PINOCCHIO ... A PUPPET BORN ON JULY 7, 1881
I'm not sure why this thought popped into my mind or why it might be relevant to this photo and I'm even more mystified by the fact that I noted that he was "born" four years before Dr. Pepper was invented. Can you say, "cabin fever"? Ha! Ha!
Jack,
I saw this cycle for sale. It looks like there is storage space in that fairing!
Steve, FSSNOC #5266 - Nebraska
Thank You, Steve! This is exciting stuff ... think of the aero results of this design of fairing. Is it good or is it not good? Comments?
One could be surprised, sometimes aero doesn't appear to be efficient when in reality it just might be ... interesting 'cause we plan to delve into the mystery of aerodynamics a bit in Issue #147, via Alan W., FSSNOC #5029 (and also featured on the ThumperGarage Page this week as a preview to an article in TN#147).
And, coincidently perhaps, we note that Alan S., FSSNOC#5286, who has a comment about chains on the Event Page, also has a strong history in motorcycle-related aero science in his search for the hidden and elusive fuel economy potential of motorcycles that most of us only dream about ... he was getting 100-140 mpg on his 250cc Kawasaki back in 2014 when we both participated in Joe Gilmore's Coast-2-Coast Tiddler Tour across the USA on 250cc ride ... his bike looked like an F-16 without the wings!
Alan S., can you send us a photo for next week, we gotta see this baby again ... I was riding a bright orange Repsol Honda CBR250R, usually the visual attraction in a group of motorcycles, but with Alan's Moto-Aero-Plane onsite, NO ONE noticed me or my ride, it was a humbling experience (grin) and, hey, I'm already a humble guy! - #000
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WEARING FSSNOC CLUB GEAR IS AN IMPORTANT FUNCTION OF MEMBERSHIP ...
WHY SO, one might ask?
One of our ongoing goals is getting a measure of new people into our group. And, of course, this is not to say that we aren't happy with all you familiar faces, which we LOVE to see and hear from here on the ThumperGarage, this being the History Page, by the by ... hence, the photo above ... the shirt is "history", right? (See post below...)
"FSSNOC University - fraternity of thumpa-thumpa-thumpa" ... this was at a time when college sports dominated a major portion of life here in the USA. I so enjoyed this shirt, I guess we should do a second version one of these days...
Anyway, so why is it important to wear our club gear? Folks notice what we wear ... fact. Folks read what our shirts say ... fact. I, you, we become a walking talking signboard for our club.
And we do need a constant influx of new members to replace the somewhat predictable constant ebb and flow of active club membership, people coming and going in and out of our group.
Now I will say here, we have been and continue to be so blessed with a much more stable membership than most organizations, much to my amazement and appreciation, you guys and gals are simply the best ... Thank You!
So, back to our club shirts ... wear them, don't save them, wash them (t-shirts) inside-out to lengthen their service life, but do wear them, at least weekly, okay?
Thank You, Natasha, both for wearing our club gear and sending us this post ... awesome!
(Of note, the t-shirt Natasha refers to below is another historic FSSNOC garment, our "Suck-Squeeze-Bang-Blow" t-shirt.)
I first read this statement years ago in a British magazine from the '50's, and I read it again a couple of days ago in the January-February issue of Motorcycle Classics magazine in reference to the Yamaha SR500s of 1978-1981 here in the states (ending worldwide in 1999), it means or illustrates the four functions of a four-stroke single cylinder:
Induction-Compression-Ignition-Exhaust ...
Suck-Squeeze-Bang-Blow.
Capeesh?
Natasha ... so good to hear from you!! - #000
P.S. > BTW, Hubby Steve has replaced this shirt with a brand new zippered hoodie, the FSSNOC "GOT TORQUE" model ... so watch for Natasha in your grocery store, okay?
Hi, Jack
I think it as about 20 years ago (well, almost 25 years) that I fell in love with a ThumperMan and 20 years ago that he bought me this sweatshirt. It has been my Sunday-go-to-meetin' shirt (READ: Grocery store) attire (underneath is always the politically incorrect t-shirt).
Sadly, I must return this sweatshirt to the earth. I vowed I would wear it until it fell apart.
It has.
Mrs. Natasha Oakman (#5266 1/2)
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