Not sure if it makes sense, but what about setting up beds in schools that are closed? Obviously they’d need to be disinfected prior to resuming school but those are lots of buildings currently closed with lots of space inside for beds.

18Hp? I think my daughter’s Little Tikes foot-powered car can outpace that. Pretty cool bit of history though!

4th: Bring on the failure of ethanol! That stuff sucks to use in all my small engines all the way up to my motorcycles. Going out of my way to the station that sells ethanol-free is a real PITA.

Fewer fires but the gremlins do love their British wiring harnesses and components.

I’ll bring the jar of Magic Smoke

He needs a thorough introduction to Mr. Lucas.

Indeed. In the 70's, positive ground was common for British cars and motorcycles. Having clear understanding of which you are working with meant avoiding potential fires and headaches.

I’m restoring a 1972 British motorcycle that has positive ground. The tricky part  is that a lot of people swap these over to negative ground so I have to be clear with EVERY electrical component which version I’m buying and installing to avoid losing that magic smoke.

That front mudguard is pretty short. Do you find the engine getting hit with a lot of road debris?

Where was this? Triangle?

From your ride, what would be the maximum speed limit roads you’d feel comfortable riding on? What speed traffic do you think would make it feel TOO small?

Not entirely sure as those regulations have been around for a looooong time. My guess is they were enacted when they cared more about the leg space than the upper living space. 

That’s honestly a pretty poor design then. Most airline requirements these days include a meal table that maintains its position regardless of the back position.

What you’re describing is called “seat articulation” and yes it does appear on economy seats on most widebody aircraft where the back and bottom are linked together. The seat pan tracks forward when recline is requested. This does require greater pitch as there are regulatory limits to how close you can place seats…

Not completely correct. Meal tables (at least the ones I’m aware of) in economy class are not tied to the recline mechanism or back pivot so there’s no change to table height. The table remains stationary regardless of back movement. Hence why it impacts laptop screens when reclining.

It all depends on who you fly with. LCCs (Low Cost Carriers) are notorious for getting every last inch of space possible for seats, which typically means little to no recline on last rows.

They do exist already. However much like your La-Z-Boy, they are larger more complicated seats than the bare bones Economy class seat with multiple linkages. They require greater pitch and are typically Business Class or Premium Economy.

As he is in the last row, which typically has zero recline, he most likely opted for the absolute cheapest flight cost possible. You get what you pay for.

What’s the cheapest base-model car available in the US that has a manual? I’m thinking if I was either a poor college kid or a recent grad (I’m neither at this point) and wanted a manual for the least amount of New Car money, what could I get?

Looks like I missed the boat on this article, but I’ll always cherish the hours my dad and I spent in the garage working on my first motorcycle, a Honda CB350. I heard many stories that I’m sure he was waiting to tell me when Iwas “mature” enough. We pulled the engine twice for various repairs/maintenance and…