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Gee the rattle sound of a diesel without the stinky fuel smell. What's not to like? Just kidding of course. What mileage was on that engine?

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Hi all, I would suggest the puff of smoke on starting the engine is related to valve seals that are older. They tend to leak a bit of oil when shut off and sitting and it gives you a bit of smoke during cold engine start up. If it was rings it would smoke constantly. That has been my experience anyw...

Hi all, No reply here so I guess vendors are out? Fleabay listing has 10 in stock: https://www.ebay.com/itm/175901414973?itmmeta=01HVA065EEJ21RT8XZKW4CZ3TK&hash=item28f48a963d:g:sTUAAOSw6Zhk-nun&itmprp=enc%3AAQAJAAAA4MtOqEx3kW1l9NFIbFhpDXK8BAFAE9Hye2dxabXK3Q4bQZlI9IStBckJoCQbLOIIe9fw%2B7d9MR...

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It is an ad from a 'breaker' parting out a car on fleabay UK. Motor only was shown.

The import time limit for cars/bikes is actually twenty five years I believe. I have looked at old home market Japanese sport bikes and thought hard about getting one or a Suzuki Cappuccino.

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Hi all, I mentioned it for Scorpio owners as a way to have what we never had here. The real key to getting something like that over here would be to list them as repair or race parts and ship them by sea freight, I think. I have used sea freight from Japan to US for various things and it is cheap an...

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I look in fleabay UK from time to time and a 24v Scorpio engine was for sale in there this week. Cosworth anyone? With most states that could be installed and used, I believe. Not CA or NY, I guess.

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Hi all, The ZX-6E is a good compromise sport bike. It is comfortable and fast enough to have fun and still has a flat seat so you can have a rider with you if you like. The Brit bikes were never very fast and 110 mph or so was about it for them as stock bikes, my Triumph TSS 750 or the Norton 850, f...

Hi all, Perhaps zzr250cc is a TYPO of mine? There were zxr250cc bikes but not zzr250cc, I think. Larger models in 400cc and 600cc did exist in both designations and were really the same bike in almost all respects marketed in various markets. I had a ZZR400 (400cc) in Japan and a ZX-6E (600cc) in th...

Hi all, I saw one of those on the street in Copenhagen in '95 and could not believe just how butt ugly it was. The French reviews of that car called it a 'sad frog' for looks. How true. The previous car had style, the succeeding model only had four wheels and ugly written all over it. Ford certainly...

Hi all, I lived in Minneapolis on South Bryant avenue in the mid '80's for a year and it is not uncommon to have heavy snow there. I went outside after 18" overnight and the company car was a very large lump in the snow. One day later the streets were fine as they had good equipment and were us...

Hi all, As you possibly know already, many different looking versions of Linux distribution are based on Ubuntu underneath the desktop GUI in use. After using Linux since Red Hat 5 in '98, it is obvious that one of the problems with suggesting Linux usage is the many, many desktop versions on offer....

Hi all, There is a move under way to extend the useful life of these units although it won't help with the current ones in the field: https://www.androidcentral.com/chromebooks-laptops/chromeos-lacros-coming-soon As for operating systems in computers I recommend Linux Mint to any and all who have an...

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Inquiring minds want to know; are there new rubber donuts on that ride now?

Any driving report to share?

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Hi all, We all have this problem with the current LED headlights. If you look at a current model pickup truck driving in traffic with you the tailgate top edge is as high as our heads or higher when standing up. This means that the headlights are as high or higher than our eyes when we are driving a...

Hi all,

I am sure some of these performance tires would be fun if they offer the size you need:

https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tests/testSearch.jsp


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