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Apr 13 19:33 UTC 2007

I come by here every now and then to clean out my mailbox.  Rane, #384 is not
my project so I can't answer your question.

I put new brake pads on my CX650C and new stainless steel mufflers on a BMW
R75/5.  Nice bike, that!

I rebuilt the hi/lo planatray on my '69 Commercial 12 Gravely 2-wheel tractor
and then discovered that the differential had big problems.  Parts are on
order to repair that and bring it up to the more recent configuration.

I'm kicking around ideas on building an electric motorbike.  Something with
a 40 mile range and top speed of around 50 MPH so that I don't become a road
hazzard on some of the roads out by me.  I met a fellow who did one who lives
close by.  Anyone with a doner bike out there by chance?

I bought and built up a new commuter bicycle last spring.  I dissed the front
shifter and chain ring.  I figured out what gears I needed and set up the 9
remaining gears to meet those needs.  I did over 2K miles last year just
riding to and from work.  This winter I laced a Shimano Nexus dyno-hub into
the front wheel for a little 3W halogen headlight.  Wasn't bright enough so
I got sone Luxeon Emitter III LED's and after collecting some data on the
dyno-hub, built up a dual-LED headlight.  MUCH better than the halogen unit
and I was able to coax another watt out of the dyno.

Did I mention that we put up ten 10' X 4' solar hot water panels a couple
years ago to preheat the water going into our hot water tank and to dump heat
into our basement radiant floor slab?  Works great, when the sun comes out...

I see my spelling hasn't improved.  And I forgot how to use the editor.  Oh
well, some things don't change ;o)