Thanks, Stephen - that story is a perfect example of Enjoy(ing) The Ride!
Gary McCormick
San Jose, CA
Stephen McCartney wrote:
> Yesterday was ANZAC - public holiday in Australia honouring our war veterans
> & those that didn't make it through.
> Now, in Melbourne, we've had days and days of rain - broken a 4 year
> drought, really, for most of Victoria. Anyway, ANZAC day dawned a little
> grey, but soon cleared to a glorious autumn day. Melbourne in Autumn is
> possibly the most beautiful city in the world (says me who's never been
> overseas!). Now, the other day, I'd tried to start Ladybird, but wasn't
> getting a spark. It had been pissing down at the time, so rather than sort
> it on the spot, I left her, and took the tram to work. Better for the
> environment anyway ;)
>
> So, getting back to the point of all this, with the first sunny day
> happening on a public holiday, I went out, opened the dizzy, and found the
> culprit - fouled points. (Add another thing to the list - new dizzy & go
> electronic when the engine gets pulled)
> Quick rub with some sandpaper, wipe it out, check the dizzy cap, turn her
> over, and hey, presto! She's alive! And loud! (Add to list - new headers,
> talk to Lou about reproduction? Or go hard core custom? decisions,
> decisions...)
>
> Well, it's sunny, it's a holiday, what to do?
>
> Well, drop the roof, and blast along the river boulevard, that's what!
> Now, it's a great piece of road, twisty as you'd want, but it's fairly built
> up, and there's joggers and cyclists all over the place. Nevertheless, with
> care, you can still give it a good squirt on the tighter corners and have a
> bit of fun. Come up behind a motorbike. I knew he was thinking the same
> thing when I saw him turn on to the boulevard ahead of me. But he was a
> total WUSS! Yeah, fine in a straight line, but every corner, he had a
> roadster filling his mirrors (that's an exaggeration, ever since my brother
> died on a bike, I've always tried to be careful of those guys - they've got
> even less protection than we've got!). One right hairpin especially - you
> know when you get that feeling, the wheels are all talking to you
> (especially the rear ones), Ladybird's motor's singing at ~5000, and LIFE'S
> GOOD! He didn't get rid of me until he got around a slower car. There's
> nowhere for a car to overtake, but bikes can do it safely (albeit illegally)
> in a couple of places.
> Never mind. Get to the end of the boulevard, nick around to the freeway for
> the quick way back - sun shining, roof down, 80mph, and grinning again!
>
> Geez I love this car. Just had to share that with you guys. I know you'll
> understand 8^)
>
> Cheers,
>
> Steve
> FHROC (Happy Roadster Owner Club);)
> & Ladybird - 1968 2000 Solex
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