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Great car with great potential ruined by some California granny over speeding a cloverleaf and spinning out. Ralph Nader, a hungry lawyer, writes a book about this accident/crash, "Unsafe at Any Speed" which kills the car and gets the "Consumer Protection" bureaucrat agency started.

Most sports-minded drivers and hot-rodders bought an Empi "camber compensator" which eliminated the axle-tuck/rollover thing. Had GM limited the wheel travel it never would have been much of a problem

The 60/40 rear weight bias still gave the car a frightening oversteer when pushed but definitely similar to Porche, VW and Renault Dauphine. A driver interested could deal with it but was beyond most drones driving in this country in the 60's.

The engines these days are quite popular with home-built aircraft people... big power at less money...

My Daughter was with me when we saw this corvair.
I asked her if she'd ever heard of Ralph  Nader.
"No. Who's he?"
Too nice an evening to talk about that guy
..ancient history.
Stig

Those anyone have parts for a Kymco like 150 ..? I need front plastics and and the part for thr stairing that holds the front shocks …

Your local dealer parts counterman may be your best bet if you're within the USA.
Stig

85°F, and as usual...a nice breeze


https://www.myclearwater.com/Visit-the-Beach/Watch-Live-Video-of-Clearwater-Beach

Hope this works for you!

We've vacationed this area in the summer for 15 yrs - never really a worry about rain dampening the day. Afternoon thunder boomers come and go quickly most days....sun pops out more humid than ever!
Stig

4 summers ago we discovered the best tacos ever, in Yellow Springs, OH...
MIGUEL'S started as a food truck, in a gravel lot behind Tom's grocery.
You sort of had to know he was back there...that kinda place.

One day my daughter and I saw a small gathering, in an unlikely area, smelled food - and went to investigate.



We ordered a couple of tacos, me steak, daughter grilled veggie...then carried our food around to our fav spot on the sidewalk to people watch. We were happy we'd investigated!






little story about old Miguel....
The village raised his bail to get him out of the Green County jail after a tail-light stop.
Something to do with a green card?

This is partly due to the nature and the bent of this village - and because of his great tacos!

Stig

my daughter just remined me - the was the same day she saved a caterpillar form certain death in the street.


collected him...


and put him up in a tree....


....where the birds will eat him...

Yeah, I pay a close eye to the expected temps just before sunrise the next morning for my ride...(and it often cools a few degrees more just at sunrise!)
I'll charge up my battery heated gloves and wear them to start then toss them under the seat for normal leather gloves if it warms enough.
Years ago my year around scooter riding was painful in the winter. I was good for maybe 30 mins - then had to stop and heat my hands and the leather gloves on the muffler!

Love my battery gloves - I can ride without thinking about my hands. My rides are @ 70 to 80 miles. Not long enough to feel any discomfort anywhere!
Stig

I looked at the pit bike market for modifications for my K-Pipe, I replaced the 125cc after I toasted it, with a 190cc, now it's stoopid fast, hafta stiffen the spaghetti frame, get a steering damper mounted to use all the power, from a measly 8 stock hp to 17, gets scary above 60, still has more to go at 70 but I'm too scared

noooo, you're too smart!

Stig

Aww Hawk, now you've got me worried.  I had fond memories of the restaurant.  Have they gone downhill then?

They are indiv. franchises around here. My local one fired my son one time....I stayed away for years.
Two days ago after a very stressful time meeting with T-Mobile to change service on my new Galaxy....Daughter said "we need a reward for that!!...how 'bout the Bell?!"
I love their crispy tacos - had 4, saving one for evening dessert!
They were heavenly!

Stig

PS in 1967 I used to go to this place in So/California that sold you a white paper bag of 5 or 6 tacos , I forget which for a dollar.
I'd get a bag and sit with my guitar in the band shell and ....it was super!

Have we already had some cosmetic changes?  For example anyone else now have a mint green banner at the top of the page?

guacamole drip ??

Taco Bell recently?

Stig