for women now. She left him virtually penniless, and he's never recovered from it, mostly because he's not a good money manager. So he survives on a single aged pension, plus a few side jobs he gets, doing machining work. He owns nothing, apart from an old (2005) 4WD Rodeo and a 2003 BF XR6 Falcon ute, which is high kms, so he's pretty dependent on Govt largesse to survive. There's a lot of people like him - I'm amazed at the number of people living in small caravan parks in small country towns, on a permanent basis, because they can afford nothing else. It's just existing, that's all.