The Red rubber framed Postie Bike would be the Most dangerous. I rode along Bush tracks thru Creeks and alongside railway lines for years On a 1927 Model 101 INDIAN that needed absolutely NOTHING to be done to it other than ME Making a replacement Rotor for the Splitdorf Magneto. That was a very Popular Model. I Paid 5 Quid for it with sidebox. I'd had about 5 bikes before that one. No one in my family was Mechanical OR liked Motorbikes. Nev
You can MAKE a crude evaporative system with wet bags and some fans. You can't take that Level of temperature. a PROPER EVAPORATIVE SYSTEM uses quite a Bit of water and you regulate it by Opening window s to let the cooled Air Pass through the space you. want to cool. They don't work well in high Humidity but should be good where you are. I had a BIG one on the roof at Lake BOGA (near Swan Hill) at the Vinyard. (and a refrigerated COOL ROOM IF it got too Bad). Nev
We have Houses to burn in Australia. Everyone wants to live near the coast, but you can't drink or safely swim in the water there, and they have WATER shortages and some of the Worlds biggest Houses in a country where it's good to get outside. Nev
Wooden Bridges with the Planks laid along them are a BIG challenge especially when wet or frosted.. OLD ones get big gaps and splinters between the cracks. Nev
Having your OWN Place is good You can fiddle with it a bit to get More comfortable depending on how Over Bearing the Local Council is. Owing money is like Having Cancer. On your Mind all the time. Nev
IF you are Going to rebuild Motors get rust free blocks to start with. You can't make Silk Purses from sow's Ears. Check the Head Bolt threads also, for stripping and star cracking. Nev
IF you get rid of one Idiot and Inconsiderate person there are Plenty more out there to replace Him. You will get all worked up and achieve Nowt. Keep your efforts directed to something more Likely to have some more beneficial effect in some other area.. and a feeling of Calmness . Nev
What a lot of people chose to ride Meets the Approval of their PEER group as a priority for a lot of people. Same for the way they dress. Slaves to fashion. Nev
Logically, No one could be Blamed for what their ancestors did as you had No say in it. Things can be recalled and recorded out of the Context in which the event Happened also. The Bible does have the concept of "ORIGINAL SIN" which I find completely Unacceptable. I mention it in passing as I am Atheist. Fear of the unknown or People who are different is often fostered to stir things up or get votes. There's nothing new in that. JAW JAW is Better than WAR WAR. WAR is MADNESS. The first WAR started over something that today would be settled by discussion. IF the People that DECIDE to go to WAR did the actual fighting there would BE NO WARS.. Life is CHEAP where Money and LAND are Involved. Nev
That's in Bad taste and small things amuse small Minds. USE of FORCE is Part of His Modus Operandi. He's about as Subtle as a falling Brick Chimney. Nev
With a RAT BIKE the Only thing clean is the Oil Now and again. Polishing the bike is a NO NO. It HAS to LOOK Unloved. SOME Choppers are a real work of Art. THEY GET Polished, engraved and everything. Nev
Riding a Motorbike safely requires you to be VERY situationally AWARE. Your Speed, Other traffic and the Road surface. You are More aware without a Fairing. Some Bikes can Tank SLAP. I would not OWN one. Don't be too Proud to run a good steering Damper. Bikes are Better bang for your Bucks than Aeroplanes with all the crap that Comes with aeroplanes. Starting LATE with Motorbikes doesn't help. IF you are NOT comfortable riding DON'T Keep doing it. Nev