| On Thu, 1 May 1997, JOHN HARDY wrote:
>   As some may recall, A good friend of mine has rebuilt an "L" type Magna.
> an election night so off we went. We were bowling along at a fairly sedate
> running in type of pace and mounting the brow of a hill when I caught sight
> of something chrome flashing throuigh the evening sunlight, past my head.
> It took a few nanoseconds for me to realise what it was and decide whether
> or not it was vital. Now, it might bb just me and we all have or own
> opinions, but I consider a hub spinner fairly vital, especially in the area
> of holding wheels on. Just as I screamed a terrified "stop" off came the
I don't know where you live, but the Magna is RHD, intended to be driven 
on the left.  If you are in a country where people drive on the right, 
then it will cause your knockoffs to loosen themselves, with the result 
you experienced.
Oh, wait, election night.. a clue.. you live in England.  
Never mind.
   W. R. Gibbons  Dept. of Molecular Physiology & Biophysics
                  Univ. of Vermont College of Medicine, Burlington, VT
                  gibbons@northpole.med.uvm.edu  (802) 656-8629
P.S.  Everybody else never mind too; I'm kidding.
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