Those are valid points and I don't necessarily disagree with you. But,
there is a serious difference between a Civic, a Mustang, and a 57
Chevy. Most notably is the presence or lack of an onboard computer
(some extra cylinders come to mind as well). One of the major
attractions of an MG is its simplicity. Being a simple design, any
shadetree greasy wrench with a Haynes manual can fix them. No laptop
computer required. Work? Yeah, that's often required.
Another attraction of the MG is the fact that they are fun to drive
whether I am going fast or slow. I've got no problems with adding
turbo-chargers and other high performance equipment to MG's either.
I'm just not headed that way. I'm more interested in winding, shady
roads in the summertime with the top down, wheel in hand, leaving the
sweet aroma of pipe tobacco and exhaust fumes in my wake.
Perhaps I'm just getting old, but with a baby due in two months, I get
very irritated when some moron in a lime green monstrosity is racing
some other waste of oxygen on the same interstate that I will soon have
my daughter riding with me. Am I overprotective already? Sure.
BTW, how do you like your Buell?
Kevin
On Wednesday, May 28, 2003, at 07:48 PM, jdunphy wrote:
> The F+F kids you write off are the hot rodders of today. Whether its a
> civic , a mustang a 57 chevy or a flat head ford , its all the same.
> Sure
> there are kids who put the big wing and the stickers and the pipe on
> an auto
> civic DX and think they can do the 11 sec quater . Thats OK they are
> just
> getting into this hobby call Hot Rodding . There are many out there (
> and a
> huge industry to show for it ) that invest serious time and money into
> their
> rides to make them what they want them to be . Isnt that what hot
> rodding is
> all about ?
>
> As a biker sez , its not what you ride , its the fact that you ride
>
> Cheers
> Justin D , 41 yo
> 96 Integra GSR, DC Header,Iceman Intake Poly Bushing Kit, 15 "
> aftermarket
> rims with Kuomho 205/50's other things coming , 8100 RPm Redline with
> 172
> Hp ( stock). Don't like big wings. Honda makes the best 4 cyl NA motor
> in
> the world
> 70 MG with Honda seats ;) great upgrade
> 96 Buell S3
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