Whad'ja spect, man? He said he was surrounded by kiwis... Stanley
________________________________ From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> To: [email protected] Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 2:04:35 PM Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] A great Bonneville Salt Flats story is portrayed in "The World's Fastest Indian" oh no, another kiwi ... On Jan 2, 2010, at 1:31 PM, Gene Henry wrote: > > >Play video >Hide video >Charlie Rose - Anthony Hopkins >56:40 - 3 years ago video.google.com > >actor Anthony Hopkins on his life and work. His latest role is motorcycle >racer Burt Munro in the film "The World's Fastest Indian". ... Charlie >Rose ... Anthony Hopkins ... > >----- Original Message ----- >>From: [email protected] >>To: [email protected] >>Sent: Saturday, January 02, 2010 11:47 AM >>Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] A great Bonneville Salt Flats story is portrayed >>in "The World's Fastest Indian" >> >>Burt Munro of New Zealand hit 183 mph in 67' >> >> >>Jan 2, 2010 10:38:26 AM, [email protected] wrote: >> >>The Bonneville 650 may have been fast, but the Norton handled much better and >>could beat it in races. Some of them liked to put a 650 engine in a Norton >>frame over there for the races... >>> >>>Stanley >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ________________________________ From: Graham Rogers >>>To: [email protected] >>>Sent: Sat, January 2, 2010 12:45:30 AM >>>Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update >>> >>>by the name of John Britten ... >>> >>> >>>On Jan 1, 2010, at 10:58 PM, Kyle Munz wrote: >>> >>>Yes, but that was a kiwi pushing it that fast. >>>> >>>>-Kyle >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>On Fri, Jan 1, 2010 at 9:39 PM, Kim Paddock <[email protected]> wrote: >>>> >>>>Let's see...they both drive on the wrong side of the road, so that's not >>>>it...their bikes are backwards too so that's not it...Oh Yeah! The British >>>>actually made a bike that held records for speed at the salt flats! Triumph >>>>"Bonneville" 650! >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> ________________________________ >>>>>From: Graham Rogers <[email protected]> >>>>> >>>>>To: [email protected] >>>>>Sent: Fri, January 1, 2010 9:03:21 AM >>>>> >>>>>Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>does anyone know the difference between the English and the British...? >>>>> >>>>>On Jan 1, 2010, at 10:11 AM, Kim Paddock wrote: >>>>> >>>>>O.K Dennis....please do tell...I want to know if the English are more >>>>>clever than the British.. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> ________________________________ From: Dennis Hammerl <[email protected]> >>>>>>To: [email protected] >>>>>>Sent: Thu, December 31, 2009 10:53:38 PM >>>>>>Subject: Re: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>Gee, are cables for that still available ? I haven't checked in a long >>>>>>time. Scuffing on the jackets is not a problem. There is a really neat >>>>>>method used by the English to lube cables. I can write it out if you want >>>>>>to know. >>>>>> >>>>>>--- On Thu, 12/31/09, NghthwkLvr (NL) <[email protected]> wrote: >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>>From: NghthwkLvr (NL) <[email protected]> >>>>>>>Subject: [Nighthawk Lovers] Carb Cleaning 101 - 31DEC09 Update >>>>>>>To: "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" <[email protected]> >>>>>>>Date: Thursday, December 31, 2009, 4:04 PM >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>>hello group....and happy new year to all of you... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>just wanted to update you on my carb cleaning project...almost >>>>>>>finished and ready to reinstall...need to get them in before mlk day >>>>>>>(jan.18) because i go back to being a full time student on the >>>>>>>nineteenth...so with that said... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>as of today I have them set out in an upright position with a fuel >>>>>>>supply, checking for leaks...as suggested by Dennis.... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>internally, i have done all the necessary cleaning, unclogging and >>>>>>>deglazing and they are looking pretty sparkly and shiny...on the >>>>>>>inside.... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>the external housing is a different matter though...there are a lot of >>>>>>>little crooks and crevices that I just can't get to to degrime....I am >>>>>>>planning on using compressed air, engine degreaser, pressurized water, >>>>>>>and wd-40 to try to take care of the external cleaning...HOWEVER... >>>>>>> >>>>>>>I read somewhere on the web, that soaking the carbs in boiling lemon >>>>>>>water for about 20 minutes would externally clean them right >>>>>>>up....so...what do y'all think....would y'all recommend this method or >>>>>>>not....would/could anything get damaged by this method? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>second, I was setting the carb assembly upright to check for leaks and >>>>>>>kinda noticed that the throttle cables are a bit on the worn >>>>>>>side...looks like they're the originals from back in 1984...so should/ >>>>>>>can I go ahead and replace them or just give them a good cable >>>>>>>cleaning/lubricating? >>>>>>> >>>>>>>any thoughts or advice would be greatly appreciated....thanks guys! >>>>>>> >>>>>>>NghthwkLvr >>>>>>> >>>>>>>-- >>>>>>> >>>>>>>You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>>Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>>>>>[email protected]. >>>>>>>For more options, visit this group >>>>>>>at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>>to [email protected]. >>>>>>For more options, visit this group >>>>>>at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>> >>>>>>--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>>Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>>to [email protected]. >>>>>>For more options, visit this group >>>>>>at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>to [email protected]. >>>>>For more options, visit this group >>>>>at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> >>>>>--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>>>>Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>>to [email protected]. >>>>>For more options, visit this group >>>>>at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>>> >>>> >>>> >>>> >>>>--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email >>>>to [email protected]. >>>>For more options, visit this group >>>>at http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >>> >>> >>> >>>--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>>[email protected]. >>>For more options, visit this group at >>>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >>> >> >> >>--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >>"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >>To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >>To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >>[email protected]. >>For more options, visit this group at >>http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. >> > > >--You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >"Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. >To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. >To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >[email protected]. >For more options, visit this group at >http://groups.google.com/group/nighthawk_lovers?hl=en. > --You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Nighthawk Motorcycle Lovers!" group. 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