steve davis - Posted - 09/28/2024:  15:06:20

I love my $50 Black Hawk tires I bought them for a cheap deal and not expecting anything special;maybe even needing to "baby" them a little.

I've been pleasantly surprised at their great handling and the "H" designation gives them a 130 mph top speed.

Top speed of my car is 128,I believe.

Perfect match.

Edited by - steve davis on 09/28/2024 15:07:39

reubenstump - Posted - 09/28/2024:  15:09:09

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Originally posted by steve davis

I love my $50 Black Hawk tires I bought them for a cheap deal and not expecting anything special;maybe even needing to "baby" them a little.

I've been pleasantly surprised at their great handling and the "H" designation gives them a 130 mph top speed.

Top speed of my car is 128,I believe.

Perfect match.

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What's the top speed of the driver?  Safe speed, that is.

steve davis - Posted - 09/28/2024:  15:24:08

Rte. 95 from Augusta to Waterville is posted at 75.
The slow lane is 80.
Passing lane is welded on 90 with cars on their @ss waiting to p@ss.

People made fun of our little Yaris ('06) with only 106 hp,but that 5 speed would do 104 in 4th gear.
Accent is listed as 130 hp but its the same engine as the 2014's 137 hp.
Doesn't sound like enough for any fun,but as the car weights get on the low side of 2000 pounds a little power goes a long way.

I love the 6 speed auto in my '18 Hyundai and its planted feel in the steering.

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 09/28/2024:  23:01:12

Remember when.

55 Saves Lives..?

Texasbanjo - Posted - 09/29/2024:  04:29:22

Speeding usually makes donors for those who need a new heart, lungs, eyes, etc.

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 09/29/2024:  05:08:17

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Originally posted by Texasbanjo

Speeding usually makes donors for those who need a new heart, lungs, eyes, etc.

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The Heart Dr.s...

Called spring...

Harvest Season...

Dew to motorcycles commin out of cold storage... :0/

heavy5 - Posted - 09/29/2024:  05:29:24

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Originally posted by STUD figmo Al

Remember when.



55 Saves Lives..?

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easy does it

PURCHASED 10/21 , 327, edelbrock pistons , cam , GM 400 trans, ,

 

steve davis - Posted - 09/29/2024:  06:30:25

55 mph limit made for disgruntled motorists stuck in long,slow lines of traffic.
Angry people aren't concentrating 100% on driving.
There was a 55 limit on the Autobahn briefly around '74.It didn't last very long.

I believe the greatest threat to safety on the roads (other than a vehicle that can't pass an annual inspection) is today's unlimited horsepower allowed on the road.
Anyone old enough to get a driver's license can have 1,000 + horsepower at their command.

What could go wrong?

Texasbanjo - Posted - 09/29/2024:  08:49:06

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Originally posted by steve davis

55 mph limit made for disgruntled motorists stuck in long,slow lines of traffic.

Angry people aren't concentrating 100% on driving.

There was a 55 limit on the Autobahn briefly around '74.It didn't last very long.



I believe the greatest threat to safety on the roads (other than a vehicle that can't pass an annual inspection) is today's unlimited horsepower allowed on the road.

Anyone old enough to get a driver's license can have 1,000 + horsepower at their command.



What could go wrong?

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I remember when the speed limit was 55 and Dave drove me to South Plains College in Levelland twice a month. Took most of the morning to go that 140 miles, stop and eat, go to my 3 hour banjo lesson and drive back... seems like the drive back was even longer.  Took a whole day to get it all done.

I like the 60, 65 and 70 mph limits most of the time, especially on the Interstate as you can get somewhere fairly fast and fairly safely. 

We have those souped up vehicles around town and usually end up with 3 or 4 or more wrecks each day because of them.

NotABanjoYoda - Posted - 09/29/2024:  09:03:00

I drove an electric G6 with 680 hp. The power was uncontrollable until I realized there was a wild to mild setting. Even then getting to 60 in a couple seconds was scary. I decided i was too old for that.

My F150 has a V8 coyote engine with direct injection. But since the backend weighs nothing it just roasts the tires.

I somehow made it out of the organ grinding age where going 180 on a zx12 was common. Took a hyabusa 1300 over 200mph on a closed track.

Wisdom leaves me as the guy who goes under the speedlimit now, but the road rage others have against slow safe driving makes me rethink what road safety is. Going 150+ left road ragers in the rear view.

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 09/29/2024:  14:09:15

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Originally posted by steve davis

55 mph limit made for disgruntled motorists stuck in long,slow lines of traffic.

Angry people aren't concentrating 100% on driving.

There was a 55 limit on the Autobahn briefly around '74.It didn't last very long.



I believe the greatest threat to safety on the roads (other than a vehicle that can't pass an annual inspection) is today's unlimited horsepower allowed on the road.

Anyone old enough to get a driver's license can have 1,000 + horsepower at their command.



What could go wrong?

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I spoze the speeders are the true ..professionals.. ;0)

steve davis - Posted - 09/29/2024:  14:12:52

Go with the flow.

Owen - Posted - 09/29/2024:  15:12:19

Yep ... so long as the flow adheres to my standards.   I occasionally use it to/with my co-pilot when she brings something, or nothing [of consequence] re. driving/roads/traffic/etc. to my attention .... "Just goin' with the flow."    

Edited by - Owen on 09/29/2024 15:13:46

chuckv97 - Posted - 09/29/2024:  15:28:57

I drove over 1.2 million accident-free miles in a semi,, I was usually behind “the flow” and saw many a hot-headed driver roaring past me in disgust….

Edited by - chuckv97 on 09/29/2024 15:30:42

banjo bill-e - Posted - 09/29/2024:  16:33:32

Sammy sang "I cant drive fifty five!!!" and I agree that 55mph is a terrible speed to drive. But drop it down to 20 or so and things get more interesting, especially with windows down, top down, windshield down, doors off, to the extent that you can manage. Then you can actually experience the world you are traveling instead of passing it in a blur.

Owen - Posted - 09/29/2024:  16:50:18

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Originally posted by chuckv97

I drove over 1.2 million accident-free miles in a semi,, <snip>

 

I expect it's nothing new, however .....

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chuckv97 - Posted - 09/29/2024:  17:32:29

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Originally posted by banjo bill-e

Sammy sang "I cant drive fifty five!!!" and I agree that 55mph is a terrible speed to drive. But drop it down to 20 or so and things get more interesting, especially with windows down, top down, windshield down, doors off, to the extent that you can manage. Then you can actually experience the world you are traveling instead of passing it in a blur.

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Bill, tell me it ain't so, but are you urging us to go "ultra-green" by going back to the horse and buggy days?  I agree that it would be better for our mental and spiritual health....

mike gregory - Posted - 09/29/2024:  17:48:20

At the beginning of the automobile age, there was great hope that the world would be cleaner and safer, because there would be less horsie poop on the streets, and fewer flies spreading diseases.

banjo bill-e - Posted - 09/29/2024:  19:01:55

Chuck, I have been influenced by my modified-for-street electric golf cart, which is now my preferred mode of transportation. But then, I'm retired, I don't go far, and have no pressing need for speed. I'm enjoying life in the slow lane, and yes you do see much more when going slow. Many boring drives could be made more interesting by slowing way down and looking around. We miss much!

steve davis - Posted - 09/30/2024:  06:08:23

In 1980 I got a letter from our State AG saying if I got another speeding ticket in the next 3 years my license would be revoked.
I had accrued 11 speeding tickets in 10 months with my little Mazda 808.
That car's engine was a 1272 4 with 52 horsepower.

I was a much slower driver after that.

steve davis - Posted - 09/30/2024:  08:34:22

We love our tourists,but we also like when they go back home and we get our 2 lane roads back up to speed.

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 09/30/2024:  10:23:37

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Originally posted by banjo bill-e

Chuck, I have been influenced by my modified-for-street electric golf cart, which is now my preferred mode of transportation. But then, I'm retired, I don't go far, and have no pressing need for speed. I'm enjoying life in the slow lane, and yes you do see much more when going slow. Many boring drives could be made more interesting by slowing way down and looking around. We miss much!

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Hey..hey..!

Keep yer eyes on the road..!

SIGHT SEEING IS FER THE PASSENGERS.... ;0)

Owen - Posted - 09/30/2024:  10:58:14

I dunno Al .... maybe in dicey (?) conditions. 

In more sedate times/places, driving is usually so ho-hum that paying attention to all that's required requires a relatively small fraction of some drivers attention/ability ..... gotta find something useful (?) to occupy the rest of it.  If "normal" conditions take a big whack of a driver's attention, then how will he/she handle the demands that poor(er) conditions present?

[One work-around: I know a couple of people* that park their cars at the edge of the city and then take transit ..... whatever works, I guess.   ]

* - As I understand it, their ability out in rural areas is nothing to write home about, either .... but I don't test for, or issue, the licenses.

Edited by - Owen on 09/30/2024 11:02:04

steve davis - Posted - 09/30/2024:  11:38:33

We have no problem putting up with "bobbleheads" as they cruise around.They're seeing boats,harbors,houses from the 1700s and "It's so dark at night" that they're a bit in shock.

Now we have the beginnings of "leaf peepers" as the leaves go all colors.
Short-lived,thank God.

reubenstump - Posted - 09/30/2024:  12:06:23

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Originally posted by steve davis

We have no problem putting up with "bobbleheads" as they cruise around.They're seeing boats,harbors,houses from the 1700s and "It's so dark at night" that they're a bit in shock.



Now we have the beginnings of "leaf peepers" as the leaves go all colors.

Short-lived,thank God.

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Bobblehead, eh?  I think I've bypassed Maine in the past, and now have more reason to do so.

Short-lived?

steve davis - Posted - 09/30/2024:  12:34:38

The length of vibrant tree colors is fairly short-lived sending the "peepers" elsewhere.
Common name for first time boating tourists is "summer pukes" sometimes showing their heads on the old "Laura B' on particularly snotty days.That 5 miles between Burnt Island and Monhegan can get fairly rough when it breezes up out of the SW.,but I never called them that to their face."Pukes" is the shortened version.

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 09/30/2024:  15:31:31

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Originally posted by Owen

I dunno Al .... maybe in dicey (?) conditions. 

In more sedate times/places, driving is usually so ho-hum that paying attention to all that's required requires a relatively small fraction of some drivers attention/ability ..... gotta find something useful (?) to occupy the rest of it.  If "normal" conditions take a big whack of a driver's attention, then how will he/she handle the demands that poor(er) conditions present?

[One work-around: I know a couple of people* that park their cars at the edge of the city and then take transit ..... whatever works, I guess.   ]

* - As I understand it, their ability out in rural areas is nothing to write home about, either .... but I don't test for, or issue, the licenses.

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Mebee ...

The drivers test should include an paying attendtion test..?

Short or non concentrating inabilitie folks need not...apply..? ;0)

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 09/30/2024:  15:37:29

I have a bobblehead on my dashboard, but no furry dicey dice.
Liz

Owen - Posted - 09/30/2024:  16:02:29

Ixnay the dice and bobblehead Liz .... you need these:  [  ]

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I've only ever heard them called fairy balls, but now I see they're also called pom pom balls and dingle balls.   Live and learn, I guess.

steve davis - Posted - 10/01/2024:  06:15:00

I was quite surprised to see the "H" rating in tires that cost 45-55 bucks.
I even found tires for $33,but I wanted the same design on all 4.

steve davis - Posted - 10/01/2024:  06:27:06

Coming back from Bingham a month ago on Rte 95 a lime green Lamborghini (not sure if it was a Diablo or Aventador passed everybody doing somewhere north of 125.Probably had a radar detector.

banjo bill-e - Posted - 10/01/2024:  07:32:34

^^ Most Lambos I've seen have been that hideous green color, as if the body shape alone was not enough "look at MEEEEE!"

reubenstump - Posted - 10/01/2024:  10:11:01

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Originally posted by steve davis

We have no problem putting up with "bobbleheads" as they cruise around.They're seeing boats,harbors,houses from the 1700s and "It's so dark at night" that they're a bit in shock.



Now we have the beginnings of "leaf peepers" as the leaves go all colors.

Short-lived,thank God.

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quote:

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Originally posted by steve davis

The length of vibrant tree colors is fairly short-lived sending the "peepers" elsewhere.

Common name for first time boating tourists is "summer pukes" sometimes showing their heads on the old "Laura B' on particularly snotty days.That 5 miles between Burnt Island and Monhegan can get fairly rough when it breezes up out of the SW.,but I never called them that to their face."Pukes" is the shortened version.

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Bobbleheads, short lived leaf peepers, and summer pukes, aka pukes.

Wow.

steve davis - Posted - 10/01/2024:  10:39:14

Are you misunderstanding short lived?

steve davis - Posted - 10/01/2024:  10:41:12

I never thought I'd find a 130 tire for so cheap.

BG Banjo - Posted - 10/01/2024:  11:09:53

My wife had a Pontiac Solstice GXP with the twin turbochargers. It had tires with a W speed rating. That's 168 mph. No way. Bit I was told by several sources that the suspension was tuned to that tire and putting on tires with a lower rating could cause erratic handling under certain circumstances. So there you go.

Owen - Posted - 10/01/2024:  11:23:24

A month back  one of my daughters linked me to these pics and asked: "Is that gouge in the sidewall anything that you would consider unsafe?"

I babbled something about a tire's strength coming from the carcass/cords rather than the rubber skin, and depending on its intended use, and "happy wife, happy life."  I've yet to contact her re. the correct (?) answer.

Was my babbling off the mark?

steve davis - Posted - 10/01/2024:  13:44:12

That would probably fail inspection in Maine.
The sidewall is thinner there and more apt to fail in the right conditions.

steve davis - Posted - 10/01/2024:  14:10:48

Tracking has my 2 tires arriving tomorrow.
They got onto the truck on the 28th. in New Jersey.
I may have gotten ahead of the big strike by just a few hours.

steve davis - Posted - 10/02/2024:  10:54:35

Hope I didn't speak too soon.New post says tomorrow for the tires.

STUD figmo Al - Posted - 10/02/2024:  10:59:30

Hope you get them in hand.. :0)

banjo bill-e - Posted - 10/02/2024:  11:24:10

----"Bobbleheads, short lived leaf peepers, and summer pukes, aka pukes.     Wow."---

Lorenzo, tourism is a mixed blessing and in most places which get significant tourism, the locals develop pet names for those tourists which are other than compliments. I've lived in Nashville and in Key West and in both places the natives had their pet names for the tourists who pay for much of the local economy yet do not makes themselves exactly beloved while visiting.

Edited by - banjo bill-e on 10/02/2024 11:25:48

chuckv97 - Posted - 10/02/2024:  11:29:12

I wintered in Arizona a few times - “snowbirds” isn’t a bad nickname for us nawth’ners, but I detected annoyance with visiting drivers who often weren’t sure of directions, like me.