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Another Viper V10 Motorcycle

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/26/2009

in Motorcycle Builders

Viper V10 motorcycle

Allen Millyard’s Viper V10 motorcycle isn’t the first on the street, in fact there may have been many before it. For instance, Paul, one of our readers, sent these photos taken at Daytona a few years ago. It looks like a Boss Hoss with an engine swap. While I applaud the effort the builder put into this, I think the Allen Millyard build wins on appearances and most likely handling. It’s amazing how different the two bikes look while using the same huge powerplant.

Viper V10 Motorcycle

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Allen Millyard Builds a Viper V10 Motorcycle

by Paul Crowe - "The Kneeslider" on 8/25/2009

in Custom motorcycles, Motorcycle Builders

The fellows over at Motorcycle News have a short teaser of Allen Millyard’s new 500 horsepower Viper V10 motorcycle. The V10 really needs no special tuning to get that output so all you have to do is fit the engine into a frame, … yeah, that’s all. Unlike the Chrysler Tomahawk show bike from years ago, this one looks like it runs and rides pretty well. Compared to a Boss Hoss, the V10 almost appears agile, … relatively speaking. Millyard has built a lot of interesting customs over the years, like a V12 Kawasaki from two 1300cc straight sixes, among others, and he turns out all of this wizardry from his garage with fairly basic machine tools and a considerable amount of skill.

All they have is the video but they will have photos and a story this week. This should be interesting.

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Zombie Proof/Global Warming Catalyst Vehicle of the... Whatever; Numba 2.

International Navistar MaxxPro

By Ben Wojdyla, 5:00 PM on Thu Feb 12 2009, 23,036 views (Edit, to draft, Slurp)

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Name: Navistar MaxxPro
Type of Apocalypse: Military Industrial Apocalypse
Why: The Navistar MaxxPro is the US military's Mine Resistant Ambush Protected vehicle, or MRAP. Essentially it's an enormous armor plated truck with a blast force dissipating V-shaped floor, perfect for pretty much any form of apocalypse which doesn't involve scarce natural resources. The MaxxPro would make ruling on high like Lord Humongous a matter of principle, plus it's just incredibly badass. And if worse comes to worse, it can also transform into a Decepticon.

International Navistar MaxxPro

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Zombie Apocalypse/Earth Killer Vehicle of the... Whatever!

Official vehicle of the Zombie Apocalypse

JohnFN | Tuesday, 17th of February 2009 at 01:46:11 PM

The brand-new Ford F-650. I would love to strip the exhaust off this bad boy and drive it through Berkeley with “Stranglehold” blasting, maybe some NRA stickers on the back window, a couple NASCAR decals and an American flag. Obama wants American car companies to build cardboard boxes with electric motors. Ford builds something straight out of Damnation Alley.

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'Nuff said.

Philosophical Statement of the day/week/month

Real Aussies are not to blame...

Real Australians are disgusted by the attacks on Indian students.
Attacks on anyone for that matter.
The scum who perpertrate these attacks are not real Aussies.

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This was my 1st Outfit. 1982 Kawasaki Z1100 with a Southern Cross Chair.

Waxing Lyrically?

I'm back! Ah, but for how long?

OK, I've been away for a while (no I wont tell u why). But if u do read this, I hope it will be a much shorter period between post as from now.

Vaya con Dios!

Barrett XM500 long range sniper rifle (USA)

I wantz wun ov theez; 4 personal defence...

...An'2 go 'Roo shooting!

Chew on dat, Becks!

http://world.guns.ru/sniper/sn73-e.htm

From Tim Blair's Blog...

OLDEN WARMING
Via Anthony Watts, whose readers discover a great wealth of ye olde warmening in the NYT archives:

• 1923:
Glaciers have disappeared and land once covered with field ice is bare.
• 1924:
Glaciers are moving from their age-old beds, pouring greater quantities of ice into the sea than recorded history has known. Broad areas of land are sinking to new levels. A number of islands have disappeared.
• 1930:
The Alpine glaciers are in full retreat. Out of 102 glaciers observed by Professor P.L. Mercanton of the University of Lausanne and his associates more than twothirds have been found to be shrinking.
• 1935:
The great glaciers of the West, last remnants of the Ice Age on continental United States, have been retreating from their strongholds in the mountains at double time since last year.
• 1947:
A mysterious warming of the climate is slowly manifesting itself in the Arctic, engendering a “serious international problem,” Dr. Hans Ahlmann, noted Swedish geophysicist, said today.
Of course, the same archives also yield collosal climate coldness concerns:
• 1895:
The question is again being discussed whether recent and long-continued observations do not point to the advent of a second glacial period, when the countries now basking in the fostering warmth of a tropical sun will ultimately give way to the perennial frost and snow of the polar regions.
• 1961:
Winters Since ‘40 Found Colder In Studies by Weather Bureau; Data Indicate, a Reversal of a Warming Trend That Began in 1881
• 1961:
After a week of discussions on the causes of climate change, an assembly of specialists from several continents seems to have reached unanimous agreement on only one point: it is getting colder.
• 1975:
Scientists Ponder Why World’s Climate Is Changing; a Major Cooling Widely Considered to Be Inevitable
• 1978:
An international team of specialists has concluded from eight indexes of climate that there is no end in sight to the cooling trend of the last 30 years, at least in the Northern Hemisphere.
Thus nature, and the NYT, balances itself. The paper really should return to the Grandfather Index of climate judgment:
• 1934:
America is believed by Weather Bureau scientists to be on the verge of a change of climate, with a return to increasing rains and deeper snows and the colder Winters of grandfather’s day.
• 1936:
The recent severely cold weather, following, in the main, many mild Winters, has caused people throughout the country to ask: “Does this portend a return to the reputed cold Winters of ‘granddad’s day’ years ago?"
Yep; all over the US, that’s exactly what people were asking. But listen to folks from the actual Granddad’s Day era and they’ll tell you the real cold was earlier still:
• 1890:
Is our climate changing? ... The older inhabitants tell us that the Winters are not as cold now as when they were young ...
Also, there are fewer mastodons. Last word to the ominously-named, but perfectly sensible, Mr Scarr:
• 1924:
Some People Always Think the Climate Is Changing, But Mr. Scarr Says There Is Nothing in His Records to Justify the Notion
UPDATE. Mister Ifft and Mister Scarr: a Lyle Thriller.

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This is the FN P90 chambered in 5.7 mm. Personally, I think it's GORGEOUS!



There's just something about it.

This is the FN Five-seveN. Made as a companion for the P90 and it uses the same 5.7 mm cartridge.

It's kinda sexy too.

The P90 appears regularly on both Stagate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis: My favourite TV shows.

So if the P90 is good enough for Stargate Command, then it must be good!

More info on both follows:

http://world.guns.ru/smg/smg13-e.htm
http://world.guns.ru/handguns/hg18-e.htm

Jeremy Vs Al

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Duke Nukem - Forever!?

It's time to 'Kick ass and chew gum, and I'm all out of gum!'

Duke Nukem is the only hope for planet Earth (according to the games).

Dunno where this pic came from or what context it was being used in, but I think it's frickin' funny!

The Australian 7.62 mm SLR (Based on the FN FAL)

Developed from the French FAL, The SLR was the mainstay of the Australian Army for many years, including the time I served.

It was a heavy SOB (though not as heavy as that M60 mongrel [or as much fun, really]), but the reassuring kick it gave as it's 7.62 round left the barell made up for that.

The French version had a heavier barrell and selective fire (single shot and full auto). The Aussie one had single shot only; thus teaching young diggers it's not the amout of lead you can throw at an ememy; it's how accurate you can deliver them.

The SLR rocked and still does.

Addemdum: DOH! I messed up. FN is a Belgian company, not French.

I knew that!

Anyway, here's a link to info on the FAL family (the whole site is pretty good, excellent even).

http://world.guns.ru/assault/as24f-e.htm

The Jaffa

The first bike I bought after my accident was a Z1 900cc Kawasaki. The first Superbike.

I loved this bike sooooo much (although not as much as the Vmax).

I eventually sold it and bought my now wife an engagement ring (now THAT is love). We call the ring the Kawasaki Diamonds

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Ooooooo! Pretty!

I have never owned a gun, rifle or any other firearm. But I was in the Army (no overseas service) and have fired a few.


My favourite?

The M203! The pic is actually a M4 version, I think; the one I fired was a A1 if I remember correctly. I like the idea of carrying your own, personal artillery along with you. Gives you peace-of-mind.

I started a 'small' bushfire with one of these when the 40mm round I had fired hit the old tank chassis I was aiming at, bounced off and landed in some long grass.

YAY! I started!

Well, let's get this blog working!

First, my last bike. It was a 1992 Yamaha Vmax. What a monster!

1200cc of brute force. V4, water cooled, shaft drive, petrol tank under the seat; handled like a duck on speed, went like a bat out of hell.

Red lined it in every gear twice (scared the crap out of me more than twice!):

Once racing a ZZR1100 up the Westgate Bridge: I beat him to the top but i maxxed out at 230 or so and when he eventually caught me I just backed off and relaxed.

Second was when I embarrased the HELL out of an Outlaw on a "hotted up" Hardley in a 60kph zone. I almost felt sorry for him.