Date: Wed, 7 Jan 1998 02:23:10 +0100

From: Peter Staal 


>on the subject of engine rebuilds, and so forth, can anyone comment on the

>effects of high engine wear/failure while running at a high rpm? my brother

>and I have argued this before. I say even if a motor has a redline of

>10,000rpm, the less you stay away from it, the longer the motor will last.

my

>brother says it doesnt make any difference, since it's designed to run that

>fast. who is right? I assume (realistically) that the lower rpm a motor

runs,

>the longer it will last.

>
>
>david

You are right, it is the difference between walking and running, you are

also designed for both ....one you can do much longer.



Peter.



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Date: Tue, 23 Dec 1997 20:52:15 -0800 (PST)

From: David G Wood 
Subject: Re: Fixing a Puch



>  i hope to get my moped werking before skool starts up on jan 5th.  you

>  think a 17 yr old fool

>  who knows nuthing about engines can fix a moped???  or are they

>  difficult?

>  its the engine part that i need help in, everything else like brakes,

>  etc and easy.!



Well, whether you're a fool or or not remains to be seen but there is no

easier or cheaper kind of transportation to work on than a moped. If you

are at all interested in learning some mechanical skills, a moped is

perfect.



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From: ANDOVER@aol.com

Date: Sun, 28 Sep 1997 23:55:45 -0400 (EDT)

ubject: How to convince Mom that Mopeds are not too dangerous for a 14 year old



Moped Greetings!



I got my 1st Moped when I turned 14 years old after bugging my parents for

two years straight. My mother thought it was too dangerous but it has been 21

years and

I have not been in a single accident. Now that I am 35 I can understand your

Mothers

concern but a Moped can be safe if you treat it like a bicycle rather then a

motorcycle. What I mean is to always be double cautious and drive in the bike

lanes or sidewalks where you should be. Also never show off...that is when

you let your guard down.



I guess I am such a Moped enthusiast because My Mom thought it was too

dangerous (That and because of the Music of "The WHO"....Check it out!)

I have collected Mopeds ever since. My Moped taught me responsibility that

carried

through to today. I am the owner of several very successful companies. The

leap of faith my parents made in allowing me the freedom of a Moped gave me a

foundation of self confidence that has carried through to today.



You remind me clearly of where I was at 14...



Warm  regards,



Lance Chayet



Andover Cycles, Limited

Authorized TOMOS, Puch, and Jawa Moped Dealer

303-689-9000

303-689-9009 Fax



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From: Philip.Kuhl@ping.be

Date: Thu, 14 Aug 1997 23:55:25 +0100 (GMT+0100)

To: daugava@nothnbut.net

Subject: re: Is Riding a Moped Wimpy?



No, of course not.	I ride a 1996 Peugeot 103.	Several of my USMC (= United

States Marine Corps) buddies have Harleys, and were, indeed, aghast at the

idea that I would buy a moped.	I fought back by naming my green Peugeot

"Piglet" from the Winnie-the-Pooh stories; I figured that if Harleys were

called "hogs," then "Piglet" was appropriate for my Peugeot!  My buddies roared!



I ride my moped for me, not for anyone else -- including my buddies.  I love

the sensation, as I sputter along the backroads here in Belgium, of hearing

and feeling every part of my moped functioning as it brings me to my

destination.  I get a true appreciation of what an internal combustion

engine is all about, and there's an odd sensation of pleasure in the magneto

generating enough current for my head- and tail-lights.  Of course all this

exists in my truck, but there I am insulated from the process of propulsion

and generation (I just stomp on the gas pedal and the truck moves.); with

the moped I'm a part of it.



Everyone who rides a moped chooses to do so for a different reason:  For the

youngest among us, it may be the only motor vehicle to which they have

access; for others it is a matter of cost and fuel economy and lack of

licensing and insurance requirements, for others still it's the pleasure of

the "minimalist" sputtering through the countryside.  The attraction for me

is a combination of the minimalist and the economist, but that's really

irrelevant:  What's important is that I ride a moped because I like to.



Now, are there those who will sneer?  Of course!  It's the same kind of

person who, on his Cannondale bicyle, sneers at the fellow riding a Huffy.

By the way:  That Cannondale rider is being sneered at by the rider of the

supercharged Tomos, who is being sneered at by the rider of the big

Kawasaki, who is beeing sneered at by the driver of the Hyundai, who is

being sneered at by the Cadillac driver, who....well, you get the idea!



Ride what you want because you want to.  Let others do the same.  If you

want to think that, somehow, you are superior to me because you drive

something that is more expensive  --  well, I hope that gives you some

pleasure!  I get my pleasure from enjoying what I chose to have, not by

trying to make myself seem superior to others by virtue of my posessions!



Phil

Philip.Kuhl@ping.be



				

				

				

					

	

		
			

			
		

			
		

		

		
			

			

				
				
				
		

			
	










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