To make less power and torque
But moar MPG and nicer ride. No passengers thrown backwards when you decide to accelerate.
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But moar MPG and nicer ride. No passengers thrown backwards when you decide to accelerate.
That's why I have my 07 cbr600 gets about 45mpg depending on how I ride although I really cant take passengers on it...... I could always get a side car for it lol
Never been in a 116i, but the 118i is as low as I would go. It's no slouch, but struggling to keep up on acceleration with a 14 year old Citroen Xsara isn't exactly something good for a brand new BMW... The 116d, though, looks much better.
Sad face! I've actually decided to wait until winter to purchase a 600-650cc Sportbike. We'll see what happens
My latest and greatest car:
A 1968 VEB Sachsenring...
Trabant 601 deluxe!
Straight from Zwickau, via Czech republic....
It is need of a little TLC before hitting the streets of Chicago.
Fortunately, the fine German Engineering and the obvious high quality of its construction should make the few, minor necessary repairs simple.
Technical specs:
600cc or 0.6L, 2-cylinder, 2-cycle air-cooled engine.
4-wheel drum brakes
manual rack & pinion steering
transverse leaf-spring sort-of independent front and rear suspension
non-metallic "duroplast" composite body panels
spiraized-fiber bumper retention unit (see video)
It reminds me of my first car, a SAAB 96 with 3 cylinders, also a 1968 model with a 2-cycle engine. Here I am, back where I started!
Here's a short youtube video of the car running:
http://youtu.be/H6lWsB2eWV8
Have Fun,
Keri
A 1968 VEB Sachsenring...
Trabant 601 deluxe!
Straight from Zwickau, via Czech republic....
It is need of a little TLC before hitting the streets of Chicago.
Fortunately, the fine German Engineering and the obvious high quality of its construction should make the few, minor necessary repairs simple.
Technical specs:
600cc or 0.6L, 2-cylinder, 2-cycle air-cooled engine.
4-wheel drum brakes
manual rack & pinion steering
transverse leaf-spring sort-of independent front and rear suspension
non-metallic "duroplast" composite body panels
spiraized-fiber bumper retention unit (see video)
It reminds me of my first car, a SAAB 96 with 3 cylinders, also a 1968 model with a 2-cycle engine. Here I am, back where I started!
Here's a short youtube video of the car running:
http://youtu.be/H6lWsB2eWV8
Have Fun,
Keri
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Whats the 0-60 on that beast
LOL!
Rated top speed is 100kph = 62mph. Actual top speed in good order is often 120kph = about 75mph. It appears obligatory to post 120kph excursions on YouTube so that people will believe you.
0-60 time is usually something on the order of "eventually".
Have Fun,
Keri
My latest and greatest car:
A 1968 VEB Sachsenring...
Trabant 601 deluxe!
Straight from Zwickau, via Czech republic....
It is need of a little TLC before hitting the streets of Chicago.
Fortunately, the fine German Engineering and the obvious high quality of its construction should make the few, minor necessary repairs simple.
Technical specs:
600cc or 0.6L, 2-cylinder, 2-cycle air-cooled engine.
4-wheel drum brakes
manual rack & pinion steering
transverse leaf-spring sort-of independent front and rear suspension
non-metallic "duroplast" composite body panels
spiraized-fiber bumper retention unit (see video)
It reminds me of my first car, a SAAB 96 with 3 cylinders, also a 1968 model with a 2-cycle engine. Here I am, back where I started!
Here's a short youtube video of the car running:
http://youtu.be/H6lWsB2eWV8
Have Fun,
Keri
What country is it from or does it no longer exist? Do you have to put it in H?
A little about the Trabant:
They were manufactured in the "Communist" German Democratic Republic (East Germany) from the 1950's all the way till 1991 when the Soviet Union disbanded. Now it's just Germany. The town Zwickau is still there but is now sadly lacking its one great export.
"Trabant" is German for Sputnik, which is Russian for Satellite. An existing car was re-modeled and renamed in honor of the first space satellite, Sputnik.
This particular model, the Trabant 601 was manufactured from about 1961 until 1991 with virtually no changes. About 3 million were built.
When the Berlin Wall came down, a great many people defected to West Germany by driving these cars across the border and ditching the car at the border.
The Trabant 601 is widely regarded as "The Worst Car Ever Built" and as such is now a collectors item. They are famous for being made of cardboard and smoking like an Iraqi oil field fire.
Lies, All Lies! It's a fine, wonderful car. It's not really cardboard and it's not difficult to get the extremely simple engine to run well and not smoke. Much.
What does "putting it in H" mean? If you are referring to shifting gears, it has a manual transmission with 4 speeds though the "shift pattern" is unusual.
Ein, Zwei Drei, Vier! oh, and Rückwärtsgang for going backwards.
Have Fun,
Keri
PS. I wonder how much Apple will pay me to NOT put an Apple sticker in the window?
What does "putting it in H" mean? If you are referring to shifting gears, it has a manual transmission with 4 speeds though the "shift pattern" is unusual.
Ein, Zwei Drei, Vier! oh, and Rückwärtsgang for going backwards.
Have Fun,
Keri
PS. I wonder how much Apple will pay me to NOT put an Apple sticker in the window?
That's reply is more than I bargained for but rest assured, I am better for knowing. As for the "Put it in H" bit, it's become synonymous with any beater car from a nondescript European country. It's origins is credited to an episode on The Simpsons.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kYrhzcCUcxI
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