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I have ridden in a few evs the last 2 weeks in the US. Uber rides, mustang mach e was nice . Kia evs good , didn't think much of the tesla 3 but liked the Tesla model s. All the drivers said they saved them a fortune compared to ice. But on hot days there range is cut right back running the aircon . My cousin in Phoenix bought a new all electric Audi last year but got rid of it due to range issues. I also got a ride in a hybrid camry, the driver preferred it because he doesn't have to lose time charging during the day and it returns around 55 mpg.

My trucks use around 30-35 /100 km at gross weight of 27 tonnes .

Or a French letter and an Australian letter?

Just waiting for Australia vs New Zealand to kick off the World Cup in Sydney and listening to one of the organisers on the radio talking about the growth of Rugby League, and he was saying League is played in sixty countries worldwide now. The match in Sydney tonight is sold out, biggest crowd in fifty years.

https://7news.com.au/politics/donald-trump/us-president-donald-trump-criticised-for-sharing-ai-video-after-fatal-tiger-attack-c-23023432

What is the difference between a French Kiss and an Australian Kiss? An Australian Kiss is down under.

Royal Enfield Musket V-twin: https://www.musketvtwin.com/

Use a one lobe cam and have two sets of points ( in the correct position) and use 2 coils. You then need a generator, Battery, Start method and a Gearbox and clutch, preferably with a reverse gear. A Jo Hunt Magneto (Fairbanks Morse rotating Magnet) would be the best Magneto. J.A.P.'s use 50 degrees Nev

Here's a before photo of my old Howard Eight. It's a crusty old motor but I'd like to get it running again. It hasn't run for a lot of years, but there's still oil residue in the crankcase and timing chest and it still turns. Just the usual stuck valves and stuff like that. The Howard Eights are getting rare now but one good thing is that they share the same barrel, piston and rings as the single cylinder Howard Junior engine. Howard Juniors are fairly plentiful and a there's a lot of restorers doing them up, so new rings should be fairly easy to track down. If I can get it running ok, it might be a rat bike contender. People put them in road bikes but they need a bit of serious work and some mods to fill that role. For what I want, it would probably do the job. This contraption I'm trying to build will never be registered on the road and unlikely to ever go beyond second gear. A couple of cooling fans would help it a lot. The Howard carburettor can go to a rotary hoe restorer and be replaced with a 38mm round slide Mikuni. The other issue is it's missing the magneto and you'd probably have to mortgage the house to buy one if you could ever track one down. The other alternative is set up a battery, coil and distributer ignition. VW distributors are cheap and it would be an interesting side project to convert one. Just a matter of remanufacturing the drive and making a custom cam ring with the bumps at 205° and 155° instead of 180° to suit the 50° V angle.

I found this exploded view image that gives another look at the Howard cams. The image was named Howard Twelve, which could be right as I think the water cooled Howard Twelve and the air cooled Howard Eight shared very similar if not the same bottom ends. Second photo is a Howard Twelve.

Like "Leave it to Beaver?" Nev

Are you the Pleasant Pheasant Plucker or the Pleasant Pheasant Pluckers son? Nev

I think it's out of a Howard V twin, rotary Hoe. A conical cam is not that difficult to form . That Howard motor is petty crude. The skew gear on the Mainshaft (not shown) is Bronze and there's not much Provision for Oiling the cams. A few of them were Put in Motorbikes. Not that successful as they don't have a lot of Power and don't hot up well. The crankcase is Cast iron. Nev

I reckon they would have gone cross-eyed trying to design them. A simple construction requiring a complicated cam shape. This is the parts manual drawing; it seems to exaggerate the shape a bit.

It's not a song, it's a frequently repeated expression from a family comedy show.

They depreciate fast. A carefully chosen Second Hand one might be worth considering.. Nev

Trump would qualify as most Delinquent Untrustworty, Treacherous and Rogue DICKtator of the Last Century. People will remember him, but only for his Notoriety and the Damage he did. Nev

If you think that the things will change on 4th November if the Dems gain a majority in either House, you are wrong. The winners of local elections will not take up their seats until 3rd January 2027. Between November and February, each State has to confirm and certify the winners of each seat within it. This can takes weeks and you can be sure that both Parties will be calling for recounts in close seats. How close? How long is a piece of string in the case of teh Republicans. After each State has confirmed the results in its seats, a certificate is sent to the Clerk of the House. Then in January, all those who have been elected congregate in the House they have been elected to and the Clerk Clerk calls the roll, giving a seat to the person called. That's why that ruckus happened on the 6th January 2021. It could happen again. Here's a video that give a description of what Trump and his cohorts could do if the Republicans cop a beating.

Can you tell the difference?

Trump is telling the country to vote like his name is on the ballot. If this results in a slap in his face, we can expect crazy tantrums to result. He has a record of vicious revenge when things don't go his way.

The Dems don't seem to promote any meaningful platform. The most they are offering is 'Vote for us to make things like they used to be'. Are they forgetting that the Trump led Republican administration got elected because the public don't want the previous style of corruption and warmongering? Sure it isn't draining the swamp. But will a Dem win be enough to bring about a shift away from billionaire controlled government?

My goodness! The wear must be crazy. Side thrusts everywhere!

I'm still saving up for a EV. But I put a self imposed deadline on myself. Only put 6 months rego on the old faithful Mitzi Outlander. With 350,000k on the clock she is getting a bit tired. At last oil change I gave her some 15w 50 oil which quietened the engine rattle down a lot.