Comments on Profile Post by atomicbob

  1. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    Take a Walk on the Wild Side - Lou Reed. By the time you are passing Green Lake the sax at 3:38 is playing. Sunny day, windows down, happy people everywhere. This is to what I cling during these dark times. May they soon be dispelled.
    Jan 12, 2021
  2. Senorx12562
    Senorx12562
    Unfortunately, I don't have to imagine driving a tr6 down a country road in the (very) dark when all electricity vanishes and acrid smoke pours out from under the dash while I try to guess where the road goes. Good times.
    Jan 13, 2021
  3. LetMeBeFrank
    LetMeBeFrank
    Bob, this evokes strong memories in me of cruising Woodward Ave in my 66 Impala as a teenager, led zeppelin and Rush blasting, singing along with my buddies. Memories like these are the main reason I just bought that 68 Polara. Thank you.
    Jan 13, 2021
  4. Biodegraded
    Biodegraded
    @Senorx12562 your Triumph memories are closer to mine (1972 2000 Mk II): clutch giving out on dirt farm roads miles from anywhere, brakes giving out facing a T-junction downhill with a trailer on the back, radiator hoses bursting far from home. Nonetheless, yes, good times.
    Jan 13, 2021
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  5. Senorx12562
    Senorx12562
    Darkness by Lucas.
    Jan 13, 2021
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  6. scblock
    scblock
    Saturday in the Park. Driving down the boulevards on a warm March day in Kansas City. Also the day I met one of the best friends I've ever had.
    Jan 13, 2021
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  7. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    @Senorx12562 - you reminded me why I quickly learned why a Triumph owner needed to carry a toolbox. First week with my new TR7 and just exiting the expressway to visit my folks. At the stoplight pressing the accelerator produced no response. None.
    Jan 14, 2021
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  8. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    Popped the hood to find a rocker arm between throttle cable and carburetor missing. I walked back up the off ramp and miraculously found the arm and bolt + nut. Still had to nurse the auto to my folks where tools were available to effect repairs.
    Jan 14, 2021
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  9. Senorx12562
    Senorx12562
    Their bikes were worse, as unlikely as that seems. But at least you could push them out of traffic by yourself.
    Jan 15, 2021
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  10. atomicbob
    atomicbob
    There were many scooters from England that had a deserved reputation of being Limey Leakers.
    Jan 15, 2021
  11. Biodegraded
    Biodegraded
    "Leakers", ah yes that brings me back to the Triumph 2000. Even the 1970's Mk II used the old motor from the late 1950s which had no oil seals on the valve guides and a small and fast-wearing oil pump that didn't get enough lube to the overhead gear. After moderate miles it burned oil like a 2-stroke.
    Jan 15, 2021
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