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Now this is some history!!!
The 115-year-old bike is one of only 800 produced and is described as "exceedingly rare" by experts.
The rusty contraption has a 1488cc engine and could hit a top speed of 30mph and was last ridden in the 1930s.
It was manufactured in Munich around 1895 and was part of the first ever series of powered two-wheelers.
It is also the first vehicle to which the name "motorcycle" – motorrad in German – was ever applied.
Hugo Wilson, editor of Motorcycle News Classic department, said: "The engines of the Hildebrand & Wolfmüller were very big – the equivalent now would be something like the Kawasaki Zr1400, which goes up to about 186mph.
"The crucial difference is that even though the engines were the same size, the Hildebrand & Wolfmüller's systems, like the ignition, were very primitive, like – almost a toy, and not a viable means of transport.
"It would have broken down all the time and would have been very expensive too.
"Speeds of 30mph were certainly unheard of at the time though, so in that sense it was ground-breaking."
A spokeswoman for Bonhams, the auctioneers, described the Hildebrand & Wolfmüller as "the find of the decade"
She added: "This wonderful machine represents the ultimate acquisition for the serious private collector or any museum devoted to the history of powered transport and is estimated at £40,000 – 60,000."
"The Hildebrand brothers, Henry and Wilhelm, developed their motorcycle in partnership with Alois Wolfmüller and his mechanic, Hans Geisenhof.
"Their design was powered by a twin-cylinder, water-cooled, four-stroke engine displacing 1,488cc, which until relatively recent times was the largest power unit ever fitted to a motorcycle.
"Despite a maximum power output of only 2.5bhp at 240rpm, the H&W was capable of speeds approaching 30mph, an exciting prospect at a time when powered road transport of any sort was still a novelty.
"Opinions differ with regard to how many machines were produced, figures range from as low as 800 to as high as 2,000. Survivors are, needless to say, exceedingly rare."
Patented in January 1894, H&W’s motorcycle was greeted with considerable enthusiasm and plans were drawn up to build a factory in Munich to produce it.
It was also licensed to a firm in France and marketed there as ‘ La Petrolette’. Despite some impressive demonstration performances by factory riders, the H&W’s shortcomings became all too apparent once deliveries to paying customers commenced, and early in 1897 both the German and French ventures collapsed.
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I don't even know what to say to this...
This Motorcycle Sidecars by François Knorreck is truly amazing. The Sport Motorcycle attached at the left side of the sport car is pretty like a dummy that does nothing but as a styling purpose.
There is no way you could have this unless François Knorreck want to sell it to you (well, probably not for his entire life!).
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Yeah, I've seen that before. Pretty sweet.
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Man' date=' you guys will believe anything.
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It's true, the aliens made it happen.
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There have been survivors of such rare instances.
You would find something like that.
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Nah, they said "It's a ram"
Not that I was there or anything.
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Did you get "It's a boy" or "It's a girl" cigars for OR members??
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Congrats Sam.
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I think the gun did it.
By Col. Mustard, in the library.
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Dont quote me but basically they draw it out, then spin it, then re-inject it into the damaged area. By spinning it, it does something with the healing factor. It causes cells to repair faster.
Interesting....So in theory if I play on a sit'n spin all the time, I should always be healthy?
That's pretty cool though.
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Wow, that's crazy. I go in there every once in a while. The people that work there are really nice and helpful. It's too bad stuff like this happens.
its a pyschological thing.. women have a tendency when they do use a gun to commit suicide to shoot themselves in the chest.. they are thinking ahead to when they are being viewed they dont want to look bad...(im not being morbid.. or making a joke)You are absolutley correct.
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I If that dosent work they will pull blood and spin it then re-inject it into the damaged area.
What's that mean, to spin blood? What's it accomplish? Sorry, jusy never heard of that.
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I learned a lot doing the research. I don't mind learning...
But what about
flatulence?
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CO2 is an acidic gas. It is also an acidic oxide.
Nobody cared about CO2 compared to SO2.
Until CO2 removal from the atmosphere became big business.
Gas Applications used in Food and Beverages
Using solvents for acidic gas removal
Method for eliminating carbon dioxide from waste gases
Acidic gas absorbent and process for production thereof
APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR CLEANING ACIDIC GAS
Acidic gas adsorber having a metal phthalocyanine on an ion exchanger
Acidic Gas Capture by Diamines
Acidic gas sensors and method of using same
Investigations on the adsorption of acidic gases using activated dolomite
Carbon monoxide and hydrogen gases combining to form methanol is way more interesting.
Just think, there is free fuel in the air, if we could only get it on the cheap.
Holy
batman, did you do enough fact finding?
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lol Didnt really know how to explain it so i went ahead and googled the word goetta second option was " Goetta Cincinnati" but heres Wikipedias Definition:
Goetta is a peasant food of German origin that is popular in the greater Cincinnati area. It is primarily composed of ground meat and oats. Pronounced gétt-aa, ged-da or get-uh.
FUN FACT: Goetta was originally a peasant dish, meant to stretch out servings of meat over several meals to conserve money.
The modern popularity of goetta in Cincinnati has led to it being called "Cincinnati Caviar". <<<Definitely needs to make the " Your'e from Ohio list"
I thought it was like "go etta the hell outta here." Like "what are you eating under there?"" Under where?" Didn't know it was a real food. lol
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I didn't even have the patience to watch the first video in its entirety.
But that's just me.
First one is kind of boring, but the second one is an amazing pool trick and the third is pretty crazy.
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...to set one of these up?
I think these chain reaction things are pretty neat.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9RhTumSfBwI
This is also amazing skill:
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Wondering when the economy will pick back up and people will have money to get their cars fixed so I can make more money....
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yes that is a scam... same concept as timeshare presentations... except this dude actually requires you to buy something.
I'll mark your words... but hopefully I never have to.
Molan Labe
I hope you don't have to either. But this idea is not that unrealistic to think it could be tried.
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"This won't happen here"... take a look at the Katrina firearms seizures.
Also look at Zimbardo's prisoner/guard experiments... it's amazing what a subversive role will do to people, and what a little power does to people.
Oh it may be tried, but mark my words, it will not succeed.
This was on that site https://www.frontsight.com/free-gun.asp
Too good to be true?
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Let them try to ban guns here in the US. It will not work. Our citizens will not go quietly should this happen. There also will not be too many people that will turn in a firearm while they still have live ammo at hand. We will not go by way of Britian, Canada or Australia. If this happens, our government will be overturned by the people.
How to Prepare for a Deployment to Iraq
in Dumpster
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Just came across this. Very accurate and true...sadly.