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@bikersmurf ,Thanks for the thought. My stuff is all 10 bolt and running 245's. I tend to stay away from most chinese tire knockoffs. They're junk for a reason, s***ty sidewalls. This is what happens when rocks get stuck between rear duals. Makes a BIG bang and makes for an expensive day!

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Scuffed a rock at the edge of a narrow road. Didn’t even hear it hiss. Pulled over to make sure the tire was ok. Unfortunately there’s no warranty… tire was at 95%. Good news was the set of six was less than $380 as new takeoffs.


@bikersmurf ,Thanks for the thought. My stuff is all 10 bolt and running 245's. I tend to stay away from most chinese tire knockoffs. They're junk for a reason, s***ty sidewalls. This is what happens when rocks get stuck between rear duals. Makes a BIG bang and makes for an expensive day! View attachment 2957705

First time I’ve lost a sidewall. I just wish I had swapped on my other set of tires. Now I’m down to 5 spares. :(
 
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Are you really tall, can't find a bike that fits? Check out these guys, it has 36" wheels!!! Holy crap!
I'm not, exact opposite. But it's good to share if it helps.

A penny farthing makes more of a statement.

Clearly just as convenient and manoeuvrable...:lol:

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Are you really tall, can't find a bike that fits? Check out these guys, it has 36" wheels!!! Holy crap!
I'm not, exact opposite. But it's good to share if it helps.

I’m tall, but not that tall. It took some digging, but I found the price on the website. In a nutshell, if you have to ask, it’s too much. $5000 USD
 
Agreed to pay $15 for a Coleman lantern with case. This is what was listed…
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I agreed to leave the money there. When I arrived the seller said there was some fuel and a box of other things he found I could also have.
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About 10 mantles, 1 globe, 4 thingys, and about $8 worth of white gas.
 
Looks altogether too familiar :lol:



This was one of the few times I got lots of warning that things were about to suck.

Wasn't a great picture to start with, but you can see the dark line of cloud. When pic was taken, it was blowing around 30 knots. Not a big deal.

Had plenty of time to put up a tiny storm sail.

When cloud bank hit, the anemometer maxed out at 99 knots, and the boat laid over on it's ear and broached with the equivalent of a t-shirt up for a sail.

at which point the old man and I looked at each other and said, " well, ****"

And people wonder why sailors swear a lot. :lol:
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Only lasted a few hours at that level then backed off to 50 knots which felt pretty manageable afterwards.

This was off south Africa, couple hundred k north of Durban.

With the hot continent of Africa right there and Antarctica not that far away, they get crazy weather. I've never seen a barometer tie itself in knots like it does down there.
 
I believe this meets the definition of Overlanding. A Roller with a RTT and more money and no more common sense than God to buy it all.

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My buddies Jeep with hemi and 37s with lockers front and rear exploded his dana 44 outer front axle when backing out while trying to spin the front end around 180 degrees. Man those dana 44s look tiny in comparison to the cruiser axles.

Crate 392 hemi with new transmission, cost to build in California over 50k, :meh: he purchased the truck for 50 cents on the dollar.
 
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Ok, all I got is an article but Ford has patented 'Tank Turn' for it's EV. Basically one side turns forward, the other side turns
reverse. Suck on that 'rear steer'!! This is totally cool.

 

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