OT: photos of interest - not specifically about moto

[Bob Hancock]

Originally Posted by Rapid Dog

...dat's right, the parking lot...and this is just down the street...

I thought you said X-15. That's the shuttle.

[Rapid Dog]

I thought you said X-15...

...no, that's in the parking lot.

[Bob Hancock]

How do you do a Curlie Joe imitation on-line?

[Rapid Dog]

...the reference is to Abott&Costello, but since you axed...

nyuk nyuk!





Oh, sorry Roger, you can delete all these non-photo comments now.

[Bob Hancock]

I was thinkin' more the woo-woo-woo-woo face slap thingie.

[MykolG]

Okay guys, here are some old photos I took back in 1966 while on leave in Japan. Please forgive the poor quality of the photos as I was just starting out in phtotgraphy and only had a cheap Kodak 35mm camera without a flash. A friend of mine and I flew from the Philippines [we were in the Air Force] to Japan to visit a friend of his who was a rider in a 1000kim endurance race at at the then new FISCO Speedway. [FISCO = Fuji International Speedway Company] If you look closely at the photos of the bikes you will see the name Yoshimura stensiled on the side of the gas tanks. We were the guests of Pop Yoshimura and stayed in a real Japanese hotel and ate real Japanese food too. I still have my pit pass. These were Honda 250cc bikes that he modified to his specs. In one photo, you can see Pop standing with his back to the camera. He was holding a camshaf in his hands and gringing it on a bench grinder. 4 of the 6 bikes he entered in the race took the first 4 places. Very impressive seeing as he competed against the factory bikes of Honda, Yamaha, Suzuki, and Kawasaki.

[Rapid Dog]

...coolness Mykol!

[wswartzwel]

Here is one that is not mine.... Wonder if the photographer remembers taking it?






And here is an oldy for those that remember the man.

[GotRoad?]

Yes, after he crashed his S (for the last time) he bought that K, his last bike.

[Steve Carlton]

Originally Posted by wswartzwel

Here is one that is not mine.... Wonder if the photographer remembers taking it?

Meybee... That's the kitchen of my dream house, in the P&S days.

[RBMann]

Originally Posted by Nail24

RB, would you treat them the same if they were selling magazines for the local high school? I mean tell them they are trespassing. Do you have signs that say no solicitors? Most Christians have a true desire to tell you something that has made a profound change in their life and they would like to share it with you. It's not like the Taliban that will just beat the crap out of you for letting you wifes ankles show. A polite "no thank you" will suffice in most cases. I realize that there are some denominations that will try to force their beliefs down your throat but that is not the norm for the majority of evangelicals. BTW if you have a sidewalk to your door and don't have the signs it's perfectly legal for a person to walk up an knock on your door. I'm not trying to start an argument here but the law is pretty specific about trespass. Still there are some on this forum that go ballistic when they see a post where someone presents himself as a person of faith. Why not just accept them as a motorcyclist with a belief system that is not shared by yourself and move on with the topic of the thread itself. Or does bashing someone on a personal level increase your self-worth? Think about it. It's a rhetorical question to all who scream for tolerance for gays, agnostics, atheists, Honda Gold Wing lovers. crystal worshipers or whatever. That prolly at least a nickel's worth. Have a Nice Life.

In answer to your post, yes I do treat them all the same. I don't care if they are promoting girl scout cookies, the environment, religion, plutonium or vacuum cleaners. I have even used the method on organizations to which I belong. There is a sign posted and we do not have a sidewalk on the driveway or street. You can't see the house from the road. They have gone past the sign and hiked through the woods so I figure they are fair game.

Maybe it is my face but some people think "no thank you" mean try harder.

Later, RB

[signit98]

Ah, you've been on Ohau, I see...

[RBMann]

Yes, I have probable driven past the Valley of Temples 30-40 times without knowing what was there. Saw a link to Byobo-In Temple after our last trip and could not wait to go back. There is something about Japanese architecture and landscaping that is peaceful, in sync with the natural surroundings and beautiful to my eyes.

The Byodo-In Temple was built in 1968 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the arrival of the first Japanese immigrant workers in Hawaii who came to work in the sugar plantation fields. It is a replica of the 950-year-old Byodoin Temple located in Uji, Japan on the southern outskirts of Kyoto.

RB

[RBMann]

Also, while on Oahu last month guess where we stayed?

RB

[on2wheels52]

A few time zones from Oahu



Jim

[wswartzwel]

I hear that train a coming, its coming round the bend...



The passenger train on the outer tracks was my dads when he was a kid. Made in the 30's, and it still goes!! The freight train on the inner track also still runs, and was mine when I was little... made in the 60's Both manufactured by Lionel





















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[Steve Carlton]

Doggie time again...

[ckcarr]

I prefer the black & white version.

[Steve Carlton]

How about this time?

[Guest24]

Now I know where BMW got the idea for the ajustable windscreen on my RT from, Steve. ;-)