Date: 4 May 2007 01:36:16 -0700 From: targa <tmuehlhoffnospaml.com> Subject: Re: Classic 900 - aluminum or steel/best tires for sport driving
On May 3, 2:44 pm, still me <wheeled...nospamo.com> wrote: > It's hard to believe that in a country where they are open minded > enough to have roads with no speedlimits that they are this particular > about using different tires that still cover the load properly :-) That is, because you believe it is "open minded" to have no speed limit. There's only 1 reason. Germany's history as being a car manufacturing country and it's only the car manufacturers who are lobbying this. The politicians clearly do everything the indudtry wants. Nothing to do with open minds, which we almost do not have at all here. Hope that doesn't destroy your view of Germany. BTW, it's just a matter of time when we'll get a general speed limit as well. Talk is ongoing about this for quite a while now. Besides that the non-speed limit is a reason to keep an additional eye on the safety of cars and roads. In some countries around Germany you know immediately by the state of the roads, why you can't go faster there. Take Belgium first. Robanzello: > Even down to the wattage of bulbs that can be sold for bike lights (that's Bicycle!). The standard rear > bulb can't take the juice my generator delivers. It burns out quickly, and robs too much power from the > front light. I couldn't get a different bulb, so I picked up a 30ohm power resistor and put it into > the circuit. Probably illegal. And you have to have proper light at your bicycle... Depending on the cop you're facing he/she might be picky if he doesn't like your nose and you get in trouble ;) I bought some nice cheap LED light for my bike from Europe outside Germany, because the LED bicycle light in Germany has to be approved which makes it incredibly expensive. For law's sake I have an additional regular german approved light/generator mounted to my bike... even if I don't use it. > Thanks everyone for all the advice on tire sizes. I have been looking > at used tire/wheel sets, and a lot that are sold as suitable for this > car are 205/60-15. These then are for sure tires that were fitted on a 9000. 205/55 should ride better anyway. /To
