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From: "Andrew" <andrewm1973@...>
To: <Homebrew_PCBs@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Thursday, September 07, 2006 10:34 PM
Subject: [Homebrew_PCBs] Bad Jokes and Bikes - was - Vote - was - 10K cad -
was - Free CAD


>> Leon wrote:
>> Similar to the SV1000 - V-twin and loads
>> of torque!
>
> Made any PCBs for custom add ons to your
> bike? My only mod so far is an automatic
> garage door opener. Pretty lame realy.

There are plenty of electronic goodies available for it anyway, like a
digital gear indicator, LED indicators, speedo corrector, computer interface
for the ECU (to remap it), and so on. I'd thought of making my own speedo
corrector - it goes between the sensor and the instrument cluster.

>
>> I find it difficult to keep
>> mine at the 70 mph speed limit, I usually
>> cruise at 110-120 mph on motorways.
>
> Speed limit is 100K out here. There are
> too many cameras, lasers and radars on all
> the nice straight roads to ever do much
> more.

Some counties have lots of them, some have very few. Then there are the
linked systems that do number plate recognition and calculate average speed.
They don't work for bikes (yet) because they face the front of the vehicle.
I have heard of someone with a fast bike who had a rotating number plate,
when he reached the speed limit it automatically displayed a false number.

>
> The only option of you want to speed is to
> do it on suburban streets late at night in
> the rain.
>
>> I do
>> keep an eye open for the fuzz, of course,
>> and haven't been caught yet.
>
> Fuzz - thats a funny word you english folk
> use for police. But does remind me of that
> old joke.

I looked it up, it came from the USA originally.

>
> Two working girls (optionaly a blonde and
> brunette) where in the watch house after
> being picked up for soliciting. One (the
> optionaly brunette one) turns to the other
> and says "Don't you hate it when you get
> caught by the fuzz". The other (optionaly
> blonde) replies "That never happens to me
> I always shave it off".

8-)

Leon