Hah! I used to tool around in a three wheel Morgan kit car(with a Citroen 2CV motor and suspension in it) in N. Ireland..Land of the Ire. My friend had a Morgan V-8 he waited three years for them to make it. Pretty fast and fun but a rough ride! I'd rather go to some car shows in other...
Here's some more various rides...all the stories are coming back now...meyesss....
Speaking of stupid things...I remember a guy I know "lost " his jet boat wayyyy upriver one night(it came untied from a tree while having a fire). A midnight seadoo rescue was attempted but even though I know the...
Check this out...I ride the rivers quite a bit. My friend wanted to experience it too. I used to make decent cash fixing peoples jets(a sidejob) when they would catch a rock, damage their pumps etc...I would repair them. My buddy was a "river rookie" and couldn't quite read the river yet. I...
Well. That was just absolutely...disgusting and it's still grossing me out. I hate feet to begin with, then you show me this?!?! It's burned into my mind now....Need a rum...
Lol! "And was the last time I did anything that stupid." Famous last words! I did that with a late 60's Mini Cooper I had once when the throttle cable broke in the Ku-huntry. Rope tied to the S.U. carb rack, out the back of the hood to the steering wheel. Scary!
Hey, I had something like that too. Late one night, probably about 1 am (I'm a late night kinda person) I was getting home with my house water tank full. (A 210 Gallon tank I fill with water for the house-I'm on a cistern and live in the ku-huntry). The temp was about -15 and the water had...
-I once bought a little Austin Little car for parts. I was Fixing up Mini's then. My friend had a early 80's little Ford car. I had to tow the Austin from the "big city" to our "little city". Not too far. The towing excursion started well. The Austin was a shell with no interior just extra...
-At one point, I tried to start a YZ 490 in my slippers. Not gooood.
-I redid a YZ 250 motor, crank up rebuild. It had a Steahly flywheel weight that would'nt tighten on very well but I tried to make it work anyways. The first time I went to start it, I kicked and it fired. It ran nicely...
Stupid Things I Done Did
Where do I start?
-I had a 79 YZ 250 I used to ride with my older neighbour in Athabasca. He had a DT 175 Yamy. We rode for hours into the muddy/sandy cut lines till I fouled a plug. Lacking any insight or foresight, I had no tools, plug or even snacks(I hate that...