Motorcycling.
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Bodean
Cali dreamer
Bring yer Charmin!
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Hard on the booty, for sure.
While farting around in the Czech Republic we encountered some local enthusiasts out for a ride.
Thought I'd share it with the motorcycle lovers in the House:
The Czech built Jawa was a staple of my youth.
An incredibly smoky , very reliable 350 cc, it was exported to most countries in Europe.
The Velorex 3 wheeler, that was just a flimsy skeleton covered in canvas, the Czech kept to themselves, mostly.
Thought I'd share it with the motorcycle lovers in the House:
The Czech built Jawa was a staple of my youth.
An incredibly smoky , very reliable 350 cc, it was exported to most countries in Europe.
The Velorex 3 wheeler, that was just a flimsy skeleton covered in canvas, the Czech kept to themselves, mostly.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
A genuine WTF moment!
So we jumped into the car and followed the damned thing for over an hour, figuring it would run out of gas before we did.
Eventually it turned into a small side road and as we came around the last corner, we realized that we'd found the mother lode
They hold an annual gathereing at the hotel, since it is only 3 km from where the bikes were made.
Just dig these pictures and then read the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Böhmerland_(motorcycle)
Honestly, that was the highlight of the trip.
I'd come across a video of one on "Jay Leno's garage" once, so I recognized it, but to see it going through the mountains with 3 passengers was something else.
So we jumped into the car and followed the damned thing for over an hour, figuring it would run out of gas before we did.
Eventually it turned into a small side road and as we came around the last corner, we realized that we'd found the mother lode
They hold an annual gathereing at the hotel, since it is only 3 km from where the bikes were made.
Just dig these pictures and then read the link: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Böhmerland_(motorcycle)
Honestly, that was the highlight of the trip.
I'd come across a video of one on "Jay Leno's garage" once, so I recognized it, but to see it going through the mountains with 3 passengers was something else.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Very cool!
PCTREE
Treehouser
I really like the 3 wheeler covered in canvas!
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Crazy awesome motos!
Thank you for sharing, Stig
So cool.
Thank you for sharing, Stig
So cool.
squisher
THE CALM ONE!!!!
Yah. Super cool. Bizarro bikes.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
Bodean
Cali dreamer
Good one. Scary but good.
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I'd love to check it out IRL.
Burnham
Woods walker
Cool pics, Stig. Very fun.
Mick!
TreeHouser
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Looks natural!
What does "through the nose" mean?
If thats being too rude or forward, maybe just convert to bushels of wheat.
I bought a stupid cable that was worth 50 bushels the other day.
What does "through the nose" mean?
If thats being too rude or forward, maybe just convert to bushels of wheat.
I bought a stupid cable that was worth 50 bushels the other day.
Mick!
TreeHouser
Top dollar,
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
jumping Jehoshaphat!
I looked em up on line. Thats a lot of bushels!
I looked em up on line. Thats a lot of bushels!
MasterBlaster
Administrator Emeritus
I always knew what it meant, but I didn't know the origin.
Meaning: To pay a high price; to pay dearly.
Origin: Comes from the ninth-century Ireland. When the Danes conquered the Irish, they imposed an exorbitant Nose Tax on the island's inhabitants. They took a census (by counting noses) and levied oppressive sums on their victims, forcing them to pay by threatening to have their noses actually slit. Paying the tax was "paying trough the nose."
Meaning: To pay a high price; to pay dearly.
Origin: Comes from the ninth-century Ireland. When the Danes conquered the Irish, they imposed an exorbitant Nose Tax on the island's inhabitants. They took a census (by counting noses) and levied oppressive sums on their victims, forcing them to pay by threatening to have their noses actually slit. Paying the tax was "paying trough the nose."
Mick!
TreeHouser
The advantage being the value won't diminish with the years.
They're actually a decent investment.
They're actually a decent investment.
FireFighterZero
Captain Zero!
Haha! You dont have to justify it to me.
I use that line on the wife all the time. But, honey, its a good investment!
Usually when I want to buy a gun or something.
Thats interesting Butch. I did not know that either. Freaking Danes!
I use that line on the wife all the time. But, honey, its a good investment!
Usually when I want to buy a gun or something.
Thats interesting Butch. I did not know that either. Freaking Danes!
