The Kneeslider

Doers Builders and Positive People

Plastic models under attack by lawyers

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There's a pretty good chance you built a few plastic models when you were growing up. I know I did. I had cars, airplanes, tanks, all sorts of things, it just seems to be part of the process for those of us who eventually turned into motorheads. Well, military models are under attack and it's not from peace groups. Company lawyers are demanding royalties from model … [Read more...]

Motorcycle auction prices

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A few days ago an Oldsmobile F88 concept car sold for $3,000,000. Then a press release arrives about a Cobra sold at $2,133,000. With all of this money flying around, I started wondering what classic motorcycles were going for on the auction block. I found the site for MidAmerica Auctions and looked over the prices … [Read more...]

Cell phone drunks

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Another study confirms again what I mentioned way back here. If you're driving and talking on a cell phone, you're impaired. If you're a teenager, you have reaction times like you're over 70. "OK Buddy, put down the cell phone and step away from the car." … [Read more...]

Lines – the movie

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Last month I mentioned helmet cameras and some of the great video you can take with one mounted to your helmet or just about anywhere else since they're so small. I continue to be amazed at what all of the digital technology has made possible. Many riders are now becoming movie producers and some are turning out a pretty decent product, certainly well above the old home movies … [Read more...]

Barrett Jackson chopper

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Very few motorcycles come across at Barrett Jackson, it is heavily oriented to cars but a custom chopper by Chris Olson just sold for $52,000. Not bad I guess if it's to your taste, not mine, but there's a buyer for everything. … [Read more...]