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Off Topic Posts / Wouldn't It Be Nice
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 09, 2025, 06:09:33 PM »
Wouldn't it be nice if traditional Americans could turn back the clock, and make America a 98 percent white, Christian NATION again, and live in peace?

Hatred for Christianity and Western culture turned America into what it is today, and as a result, New York City is about to elect a mayor that believes in ideas so foreign and destructive to traditional American society, that it can't coexist in the same room with Western values. But why not? We've been heading in this direction for quite some time now. Ilhan Omar in Congress is proof of that. She is the result of government policy for mass, non-white, 3rd world immigration. So many Somalian people were placed in Minnesota it gave Omar the votes she needed to make it to Congress. Now she is there to represent all of us, but she hates most of us. 

The group most responsible for America's decline has created a monster that will devour them as well. We are all headed in a bad direction. Until the day when everyone can speak openly and honestly about every single group and issue in America, we are headed towards failure. The Day of Honesty will come, but wouldn't it be nice if we could take the path of least pain? Don't count on it.




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Off Topic Posts / Is This Really Amnesty?
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 08, 2025, 03:35:00 PM »
I remember when the "Gang of Eight" pushed for comprehensive immigration reform in 2013. This was a group of eight politicians that included Lindsey Graham, Chuck Schumer, Robert Menendez and John McCain. You can just feel the lies and corruption when you read the members list. They did everything they could to avoid using the word "amnesty" in their campaign to legalize illegal aliens in America, but they failed.

Now, it looks like Donald Trump's administration is doing the same thing, only their calling it a "work program," but is it just another repackaged amnesty deal with a different name?

Can't traditional Americans ever catch a break? Did voters for Donald Trump vote for this, and did Donald Trump promise voters amnesty? No, they voted for mass deportations of ALL illegal aliens, and Donald Trump promised to do that. But no worries, Trump has moved you to the "far right" category, and claims he still likes you, and promises you will grow to understand his new deal for amnesty.  :D




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Off Topic Posts / Real Crime Without Consequences
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 08, 2025, 03:14:51 PM »
No matter how believable politicians sound, or what they do (investigations, hearings, etc), nobody connected to Jeffrey Epstein has gone to jail except for his partner, Ghislaine Maxwell. The same is true for Russia Gate that attempted to overthrow the president of the United States. How can a crime be more serious than that? Even with proof Russia Gate was a fabricated lie, who has been punished for it? Compare that to the number of everyday Americans convicted of a crime, and sent to prison for simply "trespassing" on the Capital building on January 6th.

Like I said a few days ago, politicians and corruption has turned the United States into a circus in a lot of ways, and a complete joke.


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Off Topic Posts / Another Day, More Of The Same
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 07, 2025, 06:25:26 PM »
In 2016, I would have walked on fire while 1 inch diameter hell balls are dropping from the sky to vote for Donald Trump. In 2024, I ran into a minor inconvenience while trying to vote, so I didn't vote. I dropped it and went about my business, because I knew Trump would lie and not follow through with his promises just like he did right after winning in 2016, and I certainly wasn't about to vote for Kamala Harris, an even bigger tool.

I'm so sick of American politicians thinking they can pick and choose what rules to follow, and thinking their lies don't have consequences.

It doesn't matter who you vote for, nobody is going to fix the problems killing traditional America.  We are almost ALL compromised!




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Motorcycles & Sometimes Other Vehicles In Hollywood Movies, TV & media / Françoise Madeleine Hardy Sitting On A 1969 Honda CB750
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 06, 2025, 08:05:47 PM »
Françoise Madeleine Hardy, sitting on a Honda CB750, outside of what looks to be a Honda dealership. I believe this is a 1969 model Honda CB750, and the picture was taken in Paris, France. However, I'm not positive about the year or location. Hardy was a famous French "singer songwriter, actress and author." That is straight out of her Wikipedia page, and I like how the person who wrote it used the word "actress" instead of "actor," which is so common today.

The motorcycle is a first year, first generation Honda CB750 (1969-1978). It's powered by a SOHC 4 stroke, four cylinder engine, and included with the motorcycle is a front disc brake which was another rare feature back than. Everyone should already know how iconic this motorcycle is. It was the first mass produced 4 cylinder motorcycle, and it blew the competition away. It is often called the first "Superbike." It is also the first Japanese motorcycle that was part of a group of Japanese motorcycles later called "Universal Japanese Motorcycle."

Another interesting motorcycle in this photo is the one to her left. That is a Honda Super Cub, the number one most manufactured vehicle in the world. Over 100 million Honda Super Cubs have been manufactured since 1958. Also, the Super Cub was featured in Honda's famous ad campaign that included the phrase: "you meet the nicest people on a Honda." The Super Cub has always been powered by a single cylinder four stroke engine with a semi automatic transmission, which means the clutch is automatic, but you still need to shift the transmission with your foot.

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Off Topic Posts / Have You Heard This #19
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 05, 2025, 08:22:31 PM »
This song is called One, by VHS Collection. The only reason I know about this song is it was used on a YouTube boxing channel featuring the famous trainer Teddy Atlas, which I don't think the boxing channel exists anymore. Teddy Atlas still appears on YouTube, but on the channel The Fight with Teddy Atlas.

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1987 - 2018, 2022 & Later Kawasaki KLR 650 / The Kawasaki KLR 650 Has A Higher Range Than A 2025 Honda Gold Wing Tour
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 05, 2025, 06:37:30 PM »
The 2025 Kawasaki KLR 650 has a fuel tank capacity of 6.1 gallons. This is also true for the second generation KLR 650's (2008-2018). The 2025 Honda Gold Wing Tour motorcycle has a fuel tank capacity of 5.5 gallons. That is a decrease from the 2015 Gold Wing fuel tank capacity of 6.6 gallons. In the last major change for the Gold Wing model, which happened in 2018, Honda was forced to decrease fuel tank capacity to change how the bike looks.

The 2025 Honda Gold Wing Tour is powered by a 1833cc six cylinder engine, and the motorcycle has a wet weight of 845 pounds. The 2025 Kawasaki KLR 650 is powered by a 652cc single cylinder engine and has a wet weight of 460 pounds. The Gold Wing averages around 40 mpg, while the KLR 650 averages around 50 mpg. I can verify the miles per gallon on my 2009 KLR as being slightly over 50 mpg. Around 52 mpg the last time I checked.

So you see, given fuel tank capacity, average mpg, weight, and engine size, the Kawasaki KLR 650 has a higher range, and can drive farther on one tank of gas than a 2025 Honda Gold Wing Tour in most, if not all, situations. That's pretty cool if you ask me. The KLR 650 is a motorcycle with a base price of $6899 compared to the 2025 Gold Wing Tour MSRP of $28,700, and the KLR out performs the Gold Wing in this category.

The 2025 Honda Gold Wing Tour



The Kawasaki KLR 650.
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Off Topic Posts / What Would Happen?
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 03, 2025, 06:46:13 PM »
What would happen is you could time travel back 100 years and show Americans these two American Congress members in 2025? The first is Nancy Mace, who drove her RV/Van to Washington DC, and stepped out to vote on Trumps Big Beautiful Bill dressed in her pajamas. The next video is a Congress MAN dressed up as a woman who calls himself Sarah McBride. He's giving a speech on the House floor I assume.

I think what would happen is the American government would declare a national emergency, and would call for the best minds to figure out a way to prevent American society from devolving into what it is today. In many ways we have become a circus, and a complete joke. 




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Off Topic Posts / Jaguar Sales Are Way Down After They Did This
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 03, 2025, 05:29:45 PM »
Jaguar sales tanked in Europe 98 percent after they created this commercial. I don't know how to describe the people that make up this commercial: cross dressers, gay, non binary, diverse, woke...however you describe it, it killed Jaguars business. They sold only 49 cars in April, 2025, compared to 1,961 cars the same month a year earlier. What a disaster!


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1987 - 2018, 2022 & Later Kawasaki KLR 650 / The KLR 650 Is A Motorcycle They Love To Hate
« Last post by smallengineshop on July 02, 2025, 08:26:40 PM »
I remember when the guy from FortNine YouTube channel called Kawasaki KLR 650 owners "cheap." FortNine is a big motorcycle channel on YouTube, so his video got a lot of views. I suppose what he said is true for some KLR 650 owners, but it's also true that some KLR 650 owners don't want a faster motorcycle with better specifications. And it's also true some KLR 650 owners can't afford a $10k to $20k motorcycle.

The truth that is most important about the KLR 650 is it's a good, reliable motorcycle that's been around for decades. It's good for a lot of different types of riding right out of the box, and it's affordable. Every aftermarket accessory imaginable is available for it to make it an even better motorcycle if the owner wants to.

Now another top YouTube channel, Adam Riemann, with almost 1 million subscribers, is paying attention to the KLR, a motorcycle that doesn't seem to be worthy of his attention if you go by his past comments. The bike is a 3rd generation Kawasaki KLR 650, and he's going to ride it across Australia. He admits that the KLR and it's riders have been the subject of his ridicule in the past, but he also admits the Kawasaki KLR 650 is a good, reliable motorcycle and meets his approval, at least for his daughters. Good grief! The KLR 650 just can't catch a break.

I for one don't care what these YouTubers think about the KLR 650, but it would be nice if they represent the bike in a more positive light for the sake of the model. I have no doubt Riemann's KLR 650 will successfully travel a long distance across rough terrain like so many KLR's have done in the past, and it will garner him a lot of attention and views.



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