[NSRCA-discussion] JR Stuff, Where made?

[Ed Miller]

Having had my share of Pans, Shovels and Ironheads ( never had a BT Evo ), I'll stay with my '03 Twinkie. Maybe when we were younger, days were longer so we could spend the time maintaining the older iron but as I have aged it seems there is never enough time for anything. BTW, the cast wheels are from down under and for the most part the Delphi ( lets hope they survive ) FI is for the most part USA.
Ed M.
  ----- Original Message ----- 
  From: John Pavlick 
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  As for Evo Hogs - yes I agree. You can actually make money working on them. It takes a lot of time and skill (in the words of Andrew Dice Clay: "Yeah, I got dat' ") to get an old Shovel or Pan running right especially if you're concerned about, ahem, "oil tightness". Yes, Evos are better. Along with their (Japanese) Showa shocks, (Japanese) Keihin carbs (Okay maybe those aren't so great) and (Japanese) Hitachi + (German) Bosche electronics. I'm sure the V-Rod is very nice too. But there's something about an old (American) Hog; including oil drips, generator(!) and drum brakes. I guess if I have to explain - you wouldn't understand...
  John Pavlick
  http://www.idseng.com  


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  From: nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org [mailto:nsrca-discussion-bounces at lists.nsrca.org]On Behalf Of brett terry
  Sent: Tuesday, January 10, 2006 8:37 PM
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    Pushed by G H W Bush.  Passed by a Democratic House and Senate.  Signed into law by Clinton in 1993, went into effect in 1994.  Both sides are "party" to this one.

    Incidentally, for all the "pre-AMF" Hog riders out there, the new Evolution-engined Harleys are wonderful!  So are their Japanese-made Showa shocks. 

    I used to work with a guy who rode a V-Rod with the "foreign" engine.  It was designed by Porsche, and was very smooth and powerful.  The new GM diesel trucks use an engine designed and made by Isuzu.  Both are wonderful.  

    Ironically, Boeing is outsourcing their aerodynamic work to a Russian firm.  Who could have predicted that 15 years ago?

    I was in the market for a commuter car a few months ago and balked at the cost of a Civic (very good car) and bought a '99 Chrysler Concorde LXi for almost nothing.  It is a nice, solid car with excellent leather interior, decent performance, and I still get 28 - 32 mpg.  It is also significantly cheaper than a comparable-year Civic after adding in the higher loan payments and insurance on the Honda. 

    I for one HOPE the US automakers will be able to pull out of their funk, because they make some very nice vehicles now.  

    I am very concerned about GM because they hold around $350B in debt (that is a LOT of zeroes...).  Unfortunately their products now are very high-quality, because their stock is tanking and they are on the verge of collapse. 




    On 1/10/06, Bill Glaze <billglaze at triad.rr.com> wrote: 
      Under G. Bush the elder, affirmed by Clinton, 1985 +/-
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