We let the ladies from Harley Davidson and the crowd, demonstrate how to lift a motorcycle that’s been dropped. From video, shot at the 2009 International Motorcycle Show in New York.
Leave to the ladies to find a easy and simple way to lift a dropped motorcycle, without screwing up your back. I wish I would have known about this back in the day when I was drinking and dropping my 68, I may not have the back problems I have today.
Don’t drink and drive.
Ride Safe.
The year is 1904, the place is a car show in Vienna, during the month of May. Two Czech gentleman display their Type CCCC motorcycle to the public for the first time. Laurin & Klement (1895-1925) was a bicycle, motorcycle and automobile manufacturer in Mladá Boleslav, Bohemia, then Austria-Hungary.
The company was founded in 1895, and named after founders: Václav Laurin (born 27 September 1865, died 4 December 1930), and Václav Klement (born 16 October 1868, died 13 August 1938).
Car production commenced in 1905, and the company soon became the largest car manufacturer in Austria-Hungary. In 1925 the company was acquired by the Škoda Works, and operated henceforth under the brand Škoda Auto (Škoda).
These guys manufactured fifteen different types of motorcycles from 1899-1911. The type CCCC four cylinder was a 570cc with a top road speed of 46mph. The Engine consists of four separated one cylinder engines which are located across the motor frame. They are interconnected by gear wheels of a balance wheel. This unique line engine construction has never been used again. They manufactured this motorcycle from 1904 to 1909. The number of units is unknown but I did find one video showing this classic starting and going down the road.
Check it out and enjoy.
I just received a notice from my credit card company that “due to extraordinary changes in the economic environment, we’re reviewing our existing credit card accounts. Having considered these economic conditions, your accounts currant Purchase rate, and the length of time you’ve had this rate and account, we will be increasing your Purchase rate. We’re also raising your Cash Advance and Default rates”.
Boy if that ain’t a line of bull shit! After getting billions of Federal bail-out dollars, these businesses have the balls to turn around and change our account terms?
The only option I have is to close my account with these bastards. I would rather deal with a loan shark, at least then you know their terms, either pay up or die. With the credit card companies you are going to die a slow and costly credit death, something we just don’t need in today’s economic environment.
So I am closing this account, I have had for over ten years, I have never been late, or ever over my limit, and I’m contacting my Congressman and Senator (like that will do a lot of good). I have also contacted the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, the Federal agency that has allowed this shit to happen.
The notice we all should have received, “due to extraordinary changes in the economic environment, (the Federal banking bail-out) we will not be charging you any interest for the next 6 months”.
